Depeche Mode

Lediya surprised me last month for my birthday with two tickets for the Depeche Mode concert at the Arrowhead Pond. It was truly an amazing show. The audience consisted mainly of folks in their 30s and 40s, not surprising considering Depeche Mode reached the peak of their success while these same people were in their late teens and 20s.

Depeche Mode played a mix of new songs such as Precious and older songs mainly from Music for the Masses and Violator. It was awesome to see people singing along with their bands to such hits as Enjoy the Silence, World In My Eyes, and Personal Jesus. I actually lost my voice halfway through Behind the Wheel.

While the new material is good, it just does not compare to their old songs. I honestly think that while Martin Gore still writes deep lyrics, the band definitely misses Alan Wilder's musical contributions. (Alan left the band in 1994 due to "professional differences" - mainly he felt that he was not getting enough credit for his contributions).

My personal top five Depeche Mode songs of all time (album):

1. Policy Of Truth (Violator)
2. Strangelove (Music for the Masses)
3. People Are People (Some Great Reward)
4. Walking In My Shoes (Songs of Faith and Devotion)
5. A Question of Time (Black Celebration)
   

All in all, the concert was an absolute blast and I sure was very surprised! Thanks honey!