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Devotional Tour
The Devotional Tour was a 1993 concert tour by English electronic band Depeche Mode in support of the group's eighth studio album, ''Songs of Faith and Devotion'', which was released in March 1993. The group continued to promote ''Songs of Faith and Devotion'' the following year on the Exotic Tour/Summer Tour '94, which included an additional North American leg. '' Q'' magazine refers to Devotional Tour as "the most debauched rock tour ever". The tour began with an eleven-week European leg, which kicked off in Lille, France, in mid-May and culminated in London in late July. In September 1993, the group began a North American leg, which commenced in Quebec City, Canada. The 50-date tour continued until early December, when it wrapped up in Mexico City. Later in the month, the band returned to Europe for a short tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland. The five date jaunt began in Dublin and ended, once again, in London. Releases The concerts in Barcelona, Liévin and Frankfu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in Basildon, Essex, in 1980. The band currently consists of Dave Gahan (lead vocals and co-songwriting) and Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, co-lead vocals and main songwriting). Depeche Mode, originally formed by the lineup of Gahan, Gore, Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke, released their debut album '' Speak & Spell'' in 1981, bringing the band onto the British new wave scene. After founding member Clarke left following the release of the album, they recorded '' A Broken Frame'' as a trio. Gore took over as main songwriter and later, in 1982, Alan Wilder replaced Clarke, establishing a lineup that continued for 13 years. The band's last albums of the 1980s, '' Black Celebration'' and '' Music for the Masses'', established them as a dominant force within the electronic music scene. A highlight of this era was the band's June 1988 concert at the Pasadena Rose Bowl, where they drew a crowd in excess of 60,000 people. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Orleans
New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans . ; french: La Nouvelle-Orléans , es, Nueva Orleans) is a consolidated city-parish located along the in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 according to the 2020 U.S. census, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Personal Jesus
"Personal Jesus" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was released as the lead single from their seventh studio album, '' Violator'' (1990), in 1989. It reached No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 28 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The single was their first to make the US Top 40 since 1984's "People Are People", and was their first gold-certified single in the US (quickly followed by its successor, "Enjoy the Silence"). In Germany, "Personal Jesus" is one of the band's longest-charting songs, staying on the singles chart for 23 weeks. In 2004, "Personal Jesus" was ranked No. 368 in ''Rolling Stone''s list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time", and in September 2006 it was voted as one of the "100 Greatest Songs Ever" in ''Q'' magazine. "Personal Jesus" was rereleased as a single on 30 May 2011 for the Depeche Mode remix album '' Remixes 2: 81–11'', with the leading remix by the production team Stargate. The song has been covered by numerous artist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Let Me Down Again
"Never Let Me Down Again" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was released as the second single from their sixth studio album, ''Music for the Masses'' (1987), on 24 August 1987. It reached No. 22 in the UK, No. 2 in West Germany, and the top-10 in several other European countries such as Sweden and Switzerland. The cover art features fragments of a Soviet map of Russia and Europe, with different fragments used for the different editions of the single. Composition Former member Alan Wilder and the other members of the band considered the track an "obvious single" with much potential. They developed it throughout so that dramatic-type elements such as the Led Zeppelin-influenced drum patterns and Martin Gore's distinctive guitar riffs sound in the forefront. The lyrics of the song, starting with the strident vocals of "I'm taking a ride with my best friend", are generally regarded as reflecting drug use, with the track being labelled by '' NME'' music jou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Feel You
"I Feel You" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 15 February 1993 as their 27th UK single and the first single from their eighth studio album, ''Songs of Faith and Devotion'' (1993). The song peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart and also made number one and number three on the US Modern Rock Tracks and Hot Dance Club Play charts. It is one of the band's highest-charting singles worldwide. Details "I Feel You" demonstrates a more rock-oriented sound, using more non-electronic instruments than ever before. For example, Alan Wilder plays drums, and Martin Gore plays the guitar, but with electronic sounds still included, like the synthesized tyre screeching intro. "I Feel You" has a compound time signature of 6/8. The 7" version of "I Feel You" is the same as the album version. The "Throb Mix" is a 12" version, but with incomplete lyrics. A part of the "Swamp Mix" is used as an interlude on the ''Songs of Faith and Devotion'' album between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Until The End Of The World (soundtrack)
''Until the End of the World: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack'' is a soundtrack album to the film of the same name, released in 1991 on Warner Bros. Records. With one exception, the songs were created specifically for the film and debuted in it, although some appeared on subsequent albums or greatest hits albums by the participating artists. U2's "Until the End of the World", had been previously released on that band's 1991 album ''Achtung Baby'', albeit in a different version. In commissioning the songs, director Wim Wenders asked the musicians to anticipate the kind of music they would be making a decade later, when the film was set. Track listing # Graeme Revell: "Opening Titles" (Revell) (Solo cello performed by David Darling) – 1:59 # Talking Heads: "Sax and Violins" (David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth) – 5:18 # Julee Cruise: "Summer Kisses, Winter Tears" (Jack Lloyd, Ben Weisman, Fred Wise) – 2:37 # Neneh Cherry: "Move With Me (Dub)" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Question Of Lust
