@@halfalligator6518 Lol, I have that happening with "Timekiller" from Project Pitchfork, it always triggers the different chorus from the And One remix although I don't want that 😆 guess you can't unhear things 😄
I'm glad that you digged Ultra!! But I would absolutely recommend the Songs of Faith and Devotion album. Arguably the most chaotic yet incredible album they ever released, and was also the precursor to Ultra. Faith and Devotion also has some of their greatest works - Walking In My Shoes, Condemnation, Mercy In You, Judas, In Your Room, I Feel You.... I can't wait to hear you get round to it :) The Devotional / Exotic tour they did in promotion with this album, is also dubbed the most debauched rock tour in history, but the live set is just absolutely incredible.... possibly peak Depeche!
@@mollyesanborn sadly, "Songs of Faith and Devotion" was their last album with their fourth member, Alan Wilder, which worked with them since the late 1982 to mid 1995
Since "Ultra" to "Spirit" (and even on their second album - "A Broken Frame") they worked as a three-piece band. And on last album, "Memento Mori" (2023), Martin and Dave only were the remaining band members (since the sudden death of their long mentor and supporter - Andrew Fletcher; he died in mid 2022). On their first album, "Speak & Spell", Martin, Dave & Andrew had another member - Vince Clarke, which later formed bands "Erasure" and "Yazoo". And, since the late 1982 til the end of "Exotic Tour" (mid 1995), they had another 4th member - Alan Wilder
Depeche Mode is great. Don't sleep on some of their classic albums. Some Great Reward, Music for the Masses, Black Celebration and Violator are all good ones that I think you'd get into as well.
I love that you just liked an old comment of mine that suggested checking out Depeche Mode, pretty clever- giving this video a like immediately. FYI - Violator and Songs of Faith are two of their biggest albums and equally inspired the vibes on Chino's first Crosses project ❤
Haha you noticed that! Thanks for being patient on waiting for this reaction, I've been wanting to hear Ultra for so long now and it took me longer to get to than I was planning on. What an awesome recommendation on your part though, I absolutely loved this album! I can definitely hear its influence on Chino with Crosses, a lot of similarities tonally with that same dark, electronic atmosphere. I'll definitely have to plan on doing Violator and Songs Of Faith in the future as well :)
I love Depeche Mode! I have been listening to this band for a long time. From Violator, to Speak and Spell, to Exciter, to their recent album Memento Mori, and to my Personal Favorite Some great reward. You will enjoy Depeche Mode!
Same, my mom gave me Violator on cassette for Christmas the year it released when I was 8 years old and even at that age I became obsessed with them. Got to see them in 98 with my mom and I still have the ticket stub, they were my favorite band for many years (until I discovered type o negative haha)
Yeah up until filming this video I had only heard a few of their tracks from their newest album. They were one of those bands I'd always wanted to dive deeper into but sadly just never did. I absolutely loved Ultra though, so I'll definitely have to plan on some more album reactions for them here on the channel.
Oh cool, I love Depeche Mode! 🥰 will you do some more of their albums? I'd recommend "Songs of Faith and Devotion", "Violator" and "Music for the masses" the most. They just were at their absolute best in the 80s and 90s.
I'd love to hear more of their music! Depeche Mode is one of those bands I've always wanted to dive into but for some reason just never did... I loved Ultra though so will definitely consider doing more of their albums here on the channel.
This album came out right near the end of the first wave of Grunge. A lot of bands were doing dark and broody, Manson was on his way to becoming a mega hit, and bands like Type O Negative were at their peak. Ultra was DMs way of saying "Not so fast, this is how you do dark" (well that and Dave almost died, and the band had lost Alan). Not many bands have a 3 album run like Violator, Songs of Faith and Devotion and Ultra.
They pulled it off brilliantly, I absolutely love the dark atmosphere that Ultra has to it. And I'm very excited to give Violator and Songs Of Faith And Devotion a listen soon also!
I loved your reaction! I have been a fan of Depeche Mode for as long as I can remember, Ultra is my 3rd favorite album of theirs. This album was the most complicated for the band to record, since Dave Gahan (the lead vocalist) was in rehabilitation for the whole addiction issue, causing him to lose part of his ability to sing at the time. That is why several songs on this album are instrumental, since Martin Gore and Andy were responsible for composing and producing much of the entire album. If you liked it, I highly recommend listening to Songs Of Faith And Devotion (for me, that's their best album). Thanks for everything, Molly
Thank you so much!! I'm glad you enjoyed the reaction. This was such a great album to introduce me to their music, the atmosphere they created on Ultra is amazing. I would have never guessed that their lead vocalist was in rehab at this time period either, his voice sounds pretty amazing to my ears. I'm really looking forward to hearing more of their albums now, specifically Songs Of Faith And Devotion!
Ultra will always be very special to me. It's No Good was the first song of theirs I heard, when it would play regularly on the radio. Around that time by chance, I found and bought 4 DM cassette tapes at a garage sale. Quickly fell in love with them and when I had saved up some money Ultra was one of my first CD purchases. Loved it! It was fun watching you react to it, I'm glad you enjoyed it! I was reminded somewhat of how I felt when I first listened, and all the times since then and still :)
This was my first Depeche Mode album too. It's a strange way to start with the band as many probably don't put it in their top 5 album of theirs. A very nostalgic album for me though, no doubt, so it was a treat seeing your reaction :)
Nice, glad you enjoyed the reaction! Ultra was a fantastic listen for my first Depeche Mode album experience. I'll certainly have to expand my knowledge of their entire catalog though and give some of their other albums a listen as well.
If you liked the ''Ultra'' album, I am sure that the rest of Depeche Mode's discography will surprise you even more. This band is a mine of great songs and albums. For a good start, I recommend Saint Four - ''Black Celebration'' ''Music For The Masses'' ''Violator'' ''Songs of Faith and Devotion''
You really have to listen to dM albums chronologically to appreciate their rise to greatness and how far they’ve come. Their growth was completely organic, experimental and fused by grinding the club scenes. They didn’t chase hits, they didn’t fit a mold. They were given the leeway by a terrific, independent record label to discover their style, and it ultimately translated into something completely unique and lasting. Start from the beginning and take the journey of a band who just did it the right way.
This is my favorite Depeche Mode album. I've always been fascinated by 90's music, especially the late 90's. This album perfectly represents the dark, gloomy, electronic sound and mood of those times. And my all-time favorite DM song "Only When I Lose Myself" is also from that period of time. It was released a year later on "The Singles 86-98" compilation, but it really sucks that the song didn't make it onto Ultra, as it perfectly captured and developed the sound of the album.
