Depeche Mode 101 in-depth review (Part 1) 

Alan Wilder: “We weren’t able to be in the moment - enjoy the moment - because we were just worrying about it too much. So, really, nobody enjoyed the gig. We didn’t play particularly well that night. It’s only when you go back, and it’s been captured on the film, and the sound’s been tarted up a bit, that you realise what a big, special moment it was for us as a group, and that we should have actually taken time to enjoy it a bit more.”

I think everyone's introduction to Depeche is the moment in life that changed their lives

I’ve listened to 101 so many times since ‘89 that, like you, I can recall and discern every distinct crowd cheer/scream, every Dave “yeah”, every press of every keyboard note, in time, by memory, instantly. Totally ingrained in my mind. “Good evening Pasadena!” None of their studio albums sound correct to me, and I think 101 and Violator were the absolute crowning pinnacle of DM’s career achievements. There’s a very special quick moment at the beginning of the concert if you look closely right when the first curtain sheets raise before the main curtain drops at the beginning of Behind the Wheel when they start singing where Martin and Dave share a smile and extended repeated glance at each other, and you can tell exactly what they were both thinking in that glorious moment “ Holy shit, this is it. We’ve made it. It doesn’t get any better than this. Are you ready?” I wonder if the 90000 lucky concert goers who attended that show realize what an important epic piece of music history that would become. The one and only thing missing from this concert that I wish Martin would have added is his melodic ”See the stars, they're shining bright Everything's alright tonight” at the end of Never Let Me Down Again - I suspect he was overcome by the magical moment of all the arm waving and forgot to sing these lines. You can clearly see the look on Martin’s, Alan’s, and Fletch’s faces at the end of this song as Dave’s leading the crowd waving that their mouths are gaping open in amazement and awe of what was happening. So glad they let that special moment ride out, just like they did at the end with the crowd singing Everything Counts. Perfection.

I was lucky enough to go to this concert. My first as a teenager.

I recently checked out this channel because I wanted to learn keyboards to improve my guitar playing regarding reading music. I soon found out that there were interesting videos here to do with Depeche Mode, my favorite band! Everything's been very interesting so far! Looking forward to all the upcoming DM videos. I do want to add that after watching the videos and reading the commentaries from other subscribers that I too, as much as I love Depeche Mode, loved them more when Alan Wilder was part of the group. The musical layers were amazing! My intro to them was Black Celebration. Didn't even know what they looked like back then. Didn't care. That music transported me to another world. Anyway, let me get back to this current video before I end up writing a book! Keep up the great work Vaughn!

"Pimpf" is an old german word for little Boy. Used in the 3. Reich time. Maybe Martin watched a Documentary of that. "Pimpf" sounds like a soundtrack for the films made by Leni Riefenstahl. And i agree again. 101 is the best. I like the recording from Hammersmith back in 1982 as well. Greetings from Bulgaria. :)

Have to agree that 101 made it jarring to listen to the early studio albums. The 101 version of “Somebody” is vastly superior to the album version.

Great video! I've been a DM fan since I first heard "People are People." I too agree with you that that their "spark" has been lost since 1995 (Wilder's departure). I'm pleased to have come across your channel, as finally there is someone making content to discuss these topics. As I grew up in the Los Angeles area, this was an area where DM cultivated their U.S. following. With the help of KROQ and college alternative radio, this is what lead to mainstreaming DM. Richard Blade was the DJ who was broadcasting live from the Rose Bowl on the concert announcement day. He was instrumental in getting DM's music played on KROQ (106.7FM). IMO - 101 was important for several reasons, it was the first stadium sell out concert for DM and firmly cemented their arrival in the rock n roll world that they had finally achieved superstar status. Violator placed them over the top and SOFAD, and subsequent tour had an equal impact in the Los Angeles area. They were massive and I consider myself lucky to have been in high school and college during this period. I was too young to attend 101, however, I went to Dodger Stadium (World Violation tour) and attended three back-to-back nights at the Great Western Forum for the Devotional Tour in November 93'. Those were musical highlights for me! 101 was also important for what came to be known as "reality TV." "Those kids" as you refer to them, the mere fact they were filming those kids was really the beginning of reality TV. If you think about this, the idea of following around a pack of teenagers (following DM around the US), dealing with their drama etc, was a completely new concept back in the late 80s. Soon after, MTV's "The Real World" became the "first" reality TV show in the US. Anyway...good job, keep up the content! Also, I agree with your thoughts about Alan Wilder's departure and impact on the sound. He really is the orchestrator of the group. He was entirely responsible IMO for the formation of DM's sound and orchestrations. Daniel Miller helped, and so did Flood, however, it was Alan who came up with the tour arrangements. Keep up the great content...and I hope you can discuss the impact Los Angeles had on DM..and the fan base that is still strong!

