I feel Alan and Martin should've been very blessed to have each other in their lives, Alan's musicianship, Martin's songwriting and Dave's vocals & stage presence is what made DM a success
I’m sorry, but there were plenty of great albums after that. Ultra was a prime example and so was playing the angel. But in my opinion, others as well.
i agree - Ultra was OK but mainly due to Tim Simenon and his production which the band didn't get involved in, unlike Alan who produced Violator and SOFAD alongside Flood and was always hugely involved in the production from CTA onwards alongside his excellent musicianship. Alongside Tim he had a team with him plus 11 other musicians contributed to the album - 5 different people contributed drums and percussion, pretty much unheard of when Alan was in the group as he willingly took on those duties. So to replace Alan an entire cohort of 15+ people were required.
Love Martin and his songs will always be the backbone of DM, but Alan and Martin were an unstoppable team musically. Together they brought the music to another level. Such a shame it had to end in 1995.
Alan Wilder truly made the DM sound, for me. The contribution he made to the band for the time he was with them defined them and it was a sad day indeed, when he left. I don’t think his contribution was ever truly appreciated and the saying ‘You dont know what you’ve lost until it’s gone”
The footage is already rare enough but seeing Alan and Martin doing an interview together double rare.. Incredible how after 30 years we still find unseen DM footage from that period
@@tronique Alan's musicianship intimidated Martin...and it shouldnt have as he had hisown genius. Just feel fortunate for a time, the world had these two working together and at a level most musicians work a lifetime toproduce the majic DM did in a 10 year period. Black Celebration thru to Songs of Faith and Devotion. Just kept getting better. Violator was as good as it can get...the perfect album.
When Alan left the band it created a void that they've never really been able to fill. The music has been good, sometimes really good but there will always be something missing.
I miss the input Alan wilder did for depeche mode....if he could come back to just do one record with them..just one..but I know Alan has no intention to do so...
@@seanegan4236 it was the golden era, but Ultra stood up there quite well right along with the rest of them. I’m sorry. Many supposed fans say that there were no good albums after that, but that’s a bunch of bull,. There were still plenty of good songs on there later albums they weren’t at the level of the previous ones but they had hit singles on many albums , maybe not the mainstream,. But with there true fans that realize that you can’t peak your whole life, but you could still appreciate all the other peaks that were not the great mountain of violator or songs of faith and devotion or music for the masses. I for one quite like their new albums and I believe only their true fans do like their albums after songs of faith and devotion, and the rest are just people that follow trends .
@@djbmanifestomode after Alan left , the influence was still there , before everything drifted off towards Martin demos. Depeche Mode albums became Martin Gore albums .
Alan Wilder was the Sound Programmer, Arranger and is a great Keyboard Player. Without him, Songs like "Shake the disease, Never let me down, Get the Balance right" etc. would never sound like they sound 😕
@@dddayesq5061 Disagree. Two Minute Warning, If You Want and Fools are three really good tracks that Wilder wrote. If You Want while not a commercially viable probably shines the brightest while the other two might've been hits in a different time and place. Others will tell you they like Work Hard and In Your Memory; but I understand why they were ultimately b-sides (but DM b-sides were better than most band's a-sides). Wilder also wrote The Landscape Is Changing, which really shows off his potential even if the overall score on the track is not too high. Yea, none of his tracks probably make the top ten percent of DM tracks; but again his strengths are musicianship and sound production much more than lyrics; and Wilder has said that he ultimately feels his lyrics are wanting for him. I can't help but think he should've kept writing a song a year while in DM even if they weren't released; because I think he would've ultimately came up with something magical eventually. But he had the luxury of not having to because he was in a band with Martin Gore.
Evidentemente la pazienza di Alan ,durante le sessions di Madrid in particolare, doveva essere arrivata davvero al limite.... Peccato che in quel periodo nessuno del resto della band abbia compreso in alcun modo il disagio suo nel capire che , per l'ennesima volta, avrebbe dovuto sobbarcarsi quasi in toto tutto il lavoro di preparazione in studio, dall'incisione dell' album alla programmazione delle tastiere per il l tour successivo, mixaggio ect.....Fa strano che ,tempo dopo, lo stesso Dave abbia ricordato di come , nonostante il tempo passato insieme in studio e on stage,non riuscissero per certi versi a fidarsi completamente di Alan, quasi temendo la sua acclarata bravura. Non abbiamo la controprova di come avrebbero potuto essere "Ultra "o "Exiter " o i successivi, affidati alle cure tecnologiche di Alan. Senza di lui , in ogni caso , la band ha perso buona parte della sua unicità, soprattutto nelle esecuzioni dal vivo. Erano piuttosto originali , davvero distaccati da tutti gli altri gruppi dello stesso periodo. Peccato ......
I can see Alan speak very eloquent.. not slurring. Unlike Martin not so well spoken.. Its seem Alan more serious don't smiles alot. But i like Alan Wilder the best. For Martin his songwriting..
OMG, WOW how the hell was this footage hidden for so long?! Watching Alan is mesmerising, I could watch him all day long counting change. Interview was dull but both looked incredibly hot. This was the prime DM era. Thank you.
The lyricist and the musical genius. When Alan Wilder left Depeche Mode, Depeche Mode broke. I still hope that Alan Wilder might come back for one album.
