Depeche Mode on Letterman Mon March 11

[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..

[namnibor]

Originally Posted by MBTC

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

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

..enjoy..

Thank you so very much!

[namnibor]

Originally Posted by MBTC

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

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

..enjoy..

Nice Virus Porn displayed here! Thanks again SO much for sharing the link!!! Playing along here and there as my ear still can pick-up things amazingly...just like a bicycle, you may get rusty but never forget!!!
(I am a huge CURE fan as well)

[MBTC]

Originally Posted by namnibor

Nice Virus Porn displayed here! Thanks again SO much for sharing the link!!! Playing along here and there as my ear still can pick-up things amazingly...just like a bicycle, you may get rusty but never forget!!!
(I am a huge CURE fan as well)

Something I only learned after some recent research: When Alan Wilder left Depeche Mode, he was offered a gig with The Cure and turned it down! Damn... I mean for respect in the synth world, DM was the place to be but if you have to leave it would be hard to find a better offer.

[Berni]

Originally Posted by MBTC

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

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

..enjoy..

Nice one man, that was soooooo much better than the short DL performance. They are sounding more like a rock band than the synth pop outfit they started out as but in a good way, double kick rock drummer & all. Total class throughout & showing what a great front man Dave Gahan really is.
Thanks again

[MBTC]

Originally Posted by Berni

Nice one man, that was soooooo much better than the short DL performance. They are sounding more like a rock band than the synth pop outfit they started out as but in a good way, double kick rock drummer & all. Total class throughout & showing what a great front man Dave Gahan really is.
Thanks again

Yeah their music really started to change toward the later 80s/early 90s. I could be mistaken think Martin actually learned to play guitar after they were already very successful as a synth-only band. In the early days they were 100% synths with no drummer on stage, which I guess got a bit awkward

But overall I think their music has evolved in a direction that makes a lot of sense for them. With them it has always been more about their melodies than necessarily what was used to create them. Dave's signature voice is critical to the band, so if he ever left it would be tragic, but I think losing Alan Wilder was tragic in a less obvious sort of way. I always think of that instrumental song "Nothing to Fear" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GztQLHanQc), which if listened to on a proper sound system is a mind bogglingly good synth tune, I think he wrote that one. They were still good after he left but it left a noticable scar, IMO. They even used to refer to him as the wizard behind the band in a lot of interviews, and I think he's one reason their sound post-Vince Clark was so different.

On the other hand they've done some good stuff after he left.. I liked a lot of songs on Playing the Angel (2005 I think).