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* JustLikeRobinHood: "Pipeline" offers a line that translates to 'take from the rich and give to the poor', though it's more poetic than literal. The message is still the same regardless.
-->"Taking from the greedy, giving to the needy."
-->"Taking from the greedy, giving to the needy."
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* IWarnedYou: The "they" in "Told You So", referring to the public, say this in the chorus.
-->''"Everybody's waiting for Judgment Day, so they can go "told you so."''
-->''"Everybody's waiting for Judgment Day, so they can go "told you so."''
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* HardWorkFallacy: [[ShapedLikeItself "Work Hard"]] is all about the idea of this, that being that exclusively hard work is the only way to succeed in life. It seems to also [[DeconstructedTrope deconstruct]] it by noting how ''just'' working hard can also be to one's detriment.
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* HardWorkFallacy: [[ShapedLikeItself "Work Hard"]] Hard"]], B-side of "Everything Counts", is all about the idea of this, that being that exclusively hard work is the only way to succeed in life. It seems to also [[DeconstructedTrope deconstruct]] it by noting how ''just'' working hard can also be to one's detriment.
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* HardWorkFallacy: [[ShapedLikeItself "Work Hard"]] is all about the idea of this, that being that exclusively hard work is the only way to succeed in life. It seems to also [[DeconstructedTrope deconstruct]] it by noting how ''just'' working hard can also be to one's detriment.
-->''"You've got to work hard, you've got to work hard, if you want anything at all."''
-->''"You've got to work hard, you've got to work hard, if you want anything at all."''
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''Construction Time Again'', released in 1983, is the third album by English SynthPop group Music/DepecheMode. [[NewSoundAlbum A noticeable shift in sound]] from the band's bubblier first two albums, this one marks a significant turning point in the band's output. Having recruited Alan Wilder shortly after the release of ''Music/ABrokenFrame'' the previous year, the band started to explore a DarkerAndEdgier and more experimental direction that would first manifest on this record, gradually increasing in intensity and galvanizing itself three years later on ''Music/BlackCelebration'', with the band only getting darker and weirder from there.
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''Construction Time Again'', released in 1983, 1983 through Creator/MuteRecords in the UK and Creator/SireRecords in the US, is the third album by English SynthPop group Music/DepecheMode. [[NewSoundAlbum A noticeable shift in sound]] from the band's bubblier first two albums, this one marks a significant turning point in the band's output. Having recruited Alan Wilder shortly after the release of ''Music/ABrokenFrame'' the previous year, the band started to explore a DarkerAndEdgier and more experimental direction that would first manifest on this record, gradually increasing in intensity and galvanizing itself three years later on ''Music/BlackCelebration'', with the band only getting darker and weirder from there.
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''Construction Time Again'' spawned two singles: "Everything Counts" (which has become a fan favorite and a frequent revisit in live concerts) and "Love, in Itself".
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''Construction Time Again'', released in 1983, is the third album by English SynthPop group Music/DepecheMode. [[NewSoundAlbum A noticeable shift in sound]] from the band's bubblier first two albums, this one marks a significant turning point in the band's output. Having recruited Alan Wilder shortly after the release of ''Music/ABrokenFrame'' the previous year, the band started to explore a DarkerAndEdgier and more experimental direction that would first manifest on this record, gradually increasing in intensity and galvanizing itself three years later on ''Black Celebration'', with the band only getting darker and weirder from there.
With this album, the band shifted to a prominent use of {{sampling}}, spurned on by co-producer and Mute Records head Daniel Miller acquiring a Synclavier, giving the band access to a wider array of sonic techniques not available on conventional analog synthesizers. Additionally, shortly before the release of the band's non-album single "Get the Balance Right!", songwriter Martin Gore developed an interest in finding ways to incorporate elements of {{industrial}} music into pop, influenced by an Music/EinsturzendeNeubauten concert he had attended. Additionally, a trip that Gore took to Thailand led him to incorporate more sociopolitical lyrics into the band's songs starting here, influenced by the widespread poverty he witnessed in the country.
