Sunday, June 6th, 2010
The Tapes Your Mother Laid Out for You
First Installment: Depeche Mode – People Are People (1984)
By Andrew W. Miller
The Depeche Mode that most are familiar with is a British New Wave act, popular for breakthrough hits like "Personal Jesus." In fact, the group released six proper albums prior to Violator and had hits with songs like "People are People." However, many of these early albums were only available in Europe and Australia. It was only after the release of "People are People," originally released on Some Great Reward, that a North American audience was introduced to ...
The Tapes Your Mother Laid Out for You
First Installment: Depeche Mode – People Are People (1984)
By Andrew W. Miller
The Depeche Mode that most are familiar with is a British New Wave act, popular for breakthrough hits like "Personal Jesus." In fact, the group released six proper albums prior to Violator and had hits with songs like "People are People." However, many of these early albums were only available in Europe and Australia. It was only after the release of "People are People," originally released on Some Great Reward, that a North American audience was introduced to ...