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Depeche Mode - Condemnation (1993)

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Details magazine, April 1993

‘Songs of Faith and Devotion’ reached number 1 in several countries, and became the first #DepecheMode album to top the charts in both the UK and the US. 

To support the album, Depeche Mode embarked on the 14 month long Devotional Tour (DVD filmed by Anton Corbijn), the largest tour the band had ever undertaken to that date.

Recording the album and the subsequent tour exacerbated growing tensions and difficulties within the band, prompting Alan Wilder (Recoil) to quit, making this album the final with him as a band member. The ordeal had exhausted their creative output following the enormous success they had enjoyed with Violator, leading to rumours and media speculation that the band would split. Depeche Mode subsequently recovered from the experience, and released Ultra in 1997.Dave Gahan downplayed his role on the album, stating the only thing he felt he contributed was what he considers his greatest vocal performance for Condemnation. Conversely, Wilder praised his role, stating that on previous releases, Gahan’s studio contributions is often only vocal performance and thus did not get in the way much and that he often offered a lot of positive encouragement despite his addiction, and that it was Wilder’s creative differences with Gore was the source of the real tension in the band.Flood (Mixing|Production) recalls Wilder and Gore having a very heated argument over the mix to Judas, and that there were constant disagreements throughout the recording process between the members of the band and Flood himself. Despite the feeling the band were realising one of their greatest works, Flood commented that the “little things” of the recording process never ran smoothly, leading to constant, largely non-constructive, arguing. Conditions improved between the band when the recording sessions moved to Hamburg largely in part as it was a return to normal studio routine, as opposed to living together. Martin Gore later commented: “I don’t think anyone was ever the same after that Devotional Tour”, highlighting the tense nature of the tour, and Q magazine would later refer to the Devotional Tour as “the most debauched rock tour ever”..Alan Wilder, who announced his departure from the band on his 36th birthday in 1995, highlighting a highly uneven workload distribution, lack of acknowledgement from his bandmates, creative differences within the band and overall lack of cohesion. Wilder’s departure and the internal strife within the band, specifically Gahan’s growing heroin addiction led many to speculate that the band was finished.

Chart Peakings; #1 in the UK, US, Switzerland, Austria, France, Germany & Italy

DAVE GAHAN // Depeche Mode - Halo

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Depeche Mode Interview

1988 - RTBF (Belgian TV)

Disclaimer: I’m not an astrology buff, but I feel like their answers perfectly encompass their horoscope signs:

Andy (Cancer): Avoid drama, just say yourself

Alan (Gemini): Is polite and gives a dignified answer, but can’t help the subtle head-shake as he thinks “what a juvenile question”

Martin (Leo): Loyalty to his bestie, but in order not to offend the other two explains his reasoning and then cracks a joke to lighten the mood

Dave (Taurus): Uncomfortable giving an answer, jokes about spilling the drama to deflect for a second…but in the heat of the moment wants to answer honestly. Then his brain finally catches up and he realizes “no wait, I love Martin and Andy too” and rambles on about how they’re all buddies

DOCTOR WHO THE CHRISTMAS INVASION

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