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*''Sounds of the Universe'' (2009)

 

 

* [[A Day in The Limelight]]: Martin usually sings lead on one song per album (occasionally that song even becomes the single - see "A Question of Lust" and "Home"), but on ''Black Celebration'' he sings about half the album.

** When the band was on hiatus (feared by some to be permanently) after the Exciter Tour, Gahan, promoting his first solo album, constantly took shots at Fletch. In the past, it was in good humor, like the jokes about getting him a fax machine so he has something to do onstage, but Gahan was relentless during this period.

* [[Green Aesop]]: "The Landscape Is Changing"

* [[Heartbeat Soundtrack]]: "When the Body Speaks", "Somebody"

* [[Hollywood Nerd]]: Fletch is mostly a Type 2. Alan might count as well.

* [[Intercourse With You]]: many of their songs.

* [[Loudness War]]: ''Playing the Angel'' actually maxes out in places. Their earlier records are much more subdued in volume.

** Oh, who the hell are you kidding, ''Faith and Devotion'' is their last safe album. Starting with ''Ultra'' they've all been mastered like this. ''Ultra'' and ''Exciter'' at least have some semblance of dynamics though.

** ''Sounds of the Universe'' appears to have put an end to this trend. While it's definitely mastered louder than their old stuff, the dynamic range is still quite intact. Even "Wrong" has a relatively conservative mix, considering the intentionally harsh sound of the song.

* [[Money Song]]: "Everything Counts"

* [[Neoclassical Punk Zydeco Rockabilly]]: They're sort of industrial-dance-pop-rock-electro-goth, if we're taking their oeuvre as a whole. As of ''Sounds of the Universe'', they're leaning more towards industrial-electro-rock.

** ''Playing the Angel'' - Ben Hillier replaces Mark Bell; the sound is largely the same as ''Exciter'' except with more anger and harshness.

** ''Sounds of the Universe'' - ''Speak & Spell'' [[This Is Your Premise On Drugs|on drugs]]. See the entry on [[Retraux]] for more information.

** "Enjoy The Silence" is a weird one: if you only know the much-played and much-compiled radio version, you would think it was a non-appearing title. The original version from ''Violator'' has the song [[Fake Out Fade Out|fade out for a bit]], and after a short silence Dave sings the title, followed by a synth-bell sound and a hidden interlude track.

** Vince Clarke dropped a shitload of these on the first album alone (I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead, Ice Machine, Shout!, Any Second Now, Puppets), but Martin Gore in comparison is incredibly averse to the practice. The only true non-appearing song title he put out, out of eleven albums, was Blue Dress.

* [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]: Vince and Alan tracks are usually towards the idealism end (Vince moreso), while Martin tracks are almost always firmly on the cynicism end.

* [[The Smart Guy]]: Fletch and Alan

* [[Surreal Music Video]]:

** "Wrong". "Barrel of a Gun" is pretty whacked-out, too.

** "Walking in My Shoes" gives us circus freaks and the bird lady. Whatever "Hole to Feed" is supposed to be.

* [[Word Salad Lyrics]]: Most of Vince's stuff on "Speak and Spell."