Music for the Masses
Studio album by Depeche ModeWikipedia
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Search complete. 8 mentions across 6 episodes found for "Music for the Masses".
Sep 18, 2026
speaker_1HOST
Very tight, heavy sound.
speaker_0HOST
Then Music for the Masses in 1987, where they start designing these massive stadium shaking low frequencies.
speaker_0HOST
And then reaching the absolute zenith of dark electronic rock with Violator in 1990.
speaker_1HOST
Violator is where we really have to pause and look at the actual architecture of their sound, specifically on a track like Enjoy the Silence.
Brandon FlowersGUEST
I hear it, but, oh, I have my, I see it in my sons, 'cause I have, I had one son the other day that was, you know, like, listening to Black Celebration from Depeche Mode.
Brandon FlowersGUEST
Or "Music for the Masses" or something like that.
Brandon FlowersGUEST
It's like, there's a song on, uh, uh...
Brandon FlowersGUEST
There's a song called But Not Tonight.
MikeHOST
Um... interestingly this came out in the early days of the internet and it was released by a fan before it was actually released live which i thought was really cool they rented a villa in madrid and built a recording studio in the basement yeah where they actually it didn't work they fell out things went wrong uh it went badly due to things like heroin addictions drinking problems there was clashes personal issues and exhaustion from violator however after moving to hamburg they completed eight tracks in six weeks still it's a great album nine and a half out of ten yeah it would have been ten if it wasn't for that interlude wow that filler
RichardHOST
that yeah so you're quite right when i look back on um what we about when i said that violator and um you know the albums like the styles of sandwich between my two greatest depeche mode albums music for the masses and um sof ad
MikeHOST
yeah
RichardHOST
i love this album i always thought i'd feel you was the weakest song this album i want even though it's probably one of the most well-known songs around the world but and um I just can't get enough of it.
RichardHOST
I really genuinely can't.
RichardHOST
I love this album so much.
RichardHOST
I think Music for the Masses is better.
RichardHOST
Really? Personally.
Chad FergerstromHOST
The Cure, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me was a big record.
Chad FergerstromHOST
Depeche Mode, Music for the Masses, huge-
Rusty CochranHOST
Mm-hmm
Chad FergerstromHOST
... huge record.
Maarten EekelsGUEST
And it's a type of search for sure, but it's a different intent.
Rebecca IsaacsonHOST
Something you sometimes talk about as well, and I know is close to your heart, And I actually like the label you've put on it because I'm an old Depeche Mode fan, diehard Depeche Mode fan, and Music for the Masses was one of their best albums ever.
Rebecca IsaacsonHOST
You talk about co-pilot adoption for the Masses.
Rebecca IsaacsonHOST
Can you elaborate a little bit on your thinking there? You've