tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2479382718529718406.post5249366165898443210..comments2024-03-08T09:57:56.473+00:00Comments on Almost Predictable. Almost: DEPECHE MODE - THE SINGLES 1981 TO 2021 PART 14: IT'S CALLED A HEARTDJMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10604206325345018920noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2479382718529718406.post-9233639892237859872022-02-16T11:46:25.777+00:002022-02-16T11:46:25.777+00:00Loving these posts...thanks so much for taking the...Loving these posts...thanks so much for taking the time to put them together...they are brilliant. I do have that lovely 12" promo, but only the one, so can't part with it I'm afraid!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2479382718529718406.post-73750496000321392812021-02-05T11:50:32.579+00:002021-02-05T11:50:32.579+00:00Another great review. I too have far too many copi...Another great review. I too have far too many copies including both versions of the double and the US import.. but not the promo I'm afraid.. I wonder how many are out there?Analogue Andynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2479382718529718406.post-32033715332669880702021-02-05T11:23:55.050+00:002021-02-05T11:23:55.050+00:00First of all, ICAH is not the worst single of DM, ...First of all, ICAH is not the worst single of DM, neither Hole To Feed. The worst single is Personal....hum, no it's Peace !<br />When I look at the 2 singles "STD-ICAH", I really have the feeling of a particular world on their own with the songs, the remix (3 different versions of a masterpiece like FOTW) and the beeautiful paintings of Tamara Capellaro (why don't you never mentionned the name of the designers of the pre-Corbijn era..?).<br />RendalAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15052182319127055020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2479382718529718406.post-64822111777191047322021-02-05T11:14:32.133+00:002021-02-05T11:14:32.133+00:00I love your reviews! Even when I largely disagree ...I love your reviews! Even when I largely disagree with them. “It’s Called a Heart” is not their best, but I like it. And it’s a better song than anything on the last 4 DM albums by far. Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06359445199965380134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2479382718529718406.post-13714850008521598302021-02-05T11:09:09.005+00:002021-02-05T11:09:09.005+00:00Remember first time hear ICAH.. In live versión fr...Remember first time hear ICAH.. In live versión from a compilation cassette called "The Last Concert" was buy in a music shop in my city in 1986. This was few tracks from 'Dreaming of a new life" bootleg in Stuttgart 1986 west Germany. And surpresed with ICAH I used to like that very much.. Years later still like much on live version which 7 inch single..and of course FOTW should be a great single together Shake the disease.. In fact, always prefer FOTW final from Black Celebration album ( do you remember saw Miami vice in the 80's?? FOTW played with Sonny Crokket shooting in his car) Josehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12934084632039469835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2479382718529718406.post-42843188093220738172021-02-05T07:51:06.131+00:002021-02-05T07:51:06.131+00:00I love ICAH. OK, the song is a bit poppy, but the ...I love ICAH. OK, the song is a bit poppy, but the production is hard and quite advanced. Regarding the Slow mix.. I think it had some weight to it. It isn't actually slowed down like you'd play a record with lower RPM, it's "Stretched" digitally in a sampler, thus adding information in between the stretched part. Never heard that before in 1985. I'd say it's innovating!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2479382718529718406.post-11470136812754592292021-02-05T06:17:09.071+00:002021-02-05T06:17:09.071+00:00From todays point of view you're defintely rig...From todays point of view you're defintely right, its a bad song and a terrible video. But hey! In 1985 we were all teenagers, and we LOVED it! DMFC-HopesAndFearsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2479382718529718406.post-22217540860237304572021-02-04T22:25:28.838+00:002021-02-04T22:25:28.838+00:00I've never understood the hate for ICAH. It...I've never understood the hate for ICAH. It's a catchy little tune and is a memorable part of my journey growing up with Depeche Mode. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2479382718529718406.post-61845550098200239622021-02-04T19:25:02.918+00:002021-02-04T19:25:02.918+00:00At the time i just dismissed ICAH as easily as I d...At the time i just dismissed ICAH as easily as I did Flexible on STD.... i put it down to pressure to put something out for the singles collection.... and faith was duly restored as Black Celebration carried me through my GCEs... Faith was only shaken again when Peace turned up on SOTU (i'd by this point survived Hole To Feed and thought it cannot get any worse, temporarily saved by Wrong, and then... )<br /><br />Anyway then Stripped hit, everyone realised DM were gods walking amongst us and music changed forever (in a parallel universe that's happening right now :) ).CompositionOfThingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230412979720619056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2479382718529718406.post-10166405625053399642021-02-04T17:31:40.841+00:002021-02-04T17:31:40.841+00:00Just listening to the extended mix and it is Modet...Just listening to the extended mix and it is Modetastic! I know I shouldn't really like the single version so much as well but I've got a soft spot for it. Remember buying the double 12" from HMV in Glasgow back in the mid to late eighties (the beginning of my love of the band. I was desperately trying to be a cool kid with my other musical buys such as Cabaret Voltaire, New Order and Kraftwerk but Depeche were always my faves (remember it wasn't until Violator that they were suddenly accepted as a "cool" band which always annoyed me after the years of musical snobbery aimed in my direction. Anyway, enough of my teenage angst back to the double 12". Yes, the sheer disappointment at the so called "Slow Mix" little did I know that a certain seminal German band in the early seventies had already beat them to it, I'm looking at you Neu! Great stuff as usual chap, keeps us all going during these very trying times. Cheers me dears!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2479382718529718406.post-61080821702927734022021-02-04T17:19:54.188+00:002021-02-04T17:19:54.188+00:00Another good blog. ICAH definitely splits opinion ...Another good blog. ICAH definitely splits opinion but listening to it now, you'd have to admit, it really hasn't aged well. It's utter madness that FOTW wasn't the A-side. <br /><br />[I may be imagining it but having read all of your singles blogs, I'm starting to pick up a little opposition to Hole To Feed]Paulj101https://www.blogger.com/profile/01519224412037868655noreply@blogger.com