Nothing beats first time listening of SOFAD, near out of body experience

As a child, I'd heard much about Depeche Mode from my brother, who'd been into them since MFTM, but I'd never been able to get into them. That all changed around Christmastime at the turn of the millennium. I had taken up a room in Gaylord Opryland, an enormous vacation resort that's all under multiple roofs, and my brother had let me take one of his suitcases, as I didn't have my own. I'd brought a CD player, and some albums I liked, but in one of the pockets of that suitcase was his copy of 'Ultra.' He'd been making quite a noise about it leading up to the release, but didn't speak about much afterwards. Curious, I popped it in while sitting on one of the inside balconies, and listened to it beginning to end near midnight. A KZfaq comment alone can't explain what the experience was like, but hearing Martin sing the chorus of 'Home' while looking out at all their light displays was life-changing. From then on, I've been DM faithful.

Music For The Masses 4ever. Their first album my mom bought me when I was maybe 11 or 12 on cassette and it's still my favorite. Massive drums, epic sounds, reverbs, fantastic guitars and Dave sounds like a greek God, Apollo maybe lol? So powerful, his vocal peek imo. Plus Anton's B/W videos and the late D.A. Pennebaker's wonderful and hilarious "101" (my favorite quote: "guns 'n' posers" 🤣). Thank you and best wishes from Poland! 😎🇵🇱🇺🇸

amazing!!!!! absolutely loved the video, thank you!!

My top 5: 5) Songs of faith and devotion 4) Playing the Angel 3) Music for the masses 2) Black Celebration 1) Violator Great vid btw :)

I watched your DM video long time ago and yesterday I fortunately found your channel again! After watching a few videos I can say, that I really like your content. Here my current DM-Top 20: 1. Behind the Wheel 2. Enjoy the Silence 3. Blasphemous Rumours 4. In Your Room 5. Sweetest Perfection 6. Home 7. Suffer Well 8. Halo 9. Shake the Disease 10. Only when I lose Myself 11. Blue Dress 12. Heaven 13. A Question of Lust 14. A Pain that I'm used to 15. Black Celebration 16. Nothing to Fear 17. Precious 18. Little 15 19. Freestate 20. But not Tonight Album Ranking: 1. Playing the Angel 2. Violator 3. Black Celebration 4. Ultra 5. Music for the Masses 6. Songs of Faith and Devotion 7. Some great Reward 8. Delta Machine 9. Spirit 10. Constrution Time Again 11. Sounds of the Universe 12. A broken Frame 13. Speak and Spell 14. Exciter Now I'm looking forward to the release of the album Memento Mori on friday. I'm so excited. Maybe you will make a Video about Memento Mori!? Greetings from Germany!

You did great! Keep on!🤩

Really enjoyed this, Hanna. Love Depeche and love album rankings. And great to see that you have Ulta high on your list. A bit underrated but their is not a bad song on that album. Take care.

Great breakdown list of my favorite band! I might have flipped 1 & 2, but otherwise we are on the same page. And your number one song is also mine. And of course as you know that song just soars in concert. Goose bump producing. Thanks for the great videos. I always enjoy your tastes.

I grew up with this band. The only album I actually bought on release was B.C. I did buy that singles collection about 10 yrs ago which I play regularly, fave track , Behind the Wheel. There's an odd movie made in the early 80's about their first American tour? Favourite moment from that is when the management are completely blown away by how much money can be made from merch 😊 Good Vid.

It all starts with some great reward for me... amazing start to an album!!!

Great band. Awesome video 👍

Very good video complimets from Italy! I'm a very big Depeche Mode fan and this is my list: 14: A broken frame 13: Speak and spell 12: Delta machine 11: Playing the angel 10: Exciter 9: Sounds of universe 8: Spirit 7: Some great reward 6: Construction time again 5: Ultra 4: Black celebration 3: Songs of faith & devotion 2: Violator 1: Music for the masses I agree with a lot of things you said about the albums and but I was really surprised not to see Personal jesus in your top 20 songs and Personal jesus only 16, but everyone has their own taste. Thank you for the video done very well. Like

