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Depeche Mode Are Doing Something No Other Band Has Done



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Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in Basildon in The group consists of a trio of Dave Gahan lead vocals and co-songwriting , Martin Gore keyboards, guitar, co-lead vocals and main songwriting and Andy Fletcher keyboards. Founding member Vince Clarke left after the release of the album; they recorded A Broken Frame as a trio. Gore took over as main songwriter and later, in , Alan Wilder replaced Clarke, establishing a lineup that continued for 13 years. The band's last albums of the s, Black Celebration and Music for the Masses , established them as a dominant force within the electronic music scene.


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Truly the band is responsible for one of the best team-ups in music history, combining the velvety and dignified voice of Dave Gahan singing romantic and inscrutable lyrics penned by Martin Gore. This dark and wonderful collective is now one of the longest-lasting bands of all time, with its core trio of Gahan, Gore, and Andy Fletcher still making interesting and progressive music together after 40 years and million albums sold. However, despite all their success, it's remarkable Depeche Mode is still a band and that all of its members are all still alive. The group has suffered quite a few setbacks and tragedies on their path to super stardom, and here's the shocking, harrowing, sad, and dangerous story of Depeche Mode.