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Depeche Mode - A Broken Frame Audio CD

A fair review of the Depeche Mode "A Broken Frame" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Depeche Mode reviews here, or go back to the Depeche Mode tabs.

Depeche Mode Band: Depeche Mode
Title: A Broken Frame
Rating:
Release Date: 1990-10-25
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Leave in Silence 2: My Secret Garden 3: Monument 4: Nothing to Fear 5: See You 6: Satellite 7: Meaning of Love 8: Further Excerpts from: My Secret Garden 9: Photograph of You 10: Shouldn't Have Done That 11: Sun & The Rainfall

A Boring CD
Nevertheless, I do like their music, and have enjoyed every single CD from them I had bought. I must admit I didn't "grew up" listening Depeche, instead, was indoctrinated starting when I was around 17 by a good friend, and later by who became my wife. . . until now. I didn't think I was ever going to say this, but: This disc by Depeche Mode is a terrible disc. Tremendously monotonous, boring. . . ugh! I don't hate it, but I don't think I will be playing it often! .


it were your second DM record, you would treasure it
Remember, when it came out, all that preceded it was the pop perfection of Speak and Spell. Well, I've gotta give this one love too. So this was all arty and moody. Swinging wildly from end of the spectrum to the other, hitting some real gems along the way. See You - Brilliant. Meaning of Love - Brilliant too. All the moody synth-driven songs were just lush for the time, and I think I wore out the tape I made of it, playing endless round and round loops on my AIWA walkman. Oh god how I got into all the sad songs walking and pouting in snowstorms on the way here or there with this playing in my ears. I doubt you'd love this if it were your 6th or 7th DM CD, but if it were your second, you would treasure it as I do.


Talented musicians with little to say, but some nice sounds
Leave in Silence is masterpiece. This record has a few great tunes. The Sun and the Rainfall is lovely. Nothing to Fear is one of the best instrumentals I've heard. Monument is goofy but enjoyable. The same thing is true for Satellite which is a better track. See You starts well, but then transforms into bad pop.

The weak points are the attempts to imitate Speak and Spell (My Secret Garden, The Meaning of Love, A Photograph of You) and the treacly Shouldn't Have Done That (foreshadowing the generally banal Construction Time Again).

This should have been broken up into two EPs, because there are two distinct Depeche Modes at work: the introspective mode of Sun/Rainfall, Leave in Silence, Nothing to Fear, Satellite, and Monument in contrast with the poor-quality attempt to continue in the mode of Speak and Spell, a far superior example of bubblegum pop DM. The pop EP could have been a gift for fans, or a live show bonus. It really isn't good enough to be offered commercially in my opinion.


whats with all this negative brouhaha
i don't understand all of the 'for collectors and completists only' comments, but we are all special unique snowflakes, so we can all have differing opinions. this album, for being obviously dated, is still fantastic. Meaning of Love and Photograph of You kinda get on my nerves, but the rest of the album is oddly wonderful.


remember when...
ok for all the people who criticize this cd. . Remember this was released originally in the early 80's. So judging it by todays standards isn't fair. The music is quite fitting to the time the originally record was released. OK it's not as good as a lot of their other albums but the cover artwork is wonderful, you should see it on the original 12 inch LP which I own. :) That's what I miss about records, cover artwork like this one. There are a few good tracks on there and for $11 what do you want. . . the cover, completing the collection and the few songs are surely worth that, right? Just remember when the album was released before judging it.


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