Reviews (page 12 of 14)
It’s the holidays so I had time to listen to the songs 2+times. The hits Pers Jesus, Enjoy the Silence and Policy of Truth are quite good. As for the rest, the darker songs like Halo were harder to listen to the second time through. The three hits are good so, for a second, I considered rounding up - but only for a second.
By 1990 I had lost interest in this type of music. I was introduced to “Personal Jesus” and “Enjoy the Silence” when I heard remixes a decade letter and by the time I heard the originals, they sounded like they needed a little more punch. That said, “Enjoy the Silence” is a great song, and “World in My Eyes” and “Policy of Truth”. Dave Gahan’s voice isn’t that strong (normal for a synth pop band I guess) but it really brings down the slower tarcks. I like the Pink Floyd-ish bits in “Clean”. Between a 2 and 3 for me.
Too slow
Enjoy the Silence their best song ever, for the rest of album their darkness does not grip me as e.g. Cure/Sisters Of Mercy does. Seems fake to me. Like their early poppy work etter.
This album is pretty good. Some songs are better than others, but overall the songs are good. I honestly don't have many opinions about this album. Favorite song: Halo Worst song: Blue Dress
I don't know if I've run out of ways to describe my daily album a mere 70 days into this project, or if I just don't have much to say about Violator at all. Some songs like Sweetest Perfection, Halo, Enjoy the Silence (of course) and Policy of Truth were moody, atmospheric, and enjoyable enough to put you in a trance, but the other tracks were meh.
Im just not sure how i felt about this one. I started out not liking it but it grew on me. Im not sure if i would say it is one of the 1001 albums you MUST hear before you die... definitely some good songs. just not really my thing i guess.
Not a big new-wave fan; however, I was fond of some of the earlier tracks on the album. The combination of electronic sounds and traditional orchestration gave it a distinct feel. I might come back to this after I become more seasoned with the new-wave genre, however right now, I'm not terribly fond of it. Sort of underwhelming. Favorite Track: Memphisto.
Hooky but trite and overrated. “Enjoy the Silence” and “Policy of Truth” are not bad, but there's a silliness factor that one struggles to look past – just hard to take them seriously, despite (or because of) their becoming unaccountably huge. "Personal Jesus" is as annoying as an earworm can be.
I was expecting this to sound really dated and was very surprised that it didn't. However, I was never a fan, and this listen didn't change that.
Meh
World in My Eyes is very good and Enjoy the Silence is a masterpiece, but I gotta say that I didn't really care about that album outside of that. I respect them and all, but I don't really enjoy listening to them that much. Maybe the older albums will be more in line with my taste.
Not a big fan of Depeche Mode, but I got to admit that all the big hits are there!
Rollercoaster album - it means up an down. Like the overall genre and where they try to go, but not as good as average fan pretend
This album contains very strong moments and others rather average, even that I do not like at all. I think I'd be the kind of person to appreciate a Depeche Mode "Greatest Hits" compilation, but not an album.
I truly don’t get why people like deseche mode. Not the worst thing I’ve heard and It had a cool spooky atmosphere , but I don’t really see the appeal 5/10
Got bored during a lot of the songs. 5/10
Very, very good album. Dark, but in all the right places. Loved it
It was good! I don’t think Depeche Mode is as much my thing, but still a solid album.
Ik veer toch op bij de hitjes en dommel een beetje in bij de rest...
Eerste draaibeurt vond ik het wat tegenvallen, maar omdat ik er toch vertouwen in had dat er meer te halen was heb ik 'm nog een keer geluisterd. En inderdaad, tweede keer was al stukken beter!
Fijne, compacte plaat.
So I will assume if Violator made this list, which I enjoy, (mainly for Personal Jesus and World in My Eyes), but surely that means Black Celebration is on this list as well?
As much as I love quintessential 80s music I did find this a bit grating at times, particularly to begin with and then I grew into it more. The ones I liked I already knew I liked... so perhaps that says something
I did enjoy this quite a look, got some bangers
Some bangers on this piece
surprised me, just never really listened to techno music before though
I didn't like this as much as I thought I would. I'll give it another listen for sure but nothing really stuck out.
bu albumu kaydederken kullandiklari uyusturucu miktarini merak ediyorum cok
I’m not sure what to rate this because I didn’t enjoy at all and wanted to give it a 2 the first listen, but on the second listen I liked it more. I don’t think I liked it enough to give it a 4 though, because there were some songs I didn’t care for.
The production and synth work is amazing on this record. Great mixes and some really great sounds. I wasn't a huge fan of the drum sounds however, also not a huge fan of the lead singers voice. The influence of this record is hard to ignore, just based on some of the NIN and Marilyn Manson records that come after this. I'll probably listen again for production inspiration but I didn't really find myself enjoying these tracks too much.
Highlight? Personal Jesus. Overall, this is good, but not great.
i don't think this is quite my thing but there were some interesting aspects here
not bad honestly, it's got some good songs but also some boring and repetitive ones. personal jesus is my personal favorite, and yes, it's because of gta: san andreas. 6.5/10
Interesting new sounds but not something I’d go back to
this shit sucks
I used to hate this stuff. Now I appreciate it some but it kind of brings me down.
