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The videos of Basildon synth-pop pioneers Depeche Mode are justly celebrated not only for charting the band's musical evolution but also their penchant for stylish visual imagery. This collection features all of the band's videos from 1986 to 1998. Of the 20 videos here, director Anton Corbijn was responsible for 18, including classics such as "Enjoy the Silence", "Strangelove" and "Personal Jesus", which means this is as much a profile of his work as Depeche Mode's. Much of Corbijn's material was shot in black and white, lending it an artful edge which captures some of the majesty of Mode's music. The non-Corbijn videos are Peter Care's for "Stripped", notable for its bleak imagery, and Clive Richardson's assured "A Question of Lust". The videos are presented chronologically and bookended by interviews with the band discussing the videos and the singles, making this a fantastic retrospective not only of Depeche Mode's visual side, but of their enduring musical legacy too.
On the DVD: Depeche Mode: The Videos has a bonus disc featuring an extra hour-and-a-half of rare and exclusive material, including three insightful documentaries that centre around the albums Violator, Songs of Faith and Devotion and Ultra, and the US videos for "One Caress", "Strangelove 88", "Condemnation" and "But Not Tonight". All of this is good stuff and a valuable addition to the package. Both discs are pleasantly presented in a sturdy fold-out cardboard case, and recorded in Dolby stereo with a screen ratio of 4:3. The menus and screens are slickly presented and easy to use. --Paul Sullivan
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Finally, the electro-soul wizards are presented in a digital audio and visual format. DM fans will view this as essential. Moreover, for any true music connoisseurs of the eighties and nineties, this must be one of the most complete collections depicting the innovations in electronically driven music during the last 15 years.
Sound and visuals are incredible: best enjoyed in widescreen and 5.1 (dts).
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Visually this is an amazing DVD set. All the classics from - what I believe - is DM's best period. Apart from the obvious monsters; Enjoy The Silence, Never Let Me Down Again, Policy Of Truth, etc you also get some nice obscure titles such as Little 15 and the fantabulous Only When I Lose Myself.
I know others have cited problems with the sound, but I only have human ears and it sounds great to me.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
For a band that take themselves very seriously, this is serious entertainment and very good value. Twenty two tracks, 126 minutes and many black and white moodscapes, whether the track calls for them or not. It looks fantastic- it sounds better. Highlights for me are 'Enjoy the Silence' and the more recent 'Home', but there's many fine tracks , some of which are less familliar- perhaps a testimony of the band's falling out with teen-friendly radio, rather than any deterioration in the music.
One of the best music DVD's yet released and very nice after you've had a few glasses of wine, with the volume UP.
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Bought for my 80's music mad husband
Good selection of their biggest hits. My husband regularly harks back to the 80's music and was delighted to receive this as a gift. Very prompt delivery
Published 10 months ago by Nettey Wettey
Andy, Dave and Martin's Favorite Videos by DM
Better than "The Best Of" video collection, but only as I prefer their more recent work.
It has a more varied collection, although the quality is still as good as "Best... Read more
It has a more varied collection, although the quality is still as good as "Best... Read more
Published on 23 Feb 2010 by Ms. H. Topliss
101 - The magic number
An intriguing insight into the golden age of the Basildon band who paved the way for electronic live shows. Read more
Published on 4 Aug 2005 by L. St David
Helping to complete the picture
Although not definitive, and missing several videos, this is a very welcome release. The first disc is exactly as before - a video transfer without any remastering (but considering... Read more
Published on 2 Feb 2003 by JonnyD75
The sound quality is very poor.
I'm a big DM fan, so actually it's very hard for me to give this critical review, but I have to say it:
The sound quality is very poor. Read more
The sound quality is very poor. Read more
Published on 13 Dec 2002 by Jacob Hansen
Beautifully packaged and with superb content
This DVD is a re-release of the earlier Singles 86-98 DVD, but re-packaged and with a brilliant second disc. Read more
Published on 29 Nov 2002 by jh
Deluxe Mode DVD for the masses...
This is the ideal DVD for the discerning Mode fan, a remodelled version of 1998's Singles 86-98 video from Black Celebration's Stripped to the gloom by numbers of Only When I Lose... Read more
Published on 27 Nov 2002 by Jason Parkes
Corbijn and Mode in a different class
Every video on here, with no exceptions, pretty much sums up the song it accompanies.
From the clanging sexual torment of "Stripped", with its classic car-bashing and video... Read more
Published on 31 July 2002 by "jamie01782"
Absolutely Brilliant
What you hear is what you get - polished performance both as videos and in the flesh. What more can there be from mortals?
Published on 7 Nov 2001
The very best Of Depeche Mode
This DVD just oozes quality.The sound is great and the pictures..Well they talk for themselves. who can forget "Enjoy the silence" and "Personal Jesus"? Read more
Published on 26 May 2000 by andrew.prior@ntlworld.com
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