Depeche Mode 101 / A Film by D.A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus, David Dawkins / 2 DVD Discs / PAL / Live At the Pasadena rose Bowl June 18th 1988

ISBN 10: 7302217033 ISBN 13: 9787302217039

Synopsis

Depeche Mode 101 is a fascinating documentary co-directed by the esteemed DA Pennebaker (The War Room, Down from the Mountain), focusing on backstage realities of art and business during the synthesizer band's 1988 American tour. We see managers worrying over slow ticket sales for a stand at the Rose Bowl, observe sound checks at concert sites, get a tour of the group's multiple keyboard banks and listen with some alarm to singer David Gahan describe his steroid-based throat treatments. There are plenty of performance clips, but for music alone, Disc 2 in this package contains the uninterrupted Rose Bowl show, including the plaintive "Blasphemous Rumours", the exultant drama of "Stripped", and the dreamy "Somebody". Pennebaker's promotional video "Everything Counts" is also here, but don't miss the director's recent, touching and informative interviews with the now 40-something, individual members of Depeche Mode. --Tom Keogh

Edition details

• ISBN 10: 7302217033
• ISBN 13: 9787302217039
• Binding: DVD