Only song I knew was Personal Jesus Lush goth electro synth, sounding ahead and of its time all at once. A bridge between the 80s and 90s
The overall aesthetic is not for me, but I can appreciate a lot of the sound design. Some of the outros are a bit too long. Second half is way stronger than the first half. Favs: Enjoy the Silence, Policy of Truth, Blue Dress
Haven’t listened to them much before but I was surprised by how many songs I already knew on this album. It gets a little same-y at times but there are a few gems.
Was a bit poppy and generally underwhelming tbh, but I did like a few tracks and will maybe give it another try at some point. Policy of Truth my favourite track.
The talking heads just not as good
Nae bad
Decent album, a couple of songs I've heard before
Parte un po’ così, poi si riprende Si sente che è un album degli anni ‘90 Alcune canzoni un po’ soporifere
I'm not super familiar with Depeche Mode, but this music feels a bit dated. The 80's synths, the goth / emo kid aesthetic. The instrumentation and arrangements are beautiful. Not really sure if I'm feeling the lyrics though. Still, fun to listen to. Might have to give it another shot. Stand out tracks: Personal Jesus, Halo, Policy of Truth
While an album I cannot deny as influential with its sound and design, and some of the songs are indeed classics to stand the test of time, but the album as a whole is obviously meant to be listened to as an album, never on it's own. Many songs lead directly into the next dong, which is fine for those with lyrics, but the instrumental songs that are three in a row feel strange, like they're supposed to be an intermission, but it comes at the end, just making it feel like a movie soundtrack. Iconic, but not that fun of a listen.
The sounds on this album are really pretty amazing. The breadth and depth of the synths, the vocal tones, even the synthetic drums, it's well produced for sure. I was never taken by the band's material, and on this album, while I found myself enjoying the ride more than I thought I might, I do not connect with the songs or the emotional pitch of Depeche Mode, which is why I've never really paid them much attention. Glad I listened, I appreciate the craft, but not an album or a band I'll dig deeper into.
This is another band I didn't care for when they were active. I've come to appreciate them more than like them, though they certainly have great songs that get stuck in my head for days. I admire how sneakily avant-garde they are, taking catchy melodies and dance beats and throwing all sorts of crazy sounds and discordant chords under it. Anyway, this was the first time I listened to an entire album by them, and I dug it. My one complaint was some of the songs tended to overstay their welcome, but I dug the darkness of this album. "Personal Jesus" is still just OK in my book, but the rest of it was all in all pretty great. I'm gonna give it a 3 even though I can see this one growing on me. But at the end of the day, there's something about their sound and their lead singer that will never fully connect with me. But I'm glad I heard it and Sweetest Perfection as a great new find for me.
Good as I recalled
I remember really liking "Personal Jesus" when it was getting a good amount of airplay, and hearing another track or two from this record, but I'm had not heard most of the rest of the album. Although it's more in the electronica/synth-pop style that I am not always drawn to, I like it. They have such a strong sense of melody, their vocal performances are compelling, and the rhythms and harmonies are very well-constructed. At first listen, one might miss how layered and dark (not in a negative sense, but in a rich sense) these songs are.
Personal Jesus, Enjoy the Silence, and Policy if Truth, classic tracks off of Violator. Early 90s electronic music.
Never been able to get into this. Obviously very influential but don't think it has aged well at all. Compared to the yesterdays listen of Trans-Europa Express by Kraftwerk, this album is lacking any direction and just feels like they got way too excited on the synths but had no real interesting ideas. Kraftwerk meanwhile created an exciting world with a lot of purpose that has aged excellently and came out 12 years earlier. In reality I probably enjoyed this a 2 but I'll give it a 3 out of respect for it's influence and for Personal Jesus which is head and shoulders above anything else on here.
Seemed dated in 1990:and more so now. Too much production and bombast.
Pretty good
I never knew the name of "Enjoy the Silence," or knew to connect it to Depeche Mode. This is probably a line I keep repeating about 80's synth-pop and new wave. But I continue to learn that there are some songs from that era that I really enjoy, and many others that don't work the same for me. The first four minutes of "Enjoy the Silence" are terrific. Then they nearly blow it by stopping the song to ask me to "enjoy the silence" and then not actually deliver silence. It should have just flowed into "Policy of Truth," which is the album's second best song. "Personal Jesus" was a hit, but it's just ok. Beyond those three tracks, the rest is all downhill. "Sweetest Perfection" is groan-worthy, and "Blue Dress" ruins the momentum of "Enjoy the Silence" and "Policy of Truth" before the last three tracks eventually wander off into tangentially related electronica.
Today this album sounds primitive. It’s difficult to keep in mind the technology of the time when evaluating this. The music on several tracks holds up fairly well: Personal Jesus - I hear some future Marilyn Manson in there. Waiting For The Night - I can hear the opening to this as the driving layer in a Radiohead song. Enjoy The Silence - I can shimmy my shoulders to this. Clean - I dig the bass part. I can hear why these guys influenced so many bands. In a historical context, this album is likely a 4 or 5. For my listening pleasure, it’s a 3.
Good record, waiting for the night in perticular is a great tune.
Well produced with interesting synth sounds.
Millones de veces (ok, una estrella) más digerible que el Music For The Masses. Aunque no pierden el sello sexoso y darkillo, no se compara con la calentura puberta que hay en el otro disco. Además, este disco contiene dos sencillos que tooooodo mundo conoce y han sido tocados hasta el cansancio, pero que reconozco como muy buenas rolas. Creo que Depeche es una banda de un nicho muy específico y que ese público los ama, pero estoy seguro que no soy de ese grupo, así que sin ese cariño yo solo me quedo con las rolas que estan quemadas pero probadas.
