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Best Depeche Mode Album?
Posted on 6/29/13 at 2:29 pm
Posted on 6/29/13 at 2:29 pm
Never gave them a serious listen before, but now I want to. Was wondering which album of theirs is the best representation of their sound/style or which one y'all would recommend as the best introduction into their catalog.
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Posted on 6/29/13 at 2:31 pm to Bout_Dat_Lyfe
Violator
and then in no order:
Some Great Reward
Playing The Angel
Music For The Masses
and then in no order:
Some Great Reward
Playing The Angel
Music For The Masses
Posted on 6/29/13 at 2:37 pm to Leauxgan
violator for sure
Posted on 6/29/13 at 2:43 pm to Bout_Dat_Lyfe
also their two compilations The Singles 81>85 and The Singles 86>98 are outstanding, comprehensive panoramas of their best collected work
Posted on 6/29/13 at 2:49 pm to Leauxgan
Violator, fershizzle
Posted on 6/29/13 at 2:56 pm to Bout_Dat_Lyfe
violator and songs of faith and devotion are the only two that i absolutely love top to bottom.
they all have great jams though.
they all have great jams though.
Posted on 6/29/13 at 2:59 pm to Bout_Dat_Lyfe
Violator
Posted on 6/29/13 at 3:10 pm to Bout_Dat_Lyfe
Violator first (no brainer)
Music for the Masses
Songs of Faith and Devotion
Black Celebration
ULTRA (best post Alan Wilder in my opinion)
Then give the most recent one Delta Machine a listen.
Music for the Masses
Songs of Faith and Devotion
Black Celebration
ULTRA (best post Alan Wilder in my opinion)
Then give the most recent one Delta Machine a listen.
Posted on 6/29/13 at 6:34 pm to Bout_Dat_Lyfe
Violator is one of the greatest albums of all time.
Posted on 6/29/13 at 7:06 pm to GCTiger11
quote:top 50 or so.
Violator is one of the greatest albums of all time.
Posted on 6/29/13 at 8:30 pm to Dandy Lion
Violator.
The rest you can just melt into "101" and be done with it.
The rest you can just melt into "101" and be done with it.
Posted on 6/29/13 at 10:43 pm to LSU alum wannabe
Thanks for the suggestions. I listened to Music for the Masses and it was legit. Violator is next. Any opinions on Speak and Spell?
Posted on 6/29/13 at 10:48 pm to Bout_Dat_Lyfe
quote:
Speak and Spell
Very, very, very synth poppy and truly amazing that the band grew into who they became after hearing that album. Couple of synth pop gems on there...Photographic, Just Can't Get Enought, Tora Tora Tora. For the record, the lead songwriter for Depeche on Speak and Spell is Vince Clarke who left the band to later form Yaz(Yazoo) and Erasure.
Posted on 6/29/13 at 10:59 pm to SJS101
quote:Eh, I don't think i'd like it if that's the case. The draw to DP for me is the dark and reflective nature of the stuff I've heard. I figured it'd be a darker album, that's why I asked.
synth poppy
Posted on 6/29/13 at 11:01 pm to Bout_Dat_Lyfe
The best of Depeche Mode vol1
Posted on 6/29/13 at 11:33 pm to Bout_Dat_Lyfe
quote:
The draw to DP for me is the dark and reflective nature of the stuff I've heard
Songs of Faith and Devotion and Black Celebration will be your favorites if this is what you are drawn to with DM music.
quote:
Eh, I don't think i'd like it if that's the case
In their defense, they were 18 year old kids riding the electronic wave that Kraftwerk started at that time. Thankfully, they matured quickly and the darkness ensued
Posted on 6/29/13 at 11:36 pm to Cracker
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The best of Depeche Mode vol1
Good recommendation if you just want to hear the hits. But it's worth it as well to give full albums a listen to capture the mood and flow of the songs from that particular era which is how I prefer to listen to bands I am just discovering
Posted on 6/29/13 at 11:44 pm to SJS101
quote:I agree, completely.
give full albums a listen to capture the mood and flow of the songs from that particular era which is how I prefer to listen to bands I am just discovering
BTW: Listening to Violator right now and it's incredible. I'd have to say "Blue Dress" is my favorite song, it's beautiful.
Posted on 6/29/13 at 11:53 pm to Bout_Dat_Lyfe
Blue Dress might be my favorite DM song.
World in my Eyes, Personal Jesus, Enjoy the Silence. That album brings it.
My other favorites not on Violator:
Never Let Me Down Again
Barrel of a Gun
Never Let Me Down Again Aggro Mix (it's an instrumental but it's badass. Especially when it's played with the right system
)
World in my Eyes, Personal Jesus, Enjoy the Silence. That album brings it.
My other favorites not on Violator:
Never Let Me Down Again
Barrel of a Gun
Never Let Me Down Again Aggro Mix (it's an instrumental but it's badass. Especially when it's played with the right system
)This post was edited on 6/29/13 at 11:54 pm
Posted on 6/29/13 at 11:59 pm to SJS101
I agree. what's interesting many bands that hang around long enough to have sold multiple albums look back at what sold what you liked, their biggest or most popular albums violator & songs of faith & devotion both produced by mark ellis the remainder of their albums were a mix of producers. That did ok but not great. Like RUSHs bet selling albums Terry Brown was the producer from fly by night to signals that was their best years when he left so did the sales engineers/producers are the keys to the sound.
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