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Depeche Mode stirs crowd
by playing danceable tunes
Depeche Mode: Serious dudes helped fans to dance
away the blues at the Lakewood Amphitheatre
By MAURA CORRIGAN
Entertainment Writer
Two years ago the British band
Depeche Mode played a gig at Six
Flags on their US. “101* tour.
Monday night, they pleased fans
once again at the Lakewood Am
phitheater, their Georgia stop
promoting their new album “Vio
lator."
The electronic band, composed
of members Andrew Fletcher,
Alan Wilder, David Gahan and
Martin Gore, has been around
since 1980. They were formed in
Basildon, Essex and got their
name, which means “fast
fashion," from a French mag
azine.
The show Monday night began
with purple smoke clouding up
the stage and the crowd waiting
for Depeche Mode to begin. Syn
thesizer music played as the cur
tain, decorated with the red rose
seen on the “Violator" album, was
about to open.
The band played both old and
new songs and moved from sets
that were upbeat to those that
were more serious and depres
sing. They opened with “World in
My Eyes" from the “Violator^
album and then moved to a
darker side with the classic song
“Shake the Disease ”
After tne shady tone of the
haunting yet addictive tune, the
band played some old and fun
songs including “Everything
Counts’ and “Master and Ser
vant." The crowd danced and
waved their arms as singer Dave
Gahan cheered on the audience.
The mood changed once again
as a huge screen dropped behind
the stage on which appeared a
moon and the stars. Gahan sang
the slow, melodic song “Waiting
for the Night" from “Violator.”
Following this innocent and
peaceful mood was a more sug
gestive collection of songs.
The band diverted from their
synthesized music as Martin
Gore, one of the three keyboard
players as well as the main song
writer, stood alone on stage with
his acoustic guitar to sing ‘1
Want You Now” and “It Means
Something.”
Depeche Mode seems to be ob
sessed with sexual themes and
loss of virginity, and these were
two of the sonp they played
about these subjects. They con
tinued on this note with
“Stripped” and “A Question of
Time.
A rather amusing point in the
show came when the band played
“Personal Jesus” During the
song, which is characterized by a
twangy guitar sound, the screen
portrayed the four members
wearing cowboy hats and boots. A
cheesy blond in a red cowboy suit
was slinking around them as
they calmly and coolly moseyed
along.
The music, although at times
quite solemn, was very enjoyable,
for Depeche Mode performs some
of the most danceable music
around.
Dana Stephens, freshman
voice major, attended the show
and said “It was fun and exciting.
They’re really good musicians
and Dave has a great stage voice.
He sounds just as good, if not
better, on stage as he does on a
recording."
Although the music was top-
rated, the band wasn't the most
fun to watch. Gahan got into the
music and danced a great deal,
and Gore played the guitar on
several songs, but for the ma
jor ty of the time the keyboard
ists were trapped where they had
to be — behind their keyboards —
and couldn’t interact with the au
dience.
After leaving the stage for the
first time, the band came out
again to sing “Blacx Cele
bration," the song from the
album of the same name. They
performed a second encore with a
mix of “Behind the Wheel." and
“Route 66." During this sor.g the
band was portrayed on the screen
heading out west along the infa
mous highway.
Although they played for al
most two hours. Depeche Mode
seemed to leave oat many of their
best songs. They have so many
albums, however, it would nave
been impossible for them to play
everything.
When the show came to an
end, the crowd seemed pleased.
The atmosphere of Lakewood
Amphitheatre added to the con
cert because its non-existent
walls decreased feelings of claus
trophobia that may be found in a
coliseum. With their unique style
and catchy tunes, Depeche Mode
succeeded in pulling off a good
3how.
Plenty of music to be found
in Athens during the break
By COl£EN BROOKS
Entertainment Writer
If you’ve been worrying that,
after a year of great local music,
you’re doomed to a boring summer
— never fear The Athens music
scene does not dry up in the hot
months of summer
The rich variety of music this
town is so well-known for con
tinues throughout June. July and
August. If you decide to stick
around Athens you can count on
some great entertainment. Local
club owners agree that there is a
lot to look forward to this summer
J R. Greene, owner of the
Rockfish Palace, said, “Last
summer I had a better summer
than winter. We may close for one
week this summer but that will be
all"
Jared Bailey, 40 Watt owner,
said “ev ery summer there are a few
surprises and special events* in the
music scene.
Several of the national acts on
tour ir the next few months, in
cluding The Church, Bob Mould
and Buckwheat Zydeco, will be
stopp.r.g for performances in
Athens.
Every year a few big-r.ame
bands hit town and lucky crowds
get to catch their favor.te musi
cians play in the intimate confines
of the 40 Watt, Rockfish and
Georg.a Theatre.
Most local groups don’t take the
summer off either. They fill the
time with writing new songs, re
cording albums and performing.
The majority of Athens musicians
will keep playing clubs for the du
ration. Bands like the blues-
oriented Plat Eye Blue and rockers
September Faces will be per
forming frequently around town.
Popular acts such as Mercyland,
Five-8 and Seven Simons will have
club dates in and around Georgia,
so keep a lookout for shows near
you.
In addition to touring, summer
seems to be prime time for album
work. Mercyland, Five-8 and Dash
board Saviors are among the many
bands with tentative plans to head
into the recording studio during
this time.
According to manager Jennifer
Blair, Dog Gone recording artists
Pylon will be dcxng studio work
during the first couple of weeks in
July with an album slated for re
lease in September
The latest news from the REM
camp is the band is taking a break
for a while. Members of the group
are busy with various projects but
plan to get together late m the
summer or early fall to record a
new album.
This summer promises to be full
of music, whether you stay here in
Athens or spend the time in your
hometown Clubs will still oe open
and the fun will continue all
summer
Greene sad, “It’s going to be
business as usual for music here in
Athens.*
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