'very unnecessary' not nearly as bad as 'pass undetectedly' from sweetest perfection.
― Touché Gödel (ledge), Friday, 4 May 2012 21:04 (eleven years ago) link
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.
― charlie h, Friday, 4 May 2012 21:53 (eleven years ago) link
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
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Friday, 4 May 2012 22:04 (eleven years ago) link
It is impossible for me to sing along with it without looking/sounding like an ass tho
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Friday, 4 May 2012 22:05 (eleven years ago) link
i really like the lyrical idea in that song, but yeah it goes about saying it in quite a clunky way imo
― charlie h, Friday, 4 May 2012 22:13 (eleven years ago) link
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.
― charlie h, Friday, 4 May 2012 22:17 (eleven years ago) link
DM can be quite a ponderous band, but that's one of their charms.
― charlie h, Friday, 4 May 2012 22:22 (eleven years ago) link
it's no More than Words, for sure.
― Touché Gödel (ledge), Friday, 4 May 2012 22:23 (eleven years ago) link
http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfykdidgBI1qcx3g0o1_500.png25. "It's No Good"Ultra, 1997194 points (7 votes, 1 #1 vote)
http://youtu.be/aieEZ950d1I
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 23:17 (eleven years ago) link
boy Gahan really perfected that smarmy face, didn't he
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Friday, 4 May 2012 23:26 (eleven years ago) link
thanks abbott for quick modding.
http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9pusiaiHY1qzc711o1_500.jpg24. "Home"Ultra, 1997194 points (9 votes, 1 #1 vote)
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 23:35 (eleven years ago) link
curse of the four-letter H words.
http://youtu.be/l87jkd6juq0
I don't think I realized people liked Ultra this much
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Friday, 4 May 2012 23:38 (eleven years ago) link
Gore poodle!!
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Friday, 4 May 2012 23:39 (eleven years ago) link
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
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Friday, 4 May 2012 23:40 (eleven years ago) link
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/500/60881257/Depeche+Mode+Some+Great+Reward+1984.png23. "Lie To Me"Some Great Reward, 1984198 points (9 votes)
http://youtu.be/nop-6HIAHKI
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 23:42 (eleven years ago) link
wtf did they do to alan's lower half in that picture?
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 23:43 (eleven years ago) link
yesssssssssssssssss
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Friday, 4 May 2012 23:45 (eleven years ago) link
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.
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Friday, 4 May 2012 23:48 (eleven years ago) link
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.)
― Kent Burt, Friday, 4 May 2012 23:53 (eleven years ago) link
this man does not sing this songhttp://depechemode.sk/obrazky/skupina/1982-alan-charles-wilder.jpg22. "Get the Balance Right!"single, 1983/People Are People, 1984198 points (10 votes)
http://youtu.be/XWK7QLvuI-I
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 23:54 (eleven years ago) link
Finally someone has the guts to say it, 28 years too late.
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Friday, 4 May 2012 23:55 (eleven years ago) link
http://i45.tinypic.com/jaj7n8.jpg21. "See You"single/A Broken Frame, 1982207 points (11 votes)
http://youtu.be/C4kVQnZhHmg
― crüt, Friday, 4 May 2012 23:58 (eleven years ago) link
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!
― piscesx, Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:00 (eleven years ago) link
http://depechemodebiographie.de/images/bio1990b.gif20. "Waiting for the Night"Violator, 1990233 points (11 votes)
http://youtu.be/vyrpRzdvp5U
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:05 (eleven years ago) link
well once again i forgot to vote in a poll i care about because i am a jerk
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:06 (eleven years ago) link
lol @ jjj, now, alwaysss, forever (forever) (forever) (forever) (forever) (forever)
yes I know it's the wrong band, I just wanted to say that
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:08 (eleven years ago) link
http://images.popmatters.com/news_art/d/depeche-mode-master.jpg19. "Master and Servant"Some Great Reward, 1984239 points (12 votes)
http://youtu.be/IsvfofcIE1Q
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:16 (eleven years ago) link
sorry jjjusten, I should have made a mod request earlier.
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:18 (eleven years ago) link
ha well spotted, thats exactly where i figured this out
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:19 (eleven years ago) link
http://recoilmx.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/AlanWilder-043.png18. "A Question of Time"Black Celebration, 1986248 points (12 votes)
http://youtu.be/9pt7EWFF_T8
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:23 (eleven years ago) link
http://991.com/NewGallery/Depeche-Mode-Details---April-1-336069.jpg17. "I Feel You"Songs of Faith and Devotion, 1993251 points (11 votes)
http://youtu.be/iTKJ_itifQg
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:29 (eleven years ago) link
http://otriva.net/_ld/41/4169.jpg16. "But Not Tonight" Stripped single/Black Celebration (US), 1986256 points (10 votes, 2 #1 votes)
http://youtu.be/0JIl8mHx4iY
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:33 (eleven years ago) link
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.jpg15. "Personal Jesus"single, 1989/Violator, 1990285 votes (13 points, highest ranking = #4)
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:38 (eleven years ago) link
http://youtu.be/u1xrNaTO1bI
Wow, higher than I expected for Personal Jesus (wasn't actually sure it would even be here at all).
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:39 (eleven years ago) link
But Not Tonight: a song that rose tons in my estimation in recent years. It's an anthem that's ambiguous about that.
― Euler, Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:40 (eleven years ago) link
"But Not Tonight" was my #1
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:45 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.multinet.no/~jonarne/Hjemmesia/Favorittartister/depeche/martin_gore.jpg14. "Blasphemous Rumours"Some Great Reward, 1984285 votes (13 points, highest ranking = #3)
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:46 (eleven years ago) link
"But Not Tonight" was going to be my #1 but then it ended up being my #2.
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:47 (eleven years ago) link
Conversely, that's lower than I expected for Blasphemous Rumours! ilx be trippin.
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:49 (eleven years ago) link
http://youtu.be/AZRGPg5laDU
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:49 (eleven years ago) link
lol I own that spring '93 Details magazine, remarkable for editor in chief William Shaw writing a story in which he accepts Dave Gahan's word that he's "changed" when Gahan had hit his nadir.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:51 (eleven years ago) link
http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmackuRG5x1qbb1fro1_500.jpg13. "Halo"Violator, 1990291 points (11 votes, 1 #1 vote)
http://youtu.be/iEH4eqtK8SU
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 00:53 (eleven years ago) link
Halo has always seemed like one of the minor tracks on Violator to me, but Violator is so good that even its minor tracks are better than a lot of the rest of DM's catalogue.
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 5 May 2012 01:02 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.destroyrockandroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Recoil-Alan-Wilder-Car-Pic.jpeg12. "Behind the Wheel"Music for the Masses, 1987291 points (11 votes, 2 #1 votes)
http://youtu.be/6FrOpHPC-XM
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 01:03 (eleven years ago) link
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 5 May 2012 01:03 (eleven years ago) link
(this was my very emphatically voted-for #1, btw)
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 5 May 2012 01:04 (eleven years ago) link