Yes, I love that gloomy dark atmosphere as well! Somehow this record is upbeat yet coated with so much darkness as well, it's really beautiful how they merge those two elements. And I'll have to give a listen to Only When I Lose Myself, thanks for telling me about that track.
@@Jefwth1F I've already fallen down that rabbit hole... th-cam.com/video/UBLrKXAdvic/w-d-xo.htmlsi=hSsTL7LB3epKj125 Boy I wish I could go back and listen to all of NIN's catalogue for the first time. That would be such a fantastic experience. I had heard all of their records already before I started the channel though. In fact one of my first videos was a discography ranking for Nine Inch Nails. th-cam.com/video/QtCtn_IZDy0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=lYqnrtcbQ5lNk9Rf
Yes! Ultra was a breaking point for how much of music excitement was coming from depeche mode. And thats why I was litteraly exited to listen next album - EXCITER... So they always was a little bit forward in time about what we expected from them.. And Exciter was this thing - a peak of electronic perfectionism and at the same time it feals like mainstream! Try to react to Exciter next. Album are realy good too. A lot of reaktor software sounds
Great to see you do a Depeche Mode reaction. A legendary band! As already said, lots of great albums to check out. Violator and Songs of Faith and Devotion are my faves.
Depeche Mode! You really do have great taste! Being that my mom was a teenager in the 80s, I heard a lot their 80s synth-pop stuff growing up. I'm not quite as familiar with the later stuff but this album is super cool. Definitely check out more of their discography. There's a lot of variety in it.
Hey, look who finally got around to checking out DM from a suggestion of mine. Shame you just missed them in concert around October and November. I paid big money to see them for the first and maybe only time to be pretty damn close to the stage. I wish Crosses came to Cleveland again on their tour, but Detroit was their nearest stop and I couldn't make it. Missed your videos for a while. Awesome that you know Massive Attack as well. I've sort of recently got into them myself.
Thanks for the comment, and for being one of the people that suggested Depeche Mode. Ultra was a fantastic listen, I loved the dark moody atmosphere paired with the more upbeat, electronic side to their sound. Definitely a strong similarity to Massive Attack (at least based on what Ultra sounds like). I'll absolutely have to give more of their albums a listen! And yeah, I'd love to see Crosses as well. I feel like they'd be pretty great to see live.
Hearing "Barrel of a Gun" on the radio in 1997 was my real introduction to DM (though I had heard some of the 80's hits on the radio years before, I suppose). In those days, as a 15 year-old with little cash, my best option was to record it off the radio onto a cassette tape! A year later, I heard "Only When I Lose Myself" on the radio and the cycle repeated... I had to buy "The Singles 86>98" and then DM became MY band... I back-tracked to acquire everything I could from their catalogue.
This, Violator (their masterpiece) and Music for the Masses are my top 3 DM albums. At least here in England because i think they released some albums in the US that were not released here, such as their DM so far album (or whatever it was called?) which was like an album of the music they'd previously released in England and Europe when they started taking off stateside as a way of bringing American fans up to date with the work they'd done previously in England/Europe. But I'm not too clued up with much of their post 2006 material as at my age I'm too attached to their earlier work.
One of their best and sadly the last great. But they had a fine line of work from "Some Great Reward" (1984) to "Ultra" (1997) to offer. If you really want to take a deep dive, i'd recommend to go from this album back the timeline and then back to the future to their work after "Ultra". And if you do, have fun!
I have them all up to Ultra, but recently got Exciter. Yea, it's pretty different, but after a few listens I'm liking it. I second your recommendation, work yourself backwards with "Songs of Faith and Devotion" next
@@mollyesanborn "Songs of Faith and Devotion" is the "rock"-album of Depeche Mode, more guitars and organic sounds and instruments and some kind of stranger in the discography, but one of their best. Very spiritual, dark and great singing!
Ultra... it could honestly be my favorite Depeche Mode album with Home being my favorite song of theirs. Know what, I'm going to commit and say it indeed is my favorite Depeche Mode album. To me Home (and other parts of the album) feels like it could be a soundtrack to a Batman movie. Like Gotham City with it raining and storming urban type of feeling. Always loved how the latter 90's electronica rock music like Ultra has a darkness to it, but not in a negative sense... if that makes sense. And that's why I'm going to name Ultra my favorite Depeche Mode album. The others are excellent too! Fun times.
You absolutely nailed the description, it does indeed have a very strong movie soundtrack quality to it. That, paired with the dark atmosphere makes for such an amazing album, right up my alley with its sound. I'll definitely be checking out more of their music now!
i realise what a gift it was to grow up with bands like this. i also had this epiphany with tool. you get used to clever and creative songwriting as a kid and dont even know how extraordinary this music is.
Please check out "Black Celebration" (their 1986 LP - my 2nd favourite DM album) and "Violator" (this was the fourth studio album I heard from them; it still holds a special place in my heart, and it's my mom's favourite album)
Hi Molly, I really like Depeche Mode. Their songs brings back memories! Me and my best friend enjoyed watching your reaction. We have fond memories listening to their songs!
On older songs, Martin and Dave often shared lead vocals (example - "Here is the House" from their 1986 album "Black Celebration", which is by the way my second favourite Depeche Mode album)
Ultra is one of my favorite albums of all time and Insight is one of the best songs in my opinion. It always surprised me why that song is so unknown and never (?) played live by DM. That song has it all...
Love that you're diving into my favorite band of all time! On the cassette version of this album, which is the first format I owned, the album ended with 'Insight.' 'Jr. Painkiller' was a hidden bonus track after that dead air but was not on the album track list. Great reaction and insights (no pun intended)! Hope you continue to explore the Mode!
Ahh, that makes sense about the hidden track thing. Junior Painkiller really did just seem like an extension of Insight. And yeah, I'll certainly have to give more of Depeche Mode's albums a listen now!
This is a survival mode album. The singer almost died of an overdose before the recording of this record. My personal fav from them and even i am more of a metal fan, DM are constantly in my earphones, specially this album. NIN, Manson, Rammstein all influenced by Depeche Mode.
A perfect and last classic Depeche Mode album, bringing redemption in their career, proving their class, the singles are small gems (especially Home), the whole thing can be called a light in the dark as you said in the subcase of the song Home :)
Yeah, I picked Ultra because it was suggested a lot on my Crosses reaction video as being an influential album for Chino Moreno of Deftones. I'll absolutely have to do more of Depeche Mode's albums though, if Ultra is any indication I'm in for a treat! And I'll try and get to more Incubus soon as well :)
Thanks! Yeah I figured it was about time to dive into some more heavily electronic music here on the channel, and Depeche Mode seemed like a great starting point.
