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The peak of the band's industrial-gone-mainstream fusion, and still one of the best electronic music albums yet recorded, Some Great Reward still sounds great, with the band's ever-evolving musical and production skills matching even more ambitious songwriting from Martin Gore. "People Are People" appears here, but finds itself outclassed by some of Depeche Mode's undisputed classics, most especially the moody, beautiful "Somebody," a Gore-sung piano ballad that mixes its wit and emotion skillfully; "Master and Servant," an amped-up, slamming dance track that conflates sexual and economic politics to sharp effect; and the closing "Blasphemous Rumors," a slow-building anthemic number supporting one of Gore's most cynical lyrics, addressing a suicidal teen who finds God only to die soon afterward. Even lesser-known tracks like the low-key pulse of "Lie to Me" and the weirdly dreamy "It Doesn't Matter" showcase an increasingly confident band. Alan Wilder's arrangements veer from the big to the stripped down, but always with just the right touch, such as the crowd samples bubbling beneath "Somebody" or the call/response a cappella start to "Master and Servant." With Reward, David Gahan's singing style found the métier it was going to stick with for the next ten years, and while it's never gone down well with some ears, it still has a compelling edge to it that suits the material well.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
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Dave Gahan, Producer - Dave Gahan, Lead Vocals - Martin L. Gore, Producer - Martin L. Gore, Keyboards - Depeche Mode, Main Artist - Gareth Jones, Producer - Daniel Miller, Producer - Andy Fletcher, Producer - Andy Fletcher, Keyboards - Alan Wilder, Producer - Alan Wilder, Keyboards - Ben Ward, Assistant Engineer - Stefi Marcus, Assistant Engineer - Colin McMahon, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2006 Digital Remaster Depeche Mode/Mute Records Limited, a BMG company, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Dave Gahan, Producer - Dave Gahan, Lead Vocals - Martin L. Gore, Producer - Martin L. Gore, Keyboards - Depeche Mode, Main Artist - Gareth Jones, Producer - Daniel Miller, Producer - Andy Fletcher, Producer - Andy Fletcher, Keyboards - Alan Wilder, Producer - Alan Wilder, Keyboards - Ben Ward, Assistant Engineer - Stefi Marcus, Assistant Engineer - Colin McMahon, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2006 Digital Remaster Depeche Mode/Mute Records Limited, a BMG company, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Dave Gahan, Producer - Dave Gahan, Lead Vocals - Martin L. Gore, Producer - Martin L. Gore, Keyboards - Depeche Mode, Main Artist - Gareth Jones, Producer - Daniel Miller, Producer - Andy Fletcher, Producer - Andy Fletcher, Keyboards - Alan Wilder, Producer - Alan Wilder, Keyboards - Ben Ward, Assistant Engineer - Stefi Marcus, Assistant Engineer - Colin McMahon, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2006 Digital Remaster Depeche Mode/Mute Records Limited, a BMG company, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Dave Gahan, Producer - Dave Gahan, Lead Vocals - Martin L. Gore, Producer - Martin L. Gore, Keyboards - Depeche Mode, Main Artist - Gareth Jones, Producer - Daniel Miller, Producer - Andy Fletcher, Producer - Andy Fletcher, Keyboards - Alan Wilder, Producer - Alan Wilder, Keyboards - Ben Ward, Assistant Engineer - Stefi Marcus, Assistant Engineer - Colin McMahon, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2006 Digital Remaster Depeche Mode/Mute Records Limited, a BMG company, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Dave Gahan, Producer - Dave Gahan, Lead Vocals - Martin L. Gore, Producer - Martin L. Gore, Keyboards - Depeche Mode, Main Artist - Gareth Jones, Producer - Daniel Miller, Producer - Andy Fletcher, Producer - Andy Fletcher, Keyboards - Alan Wilder, Producer - Alan Wilder, Keyboards - Ben Ward, Assistant Engineer - Stefi Marcus, Assistant Engineer - Colin McMahon, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2006 Digital Remaster Depeche Mode/Mute Records Limited, a BMG company, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Dave Gahan, Producer - Dave Gahan, Lead Vocals - Martin L. Gore, Producer - Martin L. Gore, Keyboards - Depeche Mode, Main Artist - Gareth Jones, Producer - Daniel Miller, Producer - Andy Fletcher, Producer - Andy Fletcher, Keyboards - Alan Wilder, Producer - Alan Wilder, Keyboards - Ben Ward, Assistant Engineer - Stefi Marcus, Assistant Engineer - Colin McMahon, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2006 Digital Remaster Depeche Mode/Mute Records Limited, a BMG company, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Dave Gahan, Producer - Dave Gahan, Lead Vocals - Martin L. Gore, Producer - Martin L. Gore, Keyboards - Depeche Mode, Main Artist - Gareth Jones, Producer - Daniel Miller, Producer - Andy Fletcher, Producer - Andy Fletcher, Keyboards - Alan Wilder, Producer - Alan Wilder, Keyboards - Ben Ward, Assistant Engineer - Stefi Marcus, Assistant Engineer - Colin McMahon, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2006 Digital Remaster Depeche Mode/Mute Records Limited, a BMG company, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Dave Gahan, Producer - Dave Gahan, Lead Vocals - Martin L. Gore, Producer - Martin L. Gore, Keyboards - Depeche Mode, Main Artist - Gareth Jones, Producer - Daniel Miller, Producer - Andy Fletcher, Producer - Andy Fletcher, Keyboards - Alan Wilder, Producer - Alan Wilder, Keyboards - Ben Ward, Assistant Engineer - Stefi Marcus, Assistant Engineer - Colin McMahon, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2006 Digital Remaster Depeche Mode/Mute Records Limited, a BMG company, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Dave Gahan, Producer - Dave Gahan, Lead Vocals - Martin L. Gore, Producer - Martin L. Gore, Keyboards - Depeche Mode, Main Artist - Gareth Jones, Producer - Daniel Miller, Producer - Andy Fletcher, Producer - Andy Fletcher, Keyboards - Alan Wilder, Producer - Alan Wilder, Keyboards - Ben Ward, Assistant Engineer - Stefi Marcus, Assistant Engineer - Colin McMahon, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2006 Digital Remaster Depeche Mode/Mute Records Limited, a BMG company, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
