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(UN)SERVICEABLE SOCIALISM. POLITICAL MOTIVES AND TRANSFORMATION OF THE IMAGE IN DEPECHE MODE: THE CASE OF ,,CONSTRUCTION TIME AGAIN”
Krzysztof CHACZKO1
Transformations and Turbulence in Culture and in the Media
Publication language: Polish
Journal article
Transformations No. 1-2 (92-93) 2017, Publication date: 25 May 2017
Keywords: Depeche Mode, Construction Time Again, new romantic, transformation of the image
Abstract This article attempts to answer three questions about the long play ,,Construction Time Again” Depeche Mode. First, why the album was received as a political manifesto? Secondly, what motives guided the musicians? And thirdly, what was the transformation of the image of the group? To answer these questions the paper examines the political motives appearing in different forms on the ,,Construction Time Again”. Starting from a graphical analysis of the LP cover, it has been characterized the text content of selected songs, where we can find some political references. It has been describes also the background of to the album, in particular the Thatcher’s government and the context of the Cold War. The paper concludes with an analysis of the ,,Construction Time Again” on the background of ,,new romantic” trend.
Instytut Pracy Socjalnej Uniwersytetu Pedagogicznego w Krakowi
E-mail: chaczko@wp.pl