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313:(members of Depeche Mode's touring lineup), builds tension minute after minute, as Gahan sings, 'First we stand up, then we fall down/We have to move forward, before we drown'. Synths effervesce eerily like fireworks around his voice as he sings the final words." A reviewer by
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1148:Just Can't Get Enough
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1699:Tour of the Universe
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1398:Enjoy the Silence 04
947:Music for the Masses
1897:Angels & Ghosts
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