Violator

Ahh, my teen angst.

This is why they didn't stay an 80s act. Stepped it up and put in some more powerful work.

Electronic taken too seriously is a joke. I am not wasting any more time on this crap. Halo and Enjoy the Silence are just good enough to raise the album out of the crap pile. Still, 2 "is the best I could do with this shite" stars.

Excellent!

Exceptional album.

Сара 4 Марко 4

Between this and Sisters of Mercy maybe I’m just a goth now?

Synthy and eerie Likes: Sweetest Perfection; Halo; Enjoy the Silence; Policy of Truth

This is synth-pop I can tolerate. It's still not something I'll ever look for, but I can understand it beng on a list of must-listens. The pop is a little too structured for my liking, and the synth itself is well achieved, it just sounds like an era and I'd say it's late to the game in 1990, but then maybe that's precisely why it's so well pulled off. It's potentially some of the last evolutionary steps before it turns into another genre altogether. I could listen to this again in the future with no complaints, I just won't be the person searching to put it on again. I'm not that wowed by Personal Jesus, which was the only song to have creeped into my music libraries in the past. 2.85/5

Not what I expected from Depeche Mode, but all I knew going in was Personal Jesus - that's literally it. world in my eyes has very fun drums and loud synths. and a good bassline This is very dramatic music. I like the synths (?) on track 2, and those big fat gated snares. Personal Jesus is such a good fucking song dude. I like the laser sounds + the arp (?) guitar sound? Wait all the guitars are so cool what the fuck. and the outro... Halo!!!!! Whoa. My mom likes Waiting for the Night but I'm a little bored so far. Nice twinkles. My mom used to play Enjoy the Silence all the fucking tiiiiiiime oh my god I can't listen to this. This song is great bloop bleep blip bloop. Policy of Truth picks up. this guy can sing man actually this song is fucking insane. there's so much groove to it not big on blue dress really really good sapcey sounds in clean and great lyrics to end favorite: hard toss up between Halo and Policy of Truth least favorite: Blue Dress shoutout: Clean 8

Alters your brain chemistry. One of the corners stones electronic music; a synth pop masterpiece topped with its dark sound and gothic influences. Favorites: Enjoy The Silence, Personal Jesus,

Few critical consensuses baffle me more than that applied to this album, which would have you believe it is one of the best hundred or so albums ever made. As for me, I find it hard to hear anything else but a slightly-better-than-average synthpop record. Yeah, if every track was up to the level of “Enjoy the Silence” or “Policy of Truth,” we’d really have something special, but they aren’t, and we really don’t. It’s fine. Hell, it isn’t even the best Depeche Mode album (that honor goes to Music for the Masses). My general practice when this happens is to withhold final judgment, hoping that someday I’ll see what others do, but I’ve listened to this so many times in vain hope of that happening that I’m reaching the end of my patience with it. Best track: “Enjoy the Silence”

Synth-pop, electropop, alternative rock, dance, gothic rock.

I know one of the most popular songs, it’s really one of the great songs, the others are less my interest.

I really enjoyed this. I loved the flow of the songs, the monotone voice of the lead singer juxtaposing with the lively electronic instrumentals works so well. Genuinely solid album.

Over 30 years old now and you could’ve convinced me some of these tracks came out today. An incredible record and understandably influential for music with synthesizers.

Too si fi edm

phew, no brainer

excellent!

love the electronic instrumentals and the touch of rock. its giving late night drives while yearning

Cool

More inhumane shite from DM. Sad

Good

Excellent album. Probably not quite as good as music for the masses. The production is clean and clinical and Enjoy the silence and personal jesus are two of their best. Unfortunately the quality tailed off after this

one of my top albums of all time by one of my top artists

3,75

This is a really fun album. They have their own sound and vibe, which I enjoyed.

Synth Electronica-Rock legends. Music you can dance to in masoleums. But while they are known for their talents with a mixing board, their guitar riffs add an extra layer. And even if their lyrics sound a lot like English bands who are sad for no reason, they have some classic songs. Every electronic act post 1990s owes a debt to this album.

Love Depeche Mode

Todos los puntos son por “enjoy the silence” que temon

Fantastic album

I hate Depeche Mode

This was fine. Recognised some songs but nothing blew me away

So good ugh music is life

Tiene canciones muy buenas con energía

A dark and atmospheric piece of beauty. Engaging and haunting lyrics with some excellent production.

Bueno

I went back and forth on this album a few times. I was pretty apprehensive at first then gradually won over, then left feeling over it by the end. I think it's clearly really well done and they definitely pull off the vibe, I just feel like it might be a little overly theatrical and a little too emo by the end. Happy to have listened to the whole thing but probably won't be back for more any time soon.

After being thoroughly surprised by Music for the Masses earlier in this project, I decided to listen to more of their music. Violator was the next album of theirs I listened to in full and I was immediately hooked. It's dark and brooding, but doesn't feel quite as depressing as some of the music from their peers. The production is impeccable; I feel like the synth pop of today all leans really hard into the dreamy and ethereal, but this is incredibly clean and precise, and the songs are catchy and full of hooks.

Insane gay sex listening to this album

Music for sad BDSM goths who like to party. Sounds insanely fresh and ahead of it's time production wise, and the vibe is spot on. Let down a little by some hokey lyrics.

I was a electronica skeptic in the 80s (still am, probably), and so I was put off Depeche Mode's mopey dramatic version of it. I could recognize their solid songs and give them their due, and it was easy to recognize that they were great dancefloor draws, but it didn't really enjoy their music until the undeniable Violator. Years later, I can see why: the drums feel natural and not programmed, the extensive use of guitars (and the really great guitar sounds they're inventing) add dynamics that don't feel gimmicky. Overall, it's got a more rock & roll feel that I love. There are a few songs that I didn't remember ('Sweetest Perfection,' 'Halo'), and they seem like the weakest on the tracklist, the ones that retain their earlier 80s electronica sound. The rest, they're all truly great songs. Not my usual taste, but I have to acknowledge this as a great album, one people should hear. 4.5/5

Like the sci fi bladerunner like tone

One of the best

depeche mode have the interesting sound. but as for me it is also heavy and sugary. and dm often have narcissistic lyrics.

Incredible album. The songwriting and production are top tier, and I love the moody vibes.