My ranking: 14. Speak & Spell - Their debut. I still like it, especially for the different sound it has when compared with the others, but I like the others more. Favourite songs are New Life, Photographic and Just Can't Get Enough. 13. A Broken Frame - This one is also pretty good, there's progression from Speak & Spell, but they still had to refine their sound. You can trace the roots of their sound here. Favourite songs are Leave In Silence, My Secret Garden, See You and The Sun & The Rainfall. 12. Construction Time Again - A more mechanical sound, it represents a big step up from their first two, having awesome songs such as Love, In Itself, Everything Counts, And Then..., but it's inconsistent, in my opinion. 11. Delta Machine - This one is very good and proof that Depeche Mode are a band that can still provide quality music even decades after they started. I really like Broken, Heaven, Should Be Higher and Soothe My Soul. 10. Sounds of the Universe - A more analogue-sounding album after Playing the Angel. This one is enjoyable, but I just enjoy the others more. Favourites on here are Hole to Feed, Wrong and Peace. 9. Exciter - Although a lot of people don't like this album as much due to its mellow sound, Exciter has always been great for me because of that. I like their attempt at a more diverse and mellow sound and I play this album a lot. Favourites are Dream On, Shine, The Sweetest Condition and I Feel Loved. 8. Spirit - Their most political album in a while. This one took several listens for me to really get into, but there are some great songs on here and I like the theme of the album. Favourites are Going Backwards, Cover Me, Eternal and Scum. 7. Some Great Reward - Another major step up from CTA. I consider this the beginning of their Imperial Phase, the quality of the songs is that good. Definitely a classic. Favourites are Something to Do, Lie to Me, Somebody and Blasphemous Rumours. 6. Black Celebration - Another hugely enjoyable album and a clear progression for them. This is the first one where I can feel a coherent theme running throughout the album, both musically and lyrically. I listen to this one a lot. Favourites are Fly On the Windscreen, A Question of Lust and Stripped. 5. Ultra - From here on out, each of these albums hasn't got a single bad track on it, in my opinion. Ultra has a great, foreboding and dark sound throughout it, which is telling of the state of the band at the time. The fact that they made such a quality album after what they had gone through just shows what a great band they are. Favourites are Barrel of a Gun, Home (in my top 5), It's No Good, Useless, The Love Thieves and Insight. 4. Playing the Angel - An awesome album, a return to their roots of sorts following Exciter, this one is classic Depeche Mode updated and I have loved it since first listen. Favourites are John the Revelator, Suffer Well, Precious (the track that got me into Depeche Mode and probably in my Top 5) and Lilian. 3. Music for the Masses - This one continues builiding on what they did on Black Celebration with even better results. Music for the Masses contains a lot of my favourite tracks from them, including Never Let Me Down Again (second or third favourite), The Things You Said, Strangelove, Sacred and Nothing. Altogether a fantastic album and it's interchangeable with my other two. 2. Violator - The classic one. This is pretty much the perfect Depeche Mode album, sounding like the bridge between the 80s and 90s. All of the songs on here are classics and I couldn't pick a favourite, they're just that good. This one I can listen to all the time and it wouldn't get tiring. It is second, however, because there is one more that just speaks to me more on a personal level.... 1. Songs of Faith and Devotion - One of my favourite albums of all-time, this one is POWERFUL. It is so spiritual and it takes you on a journey. All of the songs here are EPIC for me, even Get Right With Me, which many people don't like that much. It contains In Your Room, my favourite Depeche Mode track ever, I Feel You, such a rocking track to start out, Walking In My Shoes, such a moving song, Higher Love, also really moving, I could go on and on about this album, it's just so amazing. P.S. Your list is excellent!

KZfaq recommended your video since I am a Devotee. I agree with most of your opinions, especially regarding Sounds of the Universe which I think is a fantastic album and I can’t understand all the negativity regarding it. I must say we disagree on the song “Wrong,” which I love. The word “Wrong” is repetitive throughout the song but the lyrics are pretty much fresh each verse. I’ll include my list including their latest album, Memento Mori. Aside from the great single, “Ghosts Again,” unfortunately this album did not resonate with me at all. Most everybody else loves it so I must be in the twilight zone or something. I do believe that because it was their longest span in between releasing albums, fans were hungry for their music and so I think just about anything they released was going to be unconditionally loved. 1. Black Celebration 2. Songs of Faith & Devotion 3. Violator 4. Music for the Masses 5. Ultra 6. Sounds of the Universe 7. Playing the Angel 8. A Broken Frame 9. Some Great Reward 10. Delta Machine 11. Speak & Spell 12. Construction Time Again 13. Spirit 14. Exciter 15. Memento Mori If B sides Dangerous, Happiest Girl & Sea of Sin were included on the Violator album I’d probably make that my #1 but they’re not, so it’s 3rd. Sounds of the Universe & Playing the Angel both graded out even for me but since Sounds of the Universe gets so much backlash, I gave it the nudge. My favorite song can be interchangeable at times depending on my mood so there is no definitive number one although “Black Celebration” probably is my number one more than any other most of the time. My favorite Depeche Mode music video of all time-It’s No Good. (The “H” is silent in Dave’s last name) ✌️

Thanks for sharing your list! 5 - Ultra 4 - Violator 3 - Playing The Angel 2 - SOFAD 1 - Music For The Masses Take care!

