My First Time Listening to Violator by Depeche Mode
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- Опубліковано 28 тра 2024
- Welcome to my new series where I react to albums I've never heard before, today I am listening to Violator by Depeche Mode! If you have any albums you'd like me to react to please leave a comment and I'll add them to my list :)
0:00 Intro
2:04 World In My Eyes
4:15 Sweetest Perfection
6:09 Personal Jesus
7:58 Halo
9:58 Waiting for the Night
12:40 Enjoy the Silence
14:48 Policy of Truth
16:53 Blue Dress
18:49 Clean
20:54 Outro
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I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Song Of Faith And Devotion album yet. You should really make a reaction to it.
Songs of Faith and Devotion is probably DM's BEST album. Although I love more of the individual singles from Violator, I think SoFaD is a better album overall. They really matured musically on that album. All the music gelled and no one instrument dominated the others. Gore's writing was some of their career best. And the moody, dark, atmospheric tone throughout was incredible!
@@herobreaker9011 I guessing she'll love "I feel you"!
@@OBKUT Probably. It's a great song. But "In Your Room" (the album version, not the single) is my favorite from that album.
@@herobreaker9011 I mentioned it too. It’s such a great listening experience. One of my favourite albums ever
@@louisbhtanner7503 Absolutely!
Trent rezner of NIN was influenced by dMode
Yep hes an Alan Wilder fan
This album was rated in the top 100 of all time! 😊
That’s amazing!
@marysmusictaste yeah there amazing and so huge around the world. Here's a live version of enjoy the silence for you 😊
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See the crowd interaction.
It's in my personal top 10 of albums that I don't have to skip a song. It's a perfect album.
I'm definitively sharing your feelings about Policy of Truth too, this song has it place in my Top 3 absolutely.
I hope you listen to Ultra album one day. The band was almost dead from drug addiction, their moving force Alan left. Everyone thought Depeche Mode were done, and they release that masterpiece.
Yeah, and they have not released anything worth listening to since :(
I'm glad to see your reaction to this superb album. I had exactly the same reaction to Policy Of Truth as you the first time I heard it on the radio in 1990. It was the song that made me fall in love with this band, and took me on a journey of discovery with all their earlier albums. Been a massive fan ever since. 😁
Just recently seen them live and the energy this band has is just amazing. Momento Mori, the latest album is just fantastic, I think they can still write a cracking album, but im a massive fan and my all time favourite band, sadly they have been over looked looked in the UK, but still selling out venues.
Glad to hear that you enjoyed (most of) it! Policy of Truth really is a banger. Some background informations here: All of the songs were written by Martin Gore (the "mastermind" of Depeche Mode), who also sung on Sweetest Perfection and Blue Dress and did many of the background vocals. Most of the songs are sung by Dave Gahan, who has just a fantastic voice which fits perfectly with the sound of the music. The lyrics (also written by Martin Gore) are mostly about some kind of addiction, may it be love, drugs or anything else. He also sometimes uses religious metaphors to talk about these things which is pretty interesting. There's a whole lot more to be said about them and Violator but I don't wont to overflow you with informations xD
Just a small last information: The outros of Enjoy The Silence and Blue Dress are instrumentals that connect the album, especially the second half is meant to be played as a whole.
Just for fun here's the songs from Violator ranked by me:
1. Policy of Truth
2. Clean
3. World in My Eyes
4. Enjoy the Silence
5. Blue Dress
6. Waiting for the Night
7. Personal Jesus
8. Halo
9. Sweetest Perfection
(but all of them are fantastic imo)
If you want to listen to another one:
Black Celebration (my favourite and their darkest album, but less Rock elements and more ballads)
Songs of Faith and Devotion (their most Rock album, interesting to hear that this is were they went right after Violator)
Ultra (My second favourite and a very macabre album filled with lyrics about depression, desperation and death. During the sessions of this album Dave Gahan (singer) overdosed with Heroin but was revived and is clean since then. The album also comes closer to NIN imo than Violator, but the songs are slower here.)
Thank you for such a detailed response! 🥹 I never would’ve known there are two different singers
At last!
