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Depeche Mode - Violator
Posted: 2/23/2023 by Hunter Rowe ( See All) Show: Wednesday from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM(1990) This album is phenomenal. Just to get that out of the way. In the eyes of many fans this is the quintessential Depeche Mode album and I don't blame people for thinking this way. Almost everything about this album manages to hit perfectly causing an amazing experience for the listener from start to finish.
The synth leads are absolutely amazing on this album creating an electronic atmosphere that doesn't feel like many other songs from the time where synth was just forced in. Here that synth part has a set purpose and the artist have an idea for what is supposed to be happening with it. Outside of just synth all of these songs manage to be very well structured musically while also allowing the borrowing of other elements such as the guitar/ bass on Personal Jesus this adds a style of sound that wasn't normally embraced by this style of music but allowed for it to be innovative and still be successful.
Outside of musical arrangement in terms of lyrical arrangement and styling this album manages to hit in so many spots by delivering a hard hit from the singer while also managing to show feeling in these words. This album was without a doubt very personal to the band and especially to the songwriters especially as seen in songs like Sweetest Perfection and Enjoy The Silence.
This album manages to take from many genres and do such a great service to them whether its the pop hooks from tracks like Enjoy The Silence or World In My Eyes. These songs have infectious rhythms and deliveries that can allow for it to be in your head for days on end and just want to be played over and over and over.
In terms of accessibility I feel like this album manages to bring something to the table for everyone and it feels almost impossible to hate a lot of the music here especially with how well made this album is.
This album is so good and I would consider It an essential for anyone to check out as it manages to give a synth pop album a lot of feeling and every ounce of it is full of passion from the artist making It one hell of an album from start to finish.
This may be the best album by Depeche Mode and one of the best albums of the 1990's or at least that's how I see it. This album kept me hooked from start to finish and I could just listen to the whole thing on repeat for hours at a time and not get bored. I think this album is a solid 9.5/10 its almost perfect but one or two small hiccups just makes it a little bit shy of that but for the love of god if you haven't heard this album please go listen to it right now. You will not regret
Favorite Tracks: Enjoy The Silence, Policy of Truth, and Sweetest Perfection
Least Favorite Tracks: None
Recommended If You Like: Duran Duran, New Order, Synth-Pop
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