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Generally favorable reviews- based on 125 Ratings
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Positive: 101 out of 125
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Mixed: 18 out of 125
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Negative: 6 out of 125
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Apr 6, 2013
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Oct 11, 2013
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Apr 1, 2013This album definitely is their best work since Ultra, such a profound mix of sounds and textures. What an enjoyable album this has been listening to! Highly recommended
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Mar 30, 2013Delta Machine is the best album since Song Of Faith And Devotion or maybe Ultra. Songs like Secret To The End, My Little Universe, The Child Inside and Should Be Higher are great. I love it.
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Apr 23, 2013After a couple of listens, I have really begun to get into this album. I love the dark and smoldering feel that this has a whole. The songwriting is strong and the band still sounds amazing. By far my favorite track is Heaven, with Soothe My Soul a very close second.
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Mar 30, 2013They know what to do and they're doing it well! Despite DM being in their early fifties, DELTA MACHINE is a fresh, modern, mode-y album with 6-7 classics. Dave has produced his best triad of songs so far.
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Mar 30, 2013it's their best album in 15 years without a doubt. the sound it's just amazing. this mix of blues, synth-pop and dark ballads mix very well. Dave gaham voice really amaze because he really push himself
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Mar 26, 2013
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Mar 27, 2023Delta Machine is the best album of what some call the "Ben Hillier trilogy", i.e, the British producer in charged of DM's last 3 albums. Playing The Angel and Sounds of the Universe had some good songs, but were uneven records. With Delta Machine, Depeche Mode delivers a more cohesive product. "Should Be Higher", "Alone", "Broken" are some of the highlights.
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Apr 22, 2013
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Sep 27, 2013Great album with a new style probably some titles that become classics not the best of their career but for me it is a great album not far from playing the angel....
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Oct 22, 2013
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Apr 17, 2014It is Old School Depeche Mode, reminds me very much of their albums from the '80's. It is masterfully arranged with songs spilling into each other, and with great song list, you can see that they paid special attention to it. All I can say is that they again, made album in their alluring/spiritual/higher self kind of way which make you instantly in love.
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Mar 27, 2013A grower album, should be listened a few times to digest its beauty. Stand out tracks: Broken, Should Be Higher, Alone, Soothe My Soul, (Bonus track: All That's Mine).
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Mar 26, 2013Still on the fence a little with this one. Been cruising it all day, but still struggling to get into it. Would like to see less songs and more focus on quality from these guys at this point in their career as musicians, but if you're a hardcore fan you'll get into it for sure.
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Mar 30, 2013Definitely not the best album with machine in the title, though it is still an enjoyable album.
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Mar 31, 2013When I listened to the whole album for a first time I felt disappointed, but after that every time I listen to it I like it more and more. Despite that fact I will give only 7/10 because there are not many songs in Delta Machine, which would make their place in history of music.
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Apr 17, 2013
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Mar 26, 2013
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Apr 14, 2013
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Apr 20, 2013I keep trying to get into this album but I just can't. It was the same struggle I had with their last album too.
I'm also one that enjoyed Playing the Angel though (at least the first half for sure) and that album seems to be ignored by most fans on comment boards like this. -
Mar 30, 2013Sadly, I couldn't find one song from this album that I wanted to own. It just seemed lifeless. Nothing seemed to propel it forward or upwards. It's just sort of there... languishing.
Maybe it's brilliant & I just don't get it. Either way, I'll have to pass on this one. -
Aug 29, 2013
Awards & Rankings
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Oct 4, 2013The camp is layered on thick, just as it always was, yet this time it crosses the thin line these electro pioneers once walked with ease.
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Apr 23, 2013Despite many good songs on this album, you will definitely get a sense that Depeche Mode is in a holding pattern.
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Apr 15, 2013Considering the odds, it shows an animated and still vigorous trio worthy of its semi-legendary status.