Anyone else obsessed with Depeche Mode?

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IcyCryptographer5919@reddit

Their older stuff is great. Their latest stuff, not so much. When Wilder left it changed their music a lot.

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I love Depeche Mode. But my favorite thing about them is how they are compelled to sing “Just Can’t Get Enough” during every encore. Something about him singing “Just like a rainbow, you know you set me free” after two hours of songs about despair, melancholy, and alienation just sends me. It’s like if The Cure also wrote Baby Shark.

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OrangeFuzzKid@reddit

Well with The Cure, You've always got Mint Car!

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Mr_Tort_Feasor@reddit

Just Can't Get Enough is such a stereotypical Vince Clarke song, that's cool that they still play it for encores.

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its_raining_scotch@reddit

Vince is a master synth pop writer and I love Speak and Spell a lot because of him.

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Qt_Anon@reddit

Dreaming of Me still gives me chills, such a perfect pop song

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Lazy_Reward4810@reddit (OP)

Love it too

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SensitivePotato44@reddit

Love Cats is pretty close.

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Available-Low-2428@reddit

Dave has said it still one of his favorite songs to perform. I believe it’s been in every tour with the exception of the SOFAD era.

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NeitherCatNorFowl@reddit

Pretty sure they didn't perform it for the 2 Violator shows I saw.

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Argon_Boix@reddit

The same formula can be found specifically on Black Celebration: But Not Tonight is the capper to what could be described as a musical Book of Job.

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its_raining_scotch@reddit

I fuckin love But Not Tonight!

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biffbobfred@reddit

We saw them in tinley park outside Chicago a while back; they did not sing this. I would have remembered and made “hey! They covered the Gap song!” snark

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luckyman562@reddit

That song has Vince Clark written all over it, something out of an Erasure album! Because, the stuff he wrote with Yaz was very melancholic also!

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SometimesUnkind@reddit

I love when they play Just Can’t Get Enough live. The whole crowd all jumping always looks like waves and it’s amazing to be a drop of water in that small ocean.

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SWO6@reddit

I love it too. But you know there had to be discussions in the green room about not playing it. Kind of goes counter to their whole brooding aesthetic.

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SometimesUnkind@reddit

It’s the perfect closer to a show. Leave the crowd hype as fuck and wanting more ;)

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shakeyjake@reddit

I occasionally sing DM at karaoke and someone asked me to sing Just Can't Get Enough for them. That's when I realized the chorus is repeated like 47 times in a row.

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MsPrpl@reddit

>It’s like if The Cure also wrote Baby Shark. I’m sorry, wut!? I need an explanation?

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Phobos1982@reddit

Saw them live on the Music for the Masses tour. Magical experience. Have everything from Speak and Spell to Songs of Faith and Devotion on my phone.

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Kushrenada001@reddit

First tape i ever bought at 9 years old.

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Hnoot@reddit

Depeche Mode is solid.

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paperkitten75@reddit

One could say, you just can't get enough. 😉 Sorrynotsorry.

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milesandhikes@reddit

Yes!! I discovered them in 1989 when I was 12, and I am still a huge fan!! Never seen them live yet either. Although i have watched the 101 tour video sooo many times! I wish I was older then and could have seen them in Pasadena

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CapitalBluejay7619@reddit

I love Depeche Mode! I listen to their songs everyday.

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PhotoGuyOC_DFW@reddit

Depeche Mode was my favorite 80’s electronic band. I recently discovered a new artist who was heavily influenced by their sound, Trevor Something. He’s definitely worth a listen!

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Lazy_Reward4810@reddit (OP)

TS has several covers. TMWRTW is great.

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PhotoGuyOC_DFW@reddit

Very cool. I discovered synthwave about 7 years ago and it’s been a fun journey reliving 80’s music but all new at the same time.

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SemaphorePlay@reddit

No but Deftones lead singer Chino Moreno is & I am obsessed with Deftones, so maybe in a round about way I am? lol

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Lazy_Reward4810@reddit (OP)

Love Deftones! Saw them recently.

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SemaphorePlay@reddit

You should check out the interview that Zane Lowe did, it’s on Apple TV & YouTube. He talks about how Depeche Mode was a massive influence & how he was front row at show on the Violator tour. They found footage of that same show & sure enough there’s 15 year old Chino front & center. I took my boys to see them when they played in Detroit in May, it was my 4th time & now I’m contemplating driving the 2.5 hours to Cleveland to them again in Sept.

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carefulford58@reddit

Got a Cd in my car right now

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Consistent-Ad7428@reddit

Yes. Started me on my musical appreciation journey. I still go see them whenever they are touring.

