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▓ [ release info ] ▓
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░ artist: Depeche Mode ░
album: Ultra
░ label: Reprise Records ░
genre: Synthpop
rip date: 09/04/2002
rel date: 04/15/1997
# tracks: 12
size: 82MB
time: 60:05
ripper: G|WizZz
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▓ [ about this release ] ▓
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Enjoy. Buy CDs!!
When news surfaced in 1995 that Alan Wilder had departed
Depeche to concentrate on his solo project Recoil, the
immediate concern among fans was whether the band would be
able to hit past heights again. Though Wilder's profile was
always much lesser than that of Martin Gore and David Gahan
-- and almost even that of Alan Fletcher, whose
non-performance live has always been a running joke in the
fan community and who freely admits to generally being
around merely to maintain a vibe with his childhood friend
Gore -- his capability at arranging the songs over the years
gave the band its increasingly distinct, unique edge.
Combined with Gahan's near suicide and lengthy recovery from
drugs, things looked bleak. Happily, Ultra turned out a
winner; hooking up with Tim Simenon, longtime U.K. dance
maven and producer of arty fare such as Gavin Friday's Adam
and Eve, Depeche delivered a strong album as a rejuvenated
band. The most immediate change was Gahan's singing; for the
first time ever, he took singing lessons beforehand, and his
new control and projection simply shines, especially on the
marvelous "It's No Good," a pulsing, tense yet beautiful
song with another deeply romantic Gore lyric. Opener "Barrel
of a Gun" continues in the vein of arena-level stompers like
"Never Let Me Down Again" and "I Feel You," with huge drum
slams and scratching to boot, but Ultra mostly covers
subtler territory, such as the slightly creepy "Sister of
Night" and the gentle "The Love Thieves." Gore sings two
winners: the orchestral, slow dance groove "Home" and "The
Bottom Line," featuring steel guitar and Can's Jaki
Liebezeit on drums, distinctly different territory for
Depeche. Closing with "Insight," a quite lovely, building
ballad, Ultra showed Depeche wasn't ready to quit by any
means.---Ned Raggett
AMG Exclusive Review
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▓ [ track listing ] ▓
░ trk title time ░
01 Barrel Of A Gun 5:35
02 The Love Thieves 6:34
03 Home 5:42
04 It's No Good 5:58
05 Uselink 2:21
06 Useless 5:12
07 Sister Of Night 6:04
08 Jazz Thieves 2:55
09 Freestate 6:43
10 The Bottom Line 4:26
11 Insight 6:26
12 Junior Painkiller (Hidden Track) 2:09
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