The boys from Basildon appear to have a new album out later this month and early reports suggests it the best to date.

To promote it DM are producing an interesting peice of work..

If you fancy getting your face out there..check this out:

http://depechemode.com/dm_photo_mosaic.html

What? better than their 80's work?

Well given most of their 80's stuff was shit..yes.!! not hard really

they are huge everywhere except in the UK

There's two statements I don't agree with. ...The first is a matter of opinion, the 2nd is simply not true.

Sacrilege! Music For The Masses is one of the best albums ever.

What kept you?

Oops. My time line stuff is way off. I meant anything that included Vince clarke..but they did veer widly from good to bad and back again..

good: Violator

bad: Exciter..




{doff's hat = lopks sheepish} - music for the masses...classic..sorry I;ll never let you down again (see what I did there).
Any will ne seeing them twice this year btw..

I somehow missed this thread, but Sostie has set the world right again.

Congrats on seeing DM twice this year; I haven't seen them since 1990. I'm doing a sad face now.

I was offline? It's not as if I have an Anti Mode Alarm System.




Unlikely I'll see them this year. Shame. Still one of the (consistently) best live bands I've seen.

Well I saw them 3 years ago whilst they were "touring" the angel. I was dragged along by my wife, she's a massive fan. I was indifferent but was blown away, seen a lot of bands live but I was buzzing for days after. Absolutely brilliant.

So we managed to get standing tickets at the O2 in May, then tickets in Manchester in December to see them "Touring" the Universe!!

Should be good, can I promise a review??

I'm looking forward to the new DM album too. I hope it's a little stronger than Playing The Angel which I thought was a little weak personally. I love pretty much everything from Black Celebration onwards and Songs of Faith and Devotion is (in my book at least) one of the finest albums ever produced.

And as already stated by others, they are simply the best live act I have ever seen.... and I've seen a lot of bands.

SOTU?

Officiallly thumbs up..starts strongly, dips a little towards the middle, wobbles a little then finishes on a cracker. All in All..better than playing the Angel. Needs a few more listens, some possible classics on their. Jury still out on where it will fit in the good/bad albums...

This one will have to grow on me. So far, I'm bored.

I still need to give it a decent listen. First listen I was reading at the same time on the train.

Every DM album I've heard since 'Violator' has sounded a bit 'meh' to me. 'Playing The Angel' was meant to be some return to form but I couldn't see it myself - don't think I'll bother making a purchase this time.

I think it may be a grower. Songs Of Faith & Devotion took a little while to get used to, but now I love it. The one thing that I have noticed has been missing from their albums, excepting the best - Black Celebration, Music For The Masses, Violator & Songs Of Faith & Devotion - are "anthems". The albums mentioned are packed with them . DM need to sound big. Simple Minds were very similar, up to Sparkle In The Rain. At least the DM downward spiral hasn't been as drastic as Simple Minds.

The new album is an interesting listen because they recorded it on old, used, 80's equipment.

I think / hope it's a grower. I actually think they are all very good songs, i've just not really been sure of DM's production ever since Alan Wilder. That said, there are a couple of really, really good moments on the album Wrong and Fragile Tension do it for me.

Needs a couple more listens though.....