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duhrun@reddit

See You, Black Celebration, Blasphemous Rumors can be replayed all day for me and probably have been.

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veryforsure@reddit

Yes, and The Cure. Maybe a tad Erasure influence too. Oh, and a touch of New Order.

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Which_Frame_2619@reddit

Stripped - amazing track. Best band, I have every single track they released, remixes too - all ripped onto cds

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Good-Assistant-4545@reddit

Great band! Enjoy the silence baby…

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ItsRedditThyme@reddit

My millennial wife.

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muzaklover75@reddit

My favorite band. I have seen them twice and they are fantastic live.

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spongewisethepicked@reddit

100%

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Wonderful_Pain1776@reddit

My first CD I bought was Depeche Mode and second concert I attended, White Snake being the first.

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TemperatePirate@reddit

I love Depeche mode. I have seen them live twice +about 20 years apart) and was disappointed both times. They just weren't very dynamic.

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Raynet11@reddit

They are still on my rotation.. DP Violator and Duran Duran’s Wedding albums feel like they were ahead of their time to me

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Extra_Guard_7371@reddit

Love them seen them 3 times so good great band

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Spirited_Equal5480@reddit

Echoing.......in my mind. Probably forever.

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AlliOOPSY@reddit

I've seen them 3 times, many years apart each time and they put on a good show. Husband and I danced to Somebody at our wedding 26 years ago. I'll always be a fan 🖤

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grptrt@reddit

I wanted to use this song but the DJ coerced me not to.

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paperkitten75@reddit

I love them! I saw them live 2013 during the Delta Machine tour. They were amazing. Afterwards, a friend of mine told me that she wanted to touch my eyes because they had seen Dave Gahan in person. 😂

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deignguy1989@reddit

Have always loved them. Major influence fitting my college years in the late 80’s.

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trUth_b0mbs@reddit

they're my favourite band. Been listening to them since I was 12.

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Freebolotamus@reddit

It's Echo and the Bunny men for me.Stuck in my head.

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Upstairs_Fudge_9982@reddit

I was always more of an OMD/Human League fan that I was DM. Yes they have some really good music, but there are bands I would put above them.

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bentndad@reddit

Just Can’t Get Enough.

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DeckerXT@reddit

"Wrong" is my jam.

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menellinde@reddit

I saw then in Toronto during their Music For The Masses tour. It was my first concert ever and I was blown away. I used to be so addicted to them, and also Erasure, New Order and Duran Duran. But I fell really out of love with then after personal Jesus.

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PandaBinah@reddit

Yassss!!!

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StandByTheJAMs@reddit

I used to be and now I am again, apparently, you jerk. It's really going to cut into my Taylor Swift time.

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SensitivePotato44@reddit

No. But it’s just a question of time.

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Karamist623@reddit

I love Depeche Mode!

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nothingexceptfor@reddit

No

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Inevitable-Lock5973@reddit

Yeah, they’re great. I saw them live once unfortunately I was having a horrible migraine and I couldn’t go forward on the music at that point. I’d love to see them again.

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Sensitive-Question42@reddit

“Enjoy the silence” is my own personal theme song. (And yes I just wrote “My own personal theme song” with the tune of “My own personal Jesus” in my head)

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discussatron@reddit

To me, they're at the top. Like whatever huge massive rock bands you rank as the very best, they are that tier. I'm not *obsessed,* but I've been a fan since Catching Up was the newest release, so 40 years now. I was a working-class rocker dude with an upper-crust new wave girlfriend and she turned me on to a lot of those bands. DM, the Cure, the Smiths, etc. For me, the early songs are great, but their best is the run of Black Celebration, Music for the Masses, and Violator. That was the peak. I saw them on the Music for the Masses tour, and I might still have my VHS copy of 101 around here somewhere.

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paintingdusk13@reddit

Friday I was driving our beater car which has a broken AC and no Bluetooth or working input jack but it does have a 6 disc in dash CD player and I was blasting the Violator album. I'm not obsessed with DM but I like them a lot ending at Violator. I'm way more obsessed with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and New Order from that era. Music For the Masses tour was my first concert i ever went to.

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bmpsdad@reddit

Stripped live is my jam!

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AlwaysSeeking1210@reddit

So great.

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South-Bank-stroll@reddit

Ooh, love this one and am now gonna have a Depeche Mode morning! 🤝

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funmonkey1@reddit

Just saw in Oslo last year. The catalogue is immense. I just wonder what would have happened if Depeche Mode and New Order could be on the same ticket given the history. That would be Oasis reunion x 2.

