A broken frame

"Martin Gore has famously noted that Depeche Mode stopped worrying about its future when the first post-Vince Clarke-departure single, "See You," placed even higher on the English charts than anything else Clarke had done with them. Such confidence carries through all of A Broken Frame, a notably more ambitious effort than the pure pop/disco of the band's debut ... -- things aren't all there yet, but they were definitely starting to get close".

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"Genudgivelse af et interessant overgangsalbum i Depeche Modes karriere.

"With arranging genius Alan Wilder still one album away from fully joining the band, Frame became very much Gore's record, writing all the songs and exploring various styles never again touched upon in later years ... Gore's lyrics sometimes veer on the facile, but David Gahan's singing comes more clearly to the fore throughout things aren't all there yet, but they were definitely starting to get close".

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