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Catching Up With Depeche Mode
''Catching Up with Depeche Mode'' is a compilation album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released solely in North America on 11 November 1985 by Sire Records. October 1985 saw the international release of the album '' The Singles 81→85'', which collected the band's seven-inch singles to that date. Sire Records felt a new album in North America would have to differ from this international release, since some of the band's singles had already appeared on the compilation ''People Are People'' the previous year. Therefore, ''Catching Up with Depeche Mode'' omitted any of the band's singles that were already available on ''People Are People'', those songs being "Leave in Silence", "Get the Balance Right!", "Everything Counts", and "People Are People". To compensate, ''Catching Up with Depeche Mode'' includes "The Meaning of Love" and "Somebody", as well as two B-sides, "Flexible" (from "Shake the Disease") and "Fly on the Windscreen" (from "It's Called a Heart"). Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music, electronic band formed in Basildon, Essex in 1980. Originally formed with the line-up of Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher (musician), Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke, the band currently consists of Gahan and Gore. With Clarke as their primary songwriter, Depeche Mode released their debut album ''Speak & Spell (album), Speak & Spell'' in 1981 amid the British New wave music, new wave scene. Clarke left the band at the end of 1981, going on to form the groups Yazoo (band), Yazoo and later Erasure (duo), Erasure. The remaining trio recorded their second album, ''A Broken Frame'' (1982), with Martin Gore as chief songwriter. The band then recruited Alan Wilder, establishing a line-up that continued until 1995, beginning with the albums ''Construction Time Again'' (1983) and ''Some Great Reward'' (1984). The albums ''Black Celebration'' (1986) and ''Music for the Masses'' (1987) cemented them as a dominant force within the electronic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Gore
Martin Lee Gore (born 23 July 1961) is an English musician and songwriter. He is one of the founding members of the electronic music band Depeche Mode and is the band's main songwriter. He is the band's guitarist and keyboardist, and occasionally provides lead vocals. Gore possesses a tenor singing voice which contrasts with lead vocalist Dave Gahan's dramatic baritone. He is also known for his flamboyant and (sometimes) androgynous stage persona. Gore has also released several solo albums and collaborated with former Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke as part of VCMG. Gore's songs include themes such as sex, religion and politics. He has said he feels lyrical themes that tackle issues related to solitude and loneliness are a better representation of reality, whereas he finds "happy songs" fake and unrealistic. At the same time, he asserts that the band's music contains "an element of hope". In 1999, he received the Ivor Novello Award from the British Academy of Songwriters, Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blasphemous Rumours
"Blasphemous Rumours" / "Somebody" is a single by English electronic band Depeche Mode. It was released on 29 October 1984, as their twelfth UK single and first double A-side single. Both A-side songs are from the album ''Some Great Reward''. Background "Blasphemous Rumours" The verses to "Blasphemous Rumours" describe a 16-year-old girl who attempts suicide but fails. She experiences a religious revival but is then "Hit by a car / Ended up / On a life support machine" (from the lyrics). The chorus uses these incidents to conclude, "I don't want to start any blasphemous rumours / But I think that God's got a sick sense of humour / And when I die, I expect to find him laughing." Like other songs on ''Some Great Reward'', the song uses a dense sound with extensive sampled percussion. The song stems from the times that Martin Gore would go with bandmate Andy Fletcher and former bandmate Vince Clarke to the church. When Gore initially showed Fletcher the song, he found it quite of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Some Great Reward
''Some Great Reward'' is the fourth studio album by the English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 24 September 1984 by Mute Records. The album peaked at number five in the United Kingdom and number 51 in the United States, and was supported by the Some Great Reward Tour. This also saw the band using samplers, much like they did in their previous studio album ''Construction Time Again'' (1983), which they would continue to use in their following studio albums ''Black Celebration'' (1986), '' Music for the Masses'' (1987) and '' Violator'' (1990). This was the first album where they achieved chart success in the US with the single " People Are People" which reached No. 13 on the charts in mid-1985 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and was a Top 20 hit in Canada. It was also the first album that peaked at a higher position on a chart that was not from the band's home country as it peaked at No. 1 in Germany. Singles " Master and Servant" and "Blasphemous Rumours", which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master And Servant
Master and servant describes a hierarchical relationship between an employer and a worker. Master and servant or masters and servants may also refer to: *Master and Servant Act Master and Servant Acts or Masters and Servants Acts were laws designed to regulate relations between employers and employees during the 18th and 19th centuries. The UK's Master and Servant Act 1823 described its purpose as "the better regulatio ..., legal statutes in the United Kingdom in the 18th and 19th centuries * Master and Servant Act 1889, repeal some UK laws and regulations * Parable of the Master and Servant, morality story found in the Christian Gospels (specifically, Luke Chapter 17) *''Master and Servant'' (1979), novel by Kenyan writer David Mulwa *" Master and Servant" (1984), a Depeche Mode song * ''Masters and Servants'', reality television show by RDF Media *'' Respondeat superior'', legal doctrine relating to an employer's liability for acts of his employees {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Construction Time Again
