Monday 29 January 2018

905 Depeche Mode - The Story of 101


First  viewed : 6  June  1989

This  was  extremely  gratifying  viewing- a  fly  on  the  wall  documentary  following  Depeche   Mode  on  tour  in  America  culminating  in  their  triumphant  gig  at  the  Pasadena  Rose  Bowl. After  years  of  derision, the  band  breaking  America  forced  British  writers  to  take  them  seriously. The  tour  was  also  captured  by  the  film-maker  Don  Pennebaker  as  "101", hence  the  title.
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  1. D.C. Harrison31 January 2018 at 10:29

    I only watched this for the first time maybe a year ago, as it was on BBC4, and found it enjoyable to the degree I picked up the album the tour was promoting.

    I wonder if Depeche making sleevenotes out of various bad reviews for their "81>85" compilation deepened the antagonism from the music press? As someone else noted, needless to say, they had the last laugh.

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