OMG! Is that blasted watermark gone?! Holy Shit!
Alright, I will admit I'm a little embarassed to be posting this one. I haven't ever been a fan of Marsheaux, I don't care for their music, really. But, this IS a Depeche Mode album, even if it's just a cover version. What's almost as embarassing is that I'm posting this version of A Broken Frame before I've posted the actual ABF.
BUT... I heard a couple of the songs from this one, and they grew on me. So, I listened to the whole thing and I found something great. With indirect translations, they've done a pretty good job interpreting the originals as their own. They maintain a lot of the original elements that made the originals great, but have added enough to make this dancefloor-prone. I've read many different reviews on this one, and the best that I've read have said exactly what I've felt - Marsheaux have taken the nostalgic synth past that I've always loved from a bygone era, and brought it into the modern day, to be relived, and reloved all over again.
My version differs from the original as I've included the non-album tracks and the remixes. Other than that, you get it as intended. Hopefully it will help you see the album in a new light as it did me.
I agree with you that nobody can touch the original DM sound, but this group actually did a great job with this tribute ... to the point that I was hoping that they would continue with other albums. But their original material is pretty good too ... give it a listen!
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