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General => General Music Discussion => Topic started by: Ravenheart on January 15, 2011, 09:49:24 PM
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I meant to make this thread like a month ago, but whatever. Anyway, I only discovered them just last year, but they've quickly become one of my favorite bands. They've made some of the most gorgeous, emotional, heartfelt, and catchy music I've ever heard. Martin Gore is an ingenious lyricist that pours his heart into everything he does. If you can't relate to at least one Depeche Mode song, you have no soul.
Discuss plz.
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PERSONAL JESUS, RIGHT?
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YEAH, THAT'S THEM. THEY ACTUALLY HAVE WAY BETTER SONGS THAN THAT, BUT PJ IS STILL GOOD.
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I WOULDN'T MIND A RECOMMENDATION OR TWO.
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Phew, I'm glad I got all that yelling out.
Black Celebration is my favorite. It's dark, but it's got some really catchy stuff, too: Question of Lust, Question of Time, Here is the House, But Not Tonight, and the title track is amazing. Music for the Masses is good, too. Violator is probably their most accessible, and it's got Personal Jesus. Songs of Faith and Devotion is a classic as well. You can't go wrong with any of their albums, but those are the ones I would recommend first.
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I have them all, and Music For The Masses and Violator are my favourite albums of theirs. Songs Of Faith And Devotion is great as well, it has a little more rock elements to it (distorted guitars). I'm not a synth guy at all, but Depeche Mode is an exception to this.
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They're still putting out good albums, too, even though they've been around a long time. Their most recent, Sounds of the Universe, is pretty good. And the one before that, Playing the Angel, is as good as Violator, one of their classics.
Excellent band. :tup
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They are one of my favorite artists. Every album from Some Great Reward to Songs Of Faith And Devotion is a masterpiece and then Playing The Angel is on par with these albums too. Other albums are great but not as good as these... It's very hard to choose a favorite one but Black Celebration would be probably my favorite too
Phew, I'm glad I got all that yelling out.
Black Celebration is my favorite. It's dark, but it's got some really catchy stuff, too: Question of Lust, Question of Time, Here is the House, But Not Tonight, and the title track is amazing. Music for the Masses is good, too. Violator is probably their most accessible, and it's got Personal Jesus. Songs of Faith and Devotion is a classic as well. You can't go wrong with any of their albums, but those are the ones I would recommend first.
But Not Tonight isn't on Black Celebration it's good song but it doesn't fit on that album at all. If it would be there Black Celebration would definitely decrease in overall quality because it would ruin the consistent and amazing dark mood which is present through whole album it's just a B-Side from Black Celebration. And I know that on US version or somewhere it is included at the end but it doesn't matter cause originally it fortunatelly wasn't part of the album.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLDARFNe1Lc
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Great band, Strangelove is my favourite song by them. :tup
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violator :hefdaddy
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violator :hefdaddy
This. One of the best albums made in the 90s.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9nU5lTTg5I&feature=related
I..Umm..Prefer this to the original.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9nU5lTTg5I&feature=related
I..Umm..Prefer this to the original.
Not a bad cover at all, the riffs are good, although not sure about the vocalist.
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Listening to "101" right now :D
rumborak
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9nU5lTTg5I&feature=related
I..Umm..Prefer this to the original.
:facepalm:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9nU5lTTg5I&feature=related
I..Umm..Prefer this to the original.
It's great cover and it's really good that it's so different from the original but it doesn't touch the original for me. Basicly because of the vocals and the fact that World In My Eyes is one of my favorite songs by DM and my favorite section of the song which is after the last chorus or last that's all there is line is too much flat and bland compared to the original awesomeness for me. But it's still great cover
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i have a few of their albums, great mellow band.
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violator :hefdaddy
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Followed them since early 80's,still love them.Even gave my 2 children Depeche related middle names.
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I pretty much listened to only hard rock and metal when I was a kid, and then when I was in the 8th grade, I gave Depeche Mode a serious listen and it opened so many doors for me. Then I started obsessing over groups I used to refer to as "English 80's wuss music," haha. Black Celebration and Music for the Masses are their two best albums in my opinion, but I also really love Some Great Reward, Songs of Faith and Devotion, Violator, A Broken Frame, and Ultra. Playing the Angel was also decent--probably their coldest, most depressing album in many years. They also have a bunch of killer b-sides.
I am glad that DM is getting a lot of love on these boards :)
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I forgot that Rammstein did a cover of Stripped. It's actually pretty decent.
