In the afterglow, Gahan sings his lover’s praises. As the sound of synthesized tires screech, you’ll swerve out of control as the inevitable happens you’re hit head-on by the seductive single “I Feel You”. Songs of Faith and Devotion begins by rattling your core immediately, so fastening your seatbelt is best. Wilder said it best when he suggested that “in the face of adversity, you often produce your best work”, and 30 years later, the fruits of their labor continue to reward. The restaurant menu, like the album’s liner notes, only lists the main ingredients leaving the rest up for interpretation. We don’t know exactly what went on behind the curtain, which is good. The mystique of an artist and the uncertainty tied to the artistic process is nothing, if not personal. As a superhuman, Gahan managed to give his all, ranking his vocals on “Condemnation” as the all-time greatest.ĭuring a promotional interview in London in which Depeche Mode took questions from around the world, the quartet remained somewhat composed, even when a fan asked, “have you ever written a song based on a personal experience?” prompting Gore to state the obvious, “Everything I do is based on personal experience.” Of course, we can’t fault fans for asking this and attempting to shake out a few song meanings along the way, but what we have here is another songwriter hoping the audience will find their own meaning when absorbing the material in lieu of asking for the “secret” family recipe. Singer Dave Gahan was battling drug addiction and regrettably “wasn’t there most of the time”, but looking back, he’s thankful as “somehow that record got finished” despite feeling they were “batting on different teams”. Although they were “jamming… perhaps the frustration of not immediately getting a result wore us down”. This time around, the experience was less of a collective effort. When reflecting on his final album with Depeche Mode, composer/drummer Alan Wilder said they suffered due to the lingering pressure to live up to the success of their previous album. Producer Flood reaffirmed it was an “incredibly hard record to make”. In their 2006 short documentary, songwriter Martin Gore acknowledged the vibe between the recording of Violator and SOFAD was “worlds apart”. They did live together and record 1993’s Songs of Faith and Devotion, a nod to its spiritual feel, but while the record is rightfully recognized as one of their best, the experience came close to being their last as a group. It’s as simple as that.” Martin Goreįollowing the success of Violator, synthpop icons Depeche Mode took a brief intermission before retreating to Madrid to Live Together, Record Together… and It Was Going to Be Wonderful, with two out of three being true.
“ Everything that you write has to come from the heart.
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