Dark and pulsating, cinematic & slightly foppish singing. Like if art school students were good at synths and drugs. 1990 seems like a time when darkness was manageable and the answer was a party. Remember when NIN used to scare you? That time you first her Animal in the bedroom of a friend, along with Big Ones from Aerosmith. It felt like getting away with something. Illicit. That a world was just beneath this one that you weren't allowed to know about, but once you did, there was no going back. But with older ears and a world that feels like a spinning piece of clay, off centered on a wheel that is speeding up, the old songs that scared you felt like an exercise in imagination. "Personal Jesus." "Policy of Truth"

once again we are at a place where i want to like it so bad, so bad, and yet …. (i’m looking at you donald fagen). the album cover and name are immaculate (im still looking at you donald fagen). hell, the underlying music is great (yes, still fagen). but the singing … dear god the singing. unlike fagen (yes i’ve finally looked away) where i felt like the singing was simply not making the music any better here the singing could be good. i can’t tell because his voice is awful. not his skill as a singer he’s clearly skilled. but that 80s tone dear GOD what is that he sounds like he’s trying to flirt with a metrosexual and a 1920s flapper. i hate it. music is objectively good. downloaded one song.

As an appreciator of the general synth pop sound, I always appreciated how Depeche Mode took it to a darker, more alternative direction after Vince Clark left. Violator is probably the culmination of that, considering how much more guitar becomes prominent from Songs of Faith and Devotion onwards. As well as two absolutely phenomenal singles - "Personal Jesus" and "Enjoy The Silence," the album tracks such as "Waiting For The Night" are still good enough to be singles for any other synth-tinged alternative dance groups.

It is possible that I (or anyone) have never been more wrong about a band than I was about these guys when I was in college. This album is incredible - 4 all timers (World in My Eyes and Policy of Truth are, I think, even better than Personal Jesus and Enjoy the Silence) and everything else is great.

after their big 101 tour, these men only wanted to make spectacular and spontaneous soundscapes. this album is favored highly on plenty of websites, and it doesn't take much at all to guess why. depeche mode... oh, how can i describe how these guys sound? these guys have always been synthheads, from their beginnings to the present day, but i feel like compared to all the other musicians with crusty cheesy zips and zaps, dx7 patches and synth drums, these guys compose at a calculated manner. many european synth music is often industrial-sounding, and depeche mode is no different, however compared to the other big gray concrete jungles from other groups, depeche mode's musical structures sound less like big rectangular buildings and more like intricate, horrifying gothic castles. gahan almost swoops right in front of your face like a vampire, his hands cold and straight up just saying the lyrics right to your face. "nothing more you can touch now... let me show you the world in my eyes." you don't know if you're inside or outside, you're just constantly moving and there's so much shit surrounding you, objects moving up and down like you're in a factory. violator is haunting. sexy. artificial. unlike a lot of music you'll ever listen to.

You can hear the influence of earlier electronic bands, like Kraftwerk, and earlier new wave bands, like Tears for Fears, but Depeche Mode clearly had their own thing going for them. “Enjoy the Silence” is an excellent synth-pop track and makes the whole album worth the price of admission, though there’s plenty more to enjoy throughout the record. I met a composer of jingles once, who complained that a client once asked for a jingle in the style of Depeche Mode—a band he HATED. He played the track for us, and it sucked. You could hear the disdain in the notes he played. It’s a shame he couldn’t hear what was great about them beyond the bloops and bleeps he so reviled.

Any half decent album that includes Personal Jesus would get five stars. To be honest I don't love everything else here but that song is pretty undeniable

This album is like 90% beeping and drum machines and still slaps

No private session used for Spotify. I got my first CD player in 1990. I did not have a lot of money, but I went out and bought two CD's. This was one of them. Even back then I wasn't really a fan of electronic music, but that didn't stop me from loving this album. This album definitely holds up, lots of classics, nothing bad.

I mean Personal Jesus will always remain one of the most iconic songs ever.

4 stars for Personal Jesus - the album overall is not my thing, but a jam.

Alright, some classic tunes

Несмотря на то, что я всегда хорошо и с уважением относился к "Ди пи Шмот" я никогда не слушал ничего кроме "Personal Jesus". Поэтому я даже не знал, понравится ли мне весь альбом. И что-ж, это было увлекательное путешествие. Помимо очевидных бэнгеров уже вышеупомянутой песни, и конечно же, Enjoy the silence, здесь есть приятные и атмосферные композиции навроде Waiting for the night или Blue Dress, которые оттеняются такими большими хитами, но тоже заслуживают похвалы. Не буду кривить душой, я вряд-ли буду также полностью переслушивать этот альбом в дальнейшем, это немного не та музыка которую я слушаю на дейли базисе, но это очень хороший, атмосферный альбом и прекрасно репрезентует группу. Ну и да, многие электронно-ориентированные штучки из восьмидесятых и девяностых нормально так стареют по прошествию времени, но этот альбом полностью выдерживает проверку временем. Как и вся хорошая музыка, впрочем.

me gustó, estuvo bueno. se me hace como un soundtrack q un personaje q está sufriendo no se xq

Great album from the Essex boys

masterpiece record

Love Depeche Mode. Actually was my first in person concert long ago. They hold a special place in my heart.

I was so dismissive of that "new wave synthesizer stuff" back in the day. My loss then but at least I can enjoy it now! "Enjoy The Silence" is so so good.

Depeche Moden Violator onkin aika hiton hyvä levy. Gootahtavaa synth poppia, jota ajan hammas ei ole juurikaan puraissut. Violatorilta löytyy kolme jättihittiä, Personal Jesus, Enjoy the Silence ja Policy of Truth, mutta kappalemateriaali on vahvaa kautta linjan. Ehkä pidän Depeche Moden seuraavasta levystä Songs of Faith and Devotionista (joka ei ole mukana tällä listalla) himpun verran enemmän, mutta eiköhän Violatorille silti uskalla lätkäistä täydet viisi tähteä.

Fun to hear them

Like hanging out with an old friend

emotional attachment to this one biiig memories of living in Paris and listening to this non stop, it was winter 1992 -34 yrs later it still sounds great - there are a couple of the typical slow, dark moan moan DM tracks but on the whole I still think this album kicks ass.

On the more listenable end of the spectrum of Euro pop. I like the richness and depth of the vocals.

This album found me at the height of raging hormones as a teen. It watches while patiently waiting. Building tension. Building desire. Methodical.