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I forgot that Rammstein did a cover of Stripped. It's actually pretty decent.
In Flames' cover of Everything Counts is also pretty good.
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Johnny Cash's cover of Personal Jesus is pretty cool too, it is kind of bluesy.
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I forgot that Rammstein did a cover of Stripped. It's actually pretty decent.
In Flames' cover of Everything Counts is also pretty good.
what's with all the heavy covers of DM songs :D
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I quite like In Flames' cover, but it never hooked me. It was Dan Swano's cover of Shake the Disease that convinced me to finally give DM a thorough listen. I'm glad I did, because I can't get enough of them. I've been listening to them for only a few months, and they're already 3rd on my last.fm. AREN'T I COOL?!
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I just listened to Rammstein's, In Flames' and Cash's covers. Dunno, the only one that was cool was Cash's. The other stuff was essentially "lol, distorted guitars make everything sound cool!!".
rumborak
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Don't be a douchhhhhe.
(https://www.woosk.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/uberdouche.jpg)
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I just listened to Rammstein's, In Flames' and Cash's covers. Dunno, the only one that was cool was Cash's. The other stuff was essentially "lol, distorted guitars make everything sound cool!!".
rumborak
That doesn't apply to Sonata..Right..Right?!?
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Bump.
This board needs moar Depeche Mode.
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...and the world needs for Depeche Mode to put albums out more often.
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...and the world needs for Depeche Mode to put albums out more often.
This. I was excited when this came up on recent threads because I thought maybe someone bumped it with surprise news of a new album.
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Just got the new remix album. It has a bunch of fantastic stuff on it. I recommend it to any fan of the band.
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I like Depeche Mode. They're a nice break from my otherwise mainly rock/metal oriented musical preferences :) I particularly like Violator as an album, and I have several single songs I like very much.
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Selected Discography
Sounds Of The Universe Their 2nd best album in my view
Violator
Sounds Of Faith And Devotion
Alan Wilder's last albums and tours with Depeche Mode
Music For The Masses Turned Synth-Pop pioneers into fully fleged stadium rock arena gods
Ultra, Exciter, Playing The Angel
Brought back Depeche Mode from the ashes with that unmistakeable DM sound
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I agree with you there. Playing the Angel definitely established that DM can still be creative, exciting, fresh, and inspirational even that late in their careers.
Also, Andrew Fletcher said they'll be back in the studio soon to record a new album. YAY.
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If you guys are talking about covers, you forgot the best:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl6fyhZ0G5E
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I forgot to mention in my selected discography 101 DM's 1st live album recorded in Pasadena CA.
What an idiot I am
:yarr :tdwn :facepalm: :chill
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It'd be nice to have another new album soon.
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The new album will be called "Delta Machine."
"The album, which will be released on March 26 and was produced by Ben Hillier and mixed by Flood, is the band's first release since 2009. 'Heaven' will be the first single taken from the new album and will be backed by remixes from Matthew Dear, Blawan, Owlle and Steps To Heaven."
STANDARD:
1 - Welcome To My World
2 - Angel
3 - Heaven
4 - Secret To The End
5 - My Little Universe
6 - Slow
7 - Broken
8 - The Child Inside
9 - Soft Touch / Raw Nerve
10 - Should Be Higher
11 - Alone
12 - Soothe My Soul
13 - Goodbye
DELUXE EDITION: (includes hardcover 28-page booklet)
DISC 1
1 - Welcome To My World
2 - Angel
3 - Heaven
4 - Secret To The End
5 - My Little Universe
6 - Slow
7 - Broken
8 - The Child Inside
9 - Soft Touch / Raw Nerve
10 - Should Be Higher
11 - Alone
12 - Soothe My Soul
13 - Goodbye
DISC 2
1 - Long Time Lie
2 - Happens All The Time
3 - Always
4 - All That’s Mine
The tracklisting for the “Heaven” CD single is as follows:
“Heaven” CD SINGLE:
1 - Heaven
2 - All That’s Mine (b side bonus track)
“Heaven” CD MAXI:
1 - Heaven
2 - Heaven (Owlle Remix)
3 - Heaven (steps to heaven rmx)
4 - Heaven (Blawan Remix)
5 - Heaven (Mathew Dear vs Audion Remix)
https://countdown.depechemode.com/#delta (https://countdown.depechemode.com/#delta)
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Matthew Dear remixing Depeche Mode would be fucking insane. Looking forward to it all the more now.
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I want this album.
