http://i2.listal.com/image/669943/600full-martin-gore.jpg
― crüt, Thursday, 3 May 2012 23:34 (thirteen years ago)
30 ballots submitted! Good job everyone!
short top 5 albums countdown to come first
― crüt, Thursday, 3 May 2012 23:35 (thirteen years ago)
5.http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41MW0K9E94L._SL500_AA300_.jpgSome Great Reward (4 points / 3 votes)http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/415J0ED107L._SL500_AA300_.jpgConstruction Time Again (4 points / 2 votes)
― crüt, Thursday, 3 May 2012 23:39 (thirteen years ago)
4.http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41bzpTNUZ5L._SL500_AA300_.jpgSongs of Faith and Devotion (6 points / 5 votes)
― crüt, Thursday, 3 May 2012 23:40 (thirteen years ago)
3.http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/413VMH3WXNL._SL500_AA300_.jpgMusic for the Masses (14 points / 7 votes)
― crüt, Thursday, 3 May 2012 23:42 (thirteen years ago)
2.http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41TQG5SEW3L._SL500_AA300_.jpgBlack Celebration (18 points / 9 votes)
― crüt, Thursday, 3 May 2012 23:43 (thirteen years ago)
1.http://www.thecitrusreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/depeche_mode_violator.jpgViolator (31 points / 11 votes)
― crüt, Thursday, 3 May 2012 23:45 (thirteen years ago)
Well Dan can feel justified there with number two.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 3 May 2012 23:48 (thirteen years ago)
*starts the tape*
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Friday, 4 May 2012 00:00 (thirteen years ago)
That top albums list is pretty much exactly how I thought it was going to turn out!
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Friday, 4 May 2012 00:01 (thirteen years ago)
yeah, it wasn't much of a contest. I maybe should have made it top 5 albums instead of top 3.
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 00:02 (thirteen years ago)
and now the top 40 tracks results. ties are broken first by number of #1 votes, then by number of total votes.
http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/748/basildon.jpg40. "Here Is the House"Black Celebration, 1986105 points (6 votes)
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 00:43 (thirteen years ago)
oh yes, and the youtube link: http://youtu.be/dTw-l1pnads
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 00:44 (thirteen years ago)
YES!! I absolutely love this track. One of my big non-single highlights from Black Celebration. When this poll was announced, this was one of the first tracks that sprang to my mind immediately as an easy inclusion for my ballot. Really glad this track made it, although unsure whether it's 'too low' yet! There's loads of great songs to come.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Friday, 4 May 2012 00:47 (thirteen years ago)
http://cbskroq.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/depeche_mode_10_500_375_anton_corbijn___mute_records1.jpg?w=38539. "Sea of Sin"World in My Eyes single, 1990107 points (5 votes)
http://youtu.be/9QLTh0Yw3CI
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 00:49 (thirteen years ago)
^ a track I'd never heard before! it's great!
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/eb/Depeche_Mode_Precious.jpg38. "Precious"Playing the Angel, 2005107 points (6 votes)
http://youtu.be/5hPCzFUmeas
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 00:53 (thirteen years ago)
when can we post ballots?
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 4 May 2012 00:55 (thirteen years ago)
after the countdown is over (i.e. after #1 is posted)
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 00:55 (thirteen years ago)
I didn't vote for 'Precious', but if we were allowed to vote for 30 or 40 tracks it definitely would have made it in there. A late-period gem.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Friday, 4 May 2012 01:00 (thirteen years ago)
"Precious" made my top fifteen.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 4 May 2012 01:00 (thirteen years ago)
I realize Sea of Sin is a b-side, but I was sure it would place higher. I'm just glad it placed at all now!
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 4 May 2012 01:05 (thirteen years ago)
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hoGKzUzzFfU/TEk1g9GDTeI/AAAAAAAAAtg/9uG3-kLFVHY/s1600/A+Man+with+wings!++-+martin-gore+photo.jpeg37. "Sweetest Perfection"Violator, 1990113 points (4 votes)
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 01:07 (thirteen years ago)
http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_libq62eai01qdf16no1_500.png36. "Clean"Violator, 1990117 points (6 votes)
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 01:09 (thirteen years ago)
"Sweetest Perfection": http://youtu.be/YN-5W41OA0A"Clean": http://youtu.be/MAk8QvttHnk
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 01:11 (thirteen years ago)
http://media.depechemode.com/main_site/2009_discography_498px/singles/01_dreamingofme.jpg35. "Dreaming Of Me"7" single, 1981121 points (6 votes)
http://youtu.be/XQaXdzSjSIQ
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 01:15 (thirteen years ago)
Spotify playlist: http://open.spotify.com/user/mondosalvo/playlist/4PbZvk0EhUyQksRQZo978B
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 4 May 2012 01:16 (thirteen years ago)
I've always loved the drum machine sound on 'Dreaming Of Me'... I know, of all things(!)
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Friday, 4 May 2012 01:18 (thirteen years ago)
http://theredradio.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54ffb97e68834010535f02cd0970b-800wi34. "Photographic"Some Bizzare Album compilation, 1981 (original version) / Speak & Spell, 1981129 points (6 votes, 1 #1 vote)
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 01:20 (thirteen years ago)
Was that your #1 crüt?
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Friday, 4 May 2012 01:20 (thirteen years ago)
Some Bizzare version: http://youtu.be/61_E9zuwUU0Speak & Spell version: http://youtu.be/W8woAY8bu_o
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 01:21 (thirteen years ago)
xpost nope! it was on my ballot though. surprisingly near the bottom.
the spelling of "Some Bizzare" still drives me up a wall.
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 01:22 (thirteen years ago)
http://image.maniadb.com/images/album/381/381910_1_f.jpg33. "Love, In Itself"Construction Time Again, 1983129 points (7 votes, 1 #1 vote)
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 01:25 (thirteen years ago)
video definitely worth watching: http://youtu.be/BwmgGI3KMIk
Most pre-Construction DM is all a haze to me, but Dreaming of You and Photographic are pretty good. Glad I finally got the motivation to check them out.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 4 May 2012 01:26 (thirteen years ago)
'Photographic' was my #10. This track and indeed most of the Speak & Spell album remind me of being very little. My dad had Speak & Spell on vinyl, and I have a vivid early memory of running around the living room with my little sister to this track as the record crackled away in the background(!). When I got into my early teens and started getting to the age that I was beginning to listen to music a little more deeply, I fell totally into love with its pure synthpop sound.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Friday, 4 May 2012 01:27 (thirteen years ago)
Oh, 'Love, In Itself' placed. I find that more surprising than 'Sea Of Sin' placing for some reason. I definitely think 'Here Is The House', for one, is a superior song.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Friday, 4 May 2012 01:29 (thirteen years ago)
http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/21700000/Martin-Gore-martin-gore-21706083-410-604.jpg32. "Useless"Ultra, 1997144 points (7 votes)
http://youtu.be/_f0zHgs0GpI
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 01:32 (thirteen years ago)
"Love, In Itself" is great because it's one of those DM-just-discovered-samplers tracks
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 01:33 (thirteen years ago)
I've never really been too keen on the album/single versions of 'Useless'. I absolutely adore that Kruder & Dorfmeister session version, though!
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Friday, 4 May 2012 01:36 (thirteen years ago)
The little guitar section in "Love in Itself" always makes me smile.
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Friday, 4 May 2012 01:37 (thirteen years ago)
Plus one of my favorite lolsad lyrics: "consequently I've the tendency to be unhappy"
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Friday, 4 May 2012 01:38 (thirteen years ago)
http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/EKeKeVWikCc/hqdefault.jpg31. "Somebody"Some Great Reward, 1984163 points (6 votes, 2 #1 votes)
http://youtu.be/LgooMi4NYhY
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 01:40 (thirteen years ago)
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Friday, May 4, 2012 1:37 AM (23 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Ah yeah, the little instrumental break... nice little snatch of piano in there as well!
