@@dadeleemurphy85 He has, There was a community post a couple months back where he said he went to one the shows with Drew (I think) and it made him wanna do a Megadeth video, So I’m personally kinda expecting that in the next 6 months
@@ScoopedMids either way; we await your complete thorough review of ...let's be honest; the heavy metal band that has had more members in it than....most anyone.
I've been a Depeche Mode fan for over 30 years, and I have to be honest, your review of their discography is one of the best things I've seen about this band on the internet in a long time. It's very substantive, with a sense of humor, and it's never boring for a minute; it's great to watch. Thanks a lot.
@@holgerczukay6928 totally agree; been a devotee since 1985 and it is crazy what perspective this young kid gives: especially since he wasn’t even born until AFTER AW departed
Being a life long Depeche Mode fan I must say thank you for posting this fantastic video, always love to see interpretation and discoveries of their music from other fans. Since you are about my daughter’s age, it brought a smile to my heart that you found so many things that made Depeche Mode so endearing and my favorite band of all time.
Outside of The Beatles run of brilliant albums in the mid-60's, Depeche Mode had the best run of four exceptional albums in a row of an band in history with "Black Celebration", "Music for the Masses", "Violator", and "Songs of Faith and Devotion".
1984 - 1997 ''Some Great Rewards'', ''Black Celebration'', ''Music For The Masses'', ''Violator'', ''Songs Of Faith And Devotion'', ''Ultra''. Six very good albums, one after the another. That's insane !
I remember listening to SOFAD and being sad, something had died and when the final notes of Higher Love faded away I knew that was it. What came after was a poor substitute.
@scoopedmids This retrospective video was the best two hours I have spent online in a long time; (it took me a little longer to watch since I would pause and really think about what was said); I have been a devotee for 40 years. This review of the albums was brilliant and very on point with how I felt about the music both with AW and post wilder DM. It goes to show you how even though you weren’t even born until after Wilder left, even you get how influential and important Alan was… Thank you for bringing back beautiful memories to the soundtrack of my life and many other kids of the 80’s and 90’s. ❤❤❤❤
I'm usually disappointed by the interpretations of Depeche Mode songs made by TH-camurs, biographers or on social media. But your interpretation of their song is incredibly accurate. I agree with you almost all the time. Your point of view about their albums & songs is really clever. Thanks !
I've just finished to watch the video. I just disagree with the analysis of Memento Mori, for me one of their best album, with Martin at his best, songs who connect the intimate & the politic (My cosmos is mine and Always you : find protection from frightening reality in love or in your own bubble).
DM fan since I was 12 in1984, great video! I honestly expected a 50-60 year old English guy to be presenting this so was pleasantly surprised! Loved the Young Ones and Mighty Boosh references too!
This is an outstanding retrospective and I thank you for doing it, especially for taking the time to discuss your particular takes on the overall feel of the albums. Really enjoyed this.
This was a suggested video and one I will be watching over and over! What an informative and funny retrospective and analysis. My faves are the same as yours .. shake the disease, in your room, behind the wheel, stripped. Had to laugh when I got to my unholy Trinity of sotu, delta machine and spirit. My only real disagreement is that I love ultra, every bit of it. Hope this gets discovered by more dm fans, this was fantastic.
My earliest memory of Depeche Mode is when my mom showed me a their music video for strange love and since then I’ve been a fan. I think I was a preteen or early teenager. My mom was a teen in the 80s and enjoyed seeing them on mtv. I hope to see them live one day. Amazing retrospective on them ❤🌹🖤
Love the new video James! I can sit here for hours watching your retrospectives, Even if I’ve seen ‘em before. Btw, I tried to rejoin the Discord server and it told me it was an expired link. Maybe it’s an issue with my phone, But if not could you try fixing this?
Love the vid but Ultra is brilliant. I get why you say it sounds a bit boring in parts but I think that’s mainly due to the stripped-down instrumental feel that gives the songs a lot more room to breathe imo. The blend of electronic and rock-oriented instruments, as well as the variety of styles, make Ultra sound similar to SOFAD, but in an evolved and unique way. It’s not as good as SOFAD or Violator but it’s a beautiful album. I’d probably say my top 5 would be 5. Black Celebration 4. Ultra 3. Music for the Masses 2. Violator 1. SOFAD. I also really like exciter tbh, it’s almost ambient and really relaxing.
