When Violator came out, I listened to this album with headphones every night before bed for months. This is my favorite song from the album but I love every note, every breath, every moment of the album. It's just so good.
Violator fave album ever!!!! You must must must watch one of their songs or this one and a live video version. They are amazing in concert! Enjoy the silence is a beautiful and powerful song and waiting for the night to fall. FYI, they have a huge discography some a little stranger than others. They were so innovative when they began, there was nothing else like them. PS if you listen to the first verse, I believe he’s being a little sarcastic as he might be referring to a televangelist on TV, where you can call in and get prayers! Hence on the telephone, I’ll make you a believer.
I'm 57 and remember how this song would literally clear all the boomers from the dance floor, while all the GenXers packed it (we were pups). Before Nirvana, this was OUR music! Great memories!
I'm 59 and I remember the same! Some friends of mine and I were travelling in north Arkansas where they have a HUGE Jesus statue patterned off of the one in Rio called "Christ of the Ozarks" and there's an old Victorian/bohemian city there called Eureka Springs with alot of hippies and free spirits living there. We were at a bar and talking about this statue and one of us started singing this song which we all knew and we substituted some words with "Your own fifty-foot Jesus..."The tourist crowd was confused which only made us sing it louder.
@judasgoatbarbecue4336 Yup! I'm in Wichita, Kansas, and Eureka Springs, Arkansas is a popular spot in the region to visit. On one hand, it's so "Arkansas," but also so very "not." It's a cool town! That's hilarious! Thanks for sharing!
The song was written on one of their US tours when Dave Gahan was watching late night US tv and came across televangelist 1-900 phone number ads on tv and was bemused but fascinated by the concept. The line "Reach out and touch faith" is actually a reworking of an 80s British Telecom slogan from their tv adverts, "Reach out and touch someone".
@depeche1972 Yeah, Martin is the musical songwriter but my point still stands, it was Dave who saw the ads, had the inspiration and brought it to the band.
I've been hooked since their first album 'Speak and Spell', after hearing Just Can't Get Enough, Any Second Now and New Life. Gosh, that was so many years ago.
I've never really been much of a Depeche Mode fan, but this album is dang near flawless. All bangers, no fluff. It's well worth listening to every single track. You should probably check out the videos for all the tracks that have them. They made some fine videos back then.
Blasphemous Rumors is my fav. It’s the song that introduced me to DM in 1985. Been hooked ever since!!!! Finally seen them in concert last year. Took my 16yr old daughter. She loves DM too
Yeah, Depeche Mode are often genre-elusive. Here, the synthpop (industrial) rock(?) band that plays darker than Goth starts out bluesy, then goes 'fuck it' and delivers a club-floor stomper. Go figure.
Yessss! Love your deep dive into the soundtrack of our lives! The beauty of being able to hear these songs on the radio was that our opinions could change over time and evolve. Some songs we would think were meh, would become songs we were so desperate to hear that we’d have to buy the album that exact moment! 😉🖤🥀
Enjoy the Silence, Blasphemous Rumours, Everything Counts, Strange Love, People Are People, Master and Servant… so many amazing classic tracks that can still hold their own in today’s scene.
I grew up in Montreal and they were HUGE on the dance-nightclub-club scene! I'm dancing now to this reaction LOL. I'd definitely be here for more Depeche Mode 😉
I remember the first time I heard this... where I was, what I was doing, who I was with... there is only one other song that ever grabbed me that way. I just fell in love with it immediately.
When the seriously talented melodist Vince Clarke departed and went onto success with Yazoo, then Erasure, a number of people wondered whether Depeche Mode would survive. But, they emerged with a much "darker" sound, less reliant on synths. And, they became quite adventurous and experimental. I _love_ this song; it has a sort of "Glam Rock" feel to it. Also try the disturbingly dark "Never Let Me Down" and also, "One Caress," with it's expansive, adventurous melody and great string writing!
Catch a live concert performance of this song - the audience is in that moment part of the band - and sing it back to the stage at the top of their lungs. It's quite the experience, I've seen them 3 times in concert. Epic shows.
