I can't profess to having listened to very much of DM's back catalogue, but I agree that 'Precious' (and in fact 'Playing The Angel') is some of their most listenable material. I reviewed it for a website I was writing for at the time. Oh look, here's my review (http://www.glasswerk.co.uk/reviews/south/1911/Depeche+Mode)! God, that's badly written, even if I did manage to accurately convey my feelings about the song.