Hi Hanna, Thank-you for an excellent review of Depeche Mode albums. I'm only just getting into them mainly through Never Let Me Down Again, Personal Jesus and Enjoy The Silence so it's a great help.

Good review! You ranked them differently to me but still great to hear opposing views of a great band.

Ahh Exciter gets damned to the last spot. I have fond memories of that one discovering it during a long deployment in Moscow, Russia. It played pretty frequently on Russian pop stations at the time. My all time favorite is Violator. It was one of my first ever CDs I purchased. Outside of the greatest hits thought, I don't have anything prior to Music For The Masses. Loved the intro and outro. I can tell you had fun putting it together.

just bought the singles 86-98 set. the journey begins! bravo on your video too. super entertaining

Nice vid! Just starting to get into Depeche Mode recently. (Actually going to make a video on Erasure & Depeche Mode on my arts channel in the future, so this was really cool to check out!)

Have you listened to Marin Gores first solo album “Counterfeit”? It’s so good. Martin recorded it in 1989 when he was near the top of his game (just before Violator). 1) Violator 2) Ultra 3) Music for the Masses 4) Black Celebration 5) Playing the Angel “Wrong” was the right choice for the single to SOTU. It’s the best song on the record imo. It’s popular on the forums. Wrong, to me, is their best song from the last 3 albums. I But, as you say, it’s all subjective. Good video :)

I love your collection...from Colombia!!

Vince Clarke is one of the most important figures not only in new wave but in 80's music period. The Assembly, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure. Amazing. Great video, Hanna! And you added some cool effects, very nice. I don't know enough about Depeche Mode's albums to have an opinion to be honest. I know quite a few of their songs but the only album of theirs I own (other than the box set on vinyl!) is Violator on CD. And you put your miming at the end! haha I'm glad that made it in! It deserved a wider audience. :)

Very very good taste. Ty for sharing it with us :)

I knew who depeche mode was as a kid in the early 90s but didn't get into them obsessively until around 2003. So I went to a record store and got a couple albums from the used cd bin. It was Ultra and Exciter. I loved those albums and still do to this day. When Playing the Angel came out, it was the first full experience I had with them being aware of a new release, tour, etc. So I'm one of those few who tend to slant towards the newer stuff vs the 80s stuff. I like the 80s sound but not as much as the newer stuff. So my list would actually go 1: Ultra 2: Playing the Angel 3: Exciter 4: Violator 5: Songs of faith and devotion 6: Delta Machine 7: Sounds of the universe 8: Spirit The rest are the 80s albums are good but I mostly listen to singles from them and rarely full albums through. Again, probably just a function of when I really got into them.

Love all your collections! 🔥🥰

Nice one, Hanna! 😀👍 Yes, I can imagine quite a bit of work must've gone into making this video! 😯 I've always liked DM a lot myself, from around the time when the singles 'Get The Balance Right' and 'Everything Counts' were released. I even once was in a DM-influenced Electronica band myself, between '97 and '01, named _Lederer_ 😀 My own #1 would be 'Black Celebration', I think 🙂 And I too liked 'Ultra' a lot when it was released, also because it felt like the perfect soundtrack to my life at the time; Still a great album today! 😊👍 And it must've been the tour that followed the 'Singles 86-98' album release that I got to see DM live in concert that one time so far, in Frankfurt/Germany (I live in NZ now), and it was a blast, too! 😍 I actually also had a ticket for a show of the 'Violator' tour (and I agree: a rather 'meh' album, also compared to the previous, 'Ultra'), but I ended up giving it to my Big Sis who had been very sad about being unable to get one herself, and she's a way bigger DM fan than myself 😄 ...

Hi Hanna! Lovely video! Depeche Mode was probably the first band that I started to listen outside my comfort zone, and all started by a CD copy that a friend gave It to me of Depeche Mode 101, I really like this guys and I do listen to Them quite often, very talented musicians! I got the chance to see Them last year here in Chicago, amazing concert! Once again, Love the intro! and the end of this post couldn't be more appropriate! As always thank You so much for sharing! Best regards! Carlos.

