To 22:05 and the lights go out. The Sant Jordi now is crazy. Nerves. Begins to sound an introduction that hard to recognize at first but that belongs to Playing the Angel.
And those who leave behind the scene are Andy Fletcher and Martin Gore ... accompanied by the almost fixed Christian (drums) and the second keyboard player whose name I never remember.
Martin hangs very sober guitar. Electric guitar, unlike the last tour. This will be a powerful principle ...
A PAIN THAT I'M USED TO Unmistakable and expected. Dazzling red lights flashing at the base of the stage while playing the keyboard terrible principle of "Playing the Angel."
Cand all the dreams you just Conceive
You Need to Achieve Something That rings true " ... And Dave crazy.
John The Revelator
The large curtain behind the battery with the symbol falls PTA showing a lighted screen behind him. The people appreciate with more screaming.
"Seven lies, multiplied by seven,
Multiplied by seven again Seven angels with seven Trumpets
Send them home on the morning train"
Dave: "Well souting Who's That?"
ALL: "John the Revelator!"
And on the screen to see Dave back in real time in black and white. Great. On the left, Martin Gore, dressed in black feathered hat and 2 angel wings on his back. At right, Dave Gahan, very smart, and Andy Fletcher, behind one of the "UFO" And after a typical presentation beginning of disk, anything can happen.
A QUESTION OF TIME
"Barcelonaa!" -Dave greeted, made to explode with emotion at all.
... and it cost me my recognize the song at first. A total surprise, and more at this stage the concert. A rush, from 2006 to 1986 in just a minute. A song that I do not wish to call attention to Black Celebration, was one of the best and most powerful of the night. Everyone lived very intensely. CHTM
Great to see the 3 DM's at once on screen and to follow any movement or expression that made ...
"I just hang on Suffer well
Sometimes it's hard
it's hard to tell " MACRO
Pause. A physical and vocal rest for those who had spent more than half an hour without stopping.
vocals Dave does next to Martin, who has taken center stage. Exchanged roles and a certain air of mystery in this song.
The song will end. Dave Gahan goes ... HOME
Martin remains at the heart of the big stage with his guitar. Starts to play as notes unrecognizable to me. "It's going to play a song from his solo album"? "I thought. And I must admit that stayed with me ... It was HOME. I had to hear the opening lines of this new version, which became the usual after the first chorus. Perfect.
and Martin got carried away ...
I WANT IT ALL
Or what is the same, the reappearance of Gahan to sing a beautiful song composed by him. The minutes of the evening more intimate ...
"Sometimes I try Sometimes I lie
with you ..." ... But that had just the middle ground, the mostSlow concert.
SINNER IN ME
And this song means: Dave, Martin and more than 20,000 people singing (screaming) while these lines ... "If I could just hide the sinner inside
and keep it denied How sweet live
Would Be if I Could be free from the sinner in me"
The magic of this song touches industry did not disappoint. Depeche Mode show that also know how to be versatile on stage. The screens keep popping up with fast moving images without stopping. Spectacular ... Sinners ...
And after this chorus, Martin is changed (once again) the guitar,... "
(again and again and again ...)
WORLD IN MY EYES
Another classic of Violator that was forgotten in the last tour. Dave sang it like never before. After so many years he deep voice is coming out this tour as good as Devotional (1993) in which songs like this were fixed. "... Now let my body do the moving
And let my hands do the soothing Let me show you the world in my eyes That's All There Is
Nothing more Than you can feel now
That's All There Is "
Great job Andy Fletcher on keyboards (From the few songs that he is actually working ). And great work of Martin Gore in the second voice.In short, clean, although no longer introduced as seen in the DVD of the tour 93.
glimpse She looked little lacking for the arrival of the final, at least, the set of the concert. The level was constantly rising, it is amazing the strength that were able to get song after song. I never thought that a concert of Depeche Mode might have as much pace and power, perhaps because the sound probablemnte Exciter tour was very different, and also the type of show, much slower (as the disc had) and minimalist, with a scenario much more archaic and elevated to a little more predictable.
What I was going to be strange is that the idea of chaining have 3 songs from the album, the successful Violators colorful lights were turned on focusing the public and leaving the stage dark, the keyboard began to hear a very, very familiar.
ENJOY THE SILENCE
And this without being able to have a break after "Personal Jesus." The second beast in concert right after the first. Wanted to drop a tear, screaming, singing ... or simply enjoy.
"Worlds Like Violence
Brek
the silence Come crashing in into my little word
Painful to me Pierce
Right Through Me Can not You Understand
Oh my little girl
(The moment ... )
All I ever wanted
All I Ever Needed
is here in my arms Words are very Unnecessary
They Can Only do harm ... "
waiting this long. And Dave viewer to see that moment is priceless. After the third chorus, of course, the song broken by changing the rhythm and instrumentation. Martin delighted us with a rare solo guitar until the song returned to his main topic for final finishing. A lesson on how a live performance. Something that leaves you speechless. Leaving empty stage, a "œ œ œ œ" starting from the bottom of Sant Jordi, spreading rapidly throughout. The party had reached its climax with these ultims songs. And personally, I had never seen an audience as good as this. True, active (with the exception of a minimum percentage of people who sat in the stands when Martin had to sing), wanting to sing, chant all the hymns and anthems not so ... in short, a perfect audience for the occasion.
And why not, again. Although this time they only did Martin Gore and second keyboardist (Peter, Peter was called) for what appeared would be a song from Martin on piano, the style of "It Does not Matter" the last tour. The difference is that this time it was a success from the year 85, one of the best songs of Depeche Mode, and that is my favorite "pre-Black Celebration."
SHAKE THE DISEASE
"I'm not going down on my knees, begging you to adore
me Can not you see it's misery and torture for me
When I'm misunderstood try as hard as you can,
I ' is tried as hard as I Could
to make you see How important it is for me
Here is a plea from my heart to you Nobody knows me
as well as you do
You know how hard it is for me
to shake the disease That Takes hold of my tongue
in
Situations like these Understand me ... " Precious live and with this more intimate version. Very well played by Peter on the piano, and great sound of Gore. To highlight the effort of all of us to follow Martin coas there was not over, contrary to what some might think.
EVERYTHING COUNTS "The handshake
Seals the contract
From the contract
There's no turning back
The turning point
Of a career
In Korea, Being insincere
The holiday Was fun packed
The contract Still intact
"
... and Dave gave us free way for everyone to sing
" The grabbing hands Grab all
They
dog
All for Themselves After all "
" (Dave) : It's a competitive world
(All): Everything Counts in Large Amounts "
And they were ... CHTML"He said. GOODNIGHT LOVERS The last would be the slowest. A beautiful duet with Dave Gahan Martin Gore in which the two ended up singing together, embraced at the end of the runway. A very moving image reflected the stage screens, which could finally end the doubts that some unbeliever might have on the relationship between the two leaders of Depeche Mode. A hug that seemed to be a message to all those people who believed the differences between them years ago had not saved.
It was definitely a "See you next show" Dave, which cost him leave the stage altogether. And although there was no longer physically present in the scene, the mark of D