Looks like you’re reviewing Violator. Interested in your rxn to “Waiting for the Night”. It’s become my favorite on this album over the years, but all of their hits on the album are really good, and all the other tracks are hidden gems. It’s an amazing album.
Violator was the FIRST CD I EVER BOUGHT (i think when I graduated from 8th grade, though I don't think it was brand new). Looking back... it explained SO MUCH about who I am as a person, lol. And this is so helpful in the strangest way. The layers (YES), the driving beat, the way this song F()GGS with you in the last 2 minutes and teases you and doesn't let you go (YEEESSSSS), the hint of western dirty rawness (YESSS), the dark goth meets clean synth, the industrial chaoticness... It makes SO MUCH SENSE why I loved it lol
I hadn't heard "Personal Jesus" in years. As soon as the opening riff hit, I remembered every word and was immediately transported back to Fetish Night at San Francisco's The Power Exchange club when it was on South Van Ness.
My best friend and I loved DM. We blasted the Personal jesus Maxi-single on the stereo while we played Nintendo. We had dorky DM shows in the garage, performed the song "Nothing" in our drama class. Depeche Mode 101 was a weekly thing, on VHS. I have some of the best memories from the Songs of Faith and Devotion concert. Depeche Mode is the best
I remember dancing to this in my room when I was a kid 😂 Have it on my 80’s playlist, I’m going to be 50 in a couple months 😂😂😂😂 All I see is an 80’s teenager dancing in her room to the radio 😂😂😂😂 🤷🏻♀️ Back when MTV was everything, you should have watched the video, lol.
Been a DM devotee for 40 yrs, I still can’t pick a favorite. I definitely suggest watching ‘One Night in Paris’ their live shows are something to behold, the energy & electricity is indescribable. Even after all these years when I saw them last year (2023, I’ve been fortunate enough to see them for every album release tour except one)it felt like the first time.
I listened to that album until the cassette broke when I was 11-13ish... still one of the best albums of all time for me at 46. This song live at concert is a spiritual experience.
That was Depeche Mode. There are like 12 albums of total perfection. Violator, Black Celebration, and Music for the Masses are all unbeatable. The whole 'future retro western industrial thing is made perfection on the best album on Earth - Music for the Masses.
I was a kid, like 9, when i first listened this track back in 1990, imagine how the mind of a 9 year old kid reacts to that electronica switch, it blew my mind. The only other time i got that impressed was when i bought my first Madonna cassette, Like a prayer, and the last track starts, a song called Act of Contriction, destroying completely what a pop female artist is supossed to be. Those moments make one fall in love of an artist. Glad you liked this one (:
It’s a pivotal moment as after the music for the masses / 101 tour they realised they were bonafide stadium filling rock stars. So they did what rock stars do. Martin picked up a guitar. This is the first release by them that featured him playing physical guitar…..and he went slide. Massive song, a perfect storm as the album is the bench mark of showing what a band can become. Playing to their strengths then adding to it. Boss video as well
Awesome! If you didn’t know, Dave Gahan isn’t the only singer in Depeche Mode. Martin Gore (who’s the songwriter) is also a great singer, and he sometimes sings lead too. It’d be great to see you cover a track sung by Martin, like A Question of Lust.
I've seen them perform many times and they are amazing live. Check out "Depeche Mode Personal Jesus Devotional Tour 1993" One of the best concerts of my life.
The 101 album is amazing, if you ever get a chance, give it a listen! 🖤 Also, as far as the cowboy thing...you should watch the official video to this song. I think you'll lol.
Salvo, the end of the album version of this song is basically the best part, but they released a "Pump Mix" of this same song that basicially utilizes all of the hardest hitting aspects of the album version in a 7:50 long version that just bangs hard from beginning to end! This Pump Mix was the version that was played in all the clubs back in the day. It is so dark and brooding and you can just loose yourself in it. Check it out! th-cam.com/video/6PoXgM5zNgc/w-d-xo.html
Personal Cheeses. ;) Another amazing band. I still haven't seen them play live. It's on my bucket list. And remember the influence of the great Vince Clarke one again (Erasure, Yazoo). When he was part of Depeche Mode's early days, he wrote "Dreaming of Me", "New Life", and "Just Can't Get Enough". So he basically invented their earlier sound, before it got darker, and more grungey.
