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Brings back memories of yellow headphones on my Sony Walkman, a neon-flashed one piece ski suit and 207 Salomon’s. I’m sorry, but this music hasn’t aged well.
Horrible album. 1.5/5
Hittar inte riktigt in i deras vibe så blir mest sömnigt utöver ett par höjdpunkter. Kanske känner annorlunda om jag ger dem fler chanser i framtiden.
the album objectively is good. i’ve known a song from the album already. but it’s not the type of music that appeals to me, though the music it self is great.
2 of the most popular song were the only ones I liked.
Listens: 2 Standout Tracks: Enjoy The Silence I guess I liked this more than "Music For The Masses". The synths were better sounding. That's probably about it. This is my second Depeche Mode album on the list. I am going to be pretty pissed off when these guys got (at least) two albums on the List and some bands I actually like only got one. (I don't know which bands those might be though; Not peeking at the list). Anyways. I would give this a 2.5, but I can't, so rounding down it is.
Two is the new three moving forward with rating
Watered down NIN…. 😬 Crazy this really aint my thing, gotta love Personal Jesus tho
it's kind of like watching a harmless hognose snake flatten to mimic a cobra.
# 511 : Violator So many 5 star reviews I don't understand, but it Sounded very 80's to me. Slow and dreamy in my opinion, nothing stood out and I found it rather meh. Listened : 26/06/2025
Not all that great of an album. The music feels meh, with no real omph or anything to stand out. I had to keep myself from switching to just about anything else as I was getting quite bored.
Some decent production in parts, but really nothing else good to say about this.
More synth pop…a little bit on the darker side while still being poppy and accessible. Wel arranged with some good atmospherics, but overall pretty straightforward and didn’t really inspire much feeling for me. Not unpleasant, but not memorable.
Never been a fan of Depeche mode.
Two stars. Kinda like the Cat Stevens of 80s/90s synth pop. It’s such a sleepy album to me.
Repetitive sound
An album that is neither good nor bad, a bit boring. Within the same musical genre I prefer Kraftwerk.
I enjoyed the hits, the lesser material did not speak to me
sunntigsputz chuchi und bad mit depeche mode ganz okay gsi, natürlich ein banger vorprogrammiert gsi aber de rest het nöd so em mood entsproche bruche meh energy wenni am schrubbe bin drum leider nume zwei code of conduct violations vo de numba one violators
Aargh, a poor man's Human League. I can't see the point but I see the attraction.
Not really my style of music. I made it through though.
Sounds super dated
It was ok. Enjoy the Silence is a great song, but everything else is just Meh.
liked 2 or 3 songs, I appreciate the production has cool elements, but I find it a bit boring. His voice is nice, overall not my music
It's good.
Great lyrics, not My kind of music
I wasn’t as big of a fan of this one, it sort of felt like someone was trying to recreate the Smiths but worse. Some of the more electronic influenced tracks were interesting, but I guess just not my thing.
Couple of memorable songs, but in all just sounds like 80s music
yep that's depeche mode
p640. 1990. 2 stars. Dated synths, two decent songs and a LOT of filler do not make essential listening.
Meh. It's a 2.
I don’t think it transcends the 80s. Meaning it has value as a relic but not as good music.
Somewhat funky electronic grooves that are slightly worsened by their repetetiveness, thinness of texture, and singer that feels unsupported. Best song: World in My Eyes.
Moody and dark, very monotone singer. I enjoy songs with energy or at least that can convey emotion, however, most songs on here were so flat and went nowhere.
was just not in the mood
Depeche no? Never been a fan but I listened through Personal Jesus cause I kinda like that one
Nope. 2/5
Second half is better then the first half, not much of a fan of this type of music, so I’m bias.
I'm just not quite enough of a poseur to truly enjoy, I think.
Not a fan. Too 80s sounding. It was bearable though. 3.5/10
I just don’t get the 80s.
I hate you synths I hate you electronic music I hate you Depeche Mode I hate you Waiting for the Night
Neeee - keine Lust das fertig zu hören.
DNF not my vibe. Heard a few off this album before and I like those bc they are well known, but I couldn’t get with the vibe of the lesser known songs.
