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Not really my vibe. A couple of decent tracks, but it was another album that kinda passed me by.
Enjoyed the first song, and was excited for the rest of it. However it didn’t kick on well enough, was a bit middle of the road at times. Am sure there are much better Depeche Mode albums
Den er ok ig
Not bad but not my cup of tea
Great
Always love Depeche Mode
That voice, that mood
Que nostalgia, algunos temas épicos pero otros nada, en todo caso agradable de escuchar
Solid DM album
Some tracks stronger than others (not a fan of the instrumentals) but overall a really enjoyable listen
3.8 + Love some Depeche Mode, and some of their best output is here (e.g. "Never Let Me Down Again", "Little 15"). There are also some strange asides ("Pimpf", "I Want You Now", "Agent Orange") where the band experiments with an expanded soundscape. Given the simplicity in the compositions, the almost brute force in the synthesized parts, tracks work best when they're focused around a composed song with standard structure (Verse-Chorus-Verse...). The experimental tracks sometimes sound ham-fisted and pretentious.
Nunca me gustó pero nunca le di una oportunidad. Mejor de lo esperado
Hhh
Good, partly very good but not great
Ich war mal zufällig auf einem Depeche Mode Konzert und konnte den ganzen Fan-Wahnsinn spätestens nach der Performance von NLMDA voll nachvollziehen und war auch infiziert. Aber über die ganze Albumlänge komme ich mit der Euphorie heute nicht mehr hin.
Me ha gustado bastante. Mejor que Violator.
I had both the CD and the cassette. Definitely listened to this every week. Now?
I never really got Depeche Mode. Just weird singing but I understand how they helped pioneer electronic music. 4/10.
ufff que viaje
Meh, pero no tan meh como otros meh
Electronic not my cup of tea
3.7* some good songs but not my style. very 80s sounding but i guess that makes sense for an album that came out in 1987
its depeche mode
Electrónica. Bastante más interesante de lo esperado.
It was fine, I guess. I've really liked Depeche Mode very much. This was exactly what I thought it would be.
for many years I believed I was a Depeche Mode fan (i really like the hits) but I cannot stand any of their records for its whole length
Nice
eh
Great music
Muy lejos de su mejor nivel
found that a bit hard to get through and annoying
Hah hah, yes! Moody, gothy synthy not-pop. Enjoyed this a lot. Fave track - "Behind the Wheel", maybe? "Never Let Me Down Again" was great, and I enjoyed the weirdness of "Pimpf", too...
Depeche Mode es quizá el grupo que más respeto me merece como impaciencia por su música tengo. Se me hace un grupo con harto talento, musicalmente en la música de synth y new wave fueron innovadores tanto en sus letras como en hacer una música un poco más sombría, aunque a veces tanto música como letras pueden sentirse que caen en eso de "tries to hard" y terminan sonando como pretensiosones o adolescente que grita mira que oscuroooo... siendo que hay música mucho más funebre en su sentir que se siente más honesta. Pareciera que en teoría me debieran gustar mucho pero a pesar del crédito que les doy esa voz y el sonsonete nunca lo he aguantado por más de dos canciones, un disco completo es demasiado. Por otro lado cuando comparo este disco con el Violator (sí, son los únicos dos que conozco) es curioso que el que se oyera más sexual es el que tiene letras más maduras y este se queda centrado en sexo todo el tiempo. No tengo mucho más que decir, siempre se me han hecho personas talentosas, con algunas canciones muy bien hechas y una gran cantidad de su obra que se oye muy repetitiva (Strangelove es en efecto muy buena, el problema es que para la canción 5 ya me hartó la voz de David Gahan).
I’m not a huge 80s music guy. It just sounds too old. This reminds me of the Smiths and The cure
Stylistically/conceptually/artistically wonderful. Not easy listening.
Dark, moody, a little a-tonal. I found this hard to listen to an enjoy. Some of the production was great though.
Eh
I feel like this is the sweet spot for Depeche Mode's music. It is moving past the poppier sound and headed more towards brooding. An amazing album.
