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The debut album from Depeche Mode is a very mixed bag. Some greatness such as Just Can't Get Enough. Some songs are very "Vince Clarke" e.g. "Boys Say Go!", which is quite a specialist taste shall we say. Martin Gore just wrote two songs on the album, neither of which are particularly good- he didn't find his feet until Construction Time Again. Now that we have gone digital I expect I will delete most songs and just keep a few. It was interesting to hear the extended version of the album which we didn't get in the UK- it has extra tracks.

This is the most polished Depeche Mode album up to this point. For me it is certainly in the top 3 and possibly even the best. It begins with the awesome big stadium sound of Never Let Me Down again, which amongst others paved the way for the follow up live stadium album 101. Music For The Masses is a collection of beautiful music with impeccable production and nice twists with strange instrumentals and the "secret tracks" ending.