Well, whoever suggested this album as the starting point for your Depeche Mode listening was pretty smart, and it is definitely not hard to see how this could have been a big influence on Chino in his +++ project. Good video as always, Molly! ❤
Yeah several people were suggesting Depeche Mode, specifically this album, in the comments on my Crosses reaction video. This was a great starting point for their music, I'm really looking forward to hearing what their other albums are going to bring to the table.
Girl! You have started with one of their more complex albums to get into them. In my opinion, as a fan who invited many people to become DM fans, You should experience their evolution starting from "Black Celebration" or "Music for the masses" until songs of fauth or Devotion. If you leave a full reaction somewhere I would see it without a doubt. I've been following you for a while and You catch a lot of things many people would not. Congrats for that!
I’m really glad I’ve discovered this reaction channel! Ultra is the album that brought me into phenomenon that is Depeche Mode and it’s one of the albums I connected with the most in my youth (42 years old here). It’s also in many ways, their most important album because it was created at a time when the band by all rights shouldn’t have even existed anymore, but it somehow brought them back from the brink. “It’s No Good” is the kind of track that so many pop groups wish they had come up with first because of its unmistakable hook. And “Home” is a track that Madonna would’ve killed to have on her Ray of Light album. Definitely check out Memento Mori, their most recent album; and follow up with Some Great Reward (1984). That’s when they started to truly become “The Mode”.
Thanks so much for checking out the channel! Ultra was a great introduction to Depeche Mode, and I'll certainly plan on diving into more of their music.
If you like Depeche Mode then I definitely recomened checking out Joy Division and New Order, and yes the 2 bands are connected Long story short the lead singer of Joy Division (Ian Curtis) unalived himself in May of 1980 (he was only 23 so very tragic and sad), but shortly after the surviving members formed New Order, but I really think you'll enjoy the music of both bands. Best album Joy Division album to start with would be their 1979 album "Unknown Pleasures", best New Order album to start with would be their 1987 album :"Substance"
@@mollyesanborn Well if you're familar with the Nine Inch Nails song "Dead Souls" from The Crow movie soundtrack (1994), it's a Joy Division cover, if you didn;t already know..
My recommendations: The Stone Roses - Turns Into Stone Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids Happy Mondays - Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches Disco Inferno - The 5 EPs
Ultra is a very unique experience when you put it alongside their other bodies of work. Very captivating, very atmospheric. Loved your initial take on it. Would love to see you tackle, Songs of Faith and Devotion by DM. One of their best and often overlooked albums.
Yes, I love the atmosphere on Ultra. They really transport you with its sound and mood. I'll definitely plan on doing videos for more of their albums, including Songs Of Faith And Devotion. I'm very excited to check it out!
Thanks for watching! I'm glad to finally be dipping my toes into Depeche Mode, hearing Ultra makes me very excited to check out more of their albums now. And I've got Odelay by Beck on my list :)
Hi molly. Love your videos. Especially the Pearl jam and Alice in chains ones. I would love to recommend the Sundays - Blind album. It’s brilliant. I only recently discovered it myself and I’m hooked. Reckon it will be right up your street! Keep the reactions coming! Love from the UK ❤
I'm happy you've been enjoying the videos! And thanks so much for the suggestion, I'll make sure that The Sundays - Blind is on my list of albums to check out :)
My god, you've not listened to much Depeche Mode? You're in for a treat. Black Celebration, Violator, Songs of Faith and Devotion, Music for the Masses, and Some Great Reward are all fantastic albums to do next.
Love that youre getting into my favourite band. Ultra for sure is an underrated album in a brilliant discography. ❤ PS. The reason for the 1.5 min dead air on Insight is cause the last (12th) song was a hidden track on the CD that starts playing if you just let Insight play on.
Thanks for watching the reaction! This was a great introduction to Depeche Mode and I am looking forward to diving further into their discography. And that makes a lot of sense about the hidden track at the end, good to know!
Gotta say one thing I really appreciate about your channel is the diversity of genres. Lots of reaction channels just jump for the newest releases by the most popular acts because they generates more views/attention. Have you ever heard of Infectious Grooves? They're Mike Muir's (Suicidal Tendencies) side project. Seeing how you've reacted to Mr. Bungle, I think you'd enjoy their music too. P.S. What song is that riff in your intros from?
Thanks! I enjoy listening to a lot of different styles and genres of music so I try and include a fairly wide range on the channel. I have not heard of Infectious Grooves before, I'll have to look into their music. And the intro riff is a free iMovie sound clip titled "Torn Jeans Short" haha! It's just in the free audio library that comes with iMovie.
I always thought "Barrel of a Gun" should be a theme to a Grand Theft Auto game. Suggestion; listen to the compilation album, "86-98" make notes of what songs appeal to you, then visit the albums those songs were taken from. That's what I did... Have fun...
"It reminds me of a flower blooming" - superb characterisation of 'Home', which I personally feel is like a death, but we often surround the dead with blooming flowers. Great reaction. Black Celebration next.
Depeche Mode was EMO before EMO was cool. These guys are the Godfathers of ELECTRONICA. Dave Gahan's baritone vocals are iconic. Martin Gore harmonies with Dave are sublime. I have 87 Depeche Mode tracks in my playlist. Depeche Mode is a gift from the 80's. More Depeche Mode, please. 🤞✌️
@3Clod DM, The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees are definitely the precursors to todays goth/emo/synthpop/EBM music. They were just considered to be New Wave at the time, though. Don't be sad and get all EMO on me. LOL. ✌️
Hey Molly. This album was made just after the departure of bandmember Alan Wilder. Also, Dave Gahan (front singer) was addicted to drugs and barely came to the studio sessions. For example, sister of night was made over seperate weeks because Dave was not able to sing all lyrics. If you know this and listen to this track again you really feel the pain and suffering that Dave was in at that time. Great track!!!!
Love that you are getting into Depeche Mode. They are one of the best things to come out of the 80s. Are you ever going to check out some older bands? I would love to see you listen to Pink Floyd.
It is so strange that you commented this... I just filmed a Pink Floyd reaction a few days ago so stay tuned for it! And yeah Depeche Mode is awesome, I wish I had gotten into their music earlier on but at least I'm finally checking it out. I'm looking forward to hearing more of their albums now.
Marilyn Manson according to Eddie trunk has finished an album so it'd be a perfect time to start checking out his catalog obviously starting with the first one.
If you liked Barrel of a Gun, you should definetly check older albums. That track is the only one that sounded like previous albums (Black Celebration, Music for the Masses and Violator made up a great trilogy)
Idk how no one has recommended Primus for you to listen to. My personal favorite album of theirs is there first “Frizzle Fry.” One of my favorites albums of all time.
