'Violator', the 1990 album that preceded 'Songs Of Faith And Devotion', was the conclusion of a journey that took the band from Basildon boyband pop through various plunges into ever darker places, culminating in the clever, sleek stadium-friendly electronic structures of 'Violator' girls in my school duly covered their folders and workbooks with photos of the clean-cut looking lads with leather jackets and tidy haircuts. In 1993, the quartet of Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andrew Fletcher and Alan Wilder - regarded as the 'classic' Depeche Mode line-up - was a band vastly changed from their synth-pop roots. Retrieved 23 July 2019.'Songs Of Faith And Devotion' was released exactly twenty years ago this week.
^ " – Depeche Mode – Songs of Faith and Devotion Live" (in Dutch).: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) ^ Songs of Faith and Devotion Live (liner notes).^ a b Phipps, Keith Rabin, Nathan Thompson, Stephen (22 December 1999).The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). In Brackett, Nathan Hoard, Christian (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). "Songs of Faith and Devotion Live – Depeche Mode". All tracks were recorded live at Stade Couvert Régional in Liévin, France, on 29 July 1993, except "Get Right with Me", recorded at Forum Copenhagen in Copenhagen on, and "One Caress", recorded at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans on 8 October 1993.Ĭredits adapted from the liner notes of Songs of Faith and Devotion Live.Featuring every track on Songs of Faith And Devotion, played live and in order, the album's live counterpart is monumentally unnecessary." In the same feature, the album was listed as one of ten nominees for "Least Essential Album" of the decade with the comment, "It's not like Depeche Mode is inclined to rely on radical instrumental improvisation live." Track listing Īll tracks are written by Martin L. Club rated Songs of Faith and Devotion Live as the "Least Essential Live Album" of the 1990s, saying, "Depeche Mode has plugged in plenty of DAT and drum machines during its live performances, thereby allowing the band to crank out note-perfect versions of its studio hits. In comparison to Songs of Faith and Devotion, Songs and Faith and Devotion Live received less acclaim from music critics AllMusic rated the album two stars out of five.
Ī near-complete concert of the Devotional Tour was released on the Devotional video album in 1993, and attained more commercial success.Ĭritical reception Professional ratings Review scores As of April 2006, it had sold 114,000 copies in the United States. The album was poorly received by critics and performed moderately on the charts, reaching number 46 on the UK Albums Chart and number 193 on the US Billboard 200. It was a track-by-track live duplication of Depeche Mode's eighth studio album, Songs of Faith and Devotion, which was released earlier in 1993. Recorded during the band's 1993 Devotional Tour, the album consists mainly of performances recorded in Liévin, France, with two other tracks recorded in Copenhagen and New Orleans, respectively. It was released on 6 December 1993 by Mute Records. Songs of Faith and Devotion Live is the second live album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode.