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BLACK CELEBRATION, Depeche Mode's fifth album not counting compilations, reflects a band coming into its own, exploring new sounds yet staying true to the electronic New Wave that catapulted the foursome to icon status. The production and arrangements move further into the atmospheric, somewhat industrial realm first tentatively explored on the preceding SOME GREAT REWARD, with more impressive results. "Fly On the Windscreen," a song previewed in a much different arrangement on the singles compilation CATCHING UP WITH DEPECHE MODE, sounds more convincing in this form, and it's one of the band's best-ever efforts.
As a whole, BLACK CELEBRATION is a landmark Goth-pop album. Martin Gore's lyrics are less strident and more personal--even the politicized "New Dress" is couched in humanistic detail instead of slogans--and his mostly minor-key melodies have a certain dark majesty. David Gahan's unearthly vocals lend borderline-orperatic songs like "A Question of Lust" and the title track a Weill-esque sinister undertone. In the middle of it all lies "Stripped," a haunting pop track straddling the line of love and control, an apt harbinger for what was to come, both from the band itself and from goth-industrial in general.
Recorded at Westside, London, England and Hansa, Berlin, Germany.
Depeche Mode: Martin Gore (vocals, guitar, synthesizer, keyboards); David Gahan (vocals); Alan Wilder, Andrew Fletcher (synthesizer, keyboards, background vocals).
Rolling Stone (p.66) - 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n instant classic for the band's fans..." Q (7/95, p.139) - 3 Stars - Good - "...show[s] how distant from their chart peers Depeche Mode were becoming." NME (Magazine) (7/1/95, p.50) - 7 (out of 10) - "...Mephisto...advised Depeche Mode to make BLACK CELEBRATION, and what they created was an eerie thing somewhere between the pop songs of A BROKEN FRAME and the full-on goth pop of VIOLATOR..."
Soundtrack of a world coming to an end Icy synthesizers, industrial noises, apocalyptic drums, razor-sharp guitars. Despair, loss, lust, unrequited love, violence, pain. This is as far as DM would go. Submitted by Anthony, C.A. (Athens, Greece) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 1 of 1 found this helpful.
Depeche Mode Is My Fav Group Back Celebration another outstadning album! Some of my favs on this album are Stripped,New Dress,and But Not Tonight Submitted by Lnda (Texas,USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
HANDS DOWN..BLACK CELEBRATION IS DM's BEST ALBUM!! :) After listening to Violator, Ultra, Exciter, Playing The Angel, Songs of Faith and Devotion....and now Black Celebration, i can say BC is DM's best album...ever!
I fell in love with this album from the very start.
The wonderful and gloomy "Black Celebration". The opener sets the tone solidly.
Fly on the Windscreen is beautiful. But my hands down favorite is "A Question of Lust" i may even hail this one as my favorite DM song.
Stripped is another masterpiece :)
This is the defination of Depeche Mode, DM at their absolute finest. Many people hail Violator as DM's best album, i say that before their complete world domination, it was Black Celebration that in a way climaxed with Violator.
Awesome stuff on this CD, buy it NOW :) Submitted by Nonami (I wont tell) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Very dark celebration. Worth to buy and hear for hours. Submitted by aldo0587 (Mexico City, MX) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
365 Days This cd contains strange words and melody and I really like it. It would be great for party tunes. Submitted by burnt365 (Washington,PA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Soundtrack of a world coming to an end
Very dark celebration.
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