![]() The band were also starting to use some of the building blocks of what was to become industrial music in their recording techniques. We did get response from Christian associations saying that they understood what we were trying to say." In the same interview Dave said : "I think the problem arose because it had the word 'Blasphemous' in the title, so the record itself must be, whereas it´s just the thoughts of one man looking for some kind of a reason in the goings on in the world. When Martin first played me 'Blasphemous Rumours' I was quite offended. In May 1985 speaking to Number 1 magazine, Andy said " There was a prayer list of people who were sick in some way and you'd pray for the person on top of that list until they died. I'll get the knives out for his increasing redundancy in future years. I know a lot of people out there are not gonna agree with me."Īndy certainly seemed quite reluctant to record the song at some point, though Andy's musical input was starting to diminish at this point. And it's just, when you're not part of it, it just seems very ridiculous, very funny. But they took that as, like, being very, very positive, that was "God's will" and "They've gone to somewhere better". One thing I often quoted is this thing called the "prayer list": every week they would sit and pray for people who were seriously ill, and you could guarantee that most of them, the majority of the people who they prayed for, would die. ![]() And when you're not involved in it, I think you really notice the hypocrisy and just the funny side to things. I was never a practicing Christian, although they were. Talking about the song, Martin said in 1986 : " Andy and Vince were regular churchgoers, and I just used to go along because they were my friends. I would think it was then sampled and reproduced from either the Emulator or Synclavier."). (When asked about it, Alan said " I can't really remember exactly - you are asking me about a sound made about 14 years ago! It sounds like it was a piece of speech put through a modular synth (possibly some other effects) and distorted. The last two minutes of the LP mix are an instrumental, minimal reprise of the song that repeats some of the instrumentation from Something To Do. Musically it's a classic state of tension/release with a coiled and precise verse that speeds up into a catchy chorus. Probably the most controversial song the band had released to this point, it's a fairly epic 6 minutes track with the main body of the track being a relatively straightforward ballad with some openly blasphemous lyrics. 6 - Tallinn, EE Tallinna LauluvaljakĪug.Last track on the album, and last single (in a double A side configuration with Somebody) is Blasphemous Rumours. July 21 - Klagenfurt, AT Woerthersee StadionĪug. July 16 - Bologna, IT Stadio Renato Dall’Ara June 29 - Frankfurt, DE Deutsche Bank Park June 9 - Madrid, ES Primavera Sound Festival June 6 - Dusseldorf, DE Merkur Spiel-Arena June 4 - Dusseldorf, DE Merkur Spiel-Arena June 2 - Barcelona, ES Primavera Sound Festival May 28 - Bratislava, SK Národný Futbalový Štadión May 20 - Antwerp, BE Sportpaleis Antwerpen "It takes you on a bit of a trip, starting in a place where we're like, 'This is my world,' and ending with, 'How do I make the most of it?'" "To me, it’s got a cinematic quality to it," Gahan said. ![]() #BLASPHEMOUS RUMORS DEPECHE MODE PLUS#It would’ve been unthinkable for him to think that his death would've caused the end of the band."Īccording to the band, Memento Mori will most likely feature 12 songs, plus a couple of extra tracks that will be used for a deluxe edition. "So I like the idea of 'memento mori' in a more positive way, in a 'Live each day and make the most of your time here.'" Gore also emphasized that he and his bandmates feel that Fletcher would have wanted them to continue making music without him: "He was always seen as the glue of the band. "Unfortunately, Andy passed away when he was really looking forward to getting started with us," Gore said. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, multi-instrumentalist Martin Gore clarified that the album's title, which translates in Latin to "remember that you must die," was chosen before Fletcher died and that the songs were not written as a response to his death. The album, which is currently being finished by producers James Ford and Marta Salogni in London, marks the band's 15th LP and follows 2017's Spirit. You can see the complete list of concert dates below. They'll perform at New York City's Madison Square Garden on April 14, before going overseas for shows across Europe. The Memento Mori Tour will launch in Sacramento, Calif., on March 23 and head east, stopping in several major U.S. ![]()
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