Welcome to my series of blogs for the 80's New Wave band Depeche Mode. Depeche Mode formed in England in 1980. The original lineup was Fletcher, Gore, Gahan and Clarke. Clarke left the band in 1981 and later was a member of both Yaz and Erasure. That means that Clarke is in two of themusicaddict's greatest 80's bands. Erasure is my # 48 80's band.
For the 80's era part of this series of blogs, the CDs covered will be 1981's "Speak and Spell" to 1993's "Songs of Faith and Devotion." I like several of Depeche Mode's songs, but honestly # 40 seems a bit high for them. They are VH1's #98 Greatest Artist of All-Time. I have 84 Depeche Mode songs on my iTunes.
- Current members
- Andy Fletcher – keyboards, backing vocals, bass guitar (1980–present)
- Martin Gore – keyboards, backing and lead vocals, guitars (1980–present)
- Dave Gahan – lead vocals (1980–present)
- Touring members
- Christian Eigner – drums, keyboards (1997–present)
- Peter Gordeno – keyboards, piano, bass guitar, backing vocals (1998–present)
- Former members
- Vince Clarke – keyboards, lead and backing vocals, guitars (1980–1981)
- Alan Wilder – keyboards, piano, backing vocals, drums (1982–1995, one-off show in 2010)
Since 1981 Depeche Mode have released 14 CDs - 1981's "Speak and Spell" to this year's "Spirit." Their latest CD is a sadly dispiriting CD. Depeche Mode peaked with 1990's "Violator" and the law of diminishing returns has been in effect since then. Depeche Mode is still a fairly successful band and are still touring in large venues. However it's been several years since they were at the top of their game. (Thanks to Wikipedia for most of the biographical information on this blog.)
These are some great Depeche Mode songs that don't qualify for their 80's era blogs:
"Barrel of A Gun":
"It's No Good":
This might be my favorite Depeche Mode song ever. "A Pain That I'm Used To":
"John The Revelator":
"Wrong":
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