The reason Depeche Mode’s Violator is a quintessential benchmark of pop, rock and electronic music is because it marries dance, goth-rock and synth-pop with good ol’ fashioned Motown funk and rock n’ roll so seamlessly.
Music for the Masses is Depeche Mode's sixth studio album, released in September 1987. It marked a shift toward a more expansive sound and featured standout tracks like "Never Let Me Down Again, " "Strangelove, " and "Behind the Wheel."
Whether it's slacker rock anthem "The Drugs Did Me", an autobiographical account of Aaron Lee's journey to sobriety, new wave raver "Alien Space Queen," which celebrates living outside the gender binary.