This was mid. While listening to this album I went on a walk in the cold and it gave me a headache. Almost all goth music gives me an under-stimulated long drawn out feeling, similar to feeling passively sick. Luel used to play this album when we made out, that definitely didn't improve my enjoyment. Everything reminds me of him 😢.
I’ve wanted to like Depeche Mode for decades. There’s a real gift for melody, and they occasionally write absolute gems (Personal Jesus). But the beauty is buried in these tiresome recordings. The backing tracks are lifeless and bland; like robo-musak built of cliched elements. And the vocals too often make me giggle with their sophomoric rhyming schemes and weird affectations that somehow manage to sound both hammy and unemotional.
An overrated record. Bland, boring and unninovative. One of the bands whose songs' covers and remixes are much more better than the originals - some of the examples including Johnny Cash's cover and Eric Prydz' remix of "Personal Jesus".
Though I recognize their accomplishments, I still wish I’d never heard them.
Three hits and that’s about it. I don’t think it’s worthy of a greatest album list.
Better than some of their stuff but it still gets boring and sounds incredibly dated. Seriously, Led Zep did albums 2 decades earlier that sounds more recent.
det är inte rikitgt min påse trallskruv men inte heller heeeelt värdelöst
Not for me. I only gave it a 2 due to one good song. Otherwise, it was a dud.
Depeche Mode…More like Depress Mode, am I right? Good lord, this album was one giant fucking bummer. I like 80’s synth pop and sad songs as much as the next guy, but man there was just not much here for me. Even The Cure toss in an upbeat sad song on their albums every once in awhile. Not unlistenable or anything, but too much of a downer for my tastes.
Not my style
Didn't connect with the majority of the album. Like the 2 songs I know, was quite bored with the ones I didn't.
I like enjoy silence and the opening track. The production is flawless but the vocals idk :/ maybe it adds some emotion by being awful but I can’t stand it
Fine. I find these songs kind of tuneless and flat. No strong opinion here. Blue Dress and Enjoy the Silence both have long and unnecessary outros which seem to have been tracked on.
Альбом держится на двух китах: Enjoy the silence и Personal Jesus. И оба мне не нравятся
Never been a fan and after listening to this I remember why.
"The exact date and location for the moment that Depeche Mode morphed from cult British band to million-selling mainstream success would be March 20, 1990 at Los Angeles music emporium Wherehouse Records. It was here that the then-quartet turned up for an in-store performance to celebrate the release of their seventh record Violator. The shop could hold 150 people. An estimated 17,000 fans turned up. With the numbers swelling, police evacuated the band from the store and shut the place down, prompting disgruntled members of the waiting crowd to start rioting." I was not part of that swelling crowd.
I was in a bad mood when I listened to this. It didn't help. I'll try again in a better frame of mind.
Baustellenrock, SynthyPop, 1990 -> 2
weird ass music that i’m not rlly enjoying tbh and the lyrics aren’t much better. maybe i wasn’t listening well enough but the only song i rlly got into was enjoy the silence.
This feels dated for it’s time. A bit old fashioned - early 80s vibe. Perhaps that’s what they were after, but it doesn’t really make me want to listen to it again - and the early 80s are totally my era. You’d think that they’d have moved on a bit by 1990, but I guess that this was a US hit so that’ll be why it’s on the list I guess. I won’t be listening again
Never cared for DM, and after this, my view is further solidified.
point8.
Album felt experimental and a bit too repetitive, the changes in instrumentals over the repetitive vocals gave a new light to each of the verses. This was not enough to overcome an almost winding feeling of 'when will this song be over'. Policy of Truth and Enjoy the Silence helped give the album an 80s night synth vibe helping it recover a bit. Would not go out of my way to listen to it again but can enjoy certain songs in moderation. Favourite song: Policy of Truth Rating: 5/10
It sounds like period Electronic synthesize pop from the 80s. Some of it probably influence current artists but it all sounds very computerized to me not a lot of great songwriting singing or playing that my cup of tea.
very spooky
90er Elektro. Bisschen pathetisch wie der Bro singt. Die edmigen beats sind nicht so meins, wirkt eher wie aus nem alten sci fi movie
I just cannot get on board with new wave. There’s good bits here; some catchy hooks and elements of the lyrics but yet seen to fixate on a short refrain and just build a whole song around it, dripping with cheesy 80s production, tinny, uninspired guitars and drum machines and that vocal style, I just don’t get it. It’s weirdly over articulated and stuck up, while also being drenched in reverb and featuring needless vibrato. I just don’t get it.
