MrTheEdge
westham boy
so what does everyone think of SOUNDS of the UNIVERSE???Ive been shuffling through various bootlegs, unofficial releases and remixes of tracks off SOTU for about two months now and the day has finally came, the release of the new Depeche record. Lets start by saying that SOTU completely surpassed my expectations. Its quite simply, the greatest record Ive heard since In Rainbows(radiohead 2007). Thats right not even bono or the old mozzer could make the cut of greatest album of 2009 so far when compared to SOTU. Highlights include, Fragile Tension(my favorite), Hole To Feed, Jezebel, Come Back etc.... Also I will state that I truely felt jipped when I purchased the rediculously overpriced No Line On The Horizon box set from Amazon(terrible dissapointment) however the SOTU box set is one to talk about, can you say "FANTASTIC"? 4 discs~! The demos are to die for, and the remixes are quite nice as well. Audiophile's will yet again drool out of their ears when they experience the same stellar 5.1 digital audio of SOTU as the previous years Remastered Depeche albums for also just like the remasters, the SOTU Box set comes equipped with a dvd with the entire album and bonus tracks in 5.1 digital stereo. Oh its so very sweet. Overall, Songs of the Universe is a crafty well orchestrated piece of electronic art. The songs play trough well. No doubt some Violator-"esky" bleeps and bloops are present on the album which will cause great memories for fans of that mile-stone record, ie. everyone. You can honestly tell Depeche wanted to get this one right. And they succeeded.