101 (album)
{{short description|1989 live album by Depeche Mode}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox album
| name = 101
| type = live
| artist = Depeche Mode
| cover = Depeche Mode - 101.png
| released = {{start date|1989|3|13|df=y}}
| recorded = 18 June 1988
| venue = Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California)
| genre =
| length = 95:45
| label = Mute
| producer = Depeche Mode
| prev_title = Music for the Masses
| prev_year = 1987
| next_title = Violator
| next_year = 1990
| misc = {{singles
| name = 101
| type = live
| single1 = Everything Counts
| single1date = 13 February 1989
}}
}}
{{Infobox album
| name = 101
| type = video
| artist = Depeche Mode
| cover = Depeche Mode - 101 (video).png
| released = {{start date|1989|3|13|df=y}}
| recorded = 18 June 1988
| venue = Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California)
| genre =
| length = 117:00
| label = Mute Film
| director =
- David Dawkins
- Chris Hegedus
- D. A. Pennebaker
| producer = Frazer Pennebaker
| prev_title = Strange
| prev_year = 1988
| next_title = Strange Too
| next_year = 1990
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last=Raggett |first=Ned |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/101-mw0000198463 |title=101 – Depeche Mode |website=AllMusic |access-date=5 August 2018}}
| rev2 = CD Review
| rev2score = 5/10 & 6/10{{cite magazine |last=Okamoto |first=David |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_cd-review_1989-09_6_1/page/n93/mode/2up |title=Review: Depeche Mode – 101 |magazine=CD Review |volume=6 |issue=1 |date=September 1989 |page=86 |issn=1044-1700 |via=Internet Archive}}
| rev3 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
| rev3score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite book |last=Larkin |first=Colin |author-link=Colin Larkin (writer) |year=2011 |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |title-link=Encyclopedia of Popular Music |edition=5th concise |location=London |publisher=Omnibus Press |page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&pg=PA631 631] |isbn=978-0-85712-595-8}}
| rev4 = Rolling Stone
| rev5 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide
| rev5score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite book |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |author-link=Rob Sheffield |year=2004 |chapter=Depeche Mode |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor1-link=Nathan Brackett |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |editor2-link=Christian Hoard |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |title-link=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |edition=4th |location=New York |publisher=Simon & Schuster |pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/229 229]–30 |isbn=0-7432-0169-8}}
| noprose = yes
}}
101 is a live album and documentary film by the English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 13 March 1989 by Mute Records. It chronicles the final leg of the band's Music for the Masses Tour and the final show on 18 June 1988 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.{{cite web |url=http://www.depechemode.com/discography/home_video/04_101.html |title=Discography > Home video > 101 |website=DepecheMode.com |access-date=3 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927154028/http://www.depechemode.com/discography/home_video/04_101.html |archive-date=27 September 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.depechemode.com/discography/albums/10_101.html |title=Discography > Albums > 101 |website=DepecheMode.com |access-date=3 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812002938/http://www.depechemode.com/discography/albums/10_101.html |archive-date=12 August 2011}}
Band member Alan Wilder is credited with coming up with the album's title; the performance was the 101st and final performance of the tour (and coincidentally also the number of a famous highway in the area). The film was directed and produced by D. A. Pennebaker.
Background and development
The band's original concept for the film was going to be about how Depeche Mode "fitted into" the 1980s. After discussions with an "experienced director", they came to the conclusion that the (unnamed) choice was going to do something "too glossy" and that they wanted to present something more nuanced and interesting. At this point, they reached out to renowned documentary filmmaker D. A. Pennebaker.{{cite magazine |last=Doole |first=Kerry |title=The Class of 101 |magazine=Music Express |volume=13 |issue=138 |date=July 1989 |pages=40–44 |issn=0848-9645}} He accepted, but discarded their initial concept, feeling that it was "impossible to examine in an entertainingly cinematic fashion".
