Saw a Depeche Mode cover band last night - and holy hell were they awesome
Posted: 22 Dec 2017
There's an LA-based Depeche Mode tribute band called Strangelove, and they played a venue near Detroit last night called Small's. This was probably one of the best shows I've been to in the past decade, and dare I say I enjoyed this show more than I did the actual band from just this past summer! It was all deep cut tracks - the stuff we all wish the actual band would play at their shows these days.
They were extremely well rehearsed, the lead singer had Dave's stage presence and manners down to a science - and his baritone voice, and the music was SPOT ON. I'm talking EditEd4TV-quality ReCovers here - virtually every song. The stuff they did from the Black Celebration, Music For the Masses, Violator, and Songs of F&D era were as if they had the actual stems from the multitracks - that's how good they sounded. Everything else-era sounded 90% there.
If any of you are Depeche fans and ever have a chance to check these guys out, I strongly suggest making an effort. They were amazing!
This clip is the actual tribute band:
https://www.depechetribute.com/
They were extremely well rehearsed, the lead singer had Dave's stage presence and manners down to a science - and his baritone voice, and the music was SPOT ON. I'm talking EditEd4TV-quality ReCovers here - virtually every song. The stuff they did from the Black Celebration, Music For the Masses, Violator, and Songs of F&D era were as if they had the actual stems from the multitracks - that's how good they sounded. Everything else-era sounded 90% there.
If any of you are Depeche fans and ever have a chance to check these guys out, I strongly suggest making an effort. They were amazing!
This clip is the actual tribute band:
https://www.depechetribute.com/