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THE REVIEW
Let me tell you... Depeche Mode have always "sucked" for me (hmmmmm I could have found a kinder euphemism, but I'm average-sized and survived the eighties unscathed (so to speak))...
I've never been able to stand them, even when they were popular in the eighties (for those younger than my 165 years [wait, you are 165 years old, awesome! ed.] you need to know that in that century, saying you listened to certain bands was "cool" and perhaps some peer would allow us a fleeting touch (one day, perhaps, I'll write a big article about the eighties, properly and from the inside))... the older ones will remember those little marches farted out by jammed synths and similar stuff (yes sure, some songs weren't even that bad)... I'm in a bad mood... for some time musically and politically such garbage has been circulating that one can only retreat to the corner of the classics... oh yes, right, we were talking about Depeche Mode... so given the reluctance, it wasn't easy for me to smile when a friend of mine showed up at my house with the CD to mooch dinner and cigarettes...
Even before putting it in the CD player, like a drunken and pensive Don Quixote (it's not always easy to insert this term in a sentence, but it sounds nice) I expressed all my repugnance for the group in question... so it might have been the alcohol or something else, but once the CD was put in the CD player, I shut up (which for some is really an event... like if Berlusconi were to say something sensible on TV even once)... with each track I got angrier because at the end of the CD I would have to admit someone was right (even more absurd than the previous thing)...
So, first impressions... it's a good album... oh yes sure, those expecting the usual little marches will be a bit disappointed... it's rough, dirty just right (probably the hard covers from various Manson types added a bit of spice)... so I forget (oops... "forget") that the album is by "THE WEAK FISH" and enjoy it a few more times... let's hope they don't use any of the tracks for phone company commercials or ham or any other product (see latest Rolling Stones)... otherwise, I'll be disgusted... but back to us... oh yes, right, I've already said everything (or maybe nothing) anyway (I don't write cmq or tvb or cvccvcvcgfg... let's go back to writing full words... screw whoever invented SMS)... if you've listened to it, maybe let me know if you liked it, but if you didn't, I don't give a damn (I hate being contradicted... and I'm always right because fundamentally I'm an idiot)!!!
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The reviewer initially disliked Depeche Mode and was skeptical about the album Playing the Angel. However, after listening, they admit it’s a solid, rough, and gritty work that defies their expectations. The album moves away from the typical 80s synth sound, blending darker influences. Despite the reviewer’s initial reluctance and sarcastic remarks, the review concludes on a positive note.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music group formed in Basildon in 1980, led by Dave Gahan and Martin Gore. They built a global audience with synth‑based albums and large-scale tours and remain influential in synth‑pop and alternative electronic music.110 Reviews
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The first notes of the new work announce a return to the origins, a balanced piece that is at the same time simple and brilliant.
Honoring the mysterious charm that still envelops this immortal band and its devotees even after 25 years.
By Torre Ste
"The first track must capture the listener’s attention, and this song succeeds completely, marking a return to the golden years of the group’s sound."
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By Boris
"Playing the Angel seems to be a synthesis of two distinct periods of DM: those of the early ’80s and those of the late ’80s and early ’90s."
"DM have conceived an album worthy of their best works, capable of synthesizing 25 years of music as only a few bands can do."
By Giordyboy
"PAIN AND SUFFERING IN VARIOUS TEMPOS" perfectly summarizes the album.
"Perhaps it’s one of the most beautiful Depeche Mode songs ever."
By slyde81
Without much astonishment, we move to the following and more convincing John The Revelator, where we magically go back in time, to the periods of Violator or even Music For The Masses.
This comeback can never be compared to gems like Violator or Songs Of Faith And Devotion, perhaps it’s even a tad below Ultra, but the three survivors still have something to say.
