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Album Description The first new album from Depeche Mode in four years, its first since 2001's gold and Top 10 Exciter, Playing The Angel is quintessential Depeche Mode-hi-tech electronic pop with enormous hooks and yet faster paced, more urgent than recent albums. The band has sold upward of 50 million records worldwide during its 25 years, but Playing The Angel sounds as fresh and exciting as any in Depeche Mode's glorious history |
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...that should tell me something, and it does--this is a great CD. The 18 reviewers who gave it one star are just whiny babies, they want "Black Celebration" again or something, go figure. This is the 2000's and Depeche Mode are still going strong. My favorite songs on here are "Nothing's Impossible" and "Damaged People," I like all the songs except "John the Revelator" which irritates me but I tolerate it because the rest of this is so freaking good! I have the DVD of their "Playing The Angel Tour" in Milan, Italy and it is great as well, Dave and Martin and Fletch are wonderful still...I have been with this band since 1982 and they never disappoint...one more thing, I can't understand why people are putting down "Exciter" I think that has wonderful songs. So it's not danceable, so what? It's reflective and that can be good too. The song "Breathe" is on there, possibly the most heart-breaking song ever written, when I first heard it I had tears in my eyes, it must have happened to Martin personally is all I can think...anyway, get this--it's great.
2010-01-20 Disguising inadequacy
Besides for a few very pleasant hints to former greatness, a seeping, creepy-old-hipster smell infests chilled electro brooding past expiration date.
2009-10-23 Damm good album.
I am a huge DM fan so it's hard to dissapoint me. Happily, DM is still one of those bands that I never tire of, and this album is awesome. A perfect blend of rock and synthpop...great lyrics, great beats, great presentation. Love this band!
2009-05-13 This is not their darkest album
and to call it that is simply a huge overstatement. The darkest album by Depeche Mode BY FAR is Black Celebration, a musical tour de force by a group that knew what they were doing. This album is just so so. Neither great, neither good, neither unlistenable. It' just kind of "there". it has the big emotional hit that sounds like Depeche Mode still has it (Precious), but that's it. I loved almost everything DM did up to their so so album Ultra. In retrospect, I even liked that album more than I thought I did. But Exciter (just awful) and this thing....just not doing it for me. I want DM to be great again. They deserve it. They have been around for THIRTY YEARS (which shows how long I've been a fan). And I want to like the new album Sounds of the Universe and give it a try, but from what I can tell by the singles and the samples, I might be dissapointed. I think I'll go into my time capsule now, close the door, and listen to Violater, Music for the Masses, and 101.
2009-05-09 This album can do no wrong...seriously
I've just finished my first listen of the entire album, and I am freaking speechless. Normally I only like a couple of songs from albums (and in some cases bands altogether) but this album is just one hit out of the park after another. I'm amazed that a band that's been around this long still has the mmph to put out addictive, intoxicating, TRULY STELLAR music like this. There's a DARK TONE to a lot of the songs that very few people have dared to even attempt, and they pull it off beautifully.
I can't throw out a couple of favorites because they're ALL incredible for one reason or another. There's NOT A SOUR NOTE in all 12 tracks. I don't just recommend this to DM fans, I recommend this to anyone who likes music with an 80s vibe.