I agree with a lot of your choices and decisions to be honest. I struggled and still do with Exciter. Its the same with Sounds Of the Universe though. It leaves me quite cold. My top 5 would be the same...just in a different order! Ultra has grown on me in time so would be in top 5. I think In Your Room, Shake The Disease or Never Let Me down are my favourite songs...but it's so hard to choose with so many fantastic tracks!! Interesting video...great to see your choices 😊👍

Wow, this is cool! I don't know much about DM at all, besides a handful of hits, so it was nice to see all their albums ranked. I love stuff like that. Thanks for this, Hanna!

"Broken" is such a fantastic song! I love it. It's also one of my top 10 favorite songs of my favorite band of all time ("Walking in My Shoes" is my favorite song of theirs). This is my DM albums ranking: 14. Spirit 13. Exciter 12. Sounds of the Universe 11. A Broken Frame 10. Construction Time Again 9. Playing the Angel 8. Speak & Spell 7. Delta Machine 6. Some Great Reward 5. Music for the Masses 4. Black Celebration 3. Ultra 2. Violator 1. Songs of Faith and Devotion. My favorite album of all time. Great video, BTW!

Now that was a great intro!!!! Great Depeche Mode ranking Hanna!!! Enjoy the Silence...…:)

Well done, Hanna! I know what an undertaking this was for you. Very entertaining intro/outro. I enjoyed seeing you have fun with this. What an evolution this band had. I kind of lost track of DM after Songs of Faith and Devotion but was very much into them from the mid '80s through the early '90s. My cd's are currently boxed up in the basement. One of these days I have to dig them out and get to playing them again. Space constraints at the moment though. Kids take up all available space. I'm lucky that I have a small area for records. Great video!

This was difficult! DM's my all-time fave, and I have quite a collection - 146 CDs, at least two versions of every album, around a dozen original 12" vinyl singles, several promo-only CDs (including an Enjoy the Silence single I got on a visit to KROQ), and a few DJ remix-collection bootlegs. I've seen every show since the Devotional tour, and I've been taking my daughter with me since 1999 (when she was 2 years old). Huge fan. Anyway, here's my list: 14. Speak & Spell 13. Spirit 12. Some Great Reward 11. A Broken Frame 10. Exciter 9. Construction Time Again 8. Delta Machine 7. Sounds of the Universe 6. Songs of Faith and Devotion 5. Playing the Angel 4. Ultra 3. Violator 2. Music for the Masses 1. Black Celebration Like I said, so difficult! There are songs I love on Spirit and especially A Broken Frame, but everything else deserved a higher spot - so many good songs! Martin's songwriting is amazing, Alan's skills are undeniable (love Recoil), the band wouldn't exist without Fletch, but Dave's growth and perseverance have earned him my utmost admiration. He's the best. BTW, my prized possession is probably the In Your Room (CD2) LCD Bong 24 single with the live version of Fly on the Windscreen performed at some shows during the Devotional tour. What a journey that song made to this final, epic version!

I agree with you on the top 5, I’d just have black celebration ahead of ultra. Great review of their catalog. Just wondering what your opinion on the hundreds of remixes of Depeche Mode songs? I heard in an interview that Martin Gore wasn’t a real fan of them… saying something like “ what? … our version wasn’t good enough?” But I think it’s a way to pay homage and admiration to them. It’s not that I like the remixes more… but after hearing the originals hundreds of times, it’s nice to hear something I love in just a different way.

Interesting picks. As for me, I'd say : 14. Delta Machine 13. Speak and Spell 12. Sounds of the Universe 11. Exciter 10. A Broken Frame 9. Some Great Reward 8. Construction Time Again 7. Spirit 6. Black Celebration 5. Playing the Angel 4. Violator 3. Ultra 2. Music for the Masses 1. Songs of Faith and Devotion I guess that most people's top 4 will be made of the four same albums ^^ As for my top songs, well, I should think about it someday. But here is probably my (current) top 5 (the top 3 will probably always stay the same though) : 5. Behind the Wheel 4. Freestate 3. Stripped 2. In Your Room 1. Walking in my Shoes

14: sounds of the universe 13: speak & spell 12: spirit 11 : delta machine 10: a broken frame 9: playing the angel 8: ultra 7: exciter 6: music for the masses 5: construction time again 4: black celebration 3: songs of faith & devotion 2: some great reward 1: violator. Have to say there is not one album i dislike & the list is not easy to put together

I hate to say it.....I never heard of them before. Now I'm going to check them out. Thanks Hanna 😀 it's always good learning about new bands.

Hey Hannah, really enjoyed your video. Can’t argue with your top 5. Ultra is probably my favourite for late night vibes, but nothing beats Gahanning from the top of my lungs to SOFAD and Music for the Masses.

Good video!

