the new single is excellent. Martin L.Gore writes excellent music an lyrics...and they dont play safe like U2....Dave Gahans voice much better than Bonos...do u agree ?

I may agree with you there, but I never thought the two bands were comparable anyway. I do like Depeche Mode much more than U2 though. And I love Dave Gahan's voice. U2 just get on my nerves.

The closest they came to being anything alike would be with their ZOO TV and Devotional tours in '93.

I like U2 more, but they're 2 of my favorite bands.

u2 is by far way to played out and im sick of hearing them
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StaticDeth said:

Me too.

Preach!

GangstaFam said:

Shut your piecake!

As I was saying, before the site so rudely crashed, I far prefer DM to U2, because you don't have to deal with as much celebrity baggage with DM. I like some of U2's stuff, though I really don't like their past two or three albums very much...meanwhile, I've been hot or cold about DM, but the band has always been what it is and they make big garish pop songs that sound good live or in a club, and that's that, and I can dig it.

Anxiety said:

I don't think DM has been anywhere near as consistent with their output, but as singles bands, I'd say they're just about neck and neck.

I wonder who Anton Corbijn likes more.

GangstaFam said:

i don't think either band has been terribly consistent with their output, but i also think they're both bands who have fans who range wildly in what's considered good and bad material, so it's kinda hard to measure. i don't know that either band have created a hands-down stinker.

Anxiety said:

I'm not crazy about "A Broken Frame" or "Construction Time Again", although the singles are decent. "Exciter" hasn't gotten much love from me either. I'm hoping they win me back with this new one. I love pretty much every U2 album other than "October".

GangstaFam said:

i don't like depeche mode's old stuff, which i know is heresy to DM fans...the earliest stuff of theirs i like is 'music for them asses'. my favorite is 'songs of faith and devotion' (but that cover art, ugh). i'm not thrilled with 'excreter' either, but "i feel loved" is such a painfully fabulous song, the album isn't completely without merit.

Anxiety said:

So you really only like 3 or 4 DM albums?

GangstaFam said:

i like DM the way i like eurythmics - i think they're stronger with singles than with albums. i love tons of songs by both, but i only enjoy a few albums all the way through.

Anxiety said:

Ah. Gotcha.

This is a good ? ... And the answer is not easy given
I guess I like U for their over the top acting and their Achttung baby album is one of the best albums ever.

Depeche Mode however seems to be more intense and thus strikes me more as a band and musically. And I love Songs of Faith and Devotion and Exciter was a supurb album too!!

So I guess I like DM more.... I think

Like others have said, this is a strange comparison. But my preference is also for Depeche Mode. As a teenager I liked both bands, but right around the time of Achtung Baby and Zooropa, U2 became a bit too hip to their own hip factor. At that point I kind of started to tune out and haven't fully gone back since then. My big brother and I had this ridiculous thing where we couldn't openly admit to liking each other's musical choices. Joshua Tree and War were two of "his albums" that I would secretly steal from him and listen to quite a bit. I love those albums.

During my senior year in high school, I must have gone through two or 3 copies of Violator. It's still one of my favorite albums. Music for the Masses (or Them Asses as anxiety referred to it ) is a favorite for most DM fans and I do love it as well, but Violator is the one I always go back to. I grew tired of Gahan's antics and lost some love for them from the time of Songs of Faith and Devotion forward, but I enjoy their sound more than I do U2.

definitely

I saw Dave Gahan with some blonde babe at a Pea Soup Andersen's in Santa Nella, Calif., about 10 years ago, when he was in the midst of his major drug period. Talk about bizarre. He got on his motorcycle with that chick, and they took off. That said, I freaking love Depeche Mode. Gahan was on the verge of falling off the cliff big-time with his drug overdose, but we got him back. And I think "Exciter" had some great songs on it. Certainly not my favorite DM album - that honor goes to "Violator" - but I think "Precious" has my interest piqued on the new album. I want to see them in concert.

Gimme Depeche over U2 anyday, although I do like U2.

peppeken said:

Yes! And as a friend has illuminated for me (a huge DM fan) Martin L. Gore is an extremely talented and underrated songwriter.

However, I can't really compare the two bands - and DM has gone through lots of changes in the last 10 years - it'll be interesting to see what the new CD brings to the table. I believe Dave has taken a stab at songwriting as well - big shoes to fill by comparison to Martin. However, Dave's voice is haunting and charismatic in the way that he's devlivered Martin's songs.

I JUST GOT TICKETS FOR THE LA SHOW! I'm SOOOOO EXCITED!

Am I the only one who prefers U2?

starbuck said:

No way! U2 runs circles around DM in terms of band dynamics.

U2 is far far far better than DM in my opinion... that said, i'm sick of U2 right now and ready for the new DM album

I love DM but their early stuff sounds so dated its unlistenable to me. At this point, I really only listen to Music for the Masses and onward. Violator is my favorite DM album...

But honestly I think U2 is in a different stratosphere than Depeche Mode.

JonSnow said:

I see a lot of folks saying that. But I think "Some Great Reward" and "Black Celebration" are aging quite well.

There are a TON of great songs from that period. And I have a really special place in my heart for "Speak & Spell".

GangstaFam said:

Yeah... there are alot of great songs, definitely, but... the production just grates on my nerves. I would love it if DM went back and re-recorded some of those great old tracks.