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Argon_Boix@reddit

Only if Peter Hook was actually playing. Without him, it isn’t New Order.

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paintingdusk13@reddit

I actually prefer Peter Hook and the Light doing New Order live than New Order doing New Order live and I've seen both a bunch.

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Ecstatic-Respect-455@reddit

Disagree. I saw New Order when they toured with the Pet Shop Boys and they were very good. Not as good as PSB, but that's a very high bar.

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biffbobfred@reddit

That would be like a 5 hour concert. I wouldn’t mind. I think they would.

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Independent-Dark-955@reddit

I saw them in Oakland in 1985. Greatest concert experience ever.

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Average0ldGuy@reddit

Saw them back in 1988 at the Rose bowl, and 2013 at the Staple Center. Both shows were awesome.

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JustAnOkDogMom@reddit

I’ve been to every show whenever they come to California. I’ve loved them since ‘83

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WileyCoyote7@reddit

Shake the Disease takes me back to being a frustrated teen trying to figure out what was up with my girlfriend. Turns out, our time was up.

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Admirable_Yak_337@reddit

I’m taking a ride with my best friend

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buttfirstcoffee@reddit

If you’re not then I feel sorry for you

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Spartiate@reddit

Not obsessed, was part of my pivotal growth as a teen. But dumped them when I learned the lead singer is a Zionist. And his son is an illegal settler on Palestinian land.

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onedemtwodem@reddit

I love them!

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muggins66@reddit

Not obsessed now but I loved their early music. I had a 67 vw squareback and a great sound system. I’ll turn 60 years old next May. I listen to Devo radio on Pandora floating in my pool and it feels like 1984

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thegreatandpowerfulE@reddit

That's how I was going to answer the question. I just can't get enough.

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dodadoler@reddit

No

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HumidMind@reddit

Since the first time my friend played Speak and Spell for me in 1983. Great time to be a teen. Great music across the catalog.

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TheMatrixRedPill@reddit

Violator - best album of all time.

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Crazy_Response_9009@reddit

Never enjoyed them. Wasn’t into the synth bands at all. Can listen to a bit of it now and enjoy, but I like acoustic instruments over electronic and guess I always will.

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HottKarl79@reddit

One night back in 2006, I was driving east across the Maryland panhandle, bringing something from Detroit to West Virginia because it was worth a lot more there, and *Enjoy the Silence* came on whatever weird, obscure radio station I had found up there in the mountains. I hadn't heard that song in *well* over a decade. This random moment involving the weirdest radio station ever (the next song they played was *Time For Me to Fly* by REO Speedwagon), led me to totally rediscovering the Mode.

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Sand-between-my-toes@reddit

I was too broke as a teen to see them live but absolutely felt their music was a part of me

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Taranchulla@reddit

Forever and always. Spent the overnight in line for tickets twice. Had to have good seats.

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RavenMcG@reddit

Love them. I got to see them 8 times. Best memory was when I was 8 months pregnant and we went to a show in Salem Oregon. My baby was a kicker, like 24/7 little shit, but during the show he was super calm. And 35 years later he has seen them 4 times.

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Dreadkiaili@reddit

Got a chance to see them live a few years ago. It was an amazing show.

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ircsmith@reddit

Only in large amounts

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texasbelle778@reddit

Completely agree. My love for DM is eternal. They have been the soundtrack of my teen years, my angsty 20s and today. And I've never danced so hard at another concert!

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borisdidnothingwrong@reddit

Dr. Girlfriend: Sweetie, isn't that the guy from De-peche Mode? The Monarch: Oh, no way! Where? Holy crap, he's with a girl? Dr. Girlfriend: Oh yeah, that guy is totally straight. I saw a whole thing about him on the VH-1. The Monarch: But he's the guy from Depeche Mode! It's impossible. Dr. Girlfriend: Straight. The Monarch: Come on! He's in Depeche Mode!

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Any_Version6722@reddit

Black Celebration album, love it forever

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WizardBonus@reddit

Everything Counts in large amounts

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furiously_curiously@reddit

Must be something in the air! I thought of Blasphemous Rumors the other day randomly and made DM playlist while I was at it.

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Prior_Two1814@reddit

You have to see them live. I have seen them 3 times. They’re excellent and it’s just so nice to be in a space like that with other fans.

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GenX-tragicwaver@reddit

Absolutely. Songs of Faith and Devotion was my seminal teenage album and I still have the CD copy, as well as the 101 concert and best ofs, that I brought in the 1990s. At nearly 50 years old, they are all still on regular rotation.