I once met Alan Wilder at a meet and greet and asked him about the parts in Stripped(cause I've always been a freak on synths and especially Depeche Mode songs haha). Alan told me that they, indeed, both played that part. I believe he said that Martin played the same sample but they tweaked it a bit. I'm not sure though, but I believed he said something like this. Martin used to continue playing the part when Dave started singing so if it would be the same volume ect it wouldn't fit well with the singing.. it was a long time ago so I can't exactly remember what Alan said at the time.

Inspired me to go back and watch 101. Probably, the best moment for me then and now was Alan's smile to camera during Just Can't Get Enough. Class! :)

I gotta say, I always look forward to your videos

Love the content, I watched literally all your videos so far, amazing and simple analysis, love the way you explain the technical stuff and how you are able to say something "new" about the topics, without sounding either boring nor arrogant. Great job, thank you for the awesome content! I came here for the DM content (big fan since I was a child) and I found a lot of interesting content about artists and band.

I first saw 101 by accident on French TV as a 12 year old waiting for my school bus to arrive - I never heard of DM before, but I remember being hypnotized by the music and the band themselves and was so mad I had to go to school and couldn't watch the whole thing!! I then became obsessed - bought all the DM tapes (my first one was a bootleg 101 tape at a Polish bazar while visiting family during the cold war - it was hard to get originals back then - mostly copies were sold at markets), watched the film over and over, spent half the night listening to them on my walkman, saw them in concert anytime they toured in Canada (sometimes traveling to multiple cities)...and I still can't get enough!! I just recently discovered your channel, Vaughan, and have been watching your videos daily! Thank you for all the hard work you put into them!!! Keep up the fantastic work!!!

The Fletch Power...! The Man who played with one finger.

What we heard at the beginning from the mouth of D.A. Pennebaker in some way explains in my opinion why the story about the band turned unexpectedly into a story about accidental teenage fans ... Depeche Mode are not musicians (except Alan Wilder) so what can you show in the document? Tapes? Changing rooms? :) Although my adventure began in fact from 101, but after a short fascination this album landed forever in a drawer. For me, Depeche Mode has never really been a live band. And their musical potential more suits me to the studio where with the participation of a good producer they can record another good album. I can't find a single number from their career that would sound better than on the album, which confirms what I wrote. There are exceptions like "If you want" from Live in Hamburg (1984) - thanks to Alan of course.

Remain on topic! :) ahh... DM, vinyl records, 80's nostalgia, keyboards... feels like home

Ah man I was hoping you would have emphasized on Alan and Martin’s break harmonizing on “Things You Said”. Brilliant.

Another great video! Well done. I came to 101 after falling in love with Depeche when a housemate bought 'Songs of Faith And Devotion' and I had to go back and discover the rest of the back catalogue. Being in Australia, DM is not exactly regular visitors to our shores. Last time here was 1994. Since then, I've travelled to London, Paris, Manchester and Barcelona over the years to continue seeing them live. Backstage at Paris (I used to work in the music industry and was given passes on the Exciter tour), I asked Martin if he would ever come to Australia again. His response was 'I don't even like the three-hour travel to get from London to Manchester...' I said, 'I'll take that as a no then.'

