Early Depeche Mode albums were made by a band that looked and sounded like clean-cut choir boys. But by the time they rolled around to album number eight, they'd become snarling electronic grungers with as many bad habits as they had death wishes.
And while their parents might have been worried, the resulting album was one of their finest, and the subsequent tour their most ridiculous. Welcome to the rock 'n' synth peak that was Songs of Faith and Devotion.
