Much like the Stones pioneered stadium rock and the "Sex, drugs and rock and roll" scene, so DM invented / mastered techno-pop and paved the way for the other classic eighties bands that followed: Spandau Ballet, The Cure, The Thomson Twins, Erasure, etc. In fact Vince Clark's path from DM through Yazoo to Erasure helped blaze the path.
DM history shows the band aging with their fans. Synth pop of the early eighties gave way to a darker side of Martin Gore's lyric writing and David Gahan's stage and vocal presence. So dark in fact that the drug-fueled excesses of the early nineties almost killed Gahan. I will never forget going to the DM concert in the Good Hope Centre in, was it, '93? It was an all consuming David Gahan performance and you could see the band were living the excesses of the darker music of "Songs of Faith and Devotion." Apparently, after wherever the band played on that SA tour, they would fly back to Deviate, a techno club above the Playground in Cape Town.
Exciter showed an older more soulful DM and the DVD showing the Paris concert is a classic. "In Your Room" remains one of my all time favorite songs and the Paris performance is masterful.
Right now, the DM re-release of material on their "Remixes 81 - 04" album and the Marilyn Manson cover of "Personal Jesus" acknowledge a generation of DM.
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My favorite DM song (although Black Celebration is great for those days when things have just not gone your way): In your room - © 1992, Martin L. Gore In your room Where time stands still Or moves at your will Will you let the morning come soon Or will you leave me lying here In your favourite darkness Your favourite half-light Your favourite consciousness Your favourite slave In your room Where souls disappear Only you exist here Will you lead me to your armchair Or leave me lying here Your favourite innocence Your favourite prize Your favourite smile Your favourite slave I'm hanging on your words Living on your breath Feeling with your skin Will I always be here In your room Your burning eyes Cause flames to arise Will you let the fire die down soon Or will I always be here Your favourite passion Your favourite game Your favourite mirror Your favourite slave I'm hanging on your words Living on your breath Feeling with your skin Will I always be here |
My favorite DM lyrics: Freelove - © 2001, Martin L. Gore If you've been hiding from love If you've been hiding from love I can understand where You're coming from I can understand where You're coming from If you've suffered enough If you've suffered enough I can understand what You're thinking of I can see the pain that You're frightened of And I'm only here To bring you free love Let's make it clear That this is free love No hidden catch No strings attached Just free love No hidden catch No strings attached Just free love I've been running like you I've been running like you Now you understand Why I'm running scared Now you understand Why I'm running scared I've been searching for truth I've been searching for truth And I haven't been Getting anywhere No I haven't been Getting anywhere And I'm only here To bring you free love Let's make it clear That this is free love No hidden catch No strings attached Just free love No hidden catch No strings attached Just free love Hey girl You've got to take this moment Then let it slip away Let go of complicated feelings Then there's no price to pay We've been running from love We've been running from love And we don't know What we're doing here No we don't know What we're doing here We're only here Sharing our free love Let's make it clear That this is free love No hidden catch No strings attached Just free love No hidden catch No strings attached Just free love |
Why the above songs? 'Cause they encapsulate times of my life. Kind of the way the band that represents my generation should.
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