I suppose 'Love, In Itself', like most of Construction Time Again does have an adventurous spirit to its production and this exciting sense of branching out and trying to move forward and do something different to what they'd done previously. It's down there as one of my least favourite '80s Depeche singles, though.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Friday, 4 May 2012 01:42 (thirteen years ago)
Ah yes, and there it is! The one that Martin Gore famously sang in the studio with his dick hanging out!
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Friday, 4 May 2012 01:43 (thirteen years ago)
crüt is OTM, love them just exploring that new Synclavier
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Friday, 4 May 2012 01:43 (thirteen years ago)
The one that Martin Gore famously sang in the studio with his dick hanging out!
Come again? I've never heard that story!
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 4 May 2012 01:47 (thirteen years ago)
well, he supposedly recorded the vocals while completely naked. it'd be funnier if he had just sang it with his dick hanging out.
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 01:48 (thirteen years ago)
sung*
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 01:49 (thirteen years ago)
The three big 'Depeche explores the sampler' tracks for me are 'Pipeline' (of course!), 'People Are People' and possibly 'Stripped', where they set up the microphones to sample fireworks on Bonfire Night.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Friday, 4 May 2012 01:50 (thirteen years ago)
― Johnny Fever, Friday, May 4, 2012 1:47 AM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
It's one of those famous Depeche Mode stories. When Martin Gore did his vocal track for 'Somebody', he was apparently completely naked. I don't think the rest of the band were watching though, I remember hearing that he did his vocal well out of the way in another room.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Friday, 4 May 2012 01:53 (thirteen years ago)
x-post yeah but the charm of "Love, In Itself" is that it's before they reached the more mature approach they took with those tracks, instead being rather "press this key for guitar doodle-oodles"
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 01:54 (thirteen years ago)
I do agree with crut, though, it'd be a hell of a lot more funnier if it had literally just been his dick hanging out.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Friday, 4 May 2012 01:54 (thirteen years ago)
martin gore was a big influence on mystikal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufB-jsZkraQ
― Neil Young’s social media channels (some dude), Friday, 4 May 2012 01:57 (thirteen years ago)
http://blowthescene.com/files/2010/06/people-are-people.jpg30. "People Are People"single/People Are People/Some Great Reward, 1984171 points (8 votes)
http://youtu.be/MzGnX-MbYE4
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 02:01 (thirteen years ago)
lmao dave gahan is such a trip in the "People Are People" video
My #13. I've always loved hearing stories about the recording of 'People Are People'. The way they achieved that MASSIVE sound, by sending different sounds to loud PA systems in different rooms of the studio. So loud that apparently the building was shaking! People can say what they like about the lyrics, the track has a hell of a fucking kick to it. I like to listen to this track LOUD.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Friday, 4 May 2012 02:08 (thirteen years ago)
PaP was my numbah 10. <3
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Friday, 4 May 2012 02:10 (thirteen years ago)
http://img.ffffound.com/static-data/assets/6/c7b81848d2a6ae51c0474795faf2d51763ff956b_m.jpg29. "Fly on the Windscreen"It's Called A Heart single, 1985 / Black Celebration ("Final"), 1986172 points (9 votes)
http://youtu.be/emOeoIJg91o
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 02:15 (thirteen years ago)
My #11. Far too strong to have been a mere B-side, and thankfully the band thought the same. I think that's Daniel Miller doing the 'over and done with, over and done with' bits in the intro.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Friday, 4 May 2012 02:24 (thirteen years ago)
http://depechemode.shinji.be/tour/graph/1988-02-21.jpg28. "The Things You Said"Music for the Masses, 1987173 points (8 votes)
http://youtu.be/yhBElJ5dNpE
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 02:29 (thirteen years ago)
okay can I just say a couple of things:
"Somebody" IS TOO FUCKING LOW, WHAT THE HELLlol "Love, In Itself"! Honestly did not see that coming
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Friday, 4 May 2012 02:45 (thirteen years ago)
Dan, being himself
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 4 May 2012 02:45 (thirteen years ago)
also lol @ "Here Is The House" coming in at the bottom of the poll, considering it would have been the 21st song on my ballot ("The Things You Said" would have been 22)
so far I voted for:
"Sea of Sin""Precious""Somebody" (#1) (you fuckers)"Fly on the Windscreen"
my biggest "wait, WAHT" is a tie between "Love, In Itself" (which I actually like a lot, I just think it's super goofy and not as good as many of their other songs) and "Sweetest Perfection" (which really is Violator's rough spot for me; I don't DISLIKE it but every other song on the album is just sooooooo much better)
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Friday, 4 May 2012 02:53 (thirteen years ago)
http://i48.tinypic.com/212yja.jpg27. "Black Celebration"Black Celebration, 1986178 points (8 votes)
http://youtu.be/27kUmbXezNg
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 03:02 (thirteen years ago)
last one for tonight. will post 25-11 tomorrow and 10-1 Saturday.
http://eil.com/Gallery/47221b.jpg26. "A Question of Lust"Black Celebration, 1986183 points (9 votes)
http://youtu.be/vOtRZOlE0WM
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 03:08 (thirteen years ago)
I was one of the #1 votes for "Somebody," in deference to the number of mixtapes I put that song on in my teens and 20s. Still gets me.
"Love, in Itself" snuck into the lower reaches of my ballot (just above "A Question of Lust" actually). Always sounds like a Madonna song to me.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Friday, 4 May 2012 03:27 (thirteen years ago)
"Photographic" was my number 20
― Bee OK, Friday, 4 May 2012 03:59 (thirteen years ago)
i already have six of mine that have appeared.
― Bee OK, Friday, 4 May 2012 04:01 (thirteen years ago)
― Bee OK, Thursday, May 3, 2012 11:59 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark
ditto!
― some dude, Friday, 4 May 2012 04:02 (thirteen years ago)
I'm happy with the songs from my ballot that have placed so far, and happy furthermore that I got Sea of Sin and Clean into the top 40.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 4 May 2012 05:54 (thirteen years ago)
These images are so good!
― Ismael Klata, Friday, 4 May 2012 06:15 (thirteen years ago)
Fucking hell, I've been really busy lately and didn't even realize this poll was happening. Maybe it's just as well since I would have driven myself crazy trying to rank DM songs (except for "Enjoy the Silence" at #1).
Great results so far ... nice to see that "Sea of Sin" made it. "Precious", "Dreaming of Me", and "The Things You Said" are all too low. The first two I can understand, but I thought ILM worships "Music for the Masses"? I mean, "Sweetest Perfection" made the top 40, are we going to see every "Violator" track on here??
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Friday, 4 May 2012 06:20 (thirteen years ago)
Things You Said = way too low!
― piscesx, Friday, 4 May 2012 07:54 (thirteen years ago)
<3 the things you said but it ended up being pushed down out of my 20. it's an affecting track but when i was listening to everything all over again i just thought it was a bit less musically gripping than the rest.
re: sea of sin, interesting that on first listen it doesn't grab me any more than their recent material, doesn't seem to have the violator touch of magic. is it me? is my love of violator & other early dm due to a time and place that for me is lost and gone forever?
sadface btw if the rest of the poll is run out during uk bedtime.
― Touché Gödel (ledge), Friday, 4 May 2012 09:21 (thirteen years ago)
Good start to the list. Thought Precious might be a bit higher, still I'm glad it made it.
Here is the House, Fly on the Windscreen and A Question of Lust are the three tracks I voted for from Black Celebration.
Wonder if Violator will be this poll's Innervisions having all its tracks place.
Surprised at Useless placing, it gives me hope that my number one will place which is from the same album.
― Kitchen Person, Friday, 4 May 2012 09:49 (thirteen years ago)
Two more tracks from Ultra I'm really hoping will place.
― Touché Gödel (ledge), Friday, 4 May 2012 09:52 (thirteen years ago)
Me too. People Are People is the only one of mine to place so far. I had to tweak my ballot to bump it right up near the top - couldn't get it out my head for days, and realised I had it way too low when I found myself bellowing it out loud while walking round the shops.