Awesome i love this album. Still have my ticket stub from 98 when i saw them on this tour. Next up i totally recommend the album Violator, it's one of the greats
@@mollyesanborn I have so many stories about this band and how much they mean to me it would take a long time to explain but suffice it to say that I was really glad to see you check out this album!
You can clearly see the influence Depeche Mode had on Nine Inch Nails (and vice versa) with this album: the first track alone sounds like Closer or Head Like A Hole. Trent Reznor and Dave Gahan had this creative feedback loop for a few years. Depeche mode use some of the most interesting melodic and harmonic combinations in modern music. Gahan makes use of a lot of different (non-standard) chord progressions, keys, and modes, and _loves_ contrast, dissonance, and juxtaposition. Seriously interesting music for their entire catalogue. There's a Canadian band, The Tea Party, that is, in a lot of ways, like DM, but also completely unlike them. Highly recommend giving them a listen. Transmission is great, The Tea Party is an amazing debut album, Splendor Solis is a fantastic sophomore album, and Edges of Twilight is a masterpiece.
Ahh I'm so excited to dive deeper into their discography now! A lot of people keep suggesting Songs Of Faith And Devotion, I'll definitely have to give that one a listen soon.
I don't know if you've ever listened to Trivium, but I highly recommend them! They're one of the most consistent bands. Ever since the begining of the bad they get better and better, considering that they've started really really strong! Evrn tho it's not my favourite album by them I recommend Ascendancy. It's probably their most impactful album and an album you can never go wrong with. It's ine of the best melodic metalcore albums that's recorded during the band's teenage years.
Glad to hear you're optimistic about "Ultra." Depeche Mode are among the greats. Can't wait to hear what you think about their other albums...."Songs of Faith and Devotion" if I'm being selfish.
Damn - coming from Godflesh into this - Good move, not sure... maybe there was something, Depeche Mode - I really respect their career trajectory, they definitely worked their sound and very much became their own identity. @Molly, it's definitely worth checking their Official videos (Anton Corbin? Radiohead, Bjork videos). I think the remaining duo (RIP Andy). Gahan's been a super-naughty boy historically but, cleaned up + done some cool solo stuff. Home's a beautiful song on this + It's No Good, the first half of the album's certainly 8-9/10. Certainly some cross-pollination with NIN + both = great. Be well/bestness :)
Thanks for the comment! Yeah, Godflesh to Depeche Mode is a bit of a switch-up. I figured it was time to dive into a bit of electronic music here on the channel. I'll have to give some of Depeche Mode's music videos a watch as well, I'll keep that in mind.
the solo in "home" is one of the most beautiful things ever
Can´t agree more: "Home" is is my all-time number one
unfortunately it keeps triggering the Pearl Jam solo in my head and i'm like DOH. I don't want that to happen!
Home is such a great song.
@@halfalligator6518 Lol, I have that happening with "Timekiller" from Project Pitchfork, it always triggers the different chorus from the And One remix although I don't want that 😆 guess you can't unhear things 😄
I'm glad that you digged Ultra!! But I would absolutely recommend the Songs of Faith and Devotion album. Arguably the most chaotic yet incredible album they ever released, and was also the precursor to Ultra. Faith and Devotion also has some of their greatest works - Walking In My Shoes, Condemnation, Mercy In You, Judas, In Your Room, I Feel You.... I can't wait to hear you get round to it :)
The Devotional / Exotic tour they did in promotion with this album, is also dubbed the most debauched rock tour in history, but the live set is just absolutely incredible.... possibly peak Depeche!
She should also check out the album "Violator" as well.
Absolutely, I'll definitely be keeping Songs of Faith and Devotion in mind for another video, I look forward to hearing it.
Don´t forget Rush on SOFAD
@@mollyesanborn sadly, "Songs of Faith and Devotion" was their last album with their fourth member, Alan Wilder, which worked with them since the late 1982 to mid 1995
Since "Ultra" to "Spirit" (and even on their second album - "A Broken Frame") they worked as a three-piece band. And on last album, "Memento Mori" (2023), Martin and Dave only were the remaining band members (since the sudden death of their long mentor and supporter - Andrew Fletcher; he died in mid 2022).
On their first album, "Speak & Spell", Martin, Dave & Andrew had another member - Vince Clarke, which later formed bands "Erasure" and "Yazoo". And, since the late 1982 til the end of "Exotic Tour" (mid 1995), they had another 4th member - Alan Wilder
Depeche Mode is great. Don't sleep on some of their classic albums. Some Great Reward, Music for the Masses, Black Celebration and Violator are all good ones that I think you'd get into as well.
I'll definitely have to check out some of their other records as well, I'd love to hear them!
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I personally like their 90's stuff the most
This is my personal favorite record from Depeche Mode. I love how dark and sorrowful this album can get.
Yes, do more depeche mode albums or their whole discography.😊
Noted, I will definitely be keeping more Depeche Mode in mind :)
Its a really underrated album imo. Thematically dark and vast.
Yes, so dark, I really loved the atmosphere they created on this record.
I love that you just liked an old comment of mine that suggested checking out Depeche Mode, pretty clever- giving this video a like immediately. FYI - Violator and Songs of Faith are two of their biggest albums and equally inspired the vibes on Chino's first Crosses project ❤
Haha you noticed that! Thanks for being patient on waiting for this reaction, I've been wanting to hear Ultra for so long now and it took me longer to get to than I was planning on. What an awesome recommendation on your part though, I absolutely loved this album! I can definitely hear its influence on Chino with Crosses, a lot of similarities tonally with that same dark, electronic atmosphere. I'll definitely have to plan on doing Violator and Songs Of Faith in the future as well :)
@@mollyesanbornThe deluxe version of Violator is a must. The B-sides are wonderful.
Definitely should do all the other Depeche Mode albums! Do Black Celebration!
I'll definitely plan on more Depeche Mode reactions! I'm excited to hear more of their music.
Yes. Do "Black Celebration". It's my second favourite album from this amazing band
I love Depeche Mode! I have been listening to this band for a long time. From Violator, to Speak and Spell, to Exciter, to their recent album Memento Mori, and to my Personal Favorite Some great reward. You will enjoy Depeche Mode!
Same, my mom gave me Violator on cassette for Christmas the year it released when I was 8 years old and even at that age I became obsessed with them. Got to see them in 98 with my mom and I still have the ticket stub, they were my favorite band for many years (until I discovered type o negative haha)
Yeah up until filming this video I had only heard a few of their tracks from their newest album. They were one of those bands I'd always wanted to dive deeper into but sadly just never did. I absolutely loved Ultra though, so I'll definitely have to plan on some more album reactions for them here on the channel.
