Official video: Easily my favorite song from Songs of Faith and Devotion, “In Your Room” is filled with dark undercurrents that I pretty much refused to acknowledge when the song first came out. Indeed, I just thought it was an … Continue reading
Official video (?): Songs of Faith and Devotion produced three excellent songs, though we’re looking at them in the reverse order of quality, at least in my opinion. “Walking In My Shoes” is, in some ways, the ultimate development of … Continue reading
Official video: The biggest issue with releasing a career defining album is that the pressure to create a follow-up that is equal to or better than that album must be enormous. Violator was that album for Depeche Mode and if … Continue reading
Official video: Interestingly, while “It’s Called A Heart” is a pretty junk song, it doesn’t rub me the wrong way like some of their other tracks. Let’s address a song I left out of my library: Yeah, you know, while … Continue reading
Official video: “Shake The Disease” is still one of my favorite Depeche Mode songs. Like much of their music in this period, this track has aged especially well. It doesn’t scream “80′s,” or it least not in the way that, … Continue reading
Official video: If there was ever a time in my life where I was about to become a full-fledged Depeche Mode fan, it was when they released “Master and Servant.” I’m not alone in my high regard for this song … Continue reading
Official video: For most Americans who were listening to music in the 1980′s, “People are People” was the first song by Depeche Mode that they ever heard. The song was a bonafide hit and received airplay all over the dial … Continue reading
Official video: If one were prone to reading meaning into songs, one could quite easily come to the conclusion that “Love In Itself” was a sort of a pop manifesto. The first song on Construction Time Again, the song’s central … Continue reading
Official video: To understand what happened next with Depeche Mode, its important to know about the German experimental band Einstürzende Neubauten, the ur-industrial band. Here’s a clip of them playing in 1981: Martin Gore attended an Einstürzende Neubauten concert and … Continue reading
Apparently, the official video: Alan Wilder officially joined the band as of 1983′s non-album single “Get The Balance Right.” While the song wasn’t a huge hit, it was a sign that they were moving rapidly away from their 81-82 sound. … Continue reading