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

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.

ha well spotted, thats exactly where i figured this out

http://recoilmx.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/AlanWilder-043.png
18. "A Question of Time"
Black Celebration, 1986
248 points (12 votes)

http://youtu.be/9pt7EWFF_T8

http://991.com/NewGallery/Depeche-Mode-Details---April-1-336069.jpg
17. "I Feel You"
Songs of Faith and Devotion, 1993
251 points (11 votes)

http://youtu.be/iTKJ_itifQg

http://otriva.net/_ld/41/4169.jpg
16. "But Not Tonight"
Stripped single/Black Celebration (US), 1986
256 points (10 votes, 2 #1 votes)

http://youtu.be/0JIl8mHx4iY

the next two both had the same number of points and votes and no #1 votes, so the tie was broken based on the ranking of the highest vote.

http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/musicvideos/2007/7/david-gahan-personal-jesus.jpg
15. "Personal Jesus"
single, 1989/Violator, 1990
285 votes (13 points, highest ranking = #4)

http://youtu.be/u1xrNaTO1bI

Wow, higher than I expected for Personal Jesus (wasn't actually sure it would even be here at all).

But Not Tonight: a song that rose tons in my estimation in recent years. It's an anthem that's ambiguous about that.

"But Not Tonight" was my #1

http://www.multinet.no/~jonarne/Hjemmesia/Favorittartister/depeche/martin_gore.jpg
14. "Blasphemous Rumours"
Some Great Reward, 1984
285 votes (13 points, highest ranking = #3)

"But Not Tonight" was going to be my #1 but then it ended up being my #2.

Conversely, that's lower than I expected for Blasphemous Rumours! ilx be trippin.

http://youtu.be/AZRGPg5laDU