Rolling Stone: The Unforgettable Fire
- Kurt Loder's review: "seems to drone on and on, an endless flurry of chinkety guitar scratchings, state-of-the-art sound processing and the most mundane sort of lyrical imagery (barbed wire is a big concept)." 3 out of 5 stars.
- http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=42032&cf=45

All Music Guide:The Unforgettable Fire
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine's review: "the band both flourishes and flounders, creating some of their greatest music, as well as some of their worst." 4 out of 5 stars.
- http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=8:49:52|PM&sql=Aa9daylkjxppb