I depeche mode sono magia allo stato puro,se ti identifichi in uno stile musicale non li potrai mai amare,loro sono loro,sanno farti ballare,farti pensare,farti piangere,farti emozionare,farti venire voglia di spaccare il mondo.Ogni loro album è la scoperta di un universo parallelo pieno di tanti significati diversi e di sfaccettature che si colgono con il passare degli anni,ma che non ti stancano mai e ti fanno venire voglia di ascoltarli ancora e ancora.Questa canzone è stupenda come poche.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks this is a grower. Upon it's initial release, I saw through how well composed and intricate this album really is. It's now one of my favorites of the year.
A little puzzled by the amount of hate for this album. Love this album and all the older depeche mode as well. This album stirs a lot of emotion for me.
I bought this album on the release day and it's true... the more you listen to it the better it gets. I have to say that it first kinda disappointed me but now I almost love all the songs on it. This is my favorite song. Depeche Mode fan for almost 16 years :D
@depecheme24 I just love depeche mode. they have been around for 30 years and their music keeps evolving while they stay the same. they are one of the greatest bands of all time and they keep getting better with age. they continue to explore the ranges of music and the sounds of the universe. long live DM
agreed MrDm, and well said. i think that wilder took them in a much needed and different direction, even influencing the often underated songs of faith and devotion with live instrumentation. stylistically, and musically i think that it is always good to grow and change, and step out of the comfort zone but it is amazing how diverse yet great the albums are from some great reward to songs of faith and devotion are. it would be great to see wilder come back though.
i absolutely agree with you incmob, i've been a dm fan since before alan wilder had joined the band, alan was one of the key figures in dms sound, when he joined the band he pushed each dm albums and sound to the next level, he pushed martin to write better, helped david to sing a certain way to enhance and harmonize wih the music, after alan left the band in the mid 90's there was something missing the quality wasn't there any more.. they should ask alan to come back..
Listening to what people say...its interesting for sure. I was listening to Depeche iloads n the 80.s and surely in those days they were the one and only. and they made a huge impact on me. They are still great of course however... I miss the energy. I would like them to more go back to their social roots. To become a bit more "street". They where very critical of the system back then and that brought a fresh energy. And Alan Wilder of course...we all miss him.
i respect your opinion and agree having seen them twice in concert and yes the first was in 93 for SOFD. second was in 98. the thing i respect of all dm fans is their enthusiasm towards the band. growing up i had to deal with terms, douche mode from friends and i too defended them, but i still feel this album was less than it could have been. only an opinion and glad you could catch them live this time around.
@ranzau I'm glad to see that there are other Ultra fans out there :) And yes, im the kind of fan that loves their previous albums -id say between Violator and PTA- but have a hard time on SOTU. But...I've just listened to Wrong, Peace, Jezebel and now this one...so I'm kind of reconsidering my judgment here.
incomb, also a 25 plus year fan. i hated songs of faith and devotion in 93 until i saw the songs lived and was honestly touched spiritually, i went to the DC show last week and it once more fell into place do yourself a favour and catch the tour. i would hope you will recant the negativity. albums, sometimes need that little push to convert, SOTU live i hope does it for you as it did with me. something happens at that concert it all comes home all 25 years of it
SOTU is a great album, perhaps back to their roots - but now with experience. Looking at the comments (of this song and other SOTU posted on YT), it looks to me that there are two DM fans - one's that like this album and hate others, and one's that hate this album and like others. That's kinda typical of musicians. It would be hard to be pioneering in the music industry - and DM certainly are. This is one of my fav songs on SOTU - but not my fav all-time album (Ultra wins there).
I've never listened to a DM album beyond MftM that isn't magnificent in its own right, weird compared to the previous one (Which is great, because it shows how much inventive Gore has), yet deep and exhilarating. Each one of the songs in this album has a strange magic, because in modern sounds, they all teleport us back to the sound of the 80s. I love SotU, really do. D.R.
um. judging by the 4 cuts i've heard thus far from this "leaked" album. this sounds like some of their best stuff ever. the sound harkens back to the album "black celebration"...and "some great reward"....it is indeed, classic D.MODE.
