addictedII80s Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Hello, I believe it's interesting to note that the band is renown for their mid and even later albums unlike many others. My personal favorites are Some Great Reward and Music for the Masses (the song of all time is Shake the Disease, both the studio and live version). And yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Renown by who and unlike what other bands? Granted, my favourites are Some Great Reward and Black Celebration. Considering they've been around for almost 30 years, I'd say those are now "early" albums. Mid-to-late stuff would be Violator on up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 I would say 86 to 90 was their best period, based on when they really established themselves as their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addictedII80s Posted February 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Renown by who and unlike what other bands? By observation Compared to their New Wave/Pop Rock peers such as Duran Duran, OMD, A-Ha, Pet Shop Boys, Spandau Ballet, Talk Talk etc who had strong first releases. I doubt someone would mention the albums by DM issued in the period 81-83 as favorite, but anything can be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Their peak was Violator, I think... in album sales, at least. I heard more of those singles from that album played to death on the radio for decades to come. Funnily enough, no matter how many times I hear "Personal Jesus," "Policy Of Truth," and "Enjoy The Silence," I never got sick of them (except for maybe "World In My Eyes"). The early stuff up to Black Celebration was practically flawless, though. They remain some of my favourite songs of all-time. From Music For The Masses and on they began to jump the shark (with Ultra and Exciter being their worst) By observation Compared to their New Wave/Pop Rock peers such as Duran Duran, OMD, A-Ha, Pet Shop Boys, Spandau Ballet, Talk Talk etc who had strong first releases. I doubt someone would mention the albums by DM issued in the period 81-83 as favorite, but anything can be. I think OMD also had strong mid-period albums. "Tesla Girls" and "If You Leave" were from the mid-80s (not many can name "Electricity" and "Souvenir" nowadays). Same goes for The Pet Shop Boys - actually, they're going real strong now; their latter albums sound just as good, if not, better than what DeMode has been putting out. D2's "Wedding Album" from 1993 was almost as good as their first coupla albums, although they've been definitely more of a singles band with a lot of album and b-side fillers after Rio. The problem with Talk Talk/Mark Hollis is that the radio didn't play any of their other singles after "Talk Talk" and "It's My Life," but if you've been collecting their albums, you'll see the quality has been steady (unlike DeMode's spotty record) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addictedII80s Posted February 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Their peak was Violator, I think... in album sales, at least. I heard more of those singles from that album played to death on the radio for decades to come. Funnily enough, no matter how many times I hear "Personal Jesus," "Policy Of Truth," and "Enjoy The Silence," I never got sick of them (except for maybe "World In My Eyes"). The early stuff up to Black Celebration was practically flawless, though. They remain some of my favourite songs of all-time. From Music For The Masses and on they began to jump the shark (with Ultra and Exciter being their worst) yes, I agree almost on everything you said. We can see real evolution of the band up to Violator. However, Black Celebration is imo rather monotonic (sometimes boring) to be flawless. The problem with Talk Talk/Mark Hollis is that the radio didn't play any of their other singles after "Talk Talk" and "It's My Life," but if you've been collecting their albums, you'll see the quality has been steady (unlike DeMode's spotty record) You're right. From the " The colours of Spring" point, they sound quite different, I'd say it's not even pop music! This is post rock or something like that... Some could consider such a bend to be decrease in quality because the band sacrificed catchy "New Romantics" tunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Black Celebration had a good theme going - in sound and visuals. I might also have the most songs sung by Martin L. Gore of all their albums. The extended b-side versions are the definition of perfection (i.e., "A Question Of Lust" minimal version) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Violator is definitely their best album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Black Celebration is their best album and that's a fact... a SONGFACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 CONSTRUCTION TIME AGAIN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addictedII80s Posted February 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 (2 all) BTW, can anybody tell why Martin replaces Dave in relatively recent live performances (i personally like either way, though)? awesome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEeLa3SLvWg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addictedII80s Posted February 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 CONSTRUCTION TIME AGAIN oh, I might have been mistaken underestimating the chances for their early stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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