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A lot of newer fans didn't like the early stuff because it was too much like kraftwerk. But they were just part of the new wave trend at the time when people were still listening to Prince and Michael Jackson.
I grew up on Depeche Mode. I’m in my early 30’s. My first exposure to Depeche Mode was their live record/movie 101, but I wouldn’t recommend that as a starting point for the group.
Obviously the Violator record, which contains “Personal Jesus”, I believe is their best-selling record because it has one of their major hits, “Enjoy the Silence”, and that is a good record and also a good start for getting into Depeche, if you want to check that whole record out.
I love Depeche Mode and is in my top 5 favorite groups of all time.
What made them one of my favorite groups was the Black Celebration record. I’d definitely recommend that record from top to bottom. Is a little darker than their previous efforts. Below 2 of my favorite songs:
If you prefer poppier/happier sounding music. I’d definitely recommend some of their earlier output like Construction Time Again or the record after Black Celebration, Music for the Masses:
Finally I want to say that Depeche Mode in my view is totally different than many of the other synth-pop groups of the time (i.e., Erasure, Pet Shop Boys, etc.) because their music was darker, the lyrics dealt with teenage angst, depression, etc., and I always felt that Depeche Mode’s songs, if you stripped them from all the synths and effects, there were still really good songs. One more video from one of my favorite songs, and a Depeche Mode 101 performance.
There were better bands working in a similar style back then. I used to have some pretty cool cassettes. I worked with a guy who knew all about that music. They were some of my favorite albums at the time. Hopefully I can find them.
There were better bands working in a similar style back then. I used to have some pretty cool cassettes. I worked with a guy who knew all about that music. They were some of my favorite albums at the time. Hopefully I can find them.
GenXer here who grew up listening to and loving DM. Saw them during their Violator tour in July 1990 in Dallas...it was a full moon and Nitzer Ebb opened up for them. Awesome concert.
There were many great bands during the 80's and early 90's that were called DM clones in one way or another. Some came before and many after, but they were all great IMO in their own right:
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