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Unlucky_Profit_776@reddit

I saw them live with Bat for Lashes and Dave Gahan was a fucking Rockstar!!! I hope you get to see them!

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AlwaysSeeking1210@reddit

Love Bat for Lashes, too!

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badgerbot9999@reddit

They were way ahead of their time. They should amend the bill of rights to just say People Are People, the end. They’re revolutionaries

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AlwaysSeeking1210@reddit

Love that video.

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Diligent-Decision150@reddit

Are there any live stuff out there?

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LaserRanger@reddit

2013 Live in Berlin album has its moments

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Craig1974@reddit

Is there a worse group than Depeche Mode?

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LaserRanger@reddit

Yes. Nine Inch Nails.

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Texas4lif3@reddit

Its all I've ever wanted, it's all I've ever needed

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CoverCommercial3576@reddit

I’m not obsessed with anything

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snarffle-@reddit

Best concert I’ve ever seen was Depeche Mode ~ 10 years ago.

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pheo69@reddit

Yes! I saw them in 1990 and 2023. Great both times.

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SiouxsieQTip@reddit

Have totally loved DM since I was a teen in the 80’s. Was waiting at the traffic lights a while back, and had ‘Get the Balance Right’ playing fairly loudly. A couple of tradies in a Ute next to me kept looking over. As the lights changed, one of them leaned out their window and waved at me. Expecting a compliment on my stunning taste in music, I put my window down and he shouted across “Your music is fucking shit”. 😂

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65variant@reddit

I was in the crowd at the Rose Bowl during the 101 tour and a few decades later, I talked my wife into going to a DM concert while she was 8 months pregnant. Strangelove was my favorite song for years but I prefer Blue Dress these days.

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Unfinished-symphony@reddit

Well absolutely. I have been obsessed my entire life practically. As I write this I have t-shirt with Dave Gahan on it on a motorcycle…maybe from their Spirit tour I think…I have seen them at least 10 times in my life. They are the playlist of my life. 🖤🤍

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defStef@reddit

Yes

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redbeard914@reddit

Simply imagine a Depeche Mode quote from Orgazmo...

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anythingaustin@reddit

I used to live obsessed with DM back in my teens and I’ve seen them live 5-6 times but I don’t willingly choose to cue them up on my playlist. If a song comes on when I’m shopping I’ll still sing every lyric. I don’t listen to the same stuff I did when I was a teenager though.

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ComprehensiveSwim709@reddit

Absolutely!

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knox7777@reddit

Absolutely. Been a fan since the late eighties. Also listened to a lot of bands who were copying them when they started (And One, Camouflage, Bonanza Banzai in Hungary, etc). Never let me down is my all time favorite, and this one https://youtu.be/Zf3Ys6KSdSY?si=Lf-v1KC9zdScrNth my favorite version. Considering their heavy influence on more than one genre it always surprises me when they don't even make cut in any "top 100 of..." list by music magazines or often even here on reddit. (They sold close to 100 million albums, that should mean something) Gagan is a top tier frontman and the creativity of both Clarke and Gore is undeniable.

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Tampadarlyn@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/87ib1ne5pigf1.jpeg?width=739&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8c2dd2e90d633a0d94a2c40f4744b6bf6d958281 Not me, but made for a friend.

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Top_Tomatillo8445@reddit

Can someone please, for the love of Dave, make a dating app for GenX devotees?

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UnbelievableDingo@reddit

they're still touring! we saw them last year in Nashville and it was amazing! don't sleep on them

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Top_Tomatillo8445@reddit

Everyday. Religious devotee here. I finally got to see them in 2023, and twice!

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icrossedtheroad@reddit

I got to see them in '84 and again in the early 90s. I still have my shirt from the first show. I had a huge crush on Dave when I was 14.

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Willing_Freedom_1067@reddit

Saw them once in Atlanta in ‘01 during their “Exciter” tour. The best show I’ve ever been to in my life. I actually didn’t like them at all in the 80’s for some reason. Didn’t get into them until 20 years later. But now I knew what I’d been missing. They’re one of my top 3 of all time.

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Jsmith2127@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/qg8e9a9inigf1.jpeg?width=1013&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4afb5b649677593772401d45115bbe336f1160b2 Love me some Depeche Mode

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MathematicianOk7508@reddit

Yes! I discovered them in 87, and listen to them all the time to get to my happy place

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BossParticular3383@reddit

*Never Let Me Down Again* is in my blood ....

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UnderstandingQuirky8@reddit

This is definitely one of my absolute favorites.