A bit repetitive. There’s only so much of the Depeche Mode “sound” I can take in one sitting, but this album has some classics like Enjoy the Silence and Personal Jesus.
Depeche mode is always a banger. Personal Jesus and halo are the top tracks
Mye bra, litt daukjøtt
Bit too 80s for what was coming out at the same time, seems like it wasn't keeping up with the impending rave styles
A really good album, UT I'm not a huge fan either Depeche Mode nor of 80s electronic music in general. But this is a good one. 3.5 🌟
3 for nostalgia
Depeche Mode. Ikkje feil, ikkje favoritt. Men enda bra. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Cool
DM always seemed about making dance music that wanted to be taken seriously. It’s not a formula that has ever added up for me, save for the very occasional breakthrough exception (e.g. “People Are People”) that proves the rule. “Enjoy the Silence” and “Policy of Truth” are best songs. I’ve always found the unforgettable bounce and hook of “Personal Jesus” more annoying than anything, the lyrics just silly (and likely intentionally provocative). This might be as good a record as this genre can produce, and it’s interesting to me how big and popular DM got, but that just proves another rule: broad popular taste can’t be trusted. Thought I’d like this more after all these years, but, sadly, no.
Personal Jesus is a banger. Legitimate slaps. For me personally it brings back memories of being ~14 year old, playing Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, driving around the desert in a convertible, and blaring this song through the car speakers. Enjoy the Silence is also a genuine certified slapper. The ending is very weird. The rest of the album isn't as strong for me and doesn't offer anything in the same level of quality as Personal Jesus and Enjoy the Silence. Either way, the few tracks that stand out on this album warrant a 3/5 at the least as they are staples in this electronic genre.
OK. Much better than Music for the Masses.
All in a minor key
Not bad, kind of representative of the genre at the time.
Personal Jesus is great. The rest doesn't come close. All electronic riffs and beats, trying to write another Personal Jesus, but unfortunately, they only managed it once.
Personal Jesus & Enjoy the Silence are bangers, but the rest didn't do much for me at all 2.5
I dont love or hate any of the songs I just wasn’t interested the whole album so a bit meh for me
Not fan of Depeche Mode but if you have to listen to one of their albums this is the one. Has a lot of their hits.
Depeche Mode was an MTV staple back in its heyday, and since I was basically raised on MTV, the band figures prominently in my memory, especially the singles, "Personal Jesus", "Enjoy the Silence", and "Policy of Truth". I'm not actually a big fan of synthpop as a genre, but this album is just brilliant. It's not "dark synthpop", but the atmosphere evoked by the music--and even more by the vocals--is dark, not in the macabre sense but in the sense of it being urban and night.
Had a few songs I recognized. Not bad. Not my favorite genre but they do it well.
Thought this was a pretty good album. Very 80s synth electronic feel to it but also had some good rock elements. Some of the songs I’ve heard before. This album is pretty complete as it’s not too long unless you add the bonus tracks. Would listen again. 6.9/10
The 90s trying to shed the last of the 80s.
Policy of truth, personal jesus. Industrial pop, some is kinda techno
Good album. Classic.
first listen great sound, ultimately a little sleepy
lots to listen to on this with interest.
Let me start off by saying: I do not like Depeche Mode. A comedian once said the lead singer is getting to the point where his skin was almost transluscent. Dude, go outside once in a while. So I was probably prejudiced to this album. The electronic percussion was particularly grating. Having said that... Personal Jesus is just a damn good song. It is undeniable. I have listened to that one song over and over again. It just runs over you like a freight train. The rest is decent, but that one song almost redeems the album for me. Almost.
I liked this album, but I was a *bit* underwhelmed by the end of it. Don't get me wrong: I found quite a bit very enjoyable, but I don't think I enjoyed it AS much as 'Music for the Masses' when all is said and done. While the production was cleaner and the album had a couple of songs I had heard in the past ('Enjoy the Silence' is fantastic, but I am not a fan of 'Personal Jesus'), it just felt lacking in something that I can't quite put my finger on. I personally feel like there were more highs and a greater amount of variety in MftM which kept me interested throughout the entire listen. That album felt like peak 1980's synth pop; maybe this record just didn't grab me as much because it was now the 1990's which has a very different sound for the decade? I'm not entirely sure. While I don't have a ton to say, I did have a good time listening to this one. I wouldn't necessarily come back to it at the moment, but it could be a grower with time. 3/5.
Enjoy the silence was good. The rest of the album wasn't bad, and I can see how people like it. I didn't mind it but also wasn't particularly drawn by this album, I found it a bit boring. I guess it's not really my style.
There were a few good hits to hear but overall not my favorite style of music.