I've found someone in Britain reacting to Depeche mode.
🥳
Depeche are the best ❤ hello from Stoke 😊
@@GuidedByAngels Stoke-on-Trent. ♥️
@@OBKUT yep 😃
What's interesting about what you said in terms of vocals is that not all songs are sung by the frontman (Dave Gahan). The songs Sweetest Perfection and Blue Dress are sung may Martin Gore, so maybe this change in vocals threw you off haha. Sweetest Perfection is one of my favourite songs by them, it might grow on you.
I'd recommend you to listen to somme of their other stuff (they dived into many different styles). The album Black Celebration is may personal favourite and it is one of the most influential by them (Trent Reznor cited it and its tour as an influence for Pretty Hate Machine as well). But you have to know that that album is probably the one with the most songs sang by Martina Gore haha. Their other albums from the 90s might be more likely for you.
Great reaction btw! Looking forward to seeing more
Ohhh that’s interesting!!
Thank you for the info and thank you for watching 🖤
Sweetest Perfection is a masterpiece. I agree. I adore this album and Sweetest Perfection is up there as one of my favourite tracks from the album.
@@danwest9900 No, they're Martin singing them. It's widely documented.
@@LawrenceAkers Well, I checked and found out that you are right! Martin Gore did sing the lead vocals on those two tracks. Thank you for the polite correction! I never knew he had such a great lead voice. I am going to remove my original comment to keep from feeling like a goof. Cheers!
I am a big fan of DM, love to see you reacting to it and being honest if you like it or not. Loved your expressions when you liked Policy of Truth. I would deffinitely like to see your reactions and thoughts of another DM album "music for the masses" from the 80s. It is easy to listen, of course love other albums but many of them you need to listen multiple times to really understand its vibe and meaning.
Good work!
Thank you so much!! 🖤
I LOVE 'Sweetest Perfection'! the instrumental at the end is amazing
this album has two classic songs in Enjoy the silence and Personal Jesus. Their last album Memento Mori was really good.
Don't forget Policy of Truth
@@TheGallows978 indeed
That album is perfection!
Nice reaction, it's always good to see a non-fan or someone generally unfamiliar listening to DM for the first time. As you cite NIN as your all-time favourite band, I second several commenters' recommendations that you listen to the Songs Of Faith And Devotion album, which came three years after Violator. I think you may find that you like that one more. Released during the height of the grunge era, there's definitely more of an organic, rockier feel to it that you'd probably appreciate. Flood, the record producer on Violator and Songs Of Faith And Devotion, also worked extensively with Trent Reznor on Pretty Hate Machine, Broken and The Downward Spiral.
Unrelated trivia: the working title for Violator was "Perversion". Perhaps more fitting with the themes of the album itself, but I think they went with a better final title.
The base in Clean is sampled from one of these days! You got it
I bought this on tape in Oxford St HMV whilst visiting the Tate, listened to it on the coach on loop on the way back to Durham, loved it ever since Mary.
That sounds dreamy 🥹🖤
@@marysmusictaste fab album Mary give it a few listens. x
Thank you for great reactions!
The bsides in the deluxe version are a second violator on their own, at least as good as some tracks in the main line-up.
Absolutely, dangerous is an amazing track!
... And you discovered WHY this album is a classic!
“It was the summer of ’86. I’d dropped out of college and was living in Cleveland trying to find my way in the local music scene. I knew where I wanted to go with my life but I didn’t know how to get there. A group of friends and I drove down to Blossom Music Center amphitheater to see the Black Celebration tour. Depeche Mode was one of our favorite bands and the Black Celebration record took my love for them to a new level.” - Trent Reznor
🖤🖤🖤🖤
Just hear New Dress and you can hear early NIN sounds 😂
Music For The Masses and Violator combined launched em where they are today
Halo is a masterpiece and my favourite off it!
Love the mode, great vid 🌹
10 out of 10. Total classic.