@@mollyesanborn Another band to check out is New Order/Joy Division. They are as good as Depeche Mode.
@@jakesmith6233 noted, thanks! :)
When I first listened to "It's No Good" when Ultra was released my overwhelming impression was that it sounded like it should be a Bond Movie theme
I can absolutely hear that quality to it as well, it would make for a great Bond theme.
Oh cool, I love Depeche Mode! 🥰 will you do some more of their albums? I'd recommend "Songs of Faith and Devotion", "Violator" and "Music for the masses" the most. They just were at their absolute best in the 80s and 90s.
I'd love to hear more of their music! Depeche Mode is one of those bands I've always wanted to dive into but for some reason just never did... I loved Ultra though so will definitely consider doing more of their albums here on the channel.
Violator and SoFaD are their two most mainstream albums, equally inspired Crosses (Chino's side project she reviewed)
@@CrowTRobot good to know, I'll definitely consider some videos for those albums as well.
This album came out right near the end of the first wave of Grunge. A lot of bands were doing dark and broody, Manson was on his way to becoming a mega hit, and bands like Type O Negative were at their peak. Ultra was DMs way of saying "Not so fast, this is how you do dark" (well that and Dave almost died, and the band had lost Alan). Not many bands have a 3 album run like Violator, Songs of Faith and Devotion and Ultra.
They pulled it off brilliantly, I absolutely love the dark atmosphere that Ultra has to it. And I'm very excited to give Violator and Songs Of Faith And Devotion a listen soon also!
Black Celebration, Violator and Songs of Faith and Devotion are my Depeche Mode suggestions to Molly.
Good to know! I am excited to hear all of those albums, I'll definitely plan on doing more Depeche Mode reactions :)
That's amazing you covered this album is like a hidden gem
I loved your reaction! I have been a fan of Depeche Mode for as long as I can remember, Ultra is my 3rd favorite album of theirs. This album was the most complicated for the band to record, since Dave Gahan (the lead vocalist) was in rehabilitation for the whole addiction issue, causing him to lose part of his ability to sing at the time. That is why several songs on this album are instrumental, since Martin Gore and Andy were responsible for composing and producing much of the entire album. If you liked it, I highly recommend listening to Songs Of Faith And Devotion (for me, that's their best album). Thanks for everything, Molly
Thank you so much!! I'm glad you enjoyed the reaction. This was such a great album to introduce me to their music, the atmosphere they created on Ultra is amazing. I would have never guessed that their lead vocalist was in rehab at this time period either, his voice sounds pretty amazing to my ears. I'm really looking forward to hearing more of their albums now, specifically Songs Of Faith And Devotion!
This album was my introduction to their catalog. Love it with all of my being!
Nice! Yeah this album was great, I loved the atmosphere they created with its sound.
Ultra will always be very special to me. It's No Good was the first song of theirs I heard, when it would play regularly on the radio. Around that time by chance, I found and bought 4 DM cassette tapes at a garage sale. Quickly fell in love with them and when I had saved up some money Ultra was one of my first CD purchases. Loved it! It was fun watching you react to it, I'm glad you enjoyed it! I was reminded somewhat of how I felt when I first listened, and all the times since then and still :)
This was my first Depeche Mode album too. It's a strange way to start with the band as many probably don't put it in their top 5 album of theirs. A very nostalgic album for me though, no doubt, so it was a treat seeing your reaction :)
Nice, glad you enjoyed the reaction! Ultra was a fantastic listen for my first Depeche Mode album experience. I'll certainly have to expand my knowledge of their entire catalog though and give some of their other albums a listen as well.
If you liked the ''Ultra'' album, I am sure that the rest of Depeche Mode's discography will surprise you even more. This band is a mine of great songs and albums. For a good start, I recommend Saint Four - ''Black Celebration'' ''Music For The Masses'' ''Violator'' ''Songs of Faith and Devotion''
Ooh I'm excited to check them all out! I loved Ultra so I'm sure the rest of their albums will be amazing as well.
You really have to listen to dM albums chronologically to appreciate their rise to greatness and how far they’ve come. Their growth was completely organic, experimental and fused by grinding the club scenes. They didn’t chase hits, they didn’t fit a mold. They were given the leeway by a terrific, independent record label to discover their style, and it ultimately translated into something completely unique and lasting. Start from the beginning and take the journey of a band who just did it the right way.
This is my favorite Depeche Mode album. I've always been fascinated by 90's music, especially the late 90's. This album perfectly represents the dark, gloomy, electronic sound and mood of those times. And my all-time favorite DM song "Only When I Lose Myself" is also from that period of time. It was released a year later on "The Singles 86-98" compilation, but it really sucks that the song didn't make it onto Ultra, as it perfectly captured and developed the sound of the album.
Yes, I love that gloomy dark atmosphere as well! Somehow this record is upbeat yet coated with so much darkness as well, it's really beautiful how they merge those two elements. And I'll have to give a listen to Only When I Lose Myself, thanks for telling me about that track.
Ultra is the perfect soundtrack for a Sunday morning hangover.
My favorite album by them! I’ve listen to them from the start, 40 years ago
Very nice. Another fantastic band. This is a great album.
Yeah this album was awesome! I'll definitely have to check out more of Depeche Mode's music.
I hope one day you dive into Nine Inch Nails and Trent Reznors film scores
@@Jefwth1F I've already fallen down that rabbit hole... th-cam.com/video/UBLrKXAdvic/w-d-xo.htmlsi=hSsTL7LB3epKj125
Boy I wish I could go back and listen to all of NIN's catalogue for the first time. That would be such a fantastic experience. I had heard all of their records already before I started the channel though. In fact one of my first videos was a discography ranking for Nine Inch Nails. th-cam.com/video/QtCtn_IZDy0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=lYqnrtcbQ5lNk9Rf
I figured you already listened to Trent's genius works of art.
Yes! Ultra was a breaking point for how much of music excitement was coming from depeche mode. And thats why I was litteraly exited to listen next album - EXCITER... So they always was a little bit forward in time about what we expected from them.. And Exciter was this thing - a peak of electronic perfectionism and at the same time it feals like mainstream! Try to react to Exciter next. Album are realy good too. A lot of reaktor software sounds
Great to see you do a Depeche Mode reaction. A legendary band! As already said, lots of great albums to check out. Violator and Songs of Faith and Devotion are my faves.
Home is probably my favorite song from Depeche Mode
Such a fantastic track!!
Depeche Mode! You really do have great taste!
Being that my mom was a teenager in the 80s, I heard a lot their 80s synth-pop stuff growing up. I'm not quite as familiar with the later stuff but this album is super cool. Definitely check out more of their discography. There's a lot of variety in it.