I've definitely heard of Depeche Mode, but I had thought they sounded very different than this for some reason. It isn't really my jam. Solid album outside of that, though
+1 star for Personal Jesus/Enjoy the Silence. Otherwise just ok
I completely understand why this is so iconic. Sonically, it feels modern even though the album is older than me. This did not prevent me from hating it. Too spooky
I liked a few songs but wasn't my cup of tea. It ended up being a little too similar to me. I do think I'll revisit it.
I did not like this very much, it is not my type of music.
Dystopian
I wanted some new wave. I think there will be parts of it I like. I’ve heard some good stuff, but I rarely spend personal time listening to it. Not loving the vocals BUT the synth riff and electronic percussion is going pretty hard. Nice and dark. Drags a little too long which is my worry for this whole thing. I will give it a chance though. Decent song, albeit too long. Heavy bass. That’s sick. Oh no. The thug in me??? This sounds like a Disney song. Yeah this is a villain intro number. Ugh. Too long again and the vocals/lyrics are bad. Personal Jesus buddy. Good song already. Very popular, but I always liked the punk-ish energy this one provides. Very energetic in places with odd lyrical content. Anything that verges on the sacrilegious appeals to my dorky edgelord soul. Very good. Get E40 on the Halo beat, pronto. Right off of “In a Major Way.” This song is complicated as I really enjoyed it to start, but the increased presence of vocals turn this one towards the sewer. Eh. Not for me. Barebones in a boring way, and the vocals increase in their level of obnoxiousness. Too melancholy for me and not in a likeable or relateable way. The worst song by a mile thus far. Enjoy the silence. I mean hey, if you insist. Good French death metal album called “Enjoy the Violence,” so hopefully it’s similar. It is MUCH funkier. Fading FAST. I hate this. Better. A little bit more pop. I mean excitement, not the genre. Yeah this one has a drive that carries it through. The monotone vocals work better when they’re further back into the mix. Get that bass lunch up here. Good work. Boring. Long. Bad. Long again. Let’s wrap this up. The odd ending is a bright spot. Please end this. This is insufferable. There were some good songs, but this album felt like a pretentious goth guy showing you his apartment and somehow belittling you with every drawn out explanation. I liked the two that I did quite a bit, but a bunch of dumb lyrics droned out over music that seems like it would appeal to Dave Navarro exclusively made me feel nauseous and propels me that little bit further towards the conclusion that I do indeed hate music. 1.5-2 HIGHLIGHTS: Personal Jesus, Policy of Truth
Listened all the way thru and just couldn’t get into it at all
Aren't these supposed to be the top albums of all time? It must not be because otherwise this couldn't possibly make the list. Yes, there are two decent songs on the album but Johnny Cash did a vastly superior cover or Personal Jesus and Policy of Truth (like everything else Depeche Mode did) is basically soulless pop. It only warrants two stars because there are two singles on the disc.
Føles lidt som mere intens elevator musik...
It was kind of ok. Nothing bad, but nothing memorable either. Except for Enjoy The Silence, that one was fun. Most of it is just decent background music. Best song: Enjoy the Silence
Meh, 2.5
Previously rated: Music for the Masses (4/5) ***************************** I didn’t realize I already heard one of their albums until I looked it up. It was 300 albums ago. I’m surprised I gave it a 4 because I didn’t like this one at all. I even recognized 3 of the songs, 2 of those are decent. Everything else is so blah and boring. I wouldn’t want to sit through it all again. Favorite track: Policy of Truth
Kruder dorfmiester, silk purse sows ear
I don’t like electronic synth music, and I didn’t like this album. It was exactly what I thought it was going to be. Two stars.
Super dated.
Really not for me. Not the sort of thing that makes me excited to listen.
Meh. I really want to like Depeche Mode in general, but, well, meh. I don’t like the vocals, and whilst the instrumentation probably sounded incredibly fresh when the album came out, it doesn’t any longer. Just left me a bit cold in all honesty.
