Some Great Reward
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Some Great Reward
Some Great Reward is the fourth studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was released on 24 September 1984 by Mute Records. - Wikipedia
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The Quietus
Depeche's youth really is the key here still, the amiably geeky/wannabe flash of Essex kids on the make still there but just a little older now, Gore's angst dividing into desperation and dreaminess and bitter contempt, Dave Gahan still some years away from singing lessons but able to use his baritone to match all appropriate moods, a self-contained boyband playing to its strengths in the most unexpected ways.
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AllMusic
The peak of the band's industrial-gone-mainstream fusion, and still one of the best electronic music albums yet recorded, Some Great Reward still sounds great, with the band's ever-evolving musical and production skills matching even more ambitious songwriting from Martin Gore.
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Sputnikmusic
This album is one of my favorites of all time, and to me it showcases the period where Depeche Mode where at their peak of musical greatness. The unique dark synth sound with industrial clanging makes their two mid-80s records so special for me, and it bridges them to their finest hour, the Violator era, so it deserves much credit.
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Treble
It was groundbreaking in that it was one of the first to combine pop accessibility with challenging themes, and they did it so effortlessly.
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Doug's Reviews
Some Great Reward was just a preview of what was to come, but it was a fantastic preview.
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