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Depeche Mode FAQ
All That's Left to Know About the World's Finest Synth-Pop Band
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The preeminent synth-pop outfit for four decades, Depeche Mode have endured an ever-shifting musical landscape, rising above fads and battles with personal demons, somehow managing to retain a hold on the charts and the audience, the latter which continues to grow as new generations discover them and become "devotees."
Depeche Mode FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the World's Finest Synth-Pop Band shows how a group of schoolmates influenced by the likes of Kraftwerk, Joy Division, and mid-period David Bowie carved out their own musical niche until they became one of the most influential bands to come out of England. Depeche Mode were Europe's best-kept secret in the early '80s with the albums Construction Time Again and the—perhaps—tongue-in-cheek-titled Music for the Masses. They became a worldwide phenomenon as the '90s dawned, with the landmark LP Violator, containing the smash hits "Personal Jesus," "Enjoy the Silence," and "Policy of Truth."
But success came at a price as depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, and personnel departures threatened to derail the band. It wasn't a question of whether the music of Depeche Mode would be able to withstand fickle industry changes, but rather if the members of the group themselves could make it out alive. Depeche Mode FAQ shows how they did, becoming legends in the process.
Depeche Mode FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the World's Finest Synth-Pop Band shows how a group of schoolmates influenced by the likes of Kraftwerk, Joy Division, and mid-period David Bowie carved out their own musical niche until they became one of the most influential bands to come out of England. Depeche Mode were Europe's best-kept secret in the early '80s with the albums Construction Time Again and the—perhaps—tongue-in-cheek-titled Music for the Masses. They became a worldwide phenomenon as the '90s dawned, with the landmark LP Violator, containing the smash hits "Personal Jesus," "Enjoy the Silence," and "Policy of Truth."
But success came at a price as depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, and personnel departures threatened to derail the band. It wasn't a question of whether the music of Depeche Mode would be able to withstand fickle industry changes, but rather if the members of the group themselves could make it out alive. Depeche Mode FAQ shows how they did, becoming legends in the process.
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Table of contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Composition of Sound: How Depeche Mode Came Together
- 2 Goodbye: Vince Clarke Leaves the Group
- 3 Welcome to My World: The Hiring of the Band’s Alan Wilder
- 4 Condemnation: Early Criticisms and Winning Over the Media
- 5 Something to Do: The Unsung Heroics of Andy Fletcher
- 6 Behind the Wheel: The Leadership of Martin Gore
- 7 Servant to Master: Dave Gahan’s Transformation
- 8 It’s No Good: Addictions, Death, and Exits in the 1990s
- 9 Speak & Spell: Learning to Crawl
- 10 A Broken Frame: Putting the Pieces Back Together
- 11 Construction Time Again: Flirting with Industrial
- 12 Some Great Reward: Embracing Musical Change
- 13 People and More People: The World Takes Notice
- 14 Black Celebration: Back to Basics
- 15 Music for the Masses: A Band on the Cusp of Greatness
- 16 Violator: Invading the Mainstream
- 17 Songs of Faith and Devotion: Dealing with Success
- 18 Ultra: Things Fall Apart
- 19 Exciter: A New Millennia Rebirth
- 20 Playing the Angel: Gahan the Revelator
- 21 Sounds of the Universe: Bigger Than the Galaxy
- 22 Delta Machine: The End of a Trilogy
- 23 Spirit: A New Beginning
- 24 Soothe My Soul: The Experience of Seeing the Band in Concert
- 25 Everything Counts: The Sidemen, Producers, and Collaborators
- 26 I Feel Loved: The Disciples of Depeche Mode
- 27 Just Can’t Get Enough: What Draws an Artist to Remix Depeche Mode?
- 28 New Life: Appearances in Film and Television
- 29 Precious: The Relationship between Depeche Mode and Their Fans
- 30 Goodnight Lovers: The Legacy of Depeche Mode
- Selected Bibliography