Dark mood throughout, cool 80's goth vibes. The standout track for me was the closing track Clean. Other than the 2 hits, this album is a bit of a snooze fest.
All in all, this album did not wow me. There were a couple cool and catchy tracks, and I was surprised by the chill ambience of the instrumental songs on the end of the album. But for the most part, the tracks were repetitive and did not do enough to really keep my attention. Depeche Mode seems to fall under the category of "not for me". Notable Tracks: - Sweetest Perfection - Personal Jesus 4/10
Some good (eg: Personal Jesus), some not (eg: Sweetest Perfection). Overall, dry.
Its alright but gets a little drab at points
There were a couple gems.
A couple good songs but mostly kind of boring. Am I a bad 80s music fan?
Not the worst thing to originate from Basildon, but not my cup of tea.
2,5
3/10
First Depeche Mode album I've ever listened to. Very New Wave/synth pop sound, not really my style but I can see why they're as popular as they are.
Didn't like them much in the 90s. Still don't. 5/10
Depeche Mode is not particularly enjoyable to listen to in my opinion
I thought I liked Depeche Mode. Turns out that I don't.
Could listen again but not for me
Never got the appeal of this album tbh.
Feels like the score for a musical. Couple good songs on there. But, my god, the sheer 80s of it all.
Wasnt vibing with it sry
An enjoyable enough ISH listen. I have always struggled to see the point of music like this, and this album does nothing to help me find it.
Ugh
Enjoyed
Hey now hey now. This album was sort of boring I fear. Beep beep boop boop but evil.
Not my style...
A bit meh. Not my idea of a good time. I appreciate that the style was important in the great scheme of music.
Not really my thing
2/5. A few decent songs, but didn't interest me much overall.
Eh
Int helt min juttu... cool sound design men gilla int låtarna
I would rather Enjoy the Silence than listen to anything from this album again
Not exactly in my wheelhouse, but Personal Jesus is still a banger.
1.8 Headline "Like a hungry fish, Depeche Mode will not let go of a hook".
A good mix of a lil bo Burnham and a lil boss music soundtrack vibes. Would have to be in my villian era to give it a re-listen would give a 2.5 if I could
Some great moments, but not quite a 3.
Like if you made Disney music edgy
80s synth rock. Standard Depeche Mode.
Not for me
A nice 90s pop album
Depeche mode wasn't my cup of tea back in the 90s - and it hasn't changed yet
not for me
One or two good tracks, otherwise too 80s.
Just doesn't do it for me. Perfectly fine album, but dark synth pop is not my genre. Kinda boring.
I gotta buck the trend. I gather that DM was trailblazing emerging genres at this time, but it's just not a style that speaks to me. Biggest meh for me so far
Sounded like it was a low budget Nine Inch Nails done on a Casio keyboard. A couple of know tunes, but nothing I loved
Not for me thanking you kindly. Drab, monotone, 80’s synth misery.
I was under the impression I liked Depeche Mode. Judging by this album it's just the singles I like. Enjoy The Silence is a great song. Having said that, even Personal Jesus kinda annoyed me. Maybe it's the mood I'm in.
Not for me. Something about the vocals that big turn off. Their hits are ok with a little more upbeat vibes.
GTA and childhood.
Alright
I feel like no song was great on this but also no song was bad. More of a minimalist take on 80s music. Probably won’t ever listen to any of this again besides enjoy the silence. Strong 2
Two and a half good songs and the balance of the record is bad songs.
What is the opposite of nostalgia. That’s how I feel about this one. Hated it when I was younger still don’t like it. Album is emo yet mechanical
JJ loved one song. Star for that!
Industrial emo at its finest.
Synthesizer heavy music has a bit of a cap for me, but I can acknowledge that Depeche Mode is one of the best of the genre and as a result a lot of their catalogue is solid. At times it feels over long and repetitive, but that is just how the genre comes across to me in general so I think it could be a me thing. First half was solid, but it just trailed off too much for me to enjoy the whole thing. Highlights - World in My Eyes, Personal Jesus, Waiting for Night, Policy of Truth,
Was okay
Listening to this reminds me of looking at video footage of Richard Nixon. He was a real person, but he looks so much like a rubber mask of himself that it's difficult to take him seriously. I guess this is all fine, but it feels like DEPECHE MODE and all that it entails that I didn't connect with it at all.
