The funny thing is, I didn't really get into Depeche Mode until the 90s - they fell victim of my blind hatred of everything pop and synth in the 80s, I'm afraid, so I had to rediscover them later. But I did, and these days I even love their early overly-synthesized stuff, though my favourite albums are Violator and Songs of Faith and Devotion.
Right Next to the Right One was actually written for a tv show - a very popular one, so everyone in Denmark knows and loves that song to bits. When I heard him sing it live, he was the last act of a festival, and the entire crowd stood there in the wonderful summer night, singing quietly along with him. Much like the video you saw, actually (sorry, I forgot to give you the link, which is why it didn't work!) It was magic. You might want to check out Love Is a Matter of ... as well (no good live version available, but here is one with the lyrics), though he's a phenomenal songwriter, so you can't really go wrong with any of his songs. Tim actually started out in one of the best rock bands I've seen live, Dizzy Mizz Lizzy when he was still a teenager (he's around our age), but seems to have managed the craziness that is celebrity (even in such a small country as Denmark) just fine by avoiding attention outside of the music. Dizzy Mizz Lizzy is still revered here, though they broke up ages ago, and only made two records (I get major cred with the younger generation when I speak of the multiple Dizzy concerts I've been to, heh). I would have linked them as well, but they're not exactly recent anymore...
(I need to learn how to write hearts. Imagine there's a whole bunch of them here for our shared musical minds?)
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Date: 2009-06-28 11:44 am (UTC)Right Next to the Right One was actually written for a tv show - a very popular one, so everyone in Denmark knows and loves that song to bits. When I heard him sing it live, he was the last act of a festival, and the entire crowd stood there in the wonderful summer night, singing quietly along with him. Much like the video you saw, actually (sorry, I forgot to give you the link, which is why it didn't work!) It was magic. You might want to check out Love Is a Matter of ... as well (no good live version available, but here is one with the lyrics), though he's a phenomenal songwriter, so you can't really go wrong with any of his songs. Tim actually started out in one of the best rock bands I've seen live, Dizzy Mizz Lizzy when he was still a teenager (he's around our age), but seems to have managed the craziness that is celebrity (even in such a small country as Denmark) just fine by avoiding attention outside of the music. Dizzy Mizz Lizzy is still revered here, though they broke up ages ago, and only made two records (I get major cred with the younger generation when I speak of the multiple Dizzy concerts I've been to, heh). I would have linked them as well, but they're not exactly recent anymore...
(I need to learn how to write hearts. Imagine there's a whole bunch of them here for our shared musical minds?)