The Obligatory Depeche Mode thread

by **Scouser** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 7:13 am

Grumpy_Jimbo wrote:Glad you enjoyed it matey, we have to agree to differ as I said I thought it was merely alright........

Also have to say PSB were pretty darn good as was Bad Lieutenant surprisingly......

Up until last night PSB was my gig of the year. I love the stage set with the boxes...

by **Dave Smith** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 9:35 am

Sounds good.You'd have to pay me to see Barney these days though.

by **Scouser** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 11:07 am

In Russia, May 9 is Victory Day, a national holiday. It’s also the birthday of Dave Gahan, lead singer with Depeche Mode, and a group of Muscovite fans have declared it Dave Day, gathering together to celebrate the group with homemade banners, mass sing-alongs and club nights. In Russia and countries of the former Soviet Union, the band’s music has been treasured since it was only available on illegal bootlegged cassettes in the 1980s, and it formed the soundtrack of the march toward freedom those countries embarked upon following the fall of the Berlin Wall. This situation is mirrored in Tehran, where fans take huge risks in listening to their music in a country that has banned all Western music since the Islamic Revolution. In the UK, the church of St Edward King and Martyr in Cambridge holds services for goths where they play Depeche Mode records. Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller and filmmaker Nicholas Abrahams tell these and other stories of faith and devotion from around the world in this fascinating and inspired documentary about fandom, which is at turns bizarre, funny, sad and often touching.

‘the most fun film of the (London film) festival’ : the Observer newspaper

‘a passionate, poignant and extremely entertaining celebration’ : Bizarre

‘hilarious, brilliantly edited and politically fascinating’ : Dazed and Confused

‘a fantastic film’ : Daniel Miller, Mute Records

‘a brilliant documentary’ : Sunday Telegraph

‘not your standard music documentary’ 4 out of 5 stars : Guardian newspaper

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by **Scouser** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 11:09 am

by **Scouser** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 12:52 pm

by **black francis** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 4:08 pm

I'm glad you & the missus had a great night. Wish you could have experienced Come Back but otherwise it looks like a great set list.

You're right about Gore's voice. It's become a national treasure (since he lives in Santa Barbara I hereby claim him for America). Maybe he saw Gahan step up his game and felt he needed to do the same.

by **Scouser** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 5:34 pm

You've got to have some voice to carry Home with just a piano for backing...

by **black francis** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:22 pm

He seems to have become more comfortable on stage as well. I remember the days when he came across as painfully shy.

The missus keeps reminding me she saw them at the Palladium (4000 capacity feels like less) on the Black Celebration tour and I didn't.

Probably my greatest rock and roll regret.

by **black francis** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 2:57 pm

Listening to DM and I was thinking about what I'd want to hear live.

In no particular order

- Suffer Well
- See You
- Condemnation
- Halo
- It Doesn't Matter
- Fly On the Windscreen
- A Pain That I'm Used To
- Come Back
- Fragile Tension
- Little Soul
- Behind the Wheel
- A Question of Time
- A Question of Lust
- What's Your Name?
- Lie To Me
- Policy of Truth
- It's No Good
- Home
- Rush
I think that would make for a good set list.

by **kook** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 8:54 am

Again, Rush is missing.

by **Scouser** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 9:09 am

Scousers Ultimate DM Setlist (this relates to a mythical farewell tour that takes place inside my head, of course Alan is back in the band for the final shows)

Set 1 1981 - 1988

New Life
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Get The Balance Right
Master & Servant
Fly On The Windscreen
Strangelove

(Martin Section)
Any Second Now (voices)
Somebody (voice and Alan on solo piano)
Things You Said

People Are People
Stripped
Never Let Me Down Again
Just Cant Get Enough (special guest - Vince Clarke)

Interval

Set 2 (1990 - 2010)

World In My Eyes
Precious
Walking In My Shoes
It's No Good
In Your Room
Policy Of Truth

(Martin Section)
Blue Dress
One Caress
Goodnight Lovers (duet with Dave)

Enjoy The Silence
Wrong
Suffer Well
Personal Jesus

Encore 1

A Question Of Time
Shake The Disease

Encore 2
Little 15
Everything Counts

by **kook** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 9:12 am

I'd merge the two.
And include Rush!

by **black francis** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 8:30 pm

For you Rush is now in my setlist.

by **DivaDiana77** » Sun Dec 27, 2009 3:44 am

Scouser wrote:You've got to have some voice to carry Home with just a piano for backing...

I love Martin Gore's voice. Both of them are great.

by **kook** » Sun Dec 27, 2009 5:37 am

black francis wrote:For you Rush is now in my setlist.

Muchas gracias. :mrgreen:

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