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• FAMOUS DEPECHE MODE SONGS FREE

Martin Gore tried to step in but surely wasn’t on the genius level we all fell in love with later. Having lost their main songwriter, Vince Clarke, after the first album clearly had an impact. Worst Part Of It: You can sense the transitional character of A Broken Frame through the entire album.

FAMOUS DEPECHE MODE SONGS FREE

Feel free to share your input if you don’t agree with it. Everything counts in large amounts: here’s my definitive ranking. But it also helps to document the ups and downs in the group’s vital biography. Being a lifelong fan of the group, I ranked all 14 Depeche Mode albums so far from worst to best (including Spirit) and yes, I am very much aware that this isn’t the most objective list. And just in case you are going for the second option, I have you covered. You can start chronologically or by picking the best ones. Since it’s never too late to discover the band’s almost four-decades-long discography, now might be a good time to do so. Ultra turns 20 while Music For The Masses turns 30. 2017 is also the year when two important records in the band’s discography celebrate big birthdays. Back in March, the British synthpop heavyweights returned with their 14th full-length called Spirit, and it looks like they aren’t interested in retiring just yet they’re now even discovering their political take in these darkened times. “Metropolis, has nothing on this,” they declare, blissfully unaware of the gadget-glued, distraction-filled future that lay ahead.2017 has been another exciting year for all Depeche Mode fans. Songs as recent as Arcade Fire’s ‘ Everything Now’ write about themes that ‘Stripped’ explored three decades ago – this idea that human nature has been eroded by technology and greed. At the time, the band’s disdain seemed to be directed to the thirsty music industry, or even the business-first, “competitive world” Thatcher spearheaded in the 80’s. Standout lyric “The grabbing hands / Grab all they can / Everything counts in large amounts” could be applied to a present day, anti-Tory election poster. The most famous is for flesh-nibbling Barcelona and ex-Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, who became a cult hero with this as his soundtrack. Just about every football terrace has their own take on this classic. One simple, bluesy guitar line paves way for a song that could shadow the most gigantic of spaces.

‘I Feel You’Īlbum: ‘Songs of Faith and Devotion’ (1993)Ĭovered by Placebo and Johnny Marr, this stands out as a more rock-rooted effort, a bid to define the 90’s with new shades. ‘Strangelove’Īn outlier on ‘Music For The Masses’’ pitch black, gloomy aesthetic, Mute head honcho Daniel Miller decided to give the track a more expansive, spacious remix. It eventually found itself covered masterfully by Marilyn Manson and Johnny Cash, arguably becoming their most celebrated song.

Glammed up and swaggering, this arrived at the centre of the band’s creative peak. But following his departure in 1981, they were able to follow in his footsteps. Vince Clarke, chief songwriter at the time, deserves much of the credit. What was groundbreaking in the early 80’s could still translate to a modern pop banger. Impressively, the opening track on Depeche Mode’s debut album lasts the test of time. “I don’t even know if the song was written about me, or for me, or poking at me to say ‘For fuck’s sake, get your shit together!’ But it worked.” No doubt about it, the lyrics don’t beat around the bush: “A vicious appetite visits me each night / And won’t be satisfied, won’t be denied.” ‘New Life’ Speaking to Entertainment Weekly earlier this year, Gahan praised his bandmate Martin L. Metallic percussive parts clash like tools being dropped in a factory, while Eno-like signatures define the production.

Lodged to the 80’s, this hasn’t aged as handsomely as other Depeche Mode classics, but that’s part of the charm.