The Singles 86>98: Interview Disc / Transcript

Tracklist

• 1
  ‘The Singles 86 > 98’ Spans Over a Decade. Why Do You Feel This Was the Right Time to Release This Collection?
  0:59
• 2
  The Songs on the Album Span 12 Years. How Do You Feel It Holds Together as an Album?
  0:58
• 3
  With the Last Album ‘Ultra’ You Didn’t Tour. Was That a Good Idea?
  0:44
• 4
  What Direction Is the Band Going in on ‘Only When I Lose Myself’?
  1:29
• 5
  Were You Aware in the Early Days of How Much Freedom Mute and Daniel Miller Gave You?
  0:51
• 6
  ‘Dreaming of Me’ Was the First Single. At the Time Was That the Extent of Your Ambition?
  0:32
• 7
  When You Look Back at Stuff Like ‘New Life’ Or ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’ Is It Just Good Nostalgia, or Is There Any Squirming at All?
  0:22
• 8
  Was Vince Clarke the Creative Spark Behind ‘Speak and Spell’?
  0:58
• 9
  When Vince Left, After ‘Speak and Spell’, Were You Worried About What Would Happen Next?
  0:37
• 10
  ‘A Broken Frame’ Was Your Second Album. Around These Early Hit Singles Did You Feel That You Had Become Pop Stars?
  1:55
• 11
  Was ‘Construction Time Again’ Pivotal in Depeche Mode’s Development?
  1:27
• 12
  How Did Discovering Samplers Affect Your Music?
  1:25
• 13
  Did You Realise You Were Pioneering a New Way of Recording When Using a Sampler?
  1:41
• 14
  Do You See Yourselves as Part of an Electronic Musical Lineage?
  0:25
• 15
  Were You Aware You Were Pioneering New Ways of Recording?
  1:13
• 16
  ‘People Are People’ Was Your First Success in the U.S. Entering the Charts at 13. How Did You React to This American Success?
  1:00
• 17
  Why Do You Think You Became So Successful in America?
  1:36
• 18
  It’s Hard to Understand the Chemistry Within the Band. How Would You Describe It?
  1:14
• 19
  Do You Think Depeche Mode’s Music Was Still Moving Forwards Around ‘Some Great Reward’?
  1:22
• 20
  Was ‘Music for the Masses’ Important in Your Development Into a Band Who Could Suddenly Fill Stadiums?
  3:30
• 21
  Around This Time You Were Probably the Biggest Alternative Band in the World. You Decided to Make a Documentary, a ‘Rockumentary’ If You Like, on Your ‘101’ Tour. Why Choose DA Pennebaker to Film It?
  0:32
• 22
  How Confident Did You Feel Whilst Making ‘Violator’?
  1:55
• 23
  ‘Violator’ Went on to Sell Six Million Copies. What Was the Feeling in the Band Whilst Recording ‘Songs of Faith and Devotion’?
  1:36
• 24
  ‘I Feel You’ Was Quite a Musical Departure, Bringing in More of a Rock Element to the Music. Was That Calculated or Just a Musical Evolution?
  1:36
• 25
  So Were You Trying to Record ‘Songs of Faith and Devotion’ As More of a Live Based Album?
  0:24
• 26
  What Made You Decide to Embrace the Guitar on ‘Songs of Faith and Devotion’, After Using Synths for So Long?
  1:48
• 27
  How Has the Depeche Mode Sound Evolved?
  1:05
• 28
  The ‘Devotional’ World Tour Encompassed a Full Year and a Half. How Did This Effect You?
  0:28
• 29
  Did It Go as Far as Having Four Separate Floors of the Hotel, Four Separate Cars, Four Separate Minders?
  1:21
• 30
  Was It Depressing That It Had Got This Bad?
  0:58
• 31
  Had You Lost the Plot?
  0:55
• 32
  Did You Think There Would Ever Be Another Depeche Mode Album at That Stage?
  1:18
• 33
  There Was a Four Year Gap Between ‘Songs of Faith and Devotion’ And ‘Ultra’. Was That Planned?
  1:40
• 34
  Why Did You Decide to Release ‘Barrel of a Gun’ As the First Single From ‘Ultra’?
  0:28
• 35
  What Was the Lyrical Theme Behind ‘Ultra’?
  0:47
• 36
  Dave, How Do You Deal With Putting Your Emotions Into Martin’s Lyrics?
  2:04
• 37
  Are You Happier With Who You Are Now?
  1:18
• 38
  For This Album You’re Touring Again. Is It a Greatest Hits Tour?
  1:22
• 39
  Your Fans Are Incredibly Loyal. Why Do You Think That Is?
  0:51
• 40
  It’s a Long Time Since You Last Toured. You Must Be Nervous.
  0:49
• 41
  Do You Miss Being on the Road?
  0:48
• 42
  You’re Also Releasing a Compilation of Your Videos. The Early Ones Were Directed by Julian Temple. How Do You Feel About Those Now?
  1:09
• 43
  When Did You Start Working With Anton Corbijn?
  1:24
• 44
  Do You Have a Favourite Depeche Mode Video?
  1:56
• 45
  How About ‘Personal Jesus’?
  1:38
• 46
  Tell Us About the ‘Barrel of a Gun’ Video.
  2:00

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  The Singles 86>98: Interview Disc / Transcript

  CD
  1998