Really enjoyed your thoughts on what is my favourite album of all time. There are zero 'filler' tracks (even Sweetest Perfection has it's place) and as you quite rightly said, the production is absolutely top notch from beginning to end. Although I've been listening to this album for over 30 years now, I'd never really appreciated the journey the album takes you on due to the order of the tracks, but 'Clean' is absolutely the perfect ending to a perfect album. Really glad you enjoyed it, and suggest you check out Black Celebration and Music for the Masses too where you'll really get a sense of the band at the peak of their powers.
Thank you so much! 🖤
You should listen to the B sides of the album (originally discarded songs present in the singles). Particularly the Personal Jesus b side called "Dangerous" i think you will find really good. One of my favourite songs of all time.
By the way at this point the guys were so crazy that made a lot of songs for the singles, so you will find that "World In My Eyes" include 2 b sides, so it does "Enjoy The Silence" as well. I really love your honesty and commentary, keep doing and grettings from Argentina!
Dangerous and Rush are excellent songs. Depeche Mode is an interesting band. The keep bringing emotive and thought provoking songs across different styles, yet it is Depeche Mode. If you like darker moods, Violator, Songs of faith and devotion, and Ultra are good albums to review.
I have very repressed emotions. Depeche Mode lets me vent them out and yearn for an addiction I will never have, Love.
@@rahulshah1408 i totally agree. Actually Rush is my favourite on SOFAD. Actually one of my most played CDs with Violator and Black Celebration, even though im not a big fan of SOFAD. As a complete album is a jewel and find myself listen to it more frequently
EVERY SINGLE track is banging on that album!! In the top 3 of 90s albums
Hi Mary,
Been a subscriber for a few years and really enjoy your videos. I do like this new series alot!
I love this era of Depeche Mode and actually got this album on vinyl for Christmas. I would recommend the albums before and after this called 'Music for the Masses' and 'Songs of Faith and Devotion' although the band have made many other great albums too.
In regards to metal albums I would like to recommend the band Agalloch and the album 'Ashes Against The Grain' the band have influences of folk, doom and black metal but incorporated more progressive elements for this album, which some fans didn't like but I loved, and I think you might too. Apologies if you are already aware of the band.
Thank you so much, I appreciate that more than you know! 🖤
And I’ve never heard Agalloch, I’ll be sure to check them out 🥳
Blue Dress is stunning, Halo, World in Eyes, they're all soooo good
Sweetest Perfection is one of my fave songs on this album 😊 saw them live twice lately and they were on form ❤
Happy 34th birthday to Violator. It has been my favorite album since it's release.
For a good round up of their earlier stuff, I highly recommend listening to 101, one of the all time greatest live albums
Nine Inch Nails were set to play a concert in Hawaii in 1994 on the same night as Depeche Mode, who already announced a show a few months before. I had tickets for Depeche Mode and sold them immediately after I heard NIN was playing. Sadly, NIN nails only played a 40 minute set and even worse, Depeche Mode announced a second show so NIN fans people have the rare opportunity to see both bands back to back except the second Depeche Mode show sold out quicker than the first and I couldn't get tickets again.
Cool to see someone your age, that you mentioned weren't even born when this album came out, like it. Great review
Thanks so much!
I found your reaction vid while venturing down a Mode rabbit hole... LOVE your voice! Have you ever considered reading for audio books? 'Policy of Truth' is my all-time fave DM song. Cheers!
Thank you that’s so kind! I’ve definitely never considered reading audiobooks haha but maybe I should 😂
Awesome. 😎 I’m a Gen X American from California and grew up listening to DM. DM was very popular here in Southern California. If you can watch the videos from Violator , it’s a treat. Their photographer and director I believe was Anton Corbijn, the same Anton Corbijn that worked with bands like U2. 😎
Thanks so much!
VIOLATOR Best Album Of All Time !!
For a little bit of context, DM started way back in 1980, with Vince Clarke, Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Andrew Fletcher. Vince left the band at the end of 81 and Alan Wilder joined the following year. Then Alan left the band in 95. Dave is the main singer, but sometimes, only sometimes, Martin takes the lead vocals (specially for the balads), Martin is the main songwriter, Alan and Vince were, in their times, the most musically creative and Andy... Well, he was Fletch, to this day there's still people who hate on him, he maybe was the least talented or involved creativity, but I believe he kept the band going all those years (he unfortunately passed away in 2022, since then DM is a duo, only Martin and Dave).
