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Posted by LToy on Mar-11-2007 00:27:

Depeche Poll

When I saw this thread I had to vote. My vote was for the last one, So-So

I used to like them a lot, and I still love their albums, although Playing the Angel not as much. I will also admit that I'm somewhat of late bloomer Depeche fan b/c I didn't catch the fire until '94, after they had finished their Devotional Tour. Sadly, I missed the whole Alan Wilder era.

As much as I like their music, what really turned me off from the group was their last concert tour, Touring the Angel. I felt that their whole music arrangement & sound setup had really gone to crap. Which is too bad since these were the same group of musicians they had been touring with since '98 ('97 if you count the promo tour for Ultra). I really missed the Alan Wilder sound ('82-'95): efficient, lean, an orchestral sounding electronic arrangement that was not bombastic or stuffy, but still amazing to hear. With each tour since the Singles '98 tour, I've noticed Peter Gordeno's keyboard programming has become more over-the-top, and more excessive detracting from the songs in concert.

Martin is a great songwriter, but it was Alan Wilder's musical expertise & execution that made Depeche sound like what it is. Violator & Songs of Faith & Devotion being the 2 stand-out albums. Also this is not to say that all the work that came after Alan Wilder left was terrible. I also feel that Exciter was a really good album, almost on par with the 2 albums mentioned previously, and I very much enjoyed the Exciter Tour.

But that last tour in 2005 & 06, I felt that their arrangements sounded stale & way too retro, and in some cases a little too muddy sounding. If anyone thinks I'm being too harsh on the lads, listen to the Devotional Tour DVD & then compare that with the Touring the Angel DVD back-to-back.

Just my 2 cents.

Posted by Abercrombie on Mar-11-2007 00:45:

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Originally posted by English Rachel
I LOVE THEM

Went to see them here Nov 05. Fucking amazing.

Influenced me from the start too.

It was at the Montreal Forum... '87 I think

Posted by English Rachel on Mar-11-2007 01:00:

quote:
Originally posted by Abercrombie
It was at the Montreal Forum... '87 I think

Just can't get enough was my first track...

dum dum dum dum dudu du du

1981

I was 3 and used to dance to it when it was on Top of the Pops on a Thurday night.

Posted by Piotr on Mar-11-2007 01:03:

Depeche Mode are the fathers of electronic music... my education.

Posted by andielips on Mar-11-2007 03:30:

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Originally posted by Abercrombie
Saw them in concert

...don't ask

So did I at Canada's Wonderland Twice lol

Posted by kotsy on Mar-11-2007 03:32:

Depeche Mode fucking rules! One of my favourite bands from the 80s.. up there with the The Clash and The Smiths...

Posted by RobSt*r on Mar-11-2007 03:55:

quote:
Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~*
Totally agree with both your points. You don't know how long it took me and Josh to figure out the id for A Pain That I'm Used To.

I cant even begin to explain how much better I think that remix is than the origional. Its a peice of work thats for sure!

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