July 24, 2001

Depeche Mode : I Feel Loved

Iggy's 'Dirt' is also here, reworked into a slo-mo gothcore stomp...

Post-drugs contentment may have given the Mode their best album in years but there is still a vague air of mid-life drift about tracks like this plush, polished, executive-class disco pastiche full of expensive noises but not much passion. Still, it certainly exudes more authentic dancefloor zing than superstar DJ Danny Tenaglia's flaccid house mix, which reeks of a lazy contractual obligation bashed out on the way to catch a flight to Ibiza. Iggy's 'Dirt' is also here, reworked into a slo-mo gothcore stomp. Trent Reznor must be spinning in his grave. You know, the one where
he sleeps.

Stephen Dalton

Rate this track

Average rating

Be the first to rate this track

To read all our reviews first - days before they appear online - check out NME magazine, on sale every Wednesday

For the latest music videos and backstage interviews, check out our sister site, NME Video.