I think one would really appreciate this in better context of the era. A few great songs, but mostly seems like it'd be interesting having not heard nearly as many of these sounds before, which in 2024, we have.
Not for me.
I kept forgetting it was on in the background while I did other things… Conflicted on a 2 vs 3 but since I tuned a lot of it out…
First impression - I definitely do not listen to music like this usually but I’m open to it! didnt even finish after listening to the first song lol
Meh
More like Depeche Chode
Dirge but with some good tunes
Was not a fan of this band in the 90s and still am mot
Kann man sich anhören.
Monotone, not interesting. Wouldn't keep me awake in a comfortable chair. A fine trait to have, but not what the artists where going for here. I can't appreciate the context of when this was released and how influential it was then. 4/10
There are no words for how overrated Depeche Mode are.
It's not necessarily a bad album but it is just very mild. There's nothing unique or transformational about it. The repetitive nature is prevalent throughout and even the beat is reproduced. This may be useful background music but too much of it may drive you slightly insane
I think they were going for "bleak and moody" with this production. Unfortunately, they only managed "sad and empty". I didn't enjoy... well, really anything about this one. The bloopy synths. The dry, emotionless performances. The lack of instrumentation... Just a waste of time.
The voice is just too much for more than one song at a time
i found the production to be pretty unappealing. i’m not big into techno/electronic stuff so that didn’t surprise me. the lyrics were really interesting and some were very impressive though.
Did not commit suicide after listening.
not my favorite
Not my thing
Highly un-enjoyable.
I didn’t mind it at first but at a certain point it felt like one song that never changed. Not really my style. Very 80s.
Alright. Sound like a friend of mines band.
Probably would have had more appreciation for it if I were on drugs.
Är de samma låt allihopa? Slutade lyssna på spår 11.
If the album had simply been Personal Jesus on repeat for 43 mins, I might have been tempted to give it 4 stars, but the rest of the songs are too repetitive and too long to earn anything above a 2 from me.
The 80s have just never really done it for me.
Liked personal jesus and enjoy the silence, which probably saved this from being a one, the rest were not great.
Absolutely hated Sweetest Perfection, there was a dissonance there that just didn’t work at all for me. Personal Jesus and Enjoy the Silence are both bangers but the rest was just a bit meh for me
I'm a certified Muso, but have never gotten it. Repetitive and one (maybe two) dimensional. Even at the time, there was more interesting stuff happening.
Not for me.
Meh album, not the biggest 80s fan Top tracks: Personal Jesu
Depeche Mode. A few chart hits one knows from the radio. Nothing unexpected discovered.
I didn't enjoy their music in the 80s and I still don't.
Don't care for this
Kinda got a bit bored with this one tbh. Personal Jesus obviously a banger.
The hits are great but I found the album tedious and boring overall.
Recognized 3 songs: Personal Jesus, Enjoy The Silence, Policy of Truth. Like the latter 2 but not enough to add to a playlist or consider relistening to the album.
3 songs with 4 different remixes each :/
Too slow and ambient. Was too sleepy.
Didn't care for it. I can't article why, but it didn't grab me on any level.
Started of pretty well, but then just ended up being kind of boring. Just the same "sound" repeated every song, with rather mediocre lyrics. Significant 16/42 Liked 7/42 Added 1/42 Not significant, didnt like (overall), didnt add
Kind of strange industrial pop music. Not really my kind of thing. 2/5 Probably won’t listen again
not my thing
A dark synth pop album was a bit interesting to begin with, but really nothing that captured my attention in the end.
Liked a couple
Okay not great
Love Enjoy the silence - is in Vampires diaries
This album has been failing to arouse the slightest emotion in me for 30 years now. Spectacularly dull.
Couple of memorable songs but some of the sounds were a bit dated. I didn’t really like it overall.
Maybe the most overrated band that appears in this book. I never got Depeche Mode and I still don't get Depeche Mode.
I don't think I hated this as much as everyone else but it's definitely a one and done
Pretty boring apart from the singles
This music was different, but entertaining. It makes for fine background music, but not something I would put on a playlist.
