Depeche Mode - Violator (CD 1990)

One of the best cds I ahve ever purchased. A treu calssic. David Gahan's voice in its most precious state. Great lyrics, great arrangements. One of their best cds. Reccomended to anyone and everybody. Get it, yuo won't be disspointed.

Violator. by Depeche mode. black sleeve with red rose on it. small writing. most of the songs on this album do not stand up well on their own. those that were released as singles in a multitude of different inches, etches, mixes and matches sold by the buckletload. i bought most of the versions i could find even though the only single off this album that has any nuts is personal jesus.at the time this was released i was more interested in the psychadelic furs, but if they had released President Gas in 15 different versions i doubt i would have bought them. i can remember where i was when i heard Violator for the first time. i painted the lyrics to clean in big letters around the room i was staying in...why? Violator listened to from track 1 to track 9 sucks you in and then tells you to drink up and go home, even the singularly awful Policy of Truth adds something to the whole enterprise. if you have never heard Violator, where have you been? if you can pick up a copy for about £2.50 then its a great day for western civilization.

Listening to this 16 year old album,I am always amazed how most songs have dated so little and how much of an influence they have had over he years on English and western music in general.
Depeche Mode's new Best of is a jewel in itself but it's something else to have the original album. Highly recommended.

fantastic group love all the songs nothing to dislike about them. reason for buying was that my old cd was worn out

MMMM.....the sweetest perfection? Well maybe not but probably better than the other post-1980s albums. 'Enjoy the Silence' & 'Personal Jesus' are my faves; very much DM at their most sullen & techno-poppy. 'Policy of Truth' also works well. Apparently this album made them big in the US, not sure makes a great recommendation. I bought it again as my vinyl one had vanished. Why is so great? I don't think 'clean' refered to Basildon.