With this album, the band shifted to a prominent use of {{sampling}}, spurned on by co-producer and Mute Records head Daniel Miller acquiring a Synclavier, giving the band access to a wider array of sonic techniques not available on conventional analog synthesizers. Additionally, shortly before the release of the band's non-album single "Get the Balance Right!", songwriter Martin Gore developed an interest in finding ways to incorporate elements of {{industrial}} music into pop, influenced by an Music/EinsturzendeNeubauten concert he had attended. Additionally, a trip that Gore took to Thailand led him to incorporate more sociopolitical lyrics into the band's songs starting here, influenced by the widespread poverty he witnessed in the country.
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''Construction Time Again'', released in 1983, is the third album by English SynthPop group Music/DepecheMode. [[NewSoundAlbum A noticeable shift in sound]] from the band's bubblier first two albums, this one marks a significant turning point in the band's output. Having recruited Alan Wilder shortly after the release of ''Music/ABrokenFrame'' the previous year, the band started to explore a DarkerAndEdgier and more experimental direction that would first manifest on this record, gradually increasing in intensity and galvanizing itself three years later on ''Black Celebration'', ''Music/BlackCelebration'', with the band only getting darker and weirder from there.
With this album, the band shifted to a prominent use of {{sampling}}, spurned on by co-producer andMute Records Creator/MuteRecords head Daniel Miller acquiring a Synclavier, giving the band access to a wider array of sonic techniques not available on conventional analog synthesizers. Additionally, shortly before the release of the band's non-album single "Get the Balance Right!", songwriter Martin Gore developed an interest in finding ways to incorporate elements of {{industrial}} music into pop, influenced by an Music/EinsturzendeNeubauten concert he had attended. Additionally, a trip that Gore took to Thailand led him to incorporate more sociopolitical lyrics into the band's songs starting here, influenced by the widespread poverty he witnessed in the country.
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The resulting album was generally well-received by critics-- a sharp contrast to the decidedly cold reception towards ''A Broken Frame''-- who appreciated the audible maturation of the band's music and the album's ability to mix dark, brooding themes and imagery with commercially-accessible pop music. Gore himself also held the album in high regard, considering it "a brave departure" from the standard previously set by Vincent Clarke on ''Music/SpeakAndSpell''.
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''Construction Time Again'', released in 1983, is the third album by English SynthPop group Music/DepecheMode. [[NewSoundAlbum A noticeable shift in sound]] from the band's bubblier first two albums, this one marks a significant turning point in the band's output. Having recruited Alan Wilder shortly after the release of ''Music/ABrokenFrame'' the previous year, the band started to explore a DarkerAndEdgier and more experimental direction that would first manifest on this record, gradually increasing in intensity and galvanizing itself three years alter later on ''Black Celebration'', with the band only getting darker and weirder from there.
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The resulting album was generally well-received by critics, critics-- a sharp contrast to the decidedly cold reception towards ''A Broken Frame''-- who appreciated the audible maturation of the band's music and the album's ability to mix dark, brooding themes and imagery with commercially-accessible pop music. Gore himself also held the album in high regard, considering it "a brave departure" from the standard previously set by Vincent Clarke on ''Speak & Spell''.
''Music/SpeakAndSpell''.
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''Construction Time Again'', released in 1983, is the third album by English SynthPop group Music/DepecheMode. [[NewSoundAlbum A noticeable shift in sound]] from the band's bubblier first two albums, this one marks a significant turning point in the band's output. Having recruited Alan Wilder shortly after the release of ''A Broken Frame'' ''Music/ABrokenFrame'' the previous year, the band started to explore a DarkerAndEdgier and more experimental direction that would first manifest on this record, gradually increasing in intensity and galvanizing itself three years alter on ''Black Celebration'', with the band only getting darker and weirder from there.