The singles rule the day for DM - twas ever thus. But what changed this time around: - the singles are bigger, better and more sonically dynamic - there are more of them - the album tracks don't completely suck - hooks hooks hooks

i never fully listened to an album by Depeche Mode before but so far i really enjoyed this one

Great album. Fantastic production, an iconic sound and a couple of all timers 8/10

Overall: 4.29 (rounded to 4) Consistency: 4.67 Originality: 4 Enjoyment: 5 Virtuosity: 3.5 1. World in My Eyes - 5 2. Sweetest Perfection - 5 3. Personal Jesus - 5 4. Halo - 5 5. Waiting for the Night - 4 6. Enjoy the Silence - 5 7. Policy of Truth - 5 8. Blue Dress - 4 9. Clean - 4

なんか退屈だった。1、2曲良いと思う曲もあった。

This is my second time listening to this. Multiple projects going. I decided to do it again. Curious how I feel about it today. Today it gets a 4! Went back and saw I gave it a 3 before. Well… this exercise is making me a Depeche Mode fan. Straight up. I actually love Music for the Masses more easily. But this honestly does show musical development and maturity worth noting. Man, when it comes up again, it might get a 5! Go Depeche Mode! Not at all appreciated by my teenage self, adult me is getting won over one listen at a time. 4 Boolean:YES, looking forward to the three user submissions if I can cross the line. Now THAT is some LOVE

this was stunning

One of the greatest albums of its time in its genre.

Second and final Depeche Mode. Neat. I listened to Music for the Masses a little over 160 albums ago, which I don't recall much about. The only thing about it which sticks out in my memory is that the music sounded a little dated and the vocals were somewhat blown out. Anyways, I know this is Depeche Mode's most acclaimed release, so I keen to put this one on. Here goes. Yeah, it's the second Depeche Mode record. Again, I don't recall much about Music for the Masses, but I think this album has a darker and denser sound than their previous outing. It certainly wears more of a goth rock influence on its sleeve. While I do generally enjoy albums with a thick, heavy sound, it wasn't all there for me in the case of this album. The wide range of electronic sounds which are featured on this album guide the songs along decently and occasionally culminate into some decent moments, though for the most part the synths are mild and fail to build on one another in way which creates a compelling atmosphere. The guitars add a muddy, raw sound to the instrumentals that I also don't think quite lands. Like Music for the Masses, the vocal style of Depeche Mode isn't for me, though I commend these performances for being good within their genre. Overall, this album was decently engaging, but not something I'm particularly moved by. I know this album is a big deal, so I'm not going to consult the book for why it's in here. If anything, I think Depeche Mode could get away with having a third album on the list given their critical acclaim and level of success. For the time being, however, I cosign this inclusion.

So damn good!

gostei bastante do álbum, ele tem uma vibe meio eletrônica e sombria. as músicas que eu mais gostei foram as mais animadas, com essa pegada de sintetizadores. Personal Jesus, Enjoy the Silence, Policy of Truth, Clean e Happiest Girl foram as que mais me pegaram.

I wanna give it a 5, but I just can’t. It’s so so good though.

Мой любимый их альбом)

다 처음 들어보는 노래인데 느낌이나 분위기가 좋았다. 중간 중간 리듬이 귀에 확 꽂히는 곡들이 있었다. It was my first time hearing these songs, but the feeling and atmosphere was good. There were songs whose rhythm caught your ear.

Very 80's and very good. Holds up well over time.

Just a very boring album I didn’t really enjoy the listen

Enjoy the Silence & Personal Jesus are masterpieces of their own, songs that would forever remain in the sands of time, but the rest of this album is quite wholesome and epic too 💫

I really enjoyed this album and it’s very different to what I normally listen so it was nice and refreshing. Some of my highlights were Enjoy the silence, Policy of truth, Personal Jesus and waiting for the night(honourable mention goes to Blue dress). I would definitely recommend this to someone looking for a punk/rock synth sound.

cream of the crop synthpop, not much better

Really brutal listen.

내취향아님..

Very good, very thematic electronic album that is peak Depeche Mode.

shmoody :-)

Violator? I barely know ‘er!

Quality synth pop that provides a bit of candy for the ears but doesn’t quite grab and not let go

Otroligt svårt för den monotona sången och tonen. Gick inte att ta sig igenom.

I enjoyed this but man does it get repetitive and boring to me after a while. I get it, I just think my ears were too tired to really continue with it.

Banger beep books very cool

This is really good - would never have imagined in 1983 that Depeche Mode would become global rock stars, and it even seems unlikely with this album. It's gloomy and electronic but the tunes are great and the production is perfect. And the cover is beautiful.

Depeche mode is always so good

Didn’t enjoy as much as music for the masses but I still love the electronic but kind of dark themes on their music

You'll dance to anything

Liked large parts of this. Personal Jesus and Enjoy the Silence are excellent.

This was ok, I wasn't bowled over, but his was interesting and I enjoyed the synthesised music. I have previously liked some of the group’s singles, but I didn’t recognise any tracks on this album.

what i expected, but didn't know that i'd know so many songs. not fun. not enjoyable. a challenge to finish.

great

I relistened to this because the first time was ruined by work, and I was glad I did because it slaps. Enjoy The Silence is such a banger

Easy to listen to but fairly monotone, quiet and boring.

What can I even say about my favourite band's most classic album? These songs I basically know by heart, and they still sound amazing.

starting out kinda strong but i am lowk feeling pretty bored. okay sweetest perfection is lowk a banger, i liked that. personal jesus is also good. thing is so far these are all rlly good as bg music but not like actual active listening omg i love this! music. obviously enjoy the silence is super duper good. the only song i would actually listen to on repeat from this album. okay policy of a truth is a straight banger. love the hook and the instrumental, yeah its lowk repeatable. yeah i finished it annnnndd there were some standout ones but overall it was prettyyyy mid. 6-7/10

Diarrhea beats. Only 2 goods songs and they're overplayed.

Cool to have recognized a few of these tracks, whether it be from the song itself or as a sample from another. Enjoyed the 80s/90s synth sound.

This may be peak synth. What the 80s were marching toward, they achieved in 1990. I was pleased and surprised that Spotify didn't have some super extended remastered version of this album, just the original 47 minutes as it was intended. I am shocked that I only knew the hits on this album. Could it be that I never listened to the whole album? Given when this was out, that seems shocking. Glad once again to fill a cultural gap.

