101 (album)

101
Live album by Depeche Mode
Released	March 11, 1989
Recorded	Pasadena Rose Bowl June 18, 1988
Genre	Synthpop, alternative dance, New Wave, Dark Wave
Length	95:45
Label	Mute Sire (US/Canada)
Producer	Depeche Mode
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Depeche Mode chronology
Music for the Masses (1987) 101 (1989) Violator (1990)

101
Directed by	D.A. Pennebaker Chris Hegedus David Dawkins
Produced by	Frazer Pennebaker
Written by	Depeche Mode
Starring	David Gahan Martin L. Gore Andrew Fletcher Alan Wilder
Distributed by	Mute Video
Release date(s)	1989, rereleased in 2003
Running time	117 minutes (VHS)
Language	English
Budget	unknown
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101 is a live album and documentary by Depeche Mode released in 1989 chronicling the band's 1988 Music for the Masses U.S. tour and their final show at the Pasadena Rose Bowl. Group member Alan Wilder is credited with coming up with the name; the performance was the 101st and final performance of the tour (and coincidentally also a famous highway in the area). The film was directed and produced by D.A. Pennebaker.

Contents 1 Summary 2 Reissue 3 Track listing 3.1 LP: Mute / Stumm 101 3.1.1 Disc one 3.1.2 Disc two 3.2 CD: Mute / Stumm 101 3.2.1 Disc one 3.2.2 Disc two 3.3 SACD: Mute / LCDStumm 101 3.4 VHS: Mute Film / MF007 (UK) 3.5 DVD: Mute Film / DMDVD3 (UK) 4 Singles 5 References

Summary

The film is considered to be pioneering due to the fact that it contained one of the first examples of reality television. The film covers several Depeche Mode fans, mainly Christopher Hardwick, Oliver Chesler (a.k.a. The Horrorist), and Jay Serken, and their respective girlfriends, who were picked out of a crowd at a Long Island night club and allowed to tour with Depeche Mode through the last leg of their 1988 North American tour.

The film begins by showing a clip of Depeche Mode entering an empty Rose Bowl stadium in an old American car. This is where they announce their concert at the Rose Bowl during a live press conference there. The majority of the film revolves around the experiences of the fans traveling with Depeche Mode (in a separate bus and in separate hotel rooms). There are a few instances of band members fraternizing with the fans, but most of the film shows each group in separate situations. There is some footage of the band before various shows getting ready in the dressing room backstage. The dialogue is interesting in that it shows how the four members of the group interact.

The last part shows a live recording of Depeche Mode's sellout show at the Rose Bowl, where over 80,000 people were in attendance. The film of the concert is not complete, however, as it does not present the entire concert from beginning to end; rather, it contains twelve of their greatest hits at the time, pieced together by Pennebaker (it is important to note that the band had absolutely no say in the directorial process, hence none of the scenes are scripted) and is missing some of the tracks performed that night.

Two points worth mentioning are in the performance of "Stripped" where Dave Gahan's intensity is unbridled as well as "Never Let Me Down Again", the band's closing track (not including encores), where the crowd's energy and enthusiasm is highly cathartic.

In 2003 the film was released on a two-disc DVD with the main film on the first disc. The second disc had interviews with the three fans and their experiences with the band. There were also interviews with Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, and Andrew Fletcher, all three separately by Pennebaker and Hegedus, talking about their solo projects which they were working on at the time. (Gahan - Paper Monsters, Gore - Counterfeit e.p., Fletch - Client) At the time, the commentary on the film was recorded at separate times, later to be cleverly edited together, to make it sound like all three were there at the same time. Alan Wilder, who left the band almost seven years after 101 in 1995, chose not to be interviewed. Finally, there was an interview with Daniel Miller and on the state of Depeche Mode, and even includes comments on Vince Clarke and the old Depeche Mode days, and manager Jonathan Kessler.