Yeah I love the tone on Ultra, I'm really excited to dive further into their music now and see what else they're going to bring to the table.
Hey, look who finally got around to checking out DM from a suggestion of mine. Shame you just missed them in concert around October and November. I paid big money to see them for the first and maybe only time to be pretty damn close to the stage.
I wish Crosses came to Cleveland again on their tour, but Detroit was their nearest stop and I couldn't make it. Missed your videos for a while. Awesome that you know Massive Attack as well. I've sort of recently got into them myself.
Thanks for the comment, and for being one of the people that suggested Depeche Mode. Ultra was a fantastic listen, I loved the dark moody atmosphere paired with the more upbeat, electronic side to their sound. Definitely a strong similarity to Massive Attack (at least based on what Ultra sounds like). I'll absolutely have to give more of their albums a listen! And yeah, I'd love to see Crosses as well. I feel like they'd be pretty great to see live.
My favourite album of all time. Thanks for the review.
It is indeed an amazing album, thanks for checking out the reaction :)
Excellent reaction Molly! As a huge fan of DM since the late 80's, personally ULTRA is my favorite overall album. Truly epic, cinematic, gorgeous.
This is how it begins.
I'm ready...
Hearing "Barrel of a Gun" on the radio in 1997 was my real introduction to DM (though I had heard some of the 80's hits on the radio years before, I suppose). In those days, as a 15 year-old with little cash, my best option was to record it off the radio onto a cassette tape! A year later, I heard "Only When I Lose Myself" on the radio and the cycle repeated... I had to buy "The Singles 86>98" and then DM became MY band... I back-tracked to acquire everything I could from their catalogue.
17:15. In the Bottom Line the difference is that is another member singing. It's not Dave Gahan but Martin Gore (he also sings Home)
Ahhh, I did not realize that! That vocal tone change makes a lot more sense now.
Useless is my favorite Depeche Mode song. So underrated. The atmosphere is incredible.
One of my favorites too, such an amazing track!
This, Violator (their masterpiece) and Music for the Masses are my top 3 DM albums. At least here in England because i think they released some albums in the US that were not released here, such as their DM so far album (or whatever it was called?) which was like an album of the music they'd previously released in England and Europe when they started taking off stateside as a way of bringing American fans up to date with the work they'd done previously in England/Europe. But I'm not too clued up with much of their post 2006 material as at my age I'm too attached to their earlier work.
Great reaction. Greets from germany...my favourite band since 1983 ❤
Thanks for watching! :)
Thank you for very intelligent and well formulated reactions in words. 👍
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed the reaction :)
One of their best and sadly the last great. But they had a fine line of work from "Some Great Reward" (1984) to "Ultra" (1997) to offer. If you really want to take a deep dive, i'd recommend to go from this album back the timeline and then back to the future to their work after "Ultra". And if you do, have fun!
I have them all up to Ultra, but recently got Exciter. Yea, it's pretty different, but after a few listens I'm liking it. I second your recommendation, work yourself backwards with "Songs of Faith and Devotion" next
That's a good idea, to work my way backward through their discography. I'd definitely love to hear more of their albums!
@@mollyesanborn "Songs of Faith and Devotion" is the "rock"-album of Depeche Mode, more guitars and organic sounds and instruments and some kind of stranger in the discography, but one of their best. Very spiritual, dark and great singing!
Ultra... it could honestly be my favorite Depeche Mode album with Home being my favorite song of theirs. Know what, I'm going to commit and say it indeed is my favorite Depeche Mode album.
To me Home (and other parts of the album) feels like it could be a soundtrack to a Batman movie. Like Gotham City with it raining and storming urban type of feeling.
Always loved how the latter 90's electronica rock music like Ultra has a darkness to it, but not in a negative sense... if that makes sense. And that's why I'm going to name Ultra my favorite Depeche Mode album. The others are excellent too!
Fun times.
You absolutely nailed the description, it does indeed have a very strong movie soundtrack quality to it. That, paired with the dark atmosphere makes for such an amazing album, right up my alley with its sound. I'll definitely be checking out more of their music now!
i realise what a gift it was to grow up with bands like this. i also had this epiphany with tool. you get used to clever and creative songwriting as a kid and dont even know how extraordinary this music is.
Yeah, I wish that I had gotten into some of these bands like Depeche Mode and Tool earlier on but oh well, I suppose later is better than never.
Ufff these guys are legends i know almost all the lyrics of this album by heart ( ❤)
Please check out "Black Celebration" (their 1986 LP - my 2nd favourite DM album) and "Violator" (this was the fourth studio album I heard from them; it still holds a special place in my heart, and it's my mom's favourite album)
Hi Molly, I really like Depeche Mode. Their songs brings back memories! Me and my best friend enjoyed watching your reaction. We have fond memories listening to their songs!
That's so awesome, I'm glad the video brought back some fond memories! :)
Listen to Violator, Music of the Masses, A Broken Flame, Black Celebration, etc. So many good ones.
I'll definitely have to do more of Depeche Mode's albums, I look forward o hearing them! :)
❤️🖤🖤🖤Ultra🖤🖤🖤❤️ My first and favorite DM album. It's not their best but I still love it for the memories, vibe, etc.
By the way, "Home" & "The Bottom Line" are sung by Martin Lee Gore. The rest of the album, except for instrumentals, is sung by Dave Gahan
Thank you for letting me know :)
@@mollyesanborn You're welcome. By the way, Martin Gore is the main composer / songwriter of this AMAZING band
On older songs, Martin and Dave often shared lead vocals (example - "Here is the House" from their 1986 album "Black Celebration", which is by the way my second favourite Depeche Mode album)
20:50 There's a 7+ minute version called Painkiller it's on the deluxe edition. Same but a little longer
Ah, thanks for the explanation!
Great review/reaction as always!
Very eager for more on this group!
Definitely one of the Top 10 albums of the 90's and my favorite DM album (tied with Black Celebration).
Ultra was such a great introduction to Depeche Mode! I'll definitely have to give more of their albums a listen now.
Ultra is one of my favorite albums of all time and Insight is one of the best songs in my opinion. It always surprised me why that song is so unknown and never (?) played live by DM. That song has it all...
Can't wait for the Violator and Songs of Faith and Devotion reactions
I'm so excited to listen to them both!
Love that you're diving into my favorite band of all time! On the cassette version of this album, which is the first format I owned, the album ended with 'Insight.' 'Jr. Painkiller' was a hidden bonus track after that dead air but was not on the album track list. Great reaction and insights (no pun intended)! Hope you continue to explore the Mode!
Ahh, that makes sense about the hidden track thing. Junior Painkiller really did just seem like an extension of Insight. And yeah, I'll certainly have to give more of Depeche Mode's albums a listen now!
