Product description Depeche Mode's most foreboding album, leaning toward the gothic, is DM at their most bleak, black-armband, and nihilistic--no doubt played over and over by countless self-loathing teens as they dyed their hair black behind locked bedroom doors. The tracks are tastefully minimalist, yet the few sounds that dominate each song have a consuming, even overwhelming feel--like a big, heavy black cloud that descends upon and surrounds listeners until their knees buckle from the weight. Rhythmically, songs like "A Question of Time" are driven with moderately paced 16th notes pounded out on synths filling out the low end. Other tracks follow the path of "Stripped," an all-out lamentfest powered by David Gahan's overproduced baritone. --Beth Bessmer .com Depeche Mode's most foreboding album, leaning toward the gothic, is DM at their most bleak, black-armband, and nihilistic--no doubt played over and over by countless self-loathing teens as they dyed their hair black behind locked bedroom doors. The tracks are tastefully minimalist, yet the few sounds that dominate each song have a consuming, even overwhelming feel--like a big, heavy black cloud that descends upon and surrounds listeners until their knees buckle from the weight. Rhythmically, songs like "A Question of Time" are driven with moderately paced 16th notes pounded out on synths filling out the low end. Other tracks follow the path of "Stripped," an all-out lamentfest powered by David Gahan's overproduced baritone. --Beth Bessmer
C**Y
Great CD
Great music CD with most songs I like
N**D
Their best album ever!
Depeche Mode started out as a boy band, I'm almost ashamed to say. Their first two albums were happy and bouncy, filled with some decent 80's style synth-pop dance tunes. Although, after Vince Clarke left and Martin Gore took over as the chief lyricist, the songs did start to carry a bit more substance. Alan Wilder joined and brought with him some intensely dramatic chords and rifts and the band's real sound began to develop. Some Great Reward was definitely a landmark and I'll never stop listening to it. But with "Black Celebration" the band truly detached themselves from their boy-band roots and began to attack some serious issues. "A Question of Time" is a classic example: A warning to a 15 year-old girl about men with a driving beat and a foreboding feel to the melody. "Well now you're only fifteen. And you look good. I'll take you under my wing. somebody should". "A Question of Lust" is probably Martin's best song. In it he's trying to convince his partner that he won't cheat on her while he's on tour. The lyrics are truly an open window to his heart and his beautiful tenor voice is put on display in all of its glory here. "New Dress" is probably the best, most politically-charged song I can think of in history. "You can't change the world, but you change the facts. When you change the facts, you change points of view. When you change points of view, you may change a vote. When you change a vote you may change the world" Terrific song and the one that sparked my interest for all things political. (I now write for a website and feel I owe a lot to this band and this song, in particular.) If you've only heard their later albums (post 1990) You should definitely give this one a listen. You'll have a new-found respect and love for this band. If you've never listened to them at all and are wondering which album to start with, this is a very good place! After 27 years, this is still my favorite album.
K**E
So incredibly awesome, but one tiny complaint. . . . .
This is one of the best albums I've ever owned--Depeche Mode at it's absolute finest in my opinion. I was a huge fan in the 80's (when I actually owned the vinyl version) and I am still a huge fan even almost 30 years later. I purchased this CD back in the 90's and somewhere along the way, I lost the CD (or maybe someone stole it--it's THAT good-- who knows?). Anyways, I uploaded the mp3 version of the album and was so very excited. Every song filled my head with the music and memories from my teenage years. I was thrilled (I know that probably sounds stupid, but music is a big part of my life). Then it was time for "A question of time", one of my very favorite songs, and it was . . . . different. It was NOT the song that was on my original album and my CD from the 90's--quicker, more frantic and just missing the echo-filled haunting style of the one I had loved so much. I was very disappointed. I've searched high and low on downloadable versions, and none of them are the same as the one I remember. If anyone knows the version I am speaking of, please reply to my post and let me know.Overall, it is still a fantastic album and I don't regret buying it at all!
L**A
Discazo
Un clasico de Depeche.
J**E
Excelente
Excelente álbum
J**N
Not a Record!
Not a Record! When searching for vynil records the CD came up but did not say it was a CD.
R**S
Good quality
BLAST FROM THE PAST.... LOVED THIS AS A TEENAGER
E**E
A Must-have for any DM fan.
Love all of this purchase. The Black Celebration 12" Singles include 23 tracks for 16 songs, including multiple tracks for A Question of Lust and A Question of Time, two different tracks of Black Celebration, two versions of Stripped and Christmas Island, and single versions of Black Day, Blasphemous Rumours, Breathing in Fumes, But Not Tonight, Fly on the Windscreen, If You Want, It Doesn't Matter, More than a Party, People are People, Shame, and Something to Do. Important tracks missing from the mix are Here is the House, Dressed in Black, and New Dress. Also note there is no additional literature (like lyrics or background materials from Daniel Miller).
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