Kolejne Depeche na liscie, ale tym razem bardziej kojarze album, ktory jest siodmym w ich studyjnej dyskografii, wydany w 1990, wiec troche minelo od muzyki dla mass i czuc wyrazna zmiane w stylistyce bandy, nadal popowo, bardziej rokowo i mocno elektronicznie, slychac takze influencje z muzyki muzyki klasycznej, jak kompozycja na traku clean, cos jak pimpf na poprzednim piku od nich, najbardziej jednak zaskoczyly mnie wokale pana Gore, tym razem o wiele bardziej pasujace do tonu krazka, ktory melodycznie celuje w spokojne uptempo, a lirycznie opowiada o hedonistyczym stylu bycia zycia, od dobrych dziewczym, po ladne narkotyki, wiec pasuje do podejscia bandy do nagran w tamtym okresie, work hard and party hard, a jednoczesnie lubic to co sie robi i sprzedac jako komercyjny sukces jest sztuka, ktora sie tutaj udala, hajlajtami jak dla mnie beda traki ktore gdzies juz mialem osluchane, wiec personal jesus czy enjoy the silence, ale na plejce ich nie bylo jeszcze, bo jednak dosc elektroniczne traki jak na moja liste
"Enjoy the silence" deserves its own place on this list. One of those songs that are so recognizable that is tough to forget. Maybe it's overused and that is the reason it is a classic, but listening to it in the context of the album makes much sense. It's an extremely nice song. The rest of the album? Well, it's nice. Sounds fresh even after more than 30 years and this is a nice thing, but it could be better if it had fewer songs. After all songs, it starts to sound repetitive.
Fun stuff but I find with Depeche Mode it really depends on how I am feeling that day and today I wasn't really feeling it. Loved the production on it. 3.5/5
I mean, Personal Jesus deserves 5 stars itself and Enjoy the Silence is one of the greatest songs ever recorded but, the rest of the record is a bit boring.
Die Singles sind geil, der Rest geht so bis ok. DM fand ich ja damals gar nicht so gut, weiß sie erst mit zeitlichem Abstand mehr zu schätzen.
Very smooth baby yea, moderate 3
A few great songs on here but Depeche Mode never really did anything for me. This album is the same. Mostly forgettable with a few gems thrown in for good measure.
Exactly what I expect from Depeche Mode tbh. Only a 3.5 for me though.
It's good pop. I'd heard the hits, hadn't heard the filler tracks; really awkwardly written lyrics but they get the point across. I want to listen a bit more, I think. It didn't do much for me.
The instrumental wizardry on this project would make the 80s club movement proud. However, my ears weren’t entirely satisfied. It seems Depeche spent so long fine tuning violator for electronic ears that it lost touch with its pop potential in such a way that makes it not quite worth revisiting.
Initial thoughts: this album is what seeing neon colors at midnight sounds like Fav from album: enjoy the silence or personal jesus 3
Moody funk
Tikje overschat. Twee geniale nummers, de rest is mediocre.
Beter als verwacht, was opzich wel chill
Vibey Edge Lorde vibes To electronic for me 7/10
much darker and weirder and deeper than I remembered it being - some great sounds and hooks and songs, but it fades towards the end
Rather boring, other than the 2 hit songs. It was only when Songs of Faith and Devotion came out that I started genuinely gravitating towards Depeche Mode.
It's good, there's no doubt about that, it's just not my jam
I remember when this album by was new and when "Personal Jesus" was causing a fuss. (And the American entertainment television reporter, did she still think Depeche Mode were "America's favourite rock 'n' roll band?") This is exactly the kind of goth rock the world needed to ease the way from the 80s into the 90s. Time to say goodbye to the rough and into the smooth disguised as the rough. There's also the irony of Dave Gahan singing about being "clean" but maybe he meant it in a spiritual rather than chemical way.
Personal Jesus was the best song in the album
Varmasti ko. orkesterin ainoa levy jonka jaksaa kuunnella mielenkiinnolla alusta loppuun asti. Ei silti mikään mestariteos ja voisin kuolla kuulematta tätä(kin) levyä.
Came into this without having listened to much Depeche Mode before. I'm generally not into 80s synth music. I think the only Depeche Mode connection I have is the Johnny Cash cover of Personal Jesus for this record. In general I enjoyed listening to this. I liked the first half better than the second half. Enjoy the Silence in particular was tough to get through for me for some reason. But the first few songs were pretty good. Probably not something I'll revisit too much if ever but interesting and enjoyable generally.
Weak start, but strong finish. Two major hits. Surprised I enjoyed it so much?
No soy fan de Depeche Mode, los he escuchado a menudo, reconozco su valía pero nunca compré sus discos ni fui a un concierto suyo. Este disco creo que es su mayor éxito comercial: Personal Jesus, Enjoy the silence y Policy of Truth. Se merece estar en esta lista.
Two good songs, the rest of the album not for me.
Very classic Depeche Mode. A very modern and polished sound, the quality of the production is excellent. I know many of the songs very well, and a few I know I've heard before but seemed new to me. Overall, I definitely enjoyed revisiting this one. 3/5
The sweetest perfection To some listeners The slightest correction Not really my bag But some nice stuff going on
Prefer the earlier albums when they weren’t so po-faced and pretentious
Electronic ain't really my bag, so doesn't really do it for me. Don't feel very well qualified to critique it. Personal Jesus is one cut I'm familiar with and I can get into.
Li will need to listen to this again. Only personal Jesus and clean caught my ear.
It’s Depeche Mode. I took some time while listening to look into where and what this album meant in the grand scheme of things for the band and it states that is a “more stripped down” sound/production for the band but I do t hear it. It is solid, entertaining, rhythmic yet frightful at times yet at the end of the day it is what I expected it to be.
Well, it's definitely a Depeche Mode album. Nice 80s vibe there. Very listenable. Personal Jesus noteworthy track.
I have a British mate who lists DM as his fav band of all time. I completely appreciate the high production standard of this album, but it's not for me. I just can't plug into it. Even fan favourite 'Personal Jesus' doesn't do a lot for me. Can hear where Trent Reznor got a lot of his inspiration from though.
