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Ultra
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0093624652229
Label: Reprise / Wea
Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea
MPN: 46522
Number Of Discs: 1
Publication Date: 1997
Publisher: Reprise / Wea
Release Date: April 15, 1997
Studio: Reprise / Wea
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Editorial Review:
In the bestselling DM canon, this is one of their very best--mature, Euro-elegant, smartly contemporary (thanks to producer Tim "Bomb the Bass" Simenon), honest ("Insight"), edgy ("Barrel of a Gun"), and armed with at least one killer single in "It's No Good." --Jeff Bateman
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Ultra - Amazing Album that Almost Didn't Happen
What can I say about Ultra that hasn't been said before? First off, just that DM recorded this album was an achievement in itself. I remember when I bought it back in 97 I was highly pessimistic that it wouldn't live up to past classics due to their recent problems and the departure of Alan Wilder (who I still miss!). Boy, was I wrong!
This album is simply stunning and I rate it as my third favorite DM album behind Black Celebration and Violator. I think Martin's writing here was really ... Read More
Rating: - certainly one of their best
it was a long and hard road for depeche mode to come back and release this album and to me they succeeded with leeps and bounds, spawning 4 hit singles in the process.
fav. songs: it's no good, insight, barrel of a gun, home.
hell, the whole things great.
Rating:  - A Strong Comeback
DM certainly went through a dangerous hiatus... but they returned with form and style. This album shuffles amid powerful, affecting ballads, and 'punch-in-the-face' laments, always written over Martin's superb minor-chord styling and pop sensibility. A definite must-have for any Devotee.
Rating: - Subdued, but beautiful
Ultra is a nice cd to listen to in a mellow mood on a quiet day. With the exception of "Barrel of A Gun" and "Useless", Ultra remains for the most part moody and ambient. While it isn't Violator or SOFAD, it is still great. The standouts on this album are Barrel Of A Gun (you absolutely MUST see this video), Sister Of Night, which is startlingly beautiful, The Bottom Line, sung by Martin Gore, who sounds sensual and absolutely flawless, and Home. Home, also sung by Gore, is a gorgeous, heartfelt, honest ... Read More
Rating: - Haunting & Elegant at the same time
I love this CD. I listen to it a lot, even 10-12 years later. The sounds and melodies are very simple, but melodic. Most importantly, they groove. The whole groove of this cd makes you relax and almost melt into a euphoric & heavily relaxed state of conscious without losing its cool.
Another interesting fact about this album is that they hire Living Colour/Tackhead bassist, Doug Wimbish to lay down the bass lines. He adds a groove and ambient element to this cd that has never been captured ... Read More
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