WOW!! This is a big one. So, what I can gather from this album is that it's kind of like a dark, immersive experience. "World In My Eyes" is evidence enough of that, with its dark synths, and its invitational mantra of "let me show you the world in my eyes." It's a really good song. I don't love how "The Sweetest Perfection" opens, but it builds really nicely into a great song, and the way it progresses in like a vaguely, almost through-composed way, while still being super repetitive is really interesting. The general vibe I get from this album, weirdly, is like some sort of like futuristic upper-class society or something. Idk if that makes any sense. At the very least it feels like a very polished and pristine, yet very, very dark world. Ya know. Anyway "Personal Jesus" is an obvious home run. Incredible, iconic, and catchy. "Halo" is next, and I really love how the synths begin to build throughout the song, eventually enveloping you in this darkness. It's wonderful. The refrain at the end, "when our worlds, they fall apart, when the walls come tumbling in, though we may deserve it, it will be worth it" is beautiful and insane. "Waiting For The Night," though minimal, is really great, especially for building and furthering the atmosphere of the album. "Enjoy the Silence" is the supposed apex of the album, and I like it. I prefer a lot of the other songs on here, but it's a really great, really interesting song, especially with its strange outro. I adore this album so far. "Policy of Truth" is just a good old, catchy, easy to listen to "you lied to me" anthem. Incredible, impeccable production and vocals, and a really enjoyable chord progression. "Blue Dress" is basically a ballad, but like dark and weird. It's alright. I don't like how much it talks about happiness, a lot of this album feels too apathetic or emotionless to be talking about happiness. It's great though. "Clean" is just short of incredible, but is still a nice song, and a somewhat appropriate closer. Overall a really impressive album that I'll probably return to a lot. 9.8/10

Lovely gothic moody alternative electronic music. Fantastic😍

Depeche Mode treffer meg sjeldent, men Policy of Truth er så fordømt kul.

Høye topper og veldig stort sett flatt terreng. Har egentlig lyst å like DM, men får ikke helt til.

Flere bangers, og de som ikke e bangers e fremdeles kul og behagelig. Forstår at mange elske det her

Lever på hitene. Resten av låtene er pompøse og utdaterte. Svak treer.

was surprisingly familiar with this album already, but I enjoyed a lot of it nonetheless. giving '80s vinyl night vibes certainly would listen to again

Favorite Track: Enjoy the Silence

Immensely influential to a lot of the stuff I love already, I plan on adding more from their discography after giving this a thorough listen

I’ve been waiting for the night to share my review of this, the sweetest perfection that Depeche Mode ever recorded. The world, in my eyes, that they have created is so beautiful and clean that there’s a halo effect around the entire album. It’s epic yet very personal. Jesus, it’s gorgeous. Afterward, you can bathe in the afterglow and just enjoy the silence. I think it’s brilliant. That’s just my policy of truth. Blue dress.

Stately and gothic.

some great tracks lots of boring ones

Fun synthy album you would only get with Depech Mode. Two absolute bangers in here and a few less known ones. Overall a great time imo. This is music to walk harshly to.

Standouts Personal Jesus Enjoy the Silence

When like at least 4/9 of the tracks are ALL TIMERS, this record more than earns its place in this list.

It was good. All I got. Sorry, tried

80s synth pop band wakes up one morning possessed by NIN New wave meets industrial, most songs are a bit more mellow and moody than “personal Jesus” but still good overall

Not my vibe but a great album non the less, I really enjoyed some of the songs

less album-y listen more like yay here are the bops, so boppy tho. love the synths that are low and crunchy like beeeeoooww. fave track policy of truth but also really liked sweetest perfection more than i remembered

I liked this one. Obviously a bit dated in the sound. But still something engaging about it and the songs are well written. Personal Jesus is a genuine classic

For me, who only knows Depeche Mode from the radio, it was a real pleasure to get a glimpse of what they sound like outside the mainstream monotony. The repertoire expands far beyond Enjoy the Silence and Personal Jesus, which remain strong contributions to the album, but, due to their huge appeal, sound more washed out and weaker to me compared to the other songs. Their fusion of synthetic sound, dark wave, and pop makes for a well-rounded listening experience: gloomy, mysterious, and hypnotizing. Disturbingly beautiful. Love it!

Know the hits — "Personal Jesus", "Enjoy the Silence" — they're unavoidable. Violator holds together better than a hits album would suggest, darker and more cohesive than expected. The synths have real weight, the production is meticulous, Dave Gahan's voice suits the material perfectly. But nothing surprised me. The hits are the peaks and the rest is good without being revelatory. A very well-made album in a genre that isn't quite mine. 3/5 — solid, dark, accomplished. Just not mine to keep.

I miss real instruments :'( The synths sound so shitty and outdated. Some of the orchestral touches are quite nice, as are some chord progressions. "Enjoy the Silence" is great. But in the end it all feels too artificial, cold, dead. This isn't for me. 2/5 - weak

pshicodelic, strange, but this album has 3 hits! Respect to this band. I heard that it's one of the fathers of electronic music.

+ Waiting for the Night + Enjoy the Silence + Policy of Truth + Blue Dress + Clean

Fantastic vibes.

I feel like I've just walked into a the wrong room in Rock World and suddenly surrounded by people in long black leather coats like in the opening bloodbath scene of Blade! Vampire music for 80s teenagers. Favourite lyric... "I'm waiting for the night to fall when everything is bearable" says it all really! If I'm honest my way into this was the Johnny Cash version of Personal Jesus, and hadn't heard this album before until today. The production is superb (I just looked it up and it's Flood Nine Inch Nails, New Order, Nick Cave - so this makes sense) love the tight drum machine programming, cut with the string pads and delay drenched guitars. Complex arrangements that work well as a bed for the monotone vocals, that strangely carry a lot of emotion considering how (intentionally) flat they are. Loads of catchy melodic hooks and actually a proper grower of an album the more I listened to this today. Definitely going to have a dig into the back catalogue and listen to this again.

Score perhaps warped by good memories of dancing to a Timo Maas remix of Enjoy the Silence at 5am but this is fantastic album. Could have been made yesterday

Same old same old. Some interesting sounds but very much of its time. Quite mediocre and not one I would choose to listen to.

Some great singles and the album has aged well.

Depeche Mode's best album. Boldy and moody. I don't know, other people can write better about this album then I can

4.5

It bops, but the lack of variation brings it down a notch. Hmm, wouldn't bother me with any other genre though

Personal Jesus and Enjoy the Silence are great. Rest of the album just doesn't stack up. 2.5/5. Raising to 3.

Everything a synthpop album can be.

Aside from the hits on this album it’s surprisingly boring. I thought I would be there for it. But… I wasn’t. The hits from back in the day still hit, and I almost wanted to go 4 just for that, but in the end my boredom won out.

