Depeche Mode

doctor evil

Can anyone recommend a good album of there?, how many has there been over the years.

I`ve gotten into them recently enough, found out that a song I like is by them, I feel loved. Dave Gahan, phwoar:D .

DerekD Goldfish

Songs of Fath and Devotion is my favorite Depece Mode album
They have 12 studio albums (I Think)

Music for the Masses is other good place to start

eddyc

They have 2 greatest hits albums, the best one in my opinion would be the 86-98 one , the older stuff is way too cheesey for me

tj-music.com

The new one is more than decent ("Playing the angel") and their best selling album to date is: "Violator" from 1990.

Check out Depeche Mode gig reviews @: www.concert-reviews.net

smackbunnybaby

violater, violater and violater

ChuckProphet

The best DM albums imo are:
1. music for the masses
2. violator
3. black celebration

these along with the singles 81-85 are essential. songs of faith and devotion is pretty good too.

BleakestH

I really need to check these guys out too.

honru

ChuckProphet wrote:

The best DM albums imo are:
1. music for the masses
2. violator
3. black celebration

Can't go wrong with any of these. Personally, I don't care much for compilations/greatest hits so if you like what you hear then I would fully indulge in their back catalouge.

tony 2 tone

Music for the Masses is only 7.99 in HMV at the mo.

doctor evil

I`ll have to check that out, cheers.

doctor evil

Bah I left the HMV sale too late!, all the cds were gone bar speak and spell. Is that one any good?, I`m familiar with any of the songs on it.

Is there any second hand cd shops?, I think theres somewhere in temple bar.

John

City Discs in Temple Bar (beside TBMC) has a lot of second hand stuff and the last time I was there they had a good bit of Depeche Mode. However, if you look in a few record stores you'll find the classic DM albums cheap enough new, tenner tops for the likes of Violator. Sometimes the best of albums are cheap too.

CombatCow

Aye, music for the masses is great and Ultra has a cool edgy sound to it.



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slave1

Being hooked on DM since 81, I'd go

1. Ultra
2. Violator - although these first two switch around a good bit in my mind
3. Speak & Spell - when Vince Clarke was with the group
4. Music for the Masses - the US breakthrough album
5. 101 (live CD) - cemented the US breakthrough

Also, their back catalog is being remastered and re-released, wouldn't bother with getting the new ones remastered but the earlier ones, MY GOD, the sound improvment is unbelievable.
I would highly advise to stay away from second hand copies of the earlier albums and go for the remasters.

Oh, and they have a new greatest hits out soon with a new single "martyre", personally hate hit compilations but there you go

doctor evil

Which album has the song "I feel loved" on it.

Cheers for the help everyone.

I know what you mwan by compilations, they just don`t "feel" right.

nlgbbbblth

doctor evil wrote:

Which album has the song "I feel loved" on it.
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Exciter

re: remasters

Speak and Spell
A Broken Frame
Some Great Reward
Music For The Masses
Violator
Songs Of Faith And Devotion

have been done so far.

avoid buying them here - prices are a rip-off - up to euro 30.
online is best.

John

101 has been remastered too

doctor evil

I noticed the absurd prices alright!. I`m wary of buying cds/dvds online as I am always paranoid that they are forgeries and therefore poor quality. What would be a good site to get them cheap?.

John

Any reputable site (amazon, cd universe, cd wow, play) will not be selling forgeries. Also try their own label, Mute. Sometimes has sales on DM.

honru

I picked up the deluxe Speak and Spell and Music for the Masses off CDWOW for €14 each. Don't go near HMV, Golden Discs, and the like.

bluto63

I quite liked Playing the Angel.

Didn't give the other albums that much of a chance though. I need to re-listen to them

Nina_Angelica

ChuckProphet wrote:

The best DM albums imo are:
1. music for the masses
2. violator
3. black celebration

these along with the singles 81-85 are essential. songs of faith and devotion is pretty good too.

brilliant choices, can't go wrong w/ any of these!

sonic juice

I got some best of thing,all I can remember{I cannot be bothered digging them out of a mounatin of cd's}that one cd sucked the other rocked,I think it was a best of classifying them into time periods?

Did you see Depeche Mode won Best Group at the MTV Awards? Hilarious - a band that's been around 25 years, sold 70 million odd albums, played to 2.5 million people in the last year and now the joke that is MTV decides to award them.
Not that the MTV Awards actually mean anything, I just find it really funny given the Pussycat Dolls were in the same category!

(As an aside, new single Martyr is out now - far from their best but it's not bad at all. Album recommendations would be Music for the Masses, Violator, Songs of Faith and Devotion and Playing the Angel)

CombatCow

I really like Martyr actually. Nice and gritty


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