Gah, I have a song stuck in my head....

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Karlos wrote:
...on infinite loop. And it isn't "Mahna Mahna", either!

Was listening to Depeche Mode / Exciter and the track "I am you" has now completely lodged itself in the grey matter. In particular, the chorus bit.

Oh well, I'll be humming that for a week now ;-)

Does anybody have any sure fire, tried, tested and certified way of getting rid of the "infinite loop" effect?

There's no turning back, we're in this trap, no denying the fact, no no no no, no excusses to give, I'm the one your with, we've no alternative......... I am you and you are meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :-P

Why on earth would you want that not stuck in your head?

But for me the Human League's "Don't you want me baby" will instantly removed any annoying* song stuck in my head... That song itself then dissipates over an hour or so.


*!WARNING! The above procedure has never been tried on a Depeche Mode song, I cannot be held responsible for the outcome of the procedure, any loss, injury or death caused by following my instructions.

I prefer Shine ;-)

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bloodline wrote:

Why on earth would you want that not stuck in your head?

I was just thinking of my poor colleagues who will have to endure my sudden attacks of humming and singing. I really like this particular track, especially the unusual chord sequences and the string section near the end.

I think in terms of song writing, "I am you" is probably the best song on the album.

But...

Strangely, I wasn't too impressed when I first bought Exciter  a few years ago and ended up neglecting it in favour of their older stuff. Listening to it now I wonder what the hell was wrong with me, it's great.

... I find the production on the songs on Exciter to be weak, weaker than Ultra, and far far far weaker than eariler albums.

What is missing are the huge counterpoints and intertwining melodies, coupled with the juxtaposition of extreme timbres. In a word Exciter is a bit too "safe".

I find I have to try and listen past the production to really enjoy the songs... that said "Dream On", "Shine" and "Good Night lovers" have a pretty good sound. But, the best production on the album has to be "Sweetest Condition" even if I'm not that keen on the song.

I think "I feel Loved" is one of the best tracks, if only for the bassline :-)

Aye. :-D

For me it would be "Comatose", if only for the strange melody which fits perfectly with the lyrics.

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Karlos wrote:

bloodline wrote:
 weaker than Ultra, and far far far weaker than eariler albums.

I dunno, I quite like "Useless"...

I wasn't saying Ultra is a bad album, just that it's not as strong as Violator or Songs of Faith and Devotion... etc...

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I think I'm turning Japaneese, I think I'm turning Japaneese,yes I really think sooooooow...

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Karlos wrote:

bloodline wrote:

I wasn't saying Ultra is a bad album, just that it's not as strong as Violator or Songs of Faith and Devotion... etc...

No, I realise that. Songs of Faith and Devotion is probably my favourite, really. Violator would be next, probably.

Ahhh, another SOFAD fan. Yeah, it would have to be SOFAD, Violator, Black Celebration in that order for me.

For all it's niggles, Exciter is growing on me; at first I thought it was very poor.

I have to agree totally... but I find it hard to get the motovation to play the album though... I tend to get the urge for one song from Exciter and then I'm done... with the other Albums I listen to one song, and then I want another and I end up listening to the whole album.