In addition to the interviews there was also isolated video footage of the concert, including new footage, although footage of a couple of songs was not able to be recovered.

Reissue

In 2003, Mute Records reissued 101 as a hybrid SACD. In essence, the two-disc set contained 101 in three formats - multi-channel SACD, stereo SACD and PCM stereo (CD audio). The multi-channel audio was presented in 5.1 and gave a better representation of the live experience. The SACD was not released in North America.

Due to pressing errors, however, the first run of the set was marred by a mis-encoded multi-channel SACD layer that skipped and was unlistenable on the first disc. The stereo SACD and CD audio layers were unaffected.

As a bonus hidden track, the multi-channel layer also included the full version of "Pimpf".

Track listing

LP: Mute / Stumm 101

Disc one

A Side

1. "Pimpf" – 0:58
2. "Behind the Wheel" – 5:55
3. "Strangelove" – 4:49
4. "Something to Do" – 3:54
5. "Blasphemous Rumours" – 5:09

B Side

1. "Stripped" – 6:45
2. "Somebody" – 4:34
3. "Things You Said" – 4:21
4. "Black Celebration" – 4:54

Disc two

C Side

1. "Shake the Disease" – 5:10
2. "Pleasure Little Treasure" – 4:38
3. "People are People" – 4:59
4. "A Question of Time" – 4:12

D Side

1. "Never Let Me Down Again" – 6:40
2. "Master and Servant" – 4:30
3. "Just Can't Get Enough" – 4:01
4. "Everything Counts" – 6:31

CD: Mute / Stumm 101

Disc one

1. "Pimpf" – 0:58
2. "Behind the Wheel" – 5:55
3. "Strangelove" – 4:49
4. "Sacred" – 5:09
5. "Something to Do" – 3:54
6. "Blasphemous Rumours" – 5:09
7. "Stripped" – 6:45
8. "Somebody" – 4:34
9. "Things You Said" – 4:21

Disc two

1. "Black Celebration" – 4:54
2. "Shake the Disease" – 5:10
3. "Nothing" – 4:36
4. "Pleasure Little Treasure" – 4:38
5. "People are People" – 4:59
6. "A Question of Time" – 4:12
7. "Never Let Me Down Again" – 6:40
8. "A Question of Lust" – 4:07
9. "Master and Servant" – 4:30
10. "Just Can't Get Enough" – 4:01
11. "Everything Counts" – 6:31

SACD: Mute / LCDStumm 101

Disc One:

1. "Pimpf" – 0:58
2. "Behind the Wheel" – 5:55
3. "Strangelove" – 4:49
4. "Sacred" – 5:09
5. "Something to Do" – 3:54
6. "Blasphemous Rumours" – 5:09
7. "Stripped" – 6:45
8. "Somebody" – 4:34
9. "Things You Said" – 4:21

Disc Two:

1. "Black Celebration" – 4:54
2. "Shake the Disease" – 5:10
3. "Nothing" – 4:36
4. "Pleasure Little Treasure" – 4:38
5. "People are People" – 4:59
6. "A Question of Time" – 4:12
7. "Never Let Me Down Again" – 6:40
8. "A Question of Lust" – 4:07
9. "Master and Servant" – 4:30
10. "Just Can't Get Enough" – 4:01
11. "Everything Counts" – 6:31
12. "Pimpf [Full Version] (multi-channel SACD only)

• Audio available in three formats: 2-channel CD, 2-channel SACD, multi-channel SACD

VHS: Mute Film / MF007 (UK)

1. "101 - The Movie" – 117:00

DVD: Mute Film / DMDVD3 (UK)

Disc One

1. 101 - The Movie (includes optional audio commentary)

Disc Two All songs are isolated live video footage, uninterrupted by documentary footage. Songs with a * are exclusive to the DVD and were not in the VHS film. Footage of Sacred, Something to Do, The Things You Said, Shake the Disease, Nothing, People are People, A Question of Time and A Question of Lust are lost and were not able to be recovered for the DVD.