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ThanklessWaterHeater@reddit

My seventeen year old son LOVES Depeche Mode. I’ve listened to far more of them in the last decade than I ever did when it was age appropriate for me.

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UnderstandingQuirky8@reddit

I love this!! I wasn’t able to have kids but I always wanted to impart my love for DM on my kids. Maybe I still can on my niece/nephew.

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TheEdumicator@reddit

When they released, *Music for the Masses*, *101*, and *Violator* were played on repeat*.* Lots of repeat. In 1990, I saw them during the Violator tour. Nitzer Ebb opened, so that was a doubly great night. I feel like I watched *101* every day for weeks. Yeah, I've gone through periods of obsession.

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UnderstandingQuirky8@reddit

Same. That was my first concert, I was in 8th grade. Watched 101 obsessively with a high school friend and quoted lots from that. We made our own music videos, I remember my friend holding a plate when he sings “I hand myself, over on a plate”. I’m a girl with curly hair and I had a short mushroom haircut like Martin at one point- it looked much better on him. 🙄 I’ve seen them 7 times.

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Any_Nectarine_7806@reddit

That's a great industrial show. Fuck.

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Icy-Call5556@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/yb2291kbligf1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=28a318b7ff8f45cc085dbf283303356b090f8b45 2023 tour was outstanding.

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knucklesmalone@reddit

My first concert was Music for the Masses tour with OMD as the opener. Amazing!

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realpm_net@reddit

I still like them plenty. When I was in 7th grade in the late ‘80s, my friends and I went to every single show at the Forum in LA on the Music for the Masses tour. Seen them a few times since, too. Just Can’t Get Enough for every encore.

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thepostmerc@reddit

I played an Open Mic last night and did "Lovesong", "Enjoy the Silence" and "Love Vigilantes" I called it my acoustic synth pop set.

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ku_78@reddit

Absolutely

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wonderbeen@reddit

Same, I have been listening to them a lot more than usual lately.

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Flight_Not_Fancy@reddit

Only band I've seen twice. I remember being introduced to them with a dub of 101 that my friend gave me in 7th grade. I didn't like it at the time, put it away. I listened to it a year later and mind was blown and I've been a fan ever since. One of my life mottos is "I give into sin, because you have to make this livable"

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krushgruuv@reddit

An absolute definitive sound of the 80s. When people think.of "80s music" Depeche Mode is what they are thinking of whether they know it or not.

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CallMeLeonT@reddit

They’re all I’ve ever wanted and all I’ve ever needed….

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its_raining_scotch@reddit

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Choice_Student4910@reddit

Saw them 86 (87?). Awesome show. My wife and daughter can’t stand it when I’m playing the Violator album when I’m cleaning the house. Always that album.

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PhtevenAZ@reddit

The last album is awesome, too.

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Big_Donkey3496@reddit

Policy of Truth and Personal Jesus are two songs at the top of my list. I’ve never tired of them and man they sound great with good headphones.

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Pop_Professional_25@reddit

Oh, very

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Vioralarama@reddit

Yes! I've been on a DM revival for a few months now. It's a hyperfixation thing. Never let Me Down Again is my favorite song of theirs.

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JoyfulRaver@reddit

I about levitated out of my 12 year old body the first time I heard Personal Jesus ☺️

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zootnotdingo@reddit

Completely agree. Was an out-of-body experience

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ljinbs@reddit

Saw them at the Forum and Irvine Meadows in the mid-80s in So Cal. They were great to see live. They had so many good songs that weren’t played on mainstream stations. Listening to individual albums is worth it for a deeper dive.

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JDHogan-Davies@reddit

I saw them in Chicago the night before Thanksgiving in 1997 (or '98... I can't remember exactly). Great show.

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ZogemWho@reddit

No. I never ‘got them’, but the Marlyn Manson cover of ‘Personal Jesus’ is in my favorites.

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Potato2266@reddit

I didn’t really like them when I was a kid. I thought their vocals are just mechanical, like machines devoid of feelings. But recently “Personal Jesus” just inexplicably popped into my head, and DM is now just the embodiment of COOL to me!

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CrazyBitchCatLady@reddit

It all seems so stupid it makes me want to give up. But why should I give up when it all seems so stupid?

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doktorstilton@reddit

Their Music for the Masses tour was one of my early concerts

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Chawnci7@reddit

Legends 😎 Honorable mention to New Order and The Pet Shop Boys

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xeno_dorph@reddit

Cut school at 16 to see Music for the Masses tour, my first actual concert. “Before We Drown” is currently playing on my INXS pandora station. I feel like I’ve never not known them.

