30 Years Of Black Celebration

It's time say, "Let's have a black celebration"

The mythical Depeche Mode's album Black Celebration was 30 years old two days ago.
The LP was, in my view very very important for the band's career. It was the first record after the compilation "Singles" so, we can say it was like a new starting. A new direction, and the direction was dark. Since their second work, "A Broken Frame" there were some shadows in their way of working but nothing as Black Celebration.
The title, the artwork and the songs are very very intimate and obscure. Gore sings a lot of songs on this album that helps to create a more depressive feeling.
It was like a new step. Let's get mature, let's write personal songs, let's think more about classic and less about big hits.
During the recording process the tensions in the band were very high and that is shown in the music.

Then, there are the big big classics. Stripped, A Question Of Time, A Question Of Lust, Black Celebration, Fly On The Windscreen or Dressed In Black are big example of it.
Actually, in my opinion, Stripped is their best single of the 80's. The lyrics, the keyboards riffs, the video, the live version, everything is really really very good.

The "big b-side" (and an a-side in the USA) that came with this album was also a great great tune, But Not Tonight.

This is a great great album that shown a less "80's" side of Depeche Mode and that started to lead their direction to what it would be their masterpieces, Violator and Songs Of Faith And Devotion.

A great time to remember it and to remember how important this British band is.