Is Depeche Mode still popular?

[LostBoyInSpace]

Originally Posted by Battery

On their last tour documentary DM were saying how it's strange that theyre hotter now than in their youthful years. Well that's not true in the states. The Anel album and tour didn't sell as hot as Exciter in The US.

So now we've got SOTU. Not quite a traditional DM album with not many distinct hits. So far WIkipedia says it sold 80,000 in it's first week. Not so huge for a legendary groundbaking band. SO I want to know are they still hot in EUrope or are they waning in popularity like here in The States?

I don't think DM said they are "hotter" now than before. What they said was they are selling out bigger shows than before, and amassing a larger following. They seem to be gaining a bigger and bigger fan base over time, but it has nothing to do with hit singles or albums. And that is why they call themselves a "cult" band, in the same way The Greatful Dead is considered a "Cult" band.

[Katz]

Originally Posted by LostBoyInSpace

..........They seem to be gaining a bigger and bigger fan base over time, but it has nothing to do with hit singles or albums. And that is why they call themselves a "cult" band, in the same way The Greatful Dead is considered a "Cult" band.

I think one reason why DM "seem to be gaining a bigger and bigger fan base over time" could be that alot of the original fans of the 80's have had children and some of those children have got into their parent's music (and alot of us do).

Therefore, DM's fan base is a much wider range age group from children to grand-parents now attending their concerts and buying/downloading their music. This wider range age-group is obviously adding to the increase number of fans.

[Faith]

Yes, more now so than ever. SOTU is a beautiful album, I love it.

[DM_Fan]

Originally Posted by Matt Ker

" The Anel album and tour " Must have missed that one , not all it was cracked -up to be ?

PMSL at MattKers comment!!

In response to original q, DM would be averagely popular in Dublin, most of their concerts here are sellouts. U2 would probably have a bigger following

[depechemlover]

Well for some people not me but some are always like whose Depeche Mode aren't they like an 80's band UHHH i get so mad. Yes there an 80's band but they never stopped making music. So for me there really popular to some others there not!

[Simplicitybest]

People getting in volved in the DM seen at this poit IMO are just Grnday excrement..

They have no idea of life in the so called space age..

Im getting angry..

[Pittsburgh86]

It depends on which part of the world you are looking at...

According to a buddy of mine who was into DM during the Violator days, "you weren't cool unless you listened to DM". Evidently things started to fall apart because SOFAD was so different from Violator/MFTM, plus the events of 1995-1996 that we want to forget seemed to take a toll on the band and their popularity. However, they have released some big hits since then but I don't think a lot of people associate them with DM...a lot of people have heard Precious and don't immediately think it's the same guys who sang Personal Jesus. (In the other direction there are also a lot of people who don't associate People Are People with Enjoy the Silence).

In Europe they seem to be popular everywhere. I guess Europeans have better tastes than Americans, who take any commercialized blonde bimbo they can find and idolize her even if she sounds like she has a clothespin on her nose when singing.

[Simplicitybest]

Originally Posted by Pittsburgh86

It depends on which part of the world you are looking at...

According to a buddy of mine who was into DM during the Violator days, "you weren't cool unless you listened to DM". Evidently things started to fall apart because SOFAD was so different from Violator/MFTM, plus the events of 1995-1996 that we want to forget seemed to take a toll on the band and their popularity. However, they have released some big hits since then but I don't think a lot of people associate them with DM...a lot of people have heard Precious and don't immediately think it's the same guys who sang Personal Jesus. (In the other direction there are also a lot of people who don't associate People Are People with Enjoy the Silence).

In Europe they seem to be popular everywhere. I guess Europeans have better tastes than Americans, who take any commercialized blonde bimbo they can find and idolize her even if she sounds like she has a clothespin on her nose when singing.

You hit the nail on the head.. EUROPE has much better taste IMO about Music..

in the US is so American Idol I just wann VOMIT!!@!!-+';{]\/>

[Feligres]

After all the things that have been happening I give a fuck if people consider DM popular or not....I just like them.....

[nertiacrep]

Originally Posted by Simplicitybest

People getting in volved in the DM seen at this poit IMO are just Grnday excrement..

They have no idea of life in the so called space age..

Im getting angry..

So where would their fan base be if all the "Green Day excrement" didn't exist? Personally, I got really into DM when I was 16 (in 1996) so I guess I can be considered part of that excrement. Most of my fellow DM friends are also around my age. As are many of our fellow DMMBers.

I'm not going to get into the argument about older fans are better etc. etc. because that's not the point of this thread. The point of this thread is "Are DM still popular?"