Many people think DM without Alan is not the same, and while I agree, I believe what they do since its still really good, just sometimes they pick the wrong producers (something Alan wouldn't had allowed).
Now, to comment on your commentary, yeah, Clean of course is about drugs and other things, but ironically, after the tour for Violator, Dave lost control of his addictions and got hooked to heroin. He almost died multiple times before he actually got clean in 96. And Martin struggled with a really bad alcoholism until 06. Now they are both the cleanest they been.
Wow, thank you for such a detailed comment 🖤 and thanks for watching!
A while back, Depeche Mode celebrated a milestone (can’t remember what exactly) by having a different fan run their social media for a day, every day, for I can’t remember how long. One of the fans ended up being Tony Hawk, and, as part of his day, he got blurbs from a few other celebrities, telling about what Depeche Mode has meant for them.
Indeed, one of them was Trent Reznor. Within his brief essay, he said that he was inspired to begin writing Pretty Hate Machine after seeing them live in their Black Celebration tour. And it makes sense. People don’t tend to know this, but Depeche Mode were steeped in the industrial genre at that time, despite not being a heavy group. Starting with their third album, they took an experimental turn, their music being made up almost entirely of sounds they created themselves by recording themselves hitting, clanking, throwing, scraping, and everything you can think of, often at, yup, industrial sites.
This, along with their darker, more melancholy subject matter, they distinguished them from other synth-pop acts at the time, who were utilizing pre-programmed wave sounds, and more upbeat, poppy style.
You can hear a lot of this influence on Pretty Hate Machine. Hell, on NIN in general.
Kudos to Mary … this is an absolute masterpiece …. You should check out Black Celebration and Music For The Masses as well …
Thank you! Those two are definitely gonna be next on my list 🥳
DM is definitely one the more consistent bands regarding the quality of their albums overall. A lot of their 80s & 90s albums include b-sides that aren’t on the album proper, so I’d definitely recommend checking those out if/when you do more. There’s lots of stuff to sink your teeth into the more down the rabbit hole you go.
A fun tidbit about this one is it’s the only album to technically feature Andy on lead vocals of a song. Dave is the primary singer, Martin has usually one or two per album, and both Andy and Alan had backing vocals except one song each. Andy’s “lead” is being the one that yells “Crucified!”on the hidden track Crucified after Enjoy the Silence.
I never really got DM until i listened to this from start to finish. One of my favourites is the album Ultra, been on heavy rotation for me the past few weeks. Definitely worth checking out Ultra if you liked this one.
IMO, the best album ever
Honestly, I much prefer violator’s successor, songs of faith and devotion. It was written during extreme fragility for the band and especially the singer dave Gahan (who was experiencing a heroin fuelled mental crisis) but exhibits the most versatile and emotional music they would ever write. Highly recommend:)
Oh interesting, thank you for the recommendation!
@@marysmusictaste no problem! enjoy :)
Flood produced this album and PrettyHateMachine within a year
Composer said that Pink Floyd was one of the influences with Clean.
you should see their live video, even better than the album!
Sigh....boy do I miss Alan....❤
You should have started with the first album and hear the sonic progression through the years and the lyric progression as well.
Great to see your reaction to this album. You need to check out the b-sides from the singles on this album. They’re good enough to be a-sides:
Dangerous
Sea of sin
Happiest girl
Recommend checking out their Music for the Masses album next. The rabbit hole runs deep with Depeche Mode. I’ve seen them in concert 7 times.
I knew you’d like Policy of Truth before it started!
Their next album, Songs of Faith and Devotion, is such a raw album with more of a dark and grungy feel. It’s my favorite!
Fab, thank you!! And yesss Policy of Truth is an absolute banger 🥳
The combination of Alan Wilder and Flood (who is one of the greatest alternative music producers ever) made the production of this album one for the ages.
