Lyrically, much of the album was inspired by the turmoil the band had faced throughout the 1990s. That same year, the annual Ultra Music Festival in Miami was named after the album by its co-founder Russell Faibisch, and acknowledging its influence on the Polish rock scene, Tylko Rock ranked it at number 71 on its list of the "100 Albums That Shook Polish Rock". In 1999, Ned Raggett ranked the album at number 50 on his list of the "Top 136 or So Albums of the Nineties". By 2006, it had sold 584,000 copies in the United States. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and at number five on the US Billboard 200. Ultra was the first album the band recorded as a trio since A Broken Frame (1982) it was also their first where the band members were not involved with production. Wilder's departure and lead singer Dave Gahan's drug problems, which culminated in a near-fatal overdose, had caused speculation that Depeche Mode was finished. It was the band's first album following the departure of Alan Wilder, who had become disillusioned with life in the band. It was released on 14 April 1997 by Mute Records. To the British synth guys and girls, keep them coming.Ultra is the ninth studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode. I guess that’s why many bands continue to perform overseas rather than here. It is true that America seems to not appreciate many singers, bands and groups as say the British crowd. It is my hope individuals continue to produce the type of music we all can enjoy and appreciate. Howard Jones, The Cars, Gary Numann and others have blazed a trail. It’s not surprising the list has 80% British acts. The British use of synths is legendary, that’s why back in the day I wanted to hear as much music from that part of the world because to me they seemed to be very innovative. Even though I live in the States, one must reach beyond their horizons to see what is out there. Gary Wright’s “Dream Weaver, and I really wanna know you,” still stands up very well after all these years. Being an R and B and Funk guy, I knew if that crowd got into synths, they would utilize the synths for bass sounds etc., ala George Clinton, Cameo, and other bands.
Here are some modern synthpop songs that I like:īeing a loyal synth guy, I grew up in the 70’s. The list is generaly good, but unfortunately the modern synthpop is missing. You Lover Her Coz She’s Dead – Sunday Best +0 Switched on Bach – Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring +1ĭepeche Mode – Never Let Me Down Again +0 The Korgis – Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometimes +2ĭominatrix – The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight +1 Raf – Self Control (More well-known cover by Laura Branigan) +2 The Postal Service – Such Great Heights +4Įurythmics – Here comes the rain again +3Īd Visser & Daniel Sahuleka – Giddyap A Gogo +2 Plastic Bertrand – Tout petit la planète +5
Heaven 17 – (We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang +11ĭepeche Mode – Sometimes I Wish I Was Dead +9 Donna Summer – i Feel Love +33Įrasure – Don’t Say Your Love is Killing Me +12 Posts that mentioned more than one song were given separate votes each. I have taken the initiative to compile the votes for every song mentioned in this post so far (Jan 2015). Here is my original comment, just in case: Each song mentioned and each like counted as a vote. In total, there were 163 different song entries. I just took the time to scan through all the comments up to that point and organized the song suggestions made by the readers themselves. It was compiled from the reader’s comments on the previous post from 2013, just have a look at the link. This wasn’t supposed to be a competition in the first place. Please, no rants! It was me “who compiled this list”.
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