Track Listing 1. I Feel You 2. Walking in My Shoes 3. Condemnation 4. Mercy in You 5. Judas 6. In Your Room 7. Get Right With Me 8. Rush 9. One Caress 10. Higher Love
| Details | | Producer: | Alan Wilder, Steve Lyon | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Live | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes SONGS OF FAITH AND DEVOTION - LIVE features songs from the studio version in the same sequence. Depeche Mode: Martin Gore (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, keyboards, synthesizer); David Gahan (vocals); Alan Wilder (keyboards, synthesizer, programming); Andrew Fletcher (keyboards, synthesizer). Additional personnel: Hildia Campbell, Samantha Smith (background vocals). Recorded live in Copenhagen, Denmark; Milan, Italy; Lievin, France; New Orleans, Louisiana. One of the odder releases in Depeche Mode's extensive catalogue. SONGS OF FAITH AND DEVOTION LIVE is exactly what it sounds like: all 10 songs from the band's tenth studio album recorded live, in order, and released only six months after the studio album came out. On the other hand, it makes perfect sense, since Depeche Mode's American breakthrough had been largely due to the concert album DEPECHE MODE 101, and the band had put live recordings on the B-sides of their singles since the days when Vince Clarke was still in the band. The looser, more guitar-oriented arrangements of the album translate well to the stage; the bluesy "I Feel You" gains a swagger missing from the studio version, and "Walking in My Shoes" becomes fragile and ghostly. SONGS OF FAITH AND DEVOTION LIVE is a surprising success.
Editorial Reviews LIVE features songs from the studio version in the same sequence. Depeche Mode: Martin Gore (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, keyboards, synthesizer); David Gahan (vocals); Alan Wilder (keyboards, synthesizer, programming); Andrew Fletcher (keyboards, synthesizer). Additional personnel: Hildia Campbell, Samantha Smith (background vocals). Recorded live in Copenhagen, Denmark; Milan, Italy; Lievin, France; New Orleans, Louisiana. One of the odder releases in Depeche Mode's extensive catalogue. SONGS OF FAITH AND DEVOTION LIVE is exactly what it sounds like: all 10 songs from the band's tenth studio album recorded live, in order, and released only six months after the studio album came out. On the other hand, it makes perfect sense, since Depeche Mode's American breakthrough had been largely due to the concert album DEPECHE MODE 101, and the band had put live recordings on the B-sides of their singles since the days when Vince Clarke was still in the band. The looser, more guitar-oriented arrangements of the album translate well to the stage; the bluesy I Feel You gains a swagger missing from the studio version, and Walking in My Shoes becomes fragile and ghostly. SONGS OF FAITH AND DEVOTION LIVE is a surprising success.
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