The Obligatory Depeche Mode thread
by black francis » Thu Oct 29, 2009 11:08 pm
I hope porn was your 1000 post uber fan.
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by black francis » Fri Oct 30, 2009 12:56 pm
I am outraged at the Chuck Biscuits hoax.
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by black francis » Fri Oct 30, 2009 12:56 pm
Wrong thread?
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by black francis » Fri Oct 30, 2009 12:57 pm
Apologies. Honest mistake.
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by black francis » Fri Oct 30, 2009 12:58 pm
I wish Wilder was a studio member of DM still. The guy didn't have to tour. He could be the Dave Fridmann for DM.
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by black francis » Fri Oct 30, 2009 12:58 pm
No need to thank me for getting the thread back on topic.
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by black francis » Fri Oct 30, 2009 12:59 pm
Depeche Mode rep denies singer made slip in Peru
(AP) – Oct 15, 2009
LOS ANGELES — A Depeche Mode representative is disputing reports that the British pop band's lead singer inadvertently sent a shout-out to the wrong country at a concert in Peru.
Peruvian news media buzzed with the story after a video of Tuesday's performance was posted on Youtube. In the clip, it sounds as though frontman Dave Gahan shouts "Thank you very much, Chile!" to a sea of cheering fans.
Depechemode.com Web master Daniel Barassi denied the faux pas took place via email. According to Barassi, Gahan actually said: "Thank you very much, good night!" as he customarily does at the end of a show.
The South American neighbors are historic rivals who fought a 19th century war and still argue over everything from their border to which country is the originator of pisco, a potent grape brandy.
(AP) – Oct 15, 2009
LOS ANGELES — A Depeche Mode representative is disputing reports that the British pop band's lead singer inadvertently sent a shout-out to the wrong country at a concert in Peru.
Peruvian news media buzzed with the story after a video of Tuesday's performance was posted on Youtube. In the clip, it sounds as though frontman Dave Gahan shouts "Thank you very much, Chile!" to a sea of cheering fans.
Depechemode.com Web master Daniel Barassi denied the faux pas took place via email. According to Barassi, Gahan actually said: "Thank you very much, good night!" as he customarily does at the end of a show.
The South American neighbors are historic rivals who fought a 19th century war and still argue over everything from their border to which country is the originator of pisco, a potent grape brandy.
With the Force as his ally he did battle with the Dark Lord. And he showed the measure of a true Jedi at a place called "The Death Star" where hope for the Galaxy was reborn. May all who struggle against tyranny hold his memory in their hearts
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by black francis » Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:01 pm
http://www.vueweekly.com/article.php?id=13475
ALBUM REVIEWS
OLD SOUNDS: DEPECHE MODE
VIOLATOR
Mike Angus / mikeangus@vueweekly.com
Throughout the 1980s, emerging technologies were slowly revolutionizing the way music was created, recorded and distributed. From portable computers to digital instruments, synthesizers and simulators, artists were inspired to new heights in innovative sounds and genres. While mainstream pop music struggled awkwardly to harness its potential, "electronic" music was already a confident underground movement, emerging from dance clubs in Europe, eventually being embraced by DJs in North America. Nowhere before, however, had the collision of "electro" and pop been so tastefully expressed as on Depeche Mode's 1990 Violator.
Certainly at this time, Depeche Mode was no stranger to success. The band's previous album, Music For the Masses, had been warmly received in Europe and North America, and cemented its place in alternative music circles. It's an epic, experimental record, however, and one that owes its sound more to dark, Goth-rock impulses than its hit single "Strangelove" would have the listener believe. With its instant dance appeal and pop sensibility, though, that song would definitely serve as a sign for where the band was heading.
Violator opens with a disorienting synth ricochet—a timeless dance club trick to cause the crowd to pause in both confusion and anticipation—before the looping drum's urgency punches in behind the paranoid fog of keyboard swells and singer Dave Gahan's brazen baritone. Despite this tension, there's still this sexiness, this curiosity, this danceability that draws the listener in. The next few songs demonstrate the band's ambition in pushing the boundaries of rock and electro. "Sweetest Perfection" and "Personal Jesus" show chief songwriter Martin Gore's innovation and ingenuity when bridging the gap between crafting a radio-ready three-minute pop song and maintaining a sweaty momentum for clubbers.
