Depeche Mode Playing The Angel
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gabba
November 17th 2024


2848 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I’ve always thought of Exciter as Ultra 2.0. It’s noticeably weaker, but has many similarities in terms of mood, song structures and album sequencing. A poor man’s Ultra, basically.

gabba
November 17th 2024


2848 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

With a heavier emphasis on guitars and more upbeat songs, this one rather resembles Songs of Faith and Devotion to me. Again, Playing The Angel is weaker, but even they start similarly with those alienating sounds.

Demon of the Fall
November 17th 2024


39105 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

This is way stronger than SoF&D for me. It’s one of their better albums whereas I couldn’t ever get into thar one, even back when I was listening to a lot of Depeche

Tunaboy45
November 17th 2024


18962 Comments


I need to go back to Exciter, I like that they doubled down on the trip hop elements and Mark Bell as producer was an amazing choice, the songwriting just wasn't quite there.

onionbubs
November 17th 2024


23796 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

yeah on the money. when i jammed exciter my take was mostly that its style was kinda cool but i didnt vibe w the writing much. worth revisiting though ig

Demon of the Fall
November 17th 2024


39105 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

unironically one of the blandest examples of trip hop-ish ness I’ve ever heard

PunkerBlast
November 17th 2024


1296 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

For an album called Exciter it is basically a bunch of really chill songs. Free Love, Dream On are nice. I remember Shine. NONE of the songs excited me. I don't remember that album very well.



Wait we are talking about Exciter here. Just because I felt this album was more Ultra than that? Uhh neat.

bloc
November 18th 2024


70880 Comments


Exciter and Spirit are their two most bland albums imo

zakalwe
November 18th 2024


41988 Comments


Exciter is good bland.

Underrated

bloc
November 18th 2024


70880 Comments


Agreed I still put both of those albums at a 3/5. Everything else in their discog is above that.

zakalwe
November 18th 2024


41988 Comments


Good lad



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