Did not enjoy
Very unique sound. One that I like? ...not really. The vampy, theatrical aesthetic is not for me. I feel like this is what the goth kids of the 90s were listening to. Every other song was good enough to persuade me to give a 2, but then the next song would feel like it was just clamoring for a 1. I'm going w/a 2 for now bc I know worse albums will be on here, and I could at least sing along to some of it. Everything about it was just way too long though. Every song and the album as a whole.
The songs that I did find interesting didn’t hold my attention. Prefer Bo Burnham any day
Going to be honest, it just didn't do anything for me. I didn't feel anything either way towards this album.
two nice tracks, other than that just synth crap
‘World In My Eyes’ is a strong opener, Enjoy The Silence’ is the best song New Order never wrote, (in fact for many years I thought it was by them), and ‘Policy Of Truth’ is also great. I find the rest of the album middling, and much of the production feels like it lacks depth and melody. It just struggles to hold my attention for long parts.
I think as far as 80s synth music (I know this is 1990) goes, you can do a lot worse than Depeche Mode. This album has a couple super well known singles on it and the rest of the album is good enough. No issues with this like I do a lot of similar music.
Personal Jesus, Enjoy The Silence, Policy of Truth, 2/5
The album is too "electronic" for me, and many of the songs are "dark" and a bit monotonous.
Carried hard by Personal Jesus
What the hell happened at the end of this lol I can understand why it's included, it's quite unique, and not bad, but it doesn't do too much more than that for me.
DNF for me…..got to song 5 and I just know this is an album I’ll never go back to. Just not my style.
it was all right, some decent songs but mostly boring droning
dude I loved the part when they said I'm going depeche mode and depeched everywhere. best tracks: world in my eyes, enjoy the silence, personal jesus
It Is OK but not my Favourite DP Album I prefer the first Album.
DNF
Honestly didn't really grasp me that much. recognised some from radio,but won't come back to it.
Paar classics, aber auch viel filler. Musst schon zugedröhnt in den 90ern sein um es vollends zu appreciaten achso halt bin ich doch
Quite surprised by this. Heard little bits of Depeche Mode before but nothing much so I was keen to give this a whirl. The opening few tracks were about as bad as I’ve heard on this list, and on a whole the album just sounded a bit dull and boring, and bordering on the self indulgent at times. Definitely saved by the singles, and I’m certain they have better albums than this. Was expecting more
they can do atmosphere but they’re weak on tunes and the tone is just too faux-grave for me
A lot of people must be influenced by their nostalgia when rating this. Very boring except a couple of songs.
I have never previously streamed Depeche Mode! I'm sure fans love this album. It's just not my thing.
This wasn't for me. It was based around the synth way too much and did not have enough non-synth instruments to balance it out well.
Nah
Not very interesting to me. A few songs that I recognize but overall not a striking album. 2 stars
Not my thing
Too depressing for me
that one song and a couple others are decent
Didn’t really enjoy this type of electronic, moody music
Ik had hier veel zin in, maar het viel me wat tegen eigenlijk.
Fine album just not my jam.
- Für elektronische Musik bestimmt ein Meilenstein, finde es aber eher langweilig.
Has electronica aged so poorly? What was considered fresh and novel when it came out seems stale today. A few songs from the album still manage to excite, but overall it doesn’t move me.
I thought it was ok. Definitely interesting and forward thinking for 1990. If this came out today, I'm not sure I would be impressed. I never really found much melody, so I probably won't return to it.
Boring as at the time
This shat is boring 3 2
One of my least favorite bands ever, but I've got to give credit where credit is due. That credit goes to David Gahan who's the owner of the most bloated, pompous drivel-y sounding person I've ever heard and the real reason that Depeche Mode sucks. I might as well just listen to Sebastian Gorka on Fox News for 47 mins. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glK4D7-533I https://www.foxnews.com/video/5984411495001 It's terrible because the music behind this blowhard is actually decent.
The lyrics of this album are awful. The music is meh but the beats are repetitive enough that I found myself unconsciously tapping my toe so I guess that is something.
Too robot like
Personal Jesus is good, left me cold otherwise. Will maybe revisit in the future.
