Artist: Depeche Mode
Title: Should Be Higher
Genre: Electronic
Release Date: 11th October 2013
Label: Columbia (Sony Music)
Single Review
The third single taken from DEPECHE MODE’s ‘Delta Machine’, ‘Should Be Higher’, has been one of the fan favourites since day one and probably one of the highest moment of the current tour. It follows the logic that it’s been chosen as a single release. As we publish this review, we haven't received any of the remixes. The promo CD contains the album version, the instrumental and an interesting Radio Edit. I don't really know if this is going to be released in the end as the tracklist published recently does not mention those versions... Another strange thing in DM's galaxy?
The Radio Edit is a bit groovier with additional drum-programming and new synth pad here and there. Not revolutionary, but a nice edit treatment. Too bad it has been reduced to 3”29 but... it's for radio isn't it? For those who haven't heard this song yet, it's by far one of the most beautiful vocal performances of Dave Gahan, reaching up for very high notes. A lot consider it should have been a far much better choice as the first single instead of ‘Heaven’... but we ain't going to re-do the story, aren't we?
As per remixes, the only one that has been revealed so far is the Jim Jones Revue and it inspires some very mixed feelings amongst the fans. I'll put on their credits that they tried an original, to say the least, approach: guitars, live drums, strange piano break, and real bass. At first listening I just wondered if there was not a bug on my sound cloud with two songs playing at the same time! Although I’m now getting more familiar to it, I still can't really appreciate it, especially toward the end with this out of tone guitar kind of solo. Not my cup of tea, but at least, it changes from the Dance Club or weird minimal electro usually given to Depeche Mode remixes.
A bit of moaning at the end... why no B-Sides anymore?
Tracklist
Promo CD
1. Should Be Higher (Radio Edit)
2. Should Be Higher (Album Version)
3. Should Be Higher (Instrumental)
Single-CD
1. Should Be Higher (Spike Single Mix/Radio Mix)
2. Should Be Higher (Little Vampire Remix)
Tracklist Maxi-CD
1. Should Be Higher (Jim Jones Revue Remix)
2. Should Be Higher (Little Vampire Remix)
3. Should Be Higher (MAPS Remix)
4. Should Be Higher (Jim Sclavunos from Grinderman Remix)
5. Should Be Higher (Spike Single Mix)
Tracklist 12inch
A-Side: 1. Should Be Higher (Truss Remix)
A-Side: 2. Should Be Higher (MPIA3 Definition)
A-Side: 3. Should Be Higher (Koen Groenveveld Massive Remix)
B-Side: 1. Should Be Higher (Pangaea Dub Remix)
B-Side: 2. Should Be Higher (Überzone Remix)
B-Side: 3. Should Be Higher (DJMREX Dub Remix)
Line-up
Dave Gahan: Vocals
Martin Gore : Keyboards and Guitars
Andy Fletcher : Keyboards
Website
http://www.depechemode.com
Cover Picture
Rating
Music: 8
Sound: 9
Total: 8.5 / 10
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