#Darkest depeche mode songs full#

#Darkest depeche mode songs full#

and The Smiths catalogs, but about 10,000 shy of our survey of The CureРІР‚в„ўs oeuvre the full results are presented below. This album excels on all levels and there are six standout tracks that help give this album an unparalleled timelessness and longevity: John the Revelator, Suffer Well, Sinner in Me, Precious, Nothing's Impossible, and Darkest Star. RELATED: Playlist of all 209 of Depeche ModeРІР‚в„ўs songs, ranked minus 3 that arenРІР‚в„ўt on Spotify Based on a total of 91,106 votes significantly more than our polls of the R.E.M. : Depeche Mode, : The Darkest Star (OST Alan Wake), : 04:42, : mp3. That's a style that came with time and evolution, as Depeche Mode's first album, 1981's Speak & Spell, is straightforward synth pop, equal parts catchy and cold on memorable tunes like 'Just Can't Get. I find it very ironic that 'Suffer Well' (written by David Gahan) has become my favorite DM song of all time because it is the first song written by anybody but Martin Gore in 25 years, and I have long considered Martin Gore to be among the greatest songwriters of all time. Depeche Mode The Darkest Star (OST Alan Wake). Depeche Mode is known for its distinctive sound dark and electronic but velvety smooth, soulful, and hard-rocking when it isn't danceable. 'Suffer Well' is my personal favorite, and this song has replaced 'In Your Room' from 'Songs of Faith and Devotion' as my all-time favorite Depeche Mode song. This album is far greater though than the sum of its individually outstanding parts, and that is what sets this album apart. Individually, nearly every song is excellent beginning with the explosive opening of A 'Pain That I'm Used To' right down to the last note of the last song 'Darkest Star'. First is a unique and permeating throbbing that flows from song to song and ties them all together, and secondly David Gahan contributed songs to the album, and not just any songs, a couple of fantastic songs. What sets this album apart from all others are two secret ingredients never before present in a Depeche Mode album. This album is so good that it has been the staple of my musical diet since the day it was released.

Playing the Angel is a different kind of Depeche Mode album and it would be unfair to try and compare it with any other album, except maybe Violator.

The result was a 1 alternative radio hit in the US and another top 10 pop hit in the UK. It brought out an intense rock side of the band with Alan Wilder playing drums and Martin Gore playing guitar. With hindsight being 20-20, and this review being written 7-1/2 years after the released of this album, I can write, without any hesitation, With hindsight being 20-20, and this review being written 7-1/2 years after the released of this album, I can write, without any hesitation, that Playing the Angel is my favorite Depeche Mode album and that is saying a lot because I am a completely devoted fan of the band since I first heard them in 1986. Courtesy Mute 'I Feel You' is the first single from Depeche Mode's eighth studio album Songs of Faith and Devotion.