I know it's a bit early since your video just appeared 11 minutes ago, but is there any possibility you could make a long in-depth video about the Devotional Tour? I think it really stands out as the very best they have delivered, despite their internal problems in that period from '93-'95. I would absolutely love your take on that live tour DVD they put out of Songs of Faith and Devotion, my all time favourite album. Love your videos, you're growing so fast! Last time i looked you had around 200 subscribers, look at you now!!

I still have my first copy of 101 in tape. I made at least 3 copies in one of those old double deck tape recorders, SONY 90 minutes tape. Everyone of those 3 copies went down until they broke. I used to listen my SONY Walkman (the yellow one, Mega Bass ON) in the darkness of my teenage room and dream about being there, first row, hands side by side while Dave was yelling at the crowd pulling his shirt down. 101 (the tape and the VHS video) established for me the standards of what a concert should be (I never was in a real concert ever, I was 15). Thanks for the good memories.

I didn't think anyone could be as passionate about this album as I am. Again Vaughn, Thank you!

Love your channel! I have been a Depeche Mode fan since the mid 80’s thanks to my older brother influencing me in my elementary, middle and high school years. Growing up in Los Angeles as a kid in the 80’s was a truly exciting time with pop culture and especially New Wave & 80’s pop in the radio and MTV. My older brother and his friends actually went to the Depeche Mode 101 concert at the Pasadena Rose Bowl as a High School student! They always had the most modern fashion at the time, Black Ray Ban Sunglasses, Fresh cars, and a Tape deck player with Depeche Mode blasting while cruising the Los Angeles streets and Pacific Coast Highway! A truly memorial moment in my childhood partly shaped by Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, New Order, The Smiths / Morrissey etc!

I've watched Alan saying it was a motorbike carburettor slowed down.the start up probably was Dave,s Porche.i love geek talk.

As a serious mode fan, first saw them in Bristol, Nov 1981 I love your show because I've little understanding about music and you give a great insight mate, Thankyou.

Hi Vaughn. Where did you get the Alan Wilder Soundbank. I would be so happy to get them!!! Thanks for all your Videos.

The word Pimpf is slang for any member of the German Youth Movement, but later especially the youngest tier of the Hitler Youth. Which might explain why it sounds so oppressive (in a good way) :)

I didn't know what to expect when I first played my brand new VHS tape of 101. Coincidentally I shared the same views that you did: More band, less fans. As I continued to repeatedly play the tape I grew to love it all. I STILL have that VHS tape today! I grew up in a rural area where rock, country and soft pop were the mainstream music. One of the college stations would play some fantastic industrial music in it's early form and I loved it! One day my cousin and I traded cassette tapes. That was the first time I heard DM and I was hooked. She gave me Some Great Reward. I treated that like the Holy Grail. When I was finally able to get the 101 cassette tape my mind was blown to bits! I remember jamming out to that over and over and over while just staring at the b&w cover pictures, wondering what it was like to be there. This was before the internet. Now everything is just a click or few taps away. A couple laptop's ago I had downloaded the 101 movie and the bonus was the few select songs from the 101 concert that was at the end that played without the interruption from the accountants trailer, "... we're gonna get a load of money, TONS of money!" (Cue Everything Counts).

6:10. “Martin, Fletch, Dave and Andy.” I think you may have missed someone! 😜

I completely understand your love of listening to vinyl. I was born in the early 2000s, so I have a similar nostalgic attachment to CDs (they had all the lyrics written right there for you, which was useful as a younger non-native speaker). I think "Pimpf" is a reference to a youth Nazi magazine Der Pimpf, and Pimpfe, the name for the youngest members of the Hitler Youth. The album title 'Music for the Masses' is "quite tongue-in-cheek", to quote AW, so I guess they are drawing a sarcastic parallel to the fact that they are young, naïve participants in a fiercely competitive pop industry which typically restricts artists from expressing ideas which deviate from a winning formula. I have read that the vocals of that song "Ho...Heave" effectively refer to Communist Russia as it is a labourers' chant to keep in time and keep up spirits. So...is there a message? Perhaps that all extremes are unwise, since people's judgement is imperfect and life is an upward battle to not resort to those extremes. That is the wonderful depth of even the most simplest of Martin's lyrics. Anyway, I loved this video, looking forward to part 2!

