Depeche Mode - Playing the Angel (W/Dvd)
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Music CD Cover Artist: Depeche Mode Brand: Reprise Edition: Music CD Format: Limited Edition CD Release Date: 2005-10-18 Music Label: Reprise / Wea Soundtracks: Music CD 1
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Free Music Notes for Playing the Angel (W/Dvd) Album
Free Music Review: Depeche Mode finally live up to their undeserved nick-name.
Hit: 2 Stars
Depeche have been my favorite band since my sister got a copy of "Some Great Reward" from a German pen-pal and since then I have devoured everything they've done, particularly enjoying their experimentation, and of course, Martin's awesome, thought-provoking song writing. My favorites are Violator and Music For the Masses, but I honestly did not think they would ever do an album I didn't love (although I can say that "What's Your Name?" and "The Dead of Night" are my least liked songs of theirs). In fact, I downloaded "Precious" off iTunes even though I knew it wasn't different from the forthcoming album version.
Well....they finally lost me. Half of this album is so dismal, so depressing that they seemed to have earned the title "depressed mode" that used to make me so mad. "Precious" is the only ray of light on this set, otherwise it is quite painful to listen to. "A Pain That I'm Used To" and "Suffer Well" are also good tracks, but the concluding track "The Darkest Star" leaves you with a feeling of hopelessness that just isn't healthy-in fact, it should be the title of this album! Lyrically, I would say this is Depeche Mode's career low (except maybe those 2 least liked songs I mentioned before).
Also disappointing is the drop from introspective religious thinking/questioning/soulsearching into the outright blasphemy and ignorance of "John The Relevator" which was a huge letdown for me.
All in all, a fan of Depeche Mode already has this cd or cd/dvd, so this review is probably more helpful for the more casual fan. To them I say: download "Precious" off iTunes, make yourself a "best of" cd, and move on. If you really want to buy a Depeche Mode album on cd, here's my suggestion for order of importance:
(1) Violator (2) Music For The Masses (3) Black Celebration (4) Some Great Reward (5) Exciter (6) Ultra (7) Construction Time Again (8) Songs Of Faith & Devotion live... (9) A Broken Frame (10) 101 (11) Remixes 81-04 (12) Dave Gahan's Paper Monsters (13) Speak & Spell (14) Martin Gore's Counterfeit ep (15) Songs Of Faith & Devotion (16) The Singles 86-98 (17) The Singles 81-85 (18) Playing The Angel (19) Martin Gore's Counterfeit 2 (20) People Are People (21) Catching Up With Depeche Mode