Jive Turkey
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I didn't say the album is anything unexpected. I just hate the way pitchfork writes. That's one of the worst opening sentences I've ever read
Artistic innovation is primarily a young person's game. I don't really expect Depeche Mode, or U2 for that matter, to really push the pop music envelope anymore.
Agree with JT; that's how I might have started an English paper in ninth grade. It's right up there with "Webster's dictionary defines 'delta' as..."
I listened to about half of it on Spotify this week, and didn't think much of it. Oh well.
I didn't say the album is anything unexpected. I just hate the way pitchfork writes. That's one of the worst opening sentences I've ever read
Jive, my comment wasn't directed at you. Sorry for the misunderstanding. I just read your post and then went and read the Pitchfork article (and agreed with that last paragraph).
I agree, and understand, that invention is a young artist's game. But aside from not pushing new ground, I just don't find their last few outputs even memorable. Even if the songs were safe, but catchy, like 'Barrel Of A Gun', 'Home', 'It's No Good', 'Suffer Well', I would be happy, but these last 2 albums have just had songs that slip right through my mind after hearing them.
Kind of like a certain Irish band I happen to love, I grew up with DM in the 80's and, for me, that's where my heart will always be as far as they're concerned.
Jive, my comment wasn't directed at you. Sorry for the misunderstanding. I just read your post and then went and read the Pitchfork article (and agreed with that last paragraph).
Every DM album till Playing the Angel had at least a classic DM song. The last two albums have none.
I can't really agree with that. Wrong and Come Back are strong tunes even if they are not in the vein of what might be considered classic DM, i.e. Music for the Masses through Songs of Faith & Devotion. I'm digging Angel and Heaven from the new one quite a bit as well.
Granted, none of the four tracks I just mentioned are in the same league as something like Enjoy the Silence or Walking in My Shoes, but they're fine additions to the catalogue nonetheless.
Finally took my first listen through this. There were a few good songs, but if I had to sum up this album in one word, "lifeless" comes to mind.
Let's see if it grows on me.
4 to 6 is growing "a little"?
Artistic innovation is primarily a young person's game. I don't really expect Depeche Mode, or U2 for that matter, to really push the pop music envelope anymore.
Agree with JT; that's how I might have started an English paper in ninth grade. It's right up there with "Webster's dictionary defines 'delta' as..."
You hate I Feel You???
That's one of my all time favourites. Might be the reason I'm such a big fan
Hoo boy, The Child Inside is a bad song.
Bumping this thread cos I can. And that way I'm talking to myself here rather than rmt.
Well, shit. Music for the masses is great.
Since I've listened to everything except for sounds of the universe, exciter (other than dream on, which apparently i've heard before an didnt know whose song it was) and some great reward, I figured I'd listen to the new one. I've already watched some live versions of a couple songs. Uh, broken is awesome--toss up between that and angel for my favorite--but otherwise, yeah, the middle does drag quite a bit. I do really enjoy the first three songs, and it ends on a strong enough note. Whoever said the child inside was dreadful was right. Not the best album I've ever heard, but certainly not terrible.
Actually, I think "suffer well" is the only track off playing the angel I've listened to more than once. But I've listened to it enough for the rest of the album...
Going to give it while longer before I start declaring songs of faith and devotion in my top 5 all- time favorite albums, since even though it came out 20 years ago, I've know it all of what, 20 days? But I could see that happening at some point.