Maybe the best Depeche Mode album. By the way such the late 20th century bondage a-go-go standards Policy Of Truth, World in My Eyes, and Personal Jesus are perfect to work out to.

This is my favorite Depeche Mode album of all time. I listened to it straight through and was hooked. It's a majestic album that is a departure from their previous pursuits and explores new aural worlds.

The album contains three massive MTV hits, the unusually guitar-oriented "Personal Jesus," the more typical but still obtuse "Enjoy the Silence," and the off-kilter and emphatic "Policy of Truth." Martin Gore's songs explore his usual themes of sex ("Blue Dress"), redemption ("Clean"), and desperation ("Waiting for the Night"), but the arrangements are more detailed and lush than on the band's spartan early albums; it's a new style that suits Dave Gahan's deepening voice well. VIOLATOR's commercial success may have brought turmoil to Depeche Mode's career and lives, but it remains one of the band's finest and (unlikely enough) truest albums. With VIOLATOR, the band pulls off the not unremarkable feat of becoming a household name without losing much of its soul.

Okay, so, my mum got me hooked on 'em. And I would have to say that if I had never heard Marilyn Manson's version of "Personal Jesus" I might have actually liked that song, but no, he had to ruin it for me. Oh well, back to Depeche Mode, I can't imagine one person I know that hates them, and for a good reason.

This is an amazing album! A must have.