Depeche Mode: 101

I will be taking my daughter to the Memento Mori tour i may and I just gorge in everything Depeche now. I have been a fan since 1983 and as a person who was around in the 80-s I am floored by nostalgia!! We had zero fashion sense but it was a time of naive innocence , we did not take things that seriositet. And really good music. So nice to see Fletch also, Rest Easy!! Dave looks hot, Martin is happy and Alan plays so good.

I just listened to Memento Mori and it has some great songs on there - whatever beef Martin and Dave had they seem to have resolved it now. I am sooo looking forward to see them!

I was one of the screaming fans on that awesome day at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena back in 1988. As a high school student, your life revolves around music, movies and school. So when Depeche Mode, along with OMD, Thomas Dolby, and Wire, came to town, my friend and I immediately got ourselves tickets. As it turned out, the concert was a blast, with strong performances by all, especially OMD and Depeche Mode.

101 captures pretty much the atmosphere and energy of the concert that day in true form. It really transports me back to that day. I also like the extraneous stuff like backstage interviews and such contained in the videos. Cool.

First saw this movie in 1989. Just re-watched again. It's a great look back on that moment when Depeche Mode was just about to break big....even though they had a huge following in the alternative music scene for a few years. The fans on the bus are kinda annoying, but typical for that time period (and a few of them had amazing 80's hair!). Would have liked to have seen the band interact with the fans at bit more...but I can understand why they kept their distance! Depeche Mode's live performances on this tour were amazing. Only wish there were a few more interviews with the band members But what's there is interesting.

The soundtrack may be my favorite live album ever.

1988 is a monumental year for Depeche Mode. After then, they chose to become darker and alternative. They are still 'alive' now in 1999 despite members' ill health (both mental and physical).

This film shows inside stuff on DM very well and even predicts what they are gonna be. They were doomed to be great even when they were regarded as New Wave Pop Band when this film was made.

I've watched my copy of 'Depeche Mode 101' so many times I've had to replace my videotape at least twice. All of the band members look their rip-rocking best, but if any of the members could give David Gahan a sizable competition for 'Best-Looking Musician In A Band,' that title would have to go to their former keyboardist Alan Wilder since he's the most striking mixture of rock-and-roll decadence and postmodern beauty I've ever seen on screen and in concert. Incidentally, I've seen Depeche Mode in concert three times and I still try to outvoice their lead singer! I wouldn't hesitate to recommend '101' or any of their other concert videos. And one more thing: check out how sexy Alan looks in that leather bomber jacket and jeans and put him side by side with David and see which one you think looks the better in your opinion. And as for the tour bus double-bed scene, that is one of the funniest outtakes of the movie.