Depeche Mode Short Introduction

Perhaps the typical '80s electro pop band, Depeche Mode - the name was encouraged by a French fashion magazine - parlayed a charm with synthesizers into huge success on the British charts (where all its albums went Top 10) and ultimately on the U.S. pop chart. Whereas a more traditional four-piece rock band might feature three members playing instruments and the fourth singing and possibly playing guitar or bass, the lineup of this British group was thus described in a 1993 press release: "Dave (Gahan) is the singer, Martin (Gore) the songwriter, Alan (Wilder) the musician, and Andrew (Fletcher) the coordinator.” Though Depeche Mode’s stark, synthetic sound and often moody, provocative lyrics buck classic pop convention, the hooks that distinguish its most popular songs are among postmodern rock’s most ingratiating