Dave put the final nail in the coffin. Alan's never coming back. They've all moved on, but it doesn't change the Black Swarm's dream! How about this instead: An Alan Wilder remix album, like his superb version of "In Chains"? They wouldn't even have to be in the same room and they all make a boatload of money. It's ridiculously win-win. Martyr, Suffer Well, Peace, Fragile Tension, It's No Good, Soothe My Soul, Happens All The Time -- there are many gems that could be absolute monsters.
they need each other because they complete each other DM's music is not as cool as before, and Recoil's music has no beautiful melody, just cool sounds it's been almost 30 years since they separated :
yo creo que martin se sentia incomodo con alan porque martin si bien es el compositor con su guitarra, alan es el productor musical de depeche asi que ovbiamente tenia mucho mas para hablar de musica creo que martin y los demas seguramente se sentirian opacados por alan en las entrevistas, era el unico que hablaba de musica
I do wonder what this interview would've been like if Dave was in the same room with Alan instead of Martin, I know Alan got along a lot better with Dave than he did with Fletch and Martin.
What a cool and unusual interview and footage with Alan and Martin! This is the first time I've seen such an interview, but I really liked it! Thank you so much! ❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥😎🤗🥰👍👍😍😍😁👌
I love Martin's very shallow attempt to hide his contempt for the interviewer... "Do you not lie in France?" 😅 When talking about the theme of truth and lies in policy of truth.
The interviewer/reporter seams to no nothing about music production . . .and very funny when the reporter think that it is typical british to tink about "lies and truth" . . . I miss Alan Wilder . . .bring he back to Depeche !!!!
I´ve always felt a certain awkwardness between Martin and Alan, what they did as band mates is eternal, but it seems that they didn´t had a friendship.
I don’t think that that’s the case. I don’t think they had that deep of a friendship but what they had was a work friendship. They mutually respected and liked eachother. But on the another hand let’s not forget that Martin as a person in his core is a quiet individual. And Alan is on a more serious side. So this two personalities are great for working together and partying sometimes, but not a big laugh.
@@javierzubizarreta2933 To a certain extent yes, but not in the studio, more like on tour. And everybody had a problem with himself or someone else. These aroused while making sofad. I think Alan quit not JUST because of Andy, but because of the whole dave being on drugs and Martin not talking to him, and fletch not helping the situation. And on this looongg devotional tour the situation just worsened, and he realised that he (Alan) had enough.
You can feel the tension between them but how is possible to get their best as they were suffering along the way or was that the final price of getting great epic music ?
Can you imagine any band nowdays doing a handshake lable deal? Everything about DM was so special. Alam mentioned doing some PR crap they did t like...and I kept getting flashbacks of the Ducks..lol
@@Partillhead It makes sense that Gore and Wilder would be the ones actually rehearsing...they were basically doing all the live music at that point and probably determining Fletcher's parts as well.
but Alan himself would still say even with all of his talent and creative input, that the real reason for there longevity and for Depeche Modes success is Martin songs. I’ve heard Alan say it himself in an interview. And he was happy to say with the very large smile on his face that Martin and his song writing abilities and he said it himself,..”The boy has got it “our boy has got it!”
En 12:05 la divina risa de Martin y la cara de piedra de Wilder, es para mí el resumen de ésta invaluable nota. " I can feel the disconfort ..."🎶🎵🎶 Gracias x compartir.Saludos🤗
Bring Alan back for one last tour. Just put aside the egos. I am a huge DM fan but skip the last few tours because their concerts have become very repetitive. They need Alan back to bring the real DM sound back to their concerts. His arrangements are so much better. The best tour was the Condemnation Tour. Man, the arrangements of the songs were pure DM sound. Now, they just try too hard to rock out. It is not who they are. Bring him back!
I think it was 1990. In 1989 we didn't know the songs and the album. The band had rehearsals in March / April in London, before they moved to the USA to continue stage rehearsals before the proper your.
I think they were alright, I know Alan didn't always feel like he was respected in the band and hated Fletch, primarily because in his eyes he did a lot more work for less recognition whilst Fletch would constantly mess up on stage (that's when his keyboards were plugged in!) and not have much of a contribution to the music yet took a lot of the credit. Fletch supposedly did a lot of the managing but without the combination of Martin and Alan he would have nothing to manage. Naturally Fletch would never let Alan back into the band although Dave/Martin would probably be quite happy to have him back, and I think the band would be better if Fletch quit and Alan returned.
@@dglcomputers1498 Mart has a symbiotic relationship with Fletch. The two will never separate. Dave on the other hand was close with Alan, and would welcome him back. Alas, Alan isn’t doing much these days outside enjoying his retirement. Recoil wasn’t successful and Alan has disdain for the music industry. A Dave and Alan duo album would be interesting, but might piss off Mr. Clapper and Mr. Vibrato. ;)
@@elmarkeweloh1484 Very perceptive. You can see it in their eyes. Sadly, this period of time is the beginning of the end. The Wilder era was DM's very best.
That's a good question... At this point, they've been together for over 40 years. To lose someone like Fletch is a devastating loss. He was like a brother to them. I don't know if it will be the same for Mart and Dave without Fletch there. Also, the rest of the members are getting up there in age. As a fan, I would want them to continue but if they were to stop, I would completely understand.
I can see the difference between them here. Alan is more of a disciplined 9 to 5 producer, and Martin is more of a dreamer who lets the songs come in their own time. They're just different, in the way Roger Waters and Richard Wright were. It's easy for one to view the other displinarian or lazy. It's good they both probably understand their personal differences now and aren't on unfriendly terms.
Мартин: - Парни я напишу такие песни что вы офигеете, а замысел моего альбома никто не разгадает. И этот альбом будет SOFAD" Алан: - Ребята а я напишу музыку и не просто музыку а шедевры" ДЕЙВ: - Парни я этот альбом спою что вы на всегда запомните. Эндриу: - А я буду просто поднимать правую руку за синтезатором.