Violator has not got one bad track. they are all awesome, and the album is a work of art. Play all the tracks and react to all of them. After that, add any of these: Agent Orange; Breathe; Blasphemous Rumours; Little 15; Master and Servant; New Life. That should do for a start!! Prepare to be blown away.
I was a dance club DJ and DM was a mainstay in the clubs , every year there old singles are remixed for a whole new generation, i think i have about 350 remix DM singles , if that is your first , you ain't heard nothing yet 😂
The video for this song is shown in a western format and the band are dressed up as cowboys.. If you are interested DM next album after this one the y change there look and sound i recommend the song "I Feel You " it is a bit hard hitting and a bit more reckier
This entire album is genius. One of the best of all time.
Absolutely Brilliant!! One of my favorites 🥰
So true! One of the best albums ever!
My all time favourite album. Nothing is better and was better before. 😍♥️
When Violator came out, I listened to this album with headphones every night before bed for months. This is my favorite song from the album but I love every note, every breath, every moment of the album. It's just so good.
Violator fave album ever!!!! You must must must watch one of their songs or this one and a live video version. They are amazing in concert! Enjoy the silence is a beautiful and powerful song and waiting for the night to fall. FYI, they have a huge discography some a little stranger than others. They were so innovative when they began, there was nothing else like them. PS if you listen to the first verse, I believe he’s being a little sarcastic as he might be referring to a televangelist on TV, where you can call in and get prayers! Hence on the telephone, I’ll make you a believer.
I'm 57 and remember how this song would literally clear all the boomers from the dance floor, while all the GenXers packed it (we were pups). Before Nirvana, this was OUR music! Great memories!
I'm 59 and I remember the same! Some friends of mine and I were travelling in north Arkansas where they have a HUGE Jesus statue patterned off of the one in Rio called "Christ of the Ozarks" and there's an old Victorian/bohemian city there called Eureka Springs with alot of hippies and free spirits living there. We were at a bar and talking about this statue and one of us started singing this song which we all knew and we substituted some words with "Your own fifty-foot Jesus..."The tourist crowd was confused which only made us sing it louder.
@judasgoatbarbecue4336 Yup! I'm in Wichita, Kansas, and Eureka Springs, Arkansas is a popular spot in the region to visit. On one hand, it's so "Arkansas," but also so very "not." It's a cool town! That's hilarious! Thanks for sharing!
As a Boomer, I must confess to dancing with my dogs to this song regularly at 62.
Hey I'm 73 and have loved this song since the first time I heard it. I you dont have to dance when this song plays you aren't old, you're dead.
I’m a boomer and I was the first one on the dance floor. Such generational bs. We created it and we paved the way for more.
I have listened to this album over and over and it has never gotten old. The music has a timeless quality.
The whole Violator album is brilliant xx
The song was written on one of their US tours when Dave Gahan was watching late night US tv and came across televangelist 1-900 phone number ads on tv and was bemused but fascinated by the concept. The line "Reach out and touch faith" is actually a reworking of an 80s British Telecom slogan from their tv adverts, "Reach out and touch someone".
Yeah, but it was Martin the songwriter, not Dave😉
But anyway, nice background😎
@depeche1972 Yeah, Martin is the musical songwriter but my point still stands, it was Dave who saw the ads, had the inspiration and brought it to the band.
Thats cool don’t know if i heard that before ☺️
I am a 40+ year Devotee. I have seen them in concert several times over my lifetime. My life would be so boring without D🌹M
@Hallas3
All us "old timers" need to book a club & have an 80s dance party
Sames, dude. I've never missed a concert since 1998! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
I am with you on that one mate. Not a week goes by where I don’t listen to DM
My favorite band of all time
Same for me😎
Violator was the soundtrack to my Senior year back in High School (1990). I love this whole album plus all the B sides.
Depeche Mode did an insanely good cover of "Route 66". Probably my favorite version of that song and I've always loved the song.