I've always felt that 101 was the finest moment of their career. Especially that moment in the video at the end of Never Let Me Down Again where Dave throws back his open shirt and is standing there in front of the crowd, almost like a messiah. Always gives me goose bumps.

A vinyl lover and Depeche Mode fan = new subscriber!

I think every child has owned a keyboard in the 90's (although too early for my DM discovery). I do still get that feeling now, to grab one of those old cheapo's and try to play something.

Good evening Pasadena!!!

There's something I love about each of the albums, can't wait for the discussions! And after being a fan for so long I'm actually LEARNING more about them. Awesome! Thanks Vaughn!

needless to say, i've listened to this live concert countless times. thank you for your channel. i only just discovered it and you do great work.

I had an EMU Emulator 1. The Stripped intro sound is an EMU preset of an idling motorcycle from the Emulator 1 library. EMU probably used some of the Emulator 1 library for the Emax preset he's referring too.

Spending all day in a record shop, smelling the vinyl. Checking out the outwork. Those were the days. Such simpler yet somehow nicer more exciting times. Love 101 and looking forward to watching part 2 which I see you’ve just dropped.

The sound of that intro never gets old!

Man it’s just great to finally see a great RU-vid channel that does videos on great bands

I appreciate your enthusiasm, inspiration, and passion for Depeche Mode. The Depeche Mode process and inner workings. Thank you!

Pulling up the sounds from the soundbank and playing the individual sounds is the best part of your videos. Deconstructing the songs and listening to these details helps me appreciate the songs even more. Do some more!

The first time I heard of Depeche Mode 101 was when my older brother Oskar and his group of Alpha Male High School friends got together at my parents house planning out this “ditch day” to attend the 101 concert at the Pasadena Rose Bowl. The next day, he couldn’t stop talking about it. The hot girls, the excitement, the music, the atmosphere, the hot girls, etc. The following year in 1989, my brother brought home Depeche Mode 101 on vinyl and Cassette. That was the first time I have experienced the 101 live versions just like he did a year after. The record got really worn out by getting replayed multiple times over. The cassette tape was always in his car and would go everywhere he went. I borrowed it and made a copy for myself using a high quality Maxell Metal Tape so I can listen to it in my Sony Walkman on the way to and from school, until my younger brother Alex took it from me then I had to make another copy. Thank you for your wonderful videos! It has brought back so many great memories.

Really enjoying your approach to these videos/doc's/subjects

DA Pennebaker didn't record the whole concert. They used the concert as transitions between teenage story and documentary parts of the band. Mostly parts with the band weren't even recorded at Rosebowl. Same plenty of concert shots were from random cities. When you see concert shots with washed out colors these are from Pasadena. When you see juicy colors, these shots are a form roofed venues where you can better control the lights. Of course, there is full footage from Pasadena but weren't recorded by DA Pennebaker. These clips you can find an official site. Basically only audio is from Pasadena... heavily reworked at the studio.

Well I saw them February 12th, 1988 in stockholm sweden. My first DM concert. It was awsome. Martin played Pipeline instead of somebody. I still remember the feeling when the deep drums started in that song. Nitzer Ebb was opening and that was a treat as well.

Thank so much for sharing your 101 views and those soundbanks. I agree with 101 as a starting point pre-Violator. I also was introduced to their 1st compilation, Singles 81-85 before starting with their albums. Also, I enjoyed Dave singing some Roxy Music classics backstage and also his Elvis vocals on tracks like Stripped, where he adds and stretches his vocals after the 'let me hear you speak it just for me....yeah ah yeah ah yeah ah'.