― Ismael Klata, Friday, 4 May 2012 10:00 (thirteen years ago)
Mine that have placed so far and the ranking I gave them:
15 - Dreaming of Me19 - Love, In Itself17 - Somebody10 - People are People
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Friday, 4 May 2012 10:37 (thirteen years ago)
Five of mine so far.Useless - only for the K&D remix.A Question of Lust - my favourite Martin Gore ballad - love "I need to drink more than you seem to think before I'm anyone's"Photographic - my #4 - wonderfully harsh - on speaking terms with Warm LeatherettePrecious - the most persuasive of their 00s songsFly on the Windscreen - Squarely targeted at the depressive teenage me: "Death is everywhere"
― Get wolves (DL), Friday, 4 May 2012 12:10 (thirteen years ago)
I would have voted for the Pouppée Fabrikk version of "Photographic":
http://youtu.be/_B8BOYjzEns
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Friday, 4 May 2012 12:14 (thirteen years ago)
Ha ha. Classic "scary" German industrial voice.
The Rex the Dog remixes are both very good.
― Get wolves (DL), Friday, 4 May 2012 12:36 (thirteen years ago)
ooh, sorry! I'll try to start counting down 25-11 as soon as I get home from work, which will probably still be a little late for UK folx but not as late as last night. the top 10 will definitely roll out during UK afternoon/evening, though.
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 13:18 (thirteen years ago)
cool, thanks. not that i might not be out anyway, if i manage to get a social life, but good to have the option.
― Touché Gödel (ledge), Friday, 4 May 2012 13:20 (thirteen years ago)
Can't wait until "What's Your Name?" shows up.
P-R-E, double-T-Y!
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Friday, 4 May 2012 13:25 (thirteen years ago)
okay if "What's Your Name?" ends up on this list I'm gonna pitch one
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Friday, 4 May 2012 13:30 (thirteen years ago)
I was kidding! There's no way in hell it will. Even I didn't vote for it and I like my Depeche Mode poppy and heavy on the Vince Clarke tip. That said, I do sort of love it.
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Friday, 4 May 2012 13:32 (thirteen years ago)
any love for Dangerous? loads better than Sea Of Sin if we're talking Violator B sides.
― piscesx, Friday, 4 May 2012 15:05 (thirteen years ago)
I like Dangerous but NO WAY is it better than either Sea of Sin or Happiest Girl
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Friday, 4 May 2012 15:07 (thirteen years ago)
seven of my picks have already appeared. but my ballot was very unimaginative. i'm glad i didn't include "enjoy the silence" though. something about how the word "very" is pronounced in the chorus always rubbed me the wrong way.
― charlie h, Friday, 4 May 2012 15:11 (thirteen years ago)
Ok I listened to all the Violator b-sides this morning and all the vocal ones sounded equally poor to my ears. Truly awful lyrics and seemingly just not much time spent on production, idk if given as much spit and polish as Enjoy the Silence was they'd have improved but basically they sounded like cheap 90s euro pop dance.
― Touché Gödel (ledge), Friday, 4 May 2012 15:12 (thirteen years ago)
also, why is there an annoying lag at the end of "enjoy the silence" before the segue into the much superior "policy of truth"?
― charlie h, Friday, 4 May 2012 15:17 (thirteen years ago)
that'd be "Interlude #2 – Crucified" – 1:52 (hidden song starting at 4:21)
― Touché Gödel (ledge), Friday, 4 May 2012 15:19 (thirteen years ago)
Ok I listened to all the Violator b-sides this morning and all the vocal ones sounded equally poor to my ears.
the problem is that you have defective ears
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Friday, 4 May 2012 15:20 (thirteen years ago)
thanks ledge! i've always wondered what that was.
― charlie h, Friday, 4 May 2012 15:23 (thirteen years ago)
fyi the one after blue dress is Interlude #3. don't know what happened to Interlude #1...
xp i prefer the term 'differently abled'
― Touché Gödel (ledge), Friday, 4 May 2012 15:28 (thirteen years ago)
hahaha
(maybe they consider the remix coda of "Personal Jesus" to be Interlude #1?)
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Friday, 4 May 2012 15:48 (thirteen years ago)
'Interlude #1 (Mission Impossible)' is the piece of music that appears after 'Pimpf' ends on Music For The Masses.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Friday, 4 May 2012 16:18 (thirteen years ago)
And there is also an 'Interlude #4', which is the title of the piece of music in between 'Get Right With Me' and 'Rush' on Songs Of Faith And Devotion.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Friday, 4 May 2012 16:19 (thirteen years ago)
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Friday, May 4, 2012 1:25 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I know various members of Depeche Mode consider this to be one of their worst songs, but I can think of Depeche Mode songs that I dislike more.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Friday, 4 May 2012 16:21 (thirteen years ago)
― piscesx, Friday, May 4, 2012 3:05 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I like 'Dangerous' a lot, but I ended up not voting for it in the end. It was definitely a contender, though!
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Friday, 4 May 2012 16:22 (thirteen years ago)
something about how the word "very" is pronounced in the chorus always rubbed me the wrong way
???
― Pacific Trash Vortex (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 4 May 2012 16:55 (thirteen years ago)
like Roy Hodgson?
― Ismael Klata, Friday, 4 May 2012 17:00 (thirteen years ago)
"very unnecessary" used to bother me on the grounds of awkward redundancy, but then I decided that in context it may be deliberate awkward redundancy, so I let it go.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Friday, 4 May 2012 17:26 (thirteen years ago)
isn't it a Salt n Pepa album?
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 4 May 2012 18:13 (thirteen years ago)
'very unnecessary' not nearly as bad as 'pass undetectedly' from sweetest perfection.
― Touché Gödel (ledge), Friday, 4 May 2012 21:04 (thirteen years ago)
yeah, i guess i have a problem with the phrasing in the chorus, so it's to do with the whole "very unnecessary" detail. seems a bit contrary to the flow of the song. it may be to do with Dave Gahan's voice which is quite hardened in tone, but when DM get verbose i always pick up on it in the intonation and notice the extra syllables.
― charlie h, Friday, 4 May 2012 21:53 (thirteen years ago)
Isn't the bigger problem that is words are very unnecessary, then why does the song have lyrics? btw that song is a perfect treasure
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Friday, 4 May 2012 22:04 (thirteen years ago)
It is impossible for me to sing along with it without looking/sounding like an ass tho
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Friday, 4 May 2012 22:05 (thirteen years ago)
i really like the lyrical idea in that song, but yeah it goes about saying it in quite a clunky way imo
― charlie h, Friday, 4 May 2012 22:13 (thirteen years ago)
anyway, i am enjoying the poll. it's been quite the black celebration celebration so far and i voted for 3 of the songs that have appeared from that album.
― charlie h, Friday, 4 May 2012 22:17 (thirteen years ago)
DM can be quite a ponderous band, but that's one of their charms.
― charlie h, Friday, 4 May 2012 22:22 (thirteen years ago)
it's no More than Words, for sure.
― Touché Gödel (ledge), Friday, 4 May 2012 22:23 (thirteen years ago)
http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfykdidgBI1qcx3g0o1_500.png25. "It's No Good"Ultra, 1997194 points (7 votes, 1 #1 vote)
http://youtu.be/aieEZ950d1I
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 23:17 (thirteen years ago)
boy Gahan really perfected that smarmy face, didn't he
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Friday, 4 May 2012 23:26 (thirteen years ago)
thanks abbott for quick modding.
http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9pusiaiHY1qzc711o1_500.jpg24. "Home"Ultra, 1997194 points (9 votes, 1 #1 vote)
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 23:35 (thirteen years ago)
curse of the four-letter H words.
http://youtu.be/l87jkd6juq0
I don't think I realized people liked Ultra this much
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Friday, 4 May 2012 23:38 (thirteen years ago)
Gore poodle!!
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Friday, 4 May 2012 23:39 (thirteen years ago)
The only songs I really like from Ultra are the singles.
