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A live album and a greatest-hits album all in one, 101 proves that Depeche Mode are just as capable of performing on stage as they are working in a studio. The listener is easily swept up in the hysteria of the fans screaming in the audience. From the brooding "Never Let Me Down Again" to the sickly sweet "Somebody", the live component of this album makes one realise that there really are humans behind the machines, accompanied by a range of real human emotions. --Beth Bessmer
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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101 was released in 1989 and is an evocative reflection of band who had just traversed the music press image of being tinkly-bomp techno-popsters, and were now regarded as an important and influencial force in global pop/rock. This live outing documents the 101st concert of their 1988 Music For The Masses world tour.
Now you would think that a synth-heavy techno-pop band from deepest Essex would not really elicit much of an atmosphere in any given environment. However, with two recent critically-acclaimed albums behind them, the band riding on the crest of a creative wave and 70,000 screaming Californians inside the Rosebowl, the band were now true stadium-rock gods and the atmosphere generated was truly electric (and that's not just the synths and drum machines !). Wish I'd been there !
The concert starts with a brilliantly powerful rendition of Behind The Wheel which really gets the fans going, while the rest of the album is paced generously to allow for breakneck singles, ballads and a few album tracks, all of which blend excellently into a fuller picture. The overall image is that of a band making a significant breakthrough on the world stage and this success would later be eclipsed by incredible success of their classic Violator album (1990) and the gothic rock/pop of Songs of Faith & Devotion (1993), by which time they were briefly the biggest band on the planet after U2. The classic Everything Counts, a famous Mode concert closer, rounds off the album perfectly and sums up the powerful emotions of this vast concert, also thankfully documented on video.
101 really does evoke a true live experience for the listener, as the truly massive crowd are clearly going totally ape for David Gahan and Co., whose stage presence was gradually becoming God-like.
In short, this is a brillant 'live greatest hits' collection of the band's work between 1981-1987, an amazing six studio albums in as many years. Any self-respecting Mode fan will already have this in their collection, and so will anyone with a soul for live music.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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This album dates from the time when Depeche Mode first decided they could be rock stars, and marks a definite turning point in their music. Playing at the Pasadena Rose Bowl to 70000 people, this album manages to catch the energy of that performance and 12 years later, it's hardly dated. How many other bands from the same era could pull this off ? And they're still going strong to this day !
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Excellent live album. Having also purchased and watched the DVD of this concert, it becomes apparent just how nervous the boys were as they began the concert, and as they progress through the numbers the atmosphere they generate becomes 'electric' - this instills the guys with real confidence, at which point Gahan drags the film crew camera man onto stage, the lights come on, and the full stadium erupts with feverpitch fans waving. . . .truly awe-inspiring. . .
Gahan at one point squats down on stage, seemingly overwhelemd by the love and adoration from the audience, captured by the Pennebakker film crew for us all to see - brilliant !! Get the DVD - turn your surround sound way up - and relive the moment.
Gahan at one point squats down on stage, seemingly overwhelemd by the love and adoration from the audience, captured by the Pennebakker film crew for us all to see - brilliant !! Get the DVD - turn your surround sound way up - and relive the moment.
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Depeche Mode 101 - live triumph
Depeche Mode
101
(Mute 1988/9)
Documenting one of Depeche Mode's career highlights, the group performs to 80,000 souls at the Rose Bowl, LA. Read more
101
(Mute 1988/9)
Documenting one of Depeche Mode's career highlights, the group performs to 80,000 souls at the Rose Bowl, LA. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mr. D. P. G. Garrett
Literally like being there
Most live albums are stale affairs, the sound of the crowd cheering popping up at the start and finish of tracks, and the music is normally polished so much in post-production that... Read more
Published on 17 Jun 2009 by Peter Lee
Always a pleasure!!
Had this on vinyll way back in the good old days. PLAY IT FULL BLAST IN THE CAR AND REMEMBER!!!!
Published on 31 Mar 2009 by J. Mann
"Good Evening Pasadena!"
What a challenge it must have been to the recording engineers when they were asked to capture a defining moment in the rise of Depeche Mode stateside. Read more
Published on 20 Nov 2007 by DJ Control
The sound engineering is killing it
I agree with LJ below, the way the sound is processed is nothing short of disgusting. The imaging is way better on the stereo version. Read more
Published on 6 Oct 2007 by Eddie
DM rock with the best of them
Depeche Mode are definitely a live act to be reckoned with and this is a superb example.
Nothing can quite compare to actually being at a DM concert but this comes close... Read more
Nothing can quite compare to actually being at a DM concert but this comes close... Read more
Published on 20 Dec 2004 by O. C. Rice
WOW
One of the best live albums ever
Published on 7 Aug 2004
A real disapointment for the SACD format
There are many good live versions of classic Depeche Mode songs but the multichannel format is completely wasted as it merely seems to try and recreate the feeling of being in a... Read more
Published on 2 Jun 2004 by L J Curran
This is my desert Island disc
Depeche mode may be classified as 'pop' but this album is a world away from the quirky synthesiser bop which Depeche plucked from the 80s
These live tunes are powerfully... Read more
These live tunes are powerfully... Read more
Published on 21 Oct 2003
Re-release of a classic - a must-buy!
If you're fairly new to DM, perhaps you've just bought Exciter, after the Greatest Hits packages - this is where to go next. Read more
Published on 26 May 2001 by aaor89@manutd.com
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