MR.HOST, YOU'RE A REAL GENIUS,I KNOW THEIR SONGS & MUSIC IS REALLY HARD TO PLAY,BUT YOU CAN DO THAT,WHEN YOU SING THE SONGS,I ALSO SINGING WITH YOU & YOUR KEYBOARD PLAY!

I love your singing so much, it's beautiful and immediately makes me sing along! Thanks a lot for your videos, Vaughn!

I just can't get enough of your videos! Very well done.

Hey my friend. First of all i want to say how grateful i am of discovering your channel and heavily appreciate your effort in doing this! I notice you have alot knowledge and alot to say and try to compress it all in a single video :D I know the band since "Speak and Spell" ( i feel so old) and quite wrote them off until.......101 got released THAT really relaunched my interest in the band again!! Pity "Sacred", Nothing & Question of lust was`nt on the vinyl - They are my 3 favorites on the album: Btw, as a side note "PIMPF" is what my German grandmother would call me, as a little boy ( and is actually what it means - "Little Boy")

Fascinating that my introduction to DM was so similar to you Vaughn. i first heard 'Enjoy the silence' in 1990 and was completely blown away by it... then after buying violator I too bought 101 on cassette and soaked up their back catalog of singles... it was such a wonderful introduction to the band.

I played the 101 cassette in my car so much I broke the tape. Thank goodness I got the CD, I still listen to it 30 years later. Got the VHS (yes I’m VHS old!) too. But agree, nothing like vinyl, that smell takes me back and floods my brain with memories.

I was 13 years old and there in Pasadena! Always compare concerts to 101 and nothing comes close. I remember the stormy weather to all the food fights in the stands. DM forever!

In my studio I record mostly rock acts, but DM is the band that made me a musician, as well. Thanks for sharing your story. In my case, it was both Black Celebration and Shake the Disease that I had to dissect to see why these songs were so magical. Within a couple of months I owed their entire catalog (81-86), B-sides, rarities, etc.

OMG! Rose Bowl - I was THERE! What an amazing concert. Agree with you that I could do without the stuff with the fans. I understand what they were trying to do but still would have preferred the whole concert and/or more behind-the-scenes stuff. Ha! Dave in his underwear - priceless!

"All the music was taped" D.A. Pennebaker. Was he right?

"I just wanna see the band, I don't wanna see these teenagers" That's also me while watching 101! Kept fast forwarding 😄

Brilliant Part 1 Vaughn - Thoroughly enjoyable mate! Wow! I'd kill for that sound bank!

Dvd version has the somewhat full concert from the projection screens. Crazy they didn't tape the whole Pasadena Rose Bowl show. Can't believe it. They haven't taped the Violator tour. Unforgivable guys!

D.A Pennebaker is incorrect to say "everything was on tape" Just the drums and some other sounds were, ie sounds that couldn't be played live... that's my understanding at least

I saw them at Wembley on that tour, Pimpf was chillingly electrifying - for me it was one of the most memorable moments from any of the times I've seen them. Loving the videos!

that sound is a slowed down engine carburrator.i remember Alan,maybe Martin saying thats how mate.

Kicking Ass My Friend. Great job!!!!!! I was in college when the 101 tour/album came out. I remember being outside my dorm hanging out with friends and someone was blasting the "Everything Counts" 101 version. AWESOME MEMORIES.

You keep me coming back. 101 was a seminal recording for me, hitting just after I got out of high school, right before Enjoy the Silence broke. Good stuff here, thanks -- looking forward to the review of all the albums.

I enjoyed this so much! I’m a huge DM fan, World Violation Toronto was my first ever concert at 14 and prior to that I listened to 101 a million times like you... to this day the melodies and samples send chills through me. Thanks and keep ‘em coming!