I do like "Useless" and "Home" a lot but I wouldn't have expected #1 votes for either
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Friday, 4 May 2012 23:40 (thirteen years ago)
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/500/60881257/Depeche+Mode+Some+Great+Reward+1984.png23. "Lie To Me"Some Great Reward, 1984198 points (9 votes)
http://youtu.be/nop-6HIAHKI
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 23:42 (thirteen years ago)
wtf did they do to alan's lower half in that picture?
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 23:43 (thirteen years ago)
yesssssssssssssssss
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Friday, 4 May 2012 23:45 (thirteen years ago)
You know I have always been confused about "lay" v "lie" for getting on a bed verbs and that song is one of many that hasn't helped.
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Friday, 4 May 2012 23:48 (thirteen years ago)
I was the #1 vote for "Photographic." Prefer the Some Bizzarre version, natch. Deffo too low, fools.
I cannot tolerate songs like "Somebody" - sappy ballads sung by MLG = zzzz. (This does not include "The Things You Said" which is awesome and was on my ballot.)
― Kent Burt, Friday, 4 May 2012 23:53 (thirteen years ago)
this man does not sing this songhttp://depechemode.sk/obrazky/skupina/1982-alan-charles-wilder.jpg22. "Get the Balance Right!"single, 1983/People Are People, 1984198 points (10 votes)
http://youtu.be/XWK7QLvuI-I
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 23:54 (thirteen years ago)
Finally someone has the guts to say it, 28 years too late.
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Friday, 4 May 2012 23:55 (thirteen years ago)
http://i45.tinypic.com/jaj7n8.jpg21. "See You"single/A Broken Frame, 1982207 points (11 votes)
http://youtu.be/C4kVQnZhHmg
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 23:58 (thirteen years ago)
wow Lie To Me. amazing. Some Great Reward is miles better than Black Celebration IMO. it's definitely *the turning point* as far as i'm concerned. If You Want is proto-techno/house/ everything!
― piscesx, Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:00 (thirteen years ago)
http://depechemodebiographie.de/images/bio1990b.gif20. "Waiting for the Night"Violator, 1990233 points (11 votes)
http://youtu.be/vyrpRzdvp5U
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:05 (thirteen years ago)
well once again i forgot to vote in a poll i care about because i am a jerk
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:06 (thirteen years ago)
lol @ jjj, now, alwaysss, forever (forever) (forever) (forever) (forever) (forever)
yes I know it's the wrong band, I just wanted to say that
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:08 (thirteen years ago)
http://images.popmatters.com/news_art/d/depeche-mode-master.jpg19. "Master and Servant"Some Great Reward, 1984239 points (12 votes)
http://youtu.be/IsvfofcIE1Q
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:16 (thirteen years ago)
sorry jjjusten, I should have made a mod request earlier.
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:18 (thirteen years ago)
ha well spotted, thats exactly where i figured this out
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:19 (thirteen years ago)
http://recoilmx.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/AlanWilder-043.png18. "A Question of Time"Black Celebration, 1986248 points (12 votes)
http://youtu.be/9pt7EWFF_T8
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:23 (thirteen years ago)
http://991.com/NewGallery/Depeche-Mode-Details---April-1-336069.jpg17. "I Feel You"Songs of Faith and Devotion, 1993251 points (11 votes)
http://youtu.be/iTKJ_itifQg
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:29 (thirteen years ago)
http://otriva.net/_ld/41/4169.jpg16. "But Not Tonight" Stripped single/Black Celebration (US), 1986256 points (10 votes, 2 #1 votes)
http://youtu.be/0JIl8mHx4iY
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:33 (thirteen years ago)
the next two both had the same number of points and votes and no #1 votes, so the tie was broken based on the ranking of the highest vote.
http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/musicvideos/2007/7/david-gahan-personal-jesus.jpg15. "Personal Jesus"single, 1989/Violator, 1990285 votes (13 points, highest ranking = #4)
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:38 (thirteen years ago)
http://youtu.be/u1xrNaTO1bI
Wow, higher than I expected for Personal Jesus (wasn't actually sure it would even be here at all).
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:39 (thirteen years ago)
But Not Tonight: a song that rose tons in my estimation in recent years. It's an anthem that's ambiguous about that.
― Euler, Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:40 (thirteen years ago)
"But Not Tonight" was my #1
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:45 (thirteen years ago)
http://www.multinet.no/~jonarne/Hjemmesia/Favorittartister/depeche/martin_gore.jpg14. "Blasphemous Rumours"Some Great Reward, 1984285 votes (13 points, highest ranking = #3)
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:46 (thirteen years ago)
"But Not Tonight" was going to be my #1 but then it ended up being my #2.
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:47 (thirteen years ago)
Conversely, that's lower than I expected for Blasphemous Rumours! ilx be trippin.
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:49 (thirteen years ago)
http://youtu.be/AZRGPg5laDU
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:49 (thirteen years ago)
lol I own that spring '93 Details magazine, remarkable for editor in chief William Shaw writing a story in which he accepts Dave Gahan's word that he's "changed" when Gahan had hit his nadir.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:51 (thirteen years ago)
http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmackuRG5x1qbb1fro1_500.jpg13. "Halo"Violator, 1990291 points (11 votes, 1 #1 vote)
http://youtu.be/iEH4eqtK8SU
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:53 (thirteen years ago)
Halo has always seemed like one of the minor tracks on Violator to me, but Violator is so good that even its minor tracks are better than a lot of the rest of DM's catalogue.
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 5 May 2012 01:02 (thirteen years ago)
http://www.destroyrockandroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Recoil-Alan-Wilder-Car-Pic.jpeg12. "Behind the Wheel"Music for the Masses, 1987291 points (11 votes, 2 #1 votes)
http://youtu.be/6FrOpHPC-XM
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 01:03 (thirteen years ago)
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 5 May 2012 01:03 (thirteen years ago)
(this was my very emphatically voted-for #1, btw)
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 5 May 2012 01:04 (thirteen years ago)
Disagree -- they're masters of their game on this track. Rarely have their histrionics been used to such moving affect. Beautiful strings!
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 5 May 2012 01:05 (thirteen years ago)
Everything about Behind the Wheel is perfect imo. It builds through the first verse, picks up steam in the second with the addition of the snare, and so on and so forth.
"I'm going cheap."
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 5 May 2012 01:08 (thirteen years ago)
last one for tonight:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q9L-KcV9yQA/Tsw-b3KmQXI/AAAAAAAANIc/b7TG4NWgbxE/s1600/depecheMODE81telly.jpg11. "New Life"single/Speak & Spell, 1981328 points (15 votes)
http://youtu.be/ZFnEhwmpjXI
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 01:10 (thirteen years ago)
Spotify reminder: http://open.spotify.com/user/mondosalvo/playlist/4PbZvk0EhUyQksRQZo978B
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 5 May 2012 01:11 (thirteen years ago)
11. (328 points / 15 votes): New Life12. (291 points / 11 votes): Behind the Wheel13. (291 points / 11 votes): Halo14. (285 points / 13 votes): Blasphemous Rumours15. (285 points / 13 votes): Personal Jesus16. (256 points / 10 votes): But Not Tonight17. (251 points / 11 votes): I Feel You18. (248 points / 12 votes): A Question of Time19. (239 points / 12 votes): Master and Servant20. (233 points / 11 votes): Waiting for the Night21. (207 points / 11 votes): See You22. (198 points / 10 votes): Get the Balance Right!23. (198 points / 9 votes): Lie To Me24. (194 points / 9 votes): Home25. (194 points / 7 votes): It's No Good26. (183 points / 9 votes): A Question of Lust27. (178 points / 8 votes): Black Celebration28. (173 points / 8 votes): The Things You Said29. (172 points / 9 votes): Fly on the Windscreen30. (171 points / 8 votes): People Are People31. (163 points / 6 votes): Somebody32. (144 points / 7 votes): Useless33. (129 points / 7 votes): Love, In Itself34. (129 points / 6 votes): Photographic35. (121 points / 6 votes): Dreaming of Me36. (117 points / 6 votes): Clean37. (113 points / 4 votes): Sweetest Perfection38. (107 points / 6 voteS): Precious39. (107 points / 5 votes): Sea of Sin40. (105 points / 6 votes): Here Is the House
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 01:15 (thirteen years ago)
guessing my vote for Moonlight Sonata was wasted
― Euler, Saturday, 5 May 2012 01:17 (thirteen years ago)
Behind the Wheel and Blasphemous Rumours were the two songs that i realised through doing this that i like much less than i thought i did
― Roberto Spiralli, Saturday, 5 May 2012 01:21 (thirteen years ago)
SHOCKING SPOILER: Moonlight Sonata is NOT in the top 10!!!!
