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Playing the Angel [CD + DVD] [Limited Edition] [Hybrid SACD]

~ Depeche Mode
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Product details

  • Audio CD (17 Oct 2005)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Limited Edition, Hybrid SACD
  • Label: Mute
  • ASIN: B000B9VDMO
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 31,417 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

Disc: 1
1. A Pain That I’m Used To
2. John The Revelator
3. Suffer Well
4. The Sinner In Me
5. Precious
6. Macro
7. I Want It All
8. Nothing’s Impossible
9. Introspectre
10. Damaged People
See all 12 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Playing The Angel in 5.1 and Stereo
2. Making The Angel
3. Precious (Video)
4. Clean (Bare)
5. Photo Gallery

Product Description

From the Label
Playing The Angel is the 11th Depeche Mode studio album, and the first to include songs written by frontman Dave Gahan. Playing The Angel was recorded in Santa Barbara and produced by Ben Hillier, who has recently worked with The Doves, Blur and Elbow. Playing The Angel is already being cited by those that have heard it as one of the defining albums of the band's illustrious career.

CD Description
Arguably the only credible surviving stars of synthpop, the Mode return with their eleventh album and follow-up to 2001's 'Exciter'. Recorded with producer Ben Hillier (Doves, Blur) and marking a return to form with a fresh, revitalized update of the band's classic sound, this is being hailed as their best work in years. Includes the single 'Precious'. This special edition includes a DVD featuring 5.1 and LPCM mixes of the whole album and a documentary on its making.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoy the Angst, 4 Jul 2006
By A. Hogg - See all my reviews
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I have to write this review in context of listening to this album on SACD 5.1 and in this format PTA is superb. The production and surround mix make for really good listening with sounds bouncing all over the room. Im sure the dvd surround mix is just as good. Depeche mode really have come a long way and its not been an easy ride at times for them. This is refelected in the introverted sounds they now produce and its a sound they have perfected, Its also a sound thats not to everyones taste and as they slide further and further into this gothic electro stance they are sure to polarise their fanbase. Im a great fan of this current sound and never liked the Vince Clark poppiness sound of either early DM or Erasure. The band that was a pop synth happy clappy bunch found themselves huge stars on the release of Violater and they quickly tipped over into turmoil, drug addiction, and in fighting amongst themselves and this has been reflected in their music ever since, Its something that will be reflected in their sound forever now and it just goes to prove that fame/money/power is not all its cracked up to be and can be really destructive but it also makes for an angst and edge within their writing that they couldnt have without going through the torments that they have been through. World weary sadness pervades most of DM music these days but its a sadness that hits home time and time again. Playing the Angel carries on this sound and altho theres no great suprises its still an excellent album this far into their career
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15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The best album!!! Sounds from another world!!! Still unique!, 17 Oct 2005
By Mr. Neelen A. Patten "Neel1" (Mauritius) - See all my reviews
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I've been a fan of the band since 1986....I've got the full collection of albums, including Playing the angel now!!! I was deceived by Exciter because it didn't really have the quality of previous albums....But now I'm very happy to say that Depeche Mode is back in good shape...Everything you could expect from a Depeche Mode album is in there..The sound palette has been renewed...A completely new sound composed of analogue sounds from famous keyboards like Minimoog, ARP 2600 etc...+ The guitar rifts of Martin Gore still very catchy!!! Dave Gahan, the lead singer is in top form, delivering his best vocal performance ever...Anyone who got this album should do one thing..try listening to it with headphones..You'll be impressed by the formidable work that has been done with sounds on that one...It's not surprising that they decided to mix it in 5.1

THANK YOU DEPECHE MODE

We're looking forward for a great tour...And who know...A live video perhaps...

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28 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! they're back!, 1 Oct 2005
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Got a pro mo of this album but will buy when it comes out 4 sure - After their last effort 'Exciter' I wasn't too Excited about another Mode album - Boy was I wrong! it's dark! ELECTRIC & it sounds distinctivly Mode! Their best since Violator! BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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3.0 out of 5 stars good...... but not that good
would agree with other reviews that this album is DM's best work since Songs Of Faith And Devotion. however, I personally think that it is not as good as SOFAD. Read more
Published on 1 Nov 2006 by Bruce Broadhead

4.0 out of 5 stars Less nostalgia, please. Listen more carefully!
The eighties are gone ... for good. All hail to Depeche Mode, a band that still stands strong 24 years after their debut album, "Speak and Spell". Read more
Published on 24 Sep 2006 by Brit Pop/Rock Fan

5.0 out of 5 stars Depeche Mode at their best
I felt obligated to write this review after the unexpected hammerings its received on Amazon. I'm also a dyed in the wool DM fan since the first days and I agree its not "Music... Read more
Published on 9 Jun 2006 by Mr. T. Wilkinson

5.0 out of 5 stars Mode Charlatans
All I can say is, P. D. Mcnally was never and never will be a huge Mode fan. He/She has completely missed the point. Read more
Published on 6 Jun 2006 by Jennifer Swift

1.0 out of 5 stars same old doom and gloom
i was a huge Depeche Mode fan and i mean huge. I lived and breathed Depeche Mode, as i have got older, i have realised all this doom and gloom malarky is boring. Read more
Published on 20 May 2006 by P. D. Mcnally

4.0 out of 5 stars Distorted and bitcrushed but still well worth having
The film of the making of the album on the accompanying DVD illustrates how this was a relatively quick and dirty recording compared to it's predecessors. Read more
Published on 30 April 2006 by Oscillator

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent CD
This album is exciting and uses new experimental sounds to create a deeply atmospheric listening experience. Read more
Published on 20 April 2006 by Ben Dragon

2.0 out of 5 stars Who can explain the rationale behind this release?!
I'm a long-term and fairly big DM fan but at the same time I can be subjective and give this album an honest appraisal.

It's not very good. Read more
Published on 14 April 2006 by Team McLaren

2.0 out of 5 stars Hit and miss
The tracks written or co-written by Dave Gahan - particularly Suffer Well and I Want It All - are highlights, along with Precious which sounds like a long-lost track that should... Read more
Published on 3 April 2006

1.0 out of 5 stars Beware of copy protection
Beware - although there is no icon or label to indicate copy protection has been applied to this album, my version of it will not play or rip in a PC. Read more
Published on 29 Dec 2005

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