I love that cover, it's so good
Depeche Mode were always ahead of their time. 30 years later and Violator still sounds like it's coming from the future
❤EPIC 80s band. Amazing writers and musicians. They really are great to see live. They still perform as a duo.
And they are still great and amazing live...DepecheMode 4ever!!!❤
Listen to everything counts that is an epic brilliant awesome amazing single you can't beat the 80s Duran Duran d mode erasure 🎉🎉🎉
The official music video for the song reflects what you are talking about in regards to the whole western feel. I think you would enjoy the video.
It’s funny you mention western. That was the vibe they were going for. Watch the video
And DM is my favorite band since people are people in 84
I've been hooked since their first album 'Speak and Spell', after hearing Just Can't Get Enough, Any Second Now and New Life. Gosh, that was so many years ago.
Wait till you get to Policy of Truth. That is eargasm! 😍
He already listen to that. 5 months ago.
I remember buying this album and just leaving it on repeat for days.
I've never really been much of a Depeche Mode fan, but this album is dang near flawless. All bangers, no fluff. It's well worth listening to every single track. You should probably check out the videos for all the tracks that have them. They made some fine videos back then.
Walking in my shoes. Somebody is a great song featuring Martins voice.
Simply amazing ❤
You gotta hit early DM “everything counts” then middle “behind the wheel”
Blasphemous Rumors is my fav. It’s the song that introduced me to DM in 1985. Been hooked ever since!!!! Finally seen them in concert last year. Took my 16yr old daughter. She loves DM too
He did Behind the Wheel not long ago!
Yeah, Depeche Mode are often genre-elusive. Here, the synthpop (industrial) rock(?) band that plays darker than Goth starts out bluesy, then goes 'fuck it' and delivers a club-floor stomper. Go figure.
Danced to this in many a dance club! Great reaction Salvo!
me and 3 Navy buddies got snuck into their 1990 Violator concert in Marseilles France by the English roadies. Greatest concert ever...
Everythinng on Violater is a banger. On vinyl, on a great HiFi played loud its an amazzing sonic experience
Yessss! Love your deep dive into the soundtrack of our lives! The beauty of being able to hear these songs on the radio was that our opinions could change over time and evolve. Some songs we would think were meh, would become songs we were so desperate to hear that we’d have to buy the album that exact moment! 😉🖤🥀
Great choice! Try Blasphemous Rumours next.
and the kids today would ask; "what's a receiver?"
🤣😂🤣 💯
Enjoy the Silence, Blasphemous Rumours, Everything Counts, Strange Love, People Are People, Master and Servant… so many amazing classic tracks that can still hold their own in today’s scene.
I danced to this back in the day and Depeche Mode are still killing it with their sellout concerts all over the world ❤
So nice to see your Reaktion on 4:40….. felt the same those time in 1990😎
I grew up in Montreal and they were HUGE on the dance-nightclub-club scene! I'm dancing now to this reaction LOL. I'd definitely be here for more Depeche Mode 😉
I am 15 right now but this was always one of my favorite groups. Thanks to my dad 😊
This album and Music for the Masses are my two favorites by them. I listened to both over and over and over...
Wow Sal! You're almost at 100k!!! That is amazing!! Congratulations!
Depeche Mode is a genre
I quite enjoy their later stuff, 'Enjoy the Silence ' being their top tune in my humble opinion
One of the defining 80s bands from the UK. They're right up there with The Smiths and The Cure for me.
I saw depeche mode at least 10 time in concert. They are the best ever
I remember the first time I heard this... where I was, what I was doing, who I was with... there is only one other song that ever grabbed me that way. I just fell in love with it immediately.
Studio versions offer so many interesting sounds- love them!! Behind the Wheel next please!
I love this album so much I have a tattoo of the cover on my right arm. It’s brilliant from start to finish.
When the seriously talented melodist Vince Clarke departed and went onto success with Yazoo, then Erasure, a number of people wondered whether Depeche Mode would survive. But, they emerged with a much "darker" sound, less reliant on synths.
And, they became quite adventurous and experimental.
I _love_ this song; it has a sort of "Glam Rock" feel to it.
