The Obligatory Depeche Mode thread

[JackT]

An even more predictable response.

I knew you were going to say that.

[JackT]

It sounds like Dave is saying, "You are middle aged. Get boring and accept crap like yer supposed to!"

That is unfair. Dave would hyphenate middle-aged.

[Dave Smith]

No.Exactly how long does an artist have with that original 'spark'.One,two,three years?How many positions do you shag the spouse in?One,two,three? We're all creatures of habit and people expect too much.Sonic Youth were on Jools Holland too- a 'cool' persons band.Same old shit I'm afraid.Thats life.

[JackT]

No.Exactly how long does an artist have with that original 'spark'.One,two,three years?How many positions do you shag the spouse in?One,two,three? We're all creatures of habit and people expect too much.Sonic Youth were on Jools Holland too- a 'cool' persons band.Same old shit I'm afraid.Thats life.

What is this third position? I believe you are making that up.

[Dr Cheese]

I always shag the wife in the fourth position.

[black francis]

Who still shags their wife?

[Scouser]

The offending Jools Holland performance...

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The sound is all over the place at the start but you cant blame DM for that, the BBc do the sound. Sorts itself out after a while...

[Scouser]

Personal Jesus from the same show -

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[black francis]

Poor Fletch. They give him like 2 knobs to twiddle and a microphone he never uses.

[Scouser]

At least when Alan was in the band he had three knobs to twiddle.

[black francis]

I think he was allowed to sing as well.

[Dr Cheese]

I only have one knob to twiddle but it keeps me happy on long winter nights.

[Scouser]

SOTU at number 3 in the US charts

[black francis]

I only have one knob to twiddle but it keeps me happy on long winter nights.

What happened to position 4?

[withahip]

No.Exactly how long does an artist have with that original 'spark'.One,two,three years?How many positions do you shag the spouse in?One,two,three? We're all creatures of habit and people expect too much.Sonic Youth were on Jools Holland too- a 'cool' persons band.Same old shit I'm afraid.Thats life.

Dave, it would be great if the Bunnymen were repeating the first four albums. But they aren't even as original as themselves. And as I state over and over, Glide proves (imho) that the duo has lots of potential for new creative ideas.

We are not talking creative spark. We are talking pure laziness in new output.

Even Sonic Youth (whom I have never liked) took a chance with the new one and turned down the distortion and made a straight ahead rock album.

We aren't bagging on Will and Mac for failing to repeat Ocean Rain.
A second Gray album would brings praise from all, at this point. Actually, rehashing the first four albums would even be great. The new songs are less memorable than a Rob Thomas song.

Big Mac playing VU covers too an inattentive at a pizza joint is not equal to the last two cds put out by Depepche Mode.


And - complaining people nitpick music here is the same as saying people get too excited over athletic ability on a sports forum.