Is it all supposed to sound like the soundtrack for a sex crime thriller like Basic Instinct or Fatal Attraction? Also Bo Burnham, that you? Legit, moody as hell but clean and creative and feel like there are a million new things you’d hear with each listen.

yeahhhhg

Enjoyed this far more than I expected

Coherent, but not interesting. Enjoy the Silence is just good! Disappointing that the rest of the album isn't on that same level of captivation.

I groaned when I saw this one. I don't think of myself as a Depeche Mode guy. I was surprised by all the iconic hits on this one, basically defining the 90's for me: "Personal Jesus," "Enjoy the Silence," and "Policy of Truth." The other tracks are brooding, atmospheric, and worth a listen. I liked "Blue Dress."

only good song here is Personal Jesus just due to it being used for everyones favorite segment, The Kevin Sorbo Tweet of the Week on the Pure Boys Podcast. Its an okay album, an 80's hallmark I guess. More synth than you can handle.

Only on here for Personal Jesus. And I can’t hear that song without thinking of the “Kevin Sorbo Tweet of the Week” from my favorite podcast Pure Boys

Enjoyed this more than expected, and more than my previous foray into Depeche-land. Good melodies and the 80s production is slightly toned down.

10

Legendary…

leuk, zou er zelf niet vaker naar luisteren dus niet in de playlist

Way to open the 1990s, with an album that sounds more violently 1980s that some actual albums from that decade. I'm a big fan of all things violently 80s, so it's a lot more than fine. This is one of my favorite pop albums out there. It's like everything I love about 80s pop mixed with some really interesting stuff from Gothic music. It's like the Pet Shop Boys if they got into their mom's makeup drawer and stole all of their eyeliner. It made some truly great songs as well. Personal Jesus and Enjoy the Silence are incredible hits and the other hits aren't very far behind, as goofy as the "when I need a drug in me / and it brings out the thug in me" couplet is from Sweetest Perfection.

Good music, but do not love the instrumental. Feels super overdosed for casual listening

The first notes of Policy of Truth WILL make me jump and dance on tables

I fucked w this one generally speaking

Twas aight

Feels like a retrowave movie soundtrack

fun 80s antisocial music

🖤

Couple of good tracks. On whole sounded very same. Not likely to revisit the other tracks outside the hits.

SWEETEST PERFECTION

Decent record. First 2 didn’t hit but then it got good. Overall a solid electronic album.

très fort 4/5

A dark and energetic album.

it's like kinda cool sometimes Will I listen to again: 25%

Honestly? I don't really get the hype, but I am not on the side of hating either. This could be an album that grows on me over time if I ever give it another listen as there is a lot of the same elements here as albums I do really enjoy. As of now my opinion is just middle of the road. Favorite Track - Halo Least Favorite Track - Waiting for the Night ⭐️⭐️⭐️

well produced album, however feels a bit repetitive

The voice just ooozes late eighties. Not a bad album.

Very futuristic for its time - a songwriting reminiscent of the 80s, but production is surely entering the 90s. Dark brooding synthesizers work well with the these slightly cheesy, but catchy melodic songs. Faves: Personal Jesus, Halo, Enjoy the Silence, Policy of Truth

Personally Jesus is a banger but I can’t get into his voice on anything else.

Super chill. Really like the moody vibes. Similar to nine inch nails in a way. Didn't hate this one bit

7.5/10

Synth-pop at its finest. Some iconic songs that stand the test of time on here but the whole album works together as one unit as well.

Wow, i don't even know where to put them on the map of music landscape in my mind. Such a unique sound, so much fun to listen to. Instantly recognized theme, even tho I only know Enjoy the Silence from the car-radio back when I was a kid, when you wete forced to.

Fine album. Sometimes my eyes glazed over and tracks blurred together, but I guess that's a feature of this genre. Wouldn't count on relistening, though, except for perhaps using it as background music while I fill some spreadsheets. That was a compliment, by the way.

Stand-out atmospheric sound design Okay-ish musical construction (too narrow and repetitive for my taste) Very bland and dull singing (doesn't speak to me in any way)

I am more of a fan of "Songs of failth.....", but this is good.

Mon préféré de Depeche Mode.

On haïssait Depeche Mode pis la musique de tapettes, on fumait des Export'A vertes en écoutant VOIVOD! Un bon setteur d'ambiance, j'aime définitivement mieux que l'autre album qu'on a eu, des bouts un peu dep à la The Cure, des bouts un peu peppés à la Tears For Fears. Je savais pas que je connaissais Enjoy the Silence (elle est très bonne). Mais trop d'instruments électroniques à mon goût pour un 5...

Quel album. J’adore les 3 principaux singles (Personal Jesus, Enjoy the Silence et Policy of Truth) mais j’ai aussi beaucoup aimé Halo et Clean (ça fait changement de never let me down again sur l’autre album, alors que ça parlait clairement de sa consommation) Dave Gahan, quelle voix par ailleurs! Wow!

Not sure if angsty is the right word for this one but it wasn't peppy. There are some good ones but some of it plodded. Again, it needs a .5 capability. I have to round up but only for nostalgia. This came out my senior year of HS.

2 very good songs rest were bad

Not my style

Some great songs on here, but also some filler

One of the best albums i’ve had the pleasure of listening to. no notes

Bland allmänlyssnaren anses väl Violater vara den bästa DM-plattan, men knappast bland riktiga DM-fans. Jag är inget superfan av DM men jag lutar mer åt fansens uppfattning, det finns ett flertal album jag tycker är bättre än Violator. Jag trodde faktiskt att den var inspelad i Hansa i Berlin men ser att den är inspelade på flera olika ställen bl.a. Milano, Puk i Danmark och The Church men inte Hansa. Det är högt och lågt och ganska mycket mittemellan här. Utan tvekan bäst är den underbara minimalismen i “Waiting for the night" nåt av det bästa DM gjort, makalös låt. Riktigt jävla bra är ju förstås "Enjoy the silence" också det går liksom inte att undkomma. De anndra två stadiumsyntsinglarna "World in my eyes" och "Policy of truth" är bra men det finns bättre DM-låtar av den karaktären på Music for the masses. “Halo" och "Blue dress" är habila typiska Martin Gore skapelser, rätt bra albumspår och garanterat nåt som ofta spelats i Kents replokal. "Sweetest perfection" och “Clean" trista och knappt godkända. Och så "Personal Jesus" då som är direkt dålig, synt som bluesrock är ingen särskilt bra idé. Den är faktiskt usel, skvallrar om inriktningen för det kommande haveriet på nästa DM album (Songs of faith and devotion), där man gick totalt vilse. Nä den enda versionen av "Personal Jesus" som äger ett existensberättigande är förstås Jerry Williams (sorry Johnny men din version är rätt trist också) och jag är fullständigt oironisk när jag skriver det, Jerry version är kanon trots en dålig låt. På Violator märks det tydligt att DM har blivit ett stadiumband, det är ganska lite synt (som genre) vi hör. Är det dessutom inte en gitarr jag hör där nånstans? — Judas! Mitten trea