DISC 2
Dave Gahan, Producer - Dave Gahan, Lead Vocals - Martin L. Gore, Producer - Martin L. Gore, Keyboards - Depeche Mode, Main Artist - Andy Fletcher, Producer - Andy Fletcher, Keyboards - Alan Wilder, Producer - Alan Wilder, Keyboards
(P) 2005 Depeche Mode/Mute Records Ltd, a BMG company, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Dave Gahan, Producer - Dave Gahan, Lead Vocals - Martin L. Gore, Producer - Martin L. Gore, Keyboards - Depeche Mode, Main Artist - Andy Fletcher, Producer - Andy Fletcher, Keyboards - Alan Wilder, Producer - Alan Wilder, Keyboards
(P) 2005 Depeche Mode/Mute Records Ltd, a BMG company, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Dave Gahan, Producer - Dave Gahan, Lead Vocals - Martin L. Gore, Producer - Martin L. Gore, Keyboards - Depeche Mode, Main Artist - Andy Fletcher, Producer - Andy Fletcher, Keyboards - Alan Wilder, Producer - Alan Wilder, Keyboards
(P) 1984 Venusnote Limited, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment International Ltd.
Dave Gahan, Producer - Dave Gahan, Lead Vocals - Martin L. Gore, Producer - Martin L. Gore, Keyboards - Depeche Mode, Main Artist - Andy Fletcher, Producer - Andy Fletcher, Keyboards - Alan Wilder, Producer - Alan Wilder, Keyboards
(P) 2005 Depeche Mode/Mute Records Ltd, a BMG company, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Dave Gahan, Producer - Dave Gahan, Lead Vocals - Martin L. Gore, Producer - Martin L. Gore, Keyboards - Depeche Mode, Main Artist - Andy Fletcher, Producer - Andy Fletcher, Keyboards - Alan Wilder, Producer - Alan Wilder, Keyboards
(P) 2005 Depeche Mode/Mute Records Ltd, a BMG company, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Dave Gahan, Producer - Dave Gahan, Lead Vocals - Martin L. Gore, Producer - Martin L. Gore, Keyboards - Depeche Mode, Main Artist - Daniel Miller, Producer - Andy Fletcher, Producer - Andy Fletcher, Keyboards - Alan Wilder, Producer - Alan Wilder, Keyboards
(P) 2006 Digital Remaster Mute Records Limited, a BMG Company, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Dave Gahan, Producer - Dave Gahan, Lead Vocals - Martin L. Gore, Producer - Martin L. Gore, Keyboards - Depeche Mode, Main Artist - Gareth Jones, Producer - Daniel Miller, Producer - Andy Fletcher, Producer - Andy Fletcher, Keyboards - Alan Wilder, Producer - Alan Wilder, Keyboards - Ben Ward, Assistant Engineer - Stefi Marcus, Assistant Engineer - Colin McMahon, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2006 Digital Remaster Mute Records Limited, a BMG Company, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Dave Gahan, Producer - Dave Gahan, Lead Vocals - Martin L. Gore, Producer - Martin L. Gore, Keyboards - Depeche Mode, Main Artist - Gareth Jones, Producer - Daniel Miller, Producer - Andy Fletcher, Producer - Andy Fletcher, Keyboards - Alan Wilder, Producer - Alan Wilder, Keyboards - Ben Ward, Assistant Engineer - Stefi Marcus, Assistant Engineer - Colin McMahon, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2005 Depeche Mode/Mute Records Ltd, a BMG company, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
The peak of the band's industrial-gone-mainstream fusion, and still one of the best electronic music albums yet recorded, Some Great Reward still sounds great, with the band's ever-evolving musical and production skills matching even more ambitious songwriting from Martin Gore. "People Are People" appears here, but finds itself outclassed by some of Depeche Mode's undisputed classics, most especially the moody, beautiful "Somebody," a Gore-sung piano ballad that mixes its wit and emotion skillfully; "Master and Servant," an amped-up, slamming dance track that conflates sexual and economic politics to sharp effect; and the closing "Blasphemous Rumors," a slow-building anthemic number supporting one of Gore's most cynical lyrics, addressing a suicidal teen who finds God only to die soon afterward. Even lesser-known tracks like the low-key pulse of "Lie to Me" and the weirdly dreamy "It Doesn't Matter" showcase an increasingly confident band. Alan Wilder's arrangements veer from the big to the stripped down, but always with just the right touch, such as the crowd samples bubbling beneath "Somebody" or the call/response a cappella start to "Master and Servant." With Reward, David Gahan's singing style found the métier it was going to stick with for the next ten years, and while it's never gone down well with some ears, it still has a compelling edge to it that suits the material well.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:18:07
- Main artists: Depeche Mode
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Venusnote Ltd.
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 1984 Venusnote Ltd. under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment International Ltd
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