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Agree or disagree? Remember that I like synth about all else so that is a big consideration in my ranking lol.

Also, does anyone dare challenge that those are the top 3, regardless of the order that you put them in?

1. Violator
2. Ultra
3. Music for the Masses
4. A Broken Frame
5. Black Celebration
6. Playing the Angel
7. Speak & Spell
8. Construction Time Again
9. Some Great Reward
10. Exciter
11. Songs of Faith and Devotion
12. Sounds of the Universe

I also prefer everything before Masses and pretty much nothing after Violator.

[i]> Also, does anyone dare challenge that those are the top 3, regardless of the order that you put them in?[/i]

Yes. My top two is Black Celebration, followed by Some Great Reward.

I would rank 'em:

1.) Violator
2.) Music for the Masses
3.) Black Celebration
4.) Ultra
5.) Some Great Reward
6.) A Broken Frame
7.) Construction Time Again
8.) Songs of Faith and Devotion
9.) Playing the Angel
10.) Speak and Spell
11.) Sounds of the Universe
12.) Exciter



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1.) Black Celebration
2.) Violator
3.) Music For The Masses
4.) Speak And Spell
5.) A Broken Frame
6.) Some Great Reward
7.) Construction Time Again
8.) Songs Of Faith And Devotion
9.) Playing The Angel
10.) Exciter
11.) Ultra
12.) Sounds Of The Universe

Violator
Black Celebration
Speak & Spell
Construction Time Again
Some Great Reward
A Broken Frame
Music for the Masses
Ultra
Exciter
Playing the Angel
Sounds of the Universe
Songs of Faith and Devotion

1) Violator
2) Songs of Faith and Devotion
3) Black Celebration
4) Music for the Masses
5) Some Great Rewards
6) Ultra
7) Playing the Angel
Construction Time Again
9) Sounds of the Universe
10) Exciter
11)A Broken Frame
12)Speak and Speal

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1) Black celebration
2) Songs of faith and devotion
3) Violator
4) Some great reward
5) Music for the masses
6) Ultra
7) Construction time again
Playing the angel
9) A broken frame
10)Speak and spell
11)Exciter
12)Sounds of the universe (though it doesn't take the pleasure of having finally been able to see DM live in what was a great show)

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[quote][i]Originally posted by pinkyblue82[/i]
<br>I only love Depeche Mode's output spanning 1981-1986.

1. Speak & Spell
2. A Broken Frame
3. Construction Time Again
4. Black Celebration
5. Some Great Reward

And why is Violator making everyone's top three? Personal Jesus is such garbage. We must have a lot of youngsters on here with fond high school memories of Violator. Depeche goes pop crap.
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Huh? Violator came out 20 years ago!!! If by "youngsters" you mean a person in their 40's I'll gladly accept that label.[:D]

I'm not a big fan of "Personal Jesus" either but I always thought "People Are People" and "Just Can't Get Enough" were far more poppier.

[i]> Depeche goes pop crap.[/i]

Ironic, coming from someone who lists Speak & Spell as their favourite DM album. How would you classify "What's Your Name?"?

[quote][i]Originally posted by obs[/i]
<br>[i]> Depeche goes pop crap.[/i]

Ironic, coming from someone who lists Speak & Spell as their favourite DM album. How would you classify "What's Your Name?"?
[/quote]

+ 1 LOL..


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I'm a little surprised at how well Violator has placed, most of my friends who listened to DM since the beginning don’t rank that one very high. Much like U2’s Joshua Tree. I always associate those albums as the beginning to the end where much of the fan base was turning over. Haven’t listened to it in 15 years, I’ll cue it up tonight.

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I don't listen to Violator, nor Music for the Masses, much these days, either, but I thought both were great back in the day.

Hmm, I think I'll have to list A Broken Frame as my #3 (after Black Celebration and Some Great Reward).

I'm not surprised at all by the placement of [i]Violator.[/i] I think it's pretty well considered the band's masterpiece, and a classic of the genre.

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"I think it's pretty well considered the band's masterpiece"

Andy Fletcher said that Black Celebration seemed to be more of the hardcore Depeche fans' favourite, and I tend to agree with him [:)]. It was probably the album before DM went stadium (in North America, anyways).