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''Construction Time Again'', released in 1983, is the third album by English SynthPop group Music/DepecheMode. A noticeable shift in sound from the band's bubblier first two albums, this one marks a significant turning point in the band's output. Having recruited Alan Wilder shortly after the release of ''A Broken Frame'' the previous year, the band started to explore a DarkerAndEdgier and more experimental direction that would first manifest on this record, gradually increasing in intensity and galvanizing itself three years alter on ''Black Celebration'', with the band only getting darker and weirder from there.
With this album, the band shifted to a prominent use of sampling, spurned on by co-producer and Mute Records head Daniel Miller acquiring a Synclavier, giving the band access to a wider array of sonic techniques not available on conventional analog synthesizers. Additionally, shortly before the release of the band's non-album single "Get the Balance Right!", songwriter Martin Gore developed an interest in finding ways to incorporate elements of {{industrial}} music into pop, influenced by an Music/EinsturzendeNeubauten concert he had attended. Additionally, a trip that Gore took to Thailand led him to incorporate more sociopolitical lyrics into the band's songs starting here, influenced by the widespread poverty he witnessed in the country.
With this album, the band shifted to a prominent use of sampling, spurned on by co-producer and Mute Records head Daniel Miller acquiring a Synclavier, giving the band access to a wider array of sonic techniques not available on conventional analog synthesizers. Additionally, shortly before the release of the band's non-album single "Get the Balance Right!", songwriter Martin Gore developed an interest in finding ways to incorporate elements of {{industrial}} music into pop, influenced by an Music/EinsturzendeNeubauten concert he had attended. Additionally, a trip that Gore took to Thailand led him to incorporate more sociopolitical lyrics into the band's songs starting here, influenced by the widespread poverty he witnessed in the country.
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''Construction Time Again'', released in 1983, is the third album by English SynthPop group Music/DepecheMode. [[NewSoundAlbum A noticeable shift in sound sound]] from the band's bubblier first two albums, this one marks a significant turning point in the band's output. Having recruited Alan Wilder shortly after the release of ''A Broken Frame'' the previous year, the band started to explore a DarkerAndEdgier and more experimental direction that would first manifest on this record, gradually increasing in intensity and galvanizing itself three years alter on ''Black Celebration'', with the band only getting darker and weirder from there.
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* UpdatedRerelease: The 1986 US CD release by Creator/SireRecords adds in "Everything Counts (In Larger Amounts)", the 12" remix of "Everything Counts", as a bonus track at the end of the album. Given that the original 1983 release ended with a reprise of the same track, this is a particularly apt choice.
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''Construction Time Again'', released in 1983, is the third album by English SynthPop group Music/DepecheMode. A noticeable shift in sound from the band's bubblier first two albums, this one marks a significant turning point in the band's output. Having recruited Alan Wilder shortly after the release of ''A Broken Frame'' the previous year, the band started to explore a DarkerAndEdgier and more experimental direction that would first manifest on this record, gradually increasing in intensity and galvanizing itself three years alter on ''Black Celebration'', with the band only getting darker and weirder from there.
With this album, the band shifted to a prominent use of sampling, spurned on by co-producer and Mute Records head Daniel Miller acquiring a Synclavier, giving the band access to a wider array of sonic techniques not available on conventional analog synthesizers. Additionally, shortly before the release of the band's non-album single "Get the Balance Right!", songwriter Martin Gore developed an interest in finding ways to incorporate elements of {{industrial}} music into pop, influenced by an Music/EinsturzendeNeubauten concert he had attended. Additionally, a trip that Gore took to Thailand led him to incorporate more sociopolitical lyrics into the band's songs starting here, influenced by the widespread poverty he witnessed in the country.
The resulting album was generally well-received by critics, who appreciated the audible maturation of the band's music and the album's ability to mix dark, brooding themes and imagery with commercially-accessible pop music. Gore himself also held the album in high regard, considering it "a brave departure" from the standard previously set by Vincent Clarke on ''Speak & Spell''.
