depeche mode again I have an old friend who knows what he loves. And he loves depeche mode. Other of his tastes have fallen by the wayside over the years but his depeche love endures. Which are the great bands that have consisted of a singer singing the words of the band’s songwriter? Depeche Mode are one of them. Pop music is so fleeting, so ephemeral and yet the great pop music is immortal because it is perfect. Perfection is a product of perception. Objectively there is no such thing as perfection, it is a matter of consensus. Depeche Mode’s Violator is pretty much a perfect album. Perfection is an illusion, an escape from the human condition of ubiquitous and eternal imperfection.

Labels: synth pop

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