Albums in the 90's used to do that a lot for some reason.
This is a survival mode album. The singer almost died of an overdose before the recording of this record.
My personal fav from them and even i am more of a metal fan, DM are constantly in my earphones, specially this album.
NIN, Manson, Rammstein all influenced by Depeche Mode.
A perfect and last classic Depeche Mode album, bringing redemption in their career, proving their class, the singles are small gems (especially Home), the whole thing can be called a light in the dark as you said in the subcase of the song Home :)
Yes, such a beautiful record! Depeche Mode really created something special with this one.
One of my favorite bands. Ultra is a weird album to start with. Violator is a perfect album. Is Morning View by Incubus on the way?
Yeah, I picked Ultra because it was suggested a lot on my Crosses reaction video as being an influential album for Chino Moreno of Deftones. I'll absolutely have to do more of Depeche Mode's albums though, if Ultra is any indication I'm in for a treat! And I'll try and get to more Incubus soon as well :)
Nice listen. Glad to see you branching out!
Thanks! Yeah I figured it was about time to dive into some more heavily electronic music here on the channel, and Depeche Mode seemed like a great starting point.
Well, whoever suggested this album as the starting point for your Depeche Mode listening was pretty smart, and it is definitely not hard to see how this could have been a big influence on Chino in his +++ project. Good video as always, Molly! ❤
Yeah several people were suggesting Depeche Mode, specifically this album, in the comments on my Crosses reaction video. This was a great starting point for their music, I'm really looking forward to hearing what their other albums are going to bring to the table.
Girl! You have started with one of their more complex albums to get into them. In my opinion, as a fan who invited many people to become DM fans, You should experience their evolution starting from "Black Celebration" or "Music for the masses" until songs of fauth or Devotion. If you leave a full reaction somewhere I would see it without a doubt. I've been following you for a while and You catch a lot of things many people would not. Congrats for that!
I’m really glad I’ve discovered this reaction channel! Ultra is the album that brought me into phenomenon that is Depeche Mode and it’s one of the albums I connected with the most in my youth (42 years old here). It’s also in many ways, their most important album because it was created at a time when the band by all rights shouldn’t have even existed anymore, but it somehow brought them back from the brink. “It’s No Good” is the kind of track that so many pop groups wish they had come up with first because of its unmistakable hook. And “Home” is a track that Madonna would’ve killed to have on her Ray of Light album. Definitely check out Memento Mori, their most recent album; and follow up with Some Great Reward (1984). That’s when they started to truly become “The Mode”.
Thanks so much for checking out the channel! Ultra was a great introduction to Depeche Mode, and I'll certainly plan on diving into more of their music.
If you like Depeche Mode then I definitely recomened checking out Joy Division and New Order, and yes the 2 bands are connected Long story short the lead singer of Joy Division (Ian Curtis) unalived himself in May of 1980 (he was only 23 so very tragic and sad), but shortly after the surviving members formed New Order, but I really think you'll enjoy the music of both bands. Best album Joy Division album to start with would be their 1979 album "Unknown Pleasures", best New Order album to start with would be their 1987 album :"Substance"
I'll have to keep Joy Division and New Order in mind as well. I know I've heard a few New Order songs but like Depeche Mode, never any full albums.
@@mollyesanborn Well if you're familar with the Nine Inch Nails song "Dead Souls" from The Crow movie soundtrack (1994), it's a Joy Division cover, if you didn;t already know..
My recommendations:
The Stone Roses - Turns Into Stone
Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids
Happy Mondays - Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches
Disco Inferno - The 5 EPs
Thanks for the list! I will keep all of these in mind :)
"I just heard some sort of sound, I don't even know what it was though." 😂 Perfect Molly. 👍💯
I always figured it's the sound of the guitar being plugged in, I often get a similar sound when plugging/unplugging a amp'ed up guitar
Haha, glad you enjoyed the reaction! :)
Ultra is a very unique experience when you put it alongside their other bodies of work. Very captivating, very atmospheric. Loved your initial take on it. Would love to see you tackle, Songs of Faith and Devotion by DM. One of their best and often overlooked albums.
Yes, I love the atmosphere on Ultra. They really transport you with its sound and mood. I'll definitely plan on doing videos for more of their albums, including Songs Of Faith And Devotion. I'm very excited to check it out!
Definitely check out the album “violator”, probably their most acclaimed album.
Awesome pick, I listened that album when I was 13th maybe, and I really hope you listen to Odelay by Beck! Great to have another video reaction!
Thanks for watching! I'm glad to finally be dipping my toes into Depeche Mode, hearing Ultra makes me very excited to check out more of their albums now. And I've got Odelay by Beck on my list :)
Hi molly. Love your videos. Especially the Pearl jam and Alice in chains ones. I would love to recommend the Sundays - Blind album. It’s brilliant. I only recently discovered it myself and I’m hooked. Reckon it will be right up your street! Keep the reactions coming! Love from the UK ❤
I'm happy you've been enjoying the videos! And thanks so much for the suggestion, I'll make sure that The Sundays - Blind is on my list of albums to check out :)
My top 3 Depeche Mode albums are Black Celebration, Songs of Faith and Devotion, and Violator.
I'm looking forward to hearing all three! :)
@@mollyesanborn sweet - looking forward to seeing the videos.
My god, you've not listened to much Depeche Mode? You're in for a treat. Black Celebration, Violator, Songs of Faith and Devotion, Music for the Masses, and Some Great Reward are all fantastic albums to do next.
Yes, I'm very excited to hear more from them!
Love that youre getting into my favourite band. Ultra for sure is an underrated album in a brilliant discography. ❤
PS. The reason for the 1.5 min dead air on Insight is cause the last (12th) song was a hidden track on the CD that starts playing if you just let Insight play on.
Thanks for watching the reaction! This was a great introduction to Depeche Mode and I am looking forward to diving further into their discography. And that makes a lot of sense about the hidden track at the end, good to know!
Gotta say one thing I really appreciate about your channel is the diversity of genres. Lots of reaction channels just jump for the newest releases by the most popular acts because they generates more views/attention.
Have you ever heard of Infectious Grooves? They're Mike Muir's (Suicidal Tendencies) side project. Seeing how you've reacted to Mr. Bungle, I think you'd enjoy their music too.
P.S. What song is that riff in your intros from?
Thanks! I enjoy listening to a lot of different styles and genres of music so I try and include a fairly wide range on the channel. I have not heard of Infectious Grooves before, I'll have to look into their music. And the intro riff is a free iMovie sound clip titled "Torn Jeans Short" haha! It's just in the free audio library that comes with iMovie.
My favorite album of all time. Thank you.
