I would say the essential albums to start with are:
Black Celebration
Music For The Masses
Violator
Songs of Faith & Devotion
These are from their commercial peak period of 1986-1993. ‘Ultra’ is pretty good too, although not as good as the two albums preceding it.
It is a good album, however, the CD was a casualty of the ‘loudness wars’. It was mastered at a very high volume which spoiled my enjoyment of it at the time.
Surely Enjoy The Silence is nameable for most people?
Personal Jesus, shirley!
I do know this. Also realised versions I knew were covers but not who did original.
Surely the best Artwork for a DM album.
The Brits do an award called ‘outstanding contribution to music award’
I’m not a fan of the brits. Look of the state of some of the past winners. Some good. Some awful. Where’s DM?
Gave it a 3 for See You alone
Not seen the others but these Deluxe covers being all grey really looks dull. You’re right though, it’s a good cover
I’d imagine record companies wouldn’t have seen much money to be gained by highlighting Depeche Mode for whatever reason. I mean I presume these names are carefully selected based on stuff being punted up from labels. There are, of course, loads of bands not in that list.
I’ve given it a 3. I like the first half a lot. But Satellite’s cod-reggae sort of beat makes me think more of a C64 game soundtrack than anything and then it goes a bit ‘funny ha-ha’. I’ve realised The Meaning of Love makes me think most of one of those songs that plays at the end of the Portal games, which has endeared me to it.
Not a fan…but look at Iron Maiden’s contribution to music and they have not been recognised.
Yeah, well I think getting concerned over the Brit Awards is only going to end up giving you indigestion. Look at Annie Lennox’s history with them - this isn’t about how good she is, just about how narrowly they cast their net I think
It’s a five for every album they’ve ever released
This box set seems like a right rip-off:
https://www.superdeluxeedition.com/news/depeche-mode-mode-18cd-box-set/
Yeah - they’ve already reissued all the albums before on cd. And are currently reissuing all the 12" singles - which are really nice, but very expensive!
Must be a very expensive business being a DM completest - so many different versions of every single release. Mute seem to really milk that.
Finally getting into this, starting with Speak and Spell - first impression is that it’s basically if Kraftwerk were from Essex (a good thing)
John Lennon before The Beatles 
How come they’re all British (I get that) until P!nk? P!nk is shit… seems like a nasty piece of work too.
also, I don’t rate DM at all and feel like their trailblazers The Cure should get a nod well before they’ve dried the well of contenders. But then that just brings me back to P!nk.
