From the iPod #33 - "It's No Good"
@teamfreak16 (43419)
Denver, Colorado
April 1, 2016 2:00pm CST
Britain's Depeche Mode has been at it since 1980, and in all of these decades have yet to make a bad album, despite the departures of key members Vince Clarke, Alan Wilder, and Andy Fletcher over the years. In fact, they got better after Clarke split.
1997's album Ultra was another in their string of good albums and a big hit, debuting at #5 on the Billboard 200.
Ultra gave us "It's No Good," which peaked at #38 on the Billboard Hot 100, although the song was a #1 hit in various European countries.
And rightly so. It's got a groovy, danceable beat, and some of David Gahan's best vocal work.
Depeche Mode "It's No Good" from The Singles 86»98 [1998] http://www.amazon.com/Singles-86-98-Depeche-Mode/dp/B00000DAGD The Lyrics: Gonna take my time I hav...
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
1 Apr 16
Depeche Mode gives me the shivers mate
The memories come flooding back to me when I hear them Scott.
Thanks for sharing them here.
The memories come flooding back to me when I hear them Scott.
Thanks for sharing them here.1 person likes this
@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
2 Apr 16
@teamfreak16 Oh I see the show wasnt very good at Fiddlers..I have never been to that venue..my son has though.
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@teamfreak16 (43419)
• Denver, Colorado
2 Apr 16
@TiarasOceanView - For one thing, they can't have the music too loud and the show has to end early, all because of the nearby apartments. You moved into a neighborhood that has a concert amphitheater that has been there for years. What did you expect?
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@teamfreak16 (43419)
• Denver, Colorado
1 Apr 16
They were great when I saw them at Red Rocks, but I didn't care much for their show (and I know people who were there and felt the same way) when I saw them at whatever they're calling Fiddler's Green these days.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
1 Apr 16
DP is just about my favorite band. Certainly top new wave band. I think It's No Good was their last significant hit and one of their best. Vince Clarke would go on to Yaz with Alison Moyet then founded Erasure. Dave Gahan and Martin Gore are the heart and soul of DP.
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@teamfreak16 (43419)
• Denver, Colorado
1 Apr 16
Martin Gore writes great songs.
I saw Erasure. They were really good. It's just eerie how much like Alison Moyet Andy Bell sounds.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
1 Apr 16
@teamfreak16 I like both Yaz and Erasure. Moyet had a great voice and didn't become a big star.
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@teamfreak16 (43419)
• Denver, Colorado
1 Apr 16
@JohnRoberts - Have you heard Hometime, her comeback album a few years back? I really liked it.
@teamfreak16 (43419)
• Denver, Colorado
2 Apr 16
I don't think I know anyone who doesn't like them, but that's also the kind of people I hang out with.
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@brendonthomas (12)
• South Africa
20 May 16
Great track. Probably the most radio-friendly on the album as well.
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@teamfreak16 (43419)
• Denver, Colorado
20 May 16
Without a doubt. At the time, I had no idea they had a new album out until I heard this on the radio. Pulled into the first music store I could and bought it.
