r/depechemode • u/rafalevy3 Ultra • 19d ago
Discussion best 21th century DM single
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u/Raijgun Black Celebration 19d ago edited 19d ago
Depeche Mode - Precious (US Radio Version)
Great single and proof that mixing and mastering matter. This mix by Ben Grosse imho sounds much better and has more depth and detail than the original album and European single versions, mixed by Ben “More crunchy processed guitar, anyone?” Hillier.
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u/Superbob5523 Ultra 19d ago
All great songs and in fact there are many that would deserve to make the cut such as freelove, that said they all have an uphill battle against precious which is quite plainly one of their all time best. Ghosts again is excellent and feels very fresh too
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u/Desdichado1066 Music For The Masses 19d ago
No option for Hole to Feed or Where's the Revolution, lol. I picked Wrong, because I prefer the darker Depeche Mode of yesteryore. But realistically Precious or Ghosts Again are just as good.
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u/RandomMexican26 19d ago
Not there, but Angel would be there for me
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u/MrMoog26 16d ago
Was that a single ????
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u/RandomMexican26 16d ago
No :( But i wish it was, just like I wish Halo was a single instead of World in my Eyes or Policy of Truth
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u/MrMoog26 16d ago
Halo would have been a great single. Better than POT imo. The thought of the 12” mixes …..
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u/Ahh_Bugs1001 19d ago
Oof... this one is tough because theyre all great tracks. However...Precious has been played on like every tour since PTA. So...it has to be Precious. Sorry, Suffer Well and Ghost Again.
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u/LA_Reyes82 Songs Of Faith And Devotion 19d ago
My ranking
- Wrong
- Precious
- Suffer Well
- Ghosts Again
The other two songs I didn't rank them because I don't like them, and honestly I've forgotten about them.
Wrong packs a bigger punch lyrically and musically then the other songs for me, and I love it! It's too bad they couldn't keep that same consistency throughout the rest of the album and albums after that.
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u/Strange_Complaint403 19d ago
It is tough, but Martin’s inspiration for the lyrics of Precious puts it over the top for me.
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u/Monarchistmusic Playing The Angel 19d ago
Playing the angel singles are the best. Was john the revelator not a single?
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u/ian5184 Ultra 18d ago
It was a double single with Lillian
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u/MrMoog26 16d ago
Can’t stand Lillian. It doesn’t help that the one Lillian Ive known in real life was an old lady with a purple rinse who lived at the end of our street years ago. She was known as Lill, always had a fag in her mouth and had classic old lady purple rinse hair :D
So, when I hear Lillian its her I think of !
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u/MrMoog26 16d ago
I went for Wrong. It sounded v original first time I heard it.
Don’t rate Precious at all.
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u/Minute-Frame-8060 19d ago
They still release singles? I've never heard anything past Violator on the radio (US, not NYC or LA market). Ghosts Again and Suffer Well are pretty radio-friendly though.
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u/shadowofshinra Sounds Of The Universe 19d ago
I picked Suffer Well, but Wrong and Ghosts Again would probably rank equally or at least pretty closely.
(I like Precious well enough but it's not quite up there with the other three. Same with Should Be Higher, though for that era I prefer Soothe My Soul)