Depeche Mode are becoming a Very Important band indeed. Pretentious though it may sound, Depeche's powerhouse Martin Gore is one of the few songwriters genuinely concerned with the politics of life in the '80s - unhampered by side-issues of style and blatant commerciality. "Somebody" gently unfurls the map of a modern relationship and explores every fold. The double A-side, "Blasphemous Rumours" weighs religion and reality with precision and feeling. Thought provoking stuff. (Martin Townsend, No1, November 3, 1984)
A double-A-sided single of two tracks from their Some Great Reward LP. "Somebody" gets my vote because it's so different from all their other singles. Martin Gore sings a slow, sad plea for love over a REAL PIANO and when the synthesized "Aaahs" come in it sounds just like Art Garfunkel. This'll have them reaching for their handkerchieves. "Blasphemous Rumours", on the other hand, is a routine slab of gloom in which God is given a severe ticking off. (Neil Tennant, Smash Hits, November 8, 1984)
PH: I really like it, I like it a lot; it's got a great chorus line. It's a bit fractured, but then that's their style. It's a bit too fractured at times, you keep wanting to hear the chorus. AM: The strong thing is their melodies and that chorus as Paul said is a belter. I've got this feeling that Depeche Mode are going to do something really amazing and they're getting pretty close. PH: They're the only band this week that sound like they know what they're doing, the only band that've got two ideas to rub together. AM: Well, two pieces of metal to rub together, anyway! (Andy & Paul from OMD, Record Mirror, November 3, 1984)
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