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Amazing-Jump4158@reddit

I saw them for the first time in 1986 in Dallas in a space that was half bowling alley half theater. The place was half full. The Master and Servant Tour. This was before they broke big in America with People Are People. Gahan had blonde hair and they all had the leather on, head to toe. I was 19. It was awesome.

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Secure_Flatworm_7896@reddit

They were my favorite band at 15. Plus The Smiths and The Cure. My holy trinity

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Olderbutnotdead619@reddit

Because of SiriusXM, i can listen to them daily on First wave

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tube_pilots@reddit

Just went to see the DM cover band "Devotional" last week. I sang every song at full volume, and they played some deep cuts. Depeche Mode music will play at my fucking funeral.

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Ecstatic-Respect-455@reddit

Yeah, they're great!

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MyFavoriteThing@reddit

Enjoy the silence.

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Ecstatic-Respect-455@reddit

YES. And the Cure.

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Mobile-Boss-8566@reddit

I would not obsessed , however I do like their music.

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Independent_Chef9991@reddit

I missed em when I was a kid, but I got all the albums pretty much.

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GarionOrb@reddit

Love them! Violator was a formative album for me, and they were my first concert (Devotional Tour 1993). .

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RDZed72@reddit

Been obsessed since 1983. Seen them 16 times.

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OIL_99@reddit

Love them! It’s funny I get in these modes, pun intended, where I just listen to them over and over. But as I age I also do this will a lot of bands. Just listen to them all day while working in the yard or house. I have Apple Music so can play mixes but I pick a band and crush it.

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Plastic-Sentence9429@reddit

I was for so long. Haven't gotten into their newer stuff, but I have a serious vinyl collection of 12" singles that I collected over the years, and a bunch that I bought on a trip to Europe in '87.

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Doc-Milsap@reddit

Yes, and I’ve been listening to them a lot lately. Shake The Disease has been stuck in my head every day for the past month and I’m not sure why but I’ve been listening to that song specifically almost daily.

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kunk75@reddit

Ha saw them near 100 times

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sassyblondechik@reddit

Yes! I flew to Vegas to see them in 2023. I don’t live in a city that they tour so I wasn’t able to see them in the 90s.

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fullofsharts@reddit

Not really. But what's a song of theirs that you think most everyone would like?

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emax55@reddit

Been my favourite band since the 80s when I saw the video for Shake the Disease. Martin Gore staring straight at the camera singing "Understand me". I was mesmerized. I've seen them 12 times now, I think.

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imalloverthemap@reddit

I only liked their first two or three albums. The later stuff just doesn’t hit for me.

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Extra-Walk-5513@reddit

Nope. Not in the least. Never have been. Never will be.

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CharmingDagger@reddit

My wife was a total new wave nerd in high school and DM was her favorite. Not obsessed, but still listens to them and we went to a concert recently.

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Altrebelle@reddit

Route 66 (The Beatmasters Mix) think may have been Rodney on the Roq. That song got me hooked. Then it was Strange Love...then the whole Music For The Masses album. Never did make it to the Rose Bowl...but 101...that album is AMAZING.

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scottwricketts@reddit

Construction through Violator is a helluva run.

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Lazy_Reward4810@reddit (OP)

This!!

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akillerofjoy@reddit

DM is one of those bands that’s several bands in one. Same can be said for the cure, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, etc. there were times when I was totally aligned with their music, and times when they felt totally foreign. There are 3 DM bands, as far as I’m concerned. There’s the early years, I just can’t get enough and all sorts of other corny garbage I can’t stand. Then there’s “my” dm, which spans 4 albums in a row, from Black Celebration through Songs of Faith and Devotion, and finally, there’s this current DM, who I guess still do music? I’ve not cared since Ultra came out.

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Lazy_Reward4810@reddit (OP)

I get it and true. Construction Time Again -> Violator is “my” DM.

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Jimmyjamz73@reddit

Loved them since the late ‘80’s. Finally got to see them on the last tour, and they didn’t disappoint one bit.

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NeoPrimitiveOasis@reddit

The depth and quality of their catalog is so impressive, too. I love them.

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Mandyvlp@reddit

Looooove them. Saw them for the first time at the Violator tour. Love that album. I love the Cure more though. Been my fav for almost 40 years. First concert was Disintegration tour 💕

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largos7289@reddit

Dude there was a song made by them on a come back or what not. I heard it once and can't find it anywhere... Can't remember the year either... i just remember the guy on the radio said and depeche mode's new song after x amount of time. It's been so long i don't even know if i can remember it LOL.

