Counterfeit [EP]

Martin L. Gore | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 10, 1989)
• Original Release Date: July 18, 1989
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: EP
• Label: Sire / London/Rhino
• ASIN: B000005JAX
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #137,037 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Compulsion

2. In a Manner of Speaking

3. Smile in the Crowd

4. Gone

5. Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth

6. Motherless Child

Editorial Reviews

MARTIN L GORE Counterfeit EP (Deleted 1989 US 6-track CD including Compulsion Gone Smile In The Crowd and Motherless Child complete with picture sleeve - the sleeve and back insert both have a deletion punch hole but is otherwise superb)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Martin Goes at it Alone., September 2, 2002

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The Groove (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Counterfeit (Audio CD)

As Depeche Mode approached the height of their popularity, songwriter Martin Gore quietly released his solo EP. With the exception of "Motherless Child," I didn't know that these songs were actually covers until I bothered to read the CD's credits. Gore sings these tracks with enough personality and depth to claim these songs as his own. Productionwise, it doesn't stray very far from the synth-heavy roots of Depeche Mode, but the mood and tone are a bit darker. Those who are looking for the hook-heavy pop of "Strangelove" or "Personal Jesus" will be disappointed here, but this is a pretty good collection that DM fans shouldn't miss.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Martin's genuis and sensitive understanding of music, May 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Counterfeit (Audio CD)

This album is a compilation of great songs from little known artist to the masses. Only Martin Gore had the rare talent to optimize these songs in his own genius way of understanding music and pass the feelings on to listeners. If you are a real Depeche Mode fan - beside People are People etc. - you know the subliminal components of their best tracks and you know Martin's role. It's not a Depeche album anyway but it's as great and brilliant as Martin is. You'll love it!

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More Melodious Mellifluous Martin, January 26, 2000

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Pacific Shores "Maine" (Victoria, BC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Counterfeit (Audio CD)

Martin Gore is an artistic god. This is one of the best excerpts of music that my ears have had the fortune to enjoy. The album is haunting and beautiful throughout; the cold black waters of the river Styx roil in one track (spare instrumentation blended in such a way that the sound complements and contrasts--raw and alive! The music writhes!) and in the next Martin's voice soars like a bird of light. The content is very diverse.

This album is Martin Gore. You must know Depeche Mode if you have arrived at Counterfeit, and if DM's music reaches deep inside of you, then I am confident this will too, b/c in both musics shine the soul of Martin Gore. Gore's interpretations of his favorite songs are so brilliant that I was shocked (and initially disappointed) that he did not write them himself. On second thought however, I realized that he did. There were basic tunes pre-set, but the songs on Counterfeit are Martin's!

If you like Gore's voice, which I think is one of the most fabulous voices (unmatched in sinuous power), you may become addicted to this 25 minute exposition of musical perfection.

The only fault in the album is its brevity!