Ranked #14 Among the 50 Greatest Albums of the '80s., Ranked #44 in Nme's List of the `Greatest Albums of All Time.', Ranked #26 in Q's "Best 50 Albums of Q's Lifetime", 5 stars out of 5 -- "'Broken Face' and 'Break My Body' harness loneliness and self-loathing to images of deformation -- Pixies perennials; and 'Cactus' smolders with lust.", Included in Ap's "10 Essential '80s Albums"-"...An Alternatively Explosive and Tender Opus...", Included in Q's "50 Heaviest Albums of All Time" - "...As cerebral as it is visceral....a relentlessly teeth-baring onslaught..."