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Jamminnav@reddit

So you’re saying you just can’t get enough?

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BlasphemousRealities@reddit

Me

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luckyman562@reddit

🌹✝️🌹✝️🌹✝️🌹✝️

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PappyBlueRibs@reddit

I didn't listen to them in high school but I've recently (last few years) become obsessed with some extended DJ sets of their music - just fantastic stuff!

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TheSwedishEagle@reddit

Back in the day here in LA there was a show called “Request Video” that played the top 10 music videos requested by callers. They had to ban Depeche Mode from the show because otherwise Depeche Mode would be all ten every episode. They made up for it by having special Depeche Mode only episodes.

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Lazy_Reward4810@reddit (OP)

Would love if there were archives of those DM only episodes.

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TheSwedishEagle@reddit

There’s an episode on YouTube where Martin Gore himself calls in to talk about the new (to be released in a few days) album called Violator and an upcoming signing at a record store in LA from 9pm to midnight. That turned into the March 20, 1990 Depeche Mode Riot when 17,000 people showed up and it became obvious most of them would not get anything signed in the time allotted. The band decided it was unsafe and left just an hour in. People had been standing in line since the day before so they got really angry. It was chaos. Yes, people are obsessed with DM.

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Lazy_Reward4810@reddit (OP)

Just watched. Thx for sharing!

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Z_Opinionator@reddit

Like Depeche Mode? WRONG

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GrolarBear69@reddit

Never been disappointed when they came up on the rotation. Really great vibe, tight atmosphere. No bad tracks.

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Immediate-Hamster724@reddit

Always loved them, but the song Personal Jesus is the absolute worst song ever. I just can’t. Not sure why. I was in high school when it came out, and I hated it immediately.

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GTA4EVER1069@reddit

Or Tears for Fears

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Exciting-Composer157@reddit

So the songs we grew up with (for the large part) are still going strong which Makes me wonder, will the artists of today still be a thing in 40 years? I know there’s a few good songs, but no “anthems” that everyone knows and screams together

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Lazy_Reward4810@reddit (OP)

Agree. Aside from a few standouts, most music today lacks the impact older songs had. Don’t think I’ll have any of today’s songs stuck in my head when I’m rocking out in the nursing home. But, I will have the 80-90’s on replay.

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Exciting-Composer157@reddit

Hehe. I reckon Acca Dacca should be on that playlist!

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Exciting-Composer157@reddit

Just uncovered some old mix tapes, and yep, Depeche Mode made the cut https://preview.redd.it/oosknxituhgf1.png?width=2042&format=png&auto=webp&s=c874d865708fcf14c83ddc7d0fe50501b292dca3 Imaginatively named “The Autumn of ‘82

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Lazy_Reward4810@reddit (OP)

That’s a good mix tape

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Exciting-Composer157@reddit

Think i used to record Barry Bissels Top 40

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JCourtK-123@reddit

No, but I saw them live at Lalapoo in Chicago in '08. Fucking amazing

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JCourtK-123@reddit

Tool was also outstanding! That's the show the Beasties had to cancel on because Adam got cancer. They were playing at the same time as Tool. I would have seen Beasties. Saw Jane's there too

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nicklel@reddit

Violator is my favourite, it got me through some tough times.

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shedwyn2019@reddit

Just can’t get enough!

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Separate_Ad_4687@reddit

You just can’t get enough?

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tferr9@reddit

Played the living crap out of violator in college

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joefatmamma@reddit

![gif](giphy|fXnRObM8Q0RkOmR5nf)

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Evening_Ad_1099@reddit

Had the absolute pleasure of seeing them 3 times. Always a great band live!

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Immediate-Rub3807@reddit

Never got to see them, never came anywhere close to where I live…Music for the Masses was my 1st album followed of course by Violator.

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Big-Inspection436@reddit

Still remember that enjoy the silence video !

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MaLMaison115@reddit

I’ve seen them twice-the second time in the late 90’s and I talked a sec guard into giving me David Gahan’s used water bottle…my sister and some random gal and I all took shots off it😬😆so gross now…and I’d likely do it again☝🏽

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Lazy_Reward4810@reddit (OP)

Haha!

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AnchorScud@reddit

no

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bagoTrekker@reddit

Yes, I just can’t get enough of

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-Cool_Ethan-@reddit

I’ve been super into Talking Heads lately. Depeche Mode is rad, btw.

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NorCalJason75@reddit

Stop Making Sense is SO GOOD

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Ok-Rock2345@reddit

I was, but eventually moved on. I still like to listen to them every so often, but hardly obsessed. When I was, nobody else seemed to know them.

