If 2001’s Exciter had Depeche Mode experimenting with glitches, loops, and abstractions like a goth Radiohead, Playing the Angel restores some of the drama and majesty of their late ’80s/early ’90s stadium years. Bruised by broken love, “Precious” suggests the towering peaks of 1990’s Violator while featuring one of Dave Gahan’s most emotive vocals. Thirties gospel-blues standard “John the Revelator” is covered with salacious zeal, and “Nothing’s Impossible” throbs with rare, chest-beating optimism.
Tracklisting
- A Pain That I’m Used To
- John The Revelator
- Suffer Well
- The Sinner In Me
- Precious
- Macro
- I Want It All
- Nothing’s Impossible
- Introspectre
- Damaged People
- Lilian
- The Darkest Star
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Release Information
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playing_the_Angel |
| Format | Vinyl 2× LP Album Reissue (180g) |
| Label | Sony Music |
| Catalog Number | 88985336991 |
| Notes | ℗ 2005 Venusnote Ltd. under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment International Ltd. © 2005, 2016 Venusnote Ltd. under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment International Ltd. / Distributed by Sony Music Entertainment. / All trademarks and logos are protected. / Made in the EU. / Sony Music Entertainment International Services GmbH, PO Box 510, 33311 Gütersloh, Germany. / LC 05834 / 88985336991. Released in a gatefold sleeve including 2 printed coloured inner sleeves showing photos, graphics, lyrics and credits. The runout strings are etched. |
| Discogs URL | Depeche Mode - Playing The Angel |