Great review , really ! I appreciate the fact that your ranking mixes old and new stuff coz I know that the last albums are less popular . My favorite song is also "Never let me down again " and my 2 favorite albums are " Music for the Masses " and " A Broken Frame " . I have been listening toDepeche Mode since " Just can't get enough " .

Ultra was a really good album! Very dark but the songs were awesome!

Hi Hanna .... I love this video !!! You know I am a Depeche Mode fan and your video is outstanding!!! I have half their albums and now I am going to use your recommendations for which ones to get next ! I can see myself picking up more of their albums as the winter months roll in. My top 3 are Songs Of Faith and Devotion, Violater and Music for The Masses. I love Spirit, Black Celebration and Playing The Angel !! Based on your video I am going to seek out A Different Frame next . I also have that Singles cd you showed plus the other one that goes from 81-85. Fantastic job Hanna !! I can’t wait to get more of their catalogue. Thank you .Chez

I'm a huge Depeche fan also. I think the production on SOFAD is absolutely amazing. particularly In Your Room. I wish they would re-do the video for it and use the album version... and yes... Devotional! I wish I could have seen them on that tour.

Top 5 Albums 5. Exciter 4. Sounds of the universe 3. Violator 2. Ultra 1. Song of faith and devotion Top 5 Songs 5. Never let me down again 4. Free 3. Cover me 2. Mercy in you 1. Enjoy the silence

Nice lists. DM is a band I've always liked, but I've never taken the time to explore their catalog. You've motivated me to do just that. Thanks.

favorite album: some great reward favorite song: shake the disease the holy trinity - the cure, depeche mode, the smiths

Never let me down was the song that I started listening depeche mode…from then, depeche is my favorite group

I have a four hour, fifteen minute, forty-six song Depeche Mode mix put together (meticulously) of my favorites, how I would want to hear them in concert, and even though my top five Depeche Mode albums aren't exactly the same as your wonderful list, they are oh so close. Thanks for sharing your Depeche Mode love and favorites.

Thanks for this. I've been a DM fan since 1981. I saw them live for the Violator tour at Dodger Stadium. It was an amazing experience.

It s 5 years later but as I just finished my 12 th concert 5 days ago in Paris, here we go: 5/ Playing the Angel 4/ Black Célébration 3/ Songs of F&D 2/ Music for the Masses 1/ Violator And for the song, even if it s roughly impossible to only pick 5 5/ Shake the Disease 4/ Sweetest Perfection 3/ Never let me Down again 2/ In your room 1/ and I really can t décide between Personnal Jesus and Policy of Truth but I would probably go by 1% on the last one

That was very enjoyable Amb. I used to hear these guys so much on alternative terrestrial radio. But now that I listen to satellite I don't hear them as much anymore. But that is where our turntables come in and take over. All day D Mode if we want. Loved the last minute or so. You would be a natural in a video~ Rob/Boston

I'm glad you put Some Great Reward high up there. It was such a breakthrough album in America. But Black Celebration has always been my Favorite!

Liked your choice. A few beers, just catch that lovely warm squiffy feeling, comfy soft armchair, lights off headphones on put on SISTER OF NIGHT and just let that gorgeousness course through your body and mind. To me ultra was the last album I could just leave to play uninterrupted everything after I find myself play, skip, play ,skip, skip

My introduction to D M was the album A Broken Frame. I originally bought it b/c of the cover (see, I knew I wasn't the only one who liked the cover lol), not having heard their music previously. I took it with me on a trip to Ireland and listened to it constantly on that trip and fell in love with the band. My favorite albums after that (in no order) Music for the Masses, Black Celebration, Ultra and some of Violator. Ultra came out when I was in high school and holds a special place for me. Ultra is another good night time driving listen. Ultra is a significantly darker album than a lot of theirs partly b/c it was right as Gahan was about to hit rock bottom with his addiction, and this ended up being the album made before he got clean. Subsequent albums tended to have a lighter tone, although it seems they may have gotten a bit darker again in their most recent albums. I haven't really gotten into any of their albums post Ultra. Like a few songs here and there from those more recent albums, but that's about it. Maybe I need to revisit some of the newer ones with a bit more of an open mind. Yay, I'm glad Ultra made your top 5. When it came out people dumped on it a lot and it got a bad wrap but I loved it and so its good to see people are giving it its due now. Hehe - the place we diverge is at number 1.. That was the favorite DM album of one of my best friends in high school but I could never seem to get into it. But I can see why other people really like it a lot. (sorry for how long the post is) I know this is long already but I'll add a list of some of my fav songs real quick: (not in any order) Leave in Silence, Sun and the Rainfall (there is a song by Madness with a similar title that's also really good), Black Celebration, Just can't get enough, Thing you said, never let me down again, strangelove, enjoy the silence, policy of truth, Home, It's no good (there is a cover version of this by Chevelle - a band I usually can't stand but this cover is awesome and worth checking out), Sister of night. I'll have to listen to the post-Ulltra albums again and see if there are some songs I dig these days. I just remember when Exciter came out I was ahem excited for a new DM album to be coming out, but then I listened to it and it just didn't connect. The same came with Playing the Angel and then I think I just gave up and stuck to listening to their older albums I already liked. So, as I said I'll have to work my way through the newer ones and maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised somewhere in there. Great video (I just came across your stuff and so I'm working my way through them)

