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...songs do vary quite a bit--songwriter Martin Gore is a whiz at varying themes. In one two-disc set we have: moody angst, angry angst, depressed angst, hopeless angst, lusty angst and the ever-popular violent angst. Yes, violent--most of Depeche Mode's songs are depressing, but one song, "Stripped," is fiercely so. In "Stripped," Gore seems to have taken a cue from Trent Reznor, and has penned such harsh lyrics as "Let me see you stripped down to the bone" and "Let me hear you crying just for me." Didn't know Depeche Mode...
...songs may range a bit in style, but Depeche Mode has always been securely grounded in electronica. They were one of the first bands to rely heavily on the synthesizer, and they're still enjoying success in that medium. In fact, Depeche Mode was one of the few electronic bands to weather the early nineties rush to Seattle-based grunge and acoustic rock. They get little credit for really sticking to their guns as far as their overall sound goes. Depeche Mode is progressive in its own right but that evolution stayed within the bounds of the original medium...
...merits of that progression are, of course, questionable. Depeche Mode walks a thin line between being innovative and inane. Sometimes, the synthesized noises sound untempered. Embedded in the songs are sounds of cars screeching, giant coins spinning, undersea environments, etc. The Band can do some very weird things--a listener is led to wonder whether the weirdness is unintentional, or whether Depeche Mode may have a fetish for appearing goofy. Maybe it's a big joke on the listeners. The terrible screeching that opens "I Feel You," the stereophonic mayhem in "Behind the Wheel," and the sounds of the manic...
Basically, Depeche Mode is as annoying as they are good. You're getting the cream of the crop in The Singles 86>98, and it can be very pleasing. The music is complex and invigorating. The lyrics and kitschy sounds effects are not invigorating. But hey, we can look past that. It's Depeche Mode. Aware of it or not, like it or not, they're a big part of your musical pre-adolescence. They deserve some respect. Next time someone asks you the name of a Depeche Mode song, try to dredge one up from your memory. The Middle...
...talk-show hosts and the self-loving blather of the chattering classes, is the confessional mode of speech a vice? "The need to unburden was a selfish need" goes a line in the English author Nicola Barker's new novel, Wide Open, and ultimately the novel addresses the question of the line between the need for revelation and the desire for indulgence. Even as characters are drawn out of their shells, nothing is ever fully 'wide open...