Personal Jesus är verkligen en superlåt av hög klass. Resten av hitsinglarna här, Enjoy the silence, World in my eyes, Policy of truth, är också bra. Men sedan blir det lite tunnare. Jag ser inte vitsen med låtar som Sweetest perfection, Halo och Clean. De står mest och stampar utan att komma loss. Tror jag gillar Music for the masses bättre. Men tillräckligt med bra spår för en trea är det.

Personal jesus är så klart en i grunden bra låt. Men efter Cashs version bleknar originalet. Enjoy the silence håller däremot rätt igenom. Skivans klart bästa spår. I övrigt en hel del rätt lama låtar. Med t ex sweetest perfection och Halo kan man tro att det snarare är Eurovisionsfinalen man fått på. Tycker inte heller Gahans röst håller särskilt bra. Det blir en tvåa. Varken mer eller mindre.

Jag har inte lyssnat så mycket på Depeche. Det är bara Speak and Spell som finns i skivsamlingen. Det här är mognare, hårdare, mörkare och bättre. Plus för World in my Eyes, Personal Jesus (visst Cash gör den bättre, men det är fortfarande bra) och Clean. Minus för Waiting for the night som är plattans tristaste spår.

Ya lo había escuchado

It's interesting. Not my favorite but interesting at lease.

Favorites: - Personal Jesus - Halo - Enjoy the Silence - Clean

Bit boring. A couple tunes stand out but the rest is dull. Break the silence is an absolute TUNE

didn’t do anything for me

Low-end 4. A little synth heavy for my taste but elevated by Waiting for the Night

I didn't think I'd ever enjoy Depeche Mode. This was pretty solid!

fuck yesssss..... not my favourite depeche mode album (why isn't black celebration on here??) but it's a close second. i listened to this a lot as a sad gay goth teen and coming back to it as a less sad, more gay, still goth adult? yea its pretty fuckin good. my favourite track is "waiting for the night", it always has been and probably always will be. the minimalist composition, the delicate vocals from both gahan and gore, the key change on the verses, it's beautiful. i love it. and of course, "personal jesus" and "enjoy the silence" are bangers too. i'll concede that the back half is marginally weaker than the front but it's still solid throughout. another easy 5. hopefully this run of high quality albums keeps up.....

It's just so damn sexy

This is a great album. It is very moody, industrial and synth heavy, with great production. I probably enjoyed Personal Jesus, Enjoy the Silence and Policy of Truth the most, but really every song on the album was great. I love the haunting vocals throughout, which takes the music to a dark place in a good way. This is definitely something I would listen to again.

More a 3 & 1/2

Do I actually like Depeche Mode? This album is a banger.

PERSONAL JESUS

I like enjoy the silence but don’t care for the rest.

Technically good music, just not to my taste

I have tried for years to really get into Depeche Mode, but they have never really taken. Some tracks here and there really do it for me (Enjoy the Silence is excellent), but for the most part i find most of their music to be just fine. And upon listening to Violator again, my opinion hasn't really changed. Maybe it sounds too 80's, or not as dark as I think they should be, but this band is just not for me.

I think I dig it?

As a skeptic of the genre, this is absolutely solid. Dark, melodic, and intricate.

gibt mir irgendwie nichts. also is nicht schlecht aber halt irgendwie.. ohne depth

very dramatic dance album. feels like it would fit in a john wick club action scene, giving off that berlin hidden nightclub in the cold war feel. Depressing, dark, but still dancey.

Now this is much better.

5/5 i loved every minute

sometimes i question whether i'm being too harsh when i hold back on giving other albums a 5, but then an album like this comes along and reminds me why my standards are so high. this is fucking stunning from start to finish. Enjoy The Silence is such a masterpiece of a song that you might expect the other tracks to pale in comparison, but they really don't.

Classic

Some of this is good. Some of this is kind of boring. I wouldn't say I dislike it, but it definitely falls in the (pretty broad for me) category of 'wouldn't put in on to listen to myself, but wouldn't turn it off if someone else decided to.' I guess I don't really have strong opinions on dance-goth.

OMG DEPECHE MODE!! had this on my list of albums 2 listen 2 already, but the deluxe version.. so im gonna listen 2 the deluxe version now yippie! very very nice, i like depeche modes style alot! nice vocals, nice instruments, nice.. uh.. idk im not good at giving compliments sry. definitely going on my playlist tho

The last gasp of the synthpop 80s as the decade of artificial synths and gated reverb drums gave way to the 90s. Depeche Mode are in top form here with every track building off the momentum of the previous one. From the sexed-up gothic tension of "World In My Eyes" - the best opener of their entire career - to the blues rock stomp of "Personal Jesus" to the constantly modulating monster hit "Enjoy the Silence," there's not a single note out of place on Violator. The synths might be dated to their era, but the entire album has an undeniable timeless quality to it: if the electronics were updated to reflect the times, most of these songs could have come out in just about any era. There's a strong cohesive thread that links each of the 9 songs together, which speaks volumes about the immaculate sequencing. The opener reflects a fully confident protagonist, while "Sweetest Perfection" details the drug abuse that gets them to perform (the lyrics are certainly a projection of frontman Dave Gahan's well-documented substance issues; it would hardly be the last song he wrote on this same subject.) For a set of songs so bent on using the technology of the time, Violator has remained ageless for over 35 years since its release for the universality of the themes it presents. "Personal Jesus" is a disdainful attack on the use of religion as a personal inconvenience solver, while "Policy of Truth" incorporates themes of deception as applied to a dishonest lover, a person lying about their true self, and even dishonesty in politics. That's a song I felt never got its due: I guess it's because it's in this weird middle ground where it's both too synthpop to be a proper rock song, but it's too rock and roll to be a synthpop classic. Its hook is among the catchiest on the album and it definitely belongs with the rest of their biggest hits if you ask me. I also love how it introduces small details and musical elements, takes them away, then brings them back for the final section; that's always been one of my favourite songwriting and production tricks. In short, Violator is a titan of synthpop, and its influence still rings far and wide across synthesizer based music, over 35 years after its initial release. Key Tracks: World In My Eyes, Personal Jesus, Enjoy the Silence, Policy of Truth, Clean

2/5

Blind album, thank you list for the opportunity to finally listen to this. Wasn't as great as I thought but still good overall. 4.