After seeing your video, I got into some thoughts: When I watched the dvd, several years ago, I remember that they had electricity problems in a concert (before Pasadena). So maybe ,back in 1988, with all these power and electricity and monitoring problems etc., they used the safety of having everything on tape, and as Gore told you, overdubbing some sounds on stage, whatever they could. Meaning, playing the same sound over the tape in a much lower volume. You already know, that if a sampler loses power , it takes a hell of lot of time to reload the sound banks, and definitely it is something that they couldn't afford on stage So maybe it went like this: "Hey guys, the tape will play and you have your Emus ready as well. If we lose the tape , you play everything, if we lose the Emus , no problem, it's on tape anyway.. Anyway I absolutely love your videos mate, you should make more than 2 in a week. Cheers!

I love yours analysis about all Albums. You always hits the spot. I'm in yours ages and was analyzing this Live Show many many times. Thank You for the series. It is brilliant! Oh, and I'm very very jealous about all this sounds !!! Maybe sometime... ;). Thanks again.

IT WAS THE MORE ECLECTIC CONCERT I'VE EVER ATTENDED; LITERALLY DROVE ME TO TEARS... .

Love your Alan impression from the Special Concert for the Masses news conference! Brill. More please sir.

Very cool sound bank to have. Thanks for taking us through this fabulous music. This is the ONE concert I wish I could go back in time to attend. I love the video.... my favourite part was hearing Alan talk through the melodies.

Mr. George, I'm so glad with the way your channel is growing!! It really feels like talking to an old friend. (I sincerely hope it doesn't get overwhelming for you!) Anyway, I'd really like to hear your take on The Cure!

Never let me down!! Live on 101 is just pure magic..watching it hearing it.

The 101 I bought in 1990, (I was 16 years old) on cassette because I did not have money to buy the album, the song that hit me was stripted. My mother so much that I listened to the cassette ended up liking that strange sound of things falling, he he he. I'm always attentive to your videos, my friend.

My first album of dm was 101, and it has the best version of people are people (that intro amazing) thak you again for your videos

pimf is AWSOME. A friend of mine was able to get a sample catalog of depeche mode in the early 90s and it was impressive. They where dead on .

My first DM vinyl album was Some Great Reward. My first DM cassette album was Speak and Spell. MY first DM CD was Ultra. When I first bought my 101 double cassette, Depeche Mode was already deeply ingrained in my psyche.

Great video. Love seeing how the parts come together. You are right that individually some of the sounds sound nothing, until they get combined which I suppose is the genius of the group.

Once again more proof of how Alan Wilder should have been kept no matter what. Alan come back!!!!

I like that you have Martin's british accent, makes the videos even more worth listening to

Two parts! Just like the 101 cassettes when they came out.....love the conversation

I finally got the time to watch all the way through. I felt the same about the teenage segment of 101. I just wanted the band! Lol. Let me tell you. I first heard DM because of People are People. I think their first U.S. hit. Then, I had to get the cassette. So, I have a soft spot for SGR. Even though not as sophisticated as their later albums, still has a charm. Some unique and creative synth sounds on that one. O.k., I always thought the beginning of Stripped was a train track. I thought I read somewhere that they went out and sampled a train sound. Not positive. So, I always hear that as a train sound. I absolutely love it! There's a similar but faster effect on The Cure's "Jumping someone else's train" at the end. Anyway, you've got the coolest keyboard ever! I wish DM would bring back those recorded sound samples. That for me was what made them stand out from the rest. That combined with their haunting melodies. You played Somebody very well. Yes, they were on top with 101 (number of their shows during that tour). It was surely fun to be a teenager then. ~debbie

It's a new channel, hats off to that, and as a huge 30+ year Depeche Mode fan it's great to see the enthusiasm you have but for the love of all is holy, learn the parts before you start filming, a bit of research won't harm rather than stabbing at the keyboard and telling us "don't know what that bit is". Relax, take your time, figure out what the sounds are and work out the parts.

Looking forward to you analyzing the Mode albums. One of my all time favourite bands and was lucky to see them on the Violator tour at Birmingham NEC.