Decent album. Personal Jesus is the obvious standout, though there is a similar vibe to several of the songs.
Often, based on the band name I have avoided listening to them because I have a preconceived idea what the music will sound like. Depeche Mode, a perfect example! They sound just as I imagined, end of review...actually, I understand why they are popular. The music is infectious and quite dance-able and I don't hate the music, but I will probably avoid it in the future.
Aside from the 2 lead singles it’s all a big droning and monotonous. Nearly tempted to push it to a 4 on the strength of Enjoy the Silence.
Cool vibe but fairly dull for a sizeable chunk of it.
In what is one of their most impactful works, Depeche Mode helps innovate a darker side of Electronic Music. The lyrics are haunting while the melodies push the genre into new areas, but the length of several tracks and grooves leave something to be desired though.
I understand why people enjoy Depeche Mode, and I am one of those people. Not my favorite album though
I liked the hit songs that I recognized, the rest didn’t really do too much for me
Cool synth sounds and an iconic voice. I didn't realize this record didn't release in the 80s. Definitely, some tracks that are part of my musical consciousness, but I doubt I would get super into the rest of the catalog.
I enjoyed this album. My favorite songs were mostly ones I already knew, but I enjoyed a few others as well. I added Blue Dress to my current playlist.
Some great songs, along with some duds that make the album a lot less enjoyable.
Very retro vibe with video like synths and instrumentation. Vocals deeper and songs slow.
A decent, clean, and consistent piece of synth pop, although a bit too breathy and gothic for my taste. When Depeche Mode uses more creative instrumentals, a slightly funkier sound such as on Personal Jesus and a stronger disco sound such as on Enjoy the Silence, they are excellent. The rest of the record sounds mostly the same, with lyrics that are unengaging to me personally and sometimes repetitive. A 3/5 is a good score.
I've never heard this album as a whole before, but I've heard a few of the tracks many times. This album was so big when it came out, it was hard to avoid. Violator is a darker version of Depeche Mode than their earliest work. Their debut album "Speak & Spell" almost has a pop music sound compared to the somber and sometimes creepy tones of "Violator". The opening track, "World in My Eyes", is dark musically and lyrically. This song gives me the creeps. There are some tracks that I would listen to again (4 stars). "Enjoy the Silence" is my favorite track on the album. "Personal Jesus", and "Policy of Truth" round out a trio of tracks that I would repeat. On a side note, Johnny Cash's cover of "Personal Jesus" is worth checking out. His cover carries a portion of the same somber mood as this album. Even if I didn't find "World in My Eyes" so creepy (2 stars), this album would get the same score from me overall (3 stars, but solidly in the 3s).
V enjoyable actually. Particularly liked Kaleid.
Ok. Very 80’s.
Not much to say other than great album and great band. Much more my kind of thing than a few of the previous albums. Enjoy the Silence and Personal Jesus the obvious standouts but even the album tracks make me want to dance around the kitchen annoying the shit out of Kajsa.
If the members of Kraftwerk went through a goth phase they would make this album. Very unique sound.
Its unique enough, but across the album it all sounds pretty much the same.
It has a cool sound, I like the production style. The tracks were often a little hit and miss for me though
3/5 naaah, a couple of memorable songs, but nothing much
This teetered on a 2* for me but I think there was just about enough enjoyable on there plus personal jesus and enjoy the silence I really like to make it worth a listen. 3*
A bit too samey on the whole to be more than a 3. At least 4 quality tracks though.
I quite liked this. 2 or 3 good songs, mainly the singles. The rest of the album is good.
Fine, but a bit boring. Hardly a jamboree of joy. I used to always turn over when they came up on the music channels in the early 00s.
Not usually my bag, but not bad for something different.
enjoyed but a bit too dark for relistening
Depeche Mode sind eine Singles-Band, das wird immer klarer. Und Martin Gore steht aus schwülstigen SM-Kram, der mir persönlich nix ist - no kink shaming! - und dem er gern zwischen den Singles den Sountrack aufs Band dudelt. Diesmal für meinen Begriff sogar etwas gekonnter/progressiver als bei MFTM, aber trotzdem. Puh. Aber auch hier natürlich wieder super Hits drauf, und so steht am Ende eine 3,4.
Some huge songs. Great vocals
They def got a certain vibe in this record. You can certainly hear its influence in many songs over the years. I feel like i need to be in a bar to listen to it.... is that weird.
A very iconic album - definitely didn't realize I had heard some of these songs before. Not my preferred style, but I see it s appeal
some really good songs on this one but it felt a bit long.
A little long but had some great songs I didn’t realize were their hits
Little slow for my tastes. Last half of the album was better than the first.
Dnf
Overall album is ok, it's Depeche Mode so it ain't bad. Personal Jesus, Enjoy the Silence and Policy of Truth are definitively the best songs here, standing out from the rest which are just ok.
Bändejä joita en ole ikinä ihan osannut. Liian synkkää menoa omaan makuuni. Ennakkoasenteista huolimatta tämä oli ihan mukavaa kuunneltavaa. Hyvin vahvat kasarisoundit bassoissa ja syntikoissa vaikkei ihan kasarilevy olekaan. Hittibiisien lisäksi myös pari muuta ihan toimivaa rallia löytyi.
Solid middle of the road album- Personal Jesus is obviously great, but I really dig the earlier Depeche Mode stuff where it was a little lighter! "Policy of Truth" and "Enjoy the Silence" are good tracks, I def have listened to this album frequently before, prob from my Dad!
