Depeche Mode on Letterman Mon March 11

[Berni]

Originally Posted by MBTC

I think it was a North American thing that "Yaz" was the more common name, while it remained Yazoo in the UK. I don't remember what the story was behind that one, but for example the cover of Upstairs at Erics said "Yaz", so many people heard them by that name first on this side of the pond.

Strange a group with 2 different names????????? It's like calling Duran Duran...Duran! Or Spandau, Flock of

[namnibor]

Originally Posted by Berni

Strange a group with 2 different names????????? It's like calling Duran Duran...Duran! Or Spandau, Flock of

Yes, here in USA it was Yaz! You would never guess this but it indeed had to do with legalities and some tiny USA non-signed band name called Yazoo, if I recall. I am NOT kidding! Fracking lawyers! Only in USA and Mexico was name different.
Yes, all those groups mentioned above are in my CD collection right beside my Led Zeppelin, Judas Priest, Icehouse, and even Go Go's!! Always had kind of a crush on Belinda Carlisle and her voice!
Yaz is the group I will always point people to listen to when they want a great example of Sequential Circuit's Pro One Monophonic Analog monster synth sound--whether to emulate it or when considering a Mopho. However, not to try to feed your gearlust, but the DSI Mono Evolver Keyboard can sound more like the Pro One than the Mopho can when isolating the analog osc's....it has actually become my favorite synth next of course to my Virus ! Yaz's "Upstairs At Erics" is a masterpiece and is actually done with minimal instrumentation. I have some of the lead singer's solo work as well (this early in morning my brain cannot recall her name)...AHH...that's it; Allison Moyet! What a voice!! When music was music, men were men and so were the woman!

[Berni]

Originally Posted by namnibor

Yes, here in USA it was Yaz! You would never guess this but it indeed had to do with legalities and some tiny USA non-signed band name called Yazoo, if I recall. I am NOT kidding! Fracking lawyers! Only in USA and Mexico was name different.
Yes, all those groups mentioned above are in my CD collection right beside my Led Zeppelin, Judas Priest, Icehouse, and even Go Go's!! Always had kind of a crush on Belinda Carlisle and her voice!
Yaz is the group I will always point people to listen to when they want a great example of Sequential Circuit's Pro One Monophonic Analog monster synth sound--whether to emulate it or when considering a Mopho. However, not to try to feed your gearlust, but the DSI Mono Evolver Keyboard can sound more like the Pro One than the Mopho can when isolating the analog osc's....it has actually become my favorite synth next of course to my Virus ! Yaz's "Upstairs At Erics" is a masterpiece and is actually done with minimal instrumentation. I have some of the lead singer's solo work as well (this early in morning my brain cannot recall her name)...AHH...that's it; Allison Moyet! What a voice!! When music was music, men were men and so were the woman!

I see, very interesting. As I said earlier Yazz was a completely different pop star in the UK back then.
Not sure about the men being men, I seem to recall a lot of guys wearing a lot of make up in the 80's

[namnibor]

Yaz in the USA and Yazoo in U.K were one and the same New Wave musical duo...you can buy Import CD's with the 'Yazoo' name, but it's the exact same band and tracks.

[Berni]

Originally Posted by namnibor

Yaz in the USA and Yazoo in U.K were one and the same New Wave musical duo...you can buy Import CD's with the 'Yazoo' name, but it's the exact same band and tracks.

yeah us brits all know you yanks can't spell properly, Lol.

[namnibor]

Originally Posted by Berni

yeah us brits all know you yanks can't spell properly, Lol.

HA! Let me tell you that since I have been reading synth and device user manuals from German Waldorf, spanning to Sweden's Elektron MonoMachine Mk1, the translation to English has in-fact affected my brain when various spellings of say realization can also be realiSation--yes, my brain is a bit warped and thank goodness for internet explorer 10 now having built-in spell check for most common of words, with Yaz completely out of parameters!
In my undergrad, as a non-traditional, older student, found myself actually tutoring those in Masters in writing thesis and English as a second language. I think the military's latter half as an Officer coupled with the plethora of meds I take for chronic health issues admittedly affect me, not least the fact I have peripheral neuropathy in hands/fingers from spent uranium shells, which is the very reason decided more mellow ambient approach to music was pragmatic rather than giving-up just because really cannot do fast scale exercises as used to previously.
I heard it mentioned on Letterman last night that the full streaming Depeche Mode LONG performance is free to watch but I was not recording on DVR the source address and wondered if you obtained that?

[MBTC]

Originally Posted by namnibor

I heard it mentioned on Letterman last night that the full streaming Depeche Mode LONG performance is free to watch but I was not recording on DVR the source address and wondered if you obtained that?

http://www.cbs.com/shows/liveonlette.../depeche-mode/

You'll see the Virus get a little more love in that one

..enjoy..