Has anyone heard the new Depeche Mode album?
I was surprised by the retro-sound. One of the songs, “The Sinner in Me” has a synth bass line that reminded me a lot of “The Land of Rape and Honey.” It’s classic DM lyrics and melodies, but very heavy electronics. Lots of analog synths and distorted guitars.
Looking forward to their upcoming tour.
I rather liked it, and though I don’t listen to them anywhere near as much as I used to, I liked the new one much more than at least the last three albums. I haven’t seen them since '93, so I might make it a point to get out for it.
Argh I wanna see them but Im strapped for cash like a mofo. The new album sounds great, I gots the Precious single. The original version is best… lets just leave it at that. Reminds me (and apparently a shitload of others) of Broken Frame & Violator-ish stuff, which is indeed exquisite. Good to see that they know how to play with older school sounding keyboards.
It’s a decent album, though the hype about it being as good as Violator is bullshit. Suffer Well is probably my favorite, along w/Precious. My problem with the ‘retro’ sounding synths is that they’re too dirty and modern sounding, and it makes the whole album sound distorted. The buzz and fuzz gets old after a while. I think Ultra is better and has more memorable songs than PTA, but I’m still going to see them. Regardless, I have my ticket for Nov. 25th.
Heh, “She’s Got A Cause” was just on 1st Wave. That crazy Alain guy!
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What is First Wave? If they’re showing “WithSym” era Ministry, I need to know!
First Wave is channel 22 on Sirius Satellite Radio.
Halloween must be a Ministry holiday on Sirius. I heard “Revenge” and “Everyday is Halloween” (naturally) this morning on First Wave.
What is First Wave? If they’re showing “WithSym” era Ministry, I need to know!
Oh, sorry, 1st Wave is the classic alternative station on Sirius satellite radio. They actually play lots of With Sympathy/Wax Trax-era Ministry. A couple of the hard rock stations play N.W.O., Just One Fix, etc. I listen to 1st Wave mostly, because they play music that’s right up my alley - Cure, DM, Siouxsie, Smiths, New Order, etc. Work For Love and Revenge get some decent rotation on that station.
Edit: After I posted this, I see dicecrusher beat me to the punch. Must be the rum…
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