''Construction Time Again'' spawned two singles: "Everything Counts" (which has become a fan favorite and a frequent revisit in live concerts) and "Love, in Itself".
!!Tracklist:
[[AC: Side One]]
# "Love, in Itself" (4:29)
# "More than a Party" (4:45)
# "Pipeline" (5:54)
# "Everything Counts" (4:20)
[[AC: Side Two]]
# "Two Minute Warning" (4:13)
# "Shame" (3:51)
# "The Landscape is Changing" (4:49)
# "Told You So" (4:26)
# "And Then..." (5:39)[[note]]Contains the hidden track "Everything Counts (Reprise)" at 4:35[[/note]]
!!''There was a time when all on my mind was tropes'':
* AlbumTitleDrop: The words "get out the crane, '''construction time again'''" at the start of "Pipeline".
* AlternativeDance: The band's first album to explore this genre, combining danceable SynthPop with harder-hitting {{industrial}} beats and instrumentation. The genre had been [[TropeMaker singlehandedly invented]] by Music/NewOrder just a year prior via their single "Temptation", and Depeche Mode would end up joining their PostPunk-influenced counterparts in [[TropeCodifier codifying]] the genre.
* AudienceParticipationSong: "Everything Counts" is this in live performances, and is their longest-standing example of this trope.
* AuthorTract: The album as a whole can be described as this due to its very on-the-nose lyrics of sociopolitical protest, but "The Landscape is Changing" particularly stands out, being a pro-environmentalism song penned by Alan Wilder rather than Martin Gore.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to the bouncy love songs on ''Speak & Spell'' and ''A Broken Frame'', ''Construction Time Again'' is a much more cynical album, with {{industrial}}-inspired beats and themes of sociopolitical protest.
* EverythingIsAnInstrument: An inevitability with the introduction of heavy sampling on this album; many of the instruments used are recordings of things being broken or dropped, stuff being hit with hammers, and manipulated voices.
* GreenAesop: "The Landscape is Changing", written by noted environmentalist Alan Wilder.
-->''"The landscape is changing, the landscape is crying, thousands of acres of forest are dying."''
* HiddenTrack: "Everything Counts (Reprise)", tucked at the end of "And Then..." Mute Records CD releases sequence the track separately from "And Then..." (though isn't listed on the packaging), while the Sire Records CD keeps the two combined.
* MoneySong: PlayedForDrama with "Everything Counts".
* NewSoundAlbum: Alan comes on board, Gareth Jones recruited as engineer. Lots of samples since label head/co-producer Daniel Miller dropped $40,000 on a Synclavier and Martin saw an Music/EinsturzendeNeubauten concert. Sets the tone for the next three albums, especially ''Black Celebration''.
* NonAppearingTitle: "Love, in Itself" (variations of the phrase appear, but not the actual title)
* NewWaveMusic: This album marked the point when Depeche Mode started exploring the darker vestiges of the genre.
* ProtestSong: The entire album is full of this, with "Everything Counts" being the most prominent example.
* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Martin Gore sings the pre-choruses on "Shame".
* WarGaming: Invoked metaphorically on "And Then..."
[[caption-width-right:350:''"Everything counts in large amounts."'']]
''Construction Time Again'', released in 1983, is the third album by English SynthPop group Music/DepecheMode. A noticeable shift in sound from the band's bubblier first two albums, this one marks a significant turning point in the band's output. Having recruited Alan Wilder shortly after the release of ''A Broken Frame'' the previous year, the band started to explore a DarkerAndEdgier and more experimental direction that would first manifest on this record, gradually increasing in intensity and galvanizing itself three years alter on ''Black Celebration'', with the band only getting darker and weirder from there.
