Who has successfully meshed guitar and synths better...New Order or Depeche Mode?
05-22-07 | 09:35 AM
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Who has successfully meshed guitar and synths better...New Order or Depeche Mode?
New Order and Depeche Mode are two of my favorite bands ever. Both of them have managed to successfully gel synthesizers and guitars beautifully. But who has done it better? NO or DM? Perfect Kiss is a masterpiece and an excellent example...but then, so is Personal Jesus 
05-22-07 | 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by DVD Josh
Depeche Mode has done it better and longer.
05-22-07 | 01:04 PM
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New Order.
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For fans of both bands, can I make a suggestion? Trust me, you'll love me for it and even though they've been around since '91 or so, they can remain our little secret:
http://www.mesh.co.uk/
05-22-07 | 01:05 PM
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Longer? Are you sure about that? New Order was guitar heavy before DM even thought about moving beyond the Vince Clarke new wave pop.
05-22-07 | 01:35 PM
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Depeche Mode has been able to be consistant for a longer period of time. New Order finally broke up, and I don't know many people who have been crazy about anything since Technique. OTOH, Playing The Angel is widely regarded as the Mode's best album since Violator.
05-22-07 | 01:51 PM
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New Order.
05-22-07 | 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by DVD Josh
I didn't say EARLIER.
05-22-07 | 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by atlantamoi
You're right, you didn't say that. But seeing that they were doing it before DM and New Order just broke up I'll still say they did it longer.
05-22-07 | 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by atlantamoi
You're right, you didn't say that. But seeing that they were doing it before DM and New Order just broke up I'll still say they did it longer.
But even so, you are wrong anyway, since both band's first commercial releases came in 1981.
05-22-07 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by DVD Josh
Well, NO has broken up so many times and taken multiple "hiatuses", I'd have to say that DM has been around longer.
But even so, you are wrong anyway, since both band's first commercial releases came in 1981.
But even so, you are wrong anyway, since both band's first commercial releases came in 1981.
05-22-07 | 04:08 PM
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Was Depeche Mode even using guitars in 1981? New Order had songs that were primarily guitar based back then. I wasn't taking Joy Division into account in my thinking.
05-22-07 | 06:28 PM
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The Cars.
Earlier, and better than either one of these two.
Earlier, and better than either one of these two.