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Track Listings
| 1. Leave In Silence |
| 2. My Secret Garden |
| 3. Monument |
| 4. Nothing To Fear |
| 5. See You |
| 6. Satellite |
| 7. The Meaning Of Love |
| 8. A Photograph Of You |
| 9. Shouldn't Have Done That |
| 10. The Sun And The Rainfall |
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As the trio celebrate their 25-year anniversary, the three classic LPs - 'A Broken Frame' 'Songs Of Faith And Devotion' and 'Some Great Reward' - will be available as special edition, collector's items - complete with exclusive bonus material, lovingly revived artwork and incredibly rare footage. Each deluxe double-disc collector's edition contains the re-mastered stereo album, the new surround mix, all the B-sides from the singles and a specially commissioned 30 minute short film featuring new interviews with band members past and present, chronicling that period of the Depeche Mode's hugely influential career. The redesigned 16-page booklet includes original LP art, new photos, lyrics, and sleeve notes by Daniel Miller. These reissues present one of the most significant catalogues in electronic music in a remarkable and exciting new light.
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Format:Audio CD
Yes, that's correct, "A Broken Frame" is Depeche Mode's quiet little under-rated masterpiece, a wonderful and important collection of songs that quietly helped inform Depeche Mode's career.
Written by Martin Gore after Vince Clarke left the band to form Yaz, Martin honed his songwriting skills quickly and penned such classics as the popular single "Leave In Silence," the album cut of which is nothing short of fantastic. "My Secret Garden," "See You," and "The Sun & The Rainfall" strongly set the stage for Gore's political and deeply personal lyrics.
Musically, dM grows tremendously and goes beyond any expectations that may have been divided with the release Clarke-heavy "Speak & Spell." Not only the above tracks, but "MSG's" excerpts and the classic instrumental "Nothing to Fear" demonstrate that dM were a band to be reckoned with.
The foundations, both lyrically and musically, that were created with this album inspired the future of Depeche Mode and was the source that initiated the hiring of Andrew Wilder into the band during this album's tour.
If you want to discover Depeche Mode and the singles albums aren't enough, start here. You won't regret it.
Format:Audio CD
I bought this album when it first came out because, as other teenagers in the early 80s, I was mezmerized by any song with a synthesizer in it. At the time parts of it were somewhat fascinating. Now after years of listening to all sorts of electronic music, from Avante Garde to Trance, I must say that after a recent complete listen of this album, I probably will never put it back in my cd player again. I now find the songs are either boring, lackluster, or annoying. I will keep it for the excellent cover, which is what attracted me to it in the first place. There is just better DM stuff to listen to.
Format:Audio CD
Sure this album has lots of cheesy, innocent synthpop jingles. It's not their best album ever. But it's interesting to listen to in the grand scheme of all that is Depeche. It's DM's first foray into darker, more alienated minimalism. With the obvious poppy tracks aside, A Broken Frame is icy to the core with some great little gems such as "Monument", "Satellite", "Leave In Silence", "The Sun & The Rainfall" and "Shouldn't Have Done That". With Vince's departure, Martin's cynical and biting wit jumps out. The lyrical content is already pointing to more socio-political views, as well as troubled relationships. The music is really interesting in it's stark and cold simplicity. The songs squiggle, pulse, ripple and bleep along with technological and calculated precision, living up to the standards of post-punk/synthpop. This album isn't for everyone, but I think it's quite interesting on it's own ;-)
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Depeche Mode's best album hands down
I can't believe the luke-warm reviews this album is getting! I think this, Depeche Mode's second album, is by far their best. Read more
Published on Nov 8 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars
Far From A Broken Frame; This is a great album.
This second album from the famous Goth-synth pop group Depeche Mode is more than likely their least known album of their entire career. Read more
Published on Jun 27 2003 by Elisa Maza
3.0 out of 5 stars
DM is Coming Up!
A great opening track "Leave in Silence" is a masterpiece compering to all early songs for DM. Read more
Published on May 27 2003 by Juha Ylinen
5.0 out of 5 stars
Forget the negative reviews: This CD is great!
Depeche Mode's second outing entitled "A Broken Frame" is far away from being 'a broken frame'. In fact, I have to say that this is an absolutely fabulous album. Read more
Published on April 30 2003 by Distant Voyageur
3.0 out of 5 stars
Martin gets his wings
Some people might see this album as inferior while others view it as a stopgap for Martin Gore to get his feet wet in the songwriting pool. Read more
Published on Dec 23 2002 by Owen Rice
4.0 out of 5 stars
The transition album.
A Broken Frame is probably Depeche Mode's least known album. It is their second album as a group and also a transition album from their boppy Speak and Spell to the dark... Read more
Published on Aug 19 2002 by Greg Allup
3.0 out of 5 stars
Honestly
I wont kid you this is my FAVORITE full-length release from DM, but its not their BEST by far. I usually recommend this release for "The Sun And The Rainfall". Read more
Published on Jun 8 2002 by "killingj"
4.0 out of 5 stars
A pleasant surprise
I'd heard the conventional wisdom that this was DM's weakest album, and I only bought it to help complete my collection. Read more
Published on April 17 2002 by M. Hilton
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the Best
Simple and dark A Broken Frame is without a doubt an emotional journey through what has turned out to be just the beginning of a long and successful career for the band. Read more
Published on April 6 2002 by Joey
4.0 out of 5 stars
My guilty pleasure cd
I must admit that when I got this cd, I really laughed pretty hard. It was hilarious. The sound on this cd is that of a very primitive DM but it WAS 1981 when this cd came out so... Read more
Published on Mar 31 2002 by Azurestrangelove
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