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 01:23 (thirteen years ago)
― Johnny Fever, Friday, May 4, 2012 8:39 PM (48 minutes ago) Bookmark
lol wut
― some dude, Saturday, 5 May 2012 01:29 (thirteen years ago)
not really a fan but Enjoy the Silence should take this. Perfect song all the way.
― President Keyes, Saturday, 5 May 2012 01:34 (thirteen years ago)
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, May 4, 2012 8:45 PM (49 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
High five Alf!
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Saturday, 5 May 2012 01:36 (thirteen years ago)
Blasphemous Rumors to low!
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Saturday, 5 May 2012 01:37 (thirteen years ago)
Too
My #1 probably won't make it. I'm disappointed.
― silverfish, Saturday, 5 May 2012 02:34 (thirteen years ago)
i'm so far 12/20 with my number one "Halo" already showing up.
i might end up getting around 17 in the Top 40.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 5 May 2012 02:41 (thirteen years ago)
I have 3, maybe 4 songs that will be in the top 10
gonna roll my eyes at you guys so hard if you voted Enjoy the Silence #1, it's not even the best Violator single ("Policy of Truth", which still missed my ballot)
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Saturday, 5 May 2012 03:02 (thirteen years ago)
my top four have already placed, i could be crazy but i think my #5 has a shot at beating 'enjoy the silence' for #1, hoping ilx doesn't let me down again.
― balls, Saturday, 5 May 2012 03:10 (thirteen years ago)
^^ i hope that is the case :)
― charlie h, Saturday, 5 May 2012 04:02 (thirteen years ago)
Enjoy the Silence was my no 5 i think.
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Saturday, 5 May 2012 04:06 (thirteen years ago)
― Bee OK, Saturday, 5 May 2012 04:16 (thirteen years ago)
Only four of my twenty have placed so far, looks like I'm way off consensus on this one. And you might've picked a more appealing image for I Feel You - the girl in the video was very important to me once upon a time.
― Ismael Klata, Saturday, 5 May 2012 07:11 (thirteen years ago)
Glad to see I Feel You, I ended up placing that much higher than I thought I would once I'd relistened to it.
― Pacific Trash Vortex (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Saturday, 5 May 2012 07:37 (thirteen years ago)
My first reaction on seeing these results is "OMG 'SEE YOU' IS ON SINGSTAR?!?!"
― Touché Gödel (ledge), Saturday, 5 May 2012 08:07 (thirteen years ago)
It's not even close to being their worst song, even among singles, "It's Called a Heart", "It's Only When I Lose Myself" and maybe "See You" (sorry to the eleven people who voted for it) are worse.
24. (194 points / 9 votes): Home25. (194 points / 7 votes): It's No Good
Pleasantly surprised here ... it's not that Ultra isn't great, but that I don't think there's much consensus on what the best songs are (a big disadvantage in polls).
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Saturday, 5 May 2012 08:28 (thirteen years ago)
I do love It's No Good, even if I was influenced a bit by Alfred's takedown on the voting thread. The video is something else though - loads of laughs (including said smarmy face). Sometimes I'd say it's my favourite clip ever, but there're a lot of other Depeche clips pushing it hard.
― Ismael Klata, Saturday, 5 May 2012 10:20 (thirteen years ago)
Oh man, I love But Not Tonight so much - should have been top 10.
― Get wolves (DL), Saturday, 5 May 2012 11:09 (thirteen years ago)
And you might've picked a more appealing image for I Feel You - the girl in the video was very important to me once upon a time.
― Ismael Klata, Saturday, May 5, 2012 3:11 AM (4 hours ago) Bookmark
haha otm. i also forgot how ridiculous Gahan is in this video, it almost seems like he's doing a deliberate Bono parody.
― some dude, Saturday, 5 May 2012 11:20 (thirteen years ago)
i'm so far 12/20
Me too. And I expect at least 5 of the remaining ones to show in the top 10. (Though I am a little amazed that all of the big Some Great Reward singles have already placed. Just my age, I guess, but those are so foundational to my idea of Depeche Mode.)
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Saturday, 5 May 2012 12:50 (thirteen years ago)
I'm 8/20. "I Feel You" is so bad-ass.
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Saturday, 5 May 2012 15:22 (thirteen years ago)
right. let's do this!
http://media.depechemode.com/main_site/2009_discography_498px/singles/33_walkinginmyshoes.jpg10. "Walking In My Shoes"Songs of Faith and Devotion, 1993333 points (13 votes, 2 #1 votes)
http://youtu.be/GrC_yuzO-Ss
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 16:26 (thirteen years ago)
My no.1
― Ismael Klata, Saturday, 5 May 2012 16:28 (thirteen years ago)
So happy to see Home make it. I gave it my number one vote. As I said in the other thread, the combination of those beautiful strings and the incredible vocal gets me everytime. Really happy to see Lie to me place so high too, great song.
See You is the only song in the list so far that I really just don't like at all. I've always hated how lazy the chorus sounds, it's the same problem I have with The Meaning of Love.
― Kitchen Person, Saturday, 5 May 2012 16:29 (thirteen years ago)
Walking In My Shoes is a classic piece of songwriting, terrific to bellow out passionately. I really like the long ebowed coda too. It reminds me of another tune from the era, Suede's 'Europe Is Our Playground', which ends on a similar guitar figure. Any other songs like this, structurally?
― Ismael Klata, Saturday, 5 May 2012 16:34 (thirteen years ago)
http://b.vimeocdn.com/ts/111/378/11137853_640.jpg9. "Just Can't Get Enough"Speak & Spell, 1981342 points (13 votes)
http://youtu.be/_6FBfAQ-NDE
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 16:56 (thirteen years ago)
(too low?)
oh, and there was 1 #1 vote for Just Can't Get Enough.
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 16:57 (thirteen years ago)
ehh it's a nice enough pop ditty
― Touché Gödel (ledge), Saturday, 5 May 2012 16:57 (thirteen years ago)
probably not (ask me again when i see what's to come) though i am surprised at zero #1 votes, it is a perfect little thing. clarke did better things later but (despite many attempts) he never quite managed another bauble that equaled this one.
― balls, Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:00 (thirteen years ago)
XPOST
― balls, Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:01 (thirteen years ago)
early 80s a bad time for chins in the uk
"Walking in My Shoes" in my top ten.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:05 (thirteen years ago)
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/500/50029419/Depeche+Mode+love.png8. "Strangelove"single/Music for the Masses, 1987378 votes (17 votes)
http://youtu.be/JIrm0dHbCDU
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:06 (thirteen years ago)
"Strangelove" is probably the best DM music video.
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:07 (thirteen years ago)
"Strangelove" is also totally badass, it's one of my new favorite songs to sing
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:09 (thirteen years ago)
that song seemed so brazen in 87
― balls, Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:14 (thirteen years ago)
another great video:
http://otriva.net/_ld/26/2658.jpg7. "Stripped"Black Celebration, 1986389 points (16 votes, 1 #1 vote)
http://youtu.be/qU8UfYdKHvs
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:16 (thirteen years ago)
you have to make this life livable
― balls, Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:17 (thirteen years ago)
girls thought they were being "pervy" by singing the lyrics.
This period had no trouble crossing over to Miami radio stations because deejays knew how fabulous Company B sounded next to "Strangelove."