Half listened, good but not my thing overall.
Pretty good electronica album, includes the hit personal Jesus.
Not bad, not great
Two recognizable songs and some of the rest have very good tunes, but the lyrics are hard to swallow if you are not connected to the BDSM scene and sound like they came off the mouth of a creep.
singles are good, the rest is way too edgy
Some great but some weird stuff as well
Key songs: Personal Jesus, Enjoy the Silence, Blue Dress, Memphisto
I get why people like this, but it's not for me. Not my era but also not old enough to be classic. The best parts are where I can see the influence in artists I like a lot.
I enjoy enjoy the silence but I enjoy the silence after more.
Some good tracks but have never been to my taste!
first one
Not really my kind of music. I can see why some would like it though. Just not for me.
Overglazed album in the reviews, holy smokes it is mid
Not my type of music
Quizás otro día
Sounds like Duran Duran in a K-Hole. In a bad way.
mid
Buh
Electronic taken too seriously is a joke. I am not wasting any more time on this crap. Halo and Enjoy the Silence are just good enough to raise the album out of the crap pile. Still, 2 "is the best I could do with this shite" stars.
なんか退屈だった。1、2曲良いと思う曲もあった。
Just a very boring album I didn’t really enjoy the listen
내취향아님..
Easy to listen to but fairly monotone, quiet and boring.
I miss real instruments :'( The synths sound so shitty and outdated. Some of the orchestral touches are quite nice, as are some chord progressions. "Enjoy the Silence" is great. But in the end it all feels too artificial, cold, dead. This isn't for me. 2/5 - weak
Coherent, but not interesting. Enjoy the Silence is just good! Disappointing that the rest of the album isn't on that same level of captivation.
Good music, but do not love the instrumental. Feels super overdosed for casual listening
Personally Jesus is a banger but I can’t get into his voice on anything else.
Not my style
Personal jesus är så klart en i grunden bra låt. Men efter Cashs version bleknar originalet. Enjoy the silence håller däremot rätt igenom. Skivans klart bästa spår. I övrigt en hel del rätt lama låtar. Med t ex sweetest perfection och Halo kan man tro att det snarare är Eurovisionsfinalen man fått på. Tycker inte heller Gahans röst håller särskilt bra. Det blir en tvåa. Varken mer eller mindre.
Bit boring. A couple tunes stand out but the rest is dull. Break the silence is an absolute TUNE
didn’t do anything for me
gibt mir irgendwie nichts. also is nicht schlecht aber halt irgendwie.. ohne depth
2/5
i gave this a couple of listens but electronic music is difficult for me to connect with
Nada del otro mundo hasta ahora
Was not happy to pull this one--on a Friday no less. Credit where due, it is definitely among the more palatable of its ilk. Couple tunes even saved to the random-mix-mega-playlist (TM). But this whole branch of... synth-y, drone-y, new wave-y, electro-pop (?) of the 80s & 90s... I'm out. Maybe someday. But that day ain't TOday, two stars
Not all albums with a popular song deserve to be on this list. 2/5
Jesus this is boring. I thought so when it was new and I still think so now. I've never understood the appeal.
i couldn't quite resonate with it. the production didn't quite age well, the electronic elements sound like a bad attempt at disco music. also, the songs felt dragged out.
Se me complica evaluar este album debido a que no son de mi gusto particular, es mas bien solo algunas canciones, estan en mi radar.
idk always thought they are ok and policy of truth is probably their best song (at least what I've heard. I think these beats are mostly pretty boring and really soulless, and he seems to just dawdle over them. some are ok though. I feel like this is 80s music in not the 90s. Favourite songs: halo, personal jesus, policy of truth. Overall around 4/10
Um eine Idee von Klaas aufzunehmen: Bei dem Produktionsmeeting wäre ich auch gerne dabei gewesen. "Lass uns die Banger ans Ende packen! Und an Anfang richtig mit arschlahmen Nummern starten." "Ja man! Und kannst du n bisschen mehr hauchen statt singen?" "Oh ja!" Bezeichnend das viele Cover der Hits auf diesem Album den Originalen überlegen sind.
Liked the song Enjoy the Silence (recognized it). The other stuff I’d have enjoyed more in my emo phase in high school.
Sonidos muy innovadores, escuchas el álbum o un tema y sabes que es Depeche Mode. Es un sonido metálico. Tiene algunos himnos como Personal Jesus, sin embargo me pasó que me terminó aburriendo el disco. Algunos temas son muy de relleno. Por eso el puntaje
I just personally can't enjoy this album. It is well composed and written, especially for it's era, but my taste has been warped and spoiled. I hope to eventually see what others see in this album. But, right now, it is not for me.
The two hits are great, the rest feel a bit like filler.
Meh
Every song is the same, you can't convince me otherwise.
I really don't get Depeche Mode...
Yet another dark and gloomy synth pop album, doesn’t do it for me. Just puts me in a depressing mood.
..
Fine
Nja, nog inget för mig. Lyssnade en gång, kändes som gränslandet mellan 2 och 3. Började lyssna en andra men bytte ganska för att jag inte ville höra det igen. Kändes som en bra indikation på att det nog bara är en tvåa för mig.
