![]() (Rather incredible, for a British group.) These days, their carefully crafted look has them resembling a failed Hungarian metal band and their reputation is just that of a big, respectable, slightly drama-queeny pop act- idiosyncratic, maybe, but hardly that unusual. These days, the sound of their older records seems less like a revelation and more like a given: The band’s vibe has evaporated out into America to the point where you can spot it in anything you want, whether it’s Linkin Park, Marilyn Manson, or Britney Spears. That turns out to be a big issue with Depeche Mode. The decision to include those documentaries seems telling, and it seems like a struggle to get at the one thing that reissues- no matter how many B-sides or demos they throw at you- can rarely capture: How and why a band in question seemed so very cool at the time. Each package contains one CD, for the remastered album, and one DVD, featuring a pointless 5.1 Surround Sound mix, a small handful of bonus tracks (playable only via DVD), and a 20-minute talking-head documentary on the making of the album and the corresponding period in the band’s career. These reissues- of arguably the three most beloved records in Depeche Mode’s catalog- come in a slightly baffling format. ![]()
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