alternative rock, electronic, synthpop 58 min 11 tracks Mute
Ultra is the ninth studio album by the English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 14 April 1997 by Mute Records. It was the band's first album following the departure of Alan Wilder. Wilder's departure and lead singer Dave Gahan's drug problems, which culminated in a near-fatal overdose, had caused speculation that Depeche Mode was finished.
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Character
Character-led, grave, spare and classical in form.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune3/4 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB+
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- Los Angeles Times2.5/4 ★
- NME6/10
- Pitchfork8.4/10
- Q4/5 ★
- Rolling Stone3/5 ★
- Spin6/10
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Tracks
- A1Barrel of a Gun5:36
- A2The Love Thieves6:34
- A3Home5:43
- A4It's No Good5:59
- A5Uselink2:21
- A6Useless5:12
- B1Sister of Night6:04
- B2Jazz Thieves2:55
- B3Freestate6:44
- B4The Bottom Line4:27
- B5Insight6:27
11 tracks, 58 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Depeche Mode
- Label
- Mute
- Released
- 1997
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Cassette
- Country
- PL
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