After Prince Depeche Mode is my my fave group,what do u think of Depeche Mode?

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One of my faves

i like everything from 'music for the masses' through 'exciter'. the really old stuff and the really recent stuff doesn't grab me as much. but i can listen to anything by them, i really like their sound in general.

I was a huge fan when I was in junior high and high school but I haven't really listened to them since. And I'm 31 now. So it's been a long time. I still love the stuff from then, though.

Lots of orgers like Depeche Mode. They get a lot of love around here. I tend to like Some Great Reward - Violator. Of course there are many songs before and after that I like, But I have no issue putting on any of those records. Well SGR I gotta stop before Blasphemous rumors. Way too played out for me, by me

I've seen them live only once last year in Paris, the show was great, 10 years ago I thought that this band with David Gahan's drugs problems and the departure of Alan wilder had no future, however I think that Martyr For love sucks
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jn2 said:

Martyr is sooo good however my fave of Depeche Mode is Question of time and Dave is a sweetheart!

Martin's poignant version of Home almost made me cry in the concert.

jn2 said:

he has such a good voice....

I love Depeche Mode! "Violator" is one of my favorite albums.

They're ok.

Some of their songs are among my favorite of any band ( What's your name, Blasphemous rumors, Everything Counts, Policy of Truth, Lillian). And the Speek and Spell album brings back many great memories of when I used to live in Germany.

But overall, the music seems kindo of incidental. Kind of throwaway-Pop to me.

Imago said:

You mixed Depeche Mode with Erasure!!!!

MikeMatronik said:

Erasure is not throwaway pop!! They have put out some amazing material, and are still going strong after 20+ years. I have alot of respect for Erasure.

Depressed Mode I dig these from start to finish Violator, Exciter, Ultra, SOFAD, and earlier songs like People Are People, Pipeline, Everything Counts, Tora!Tora!Tora!, Any Second Now, Leave In Silience, Shame, My Secret Garden, Get The Balance Right, A Question Of Lust, Dressed In Black, New Dress.

GREAT! A depeche mode's post!

They're my fav new wave/electronic/alternative band of all time. I discovered them when I was fifteen with the "Ultra" album (1997); songs like "Barrel of a gun", "It's no good" or "Useless" truly astonished me.
In the late 90's I was very obsessive about the electronic music, so Depeche Mode became one of my favourite bands.
Personally, I think that they haven't released any weak album, all their LP's are just good, very good or classic masterpieces. Their debut (Speak and spell) it's the BEST dance-pop/new wave album of all time and their 84-97 years are just AMAZING, with the release of albums like Some great reward, Black celebration, Music for the masses, 101 Live, Violator, Songs of faith and devotion and Ultra.
Their last album, Playing the Angel, is also very good, their best and most consistent after Wilder's departure; I believe that Suffer well, John the revelator, A pain that I'm used to and Precious are all modern classics, and they're are still an amazing live band, I saw them two times in Paris and Barcelona last year and they were fantastic.

My personal Top-Ten would be
1.I feel you
2.Enjoy the silence
3.Behind the wheel
4.Master and servant
5.Never let me down again
6.Personal Jesus
7.Stripped
8.Condemnation
9.It's no good
10.I just can't get enough
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MikeMatronik said:

How so?


I like Earsure too, but have the same opinion of them.

NorthernLad said:

they sound like a poor man's depeche mode...cheesy synths

Both Depeche Mode and Erasure are completely awesome!

MikeMatronik said:

they sound nothing like DM, at all. They only similarity is the use of synths. And if you want to hear some cheesy synths, listen to any DM album up til Music for the Masses, and you'll hear plenty.

NorthernLad said:

You do know who was writing a lot of those songs, don't you?

i only have the Violator album. Policy of Truth made me buy it. also have their "singles" compilation. i'm sure there's more good stuff on the albums that i'm missing

NorthernLad said:

I don't get the attitude that Music For The Masses is where they got consistently good.

That album has some of their best moments, but as a whole, Some Great Reward and Black Celebration are much better.

The better question would be 'Who doesn't like Depeche Mode'?

AlexdeParis said:

Vince Clarke was only on the 1st DM album

GangstaFam said:

There I go being difficult again.
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NorthernLad said:

Yeah, I realized "a lot" wasn't accurate after I posted. Oh well.

damosuzuki said:

Moonbeam said:

I hate them almost as much as I hate Sarah McLachlan!!

But this is a thread for fans...I'll bugger off since I don't have anything nice to say.

damosuzuki said:

jn2 said:

I did cry!!! Wasn't it beautiful?