This was amazing! I loved your delivery, solid research, and respect for the band. It's clear you're approaching the topic with reverence, and it shows. I'm a bit of a Depeche nut and I think this is the best documentary I've seen about the band. You go deep here - I'm super impressed! Nicely done!
@ScoopedMids This is absolutely one of the best, if not the best, breakdowns on Depeche Mode from beginning to present that I have EVER seen. Soooooo well done, mate! F*CK*NG AMAZING. 🖤
Great retrospective! As a huge DM-fan I always approach fan videos with a certain skepticism. I mean - I basically know all the info already. Despite that, I found your video very well-made, informative and with a great tempo. Cheers from Denmark.
Tte very first album I ever bought with my own money is Broken Frame. I bought back in 1982 when I turned 12. I've been a hardcore Depeche Modian ever since. Great review
Fad Gadget was also a big influence on DM. I think what worked so well about DM was the dark melodic detached electronic sound of the music contrasted with the organic and super distinctive voice of Gahan.
This was excellent, very well put together and I really enjoyed hearing your thoughts on the music. Regarding Alan leaving there was one thing he said at the time that stuck with me - you should always leave a band when they are at the top of their game rather than when they're on their way down, so from that point of view his timing was absolutley perfect
I would like to compliment you on a very well put together presentation. You obviously come from a different musical background and what this is yet you stayed objective and all the way through I was entertained. I saw you only had 7.3 thousand views I think that's going to change in the future if you continue doing this you are so good at this kudos to you!
Thanks for that, really nice review and retrospective. Am I the only one to be VERY hooked by the drum treatments on Violator (esp on Wolrd In My Eyes) ? I'm a big big fan of Violator and what came before, esp. their "industrial" period, when Alan joined... I also love Martin's demo, sometimes even more than the album version, it is esp. true for Pipeline...
1:04:35 Unsound Methods If you haven't heard it you are missing out. That is an absolute masterpiece, even if you don't like it musically, or you hate the lyrics, that album is *awesome*
Been a fan since 88'. Got baptized by Strangelove. While I don't agree with all of your accounts, I state that you absolutely know what you're talking about. Subscribed!
I need this as a podcast. I want to hear this whole thing, but I can’t sit in front of it for two hours. Would greatly prefer listening while driving my car. 🙏
When artist from the UK speak of "POP", that's in the UK and Europe, NOT America. Here in the U.S. Depeche Mode is an alternative music goth project. It was Us, in America, that FIRST gave the biggest capacity sold out stadiums, without.... Radio air play!!! FOREVER D🥀M🖤
I know opinions exist, but man I was gasping all over the place when you mentioned exciter. Every album up to that point is amazing, but I really wasn’t expecting you to diss one of my favorite albums ever 😭 Thanks for the 2 hour masterpiece that’s though ps; im just gonna leave this on in the background so that you get more views the quality is insane
Very detailed and honest retrospective Unfortunately I had to drop it after Ultra, well, you know (because I got no knowledge for you to actually approve or disagree) By the way, it would be interesting to check out recently announced Alan's records collection
My favourite of their albums is Music For The Masses. Some songs have this almost classical sound to them and the production makes them sound grandiose and massive. But man,their run from Some Great Reward to Songs Of Faith And Devotion is in my opinion best 5-album run in pop music period. The evolution,the broadening horizons,the sound quality,the songs themselves-all superb. Need to give their later albums a chance,have been sleeping on them sadly. Will definitely look forward to checking out Playing The Angel and their latest one Great retrospective, by the way,loved the dad puns as transitions😂
I'm only at the beginning and I guess I'm not the first to mention it but for me "the" DM is equal to the Alan Wilder era. I'm not a hardcore DM fan but as a person coming from rock music, I was also influenced by their '86-'93 era.
Vince Clarke is definitely gay!! Great job as usual on these, I always watch them even if I'm not a big fan of the subject. You most certainly have a bright future!!
JUST vocal lines, lyrics, chords progression and basic melodies? A big LOL my friend, thats the essence of a memorable song, thats why (with all respect for their great studio work) Flood and Alan didn't had any memorable song writing in their solos, when you make songs that even as covers without electronics are memorable you can't minimise that much MG's work, this is a wrong trend between DM funs in the last years, especially with this Alan did everything cause he stayed the most in the studio. And a pure example of what means genius, even with Enjoy the silence where people bash MG, beside his initial work of voice line, lyrics and chord progressions from that demo ballad, when he came back after his studio break he wrote the best DM hook ever on the guitar that was then doubled on the synth by Alan plus he added those choir pads, thats is his music vibe my friend, without MG we all now were speaking about Erasure.
