OPO Tracks sung by Martin Gore

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Kind of influenced by "Damaged People", which I consider great, but maybe a bit too obviously based on "I Don't Know How To Love Him".

So I still guess I end up choosing "A Question Of Lust" as before. :)

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Monday, 16 January 2006 02:18 (twenty years ago)

"A Question Of Lust" but i'm no DM expert.

― jed_ (jed), Monday, 16 January 2006 02:21 (twenty years ago)

ARRRRRRGH. Pick just one? Argh.

*broods*

For right this second and right this second ONLY, "Home," thanks to that rhythmic way he delivers the verses, how the chorus suddenly turns into this beautiful sweeping anthem, how his guitar at the end just carries the tone of the song perfectly. And because he sang it brilliantly the other month in LA.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 16 January 2006 02:28 (twenty years ago)

i would go with "compulsion" on the first counterfeit ep

― my name is john. i reside in chicago. (frankE), Monday, 16 January 2006 02:29 (twenty years ago)

i want you now world violation tour 1990.

― piscesboy, Monday, 16 January 2006 02:34 (twenty years ago)

aaaagh OPO aaaaagh DOES NOT COMPUTE

I'll third "A Question of Lust" for now.

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Monday, 16 January 2006 02:34 (twenty years ago)

And the prechorus of "People Are People"!

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Monday, 16 January 2006 02:37 (twenty years ago)

"Home", definitely. The way he delivers the words in the verse that on paper are quite awful but sound just menacing and beautiful.. that's rare stuff.

― edward o (edwardo), Monday, 16 January 2006 02:37 (twenty years ago)

I like 'Home,' too. Good one, Ned.

― That I Could Clamber to the Frozen Moon and Draw the Ladder (Freud Junior), Monday, 16 January 2006 02:53 (twenty years ago)

Just listened to this. I think it would probably would have been better if sung by David G. (The lyrics are painful

― That I Could Clamber to the Frozen Moon and Draw the Ladder (Freud Junior), Monday, 16 January 2006 04:51 (twenty years ago)

"A Question of Lust" or his cover of Sparks' "Never Turn Your back on Mother Earth."

― Ian in Brooklyn, Tuesday, 17 January 2006 03:21 (twenty years ago)

BLUE DRESS

― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 03:30 (twenty years ago)

or maybe JUDAS, nah, I'll stick with my first choice

― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 03:30 (twenty years ago)

wait, screw all that

DEATH'S DOOR

― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 03:31 (twenty years ago)

gotta second the vote for Compulsion off of Counterfeit. Absolutely love that song as sung by Mr. Gore.

― biz, Tuesday, 17 January 2006 03:36 (twenty years ago)

If we're talking any of his covers, "In a Manner of Speaking"

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 03:36 (twenty years ago)

BAH! This question makes my heard hurt.

Covers - Motherless Child
Otherwise - Blue Dress.

― John Justen (johnjusten), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 04:17 (twenty years ago)

another vote for "compulsion"

― breakfast pants (disco stu), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 04:41 (twenty years ago)

Blue Dress, no question.

― Trayce (trayce), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 05:22 (twenty years ago)

the Bottom Line

― Some Guy, Tuesday, 17 January 2006 05:27 (twenty years ago)

I would go back to his earlier (the earliest?) efforts: "It Doesn't Matter," which has a kind of expressive fragility, and "Somebody," as sappy as that is.

― brittle-lemon (brittle-lemon), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 05:38 (twenty years ago)

one year passes...

I underrated his performance of Julee Cruise's "In My Other World" until now.

― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 7 April 2007 02:51 (nineteen years ago)

"The Things You Said." Totally.

― Curt1s Stephens, Saturday, 7 April 2007 05:35 (nineteen years ago)

Can I redefine "one" so that it means "all"?

― HI DERE, Saturday, 7 April 2007 14:50 (nineteen years ago)

By all means.

― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 7 April 2007 14:50 (nineteen years ago)

By one mean

― Geir Hongro, Sunday, 8 April 2007 10:39 (nineteen years ago)

DEATH'S DOOR OTMFM

― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 9 April 2007 06:34 (nineteen years ago)

two months pass...

A Question of Lust. Or Home. But I'm keen to hear this Death's Door thing, and "Enjoy the Silence" (Harmonium version only) which wikipedia tells me about. Any good?

― ledge, Tuesday, 12 June 2007 15:59 (eighteen years ago)

The Harmonium version of "Enjoy the Silence" is a notable curiosity but not as great as the album version.

"Macro" is fucking blinding, you guys; a real tour de force.

― HI DERE, Tuesday, 12 June 2007 17:16 (eighteen years ago)

"A Question of Lust," the performance of which at karaoke once embarrassed me.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Tuesday, 12 June 2007 17:18 (eighteen years ago)

Said harmonium version is also, I think, one of only two of Martin's demos to have seen official release.

"Macro" is quite great, it needed a little time to sink in. And for some reason at first I thought Dave was singing it! God knows why.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 12 June 2007 17:19 (eighteen years ago)

I think I had a similar reaction when I first heard "Macro". He goes really deep in his chest for the vocal; the result is sort of Dave-like.

I'd probably have to go with "The Things You Said" for my thread choice. I love Martin's performance on "Home" but I think Dave could have done a good job with it too, whereas I couldn't see Dave doing the former with the same delicacy. (At least not in 1987 heh.)

― Vinnie, Tuesday, 12 June 2007 18:02 (eighteen years ago)

one month passes...

Martin Gore's daughter smokin' hot

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r78/rhythmicdog/drugoe/65.jpg

― Curt1s Stephens, Wednesday, 1 August 2007 02:20 (eighteen years ago)

I dunno about that top though ;P

― Trayce, Wednesday, 1 August 2007 02:24 (eighteen years ago)

i think the top's the best thing about her

― Charlie Howard, Wednesday, 1 August 2007 07:45 (eighteen years ago)

Martin Gore's daughter is Jennifer Jason Leigh????

― HI DERE, Wednesday, 1 August 2007 10:51 (eighteen years ago)

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