Depeche Mode

. Electric Light Orchestra, Part Two (1990)
Moment of Truth (1994)
. As of January 2005, the album is currently being recorded. Afterglow (1990)
Flashback (2000)
Zoom (2001)
Eldorado (expanded) (2001)
Discovery (expanded) (2001)
Time (expanded) (2001)
Secret Messages (expanded) (2001)
The Essential Electric Light Orchestra (2003)
ELO 2 - Lost Planet (2003)
First Light Series (2003)
. In November 2004, it was announced on http://www.depechemode.com that the band was planning on going into the studio to record an album in early 2005 with producer Ben Hillier. Balance of Power (1986). In August 2004, Mute announced a DVD release of "Devotional" and a new remix completion album Remixes 81-04 that covers some new & unreleased promo mixes of the singles from 1981 to 2004. Secret Messages (1983).

2003 saw the release of Dave Gahan's solo album, Paper Monsters, followed by a worldwide tour and a DVD taken from it, titled Live Monsters, Martin Gore continued his solo career with the release of Counterfeit 2, and Andrew Fletcher launched his own label, Toast Hawaii. Time (1981). Wilder himself has stated that he contributed a lion's share of work while receiving the least credit on past albums. ELO's Greatest Hits (1979)
Xanadu (Soundtrack) (1980). It has been suggested that a failure of the band to recognize its own brand appeal in releasing previous records may have played some part in his departure, with other factors including the drug addiction issues of Dave Gahan; Martin Gore's admission of "battling his own demons" at this time; and growing tensions between Wilder and Andrew Fletcher. Discovery (1979). In June 1995 after the Devotional tour, Alan Wilder left the band citing "unsatisfactory internal working conditions", while continuing to work on his personal project Recoil. Out of the Blue (1977).

After the much earlier departure of Vince Clarke, a gradual change away from their roots can hardly have been unexpected. A New World Record (1976). indeed, in a CD booklet, Dave Gahan is instead pictured lovingly holding an acoustic guitar - a far cry from the synthpop ideal of 'keyboards with everything'. Face the Music (1975). One marked change in the style of music throughout the history of this band has been a move away from keyboards and heavily synth pop-influenced sound.. Eldorado (1974). Techno pioneers such as Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson and Juan Atkins regularly quoted Depeche Mode as an influence in their development of proto-techno during the Detroit Techno explosion in the late 80s. No Answer (1972)
Electric Light Orchestra II (1973)
On The Third Day (1973).

Depeche Mode had a great influence on the emergence of the techno and electronica music scenes through the late 80s and 90s. Electric Light Orchestra (1971). Pennebaker, recently released on DVD, which is notable for an element of fan interaction. It appeared in a commercial for the Volkswagen Beetle Convertible, was used in the trailers for the films Adaptation and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and is the theme song of the television series, LAX, and the NBC remake of the hit BBC comedy The Office. The tour was documented in a film by D.A. Blue Sky" enjoyed a resurgence. The 101 tour culminated in a final concert at the Pasadena Rose Bowl with a sell-out attendance of 80,000 (the highest in 8 years for the venue). In 2003 and 2004, ELO's song "Mr.

In the intervening years between the mid-80s and 90s, the band's popularity in the US grew to massive proportions. Zoom was made after Lynne had collaborated with The Traveling Wilburys and took on a more organic sound, with less emphasis on electronic effects. Guest musicians included former Beatles Ringo Starr and George Harrison. In 1984 Depeche Mode made in-roads into America, which spawned the US-only release of Catching Up With Depeche Mode. Former ELO member Richard Tandy rejoined the band a short time afterwards for a tour that was unfortunately cut short due to poor ticket sales. In the early 1980s the band's popularity was largely confined to Europe (particularly Germany) and their style was Synth pop. Jeff Lynne's comeback with ELO started in 2001 when he reformed the band with completely new members and released the album Zoom. He wrote The Landscape is Changing and Two Minute Warning for their 1983 album, Construction Time Again, as well as Fools, the B-side to the Love in Itself single, In Your Memory, the B-side to the People Are People single, and If You Want on the 1984 album Some Great Reward, but his main contribution to Depeche Mode was in the technical and musical production aspects. In the late 1990s, Bev Bevan departed ELO Part 2, but members continued on under the name The Orchestra.

