Audio CD review:
Dave Gahan - Paper Monsters

Dave Gahan - Paper Monsters

Band: Dave Gahan Title: Paper Monsters Rating: Release Date: 2003-04-22 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Dirty Sticky Floors 2: Hold On - David Gahan, Chandler, Knox 3: A Little Piece 4: Bottle Living - David Gahan, Gahan, Dave 5: Black and Blue Again 6: Stay 7: I Need You 8: Bitter Apple 9: Hidden Houses 10: Goodbye

A Few Hits, Some Misses Especially when you've been singing everything Martin Gore and Andrew Fletcher have been writing for this many years. For a first release, it's pretty good. A few of the songs on here are pretty hard to get used to. I've had this album for almost three years now and some of the songs like "Black And Blue Again", "Stay" and "Bitter Apple" still elude me. Yes, they have (somewhat of a) tune, but they're just not very catchy at all. The standouts on this album are the very pop "Dirty Sticky Floors", minimalistic "Hold On", the "I Feel You" inspired "Bottle Living" and the infectious "I Need You". I think Dave should have included "A Song For Europe" on here as well. That's one of his other excellent tracks. . . well techinically not his, since it's by Roxy Music, but nevertheless it should have been here. In fact, I can't believe that Counterfeit2 by Martin Gore actually has a lower user rating than Paper Monsters here on Amazon. com because in my opinion, Counterfeit2 is pretty damn flawless. That said, if you're a fan of the darker songs by DM plus you lean on to the industrial NIN/Haujobb/FunkerVogt sphere then you will probably really love this. Its still depeche I love this album. Wow he should write more music it is awesome. Its one of my favs right now. If your a fan of depeche buy it. Needs More Salt Being a fan of Depeche Mode, I gave this a try. . and well. . . . it's ok. It has some good songs like Bottle Living and Dirty Sticky Floors, Stay and I Need You are close seconds. The lyrics can be Martin Gore inspired sometimes and Vince Clarke other times. It's a good first album, but I'll be expecting something special next time. I'd prefer to listen to any DM albums or Martin Gore albums over this and usually do, but there are times when I do want to listen to it, but not very many. David Gahan solo effort is well done! Many people did not know that dave could write his own songs but he has. The front man for depeche mode has released a solo album that is well written. The whole album is very well done, from dirty sticky floors, hold on, bottle of living, and I need you. You could say that there is not a bad song on this album and the album flows from song one to song 10. Dave has shown us his creative musical side that was well worth the wait. Good Effort Dirty Sticky Floors and I Need You are definetely hits especially for debut album. Seems like Dave has a good taste and interest in making music after more than 20 years singing other people songs. Stay and Hold On are have its intimacy and very well tuned. In overall it's very nice to see a star still trying to invent music and innovate. You can see a complete list of all Dave Gahan discography, or go back to the Dave Gahan tabs