Also try the disturbingly dark "Never Let Me Down" and also, "One Caress," with it's expansive, adventurous melody and great string writing!
Catch a live concert performance of this song - the audience is in that moment part of the band - and sing it back to the stage at the top of their lungs. It's quite the experience, I've seen them 3 times in concert. Epic shows.
I've seen them in concert 3 times but I would go again in a heartbeat
Looks like you’re reviewing Violator. Interested in your rxn to “Waiting for the Night”. It’s become my favorite on this album over the years, but all of their hits on the album are really good, and all the other tracks are hidden gems. It’s an amazing album.
This whole album got me through studying for my quals in 1989-90. The WHOLE album, brilliant. Every single thing worth listening to compulsively.
Violator was the FIRST CD I EVER BOUGHT (i think when I graduated from 8th grade, though I don't think it was brand new). Looking back... it explained SO MUCH about who I am as a person, lol. And this is so helpful in the strangest way. The layers (YES), the driving beat, the way this song F()GGS with you in the last 2 minutes and teases you and doesn't let you go (YEEESSSSS), the hint of western dirty rawness (YESSS), the dark goth meets clean synth, the industrial chaoticness... It makes SO MUCH SENSE why I loved it lol
This song is in my top 3 favorite songs.
Saw them at Disneyland at cool theaters/stage there in the 80's. VERY GOOD!!!!😎😎😎😎😎👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Loved your reaction! Saw them in Indianapolis back in the day-awesome concert!
One of my favorite bands to see livel😍
OMG yes! Love this song so much from the first time I heard it. So good to dance to. Hahaha, cowboy vides ... check out the video for it.
I hadn't heard "Personal Jesus" in years.
As soon as the opening riff hit, I remembered every word and was immediately transported back to Fetish Night at San Francisco's The Power Exchange club when it was on South Van Ness.
🤠My favorite Depeche Mode Song!!!
Violator tour was the first concert I ever saw. Great intro to concerts😊
Love this song! Depeche had an amazing sound all their own. ❤
My best friend and I loved DM. We blasted the Personal jesus Maxi-single on the stereo while we played Nintendo. We had dorky DM shows in the garage, performed the song "Nothing" in our drama class. Depeche Mode 101 was a weekly thing, on VHS. I have some of the best memories from the Songs of Faith and Devotion concert. Depeche Mode is the best
I love this song. They also did a great acoustic version of this, too
Uk 🇬🇧. Great reaction Salvo! Did you know Marilyn Manson did a cover of this?
I remember dancing to this in my room when I was a kid 😂 Have it on my 80’s playlist, I’m going to be 50 in a couple months 😂😂😂😂 All I see is an 80’s teenager dancing in her room to the radio 😂😂😂😂 🤷🏻♀️ Back when MTV was everything, you should have watched the video, lol.
This is one of those songs that makes you want to immediately get up & dance.
Yep, one of my faves, since its release.
Great car song
That "breathy" bridge is them trying to reproduce the harmonica
I'm Italian I had seen DM live and..... amazing
You must see live concert
Enjoy The Silence Live In Berlin is awesome! Over 200 million views!
One of the greatest albums of all time..fight me on this..every song AMAZING
4:56 (album version)
3:43 (7-inch version)
5:48 (12-inch version) "Personal Jesus" had a total of 6 remixes across all versions
Been a DM devotee for 40 yrs, I still can’t pick a favorite. I definitely suggest watching ‘One Night in Paris’ their live shows are something to behold, the energy & electricity is indescribable. Even after all these years when I saw them last year (2023, I’ve been fortunate enough to see them for every album release tour except one)it felt like the first time.
I listened to that album until the cassette broke when I was 11-13ish... still one of the best albums of all time for me at 46. This song live at concert is a spiritual experience.
That was Depeche Mode. There are like 12 albums of total perfection. Violator, Black Celebration, and Music for the Masses are all unbeatable. The whole 'future retro western industrial thing is made perfection on the best album on Earth - Music for the Masses.
