Depeche Mode Playing The Angel
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bloc
July 21st 2018


70119 Comments


Ohh Liliaaaaannnnnn

Demon of the Fall
July 21st 2018


33777 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Look what you’ve done...

bloc
July 21st 2018


70119 Comments


Ohhhh Demeeeoooonnnn

Demon of the Fall
July 21st 2018


33777 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Oh bloc, every dress you wear is a loaded gun

bloc
July 21st 2018


70119 Comments


You callin me a cross dresser you fuckin sonofabitch

Sabrutin
May 10th 2019


9701 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

The SACD sounds fine hell yeah, album rules

Demon of the Fall
May 10th 2019


33777 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Probably their best... not even trying to be an edgy contrarian here either (I just am).

bloc
May 11th 2019


70119 Comments


I want it Falllllllll

Sharenge
October 29th 2019


5152 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Agreed, I haven't listened to their entire discography but I don't think anything tops this

bloc
October 30th 2019


70119 Comments


Yeah this is a modern classic. Mastering is a bit too loud but whatever

Sabrutin
October 30th 2019


9701 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

The SACD sounds fine, it has around double the dynamic range of the CD.

bloc
October 30th 2019


70119 Comments


Always wondered what that super audio shit was about

Sabrutin
October 31st 2019


9701 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

They have a higher depth than the standard 16/44.1 of the CD, but they need their own device to be played and thus died fast, though they still pop up today every now and then (and hybrid exist, like Rush's Presto). Jazz especially has some killer SACDs, and for some reason dredg's El Cielo has a SACD version that is quite literally one of the best sounding rock albums I can think of in recent times.



However, nerd bits aside, they are just as "useless" as vinyl in the sense that ultimately what matters the most is the mastering. For instance Dead Can Dance published the whole discography in a SACD box-set and it freaking sucks compared to original CDs. Playing the Angel's is great but there is really no reason for it to exist in the sense that they could have just made good CDs to begin with instead of chasing the loudness war.

Pikazilla
October 31st 2019


29765 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Loudness war terrorising audiophiles again

BigBlob
October 31st 2019


5862 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

odd album to make loud aswell

Sabrutin
October 31st 2019


9701 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Next Halloween I'm dressing up as a dynamic range meter.

bloc
October 31st 2019


70119 Comments


Didn't know they needed their own device, man that sucks.

The loudness on this is both an issue and part of the charm imo. It seems like the synths in particular are kinda noisy and grating sometimes so making them super loud just helps it more.

Demon of the Fall
October 31st 2019


33777 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Album was too loud, so then I turned it down. Problem solved, I'm so clever.

BigBlob
October 31st 2019


5862 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

im trying to think of other bands in which the lead singer isn't technically the best singer in the band. martin gore has a pretty incredible voice

bloc
October 31st 2019


70119 Comments


You think Martin is better than Dave?!?!!?!?!?!



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