More wack 80's music.
another interesting album, had a cool sound and some cool tracks, "never let me down again" and "strangelove" were highlights
Bjejeb
Este disco es menos sombrío que el otro que ha aparecido en esta lista (Violator) y es más fácil de consumir. Este fue el primero que oí completo y creo que sin haber pasado por aquí el otro me hubiera costado más trabajo. Strangelove y I Want You Now son mis favoritas. Ninguna canción suena a relleno aunque tampoco me voló la cabeza. Sólido 4.
I turned this on while I was working. And honestly nothing about it drew me to listen to it closer. Even on second pass it was just on.
Quality British electro rock, huge influence but not my cup o tea.
great singles, but albums can be a slog.
I want to like this band, but I find myself irritated by what feels like thick layers of irony. I enjoyed some songs but mostly felt annoyed throughout.
Meh not for me
Great
Kind of dark tone overall. Some of it weirdly reminded me of Pink Floyd The Wall.
Never heard of it before. Songs not familiar. Definitely enjoyable but not my jam on a whole.
4 3 5 3.9 3 2 1 3 3 3
Buen disco.
Incredible
Not a fan.
It’s great but a bit sad.
Always good
I got into Depeche Mode after doing an episode of "my one track mind" and I really enjoy most of their material. This album is no exception. They sound like a link between Kraftwerk and Nine Inch Nails at times. Sucks that some of the track transitions seem to get flubbed by awkward pauses in-between songs on spotify (or maybe it's just my settings)? I love the 3 song run at the beginning of the album best. Listened to the 2006 remaster w/ bonus tracks.
I like Depeche Mode, but I do not love them. I think the vocals are too naked/clean/straight compared to the darkness of the sound for my taste. I don't think this is their strongest album. Just felt a little too dated, very 80s, a little cheesy at parts. I like the synths though! I have heard "Behind the Wheel" before, prob one of the standouts. Nice driving beat. Also heard "Nothing" before too. Really don't like "I Want You Now", those breaths are a biiiit much. Pimpf is sooo overdramatic. "Agent Orange" was nice atmosphere. Kinda reminds me of a jam of ours without lyrics. "Pleasure, Little Treasure" is kinda fun. I swayed my shoulders in a goofy way. Pretty sure I've heard "Route 66". Had to look it up, but it's a cover. I'm guessing I'm getting into B-sides or something now. "Stjarna" reminds me of like, FF7 music or something. I can't believe they put a cover of Moonlight Sonata on here. Ballsy, but I am not a fan of something that popular being on an album as a cover unless it's a piano-focused album/cover album.
Este disco es una mezcla entre Depeche Mode y el soundtrack de algún Final Fantasy. Conceptualmente se me hizo parecido a “The second law” de Muse (o más bien, al revés), y también me pareció curioso lo irónico del nombre, rematando con una canción de Beethoven, para que quedara bien claro. Sobre la música en si, la canción que me gustó más fue justamente Claro de Luna. Creo que soy parte de la masa.
pimpf sounds like it could fit in a Castlevania game - C
Tengo conocidos una generación arriba de la nuestra y creo que no hay uno solo de ellos a los que no les guste Depeche, ese sector fueron darkis fresas sin duda. Es un sonido que me agrada bastante, aunque no se que diablos hace ahí claro de luna.
Se me hace música muy complicada que viene cargada de un sentimiento artificial de "oscuridad" y "sexualidad" que se vuelve hostigante. Las canciones del disco son, o soundtrack de una orgía diabólica y están a punto de ponerte un cogidón, o un músico de garage jugando con el sintetizador y viendo qué pasa si mueve todas las palancas a la vez. Ah, y Claro de Luna… Y luego está Route 66, que me da la impresión que alguien les dijo "oigan, bájenle a lo sexual del disco" y entonces se inventaron esta rola que solo menciona ciudades de USA, donde por cierto no viven. Sí me queda claro que tiene su público, y conozco gente que es muy muy fan, pero curiosamente el perfil es el mismo: supersexualizado y pseudooscuro.
Depeche Mode when they started to get REALLY big. Personally I prefer Violator, but this is a solid listen. Dark synth-pop that filled stadiums all around the world. I could come back to this one. Favorite song: Sacred Least favorite song: Behind The Wheel
Not for me.
not totally sure this was for me. maybe i'm not a synth gal? but glad i listened i suppose. oh also, wish it had wayyyyy fewer references to little girls...