Its a stellar album but I think the album 'songs of faith and devotion' outstrips it as mode went more grungy and mode expanded in to a new outfit
Oooh interesting, I’ll have to check that one out too!
Debes escuchar Songs of Faith and Devotion, ese es muyy bueno, mas oscuro, mas rockero y con una producción aún mejor trabajada
Should try the B-sides there’s a lot of hidden jewels
Hello Mary, did you know you’ve listened to 2 vocalists on this album?
The lead vocals on ‘The Sweetest Perfection’ and ‘Blue Dress’ are from Martin Gore (main songwriter). All the others leads are from frontman David Gahan.
I honestly had no idea haha 😂 thanks for the info!
@@marysmusictaste You’re welcome!
You should listen to songs of faith and devotion for sure
Anything with Hurts ❤❤❤
You should do The Smiths - S/T album
Please check out Ultra by DM. It’s absolutely fantastic!
Wait until you listen to "Songs of Fauth and Devotion" album. It's emotional, dark, and pure bliss
listen to the b side
Dangerous", "Sea of Sin", "Happiest Girl"
I think Enjoy The Silence should end after the title that is spoken at the end and then Memphisto should be in the place of Crucified before Policy Of Truth. The album should have had 10 songs instead of 9 songs on it.
All girls loves Depeche ... this is about 40 years before and ... now, nothing changed! Yes goth origin is Cure not Depeche, they are some dark not goth, pure origin - Siouxsie and the Banshees, this is goth origin and all begins here!
as far as I know the band wanted the title to sound edgy or/and metall-like, hence "Violator" ;)
Halo❤❤❤❤
Given the review is 20+ yrs late to the original release of the album. It is now a classic and music today lazy and lack depth. This is a masterpiece produced by a band that is multitalented with band members that collaborated to produced this masterpiece as a band.
Agreed!
You need to react live depeche mode❤
If you thought violator was good you'll love songs of faith and devotion
What you have listened to young lady,….is one of the best albums recorded ever, by any band. Triple-Platinum. 100 listens later and you’ll still notice new things.
But, the B-sides like Sea of Sin, Happiest Girl, Dangerous, Kaleid, ……all off Violator are necessary listens…they should have album cuts. Very sexy and deep tracks. I cannot emphasize how important they are, even the remixes of those four tracks.
But as a 40 year fan, I am biased!
This band do the best live performance ever, if you react to ANY song of DM, do the live version, you ll see how good they are,,,
Well I have listen thousend songs of Depeche but HALO is the best! And I prefer Duran Duran than Cure, they do the best ... btw I am natural punk fan ,Iike only the old stuff. I like Stranglers, Exploited, Buxcoxs, PIL ... etc.
They were always s massive singles band in the uk, tgis album is ehen tgey started to be taken more seriously.
Para comprender bien a Depeche Mode hay que tener la mente totalmente abierta, todo no pueden ser ritmos sencillos y fáciles.
Hehe... if you think that’s good, listen to it again with the lights out!
Nice review... I like the honest reaction. Music is just a matter of taster after all... Nice good observations and references (9 inches Nails, The Cure, Pink Floyd)... The reference of NIN is funny because Depeche Mode is a great influence of Trent. Which explain this I guess...
About Enjoy The Silence, I really disagree about what you said (the song writing was not special)... Well, may be the lyrics didn't resonate for you like other songs of the album which I can understand. As a said before, music is personal and a matter of taste... But about musical theory, it"s quite a very unusual chord progression. In fact, I don't think there are many pop/rock songs that use that progression (Muse's Map Of The Problematic is another one).
We are in C minor... So, the chords are Im / II diminished / III major / IV minor / V minor / VI major / VII major
The intro riff is Im / III major... great... but then comes the twist ;
verse is Im / IIIm (minor and not major as it should be) / V major... wow... how is the hell did they find this progression ???
And then at the end of the chorus you have that B chord that is also out of the scale... In Cm, you have a Bb, not B.
Such genius to write a pop song with that weird progression without any people noticing it :). To me, that absolute great song writing :).
Anyway, keep on the good job. I really enjoyed (not the silence but) you review :).