Love this blend of electro synth and gothic. It was such a surprise to me when I first listened as a teenager.

This has all the elements of electronic and indie I like - and yet I can only get on board in moments

One of my favourite albums of all time. Perfect blend of electronic and rock.

This is a wide-ranging album with a strong grasp on obscure, elusive melodies. It is a series of multi-layered and sophisticated takes on synthpop, never quite settling on one style. My favourite moments are standout singles Personal Jesus Enjoy the Silence. The only song which took me out of it was Waiting for the Night which lacks the strong pulse and forward momentum of the rest of the LP.

I’ve been listening to Violater all week and i’m happy to say i’m going low 5, i love this record and can’t believe i’d never heard it before - so many of my favourite elements from New Order, Roxy Music, Bowie, and a lot all of their own. Enjoy the Silence might be a perfect pop song, Waiting for the Night is stunningly beautiful, Personal Jesus is obnoxious in the best way

God gammel kending.

-This album starts off with "world in my eyes" i was pleasantly surprised by this track - leads to a classic "personal jesus" (personally i don't think its amazing maybe its just overplayed imo) its a good song that captures the essence of depeche mode but would personally skip if it came up in my car playlist otw to work. might be a bearable listen if it was playing at the local gym -the following track however "halo" is unexpected .ove the mix between the funky dirty synths and clean piano sounds. what got me is the chorus and harmony. chord progressions are great sounds joyful yet melancholic with violins - "waiting in the night" sounds like it would be in the score of the apple tv show severance. -"enjoy the silence" is another overplayed classic but this i can actually have on repeat (its that good)the guitar riff with echo >> *note* i did not know this song had an outro lol -"policy of truth" riff is so catchy perfect feel good song to get ready for a night out -"blue dress" a true hidden gem nostalgia at its finest my favorite so far the guitar riffs even feel nostalgic begin/now its over feeling -"clean" overall: themes of rebirth, going through something and coming clean at the end, new beginning, end of beginning?

already know, peak as well

interesting

World in my eyes - 5/5 Sweetest perfection - 5/5 Personal Jesus - 5/5 Halo - 5/5 Waiting for the night - 4/5 Enjoy the silence - 5/5 Policy of truth - 4/5 Blue dress - 3/5 Clean - 4/5

Very electronic, hint of bowie, gorillaz, a-ha. Reminds me of a 80s-90s horror or halloween movie. Personal Jesus my fav

i gave this a couple of listens but electronic music is difficult for me to connect with

Toyed with giving this a 5, I do think this is DM's masterpiece and a mostly great listen throughout. It feels dark and almost goth, but with danceable pop sensibility and some all-time great tracks. The production is great, the synths are clean and sparkling, but the energy is brooding. Enjoy the Silence is so well known but also just so good, and Policy of Truth is another banger. Waiting for the Night is one I hadn't heard but has an almost Kraftwerk-like simple beauty to it. Overall really good.

It's not really my genre. But there was something very interesting about the more electronic parts like it was scifi of some thing, while being very dark and mysterious. The songs that made the biggest impression on me was probably Clean and Sweetest Perfection.

In my opinion their best album album. Hands down.

Fine! I knew one or two of these songs already so expanding my awareness of this artist was cool.

Very unique and different album. Carries over the 80s vibe into the 90s. Has two amazing songs in 'Personal Jesus' and 'Enjoy the Silence'

Beeping and booping

already heard, lowkey vibe, some of them are fire

“Violator” is undoubtedly Depeche Mode's most successful and best-known album—in my view, it's the only one that really matters. Of course, you have to know the four singles—“Personal Jesus,” “Enjoy the Silence,” “Policy of Truth,” and “World in My Eyes”—and in a way, that makes the album a must-listen. But it never really blew me away, neither back then nor now. I like the vibe of DM, but I find the electro-heavy sound a bit annoying over time. For me, this is yet another case of “pretty good, but not top-shelf.”

Cool sounds, really nice album. Synthy, groovy, some rock stuff. Would listen to again.

Meio que álbum icônico, mesmo que eu o escute raramente

Enjoy the Silence is one of the best songs of all time. Album somewhere between a 4.5/5.

Dark and moody. The whole album is a good listen

god I would have gone FERAL if I was 20 when this came out.

salvo las dos canciones conocidads que tienen, el resto es aburrido misma sintonia todo igual. Habra sifo medio revolucinario para la epoca si queres puede ser pero no me vuela lacabeza, por eso solo tienen dos canciones conocidas xq el resto del album es de muy bajo nivel malo malo

I really liked this album. The way that it blends live instrumentation and electronica is right up my alley. At times the songs feel quite controlled, minimalist and almost robotic, reminding me of Kraftwerk. But a lot of these songs open up to extended codas, where the music feels more fluid and human. “Personal Jesus” opens with a harmonic that sounds like a doorbell. What a tune. A proper classic. It's been covered by the likes of Johnny Cash, Marilyn Manson and Placebo, but Depeche Mode’s version is very restrained compared to the covers. You normally never hear the extended coda at the end, which is one of the best parts of the song, when it really transforms into something more free in form. Side 2 is where things get looser and more expansive. Songs don't end, they stretch out and give themselves space. “Enjoy the Silence” morphs into what is technically a “hidden track” at the end “Interlude #2 (Crucified)”. It makes it feel like, true to the track title, you've had the song, now here’s the silence, enjoy. It's trippy, sparse and minimalist, with a fantastic acoustic guitar riff, electronic textures and vocal effects that mimic Pink Floyd's “One of These Days”. To say that Depeche Mode were influenced by Pink Floyd on this album is an understatement. They seemed to really, really love the album “Meddle” from the sounds of it. There's more than a few times it raises its head on side two. The absolutely brilliant “Policy of Truth” dissolves into Meddle-esque guitar feedback towards the end. And “Clean” takes the influence up a notch, building the song around delay-soaked guitar/bass riffs very similar to those in “One of These Days”. It's a really interesting album where tight, controlled electronica expands into something fluid and atmospheric.