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2 new songs streaming: https://www.nme.com/news/depeche-mode/68453 (https://www.nme.com/news/depeche-mode/68453)
(Not sure if I can post the actual link here, but it's in the article.)
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new album rules
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"Sounds of the universe" was awfull.
"Delta Machine" is really better (not too difficult...), there are some songs I really love, like "Angel", "Sooth my soul", "Goodbye","Heaven", "Soft Touch/Raw Nerve", "Slow" and "Long time lie".
But I don't like the rest of the album.
"Delta Machine" is a good album, definitely not a great one.
My DM top 5 remains unchanged (and I think it will stay the same):
- 1) Songs of faith and devotion
- 2) Violator
- 3) Ultra
- 4) 101
- 5) Playing the angel.
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new album rules
It's alright. It doesn't touch stuff like Playing the Angel, Violator or Black Celebration, but it's fairly enjoyable.
I never actually checked out Sounds of the Universe, so I can't compare the two, really.
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"Sounds of the universe" was awfull.
"Delta Machine" is really better (not too difficult...), there are some songs I really love, like "Angel", "Sooth my soul", "Goodbye","Heaven", "Soft Touch/Raw Nerve", "Slow" and "Long time lie".
But I don't like the rest of the album.
"Delta Machine" is a good album, definitely not a great one.
Man, I could not disagree more. I listened to Delta Machine two days ago, and it was soooo underwhelming. Seriously, there is barely anything going on in those songs. Sounds of the Universe is awesome though. In Chains, Wrong, Fragile Tension, Peace, the general atmosphere of the record. I love it.
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"Sounds of the universe" was awfull.
"Delta Machine" is really better (not too difficult...), there are some songs I really love, like "Angel", "Sooth my soul", "Goodbye","Heaven", "Soft Touch/Raw Nerve", "Slow" and "Long time lie".
But I don't like the rest of the album.
"Delta Machine" is a good album, definitely not a great one.
Man, I could not disagree more. I listened to Delta Machine two days ago, and it was soooo underwhelming. Seriously, there is barely anything going on in those songs. Sounds of the Universe is awesome though. In Chains, Wrong, Fragile Tension, Peace, the general atmosphere of the record. I love it.
Sounds Of The Universe was okay it has some pretty good songs some very good songs but overall it wasn't fascinating at all. Delta Machine on the other hand is IMO their best album since Violator all the way it's incredibly consistent there are no weaker points well maybe My Little Universe which could have some more variety but it's still interesting song. And there are songs that are really flawless like Welcome To My World, Broken, Should Be Higher, Alone, Goodbye. I can't get enough of this album and I really love Depeche Mode I'm really looking forward to see them live :)
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I felt Sounds of the Universe was excellent, their best album since Violator. Delta Machine goes on "kinda" the same vein but each album has a different vibe to it and takes a few listens to really soak in. Not sure where this album will fit in? I like it, but I'm not as impressed with it as I was with SotU. But there are some stellar tracks on this album. I find the last half of the album better than the first half. And as always they save the best for last. This seems to be a regular thing for them. :tup
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Never heard this band, but I picked up Violator for 5 bucks. Did I make the right choice, DTF?
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Never heard this band, but I picked up Violator for 5 bucks. Did I make the right choice, DTF?
Yes :tup
I haven't heard a lot of DM albums, but I really like Violator, Songs of Faith & Devotion and Music for the Masses.
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Whoa, this thread has been idle for 4 years!
I'm seeing a DM tribute band ("Strangelove") on Thursday, judging from the Youtube video they are dead-on.
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Didn't wanna create a new thread so I post this hear since they include an amazing version of Enjoy the Silence.
The Ultimate 80s Medley (Van Halen, A-Ha, Tears for Fears, Depeche Mode, etc.) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFK97GUkp-s&ab_channel=MartinMiller)
1. Van Halen - Jump (Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth)
2. Survivor - Eye of the Tiger (Frankie Sullivan, Jim Peterik)
3. Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel)
4. Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, Chris Hughes)
5. A-Ha - Take on Me (Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, Pal Waaktaar)
6. Europe - The Final Countdown (Joey Tempest)
7. Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence (Martin Gore)
I love this band!
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Enjoy The Silence came out in early 1990. Nice try though.
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Enjoy The Silence came out in early 1990. Nice try though.
It was recorded in 89 and released 5th feb 1990 so yea technically it's not released in the 80s but it feels very 80ish.
That's really not important though, I just love the production quality and how good the band sounds in this video, their covers are always excellent. :)