Enjoy the silence är otrolig. Personaljesus och policy of truth bra. Resten får inte in mig i synthhumlen direkt. Skulle man vara taskig kan man säga att det är musik för kalla boomers som inte kan vänta på att nedmontera välfärdssamhället
“Personal Jesus” and “Enjoy the Silence” are classics. This album is quirky and weird and reminds me a lot of The Cure. Not a bad listen by any means, but just not an album I am eager to listen to again.
The hits were great. Did not enjoy the other songs and had to turn it off as it was the background to my morning and was making me feel off.
Not my fave... the first half lowkey gave me a headache and the second half wasn't much of a redemption. All just felt a bit dark and depressing, sometimes I need a few moments of reprieve.
The vocals are great and the lyrics have meaning but almost every song felt the same.
Fav: policy of truth 2/5
Many very known samples come from this album, which is amazing! Even more so considering not a single one captivated me. Favorite Track: Waiting for the Night Honorable Mention to the last minute of Blue Dress, which may be the best musical composition of the entire album (while not a song by itself)
★★☆☆☆
Not keen on electronic music, I have to say... but I could tell the first song was objectively good. I didn't get past that though
Highlights: Waiting for the Night, Enjoy the Silence. Takes some time getting used to, gets good from Personal Jesus onward.
Only song I liked: sweetest perfection
I used to be reflexively anti- British goth pop or whatever you would call this. I hated the concept of music that was almost entirely synth and drum machine. Lately, I have been listening to more with an open mind, and while I am still not an fan of the production, I can recognize the pop songwriting chops at play.
The highs were high but not high enough. Lots of long stretches and stuff that were not that interesting.
All around meh
I still don’t get depeche mode
I'm not a Depeche Mode fan and the vocals are an immediate disqualifier for me. Album grew on me a bit as it went on (Personal Jesus, Enjoy the Silence), but still, meh. 4.5/10 (2.25/5)
Found this all a bit overblown and melodramatic. Not particularly interesting to my ears but there was the occasional song I liked. Felt like the scope to be more interesting. 2.5
I can see why people would like this album, but I'm finding it a little boring. I'm not a huge fan of the singer for some reason.
Synthesiser goth-pop.
Didn’t get through the whole thing, not a bad album by any means, but just not really for me.
Decent 5.1/10 Nothing necessarily outstanding Production is brilliant Voice is too much of the same throughout Not really the album for me, maybe 1 or 2 replayable songs
This is an album I have never even heard of before. Favorites: - Policy of Truth - Sibeling - Kaleid Thoughts: This is not really my jam, but probably needs a few more listens for me to really "get it". At first I liked the techno/synth sound, but personally found it repetitive. Near the end of the album with songs like Memphisto and Sibeling, the piano is featured more heavily and those songs remind me of the BoTW soundtrack. Overall, not the sound I was looking for, but I think I should re-listen when I'm in a different mood.
For some reason, depeche mode has never sat with me. I just don't enjoy the album. It's creative but I can't find that resonance that I feel with other records. Personal Jesus is a great track and a few of the other ones are catchy but they're probably just not my style.
May be a good album, but not really my style.
Overrated
This was alright. Not my vibe, but more enjoyable than most 80’s music.
I am not a big fan of Depeche mode unfortunately and this album confirmed it. In no way is this album bad it's just not my cup of tea. Enjoy the silence is great tho
Not my thing but still enjoyedle
4/10 - Favorite song: Policy of truth
sweetest perfection is odd! funny tho ig? i like the calmness of waiting for the night policy of truth kinda fun was happy that this album eventually ended. im sure it was great for its time, however not great for me.
Not a fan.
2/5 not my fav type of music very vampiric vibes
Not for me:(
It is better than the other projects from them I heard, and they are very talented at making singles. There are 3 very good songs in there, but much like a U2 album, the rest is slop that sound the same. It would be a bit unfair to enjoy the silence, which is an all time great, to give the album a one, but man was I bored and did not need to discover this ..
Pretty boring. One decently good song. The rest are not good minus a couple of sound effects buried within a few that I liked.
Not my kind of thing
i listened to their most popular on Apple Music, their 3, 6, and 7th song, pretty mid, probably wouldn’t listen to again, not terrible, but not good, boring, just definitely not my taste, really happy i listened to something different tho
One of my wife's favorite. More of a Cure guy myself.
hindi siya yung album na papakinggan ko daily
Hm not a fan of the vocals tbh i don’t really like the whole dark vibe. The synths are fun but not enough to carry the album😭
Two tracks I knew of and enjoyed but overall I’m not sure the music style is for me.
alas, it's a classic case of "yeah I get why it's beloved but I don't love it." i can appreciate depeche mode and wowee the production value on this record is incredible! but it's not for me, unfortunately* *this may be somewhat colored by my initial exposure to this album, which came from a coworker when I lived in chicago who introduced depeche mode (and this album) to me. i later discovered she was really into overwatch futa porn, and i could not "separate the art from the artist", as it were
Not for me, but shocking I knew multiple songs? I didn't know I knew anything about Depeche Mode.
Feel like this would make a great movie soundtrack or jukebox musical. This was not for me personally though. Fav: Personal Jesus
First two songs were very samey and blended into one - zoned out while listening. Personal Jesus is famous for a reason; it is a great song. Halo was a bit back to the first two. Waiting for the night is a change of pace - definitely for the better. Enjoy the Silence is the best song on the album. I was not captured by this album at all and won't be listening again.
meh
Not the biggest fan of this album. Just not to my taste, but can see why people like it.