There's a reason you only hear the singles from this one on 90s radio. All of the good melodic ideas and pacing are expended on these 3-4 tracks, leaving the rest of the LP a plodding mess of half-baked synth ideas. While certain songs shine and maintain a strong foothold in memory, the shambling remainder means the whole album feels wildly inconsistent.
I appreciate depeche mode but their sound isn't something I would listen to regularly.
Still just not my type of music. I can see it being good to some people its just not my favorite. Favorite album so far has been Straight Out of Compton and that's not even my genre usually. I hope it gives me better albums soon because I'm not liking most of them so far.
Not for me. Very 80s, with lyrics about nuclear war and drug addiction, and with over the top production that doesn't really benefit the songs. Personal Jesus is pretty good, although I like Johnny Cash's version better, but one of the later tracks sounds like a phone ring tone
Tem duas grandes músicas que funcionam bem demais em outras versões, boas camadas de elementos sintéticos, só não empolga pelos vocais.
So many quality pieces in this...why don't they sound better?
Eh.
Not nearly as cool as New Order, but not terrible. I could get down to this if I was a moody 80s teen.
Some bangers, some droning, some ok
electronic rock ain't for me still
Just didn't get into this one at all. Never a fan of Depeche Mode but figured why not. Confirmed my distaste for this band.
not vibing butttt alright
Didn’t love it but respected the direction
Yeah it was ok, Personal Jesus rocks it, But the rest is meh 4/10
I don't like Depeche Mode. A generous 2 as some of the instrumental bits were interesting
I am not a big Depeche Mode fan. There were known songs on this album. The album has some of the snythesizer sound of the 80s but I just don't find it entertaining. Thankfully it was not that long of an album.
Jäi kesken kuuntelu eikä mikään oikeen innosta kuunnella loppuun valitettavasti. Depechen tyyli lähinnä ärsyttää mua, mut ei se silkkaa paskaa ole
i think a lot of the songs were very repetitive and annoying. it just wasn’t really my vibe and i wouldn’t listen to it again.
Really didn’t feel like listening to an hour of this. It sounded alright, but really not my style.
Listenable. Not a favourite
Not really a fan of this guy's voice and the whole angsty electronica from the 80's genre. Album got a lot better in the middle when it was just instrumentals, however and I probably would have enjoyed it more as an instrumental soundtrack to a bad 80s scifi action movie.
I want to like it. But it’s like new order without any of the urgency or excitement. Had some ok songs (Enjoy the Silence) but the rest are largely forgettable.
Not much to write home about. A kinda boring synth-pop kinda thing. Not my style, never been a fan of Depeche Mode, but this hasn’t converted me
Meh, it's ok, it's not reallllly my thing.
This is not really my kind of music, but there are melody's and sounds I do kind of vibe to. I like the funky degree the album has. The music also gives of some spooky vibes
I wanted to like this more, I thought I would. It gets a bit samey over the whole album, though there are a couple of good tracks. I like Depeche Mode, I'm glad they exist, getting through a whole album like this is a little like hard work though. They're so very mood-altering, draping everything in a dystopian melancholia that isn't that welcome right now.
80's sounding album. 2RS
Not sure what all the fuss is about.
apart from the 2 obvious bangers on this album I find the rest to be droney and yawnsome
Gute teils sehr gute Songs dabei. Das Gros ist jedoch einfach wie bei „Music for the Masses“ nicht gleichmäßig stark; klar poppig, in der Struktur auch um Vielschichtigkeit bemüht, nur einfach für mein Gefühl nicht so irre relevant, wie DM wohl allgemein verehrt werden. Singles sind dafür unsterblich super. 2.3
Dark synth pop, mood music
I was never a big Depeche Mode fan, and it seems I'm still not. There were a few songs on this that I didn't hate, but overall just not my thing. 2.5 stars.
Not my favorite but it has some great iconic songs on it.