I was a kid, like 9, when i first listened this track back in 1990, imagine how the mind of a 9 year old kid reacts to that electronica switch, it blew my mind. The only other time i got that impressed was when i bought my first Madonna cassette, Like a prayer, and the last track starts, a song called Act of Contriction, destroying completely what a pop female artist is supossed to be. Those moments make one fall in love of an artist. Glad you liked this one (:
One of the best songs... EVER!!!
It’s a pivotal moment as after the music for the masses / 101 tour they realised they were bonafide stadium filling rock stars. So they did what rock stars do. Martin picked up a guitar. This is the first release by them that featured him playing physical guitar…..and he went slide. Massive song, a perfect storm as the album is the bench mark of showing what a band can become. Playing to their strengths then adding to it. Boss video as well
Saw them in San Fran… love Depeche Mode
Johnny Cash does an amazing version of this. One of his last recordings. ❤
Great memories of being on the dance floor to this.
Awesome!
If you didn’t know, Dave Gahan isn’t the only singer in Depeche Mode. Martin Gore (who’s the songwriter) is also a great singer, and he sometimes sings lead too. It’d be great to see you cover a track sung by Martin, like A Question of Lust.
There is a band called Broken Peach that does a great cover of this song. You'll love it!
I've seen them perform many times and they are amazing live. Check out "Depeche Mode Personal Jesus Devotional Tour 1993" One of the best concerts of my life.
The 101 album is amazing, if you ever get a chance, give it a listen! 🖤 Also, as far as the cowboy thing...you should watch the official video to this song. I think you'll lol.
Salvo, the end of the album version of this song is basically the best part, but they released a "Pump Mix" of this same song that basicially utilizes all of the hardest hitting aspects of the album version in a 7:50 long version that just bangs hard from beginning to end! This Pump Mix was the version that was played in all the clubs back in the day. It is so dark and brooding and you can just loose yourself in it. Check it out! th-cam.com/video/6PoXgM5zNgc/w-d-xo.html
Personal Cheeses. ;)
Another amazing band.
I still haven't seen them play live. It's on my bucket list.
And remember the influence of the great Vince Clarke one again (Erasure, Yazoo).
When he was part of Depeche Mode's early days, he wrote "Dreaming of Me", "New Life", and "Just Can't Get Enough".
So he basically invented their earlier sound, before it got darker, and more grungey.
The moment you start listing Depeche Mode…. It’s like you opening Pandora’s box. Im Addicted since 1987
shake the disease, master and servant and people are people are a must..these are the ones u need to hear..trust....✌️🎤⬇️
The song never bores me
The acoustic version is also quite good, which is on the CD-Maxi single.
Need to watch them live
The pump mix is is worth checking out it has the intensity of the end bit all the way through
remember to listen to waiting for the night,,, but do it blindfolded or with the lights off,,,, its one of their best last on the album i think
This song always inspires me to make more music.
It`s top top production quality.
Violator has not got one bad track. they are all awesome, and the album is a work of art. Play all the tracks and react to all of them. After that, add any of these: Agent Orange; Breathe; Blasphemous Rumours; Little 15; Master and Servant; New Life. That should do for a start!! Prepare to be blown away.
I love how they used the strings on Little 15.
Im 57 yers old and i just loves im until é, i see alive last yer and they are amazing belive me 😂❤
You have to check out the music video, it's like a Film Noir version of a Spaghetti Western. But in a good way.
I was a dance club DJ and DM was a mainstay in the clubs , every year there old singles are remixed for a whole new generation, i think i have about 350 remix DM singles , if that is your first , you ain't heard nothing yet 😂
We actually travelled to another city to see Depeche Mode. I’d be curious to see what you think of something from their newer album Memento Mori.
great reaction! The Depeche genre is "Depeche Mode".
THERE'S LIVE CONCERT VIDEOS OF THEM!!!👍🏼👍🏼
Hilarious that you got that cowboy feel. Watch the music video for why I say that.
THE ENTIRE ALBUM IS SUPERB! ❤❤❤
The video for this song is shown in a western format and the band are dressed up as cowboys.. If you are interested DM next album after this one the y change there look and sound i recommend the song "I Feel You " it is a bit hard hitting and a bit more reckier
It’s a special album 🎉