Disco de Depeche Mode: “Barrel of a Gun [#2]”

In the vein of "Songs of Faith and Devotion," "Barrel of a Gun" is one of the hardest, darkest, and downright good tunes that Depeche Mode has ever put out. This song rocks with great guitars, pulsing beats, eerie sounds, and great vocals. It's a great opener for the "Ultra" album, starting from where the band left off with singer Dave Gahan's drug problems. It's almost prophetic to that situation, but everything from that record was somewhat coincidentally related to Gahan's addictions. No matter, the remixes are great (except for the Underworld Hard Mix, which is your standard techno mix), and the "Painkiller" B-side kicks ass with that noir-ish bassline. This single rocks!!!

If you're a true Depeche Mode fan, you probably have at least two or three remixes of Painkiller in your collection. Get the original. It is outstanding!

I'm so sorry that my review of ULTRA is soooo late-deal with it! Anyway, I love Depeche Mode! I love Ultra! What a great body of work! Gore is a great songwriter of dark music!-but don't be fooled children! This is more than gothic music! Gahan's edgy vocals helped bring the lyrics to life! I just can't get enough! Iam thankful that Gahan got his sh*t together! That would have been a GREAT LOSS, otherwise! I have albums Violator, Songs of Faith, Love, and Devotion, 101(double cd), and Ultra! Now, I want the Singles!!!! My only regret is that I have never seen Depeche Mode live! Maybe someday I'll get lucky! I heard that the band is sticking to small venues.-even better! Iam a Depeche Mode believer!!!!!!!!