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wmnoe@reddit

I am constantly listening to everything they did up until SOFAD, which was the last album of theirs I bought. Never did get to see them live, but I used to try to get as many imports and special edition releases I could get.

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imk@reddit

Saw them on the Black Celebration tour for the first time in Northern Virginia. It was a great show. They are one of those bands that I dive back into every now and then. Plus some of their recent stuff has been really good.

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rocketcitygardener@reddit

Nope

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Rillion25@reddit

They are by far my favorite band. Fortunately I have seen them quite a few times starting with the World Violation tour. I went to three shows during their last tour for Momento Mori.

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lngfellow45@reddit

What am I trying to do? What am I trying to say? I’m not trying to tell you something you didn’t know when you woke up today.

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Lazy_Reward4810@reddit (OP)

I’m not your answer, just a sound—the echo that stays when no one’s around.

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Lazy_Reward4810@reddit (OP)

I’m not your answer, I’m just the sound. The echo that lingers When no one’s around. Not here to save you, Not here to stay Just a shadow that moves When you look away.

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Few-System1464@reddit

I wasn't anticipating that, or anything else. Mostly it was Nothing, I guess. (Sorry not lyrics)

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darkfalzx@reddit

Absolutely adore DM, especially their earlier stuff (before Ultra), but newer stuff is also great. Last saw them in Philly in… 2023, I think. They were awesome, but also kind of sad.

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gohdnuorg@reddit

Not sad. Kings.

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Available-Low-2428@reddit

What made them truly special is. It only their knack for melodies but the very innovative sounds they used. Even their early work is full of very distinct non-preset sounds. By 1983/84 they revolutionized how samples could be incorporated into pop music and never really got the credit for it.

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bodhidharma132001@reddit

Love Depeche Mode. Lucky enough to see them twice in the early 90s.

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wobbsey@reddit

depeche mode was my first concert in the early 90s. first day of sophomore year with my best friend and her early genx dad who had introduced us to their music.

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gohdnuorg@reddit

1993. 4 times. last time 2023 with my daughter.

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suffaluffapussycat@reddit

I saw them in (maybe) 1984 in Austin. Great gig. There were hay bales to sit on.

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DeFiClark@reddit

Still one of my favorite bands for long drives

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snerdie@reddit

They’re my favorite band ever. So, yeah. I get it.

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Mercury5979@reddit

I went on a Depeche Mode kick in the late 90s. Songs of Faith and Devotion remains one of my favorite albums of all time, and Ultra was always in heavy rotation. Of course, Violator is a pivotal very early 90s album.

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attaboy_stampy@reddit

Never liked them, but I get it.

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byrdinbabylon@reddit

I really dig them, especially the Black Celebration through Violator era. As someone who fairly recently has gotten into sequencing synthesizers in music production, they definitely are a good reference to use for what solid arranging is of those tones. Their usage of certain samples to enhance parts or beats was genius at times. If I had to pick one track that's kind of a favorite but a sleeper, I'd go with "But Not Tonight". I did see them live once on the Songs of Faith and Devotion tour. They were great live.

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Lazy_Reward4810@reddit (OP)

This!!! Here is the House is another !

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Sintered_Monkey@reddit

I always thought they were just okay. Until Violator, and that changed everything for me.

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Repulsive-Machine-25@reddit

No. They're okay, but that's all.

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LarrySDonald@reddit

I remember there was a rumor that KMFDM stood for Kill MFn Depeche Mode. I wouldn’t go that far, they have a few interesting tracks, but pretty mid.

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MandyLee77@reddit

I am still. I wish I still had my gigantic Violator poster still.

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Entrepreneur-Exact@reddit

Reach out and touch me! Depeche Mode has a classic 80's vibe that can't be copied.

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mrshatnertoyou@reddit

One of my favorite bands saw them live around 2001, Gahan is a dervish dancing around with so much energy. When that bass went off on Personal Jesus, the place went berserk.

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MujerInvisible@reddit

is jt an obsession if you have completely internalized them so that they are a part of you? then yes.

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jt2ou@reddit

Saw them once and it was amazing!

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Retro_Dad@reddit

Have been my favorite group since I first heard them. I own every album.

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angiez71@reddit

I just saw them last October. AMAZING! If you ever get the chance, go see them. They are better now than in 1997.

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TooFunny4U@reddit

Yes, they're amazing. Still obsessed.

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KorryBoston@reddit

Saw them for the first time last year. It’s one of the many things that I love about my husband. He doesn’t know all the words to the songs, so he’ll make them up as he goes

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