@@matsfrommusic Not up to you to decide for the band, David Bascombe and Daniel Miller. They knew MUCH better than you what should have appeared on the album as an ENTIRELY finished song.
As a Devoted DM fan since 1981 at the grand age of 55 , i thank you for this great presentation. very honest and easy to watch. I agree with your comments about the later albums, or "after Alan" albums, None of which i actually bought or downloaded or even listened to as they were awful. Im still stuck😉🙃😉 on Black celebration .I miss the old Dm and alan so much. BTW, i really dont like how dave has changed his voice and singing style from deep- baritone-steely sounding to a now, wingy, groany, moany, wining drone.....what the F ? Bring back the old DM please.
They were what we considered a "girls band" when I was in high school in the early 80's. The lads were more into things like 2Tone, The Jam and U2/Simple Minds. My first girlfriend loved them and I secretly like them. Though I would never admit it. Music in Britain back then was very tribal, you could get your head kicked in for liking certain bands. I was the only Smiths can on my estate and had a few close shaved simply for wearing a fee shift and having my hair like Morrissey. Depeche Mode got better with every album. Great band.
Great Vid 😀 No matter how Goth/Metal you are, you are allowed to dance to Just Can't Get Enough, Depeche Mode have that much cred!!! Shake the Disease could have its own video... amazing song. Songs of Faith and Devotion... The answer to the question; What does the world's biggest SynthPop band do when Grunge happens? Absolute Masterpiece.... That's what. Definitely more HipHop than Rock, despite how it sounds, due to the use of guitars, still the most electronic album of '93. Alan Wilder remix of In Chains shows us what we have been missing (The intensity, the drama, the pomp, the circumstance!) for 30 years
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Let's have a black celebration
speaking of black[mail the universe].. have you, or would you, ever considered doing a Megadeth retrospective?
@@dadeleemurphy85 He has, There was a community post a couple months back where he said he went to one the shows with Drew (I think) and it made him wanna do a Megadeth video, So I’m personally kinda expecting that in the next 6 months
You'll be disappointed if you're expecting one that soon.
@@ScoopedMids either way; we await your complete thorough review of ...let's be honest; the heavy metal band that has had more members in it than....most anyone.
@@ScoopedMids Fun fact: Dave Mustaine once said that Violator was his favourite non metal album
I've been a Depeche Mode fan for over 30 years, and I have to be honest, your review of their discography is one of the best things I've seen about this band on the internet in a long time. It's very substantive, with a sense of humor, and it's never boring for a minute; it's great to watch. Thanks a lot.
Have also been listening to DM for over 30 years and I can only agree here. Loving this retrospective; thank you!
@@holgerczukay6928 totally agree; been a devotee since 1985 and it is crazy what perspective this young kid gives: especially since he wasn’t even born until AFTER AW departed
Being a life long Depeche Mode fan I must say thank you for posting this fantastic video, always love to see interpretation and discoveries of their music from other fans. Since you are about my daughter’s age, it brought a smile to my heart that you found so many things that made Depeche Mode so endearing and my favorite band of all time.
Outside of The Beatles run of brilliant albums in the mid-60's, Depeche Mode had the best run of four exceptional albums in a row of an band in history with "Black Celebration", "Music for the Masses", "Violator", and "Songs of Faith and Devotion".
Ultra aswell bro
1984 - 1997 ''Some Great Rewards'', ''Black Celebration'', ''Music For The Masses'', ''Violator'', ''Songs Of Faith And Devotion'', ''Ultra''. Six very good albums, one after the another. That's insane !
To me DM are the sound of the 80s. Gahan's voice was just bone shaking to me.
channel is criminally underrated
Appreciate it, Dripstein.
I never get bored of DM . Music For The Masses , Violator and Songs Of F&D are my own holy trinity ! The songs on these three live just hit the spot !
Boy do I miss Alan....sigh...this vid was awesome❤
Don't we all.
@@ScoopedMids 😆
I remember listening to SOFAD and being sad, something had died and when the final notes of Higher Love faded away I knew that was it. What came after was a poor substitute.