Always good to see fans from all over the world who appreciate depeche, Here in England they had to battle the rock loving media but finally reached the top. Became a fan in 83 when I bought everything counts and never looked back, though I still miss Alan wilder not quite the sane since he left.

For the last 2 weeks , I have been listening all the albums to establish my definitive ranking . So , here we go ! 14:Exciter 13:Delta Machine 12:Spirit 11:Songs of Faith and Devotion 10:Speak and Spell 9:Sounds of the Universe 8:Construction Time Again 7:Ultra 6:Playing the Angel 5:Black Celebration 4:Some Great Reward 3:Violator 2:A Broken Frame 1:Music for the Masses My favourite song is " Never Let Me Down Again " . I think there are around 40 songs that I really really like .

Pretty close to my album ranking. #1 is so #1 - I agree. And the songs? Here's (only) my Top 10: I feel you. World in my Eyes. In your Room. Personal Jesus. Never let me down again. Stripped. Enjoy the Silence. Walking in my Shoes. Blasphemous Rumours. Leave in Silence. And, and, and ... (Where is: Love in itself?! And where is : Nothing?! Where's: It's no good? And where is ...). Tough challenge.

awesome top 20 hannah. 2001s exciter is a good album. love their 80s albums. my favorite is 1990 violator 1993 songs of faith and devotion (studio cd and live cd) and 1997 Ultra. overall great band. a huge congrats to depeche mode on their nomination into rock n roll hall of fame. I love love love 2017s Spirit. another fine video my friend. your awesome and beautiful (my opinon) have a great monday. hugs from canada mike

Awesome video

Thank you for the interesting view. SOFAD is my favourite too

I love "Enjoy the Silence" I got to see them in the early 80s. Then when I got out of the Navy I forgot about them. You brought me back to them. I still got to find that album to buy but I'm actually liking more songs. Thanks Hanna. Enjoyed the video.

A very enjoyable and informative presentation. I only own one Depeche Mode album (Speak & Spell) and one 45 (New Life) so I have never been a fan to be honest. I do like many of their early to mid 80's singles when I considered them a new romantic band. Songs like The Meaning Of Love, See You, Just Can't Get Enough, Everything Counts etc are really good. Once they went all dark, gothic and industrial my ears closed. Maybe it is time to give them a chance. I might start with that singles CD you showed at the start of your video. Thanks again.

Thanks! This reminds me just how much this band means to me. I never made a complete ranking of albums, but I made a list of the 10 best songs. We agree on no1 👍 1.Never let me down again 2.Enjoy the Silence 3.In Your Room 4.Shake the Disease 5.Little 15 6.Black Celebration 7.See You 8.Barrel of a Gun 9.Halo 10.Home

Late to the party, but my rankings: 14. Delta Machine 13. Spirit 12. Speak and Spell 11. Exciter 10. Ultra 9. Sounds of the Universe 8. Some Great Reward 7. Playing the Angel 6. Songs of Faith and Devotion 5. Music for the Masses 4. A Broken Frame 3. Violator 2. Construction Time Again 1. Black Celebration

I’m totally with you about LOVING Delta Machine, I was pleasantly surprised! It’s in my Top 3, along with Some Great Reward & Music for the Masses. The worst for me was Playing the Angel...the second half is just dismal. And how can you not like “Wrong”? That video is SICK!!!

Great video. I’ve been on a DM kick lately. The last album I got from them was Sounds of The Universe. IMO their last great album was Ultra. I came into DM with the live 101 album, so my favorite era was the mid period stuff starting with Black Celebration through Ultra. I think my favorite album is Music For The Masses :)

Great ranking! Don’t forget “But Not Tonight”, that was another single from Black Celebration😀

Shake the Disease is on Catching Up. Also a good starting point for new DM fans.

