вЂњHold OnвЂќ and вЂњA Little PieceвЂќ continue the theme, as Gahan recounts tales of fighting demons and the stark loneliness alcholism brings with it. DaveвЂ™s gasp of air at the end of this track is particularly unsettling, representing the moment he suddenly came back to life after lying (quite literally) dead for a few minutes. The lyrics arenвЂ™t exactly high-class poetry, but are instead blunt, most of the time very gloomy, getting directly to the point and not skirting around anything. вЂњDirty Sticky FloorвЂќ, and just about all of the songs on Paper Monsters deal with DaveвЂ™s well-known problems with booze and drugs. The album begins and immediately dumps the listener into the dark, cold, rain soaked alleys of the songwriterвЂ™s mind. I suppose the problem with that is you probably wonвЂ™t like Dave GahanвЂ™s solo work if you donвЂ™t already have a tolerance for Depeche Mode. ThatвЂ™s not watered down keep in mindвЂ¦ my opinion is that Paper Monsters is a rougher, low key translation of DM with a raw electronic sheen. Being the experienced musician and songwriter that Dave is, the album has no trouble finding itвЂ™s identity, which is almost like a stripped down version of Depeche ModeвЂ™s music. Paper Monsters is Dave GahanвЂ™s solo debut. Besides, an album with вЂmonstersвЂ™ in the title is bound to be bustling with scariness, right? WeвЂ™ll find out what Bela Lugosi thinks laterвЂ¦ Someone wanted me to review a Depeche Mode album, but this will have to do for now.

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