There are also experimental moments here, like "Waiting for the Night" and "Clean," but "Enjoy the Silence" changes everything. With its throbbing, relentless beat, cloaked cleanly in refracted guitar tones and framed by Gahan's haunting, alluring melody, not only does "Enjoy the Silence" elevate the record to a new level, it would go on to become the most successful single in the band's history, and mark the end of electronic music's chapter as an underground genre.
Rounded out by standout tracks "Policy of Truth" and "Blue Dress," Violator is able to convince the listener—even today, 20 years later—how confidently and deftly Depeche Mode introduced electronic music to the mainstream. Thanks in part to Flood's impeccable production quality, the record marks the end of pop music's chaotic relationship with computers and the beginning of a whole new phase of exhilarating, invigorating and, thankfully, tasteful innovation in music.
Above all else, Violator introduced dance music with both a widespread appeal and real artistic credibility. There had been popular dance records before, of course, and no one can question the quality and integrity of pioneering electronic musicians like Kraftwerk, the Human League, New Order or Brian Eno, but one would be hard-pressed to ignore how seamlessly and tastefully Depeche Mode blended such an addictive formula of new technology and pop sensibility. V
Depeche Mode
Violator
(Sire)
Originally released: 1990
ALBUM REVIEWS
OLD SOUNDS: DEPECHE MODE
VIOLATOR
Mike Angus / mikeangus@vueweekly.com
Throughout the 1980s, emerging technologies were slowly revolutionizing the way music was created, recorded and distributed. From portable computers to digital instruments, synthesizers and simulators, artists were inspired to new heights in innovative sounds and genres. While mainstream pop music struggled awkwardly to harness its potential, "electronic" music was already a confident underground movement, emerging from dance clubs in Europe, eventually being embraced by DJs in North America. Nowhere before, however, had the collision of "electro" and pop been so tastefully expressed as on Depeche Mode's 1990 Violator.
Certainly at this time, Depeche Mode was no stranger to success. The band's previous album, Music For the Masses, had been warmly received in Europe and North America, and cemented its place in alternative music circles. It's an epic, experimental record, however, and one that owes its sound more to dark, Goth-rock impulses than its hit single "Strangelove" would have the listener believe. With its instant dance appeal and pop sensibility, though, that song would definitely serve as a sign for where the band was heading.
Violator opens with a disorienting synth ricochet—a timeless dance club trick to cause the crowd to pause in both confusion and anticipation—before the looping drum's urgency punches in behind the paranoid fog of keyboard swells and singer Dave Gahan's brazen baritone. Despite this tension, there's still this sexiness, this curiosity, this danceability that draws the listener in. The next few songs demonstrate the band's ambition in pushing the boundaries of rock and electro. "Sweetest Perfection" and "Personal Jesus" show chief songwriter Martin Gore's innovation and ingenuity when bridging the gap between crafting a radio-ready three-minute pop song and maintaining a sweaty momentum for clubbers.
There are also experimental moments here, like "Waiting for the Night" and "Clean," but "Enjoy the Silence" changes everything. With its throbbing, relentless beat, cloaked cleanly in refracted guitar tones and framed by Gahan's haunting, alluring melody, not only does "Enjoy the Silence" elevate the record to a new level, it would go on to become the most successful single in the band's history, and mark the end of electronic music's chapter as an underground genre.
Rounded out by standout tracks "Policy of Truth" and "Blue Dress," Violator is able to convince the listener—even today, 20 years later—how confidently and deftly Depeche Mode introduced electronic music to the mainstream. Thanks in part to Flood's impeccable production quality, the record marks the end of pop music's chaotic relationship with computers and the beginning of a whole new phase of exhilarating, invigorating and, thankfully, tasteful innovation in music.
Above all else, Violator introduced dance music with both a widespread appeal and real artistic credibility. There had been popular dance records before, of course, and no one can question the quality and integrity of pioneering electronic musicians like Kraftwerk, the Human League, New Order or Brian Eno, but one would be hard-pressed to ignore how seamlessly and tastefully Depeche Mode blended such an addictive formula of new technology and pop sensibility. V
Depeche Mode
Violator
(Sire)
Originally released: 1990
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by kook » Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:14 pm
black francis wrote:No need to thank me for getting the thread back on topic.
Indeed not, seeing as you were the one who veered off in the first place.
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by black francis » Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:15 pm
That's gratitude for ya.
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