In 2003, Mute Records reissued 101 as a hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD). In various interviews, DVD commentaries and on their own website, both Pennebaker and collaborator Chris Hegedus have cited 101 as "their favourite" and "the one that was the most fun to make" out of all their films to date. I got the feeling that maybe there was no other band they'd ever go out for again in that assemblage, and it made me take that audience fairly seriously." ĭue to the prominence of the "bus kids" in the film, it is widely considered to be the impetus for the "reality" craze that swept MTV in the following years, including The Real World and Road Rules. Pennebaker admitted there was a similarity between Depeche Mode and some of the other artists he'd filmed before ( Bob Dylan and David Bowie): "I found the audience very rapt they were there for that band. You edit more and the film changes every three days, but were very nice and patient about it." Pennebaker used his direct cinema approach, which he described as "letting the camera run as unobtrusively as possible, thereby encouraging events to unfold on their own.
The 2003 DVD reissue included more concert footage, but as Pennebaker was "shooting a documentary, not a concert film", a complete record of the Rose Bowl concert does not exist. The film features performances at the Rose Bowl concert, interspersed with snippets of the band, the "bus kids" and live performances recorded throughout the tour. Notably, the film prominently features a group of young fans travelling across America as winners of a "be-in-a-Depeche Mode-movie-contest", which culminates at the band's landmark concert at the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena. Ultimately, the film focused on what Depeche Mode considered to be their strongest selling point-their live performance-as well as capturing the spirit of their fan base.
He accepted, but discarded their initial concept, feeling that it was "impossible to examine in an entertainingly cinematic fashion". At this point, they reached out to renowned documentary filmmaker D. After discussions with an "experienced director", they came to the conclusion that the (unnamed) choice was going to do something "too glossy" and that they wanted to present something more nuanced and interesting. The band's original concept for the film was going to be about how Depeche Mode "fit into" the 1980s. īand member Alan Wilder is credited with coming up with the album's title the performance was the 101st and final performance of the tour (and coincidentally also the number of a famous highway in the area). It chronicles the final leg of the band's Music for the Masses Tour and the final show on 18 June 1988 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
But at the same time there are tender parts to the album, heartfelt messages that really feel from the heart, pain that has obviously been experienced.įavourite track is the last one on the album 'Goodbye', it just keeps building and then suddenly those crunching riffs break in and take it to a new level.įor any Depeche Mode fan, this is a must, for any fan of music, likewise, it is just a good album, and hopefully could give you an inroad into his wider catalogue and Depeche Mode themselves.101 is a live album and documentary film by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 13 March 1989 by Mute Records. It's his, or feels like it, it doesn't sound like a rehash of the bits he liked in Depeche Mode, it genuinely does feel unique even though it has similarities.įor a start, loads more guitar, and I love guitar, a little crunchy riff now and again never hurt anyone. Yes, it's Dave Gahan, you can't get away from his singing style or the feelings that resonate of Depeche Mode hooks and lines, but this album is more than that. Well the answer is yes, but not quite for those reasons. I bought this on a whim, after all, front man of Depeche Mode has to bring a little of that across and I'm bound to like it aren't I?
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Big Depeche Mode fan, also a huge death and black metal fan, goes to show tastes can vary doesn't it? Plus of course, when something is good, it simply is, it transcends genres, it's just plain, downright good.
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