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:18 (thirteen years ago)
"Breathing In Fumes" was the first Depeche Mode song I heard that wasn't on Some Great Reward; when I got 101 I recognized its elements in "Stripped" immediately and that's been one of my favorite DM songs ever since. It was #2 on my ballot.
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:25 (thirteen years ago)
I'd've'd Strangelove really high if I'd given it a few more days - terrific vocal.
― Ismael Klata, Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:26 (thirteen years ago)
whoa ultimate radio station
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:27 (thirteen years ago)
seriously that swankass sleazy hook (probably the closest depeche mode come to jam-lewis right?), the casual kinkiness of the lyrics, that vague air of doom. i was 13 when 'strangelove' hit (and it hit BIG on mtv) and it felt mysteriously dirty and vulgar in a way that unnerved me; i listened to ALOT of 2 live crew and as vulgar as they were they also basically allowed me to think that at 13 via playground scuttlebutt, 80s teen comedies, and stolen playboys and penthouses i had a fairly good grip so to speak on sex. 'strangelove' hinted that i didn't know ANYTHING.
― balls, Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:27 (thirteen years ago)
I have this very deep desire for a Señor Coconut-tyle album of DM covers, esp. Strangelove, which I think would sound fabulous on a marimba.
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:29 (thirteen years ago)
strangelove is really about relationships, not sex
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:29 (thirteen years ago)
ok bono
― balls, Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:29 (thirteen years ago)
lol
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:30 (thirteen years ago)
no, I guess that came out wrong. there's definitely sex there, written purposefully in away so that the song can be interpreted in a sexual way, but it's really about being mean to a loved one and awaiting the pain that will be returned
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:33 (thirteen years ago)
opinions4u
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:35 (thirteen years ago)
http://991.com/newGallery/Depeche-Mode-World-In-My-Eyes-7890.jpg6. "World In My Eyes"Violator, 1990400 points (16 votes)
http://youtu.be/nhZdL4JlnxI
oh yeah there's a sweetness and, um, emotional depth there that's not present in something like say 'sex dwarf' (waiting to have someone correct me by telling me that 'sex dwarf' despite its title has basically the same theme as 'the living years'). no way i was hearing that in 1987.
― balls, Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:36 (thirteen years ago)
yay my fave violator single though nay half the top six composed of violator singles
'World in My Eyes' kind of sneaks up on you with how good it is.
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:39 (thirteen years ago)
Often, the first track on an album loses its appeal just because you hear it so many time. Not in this case.
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:44 (thirteen years ago)
my #1
― Touché Gödel (ledge), Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:45 (thirteen years ago)
Yeah, it's great.
― Ismael Klata, Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:45 (thirteen years ago)
yeah, sorry, 1 #1 vote for World In My Eyes.
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:59 (thirteen years ago)
http://i47.tinypic.com/a492ll.jpg5. "Policy of Truth"Violator, 1990436 points (17 votes, 1 #1 vote)
http://youtu.be/M2VBmHOYpV8
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:00 (thirteen years ago)
http://pixhost.me/avaxhome/7d/0b/00100b7d_medium.jpeg4. "Everything Counts"Construction Time Again, 1983583 points (22 votes, 1 #1 vote)
http://youtu.be/1t-gK-9EIq4
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:09 (thirteen years ago)
not a fan
― balls, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:11 (thirteen years ago)
Nice!
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:13 (thirteen years ago)
"Everything Counts" might be the most consistently overrated DM single, although that doesn't mean it still isn't great.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:15 (thirteen years ago)
I know what two of the top three will be, but blanking on the third.
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:17 (thirteen years ago)
perhaps this will jog your memory.
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/28108571/Depeche+Mode+Shake+the+Disease.jpg3. "Shake the Disease"single, 1985591 points (21 votes, 3 #1 votes)
http://youtu.be/r_0sL_SQYvw
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:20 (thirteen years ago)
Aw yes, the 3-for-1 sale on hair bleach era.
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:21 (thirteen years ago)
^^^ otm
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:22 (thirteen years ago)
Shake The Disease was my number one. I'm relieved to see it there, I was begining to think nobody else liked it.
― Pacific Trash Vortex (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:24 (thirteen years ago)
Can't argue with the top two.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:25 (thirteen years ago)
"Policy of Truth" was my #1.
― Euler, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:26 (thirteen years ago)
Moffe growing vpon the skull of a Gahanhttp://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxd4xbQthD1qb0vb5o1_500.jpg2. "Enjoy the Silence"Violator, 1990623 points (23 votes, 3 #1 votes)
http://youtu.be/diT3FvDHMyo
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:33 (thirteen years ago)
woah
― Ismael Klata, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:34 (thirteen years ago)
It's fantastic that "Pimpf" is going to place so high, btw.
― Euler, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:34 (thirteen years ago)
If my #1 is the poll's #1 then my mind is going to be blown!
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:36 (thirteen years ago)
http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/not-the-father-gif-not-the-father.gif
― balls, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:38 (thirteen years ago)
'enjoy the silence' is pretty obv great though, such a great summer song
― balls, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:40 (thirteen years ago)
http://www.theblackmail.com.au/images/bm018/bm018_dm_04.jpg1. "Never Let Me Down Again"Music for the Masses, 1987741 points (26 votes, 3 #1 votes)
http://youtu.be/snILjFUkk_A
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:41 (thirteen years ago)
lol crut
― balls, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:41 (thirteen years ago)
my ballot:
1. Shake the Disease2. But Not Tonight3. Everything Counts4. And Then...5. Strangelove6. Shout!7. New Life8. Leave In Silence9. Fly on the Windscreen10. Ice Machine11. See You12. Stories Of Old13. Get the Balance Right!14. Dreaming of Me15. I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead16. Now, This Is Fun17. People Are People18. Master and Servant19. Photographic20. Love, In Itself
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:43 (thirteen years ago)
mine!
1. it's no good2. halo3. a question of time4. precious5. never let me down again6. dreaming of me7. behind the wheel8. world in my eyes9. master and servant10. love, in itself11. blasphemous rumours12. new life13. strange love14. the sinner in me (villalobos remix) 15. enjoy the silence16. shake the disease17. but not tonight18. the meaning of love19. ice machine20. things you said
― balls, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:43 (thirteen years ago)
i have 'shake the disease' way too low there
― balls, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:44 (thirteen years ago)
Behind the Wheel - 40Stripped - 36Sea of Sin - 33Everything Counts - 30John the Revelator - 28Enjoy the Silence - 26A Question of Lust - 25Blasphemous Rumours - 24The Things You Said - 23Martyr - 22Kingdom (Dave Gahan) - 21Shake the Disease - 20Lie to Me - 19Clean - 18Suffer Well - 17Never Let Me Down Again - 16World in My Eyes - 15I Cast a Lonesome Shadow (Martin L. Gore) - 14And Then... - 13Get the Balance Right! - 12
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:46 (thirteen years ago)
shoutout to kroq for deepening my love for these jabronis, anton corbijn to knowing how to shoot some fineass women, martin gore for the tasty licks
― balls, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:46 (thirteen years ago)
1. Walking In My Shoes2. Barrel of a Gun3. I Feel You4. People Are People5. Satellite6. Policy of Truth7. World In My Eyes8. Enjoy the Silence9. It's No Good10. Agent Orange
11. John the Revelator12. Fragile Tension13. Shine14. Stjarna15. Ice Machine16. Strangelove17. Never Let Me Down Again18. Personal Jesus19. Nothing to Fear20. One Caress
Albums: 1. Music for the Masses; 2. Exciter; 3. Songs of Faith and Devotion
― Ismael Klata, Saturday, 5 May 2012 19:02 (thirteen years ago)
Hooray! I'm glad John the Revelator got at least one other vote.
