Title: Of Pain and Suffering
Review: "Playing the Angel", Depeche Mode's most recent music effort is a lyrical journey filled with "pain and suffering in various tempos". Despite the fact that a majority of this record seems to be suspended in a state of wretched melancholy, there are quite a few songs that deserve recongition as truly inspirational standout tracks. High points include: "a pain that i'm used to", "john the revelator", "suffer well", "precious", "i want it all", and "lilian". Now...this is not to say that the rest of the album is undeserving of any praise; to the contrary, all of the songs thrive in riveting sounds and beautifully haunting vocals...this is a must have for all Depeche Mode fans and an obvious departure from the group's previous work with "Exciter"..... After a few careful listens I must say I recommend it...
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