7,6
Not their best, why does it sound like funeral music the whole album?
Did not enjoy. Weirdly dark but not in an interesting way
Wasn't looking forward to it, but was surprisingly good. Lots of catchy stuff.
80s synth pop/rock that's not doing a whole lot for me. This might be the first album that I'm struggling to finish.
Classic. solid listening if you are in the mood.
very very 80's. I quite liked some of it and didnt like a lot of it
Depeche Mode has such an interesting sound they could be reading the newspaper and it would slap. Unfortunately this album had a few pieces that seemed off, but overall a good listening experience
Tja, äh - ich finde das gut, worüber ich ein ganz klein wenig überrascht bin! DM gehörten in den 80ern und 90ern nicht unbedingt zu meinen Favoriten, obwohl ich Personal Jesus und Enjoy the Silence von der Violator auch immer schon ganz groß fand. Vorher nie ein Album von denen durchgehört.
80s drivel in my personal honest opinion. But I guess it had some merit.
This was ok, probably not going to come back to it ever though
Enjoyable album very Castlevania feel especially early on. Some classic 80s sounds, very common for the time. Good but not great, some songs are a bit repetitive. 3.5
Lettere ens-tonigt.
Man, Depeche Mode. IMO, one of the most under-appreciated bands of the millennial/x generation. It has all of the sound that you'd expect us 'youngins' to like. It's my goal to listen to more of them. I love this album. Great to work to.
ok electronic album. A must listen to?
Their sound is very... sexual, for lack of a better term.
Super bizarre record. I actually like the Depeche Mode, but this one had like— a piano sonata? A cover of Route 66? Weird background cinematic jams? I give it 3 stars just for weirdness
ok
Spannend. Gut zum Coden. Tatsächlich habe ich gar nicht gemerkt wie schnell das Album durch war.
meh, not for me
-Very futuristic sounding even now. -Some songs kinda repetitive. -Last half of album went further into a concept album style.
Deler er sgu god elektro-pop. Fede hits og lækre rytmer. Har dog et par meget lange rene instrumentelle numre som er lidt ligegyldige. Men starter rigtigt godt
I was expecting to like this more than I did. The first time listening through a whole LP of theirs in a while, if ever.
I need to give this a second listen. I really liked a lot of it, feels very ahead of its time imo, but definitely some filler songs that I think could have been cut to keep the runtime down. Like, you don’t need the instrumentals or the moonlight sonata on there. Very harrowing, unique vocals, great synths, very atmospheric.
Ei ole mun pala kakkua
I enjoyed it but I think I’m gay now.
There are a couple of songs that don't sound like Depeche Mode songs. Those are the best ones. Best track: Pimpf
What does Depeche Mode mean? Cool album tho, one of those bands where I should listen to more but I never do
Ikinä en oo digannu enkä diggaa tämänkään jälkeen. Keskinkertasta pimputtelua ja heti ku tää masentunut angstilaulaja avaa suunsa nii alkaa vituttaa
Plain
1987. Key Songs: Never Let Me Down Again, Strangelove
2/16 "Relocate to Fresno bumpin' Depeche Mode in the enzo..." Standout Tracks: Strangelove, Behind the Wheel, Pimpf, Agent Orange, Pleasure Little Treasure, Route 66, Stjarna
Very campy.
Pretty good. Interesting atmosphere on a lot of the songs, and I really like the use of synths/ electronics.
Another Depeche mode album... ok buddy. The world doesn't need to listen to this much new wave, it just doesn't. Fuck off. I've always been skeptical of this band anyway, its fans are always the sort of people that think the lyrics are inspired by great philosophers etc. That end of the music fan spectrum is full of aspies who love this shit. No doubt if I searched I'd pretty quickly find nerds commenting on "the intersectionality of Hegelian tradition reflecting the human condition" on half the tracks here. This album is ok tbh, catchy enough and it's better than the last Depeche mode album I had (2 days ago). Fair bit darker, almost sisters of mercy dark. So it gets points for that. Truth be told this album IS worthy, it's just the other one that wasn't really. 3/5.