@silentsinger
I actually think the most recent album is really good. I think every album since "Black Celebration" has been a superb album, save for maybe "Exciter". That would be the one album I thought below the level of their talent and creativity. It was still a good album, just was a bit too slow overall, and did not have the same depth all the other albums since '86 and on had.
When you listen to the recent albums where are your expectations? Are you expecting something as great or close to as great as "Violator" or are you not holding it to that incredible standard?
For me the 4 albums from '86 to '93 are perfect and are up there for like alltime albums, like for any music genre. I kind of don't expect them to turn out those kind of albums. Those are magic in a bottle type events, no forcing, just the natural output. I am not holding them to a low standard, but just not expecting anything on the level of those albums.
But even the recent albums are really good, especially the last 3. They really have a lot of depth in my view. Just about every song is a really good song. Very few bands do I get that when I buy the album. I get 4 or 5 really good songs and the rest I almost never even play.
I also think the albums from '81 to '84 are great too, but from '86 and on they took it to a a supreme level.
