The band were voted as one of the most promising new acts in the 2003 Hot Press year end annual poll.

The band were also tipped in the BBC News website's Sound of 2005 poll as 2005's most promising act.

The band was also judged as most promising new act of the year and received a Zilveren Harp, a prestigious Dutch award.

Robert Hilburn commented in the Los Angeles Times that they were "far more of an acquired promising though willfully unfocused rock act".

In its later life, L'Amour gave rise to many of the most promising acts in the hardcore scene.

It led to the band being quoted as one of the most promising acts in Germany at the time.

Positive reviews followed their first release, and the band found itself showcased as 'most promising act' at the ABC/Dunhill record convention.

Schlissel had released around 70 records with -ismist when his most promising act, Slipknot, dumped the label.

"The most promising act to come up these days is surely Faakhir"

On three separate occasions the band had scheduled shows for Roadrunner Records (among other labels) to showcase the promising act.