I think my fave song on Music For The Masses is "The Things You Said": it's so quiet and calm, yet so angry and passive-aggressive/pent-up in its attack, while still being a beautiful song, and of course I love Martin's vocals on it.

Ask 100 DM fans to rank their albums, and you will get 100 different rankings. I'm not sure if the same is true for other people, but my list changes from week to week, particularly the favorites. The faves hover around the top of the list but consistently trade places because I have been invested since 1981, and it is difficult to separate them emotionally (yeah, its THAT deep, LOL). I was an above-casual fan for Speak & Spell and A Broken Frame but jumped to a massive fanboy when Construction Time Again hit the shelves. Here's my list with fave tracks, but to be honest everything in 1 through 9 moves around occasionally, with 1 through 5 all having seen # 1 at some point. 1 - Some Great Reward - Stories of Old / Lie to Me / It Doesn’t Matter 2 - Construction Time Again - Two Minute Warning / Pipeline / Everything Counts 3 - Violator - Policy of Truth / Enjoy the Silence / Clean 4 - Song of Faith and Devotion - In Your Room / Rush / Mercy in You 5 - Speak and Spell - Puppets / New Life / Photographic 6 - Music for the Masses - To Have and To Hold / Nothing / Agent Orange 7 - Black Celebration - New Dress / Bot Not Tonight / Fly on the Windscreen 8 - Ultra - Useless / It's No Good / Sister of Night 9 - A Broken Frame - The Sun and The Rainfall / My Secret Garden / Nothing to Fear 10 - Playing the Angel - Precious / John the Revelator / Lillian 11 - Memento Mori - Ghosts Again / Wagging Tongue / Always You / My Favorite Stranger 12 - Spirit - Going Backwards / Where's the Revolution /Poorman 13 - Exciter - Dream On / Free Love 14 - Sounds of the Universe - Nothing memorable 15 - Delta Machine - Nothing memorable

Hi Hanna, your demonic voice scared me. Lol. Love your list Depeche mode was one of the greatest concerts i have seen back in the day. My favorite song by them is old school " just cant get enough" as it was a favorite 45 when i was a teen. As strange as it is around here they are hard to find in the record shops. I might have to break down and order some vinyl online. Great video have a great week. 7 days until the Furs concert yahoo.

Great video and yes, I absolutely agree, Songs of Faith and Devotion is the best. It's interesting, because I actually listen to electronic music 85% of the time, and yet, this more rock-infuenced album is my favourite from them. And the reason for that is that the sound design, the textures, the layers of the music are amazingly complex, detailed, so many different sounds, dark synth, guitar sounds, etc. I love music with complex sound design. Everyhing on the album is unique and deep. It's probably among my top5 albums of all time. I also really like basically all the other albums, especially Music for the Masses, Violator, Ultra and Playing the Angel. And I'm a huge fan of Alan Wilder's work with Recoil and their album from 2000, Liquid.

Top 20 songs... wow that is so tough... maybe I will tackle that on my channel one day!

Hey Hanna. I can appreciate your passion of the DM. I like them too and have Music for the Masses and People are People on vinyl. Wish I had more! Enjoyed. Andre’

Watching this while wearing my Songs of Faith and Devotion shirt =)

Mi Top: 01- Playing the Angel 02- Ultra 03- Black Celebration 04- Delta Machine 05- Songs Of Faith and Devotion 06- Violator 07- Memento Mori 08- Some Great Reward 09- Music For The Masses 10- Sounds of the Universe 11- Spirit 12- Exciter 13- Construction Time Again 14- Speak & Spell

My Favorite Album : Black Celebration

Exciter itself is not a favorite of mine too. But strangely two songs, shine was my absolute moody sundowner back than in a really wet hot summer in wich i lost my love. And dream on was experimental but awesome too, still wonder why it charted. Strange sometimes you learn and appreciate good things from a bad time in life.

Yes! songs of faith and devotion also my #1, Walking in my shoes really grabbed me back in 1993, lyrics and music make a perfect match. Regarding the song Wrong, that's a really unique song chord-wise, the chords really seem from a classical work, but turned into electronica.

