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Edited on Sat Feb-21-04 03:58 PM by scottcsmith
Over the years, DM have gone through some changes. Those changes can be grouped into three distinct phases of the band's development:
1) Vince Clark era. This covers "Speak and Spell" and any other singles released during that time, approx. 1980-1981. Clark left DM and eventually formed Yaz and Erasure.
2) Martin L. Gore/Alan Wilder era. From 1983-1993.
3) Post-Alan Wilder era, 1993-present.
While Martin L. Gore received the bulk of the credit for Depeche Mode's songs, it was Alan Wilder that took Gore's lyrics and music and turned them into Depeche Mode songs. It was Wilder that created the musical palette and the signature Depeche Mode sound. Alan left DM following "Songs of Faith and Devotion" as he felt he was not getting the credit he deserved for his role in DM. Alan focused his energies on his side project, Recoil, and has released several Recoil albums.
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