"A Question of Lust" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode from their fifth studio album, ''Black Celebration'' (1986). It was released on 14 April 1986 as the album's second single. It is the second Depeche Mode single with Martin Gore on lead vocals, following "Somebody", and the first to be released in its own right. However, the 12" single was released as a double A-side with "A Question of Time" in the United States, like "Somebody". The single reached number 28 in United Kingdom and number eight in West Germany. B-sides The B-side is an instrumental called "Christmas Island", named after the island of the same name. It is penned by both Martin Gore and Alan Wilder and was produced by Depeche Mode themselves. The song was featured in the end credits for the second episode of the Disney+ series, '' Hawkeye''. The live tracks available on some versions of the single are taken from a 1984 concert in Basel, Switzerland. Music video The music video for "A Qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stripped (song)
"Stripped" is a song by British electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was released as the lead single from their fifth studio album ''Black Celebration'' (1986) on 10 February 1986, through Mute Records. Written by the band's lead songwriter Martin Gore, "Stripped" has been described as an "ominous and intriguing pop song." It incorporates various Sampling (music), samples into its instrumental; most notably, the sound of an idling motorcycle engine was recorded, altered slightly, and inserted as a percussive element. It was the band's sixth consecutive single to enter the UK Top 20, peaking at number 15. Elsewhere, it peaked at number 4 in Germany and reached the top 10 in Finland, Sweden and Switzerland. German Heavy metal music, metal band Rammstein later covered the song for the 1998 Depeche Mode tribute album ''For the Masses''. Composition John Freeman of ''The Quietus'' described "Stripped" as an "ominous and intriguing Pop music, pop song" that is lyrically akin to oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violator (album)
''Violator'' is the seventh studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was first released on 19 March 1990 by Mute Records internationally, and by Sire and Reprise Records in the United States. Preceded by the singles " Personal Jesus" and " Enjoy the Silence" (a top-10 entry in both the United Kingdom and the United States), the album propelled the band into international stardom, and also yielded the singles " Policy of Truth" and " World in My Eyes". ''Violator'' reached number two on the UK Albums Chart, and was the band's first album to chart inside the top 10 of the ''Billboard'' 200, peaking at number seven. The album was supported by the World Violation Tour. Background and recording Compared to previous efforts, the band decided to try a new approach to recording. Alan Wilder said, "Usually we begin the making of a record by having extensive pre-production meetings where we decide what the record will actually sound like, then go into a progra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behind The Wheel
"Behind the Wheel" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode from their sixth studio album, ''Music for the Masses'' (1987). It was released on 28 December 1987 as the album's third single, reaching number 21 in the United Kingdom, number six in Switzerland and number six in West Germany. '' Cash Box'' called it a "dark, European funk tune for those who dance with a touch of sadness" that is "verry strange, yet appealing." In 1989, the single was ranked number 30 on '' Spin'' magazine's list of "The 100 Greatest Singles of All Time". Track listings "Behind the Wheel" was written by Martin L. Gore. "Route 66" was written by Robert William Troup Jr. 7": Mute / 7Bong15 (UK) # "Behind the Wheel" (remix) – 4:03 # "Route 66" – 4:11 12": Mute / 12Bong15 (UK) # "Behind the Wheel" (Shep Pettibone mix) – 5:56 # "Route 66" (Beatmasters mix) – 6:19 12": Mute / L12Bong15 (UK) # "Behind the Wheel" (Beatmasters mix) – 8:00 # "Route 66" (Casualty mix) – 10:40 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walking In My Shoes
"Walking in My Shoes" is a song by British electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was released on 26 April 1993 as the second single from their eighth studio album, ''Songs of Faith and Devotion'' (1993). The song reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart and matched the success of the previous single "I Feel You" on the US ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart, where it reached one. The B-side is "My Joy", the only exclusive B-side from the ''Songs of Faith and Devotion'' album, and is a rock track in the vein of "I Feel You". The 7-inch version of "Walking in My Shoes" is not the same as the one on ''Songs of Faith and Devotion''. The sound has been made more noisy and dirty, especially the drums in the verse, and the intro has been shortened. When performed live, elements of the "Grungy Gonads" mix are used in an extended intro and throughout the song. The song was cited by then-member Alan Wilder to be his favourite song from the album together with " In Your Room". Releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World In My Eyes
"World in My Eyes" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was released on 17 September 1990 as the fourth and final single from their seventh studio album, '' Violator'' (1990). The song peaked at number two in Denmark and Spain, number 17 on the UK Singles Chart, and number 52 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Background "Martin did the demo on his own," recalled Andy Fletcher. "I don't remember it standing out when we heard it then. But somehow, in the studio, it all came together brilliantly… Whenever I'm asked which of our tracks is my favourite, I always say 'World in My Eyes'." Martin Gore also stated that the song is a very positive song. "It's saying that love and sex and pleasure are positive things." Release The "World in My Eyes" single release includes two exclusive B-sides, "Happiest Girl" and "Sea of Sin", which were mixed by François Kevorkian and feature additional production by Alan Friedman. The Jack Mix and Tonal Mix are the main 7" ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
