Download or read book The Depeche Mode Handbook - Everything You Need to Know about Depeche Mode written by Emily Smith and published by Tebbo. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 1074 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Depeche Mode (pron.: /d p /) are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan (lead vocals, occasional songwriter since 2005), Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, vocals, chief songwriter after 1981), Andy Fletcher (keyboards) and Vince Clarke (keyboards, chief songwriter 1980-81). Clarke left the band after the release of their 1981 debut album, Speak & Spell, and was replaced by Alan Wilder (keyboards, drums, occasional songwriter) with Gore taking over songwriting. Wilder left the band in 1995; Gahan, Gore, and Fletcher have since continued as a trio. Depeche Mode have had 48 songs in the UK Singles Chart and twelve top 10 albums in the UK charts, two of which debuted at No. 1. According to EMI, Depeche Mode have sold over 100 million albums and singles worldwide, making them the most successful electronic band in music history. Q magazine calls Depeche Mode "The most popular electronic band the world has ever known" and included the band in the list of the "50 Bands That Changed The World ." VH1 ranked the group no. 98 on his list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time." This book is your ultimate resource for Depeche Mode. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Depeche Mode's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Depeche Mode, 101 (album), 1988 MTV Video Music Awards, A-ha, AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered, A Broken Frame, A Pain That I'm Used To, A Question of Lust, A Question of Time, Achtung Baby, Alan Wilder, Alison Moyet, Andy Fletcher (musician), Anton Corbijn, Barrel of a Gun (Depeche Mode song), Basildon, Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album), Behind the Wheel, Ben Hillier, Black Celebration, Black Celebration Tour, Blasphemous Rumours / Somebody, Brian Eno, Brit Awards, Broken Frame Tour, Canning Town, Catching Up with Depeche Mode, Chester Bennington, Chino Moreno, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Color Theory Presents Depeche Mode, Compact Space (band), Condemnation (song), Construction Time Again...and more pages Contains selected content from the highest rated entries, typeset, printed and shipped, combining the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation to support their mission.