I have been waiting for the new Depeche mode album for quite some time now and the first time i heard Playing the Angel I loved it! Its packed full of dark electric sounds and excellent guitar playing. John the revelator is a particularly good catchy song as well as lilian and the newly released single precious. Towards the end of the album some songs start to sound similar and perhaps this is due to some of the electric sounds used. Apart from that the album is great. Its definately one of their more mature albums and I would recommend it to all Depeche mode fans. Those who have never heard Depeche mode will be won over by the excellent Playing the Angel!
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Arguably the only credible surviving stars of synthpop, the Mode return with their ... more
eleventh album and follow-up to 2001's 'Exciter'. Recorded with producer Ben Hillier (Doves, Blur) and marking a return to form with a fresh, revitalized update of the b...
Advantages: More memorable songs than any other Depeche Mode album since Violator Disadvantages: Would have been improved by dropping one or two weaker tracks
Advantages: More memorable songs than any other Depeche Mode album since Violator Disadvantages: Would have been improved by dropping one or two weaker tracks
Advantages: Familar Depeche stylings, good production, respectable DVD extras Disadvantages: Not breaking new ground, some songs over familiar and borderline good
Oct 19th, 2005
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