Take care.
Check out Songs of Faith and Devotion album pleeeeeeaaase!❤
halo is speciel in the lyric..its a celabration of the evil in a human being
please react to Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
Hey, if you ever get the chance, please give DMs Never Let Me Down Again a listen, its such a great track which gained a bit of attention because of the 'Last of Us' tv show. Nice and honest views of my favourite album btw!
D🌹M
whar!!! ok violator.. and speack and speel??... and ... abrokend frame ... and.. black celebration? .. see youuu!!
I would like show You world in my eyes... I like pure english language not american bla bla... You are so sweetest perfection... 😀💝😀💝
tent borroad a lot from dm
borrowed oops
So disappointing that you made no mention of Policy of truth's outro
Thank Flood for the amazing production, he also ironically produced NIN’s Pretty Hate Machine which you mentioned, also produced U2’s Joshua Tree which made them a stadium act, massively influential producer!
It would probably be better if you enjoyed the entire songs, instead of pausing every 30 seconds. It disrupts the listening experience! :)
Totally agree but it’s just for the purpose of the video! I always listen again without pausing afterwards 🖤
Why watch your videos if you are stopping them every 3 seconds?
You don’t have to watch! But I have to stop the music or the video will get a copyright strike
Sorry, but your stopping and starting every 5 seconds is very annoying... Kudos for doing the album though...
After Alan Wilder left Depeche Mode in 95, Depeche Mode never quite recaptured their mojo. He was a big factor in their success.
In your opinion
@@adamtrigg498 none of their subsequent albums ever surpassed the success of Songs of Faith and Devotion, the last album Alan Wilder contributed to, not just an opinion. And it was Wilder's idea to turn "Enjoy the Silence" into a dance tune instead of a ballad, of which if he didn't, might not have become the band's biggest hit. His influence is undeniable. By the way, listen to the song, "In Chains" from the Sounds of the Universe album, and then listen to the Alan Wilder remix of that same song, when Alan did a guest remix for the band around 2011. The one in the album sounds like what Depeche Mode sounds like now, and Alan's remix sounds like a fully realized classic Depeche Mode song that could've been a track in Songs of Faith and Devotion. Signature Depeche Mode sound. It's a night and day difference. As some fans have said, without Wilder, it's Demo Mode.
Alan Wilder and his work in the studio absolutely shaped Depeche Mode and he was an integral part to their success...but DM still made fantastic albums after Wilder left. To me, Ultra, Playing the Angel and Memento Mori are on a par with their albums as a four piece band.
@@Sky_flying2024no surpassed the sucess for two reason. 1 - were a masterpiece and 2 - mainly they are old and the inspiration its not the same like happens in ALL the greats bands.
And about alans influence, people like u always pick the " excepction" of the dm Carrer, because on the discography of the band full of greats songs, the final songs is mostly the martins demos until sofad.
Alan were a great, but the band sucess is because martin is one of the best songwritters ever ...
@@JorgeCampos-yh8cv Martin is a great songwriter, but if we're talking about the band having it's original chemistry and magic, then that's another topic all together. In an interview Alan Wilder said Martin was never that interested in the production end of things, he was the idea/songwriter guy. That's Martin's role. Alan's role was that he was the production, arrangement and editing guy, who was responsible for the mixing, the arrangements, the atmosphere and soundscapes of Depeche Mode's signature electronic sound. In the same interview, he said that he is the band member who stayed in the studio the longest. This doesn't take away from Martin's songwriting. But without Alan, it's not the same Depeche Mode, not the same chemistry, not the same songs. He was a big factor in their success, especially Violator. He wasn't just some random session musician who had no influence. Sure, Morrissey can sing and write all the songs he wants, but everyone knows it's never the same without Johnny Marr. It's the combination of contributions that creates a band's unique magic. Again, without Wilder, "Enjoy the Silence" might have just been a good ballad if it had been up to Martin Gore alone, but it might not have been a worldwide success without Wilder turning it into a dance track. It's no surprise that most Depeche Mode fans think of Alan Wilder as a genius.
boring reaction!
Boring comment!