After Vince's departure, Martin Gore, who had written Tora! Tora! Tora! and Big Muff on their debut album, took over as the band's primary song-writer and in 1982 the album A Broken Frame was released. After this, Alan Wilder joined the band as a permanent replacement for Clarke. The quality of music produced by Part II, compared with the original ELO, is a bone of contention amongst fans, many concluding that without Jeff Lynne at the helm it's not ELO. Soon after, Vince Clarke left to form a new band, Yazoo (Yaz in the US) with Alison Moyet, The Assembly with Feargal Sharkey, Dave Clempson and Eric Radcliffe, and later Erasure with Andy Bell. A second album, Moment Of Truth, was released in 1994. The band became part of Daniel Miller's Mute label by verbal contract, and released their first album, Speak and Spell, in 1981. With Lynne's agreement, another version of the band (without him) was formed in 1990 by drummer Bev Bevan, when "Electric Light Orchestra, Part II" was put together, releasing an album that went straight to the bargain bins. The new name was taken from a French fashion magazine, "Dépêche-mode", translates to "fashion telegram". In 1986, ELO, now a three piece band, released their final album, Balance Of Power, which was all synths and no strings, before going their separate ways.

Andrew Fletcher then became part of the band and it was renamed "Composition of Sound." David Gahan joined the band in 1980 after Vince Clarke heard him perform at a local gig, and "Depeche Mode" was born. Shortly after this album Kelly Groucutt was dismissed from the band; he subsequently sued the band for royalty fees. Depeche Mode's origins can be traced back to 1976, when Vince Clarke and Andrew Fletcher formed a band known as "No Romance in China." The band was unsuccessful and in 1979, Vince Clarke formed a new band named "French Look" with Martin Gore. It has been reported that Jeff Lynne is embarrassed by this song, hence its unavailability.
. Some of the songs that didn't survive the hatchet job cropped up as single b-sides and on later box sets; however, the tribute song "Beatles Forever" is still unavailable. Former members include:. Secret Messages was originally recorded as a double album; however, the record company had different ideas citing that it'd be too expensive.

The three current members of Depeche Mode are:. Secret Messages was released in 1983, with a guest appearance by former ELO violinist Mik Kaminski on the track "Rock 'n' Roll Is King"; this was the only hit single taken from this album. As of 2005, Depeche Mode have sold over 50 million albums worldwide. Following this their popularity began to wane. Depeche Mode had many videos heavily rotated on MTV and MuchMusic. In 1981, ELO's sound changed again, moving away from disco and into the 1980s, with the album Time (single: "Hold On Tight") on which synthesizers replaced classical strings. They are one of the longest-lived and most successful bands to have emerged during the New Wave/New Romantic era. Billboard top 40 chart.

Depeche Mode was originally founded in 1980 as a synth pop band in the town of Basildon, England. The movie bombed but the soundtrack did very well, with hit singles from both Newton-John ("Magic", #1 in the U.S.) and ELO ("I'm Alive" and "All Over the World") as well as the title track to the movie, performed by Newton-John with ELO which reached #1 in the UK's single charts and #6 on the U.S. Remixes 81 - 04 (2004). Soon after, ELO was enlisted to provide half of the soundtrack for the musical film Xanadu, the other half provided by Olivia Newton-John, who starred in the movie along with Gene Kelly. Exciter (2001). Not long after this album, the violinist Mik Kaminski and the two cellists Hugh McDowell and Melvyn Gale were considered surplus to requirements and were dismissed. The Singles (81-85) Re-released/Repackaged (1998). The album generated their biggest hit "Don't Bring Me Down" (which also was their only single not to feature any strings), along with "Shine A Little Love" (sampled in 2005 by Lovefreekz) and "Last Train To London" (sampled in 2003 by Atomic Kitten on their hit "Be With You").

