▁from ▁their ▁past ▁Joy ▁Division ▁associations , ▁calling ▁the ▁album ▁a ▁" remark able ▁declaration ▁of ▁independence " ▁and ▁a ▁" quant um ▁le ap " ▁over ▁Mov ement . ▁Robert ▁Christ g au ▁of ▁The ▁Village ▁Vo ice ▁found ▁it ▁" rel atively ▁gentle ▁and ▁mel od ic ▁in ▁its ▁ambient ▁post indust rial ▁pol yr h yth ms , ▁their ▁nic est ▁record ▁ever ", ▁but ▁also ▁" pre tty ▁much ▁like ▁the ▁others ." ▁The ▁album ▁placed ▁at ▁number ▁ 2 3 ▁in ▁The ▁Village ▁Vo ice ''' s ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁P azz ▁& ▁J op ▁critics ' ▁poll . ▁In ▁a ▁ret ros pective ▁review , ▁Josh ▁Mod ell ▁of ▁The ▁A . V . ▁Club ▁called ▁Power , ▁Cor ruption ▁& ▁L ies ▁" the ▁sound ▁of ▁a ▁band ▁coming ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁sh adows , ▁retain ing ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁pop ▁elements ▁of ▁older ▁days , ▁but ▁also ▁emb rac ing ▁happiness ▁and ▁a ▁whole ▁new ▁world ▁of ▁sequ enc ers ," ▁cred iting ▁the ▁album ' s ▁human ity ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁charm . ▁John ▁Bush ▁of ▁All Music ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁album ▁" cement ed ▁New ▁Order ' s ▁place ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁exc iting ▁dance - rock ▁hy brid ▁in ▁music ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Power , ▁Cor ruption ▁& ▁L ies ▁was ▁ranked ▁number ▁ 9 4 ▁on ▁Rol ling ▁St ones ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁greatest ▁albums ▁of ▁the