I have to say, your videos are becoming better each time you upload. Really enjoying these demo videos! Would you consider doing a video discussing all of Depeche Mode's under-rated songs?

Hi!! Great video, as always. Just wanted to add that 101 was also my first album from DM. As well recorded from a friend on a blank tape. Couldn’t stop listening to it back in 1990.

101 is really phenomenal - album, movie sucked hard, those annoying teens, no one cares about them - all I want is Depeche :-) As you said, lots of the live versions are the ultimate live versions - I love Blasphemour Rumours (summer´s day ... part most) and Stripped. Black Celebration, Something To Do, Somebody and Shake The Disease are great too. The best is the fact, that both Martin and Dave were in top form vocally. These days - especially Dave - you can hear the difference between studio and live vocals...

Hey Vaughan. Love your 2 friends approach. Hope I get to meet you this side of eternity!

Love this review! My introduction to Depeche Mode was surprisingly similar. I saw the MTV world premiere of Personal Jesus and was hooked. I asked for Violator for Christmas and then saved up my money to buy 101 on cassette. The hours and hours I would listen to this album and later the documentary... Thanks Vaughn!

The first time I heard Somebody was on the 101 CD, and absolutely fell in love with it. I had 101 before SGR, and when I got SGR and heard the album version I was a little let down by it at first lol. Martin's vocals are just so incredible in the 101 version! ❤

I had to pause this review to comment. I too became a massive Depeche Mode fan when Violator came out. I remember hearing Personal Jesus on the radio and immediately dialing up the radio station (before online days obviously!). I immediately went out looking for other works and came across 101. I was in love. So much so that I’ve always had it with me - on double (!) cassette, on cd, and finally digitally downloaded. I can’t hear a song from this set without interjecting Dave’s live enthusiasms. I’m really enjoying this series and can’t wait to hear your take on the more recent albums. 😃

I got into Depeche Mode by collecting Tapes. I'n 23 and I found songs of faith and devotion on cassette for $.15 around 4 years ago. I bought every album since then.

Hi. I'm from Brazil (sorry for my English) and congratulations to the excellent video series. It's very impressive ... it seems like you know all the 101 lines ... and also can make their voices (I love "The Fletch Files" video). Also, I really enjoy seeing the depeche samples you have. "Back to the topic" (LOL), as you mentioned, I would really like to see the 101 complete show, with all the songs and no cuts ... (as well "World Violation Tour" and the "Black Celebration Tour"). It would be a dream. Thanks for the video and waiting for part 2

So excited to find this review! Thank you Vaughn for creating it. Just found a wonderful complete version on Spotify of the entire 101 concert! it is a must listen! I have also been reading a Depeche Mode Biography chronicling the evolution of the band. I miss the Alan Wilder days, but I still love the band. Cheers!

I get chills when you play the keyboard to Depeche Mode 😻😻😻🙌🏾❤

101 is the best and irresistible intro to DM. I remember on the old estate in Budapest in the summer of 89 I stood around under a window in one of the blocks and "listen" to 101 as sounds filtered out. Previously, about a year earlier, first ever DM songs I caught were new life, dreaming...and Strangelove. The two from 81 are nice enough but Strangelove was magical no less.

in "Stripped" 101 version I also like the moment when first goes Martin intro part but then starts to play Fletch bass line (in my imagination like the sun is rising). I think it even sounds better and more creepy than in Devotional version when first goes Fletch bass line (if you see what I mean)

I love your impressions of scenes from 101...being similarly obsessed, I also love all the DM videos you make 👍

I saw this tour twice at the old forum in montreal

My brother from another mother:) So glad you have found your groove bud! Classic Vaughn comedy thrown in as well... You always made me laugh! Please keep it up, your really good at this! Much luv bro!!!

Do SOFAD too! My all time fav from DM it’s their peak musically IMHO, iI don’t think there is any other album that sounds like it, Blues,Gospel, Ambient, Synth rock! Innovators 👌🏻