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 5 May 2012 19:11 (thirteen years ago)
Policy of TruthNever Let Me Down AgainBarrel Of A GunCleanSonata No. 14 In C#m ''Moonlight Sonata''SomebodyBlasphemous RumoursJust Can't Get EnoughPersonal JesusPimpfRoute 66The Sun And The RainfallWaiting For The NightStjarnaAgent OrangeBlue DressBut Not TonightMemphistoIt Doesn't Matter TwoWalking In My Shoes
albums
ViolatorMusic for the MassesUltra
― Euler, Saturday, 5 May 2012 19:17 (thirteen years ago)
SomebodyStrippedNever Let Me Down AgainLie To MeShameI Feel YouIn ChainsHappiest GirlI Want It AllWaiting For The NightTora! Tora! Tora!Sea of SinShake the DiseaseFreeloveThe Darkest StarHole to FeedFly On The WindscreenStrangelovePreciousA Question of Time
Albums:
Black CelebrationPlaying the AngelConstruction Time Again
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Saturday, 5 May 2012 19:47 (thirteen years ago)
seriously that swankass sleazy hook (probably the closest depeche mode come to jam-lewis right?
my god balls you're right
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 5 May 2012 20:05 (thirteen years ago)
1. But Not Tonight2. Shake The Disease3. Enjoy The Silence4. Halo5. A Question of Lust6. Never Let Me Down Again7. The Things You Said8. Strangelove9. Walking in My Shoes10. Precious11. Just Can't Get Enough12. Dreaming of Me13. New Life14. Death's Door15. Master and Servant16. World in My Eyes17. Mercy in You18. Route 6619. Policy of Truth20. Personal Jesus
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 5 May 2012 20:08 (thirteen years ago)
As essentially a greatest-hits list, my top 19 all made the poll.
SomebodyMaster and ServantBlasphemous RumorsPersonal JesusJust Can't Get EnoughBut Not TonightEverything CountsNever Let Me Down AgainEnjoy the SilenceSee YouPeople Are PeopleShake the DiseaseStrippedNew LifePolicy of TruthBlack CelebrationLove, In ItselfA Question of LustI Feel YouFlexible
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Saturday, 5 May 2012 20:16 (thirteen years ago)
how much airplay did "But Not Tonight" get in '86? To me it sounds like the crucial link between the sound they're abandoning and what awaited them in the MFTM period.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 5 May 2012 20:17 (thirteen years ago)
Mine:
1 Shake The Disease2 Useless3 Dream On4 New Life5 I Feel You6 Personal Jesus7 Everything Counts8 Enjoy The Silence9 Just Can't Get Enough10 Walking In My Shoes11 Never Let Me Down Again12 Sea Of Sin13 Stripped14 Freelove15 Shine16 The Sinner In Me17 Only When I Lose Myself18 Lie To Me19 See You20 Get The Balance Right
― Pacific Trash Vortex (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Saturday, 5 May 2012 20:29 (thirteen years ago)
Wait, awkward lyrics have been mentioned thus far but not "as long as he remembers who's wearing the trousers"?
I wish I had got around to voting in this though.
― I must be old, I recognise nobody in ITV2 idents (aldo), Saturday, 5 May 2012 20:40 (thirteen years ago)
World in My EyesBlue DressWaiting For the NightShake the DiseaseIt Doesn't MatterHere Is the HouseHomeSweetest PerfectionNever Let Me Down AgainEnjoy the SilenceCleanBut Not TonightRushInsightSee YouSomebodyStrippedA Question of TimeBlasphemous RumoursPolicy of Truth
Most disappointed in Insight not placing - I guess it was a long shot. Ok the 'spirit of love' chorus is kinda balls but vocally it's one of their best imo. A Gahan/Gore duet (after the first verse), on headphones it's just immense, especially the moment at 2:25 when Gore appears up close and personal in the right channel.
― Touché Gödel (ledge), Saturday, 5 May 2012 21:22 (thirteen years ago)
Would have voted:
Fly On The WindscreenI Want You NowHere Is The HouseIn Your RoomHaloTo Have And To HoldStrippedBlack CelebrationBehind The WheelIt Doesn't Matter TwoA Question Of LustPolicy Of TruthSomebodyHappiest GirlThe Things You SaidWorld In My EyesLittle 15CondemnationBlasphemous RumoursEverything Counts
Wouldn't have made any difference, I suspect.
― I must be old, I recognise nobody in ITV2 idents (aldo), Saturday, 5 May 2012 21:35 (thirteen years ago)
Although I seem to recall Counterfit (and Counterfit ^2?) votes were allowed which would have changed that as well.
― I must be old, I recognise nobody in ITV2 idents (aldo), Saturday, 5 May 2012 21:41 (thirteen years ago)
Just for yucks here's the ballot breakdown by album. RIP Blue Dress ;_;
(Dreaming of Me)
New LifeI Sometimes Wish I Was DeadPuppetsBoys Say GoNodiscoWhat's Your Name?PhotographicTora! Tora! Tora!Big MuffAny Second Now (Voices)Just Can't Get Enough
Leave in SilenceMy Secret GardenMonumentNothing to FearSee YouSatelliteThe Meaning of LoveA Photograph of YouShouldn't Have Done ThatThe Sun & the Rainfall
(Get the Balance Right!)
Love, in ItselfMore Than a PartyPipelineEverything CountsTwo Minute WarningShameThe Landscape Is ChangingTold You SoAnd Then...
Something to DoLie to MePeople Are PeopleIt Doesn't MatterStories of OldSomebodyMaster and ServantIf You WantBlasphemous Rumours
(Shake the Disease)
Black CelebrationFly on the Windscreen - FinalA Question of LustSometimesIt Doesn't Matter TwoA Question of TimeStrippedHere Is the HouseWorld Full of NothingDressed in BlackNew DressBreathing in FumesBut Not Tonight (Extended Remix)Black Day
Never Let Me Down AgainThe Things You SaidStrangeloveSacredLittle 15Behind the WheelI Want You NowTo Have and to HoldNothingPimpf
World in My EyesSweetest PerfectionPersonal JesusHaloWaiting for the NightEnjoy the SilencePolicy of TruthBlue DressClean
(Sea of Sin)
I Feel YouWalking in My ShoesCondemnationMercy in YouJudasIn Your RoomGet Right with MeRushOne CaressHigher Love
Barrel of a GunThe Love ThievesHomeIt's No GoodUselinkUselessSister of NightJazz ThievesFreestateThe Bottom LineInsight
(Exciter - nada)
A Pain That I'm Used ToJohn the RevelatorSuffer WellThe Sinner in MePreciousMacroI Want It AllNothing's ImpossibleIntrospectreDamaged PeopleLilianThe Darkest Star
(Sounds of the Universe - nada)
― Touché Gödel (ledge), Saturday, 5 May 2012 21:46 (thirteen years ago)
Rush & In Your Room >>>>>> It's No Good & Useless.
― Touché Gödel (ledge), Saturday, 5 May 2012 21:48 (thirteen years ago)
wow, ALL of my songs made it except for one that i knew wasn't going to anyway. very nice poll.
― charlie h, Sunday, 6 May 2012 01:09 (thirteen years ago)
my ballot, which was assembled haphazardly over the course of lots of random listening on Spotify having been only familiar with DM as a singles act:
Enjoy The SilencePolicy of TruthJust Can't Get EnoughInsightMartyrEverything CountsBut Not TonightI Feel YouStrangeloveIn ChainsSuffer WellNever Let Me Down AgainWalking In My ShoesNew LifeBlue DressUselessLie To MeI Want You NowBlasphemous RumoursPhotographic
― some dude, Sunday, 6 May 2012 01:38 (thirteen years ago)
my ballot
1. To Have and to Hold2. Sweetest Perfection3. Never Let Me Down Again4. Stripped5. Barrel of a Gun6. Master and Servant7. Shake the Disease8. World in My Eyes9. Personal Jesus10. Enjoy the Silence11. Sea of Sin12. Get the Balance Right13. A Question of Time14. Black Celebration15. Happiest Girl16. Behind the Wheel17. Home18. I Feel Loved19. Rush20. Pimpf
honestly thought To Have and To Hold was more liked, such an amazing song
― silverfish, Sunday, 6 May 2012 02:18 (thirteen years ago)
can I just say, NB&S your ballot is amazing
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Sunday, 6 May 2012 02:26 (thirteen years ago)
wow, am i the only person who voted for Nothing? i think my only other pick that didn't place was Meaning of Love. for shame.