Super fun, i loves the chill beats

This album turned out to be much more to my taste than I expected. I had actually thought Personal Jesus was a song by Marilyn Manson, which made hearing the original version even more interesting. While Personal Jesus stands out, I was especially drawn to tracks like Halo, Policy of Truth, and Blue Dress, which reveal the album’s depth and atmosphere. I found myself enjoying it more and more with each listen.

personal jesus and enjoy the silence are enough to give this album 5 stars

It was interesting. Some of the songs I really liked but others were meh

Great listen with iconic songs

Had multiple songs i added to album, overall a good musical vibe.

Enjoyed this one. Personal Jesus and Enjoy the Silence are both classics

Sort of cool at times it felt too experimental. Not that that’s a problem it just isn’t something I’d listen to again. Personal Jesus is a banger though

good rhythm. my taste yeah

I've checked out Depeche Mode beyond their biggest hits. After listening to this that's still basically true, because this album has a couple of their absolute biggest songs on it. Those are both good, Policy of Truth is also an absolute banger. The slower songs don't hit for me though and almost all the songs out stay their welcome for me. That's probably more of a personal thing, I like short songs and really long songs. A five or six minute usually just feels like a three minute song with an extra verse or two to me. I also kind of hate the guys voice, so songs that are more about putting him front and center don't hit for me. This is like a 2.5, but I'll round up.

I guess I’m a big fan of Depeche Mode? This was awesome.

Nada del otro mundo hasta ahora

What a joy for a Sunday listen. I went to high school from 1987-1990 and to be clear I was a Smiths, Cure and Oingo Boingo fan above all else and depending on the day, in that order. I liked Music for the Masses (the song Somebody to this day carries deep meaning) and the whole 101 Live thing (except Drive which was overplayed) but DM was always one level down from the big 3 for me. They were in good company: Echo and the Bunnymen, the Church, REM, U2, INXS, and so many unbelievable acts at the time. (Best 10 years in Music history.) This album came out spring of 1990 just before graduation and it was immediate love from the get-go. I recall the first time hearing World in My Eyes on CD through Lisa's dad's stereo and being completely blown away. Of course Personal Jesus, Enjoy the Silence, and Policy of Truth eventually saw heavy airplay but for me never tired. Lisa and I saw them on this tour and I bought long-sleeve black shirt displaying the album cover rose...pretty sure I wore it 2-3x's per week my first semester at SDSU. THIS ALBUM SOUNDS AS FRESH TODAY AS IT DID 35+ YEARS AGO and immediately transported me back to lying on the carpet in the entryway of Lisa's house playing it over and over again - I'm a sucker for nostalgia and the warm feelings and sense of endless opportunity that lied ahead. Blue Dress and especially Clean remain quiet favorites. This album was a 5 for me back then and remains a 5 today. 5/5

Was not happy to pull this one--on a Friday no less. Credit where due, it is definitely among the more palatable of its ilk. Couple tunes even saved to the random-mix-mega-playlist (TM). But this whole branch of... synth-y, drone-y, new wave-y, electro-pop (?) of the 80s & 90s... I'm out. Maybe someday. But that day ain't TOday, two stars

Rate: 8.5/10

Favourite Songs: World In My Eyes Halo Waiting For The Night Enjoy The Silence Policy Of Truth

Lots of classics, truly excellent.

It’s real good

I agree with others in that it sounds like a dark marble statue. Everything is pristine and sterile as I admire from a distance. There were some great songs that got better on my second listen. The slower songs did tend to lose me. It is a very cold listening experience. This goes in the respect but don’t necessarily enjoy category. Rating: 3.5

Really good at that unsettling sound, very distinctive and some true classics on this record, I found it did drag on a bit at times but a strong album

Enjoyed the two songs I knew…the rest seemed to fade into obscurity. Not an unpleasant album, also not life changing.

I’d listened before but it hit a lot harder this time. Solid writing and vibey

I just don't think that I like Depeche Mode

Their best album?

4/5

Great listen to be my first times with these guys. Personal Jesus is kind of a low point, but that's just me burnt out of the radio listens

Des très bons morceaux

"Violator" is truly a magnificent album. Dark, danceable, perfect for singing along, dreaming, living, and dying to. Depeche Mode at an absolute peak.

This was released the same year as Pet Shop Boys' Behaviour album, which has some incredibly dated-sounding keys, synths and effects. Violator, though, from a band that is also considered electronic, does not sound dated at all. Purely in terms of sounds used and song arrangements, Depeche Mode consistently made choices here that still stand up today, over 35 years later. Also, this is a collection of simply great songs. Not a dud to be found, even outside the rather big singles this album produced.

Me gustó mucho, probablemente se quede en mi biblioteca

8.0/10

Such a good album. So listenable, so cohesive, so relaxing yet not at all.

Wasn't ever a huge Depeche Mode fan back in the day. Personal Jesus is still not a favorite. However, this is a good album. Pitchfork: 7.9 Rolling Stone: Top 500 Albums #167 (2023) Best Songs World In My Eyes Personal Jesus Enjoy the Silence Policy of Truth

i love the sound and style. The melodies are for the most part very addictive with depth, and sound selection is immaculate. Sadly i didnt enjoy many of the singers performances and what they did with the songs, the themes, lyrics and singing ruined multiple songs for me. Still for the most parts I enjoyed it and think it's an amazing album with a very special aesthetic

The two hits are classics. Eraserhead baby gets extra marks. Will listen at least once more, but not overly in love with the sound, it's fine.

How did I not know how cool Depeche Mode are? They always kind of got lumped into the "cheesy 80s band" category for me, but that whole group is up for reappraisal, I think. Moody, layered, passionate, and quirky songs really give this album a whole atmosphere that I love. Gonna go 4.5/5 on this.

Not all albums with a popular song deserve to be on this list. 2/5

I expected to not enjoy this, i expected it to be very typically 80s with no soul whatsoever. It was very typically 80s but i actually really enjoyed it (good for a bit of a dance)

Great album favorite one so far

Solid album, no skips.

Amazing. This is electro music done right. Of course has the two singles which are great, but a lot of great and interesting stuff in between. A really together album.

Jesus this is boring. I thought so when it was new and I still think so now. I've never understood the appeal.

There were a couple of singles that stood out to me, but the rest really ran together. Not the best new wave but serviceable

Yeah this is the stuff

Classic. Reminds me of going to high school.

Not my style at all. Ugh