The Obligatory Depeche Mode thread

by **kook** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:19 pm

zabird wrote: The videos they projected on the screens were fun, but I would've rather seen more of the band actually singing.

My sentiments exactly! We were so far away from the stage, it could have been anybody up there. A friend who was standing at the front assured me it was them, though.

Setlist sounds pretty much the same as it was in Hamburg.
Am considering going to the show in Bremen in Nov. - just can't get enough...

Thanks for the review.

by **black francis** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:38 pm

Whoa! No "Come Back"? That's not cool at all. I specifically want to hear that song and then "It Doesn't Matter"

My last DM show wasn't enjoyable as I really and completely was in the very last row at the Forum in L.A. It could have been a tribute band for all I knew.

by **tonywojo** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 3:46 pm

black francis wrote:They're gonna do the two Hollywood Bowl shows then Cancel the one at the Honda Center (the one me and the missus have tix to).

You heard it here first.

scaremonger

by **tonywojo** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 3:47 pm

kook wrote:My sentiments exactly! We were so far away from the stage, it could have been anybody up there. A friend who was standing at the front assured me it was them, though.

Setlist sounds pretty much the same as it was in Hamburg.
Am considering going to the show in Bremen in Nov. - just can't get enough...

Thanks for the review.

that expression is always overused

by **zabird** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:20 pm

they were far, far away at the bowl. for all I know, he coulda been lip syncing, but then there was that raspy singing at the end, so prolly not. I wish I'd been closer to see the mike stand twirling and the strutting across the stage.

During Personal Jesus, the young woman next to me (who said she'd seen DM a dozen times) was singing "reach out, touch Dave."

BF, I hopy your seats are closer than mine were.

by **black francis** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:38 pm

Well the tix were $100.00 each as opposed to the 50 dollar each so I'm hoping they're good. Never been to the Honda Center. Not expecting much of the venue.

And they had goddamned well better play Come Back.

by **zabird** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 2:44 pm

black francis wrote:Well the tix were $100.00 each as opposed to the 50 dollar each so I'm hoping they're good. Never been to the Honda Center. Not expecting much of the venue.

And they had goddamned well better play Come Back.

For $100 each, they better play Come Back! I wanted Master and Servant, just because, but didn't get it. They played it the night before, apparently.

here's a link to the seating chart at the Honda:

http://hondacenter.com/SeatingChart.aspx

by **kook** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 2:48 pm

I wanted Rush, didn't get it. Don't know when last they played that ...

by **zabird** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:08 pm

kook wrote:I wanted Rush, didn't get it. Don't know when last they played that ...

I think it might be fun if they'd play some of their really early stuff. Just for old times' sake. Also, I'd really like to see them in a small venue.

by **kook** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 12:37 am

zabird wrote: I'd really like to see them in a small venue.

That would be great. Unfortunately, I don't think it'll ever happen.

by **zabird** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 1:41 am

kook wrote:That would be great. Unfortunately, I don't think it'll ever happen.

A girl can always dream :razz:

The Cure played the Troubadour in West Hollywood (capacity: 450 to 500) last year. For free. DM could do the same thing.

by **kook** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 1:45 am

zabird wrote:A girl can always dream The Cure played the Troubadour in West Hollywood (capacity: 450 to 500) last year. For free. DM could do the same thing.

That would be amazing!!

by **Blackheathen** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 2:22 am

zabird wrote:The Cure played the Troubadour in West Hollywood (capacity: 450 to 500) last year. For free. DM could do the same thing.

True story......I once saw The Cure play at my local pub.
There were only about 20 of us young-uns and about 10 old timers there.
Needless to say it was a great night! (And I saw Robert Smith kiss Simon Gallup on the lips.)

by **JackT** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:58 am

Oh yeah? They did a show in the storage space under my stairs.

by **black francis** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:03 am

The wife kept reminding me she was just feet away from the band at the Palladium during the Some Great Reward tour.

We were close enough to see it was really the band but I would have liked to have been closer. Dave's voice was in great shape for all of the show but maybe the last three songs he became slightly hoarse but still gave it his all and still sounded really good regardless. Martin sounded amazing all night long and was much more animated than in shows past. I think the hightlight of the night for me (besides Come Back) was Gore's version of "Home" just him over piano. It was stunning and again his voice sounded great. Come Back was perfectly done and I loved Fly on the Windscreen, A Question of Time and Walking In My Shoes. Dave truly is one of the great rock frontmen. He gave it his all and now I see how he tears those calve muscles. Andy was Andy and thankfully didn't clap much.

This was a great show and it reminded me of why I love Depeche Mode so much. It was so exciting to see Dave slithering on stage and Martin nervously shuffling to the microphone when his songs came up. I would have liked to have heard Suffer Well, A Pain That I'm Used To, It Doesn't Matter or See You but I enjoyed the setlist regardless.

I think when management said their was no appetite for 50 somethings doing dark music, they forgot to take DM in for consideration. No reason why the Bunnymen can't craft songs just as amazing as DM's recent output.

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