On another world by another star At another place and time In another state of consciousness In another state of mind Everything was almost perfect Everything fell into place The jury reached a different verdict Before the judge dismissed the case In a parallel universe That's happening right now Things between us must be worse But it's hard to see just how And everything could have been perfect Everything in the right place Then I wouldn't have to play the suspect Accused, abandoned and disgraced I didn't shoot, I didn't pull the trigger It wasn't me, I'm just a plain and simple singer I heard the sound, I turned my head around To watch our love shot down In another lonely universe We're laying side by side No one's hurt and no one's cursed And no one needs to hide And everything is almost perfect Everything is almost right There are never any conflicts There are never any fights
being a huge Duran Duran fan (as well as a huge Depeche Mode fan), i'd take Dave Gahan over Simon LeBon any day of the week! Dave's voice has made a huge change compared to Simon's... Simon's voice has gotten kinda squeaky over the years... awesome song by the way... even if people have criticized this, its still good, sure you cant compare it to the classic stuff because thats what it is, classic, its untouchable, but it is still good... what a way to keep making great music! DM rules! xD
love this song, it really gets into me what it says, kinda romantic. I like some songs of SOTU, essentially i loved it for songs like this one, peace, fragile tension, wrong. but i have to say i loved more Black Celebration or MftM or Violator :). anyways, DM fans should love every album.
The issue with the recent DM albums is that people will think: how this song would sound if Alan Wilder was the producer? Can you imagine? this song sounding like Violator or Songs of faith and devotion? Not this "casiotone" sound but a massive inimaginable atmosphere like in the Recoil albums.... that is what happen.
But this song is quite good, I love the synths between the singing. Obviously you like DM because of how they used to sound in the 80's and I too started to be their fan from listening to all those albums with Alan WIlder but hey, give them a chance to want to continue and mix everything they have been doing so far. See you on the 15th ;)
I don't mind this song or a couple others on the album but I'd probably chose one of their other albums like Playing the Angel. No disrespect, I just think everyone has a different taste in music that shouldn't be judged. Go Depeche mode!
I must admit I havent dug in all that much into their lyrics lately so you could be right. Maybe Depeche hide their critisism these days, make it more subtle. It certainly is an easier ride. Who could blame them? Be well
Here I can find some traces of their good form, but only one good song can't make an album "perfect". They became the shadows of themselves. Even Exciter was far better (their last album which I rally liked!)
they should have released this one as a single rather than the awful "Peace". It's ne of the more interesting songs on the album but it still needs beefing up imo
I also think that Exciter was better. Of couse, not their strongest album at all, but it has more the tipical D.M. sound than SOTU. This new album is rather experimental, although I don't understand what they are experimenting with. Exciter and Playing the angel were both weak compared to the preceeding records, but you could hear the brandmarks of the band and the racines from the 80ths much better. Listening to SOTU I often don't believe this is really Depeche Mode!
The band that most of us older fans knew as Depeche Mode died when Alan Wilder left. Let's face it, these guys don't have as good of production like the "Violator" days. I'll take "World in my Eyes" anyday over this!
not dark enough, great song, too light in sound, needs get dark, really dark, to go with his dark vocals, sounds too commercial this sound, go on get DARKER
sorry everyone i have to say although you all do like it and i dont oppose opinions, and being a fan of depeche modes for 25 years, i have to say i just cannot stomach this album, i even feel that the poor production and filler album exciter was better than this album. this is the first album of depeche that i have never and will probably never own. i have listened numerous times and feel they could have done alot better especially following up playing the angel which was great listening.
OK FRIENDS ... the thing is thaT THIS IS MAYBE THE BEST SONG OF DM I i really believge it the lyrics the beginning and all that cult about universe and loneliness a very brief od DM essence
Acatually, i'll keep ONLY the sounds ... the return of old analog synthesizers is something GREAT and when i knew that they would use vintage devices for the new album, i felt so full of hope ... BUT songs became boring and "weak" ... "Violator" is their LAST very good production...!
You have been my favorite band throughout all his..... This song is about you awakeing to the fact that you are already living two lives because 99.9 percent of you is in hell and this is you switching into that consciousness.... Martin I know you personally this is not good
