I eventually did, twice, and they were just as amazing as I thought they would be.

It was an awesome prospect to see them live. While I had been to a few other concerts before Depeche Mode, namely the Monkees when I was 14, knowing that they were still touring and releasing new albums just gave me something to be excited for. But I think after hearing a few of the songs and clicking with me, it just gave me the drive to put pen to paper with vigor. Mind you I was already writing before I вЂњdiscoveredвЂќ them. Hence, they inspired me to write and write with passion. They were able to put into words what I could not. Whenever I needed to express those emotions, they provided the background music. Depeche Mode was, and still is really, my calming salve. An angsty teenager, not a lot of friends, bullied and hating oneself. I think mainly due to their darker overtones in the music and lyrics. So, in this special edition of my TOP 5, I have ten songs to present to you.Дepeche Mode have been a constant for me since high school. It is impossible to put a number on the great songs they have. It just confirms that they are my favorite band. Then I started to go back and listen to the songs to properly rate them. To the British synth guys and girls, keep them coming.When I went in to write this list, I initially was going to do my normal top five. I guess thatвЂ™s why many bands continue to perform overseas rather than here. It is true that America seems to not appreciate many singers, bands and groups as say the British crowd. It is my hope individuals continue to produce the type of music we all can enjoy and appreciate.

Howard Jones, The Cars, Gary Numann and others have blazed a trail. ItвЂ™s not surprising the list has 80% British acts. The British use of synths is legendary, thatвЂ™s why back in the day I wanted to hear as much music from that part of the world because to me they seemed to be very innovative. Even though I live in the States, one must reach beyond their horizons to see what is out there. Gary WrightвЂ™s вЂњDream Weaver, and I really wanna know you,вЂќ still stands up very well after all these years. Being an R and B and Funk guy, I knew if that crowd got into synths, they would utilize the synths for bass sounds etc., ala George Clinton, Cameo, and other bands. Here are some modern synthpop songs that I like:Д«eing a loyal synth guy, I grew up in the 70вЂ™s. The list is generaly good, but unfortunately the modern synthpop is missing. You Lover Her Coz SheвЂ™s Dead вЂ“ Sunday Best +0 Switched on Bach вЂ“ Jesu, Joy of ManвЂ™s Desiring +1Дepeche Mode вЂ“ Never Let Me Down Again +0 The Korgis вЂ“ EverybodyвЂ™s Got to Learn Sometimes +2Дominatrix вЂ“ The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight +1 Raf вЂ“ Self Control (More well-known cover by Laura Branigan) +2 The Postal Service вЂ“ Such Great Heights +4Д®urythmics вЂ“ Here comes the rain again +3ДЄd Visser & Daniel Sahuleka вЂ“ Giddyap A Gogo +2 Plastic Bertrand вЂ“ Tout petit la planГЁte +5 Heaven 17 вЂ“ (We DonвЂ™t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang +11Дepeche Mode вЂ“ Sometimes I Wish I Was Dead +9 Donna Summer вЂ“ i Feel Love +33Д®rasure вЂ“ DonвЂ™t Say Your Love is Killing Me +12 Posts that mentioned more than one song were given separate votes each. I have taken the initiative to compile the votes for every song mentioned in this post so far (Jan 2015).

Here is my original comment, just in case: Each song mentioned and each like counted as a vote. In total, there were 163 different song entries. I just took the time to scan through all the comments up to that point and organized the song suggestions made by the readers themselves. It was compiled from the readerвЂ™s comments on the previous post from 2013, just have a look at the link. This wasnвЂ™t supposed to be a competition in the first place. Please, no rants! It was me вЂњwho compiled this listвЂќ.

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