DEPECHE MODE - "ENJOY THE SILENCE" from their 1990 album, "Violator"
I was just watching clips of Depeche Mode in the studio for their new album, set to be released in the US on April 21, "Sounds of the Universe" (which you can check out on their website, depechemode.com) and I stumbled upon the great video for their inimitable 1990 single "Enjoy The Silence." How much do you love this song? How much?
Me and my goth friends could not get enough of this track in the 90's. What else can be said for a song that speaks for itself? My husband and I were talking about the quality of frontman Dave Gahan's voice versus DM resident genius Martin Gore's, and while I believe Martin's is technically brilliant and pure, Dave's voice has a raw, naked quality that represents Depeche Mode's dark worldview quite nicely, thank you very much. "Enjoy The Silence" is the ultimate expression of that quality, IMO.
By the way, Depeche Mode's Tour of the Universe 2009 in support of their new album hits the States beginning July 28 in Washington,DC and wends its way around to the Hollywood Bowl in L.A. for two nights, August 16 and 17. For tour dates in other parts of the country, click here for the info. In celebration, I'll post a "Soundtrack of Your Life" feature of a song off of each of DM's 90's albums, beginning today with 1990's "Violator."
After the video for "Enjoy The Silence," please check out the very twisted video for "Wrong," the first single from DM's 2009 album, "Sounds of the Universe":
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