@@paranormalpendle5920 Nah, Ultra was a fucking amazing album
Have been a a fan of this band for about 40 years and truly enjoyed your retrospective. Thank you from your newest subscriber.
@scoopedmids This retrospective video was the best two hours I have spent online in a long time; (it took me a little longer to watch since I would pause and really think about what was said); I have been a devotee for 40 years. This review of the albums was brilliant and very on point with how I felt about the music both with AW and post wilder DM. It goes to show you how even though you weren’t even born until after Wilder left, even you get how influential and important Alan was… Thank you for bringing back beautiful memories to the soundtrack of my life and many other kids of the 80’s and 90’s. ❤❤❤❤
40 minutes into this retrospective. Really great job. Very interesting. 👍
I'm usually disappointed by the interpretations of Depeche Mode songs made by TH-camurs, biographers or on social media. But your interpretation of their song is incredibly accurate. I agree with you almost all the time. Your point of view about their albums & songs is really clever. Thanks !
I've just finished to watch the video. I just disagree with the analysis of Memento Mori, for me one of their best album, with Martin at his best, songs who connect the intimate & the politic (My cosmos is mine and Always you : find protection from frightening reality in love or in your own bubble).
Great video, interesting and informative. DM4EVA!!!!!
Enjoyed every second of it, as a true DM fan, this is a very well documented and entertaining piece, keep the wood work running.
The best decision DM never made was Clarke leaving and enlisting Wilder.
DM fan since I was 12 in1984, great video!
I honestly expected a 50-60 year old English guy to be presenting this so was pleasantly surprised!
Loved the Young Ones and Mighty Boosh references too!
This is an outstanding retrospective and I thank you for doing it, especially for taking the time to discuss your particular takes on the overall feel of the albums. Really enjoyed this.
This was a suggested video and one I will be watching over and over! What an informative and funny retrospective and analysis. My faves are the same as yours .. shake the disease, in your room, behind the wheel, stripped. Had to laugh when I got to my unholy Trinity of sotu, delta machine and spirit. My only real disagreement is that I love ultra, every bit of it. Hope this gets discovered by more dm fans, this was fantastic.
Thanks, homie.
Great work - I've been a fan since I heard 'Enjoy the Silence' in 1990 and I knew I had found my band...
My earliest memory of Depeche Mode is when my mom showed me a their music video for strange love and since then I’ve been a fan. I think I was a preteen or early teenager. My mom was a teen in the 80s and enjoyed seeing them on mtv. I hope to see them live one day. Amazing retrospective on them ❤🌹🖤
Thanks for the kind words, and your mum seems chill.
Love the new video James! I can sit here for hours watching your retrospectives, Even if I’ve seen ‘em before. Btw, I tried to rejoin the Discord server and it told me it was an expired link. Maybe it’s an issue with my phone, But if not could you try fixing this?
Thanks for the kind words. From what I can tell the link is fine? Maybe try joining on a computer?
This is amazing! Thank you!!!
Oh; Bonus points for pointing out "Insight" on Ultra .
Overall a great Retrospective (I'm at 1:09:56) thanks for making this
Love the vid but Ultra is brilliant. I get why you say it sounds a bit boring in parts but I think that’s mainly due to the stripped-down instrumental feel that gives the songs a lot more room to breathe imo. The blend of electronic and rock-oriented instruments, as well as the variety of styles, make Ultra sound similar to SOFAD, but in an evolved and unique way. It’s not as good as SOFAD or Violator but it’s a beautiful album. I’d probably say my top 5 would be 5. Black Celebration 4. Ultra 3. Music for the Masses 2. Violator 1. SOFAD. I also really like exciter tbh, it’s almost ambient and really relaxing.
This was amazing! I loved your delivery, solid research, and respect for the band. It's clear you're approaching the topic with reverence, and it shows. I'm a bit of a Depeche nut and I think this is the best documentary I've seen about the band. You go deep here - I'm super impressed! Nicely done!
Maybe Alan must produce next DM album :)
I doubt it'll ever happen but here's to hoping!
Spot on reflection. Thanks for the journey 🖤💀🎹
This is worth sharing .. And I'm doing it.. so so good.. I agree with the thing of it would be great as a podcast
@ScoopedMids This is absolutely one of the best, if not the best, breakdowns on Depeche Mode from beginning to present that I have EVER seen. Soooooo well done, mate! F*CK*NG AMAZING. 🖤
I used to annoy my ex-fiance by playing Depeche Mode just can't get enough and singing it all the time
Solid look into DM, thanks for the insights
Great retrospective! As a huge DM-fan I always approach fan videos with a certain skepticism. I mean - I basically know all the info already. Despite that, I found your video very well-made, informative and with a great tempo. Cheers from Denmark.
