Depeche Mode

The group I grew up with and that I can't do without. They forged their unmistakable and highly personal style within the grand melting pot of electro-pop and then electro-rock-blues. "Black Celebration," an essential album of the '80s. Below are my personal ratings.
-Speak & Spell 7
-A Broken Frame 6.5
-Construction Time Again 7
-Some Great Reward 7.5
-Black Celebration 9
-Music for the Masses 8
-Violator 8.5
-Songs of Faith and Devotion 8.5
-Ultra 7.5
-Exciter 5.5
-Playing the Angel 7
-Sounds of the Universe 4.5
-Delta Machine 6.5
-Spirit 6.5 (but I listen to it continuously…)
-memento Mori 7