With this album, the band shifted to a prominent use of sampling, spurned on by co-producer and Mute Records head Daniel Miller acquiring a Synclavier, giving the band access to a wider array of sonic techniques not available on conventional analog synthesizers. Additionally, shortly before the release of the band's non-album single "Get the Balance Right!", songwriter Martin Gore developed an interest in finding ways to incorporate elements of {{industrial}} music into pop, influenced by an Music/EinsturzendeNeubauten concert he had attended. Additionally, a trip that Gore took to Thailand led him to incorporate more sociopolitical lyrics into the band's songs starting here, influenced by the widespread poverty he witnessed in the country.
The resulting album was generally well-received by critics, who appreciated the audible maturation of the band's music and the album's ability to mix dark, brooding themes and imagery with commercially-accessible pop music. Gore himself also held the album in high regard, considering it "a brave departure" from the standard previously set by Vincent Clarke on ''Speak & Spell''.
''Construction Time Again'' spawned two singles: "Everything Counts" (which has become a fan favorite and a frequent revisit in live concerts) and "Love, in Itself".
!!Tracklist:
[[AC: Side One]]
# "Love, in Itself" (4:29)
# "More than a Party" (4:45)
# "Pipeline" (5:54)
# "Everything Counts" (4:20)
[[AC: Side Two]]
# "Two Minute Warning" (4:13)
# "Shame" (3:51)
# "The Landscape is Changing" (4:49)
# "Told You So" (4:26)
# "And Then..." (5:39)[[note]]Contains the hidden track "Everything Counts (Reprise)" at 4:35[[/note]]
!!''There was a time when all on my mind was tropes'':
* AlbumTitleDrop: The words "get out the crane, '''construction time again'''" at the start of "Pipeline".
* AlternativeDance: The band's first album to explore this genre, combining danceable SynthPop with harder-hitting {{industrial}} beats and instrumentation. The genre had been [[TropeMaker singlehandedly invented]] by Music/NewOrder just a year prior via their single "Temptation", and Depeche Mode would end up joining their PostPunk-influenced counterparts in [[TropeCodifier codifying]] the genre.
* AudienceParticipationSong: "Everything Counts" is this in live performances, and is their longest-standing example of this trope.
* AuthorTract: The album as a whole can be described as this due to its very on-the-nose lyrics of sociopolitical protest, but "The Landscape is Changing" particularly stands out, being a pro-environmentalism song penned by Alan Wilder rather than Martin Gore.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to the bouncy love songs on ''Speak & Spell'' and ''A Broken Frame'', ''Construction Time Again'' is a much more cynical album, with {{industrial}}-inspired beats and themes of sociopolitical protest.
* EverythingIsAnInstrument: An inevitability with the introduction of heavy sampling on this album; many of the instruments used are recordings of things being broken or dropped, stuff being hit with hammers, and manipulated voices.
* GreenAesop: "The Landscape is Changing", written by noted environmentalist Alan Wilder.
-->''"The landscape is changing, the landscape is crying, thousands of acres of forest are dying."''
* HiddenTrack: "Everything Counts (Reprise)", tucked at the end of "And Then..." Mute Records CD releases sequence the track separately from "And Then..." (though isn't listed on the packaging), while the Sire Records CD keeps the two combined.
* MoneySong: PlayedForDrama with "Everything Counts".
* NewSoundAlbum: Alan comes on board, Gareth Jones recruited as engineer. Lots of samples since label head/co-producer Daniel Miller dropped $40,000 on a Synclavier and Martin saw an Music/EinsturzendeNeubauten concert. Sets the tone for the next three albums, especially ''Black Celebration''.
* NonAppearingTitle: "Love, in Itself" (variations of the phrase appear, but not the actual title)
* NewWaveMusic: This album marked the point when Depeche Mode started exploring the darker vestiges of the genre.
* ProtestSong: The entire album is full of this, with "Everything Counts" being the most prominent example.
* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Martin Gore sings the pre-choruses on "Shame".
* WarGaming: Invoked metaphorically on "And Then..."