''Construction Time Again'' is the third studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 22 August 1983 by Mute Records. It was the band's first album to feature Alan Wilder as a member, who wrote the songs "Two Minute Warning" and "The Landscape Is Changing". The album's title comes from the second line of the first verse of the track "Pipeline". It was recorded at John Foxx's The Garden studios in London, and was supported by the Construction Time Again Tour. The album was preceded by the single " Everything Counts", released on 11 July and reached No. 6 on the UK Charts and was also promoted by the single " Love, in Itself", which was released on 19 September and reached No. 21 on the UK Charts. Background and recording In January 1983, shortly before the release of the " Get the Balance Right!" single, songwriter Martin Gore attended an Einstürzende Neubauten concert, giving him the idea to experiment with the sounds of industrial music in the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Meaning Of Love
"The Meaning of Love" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode from their second studio album, ''A Broken Frame'' (1982). It was released on 26 April 1982 as the album's second single, and the band's fifth overall. Released in the UK, Germany and promotionally in Spain, it reached number 12 on the UK Singles Chart. Background and release "The Meaning of Love" is a song Martin Gore had written originally as a teenager, and was re-arranged and recorded by Depeche Mode in early 1982 as a follow-up to their successful album '' Speak & Spell'' (1981). Released only in Europe on 26 April 1982, it subsequently reached number 12 on the UK singles chart, making the song the band's fourth straight to reach the UK top 20. In the UK, the single was released by Mute records on 7" and 12" vinyl with catalogue numbers 7MUTE022 and 12MUTE022, respectively, and in Germany, Intercord records released the 7" with catalogue number INT 111.804. Early German pressings were released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Broken Frame
''A Broken Frame'' is the second studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 27 September 1982 by Mute Records. The album was written entirely by Martin Gore and was recorded as a trio after the departure of Vince Clarke, who had left and formed Yazoo with singer Alison Moyet. Alan Wilder, initially hired as a tour musician, does not appear on ''A Broken Frame'', but was officially acknowledged as a band member the month after the album's release. The album reached number eight on the UK Albums Chart and was promoted by the singles " See You", " The Meaning of Love" and " Leave in Silence", all three of which reached the top 20 of the UK singles charts. Background Depeche Mode had released their first album '' Speak & Spell'' in October 1981 and after the subsequent tour was completed in early December, founding member Vince Clarke left the band. That same month, the remaining members of Depeche Mode, Martin Gore, Andrew Fletcher and Dave Gahan, we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
See You (Depeche Mode Song)
"See You" is the fourth UK single by Depeche Mode, and the first Depeche Mode single written by Martin Gore. The single was released on 29 January 1982 and was later included on the band's second album ''A Broken Frame''. It was the first single the band released as a trio, due to Vince Clarke's departure the previous year. Background and release "See You" originated in a song Gore had written in his teens that was reworked and developed for this release. "See You" was included on the band's second album, ''A Broken Frame'' (1982). The UK saw a 7" and 12" single release by Mute Records (catalogue numbers 7MUTE018 and 12MUTE018, respectively), and in Germany, distributor Intercord released the single with catalogue number 111.802 with a limited number released on red vinyl. A promotional "See You" handheld mirror was also distributed in the UK by Mute as a promotional gimmick. In the US, Sire Records released the single as a 12" only, with no accompanying 7" vinyl. Promotional re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Can't Get Enough (Depeche Mode Song)
"Just Can't Get Enough" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was their third single, released on 7 September 1981, a month before the release of their debut studio album, ''Speak & Spell (album), Speak & Spell''. It was recorded during the summer of that year at Blackwing Studios, and was the band's first single to be released in the United States, on 18 February 1982. A riff-driven synth-pop song, "Just Can't Get Enough" was the final single to be written by founding member Vince Clarke, who left the band in November 1981. Background Vince Clarke told ''Rolling Stone'' magazine in 2000 that Spandau Ballet's "To Cut a Long Story Short" inspired him to write "Just Can't Get Enough". He admitted, "Up to that point, I didn't like dance music or disco at all." Upon hearing the Spandau Ballet song, however, he said, "It was the first time I was actually impressed by a rhythm that went 'boom-thwack, boom-thwack, boom-thwack.' It was the first time I discovered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Life (song)
"New Life" is the second single by English electronic music band Depeche Mode from their debut studio album '' Speak & Spell'', originally released on 13 June 1981. It was the first Depeche Mode single to feature remixes, and was released only in Europe. Background Vince Clarke wrote the song, which was recorded at Blackwing Studios. One of several album tracks written before the band officially went into the studio to record the album, "New Life" was the first Depeche Mode single released in the 12" format; the previous single, "Dreaming of Me", was originally only released on 7" vinyl. It was the first single by the band to feature remixes, a staple of all later Depeche Mode single releases. Both "New Life" and "Shout!"'s 12" mixes were done by the band themselves. The cover of the UK 12" sleeve was based on a photo used in the scientific magazine ''Mind Alive'' in 1968; the same photo was the basis for the cover of the Black Sabbath album ''Born Again'' (1983). In the UK, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