1. UUORLD -1.5 2. zuueetez - 1.5 3. jezuz - 1.5 4. Halo - 1 5. Night -1.5 6. Silence -2.5 7. Truth - 1.5 8. Blue -1.5 9. Clean - 1.5
2.5
not my vibe, but the songs are good for the score in a movie such as clean and blue dress.
May have been great in the 80s but sounds very dated now
Not a bad album. I like Depeche Mode. It’s not ever my “go-to” music, but when it comes on it’s a good listen.
not my vibe.
2/5
Enjoyable, dark synths, solid album with good variety. But not really my genre and wouldn’t listen to it again
I wasn’t a fan of Depeche Mode first time round. Time hasn’t changed that. The songs are simplistic, the tunes aren’t memorable, the voice is plain. Sorry.
Am I eating my time with this?
Ok, I liked personal Jesus obviously but not really my type of band
This is much better compared to the album yesterday. The instrumental of World in my eyes, Sweetest perfection, and Waiting for the night were giving a thriller/horror vibe. Enjoy the silence was kind of creepy if you listen to it when you're alone. It was a retro-sounding and then bam towards the outro, silence, and then enjoy the silence, and creepy sounds. If you don't know what is playing, you'll be spooked.
Badgers are few and far between
I remember when this album came out I was never a big Depeche Mode fan. I will say listening to it now, it’s not as bad as I thought before. 2.5 stars
better than I expected
The positives of this album are entirely buoyed by Enjoy the Silence and Policy of Truth. For the rest, I know I should grade them on a curve because this was as advanced as techno music could get at the time, the same way you grade old movie special effects when comparing to today's VFX. However, then I think about how well the Thing and LOTR trilogy hold up, and you know what, this just isn't that good. 2.5 (Also realizing I hate a lot of British pop outside the 60's-70's)
It's fine - not my favorite genre of music (Euro synth pop!) but Personal Jesus, Enjoy the Silence and Policy of Truth were all great.
bad
Never liked them though their sound was astonishing at the time. The rhythm could just catch you for a moment.
I played poker with this guy in Shanghai. He had full body tattoos, thick spirals that made him look like a soft-serve ice cream. He had an iguana that he kept losing throughout the game. It would just roam his apartment, then he’d find it on the coat rack or on the microwave or somewhere. He’d pick it up, it would scratch his arms, blood dripping over the tattoos, and he’d mention something about iguana claw bacteria and nasty infections. Then he’d sit down and play more cards. Anyway, the point of this story is the whole time this was happening, KMFDM was blasting from huge speakers. “You guys like this? It’s real industrial. KMFDM. Stands for kill mother fucker depeche mode.” I had never listened to Depeche Mode before, but did they deserve killing? Sure, why not. A relentless German beat can convince a man of anything. This KMFDM ethos stuck with me for nearly 15 years. Now, finally, I get my chance to KMFDM, through a totally undeserved two-star rating on this website.
Incredibly dull. Personal Jesus is good. Most of the rest of it is just... drab. I can tell it's objectively good, but it's not something I can ever imagine being in the mood to listen to.
2.75
All a bit unnecessary. DM really is an overrated band.
Personal Jesus is an amazing song, but the rest of the album didn’t stand up, and it sounds dated instead of classic or modern like other albums. Respect its inclusion but nothing else stood out to me
The exceptionally high rating (3.69) tells me a lot about the age and location of many 1001’ers. We gotta have 40 year old Brit’s crawling all over this site. Did not like this one bit. A couple moments saved it from a 1, but barely made it. Out on Depeche.
There’s something about this specific vocal style of British new wave singers like this dude, morrisey and others. It’s like a melodramatic fancy boy baritone? Is there any American rock singer who sings in this style? Closest I can think of is Roy Orbison. Anyway, other than personal Jesus this all sound tacky and dated and terrible.
I forced myself to listen to this and surprisingly, I left with 1 new song I liked - Policy Of Truth I can see why people like this stuff, but my brain runs away from this dark synth pop genre.
I was wondering why this album made the list as it was some fairly mediocre early era electronic pop, certainly not as good as the giants like Tears for Fears. Then Personal Jesus came on and memories of San Andreas instantly came to mind. Still not a great album.
Kommer nog aldrig spela den igen.
I don't care for Depeche Mode. I find their melodies, and synth pop in general, irritating.
Great singles. Otherwise, not interesting.
I remember jolly depeche mode. Not sure what happened, height of the start of EDM and you get EM no D unless I’m missing something.
Remember thinking the tracks are catchy and liked the production. Lyrics can be hit or miss- especially that blue dress song eh. I think the fact i havent really returned to it too much since i listened to it a few years ago means wasnt really stand out album for me. Still do like personal jesus and enjoy the silence (i chose to interupt that as drugs lol cause i never like songs that tell a romantic partner to be quiet), but havent felt the need to return to it much and still dont
Personal Jesus and Enjoy the silence is okay songs, but the rest, not so much.
This one didn't really do it for me. This was kind of like a more drab Tears for Fears.
Couple bangers but the album is so 80s it hurts
Depeche Mid
Some hits. If I were driving and this came on, I’d listen. But in the end it’s Depeche Mode. Two stars.
I get this was some peoples adolescence and they love this album. But I gotta be honest that would be a shitty coming of age.
Growing up it felt like “Personal Jesus” & “Enjoy the Silence” were on constant hourly rotation for MTV. Alright album I guess 2.5 stars
personal jesus and enjoy the silence