1001 Albums Summary

I enjoyed 'The Things You Said'. Other than that, I did not enjoy the album. I understand that Depeche Mode helped lay the groundwork for depressive synth electronica and "industrial music" (per Wikipedia; that's not how I would describe their genre at all). But in listening to this record, I find myself wanting to listen to their successors instead. The bands that followed DM, that were inspired by DM, the bands that pioneered entire genres off the backs of DM's influence - Drab Majesty, The Soft Moon, Traitrs, etc. The electronica present here sounds like shit a lot of the time. It sounds cheap in an 80's way. There's this fucking horn sound on a few of these tracks that's so 80's it makes me want to erase the decade from its place in time. I can appreciate that what they were doing here, sound-wise, was in its infancy - but who in their right mind looks back at their time on earth as an infant fondly? I'd rather listen to the groups that that grew this early, "infant" sound, into adolescence and eventual adulthood.

I felt very close to Nina's expressions of love, her writing, her expressions, while listening to this record. It felt tangible, something I could reach out and feel as she sang. I think a lot of that has to do with her voice. It feels accessible, amateurish to the untrained or unlistened ear. It almost sounds regular at times, normal. I'm positive that's one aspect as to why so many can connect to Nina as an artist. It sounds like the voice of you and I. The piano playing on display is unbelievable as well. The way it swells and crescendos in some of these tracks left me speechless.

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COSMO'S FACTORY, LET'S GOOOO. 5/5 No question. So many bangers on this joint. Ramble Tamble is a progressive favorite of mine. Goated album. I own this cunt on vinyl.