Tte very first album I ever bought with my own money is Broken Frame. I bought back in 1982 when I turned 12. I've been a hardcore Depeche Modian ever since.
Great review
Muy buen buen documental hicistes soy fan de dm desde el 91 ya tengo 48 años te mando un saludo desde buenos aires
i enjoyed your review. nice job. 🌀
Great great video. Thanks!! ❤❤
Thank you. Loved this. 10/10
Fad Gadget was also a big influence on DM. I think what worked so well about DM was the dark melodic detached electronic sound of the music contrasted with the organic and super distinctive voice of Gahan.
This was excellent, very well put together and I really enjoyed hearing your thoughts on the music. Regarding Alan leaving there was one thing he said at the time that stuck with me - you should always leave a band when they are at the top of their game rather than when they're on their way down, so from that point of view his timing was absolutley perfect
I would like to compliment you on a very well put together presentation. You obviously come from a different musical background and what this is yet you stayed objective and all the way through I was entertained. I saw you only had 7.3 thousand views I think that's going to change in the future if you continue doing this you are so good at this kudos to you!
Thanks for that, really nice review and retrospective. Am I the only one to be VERY hooked by the drum treatments on Violator (esp on Wolrd In My Eyes) ? I'm a big big fan of Violator and what came before, esp. their "industrial" period, when Alan joined... I also love Martin's demo, sometimes even more than the album version, it is esp. true for Pipeline...
1:04:35 Unsound Methods If you haven't heard it you are missing out. That is an absolute masterpiece, even if you don't like it musically, or you hate the lyrics, that album is *awesome*
Great video! (But the song is called "Walking in my shoes"...😉)
Been a fan since 88'. Got baptized by Strangelove. While I don't agree with all of your accounts, I state that you absolutely know what you're talking about. Subscribed!
Enjoy your stay, homie.
Awesome video man, subbed.
Thanks for the video brother….. Alan is/was the key
OK I just thought of this ... who needs to hear Alison Moyet and Dave Gahan duet "Only You" together? I think I do! :)
You should take a swing on type o retrospective
Another masterpiece. BRAVO
I need this as a podcast. I want to hear this whole thing, but I can’t sit in front of it for two hours. Would greatly prefer listening while driving my car. 🙏
I love that no matter what genre you typically are drawn to, Depeche Mode has something for everyone
TH-cam algorithm working with suggesting this. Looking forward to exploring your channel
Enjoy your stay
I think Radiohead played creep the last time I saw them. It was the most incredible concert
When artist from the UK speak of "POP", that's in the UK and Europe, NOT America. Here in the U.S. Depeche Mode is an alternative music goth project. It was Us, in America, that FIRST gave the biggest capacity sold out stadiums, without.... Radio air play!!!
FOREVER D🥀M🖤
Spirit is SHIT. political leftist crap. We don't care you wealthy Marxists dick cun.ts.
I know opinions exist, but man I was gasping all over the place when you mentioned exciter. Every album up to that point is amazing, but I really wasn’t expecting you to diss one of my favorite albums ever 😭
Thanks for the 2 hour masterpiece that’s though
ps; im just gonna leave this on in the background so that you get more views the quality is insane
Very detailed and honest retrospective
Unfortunately I had to drop it after Ultra, well, you know
(because I got no knowledge for you to actually approve or disagree)
By the way, it would be interesting to check out recently announced Alan's records collection
I just had to give you the 101:st thumbs up. :)
Ayyyyyyyy
Photographic from debut album is the first classic DM mood song
The Some Bizarre version is as close to synth punk as they got.
Great! Thanks :)
My favourite of their albums is Music For The Masses. Some songs have this almost classical sound to them and the production makes them sound grandiose and massive.
But man,their run from Some Great Reward to Songs Of Faith And Devotion is in my opinion best 5-album run in pop music period. The evolution,the broadening horizons,the sound quality,the songs themselves-all superb.
Need to give their later albums a chance,have been sleeping on them sadly. Will definitely look forward to checking out Playing The Angel and their latest one
Great retrospective, by the way,loved the dad puns as transitions😂
Thanks man.
