Hearts can never be POLLed -- ILM Artist Poll # 18 -- Depeche Mode RESULTS THREAD

I was kidding! There's no way in hell it will. Even I didn't vote for it and I like my Depeche Mode poppy and heavy on the Vince Clarke tip. That said, I do sort of love it.

any love for Dangerous? loads better than Sea Of Sin if we're talking Violator B sides.

I like Dangerous but NO WAY is it better than either Sea of Sin or Happiest Girl

seven of my picks have already appeared. but my ballot was very unimaginative. i'm glad i didn't include "enjoy the silence" though. something about how the word "very" is pronounced in the chorus always rubbed me the wrong way.

Ok I listened to all the Violator b-sides this morning and all the vocal ones sounded equally poor to my ears. Truly awful lyrics and seemingly just not much time spent on production, idk if given as much spit and polish as Enjoy the Silence was they'd have improved but basically they sounded like cheap 90s euro pop dance.

also, why is there an annoying lag at the end of "enjoy the silence" before the segue into the much superior "policy of truth"?

that'd be "Interlude #2 – Crucified" – 1:52 (hidden song starting at 4:21)

Ok I listened to all the Violator b-sides this morning and all the vocal ones sounded equally poor to my ears.

the problem is that you have defective ears

thanks ledge! i've always wondered what that was.

fyi the one after blue dress is Interlude #3. don't know what happened to Interlude #1...

xp i prefer the term 'differently abled'

hahaha

(maybe they consider the remix coda of "Personal Jesus" to be Interlude #1?)

'Interlude #1 (Mission Impossible)' is the piece of music that appears after 'Pimpf' ends on Music For The Masses.

And there is also an 'Interlude #4', which is the title of the piece of music in between 'Get Right With Me' and 'Rush' on Songs Of Faith And Devotion.

Can't wait until "What's Your Name?" shows up.

P-R-E, double-T-Y!

― wolf kabob (ENBB), Friday, May 4, 2012 1:25 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I know various members of Depeche Mode consider this to be one of their worst songs, but I can think of Depeche Mode songs that I dislike more.

any love for Dangerous? loads better than Sea Of Sin if we're talking Violator B sides.

― piscesx, Friday, May 4, 2012 3:05 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I like 'Dangerous' a lot, but I ended up not voting for it in the end. It was definitely a contender, though!

something about how the word "very" is pronounced in the chorus always rubbed me the wrong way

???

like Roy Hodgson?

"very unnecessary" used to bother me on the grounds of awkward redundancy, but then I decided that in context it may be deliberate awkward redundancy, so I let it go.

isn't it a Salt n Pepa album?

'very unnecessary' not nearly as bad as 'pass undetectedly' from sweetest perfection.

yeah, i guess i have a problem with the phrasing in the chorus, so it's to do with the whole "very unnecessary" detail. seems a bit contrary to the flow of the song. it may be to do with Dave Gahan's voice which is quite hardened in tone, but when DM get verbose i always pick up on it in the intonation and notice the extra syllables.

Isn't the bigger problem that is words are very unnecessary, then why does the song have lyrics? btw that song is a perfect treasure

It is impossible for me to sing along with it without looking/sounding like an ass tho

i really like the lyrical idea in that song, but yeah it goes about saying it in quite a clunky way imo

anyway, i am enjoying the poll. it's been quite the black celebration celebration so far and i voted for 3 of the songs that have appeared from that album.

DM can be quite a ponderous band, but that's one of their charms.

i really like the lyrical idea in that song, but yeah it goes about saying it in quite a clunky way imo

it's no More than Words, for sure.

http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfykdidgBI1qcx3g0o1_500.png
25. "It's No Good"
Ultra, 1997
194 points (7 votes, 1 #1 vote)

http://youtu.be/aieEZ950d1I

boy Gahan really perfected that smarmy face, didn't he

thanks abbott for quick modding.

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9pusiaiHY1qzc711o1_500.jpg
24. "Home"
Ultra, 1997
194 points (9 votes, 1 #1 vote)

curse of the four-letter H words.

http://youtu.be/l87jkd6juq0

I don't think I realized people liked Ultra this much

Gore poodle!!

The only songs I really like from Ultra are the singles.

I do like "Useless" and "Home" a lot but I wouldn't have expected #1 votes for either

http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/500/60881257/Depeche+Mode+Some+Great+Reward+1984.png
23. "Lie To Me"
Some Great Reward, 1984
198 points (9 votes)

http://youtu.be/nop-6HIAHKI

wtf did they do to alan's lower half in that picture?

yesssssssssssssssss

You know I have always been confused about "lay" v "lie" for getting on a bed verbs and that song is one of many that hasn't helped.

I was the #1 vote for "Photographic." Prefer the Some Bizzarre version, natch. Deffo too low, fools.

I cannot tolerate songs like "Somebody" - sappy ballads sung by MLG = zzzz. (This does not include "The Things You Said" which is awesome and was on my ballot.)

this man does not sing this song
http://depechemode.sk/obrazky/skupina/1982-alan-charles-wilder.jpg
22. "Get the Balance Right!"
single, 1983/People Are People, 1984
198 points (10 votes)

http://youtu.be/XWK7QLvuI-I

Finally someone has the guts to say it, 28 years too late.

http://i45.tinypic.com/jaj7n8.jpg
21. "See You"
single/A Broken Frame, 1982
207 points (11 votes)

http://youtu.be/C4kVQnZhHmg

wow Lie To Me. amazing. Some Great Reward is miles better than Black Celebration IMO. it's definitely *the turning point* as far as i'm concerned.
If You Want is proto-techno/house/ everything!

http://depechemodebiographie.de/images/bio1990b.gif
20. "Waiting for the Night"
Violator, 1990
233 points (11 votes)

http://youtu.be/vyrpRzdvp5U

well once again i forgot to vote in a poll i care about because i am a jerk

lol @ jjj, now, alwaysss, forever (forever) (forever) (forever) (forever) (forever)

yes I know it's the wrong band, I just wanted to say that

http://images.popmatters.com/news_art/d/depeche-mode-master.jpg
19. "Master and Servant"
Some Great Reward, 1984
239 points (12 votes)

http://youtu.be/IsvfofcIE1Q

sorry jjjusten, I should have made a mod request earlier.