1. Master and Servant
2. Pimpf
3. Behind the Wheel
4. Strangelove
5. Blasphemous Rumours
6. Stripped
7. Somebody*
8. Black Celebration
9. Pleasure Little Treasure*
10. Just Can't Get Enough
11. Everything Counts
12. Never Let Me Down Again

Dave Gahan Interview, Martin Gore Interview, Andrew Fletcher Interview, Jonathan Kessler Interview, Daniel Miller Interview, -Interview fans Christopher Hardwick Interview Oliver Chesler Interview Jay Serken Interview -Everything Counts (music video)

• All songs are written by Martin Gore except "Just Can't Get Enough", written by Vince Clarke. David Gahan sings lead vocals on all songs except "Somebody", "The Things You Said", and "A Question of Lust", in which Martin sings lead.

Singles

1. Everything Counts (Live) (13 February 1989)

References

v • d • e Depeche Mode Dave Gahan · Martin Gore · Andrew Fletcher Alan Wilder · Vince Clarke Studio albums Speak & Spell · A Broken Frame · Construction Time Again · Some Great Reward · Black Celebration · Music for the Masses · Violator · Songs of Faith and Devotion · Ultra · Exciter · Playing the Angel Compilation albums People Are People · The Singles 81>85 · Catching Up with Depeche Mode · Greatest Hits  · The Singles 86>98 · Remixes 81 - 04 · The Best Of, Volume 1 · The Complete Depeche Mode Live albums 101 · Songs of Faith and Devotion Live · Recording the Angel Singles "Dreaming of Me" · "New Life" · "Just Can't Get Enough" · "See You" · "The Meaning of Love" · "Leave in Silence" · "Get the Balance Right!" · "Everything Counts" · "Love, in Itself" · "People Are People" · "Master and Servant" · "Blasphemous Rumours"/"Somebody" · "Shake the Disease" · "It's Called a Heart" · "Stripped" · "A Question of Lust" · "A Question of Time" · "Strangelove" · "Never Let Me Down Again" · "Behind the Wheel" · "Little 15" · "Everything Counts (Live)" · "Personal Jesus" · "Enjoy the Silence" · "Policy of Truth" · "World in My Eyes" · "I Feel You" · "Walking in My Shoes" · "Condemnation" · "In Your Room" · "Barrel of a Gun" · "It's No Good" · "Home" · "Useless" · "Only When I Lose Myself" · "Dream On" · "I Feel Loved" · "Freelove" · "Goodnight Lovers" · "Enjoy the Silence 04" · "Precious" · "A Pain That I'm Used To" · "Suffer Well" · "John the Revelator"/"Lilian" · "Martyr" · "Wrong" Box Sets Singles Box, Volume 1 · X¹ · X² · Singles Box, Volume 2 · Singles Box, Volume 3 · Singles Box, Volume 4 · Singles Box, Volume 5 · Singles Box, Volume 6 Videos The World We Live In and Live in Hamburg · Some Great Videos · Strange · 101 · Strange Too · Devotional · The Videos 86>98 · One Night in Paris · Live in Milan · The Best of Depeche Mode Videos Tours "For the Masses" · "World Violation" · "Devotional" / "Exotic" / "USA | 1994" · "The Singles" · "Exciter" · "Touring the Angel" · "Tour of the Universe" Tribute albums I Sometimes Wish I Was Famous · For the Masses · Color Theory presents Depeche Mode" Solo projects Dave Gahan Paper Monsters · Hourglass Martin Gore Counterfeit e.p. · Counterfeit² Andrew Fletcher Toast Hawaii Alan Wilder Recoil Vince Clarke Yazoo · The Assembly · Erasure · The Clarke & Ware Experiment  · West India Company  · Robert Marlow Related articles Depeche Mode discography · Synthpop · Mute Records (discography)

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