I wanted to like this more, I thought I would. It gets a bit samey over the whole album, though there are a couple of good tracks. I like Depeche Mode, I'm glad they exist, getting through a whole album like this is a little like hard work though. They're so very mood altering, draping everything in a dystopian melancholia that isn't that welcome right now.
ok to decent 80s stuff
Elektronisk, lange numre, hypnotiserende
I've never really listened to depeche mode but I know they're one of those groups with a cult following. Problem is those "cultists" are always people who say things like "oh I don't just listen to <metal subgenre>, I also like depeche mode and skinny puppy..." as if you're really stretching your musical legs branching out to the sisters of mercy, lol. Anyway this sounds like EBM with a bit more going on, like if EBM is the reinheitsgebot of electronic music, depeche mode isn't quite a craft beer, but also isn't a macrobrew - maybe something like coopers? I can't honestly say this album belongs on any list of must-hears. It just exists. I wouldn't say it sucks, but it doesn't go anywhere, there's no spark (even if that's kinda what they aim for?), no real bits that make me sit up and go "wow!". 2/5. Extra note: the song personal jesus is familiar. But like only the chorus, and then it must be from a cover? I'm sure I've never heard this original.
Enjoy the silence
I was kind of thrown off by the songs in the album because of the album name. I was expecting something like metal but it was not that and just wasn't something I'd listen too
Still hate their music.
Too si fi edm
Really brutal listen.
Otroligt svårt för den monotona sången och tonen. Gick inte att ta sig igenom.
what i expected, but didn't know that i'd know so many songs. not fun. not enjoyable. a challenge to finish.
Diarrhea beats. Only 2 goods songs and they're overplayed.
salvo las dos canciones conocidads que tienen, el resto es aburrido misma sintonia todo igual. Habra sifo medio revolucinario para la epoca si queres puede ser pero no me vuela lacabeza, por eso solo tienen dos canciones conocidas xq el resto del album es de muy bajo nivel malo malo
I just don't think that I like Depeche Mode
Its okay but overall quite boring and non memorable.
Notable Textzeile: Something so worthless Serves a purpose […] Can't you understand? Say you believe Just how easy it is to please me Die beiden ersten Songs sind so dumm und nervig, und erinnern mich daran, dass ich nicht nur die Band sondern auch die Hardcore-Fans dieser Band irgendwie immer seltsam fand (Ausnahmen und so…). Und diese Art von Song kommt ja dann auf dem Album auch immer wieder. Personal Jesus und Enjoy the Silence sind was anderes, okaye Lieder, im besten Falle ist das ja einfach gerade noch akzeptabler Pop. Insgesamt ist die Idee nur mit Synths zu arbeiten ja so absolut 80er und zugleich auch cool, dass das ein kleiner Pluspunkt ist - und womit sie dann auf diesem Album ja brechen. Ich hab irgendwann vor vielen Jahren auch mal ne Doku gesehen und wenn ich mich recht erinnere, man muss einfach allen Respekt aussprechen, die es geschafft haben es länger mit Dave Gahan auszuhalten, eines der größten egozentischen Arschlöcher der Popgeschichte. Das ganz durchzuhören war insgesamt eine Qual und auch wenn es zwei okaye Singles hat höchstens 1,4.
Sorry, ich glaube Depeche Mode Fans und Rosenstolz Fans sind gleich. Und ich habe bei 7 Songs nicht gewusst wo einer aufhört und der andere anfängt. Und ich finde das alles ziemlich widerlich, keine Ahnung warum (Spoiler: v.a. wg Depeche Mode). Schauderlich
Una poronga el álbum, perdonen mí vocabularios
Never understood the appeal of this band. The one half decent song is only memorable because of the Johnny Cash cover.
la única canción q me gustó fue enjoy the silence, las demás no son mi vibra y no me gusta como canta el chico
meh. idek how to describe this but i dont want to relisten
He keeps sounding like Bo Burnham and I start laughing.
I've never liked Depeche Mode. Listening to this entire album did not change my opinion.
I've never cared for these guys and after this I still don't.
Too synthy for my liking. Yes ‘Personal Jesus and Enjoy the Silence’ are at the better end of the DM scale but that is not enough to lift this. Waiting for the night to fall sounds like a ringtone. Policy of Truth is not as good as i remember and sounds exceptionally dated. World I'm my Eyes is frankly abysmal and ensures the album closes on the lowest possible note. I think this is probably a 1.5/5 for me but will have to settle as a one as the two tracks just aren’t enough to lift this from the slums
é ruin não consegui acabar
I definitely still don’t like this 80s goth synth pop. It’s just jangled noise. The first song is solid, but everything after is just not good
Not my thing.
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mid
Not good