Delta Machine (studio album) by Depeche Mode
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Delta Machine is ranked 14th best out of 45 albums by Depeche Mode on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Depeche Mode is Violator which is ranked number 110 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 12,632.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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09/25/2024 22:07 | MarkusKosmo | 398 | 80/100 | |
04/01/2024 02:24 | robertoveltri | 524 | 79/100 | |
02/27/2024 15:00 | PAPPITUFO | 164 | 77/100 | |
02/16/2024 20:32 | Jakor | 4,427 | 70/100 | |
02/08/2024 04:01 | EntList | 243 | 73/100 |
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Strong and varied instrumentals overpower mediocre lyricism giving this late Depeche Mode album some lasting power.
The best Depeche Mode album since, ultra. Delta machine, has a slight blues feel to some of the tracks, proving the band are still looking for new ways to express themselves. Having said that, I wouldn't say there's any out and out classics here, but it's difficult for a band after 30 years to still come up with iconic tunes. Delta machine, is not amazing, but proves there's life in the old dogs yet.
Best tracks: Should Be Higher, Heaven, Secret to the End,
Welcome to My World.
Pretty good album, a bit inconsistent, but some great tracks!
Not a bad album by any means, and actually has some of Depeche's post-Alan Wilder songs, but the main problem here is quality control. If we widdled the 17 tracks down to 11 or 12, I think this would be a solid album and it wouldn't have as much of a "going through the motions" feel do it. Too many people are harsh on later Depeche because they haven't released anything on the level of Violator or Music For The Masses in eons, but to be honest a few guys in their early 50s who are now seen as legends who know they're going to go on another round of sellout concerts every 4 years aren't expected to have the same drive and hunger as a much younger band in their creative and commercial prime. If you listen to it as the followup to Sounds Of The Universe and not try to compare it to their 1984-1993 material when they were in their glory, its better than you think it is. As a whole they continue on their bluesy/rock path from the last two albums, but there are more traces here of old-school Mode than in anything else they've done in the past ten years.
It’s boring. It’s the same old stuff Depeche Mode has been releasing for years. It’s unfortunate to think that a band like Depeche Mode who was so different and so good in the mid-90s releases an album like this that has nothing different or interesting to it. The music isn’t bad, not at all. But it’s definitely not good. It’s just boring, it’s slow, it’s un-engaging. There are songs here and there that are decent, but generally, it's fairly uninteresting.
If Depeche Mode can step up their game and release another great album, I’ll be excited, but as of now, it seems like they’re just stuck in a rut and they’re not getting out of it anytime soon.
This album draws you in it is very atmospheric very ethereal with great sounds. These guys are still going strong.
Depeche Mode went downhill post-Violator, trying too hard to become dark, gothic, and electronic crammed into one. This is a perfect example of what Depeche Mode have become. I want 80s synth-pop DM back!
Sadly it's not a good record.
Best track: Welcome To This World
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