I always thought "Barrel of a Gun" should be a theme to a Grand Theft Auto game.
Suggestion; listen to the compilation album, "86-98" make notes of what songs appeal to you, then visit the albums those songs were taken from.
That's what I did... Have fun...
"It reminds me of a flower blooming" - superb characterisation of 'Home', which I personally feel is like a death, but we often surround the dead with blooming flowers.
Great reaction. Black Celebration next.
As so many before me have, I too have to give my voice for their album Songs of Faith and Devotion! Its an absolute masterpiece.
Keep the good content, love your thoughts on this classic albums
Thanks so much! :)
Depeche Mode was EMO before EMO was cool. These guys are the Godfathers of ELECTRONICA.
Dave Gahan's baritone vocals are iconic.
Martin Gore harmonies with Dave are sublime.
I have 87 Depeche Mode tracks in my playlist.
Depeche Mode is a gift from the 80's. More Depeche Mode, please. 🤞✌️
Gary Numan?
@@heyskipj of course Gary is in that category.
calling depeche mode emo is such a sad blasphemy... I'm sad really, for you
Yeah I'm loving what I'm hearing so far! I'll definitely have to do more Depeche Mode on the channel :)
@3Clod DM, The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees are definitely the precursors to todays goth/emo/synthpop/EBM music. They were just considered to be New Wave at the time, though.
Don't be sad and get all EMO on me. LOL. ✌️
Hey Molly. This album was made just after the departure of bandmember Alan Wilder. Also, Dave Gahan (front singer) was addicted to drugs and barely came to the studio sessions. For example, sister of night was made over seperate weeks because Dave was not able to sing all lyrics. If you know this and listen to this track again you really feel the pain and suffering that Dave was in at that time. Great track!!!!
Ultra has a whole different meaning in Europe, and even the world. Its fun. No instruments, but a lot of vocal.
Cool reaction). Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it! :)
A couple of other bands that you might enjoy are The Afghan Whigs, The Charlatans UK, and Morphine
Thank you for the suggestions! I will make sure that they are all on my list.
Violator and Songs of faith and devotion are next. That concludes 90s era of Depeche Mode.
I'm really looking forward to hearing both! :)
Definitely give Music For The Masses and also Violator a listen. They are arguably the greatest Depeche Mode albums.
Love that you are getting into Depeche Mode. They are one of the best things to come out of the 80s.
Are you ever going to check out some older bands? I would love to see you listen to Pink Floyd.
It is so strange that you commented this... I just filmed a Pink Floyd reaction a few days ago so stay tuned for it! And yeah Depeche Mode is awesome, I wish I had gotten into their music earlier on but at least I'm finally checking it out. I'm looking forward to hearing more of their albums now.
Marilyn Manson according to Eddie trunk has finished an album so it'd be a perfect time to start checking out his catalog obviously starting with the first one.
Ooh good to know! I am planning on getting to some Marilyn Manson on the channel very soon, I'm excited to dive into their music.
If you liked Barrel of a Gun, you should definetly check older albums. That track is the only one that sounded like previous albums (Black Celebration, Music for the Masses and Violator made up a great trilogy)
That's very good to know, I'll definitely have to check out some of their earlier albums.
Idk how no one has recommended Primus for you to listen to. My personal favorite album of theirs is there first “Frizzle Fry.” One of my favorites albums of all time.
Primus has been suggested a bit in the comments, I'd love to get to their music soon here on the channel! I'll keep them in mind.
Thank you, Molly!
Thanks for watching! ❤️
Awesome i love this album. Still have my ticket stub from 98 when i saw them on this tour. Next up i totally recommend the album Violator, it's one of the greats
That's so awesome, I'm sure that must've been a great show. I'll definitely consider a Violator reaction as well!
@@mollyesanborn I have so many stories about this band and how much they mean to me it would take a long time to explain but suffice it to say that I was really glad to see you check out this album!
You can clearly see the influence Depeche Mode had on Nine Inch Nails (and vice versa) with this album: the first track alone sounds like Closer or Head Like A Hole.
Trent Reznor and Dave Gahan had this creative feedback loop for a few years.
Depeche mode use some of the most interesting melodic and harmonic combinations in modern music. Gahan makes use of a lot of different (non-standard) chord progressions, keys, and modes, and _loves_ contrast, dissonance, and juxtaposition.
Seriously interesting music for their entire catalogue.
There's a Canadian band, The Tea Party, that is, in a lot of ways, like DM, but also completely unlike them. Highly recommend giving them a listen. Transmission is great, The Tea Party is an amazing debut album, Splendor Solis is a fantastic sophomore album, and Edges of Twilight is a masterpiece.
There is SO much depeche more that's absolutely fantastic. I would also highly recommend songs of faith and devotion.
Ahh I'm so excited to dive deeper into their discography now! A lot of people keep suggesting Songs Of Faith And Devotion, I'll definitely have to give that one a listen soon.
I don't know if you've ever listened to Trivium, but I highly recommend them! They're one of the most consistent bands. Ever since the begining of the bad they get better and better, considering that they've started really really strong! Evrn tho it's not my favourite album by them I recommend Ascendancy. It's probably their most impactful album and an album you can never go wrong with. It's ine of the best melodic metalcore albums that's recorded during the band's teenage years.
Good to know, I'll certainly keep Trivium in mind for a future video. Thanks for the suggestion!
Amazing album
Yes, this one was an amazing listen!
Glad to hear you're optimistic about "Ultra." Depeche Mode are among the greats. Can't wait to hear what you think about their other albums...."Songs of Faith and Devotion" if I'm being selfish.
Great album they have so much good material
Yeah I'm so excited to dive into more of their albums now!
The first half of this album is significantly more imaginative and creative than the second half.
What a great description of the songs!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video :)
Also If you want to make a YT Short, there is a non-album single called Martyr which I 100% recommend
"It's No Good" is my fav track here.
Damn - coming from Godflesh into this - Good move, not sure... maybe there was something, Depeche Mode - I really respect their career trajectory, they definitely worked their sound and very much became their own identity. @Molly, it's definitely worth checking their Official videos (Anton Corbin? Radiohead, Bjork videos).
I think the remaining duo (RIP Andy). Gahan's been a super-naughty boy historically but, cleaned up + done some cool solo stuff. Home's a beautiful song on this + It's No Good, the first half of the album's certainly 8-9/10. Certainly some cross-pollination with NIN + both = great.
Be well/bestness :)
Thanks for the comment! Yeah, Godflesh to Depeche Mode is a bit of a switch-up. I figured it was time to dive into a bit of electronic music here on the channel. I'll have to give some of Depeche Mode's music videos a watch as well, I'll keep that in mind.