Interesting countdown..i could only do top 5 5.songs of faith..4.playing angel 3.black celebration 2.ultra 1. Violator top 5 on songs 5.freelove (remix)4.flys on windscreen(catching up version)3.in your room 2.barrel of a gun 1.behind the wheel

I know that I'm late, but here's my list: 14. Spirit 13. Exciter 12. Speak and spell 11. Songs of faith and devotion (I know that is strange, but for me it's a little boring... But I love other albums that are very similar) 10. Delta machine 9. Some great rewards 8. Construction Time Again 7. Violator 6. Ultra 5. Black celebration 4. Sounds of the universe 3. Playing the angel 2. A broken frame 1. Music for the masses For the top of my favourite songs I'm not sure, because they change according to the period, but for now is: 20. Two second warning 19. Strangelove 18. The darkest star 17. Enjoy the silence 16. One caress 15. Precious 14. Sister of night 13. Satellite 12. Blasphemous rumours 11. Jezebel 10. Black celebration 9. My secret garden 8. Halo 7. Fragile tension 6. Behind the wheel 5. Leave in silence 4. See you 3. Suffer well 2. Never let me down again 1. Shake the disease The songs are very different, but every one of this is a particular feeling... However there are others that I love, but are too much!

Who is your favourite band then. Great video.

GM Hanna. Working from my office at home and watching your video, guess that is multi tasking. I hope I don't send out any wonky emails. I am not an expert on Depeshe Mode, I do have a lot of their CDs with my favorite being Violator that someone I know only ranked #3, say it is t so Very nice video, I did deep dives into The Cramps and Talking Heads and really enjoyed it since I have passion for those bands. Ranking is difficult though as it is like choosing your favorite child, or cat or dog etc.... I always thought of them as kind of dark and you know me I am a happy music kind of guy, lol. Great job and look forward to your next. Steve

Exciter has some pretty good songs like Dream on, When the body speaks, Goodnight lovers, Iam you. Yeah its a very mellow album, but Depeche modes "worst" albums are still better than what most other bands put out.

14, Delta Machine 13, Sound of the Universe 12, Broken frame 11, Exciter 10, Spirit 9, Speak and Spell 8, Playing the Angel 7, Songs of faith and devotion 6. Construction time again 5. Ultra 4. Violator 3. Some Great Reward 2. Music for the Masses 1. Black celebration +1 101 In my opinion

Hi Hanna; Nice of you to come forward with your list of Depeche Mode lp's and singles. I see no problem with the picks or the order you put them in. After all this is your list, and you are entitled to list them any way you like. Their may be viewers who disagree with you, and this would encourage debate. They can inform you of their personal choices. The comments made in response should remain positive. Any derogatory comments should be deleted . Once again a nice video concise and to the point. Without a lot of blather. Others should learn from you. Truthfully I liked it very much. P.S. I'm an Ultra/ Violator/ Sounds of the Universe/Music for the Masses/Songs of Faith fan. Your friend. Tina!!!!

I love WRONG! In Chains is phenomenal also.

I tent to listen to the newer stuff more. But a great review

I have Tidal Streaming which has 26 albums so I'm kind of following along with you. It also gives the albums a star rating. It also has the 86-98. Thanks for all the work.

I agree with most of your list. I would have put Exciter at 12, Speak and Spell at 13 and Spirit at 14.

Pipeline is absolutely fantastic and one of the better from that album IMO. It really has a great melody and considering how it was recorded and how it sounds, it's such a great listening experience. Agree on Delta machine, especially the songs from the deluxe version.

Hi Hanna. Good list! I would rank Black Celebration at 1. Exciter is worth spending more time with. I love it. Take care. Stephen

Stories of Old is a sleeper on Some Great Reward!

Quality!!!!! Depeche Mode,...just brilliant, been a fan since their first single Dreaming of Me (Ice Machine was played to death) but my number 1 DM album is always Black Celebration

Power back on (check), Depeche Mode Ranking (check) anything else? :) Great job girl! XO -Ambie

Whoa I feel Omaha has slipped into some weird Twin Peaks-ian alternate universe! There's even a red curtain and Beetlejuice is looking extra creepy ;-) Only DM I have is Construction Time Again and Black Celebration LP's, both thrifted over the years. Never was much of a fan but I might have to revisit those. Cheers!

My ranking: 14: Sound of the Universe 13: Speak and Spell 12: Delta Machine 11: Exciter 10: Spirit 9: A Broken Frame 8: Construction Time Again 7: Playing the Angel 6: Some Great Reward 5: Ultra 4: Black Celebration 3: Violator 2: Music for the Masses 1. Songs of Faith & Devotion

Talk about a list true devoted (blah), without this list of albums (and songs)I would never understand this band even mode (even though I only know some of them that I like 👍), I may have been too young to remember Depeche mode (from growing up)but thanks to an older sibling, I wouldn't agree more... also this might be a little bit crazy but my favorite song (from them)was actually the one they covered(and it's been that way ever since): that would be, Route 66?...[yes], also thanks and Bravo 👏.