I'm only at the beginning and I guess I'm not the first to mention it but for me "the" DM is equal to the Alan Wilder era. I'm not a hardcore DM fan but as a person coming from rock music, I was also influenced by their '86-'93 era.
The Village Voice? I think it was Melody Maker.
DM incorporates Blues rock which separates them from the rest of thier Synthpop Colleagues.
Do you have a list of sources available?
Mainly the documentaries for every album they made
Subbed super subbed. Can you do New Order .
DM without Alan were not any good, and will never be the same
Vince Clarke is definitely gay!! Great job as usual on these, I always watch them even if I'm not a big fan of the subject. You most certainly have a bright future!!
Thanks homie
Love this!!!
the greatest band on earth.
DM 😍😍😍😍
I've enjoyed this review of DM, my fave band, yet too much emphasis on them becoming big in the USA. The land of guns and bibles.
I mention it because the band was trying all throughout the 80s to be big in the USA...
@@ScoopedMids OK. What you wrote above is correct. I take your point without any need for preaching nor weapons ... 😀
JUST vocal lines, lyrics, chords progression and basic melodies? A big LOL my friend, thats the essence of a memorable song, thats why (with all respect for their great studio work) Flood and Alan didn't had any memorable song writing in their solos, when you make songs that even as covers without electronics are memorable you can't minimise that much MG's work, this is a wrong trend between DM funs in the last years, especially with this Alan did everything cause he stayed the most in the studio. And a pure example of what means genius, even with Enjoy the silence where people bash MG, beside his initial work of voice line, lyrics and chord progressions from that demo ballad, when he came back after his studio break he wrote the best DM hook ever on the guitar that was then doubled on the synth by Alan plus he added those choir pads, thats is his music vibe my friend, without MG we all now were speaking about Erasure.
Reading this comment gave me a stroke.
@@ScoopedMids:)) ps: at least it is not that bad so you can't respond
Deadsy
Sacred is perhaps the only song in their whole catalogue that sounds like a demo. Really great song though.
Excuse me...what??!
@@jeshkam It does.
@@matsfrommusic No at all. Have you ever heard the actual demo of it?
@@jeshkam Not up to you what I think. I believe there's no demo publicly available for that song but the album version would be sufficient IMO.
@@matsfrommusic Not up to you to decide for the band, David Bascombe and Daniel Miller. They knew MUCH better than you what should have appeared on the album as an ENTIRELY finished song.
1:11:29 faul rudd
I had to do a double take on this: 'Ghosts niagA' I was like 'What's this racist sh*it?' but then I got it. 😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Alan isn't singing get the balance right. Listen to the voice!
I know but he is singing in the video.
What's your name is the gayest but not in a a gay way
Their most political album (Spirit) is as garbage as their political views themselves...how poetic
Nah Trump and his supporters will not see heaven
As a Devoted DM fan since 1981 at the grand age of 55 , i thank you for this great presentation. very honest and easy to watch. I agree with your comments about the later albums, or "after Alan" albums, None of which i actually bought or downloaded or even listened to as they were awful. Im still stuck😉🙃😉 on Black celebration .I miss the old Dm and alan so much. BTW, i really dont like how dave has changed his voice and singing style from deep- baritone-steely sounding to a now, wingy, groany, moany, wining drone.....what the F ? Bring back the old DM please.
Thanks. But I would recommend Ultra, PTA, and MM.
They were what we considered a "girls band" when I was in high school in the early 80's. The lads were more into things like 2Tone, The Jam and U2/Simple Minds. My first girlfriend loved them and I secretly like them. Though I would never admit it. Music in Britain back then was very tribal, you could get your head kicked in for liking certain bands. I was the only Smiths can on my estate and had a few close shaved simply for wearing a fee shift and having my hair like Morrissey. Depeche Mode got better with every album. Great band.
Great Vid 😀
No matter how Goth/Metal you are, you are allowed to dance to Just Can't Get Enough, Depeche Mode have that much cred!!! Shake the Disease could have its own video... amazing song.
Songs of Faith and Devotion... The answer to the question; What does the world's biggest SynthPop band do when Grunge happens? Absolute Masterpiece.... That's what. Definitely more HipHop than Rock, despite how it sounds, due to the use of guitars, still the most electronic album of '93.
Alan Wilder remix of In Chains shows us what we have been missing (The intensity, the drama, the pomp, the circumstance!) for 30 years