― Roberto Spiralli, Sunday, 6 May 2012 02:42 (thirteen years ago)
silverfish your ballot is also amazing
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Sunday, 6 May 2012 02:51 (thirteen years ago)
Me:
01. Photographic02. Never Let Me Down Again03. Black Celebration04. Everything Counts05. Behind The Wheel06. Strangelove07. New Life08. Dreaming of Me09. Boys Say Go!10. Just Can't Get Enough11. Puppets12. Stripped13. Fly On The Windscreen14. Get The Balance Right!15. The Things You Said16. Blasphemous Rumours17. Master and Servant18. Something to Do19. Shake The Disease20. Enjoy The Silence
01. Speak & Spell 02. Music For The Masses 03. Black Celebration
Thanks for your efforts, crüt!
― Kent Burt, Sunday, 6 May 2012 12:36 (thirteen years ago)
This was mine:
1 But Not Tonight2 Just Can't Get Enough3 Everything Counts4 Never Let Me Down Again5 Enjoy the Silence6 Policy of Truth7 Blasphemous Rumors8 Question of Time9 World in My Eyes10 People are People11 Strangelove12 See You13 Personal Jesus14 Shake the Disease15 Dreaming of Me16 The Meaning of Love17 Somebody18 New Life19 Love, in Itself20 Master and Servant
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Sunday, 6 May 2012 14:02 (thirteen years ago)
In a good way, I hope
― Pacific Trash Vortex (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Sunday, 6 May 2012 14:03 (thirteen years ago)
― Roberto Spiralli, Saturday, May 5, 2012 7:42 PM
It was my #1 vote!
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Sunday, 6 May 2012 14:06 (thirteen years ago)
I don't know enough about DM to have voted, but just wanted to say thanks for running this poll, Crüt.
― improvised explosive advice (WmC), Sunday, 6 May 2012 14:21 (thirteen years ago)
^^^^ yes
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Sunday, 6 May 2012 14:24 (thirteen years ago)
thanks from me too. This list will give me a good starting point to delve into DM.
― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 6 May 2012 14:25 (thirteen years ago)
Thanks, Curt1s. My ballot, more or less (i.e. from memory):
1. Love, In Itself2. See You (Extended Version)3. Big Muff4. Now, This Is Fun (Extended Version)5. New Life6. I Feel You7. Personal Jesus8. Everything Counts9. Wrong10. Just Can't Get Enough
― Jeff W, Sunday, 6 May 2012 14:35 (thirteen years ago)
GOD, IS MY FINGER NOT ON THE PULSE...
1. Stripped (#7) 2. Policy Of Truth (#5) 3. Never Let Me Down Again (#1) 4. Everything Counts (#4) 5. Shake The Disease (#3) 6. One Caress (did not place) 7. Rush (did not place) 8. Judas (did not place) 9. Surrender (did not place)10. Photographic (#34)11. Fly On The Windscreen - Final (#29)12. Here Is The House (#40)13. People Are People (#30)14. Sacred (did not place)15. Condemnation (did not place)16. The Sun & The Rainfall (did not place)17. Two Minute Warning (did not place)18. Something To Do (did not place)19. Puppets (did not place)20. Goodnight Lovers (did not place)
There are songs that I didn't vote for that I look at on the results and I think 'yeah, I can definitely understand why it's in there, and I probably would have voted for it myself if I'd had the space'.
'Love, In Itself', 'Useless', 'Lie To Me', 'Get The Balance Right!' and 'But Not Tonight' = not worthy of a placing in a Top 40 Depeche tracks list, IMO.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Sunday, 6 May 2012 18:26 (thirteen years ago)
One Caress should've been there I reckon
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 6 May 2012 18:28 (thirteen years ago)
Not only did I think "Enjoy" would sweep it, but "In Your Room" didn't even place? Maybe because it was a single (and one I love), I assumed it was a lock. Interesting results!
Yeah, One Caress barely missed my ballot.
― Vinnie, Sunday, 6 May 2012 18:41 (thirteen years ago)
ok this is crazy
― crüt, Sunday, 6 May 2012 18:55 (thirteen years ago)
Thanks for running the poll, crüt - didn't end up submitting a ballot as I only really know the early singles and MftM, but very happy "Shake The Disease" placed as high as it did.
― etc, Sunday, 6 May 2012 20:21 (thirteen years ago)
Thanks crüt
My ballot:
1. Walking in My Shoes2. Enjoy the Silence3. Stripped4. Photographic (Some Bizzare Version)5. Halo6. But Not Tonight7. Never Let Me Down Again (Split Mix)8. World in My Eyes9. A Question of Lust10. A Question of Time11. Fly on the Windscreen (Final)12. Something to Do13. One Caress14. Everything Counts15. Behind the Wheel16. Master and Servant17. Useless (Kruder & Dorfmeister Session)18. Rush (Spiritual Guidance Mix)19. Waiting for the Night20. Precious
Disappointed not to see my favourite SGW track, Something to Do: smalltown blues by way of boshing EBM. Also surprised by absence of Nothing, which would have been my #21 on a
Listening to Construction Time Again as I type this - fantastically inventive sounds and arrangements but boy those lyrics are even worse than I remembered. So odd, DM's political awareness - lasted for just one year. It didn't suit them.
― Get wolves (DL), Sunday, 6 May 2012 22:17 (thirteen years ago)
"New Dress" is political, also somewhat gauche.
― Touché Gödel (ledge), Sunday, 6 May 2012 22:54 (thirteen years ago)
ps thx crut!
― Touché Gödel (ledge), Sunday, 6 May 2012 23:14 (thirteen years ago)
thanks EVERYONE!!
― crüt, Sunday, 6 May 2012 23:33 (thirteen years ago)
good poll crüt; y'all
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Monday, 7 May 2012 01:14 (thirteen years ago)
Among the best of boy bands; only One Direction beats them in the number of good songs per album.
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 7 December 2018 01:37 (six years ago)
It turns out my wife had never seen "101," so we watched it tonight. I actually watch it every few years, and each time I'm elated by the end. Just a wonderful snapshot. So many great songs and performances. Love that it even gives a glimpse of mundane behind the scenes money stuff, something these movies rarely delve into.
It's odd, I've never considered myself a particularly big fan, but there is more stuff from this band that I love than there is from bands I love more. In fact, some of my happiest moments as a consumer (as gauche as that scans) were when those reissues came out, each sounding impeccable and each packaged with those absolutely illuminating documentaries. Helped me appreciate the band even more.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 30 November 2020 03:20 (four years ago)
I hadn't heard all of Songs of Faith and Devotion til this year. The arrangement of the non-ballads slowly add and remove instrumental parts that are often so noisy they don't function as hooks when first heard. It doesn't cohere until the last minute or so of each song, when suddenly all of these noises and sounds are combined for a big finish, at which point the song lurches about like a beast composed from diverse monstrous parts, demanding astonishment!Obviously a lot of this structure came about because they were trying to combine current electronics and the popular guitar sounds of the era.
― Halfway there but for you, Wednesday, 23 August 2023 21:30 (one year ago)
I overlooked this album for a long time because I wanted more of it to be like "Walking in My Shoes" and "In Your Room", but pretty much every song on it is very good. "In Your Room" matches your description, I don't think it fully clicked with me until I'd heard the song a couple times and knew where it was going
― Vinnie, Wednesday, 23 August 2023 23:15 (one year ago)
I don’t hate it but I feel it’s indirectly responsible for a lot of music I do hate (eg: nu metal with the on the red mastering, clipped beats, turntable scratches, distorted synth, ugly big guitars)
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 23 August 2023 23:27 (one year ago)