Violator (album)
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| Studio album by Depeche Mode | ||
| Released | March 19, 1990 | |
| Recorded | 1989 - 1990; various studios. | |
| Genre | Synth Rock | |
| Length | 47:02 | |
| Label | Mute Records(UK), Sire(US) | |
| Producer(s) | Depeche Mode, Flood | |
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| Depeche Mode chronology | ||
| 101 (1989) |
Violator (1990) |
Songs of Faith and Devotion (1993) |
Violator is Depeche Mode's seventh full-length album. It was released by Mute Records on March 19, 1990. The album is notable for propelling the band into stardom with the hits "Personal Jesus", which was actually released six months before Violator, and "Enjoy the Silence". This album is seen by many fans as the third in the band's triptych of top albums. In 2003, the album was ranked number 342 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. It is also seen as a watershed album in terms of both production and song quality by fans, critics and the band itself.
It was supported by the World Violation Tour.
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[edit] 2006 Re-release
As part of Mute's 2006 reissue schedule, Violator was re-released as a Hybrid SACD/CD + DVD package on 3 April, 2006 which included and 5.1 surround mixes of all Violator album tracks. The six B-sides to the Violator singles - "Dangerous", "Memphisto", "Sibeling", "Kaleid", "Happiest Girl", and "Sea Of Sin" - also appear, albeit without the surround sound treatment. The reissue didn't reach the US till the 6th of June, 2006. The US version lacked the hybrid SACD/CD and instead just had a CD, but the DVD was included, and was identical to the European DVD.
A 32-minute short film entitled Depeche Mode 1989-90 (If You Wanna Use Guitars, Use Guitars) and featured interviews with the band (including Alan), Daniel Miller, Flood, François Kevorkian (who mixed the album), Anton Corbijn (who directed the music videos and did the album's photography/cover), and others. It also includes news footage from the infamous "riot" in Los Angeles which gave the band media publicity the day before Violator came out. The band were scheduled to do autographs in an LA music store, and the line reached into the 10,000's. The event had to be cancelled shortly after it began due to problems keeping the line in order. Unfortunately, the documentary lacked footage from the World Violation Tour, but did have information about it. For example, interviews regarding the soldout Dodger Stadium shows. There is also footage from Strange Too, notably clips from the music videos for "Halo" and "Clean".
A caption at the end of the film reveals Violator has sold 7.5m copies worldwide.
The remastered album is set to be released on "deluxe" vinyl 2 March 2007 in Germany and 5 March 2007 internationally.
[edit] Track listing
[edit] 1990 release: Mute / Stumm 64
- "World in My Eyes" – 4:26
- "Sweetest Perfection" – 4:43
- "Personal Jesus" – 4:56
- "Halo" – 4:30
- "Waiting for the Night" – 6:07
- "Enjoy the Silence" – 6:12
- "Policy of Truth" – 4:55
- "Blue Dress" – 5:41
- "Clean" – 5:28
[edit] 2006 re-release
Mute: DM CD 7 (CD/SACD + DVD) / CDX STUMM 64 (CD/SACD)
- Disc 1 is a hybrid SACD/CD with a multi-channel SACD layer.
- Disc 2 is a DVD which includes "Violator" in DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 and PCM Stereo plus bonus tracks
- "World in My Eyes" – 4:26
- "Sweetest Perfection" – 4:43
- "Personal Jesus" – 4:56
- "Halo" – 4:30
- "Waiting for the Night" – 6:07
- "Enjoy the Silence" – 6:12
- "Policy of Truth" – 4:55
- "Blue Dress" – 5:41
- "Clean" – 5:28
Bonus Tracks (in PCM Stereo):
- "Dangerous" – 4:22
- "Memphisto" – 4:03
- "Sibeling" – 3:18
- "Kaleid" – 4:18
- "Happiest Girl [Jack Mix]" – 4:58
- "Sea Of Sin [Tonal Mix]" – 4:46
Additional Material:
- "Depeche Mode 89-91 (If You Wanna Use Guitars, Use Guitars)" [32'28" video]
[edit] Unlisted songs
- "Crucified" (Short track at the end of "Enjoy the Silence". During the song you can hear the distorted voice of Andy Fletcher utter the word "CRUCIFIED". Also known as Interlude 2)
- "Interlude 3" (Short instrumental at the end of "Blue Dress". Unlike "Mission Impossible" (from Music for the Masses) and "Crucified", it does not have a nickname other than "Interlude 3")
- All songs written by Martin Gore
- Dave Gahan sings lead vocals on all songs except "Sweetest Perfection" and "Blue Dress", which Martin sings. However, Gore's background vocals can be heard throughout the entire album. The interludes are instrumental.
[edit] Singles
- "Personal Jesus" (29 August, 1989)
- "Enjoy the Silence" (05 February, 1990)
- "Policy of Truth" (07 May, 1990)
- "World in My Eyes" (17 September, 1990)
[edit] Miscellanea
- It has been said that the original title for "Waiting For The Night" was "Waiting For The Night To Fall" and that the printing for the Violator cover accidentally erased the rest of the title. Alan Wilder claims it is not true.[1] However, the band's official web site claims it is.