The Singles (86-98) (1998). In 1979, Lynne set out to capitalize on the growing popularity of disco with the album Discovery (or "Disco very" as he has been quoted). Ultra (1997). The band then set out on a world tour, with an enormous (and hugely expensive) space ship set in tow. Songs of Faith and Devotion Live (1993). Blue Sky". Songs of Faith and Devotion (1993). That was followed by the double album Out Of The Blue, featuring the singles "Turn To Stone", "Sweet Talkin' Woman" and "Mr.

Violator (1990). The multi-platinum album A New World Record was released in 1976 (with "Livin' Thing", a re-release of The Move's "Do Ya", and "Telephone Line"). 101 (live) (1989). In 1975, bassist and vocalist Kelly Groucutt joined, and Face The Music was released, from which the major singles were "Evil Woman" and "Strange Magic", marking a shift to a more "radio friendly" sound. Music for the Masses (1987). Top 40 hit with "I Can't Get It Out Of My Head". Black Celebration (1986). They also released On The Third Day in 1973, and Eldorado in 1974, scoring another U.S.

Catching Up With Depeche Mode [North America only] (1985). Top 40 hit, "Roll Over Beethoven". The Singles (81-85) (1985). The band went through a lineup change (as Wood took some musicians with him to form Wizzard), including a new keyboardist, Richard Tandy, and released ELO II in 1973, from which came their first U.S. Some Great Reward (1984). [1] (http://snopes.com/music/hidden/noanswer.asp). People Are People (1984). Roy Wood left ELO shortly after the release of their eponymously-titled first album (which produced the UK hit "10538 Overture") and Jeff Lynne stepped up to lead the band (the first album was released with the mistaken title of No Answer in the USA, due to a mix-up with a telephone message).

Construction Time Again (1983). The band, formed by Jeff Lynne (of The Idle Race) along with Roy Wood and Bev Bevan (the remaining members of the Move) in 1971, used cellos and violins to give their music a "classical" sound. A Broken Frame (1982). Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) was a successful Birmingham rock music group of the 1970s and 1980s. Speak & Spell (1981). "Calling America" (#18). Alan Wilder (keyboards, drums, songwriting), from 1983-95. "Rock and Roll is King" (#19).

Vince Clarke (songwriting, keyboards), from 1980-82. "Four Little Diamonds" (#86). Andrew Fletcher (keyboards, backing vocals). "Hold On Tight" (#10). David Gahan (lead vocals). "Twilight" (#38). Martin Gore (songwriting, guitar, keyboards, backing and occasional lead vocals). "Xanadu" (#8).

"I'm Alive" (#16). "All Over the World" (#13). "Don't Bring Me Down" (#4). "Last Train to London" (#39).

"Confusion" (#37). "Shine a Little Love" (#8). Blue Sky" (#35). "Mr.

"Sweet Talkin' Woman" (#17). "It's Over" (#75). "Turn to Stone" (#13). "Do Ya" (#24).

"Livin' Thing" (#4). "Telephone Line" (#7). "Strange Magic" (#14). "Evil Woman" (#10).

"Can't Get It Out Of My Head" (#9). "Daybreaker" (#87). "Showdown" (#59). "Roll Over Beethoven" (#72).

Trevor Smith cello. Steve Woolam violin. Roy Wood guitars, cello, clarinet, bassoon, oboe, vocals. Colin Walker cello.

Richard Tandy keyboards. Rick Price bass guitar, vocals. Hugh McDowell cello. Jeff Lynne guitars keyboards, vocals.

Mik Kaminski violin. Bill Hunt French horn. Kelly Groucutt bass guitar, vocals. Wilfred Gibson violin.

Melvyn Gale cello. Mike Edwards cello. Bev Bevan percussion, vocals. Michael d'Albuquerque bass guitar, vocals.