Ultimately, the film focused on what Depeche Mode considered to be their strongest selling point—their live performance—as well as capturing the spirit of their fan base.{{cite magazine |last=Giles |first=Jeff |title=Depeche Mode Interview (Sidebar) |magazine=Rolling Stone |issue=582/583 |date=12–26 July 1990 |pages=60–65 |issn=0035-791X}} Notably, the film prominently features a group of young fans travelling across America as winners of a "be-in-a-Depeche Mode-movie-contest", which culminates at the band's landmark concert at the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena.
The film features performances at the Rose Bowl concert, interspersed with snippets of the band, the "bus kids" and live performances recorded throughout the tour. The 2003 DVD reissue included more concert footage, but as Pennebaker was "shooting a documentary, not a concert film", a complete video record of the Rose Bowl concert does not exist.{{cite press release |url=http://101dvd.depechemode.com/pressrelease.html |title=Depeche Mode Release Classic 2 Disc DVD Set: '101' + Live 1988 Rose Bowl Show Released October 13th |website=DepecheMode.com |access-date=2 April 2017}}
Pennebaker used his direct cinema approach, which he described as "letting the camera run as unobtrusively as possible, thereby encouraging events to unfold on their own. [...] You edit more and the film changes every three days, but [the band] were very nice and patient about it."
Pennebaker admitted there was a similarity between Depeche Mode and some of the other artists he'd filmed before (Bob Dylan and David Bowie): "I found the audience very rapt; they were there for that band. Not any band would do. I got the feeling that maybe there was no other band they'd ever go out for again in that assemblage, and it made me take that audience fairly seriously."
Due to the prominence of the "bus kids" in the film, it is widely considered to be the impetus for the "reality" craze that swept MTV in the following years, including The Real World and Road Rules.{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/da-pennebaker-no-spinal-tap-jokes-please-77717.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/da-pennebaker-no-spinal-tap-jokes-please-77717.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=DA Pennebaker: No Spinal Tap jokes, please... |work=The Independent |date=9 November 2003 |access-date=15 February 2017}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWaba-OibR4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/xWaba-OibR4 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=The Story of 101 |year=1989 |access-date=11 March 2017 |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web |last=Krajewski |first=Jill |url=https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/59d5xb/this-80s-depeche-mode-doc-starring-teen-fans-was-the-first-true-reality-show |title=This 80s Depeche Mode Doc Starring Teen Fans Was the First True Reality Show |website=Noisey |date=30 September 2017 |access-date=1 October 2017}}
In various interviews, DVD commentaries and on their own website, both Pennebaker and collaborator Chris Hegedus have cited 101 as "their favourite" and "the one that was the most fun to make" out of all their films to date.{{cite web |url=https://phfilms.com/films/depeche-mode-101/ |title=Depeche Mode 101 |website=Pennebaker Hegedus Films |access-date=26 July 2016}}
Reissues
=2003 audio reissue=
In 2003, Mute Records reissued 101 as a hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD). In essence, the two-disc set contained 101 in three formats—multi-channel SACD, stereo SACD and PCM stereo (CD audio). The multi-channel audio was presented in 5.1 and gave a better representation of the live experience. The SACD was not released in North America.
Due to pressing errors, however, the first run of the set was marred by a mis-encoded multi-channel SACD layer that skipped and was unlistenable on the first disc. The stereo SACD and CD audio layers were unaffected.
As a bonus hidden track, the multi-channel layer also included the full version of "Pimpf".
=2003 DVD reissue=
In 2003, the film was released as a two-disc DVD with the feature film on the first disc, including a new commentary track with Pennebaker, Hegedus and the band. The second disc contained all-new interviews with Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, and Andy Fletcher, with each interviewed about the solo projects they were working on at the time: Paper Monsters (Gahan), Counterfeit² (Gore) and Client (Fletcher). All three interviews were conducted separately by Pennebaker and Hegedus. Interviews with Daniel Miller, band manager Jonathan Kessler, and three of the "bus kids" were also included. Special bonus features included isolated{{define|date=November 2018}} video footage of the Rose Bowl concert, including previously unreleased footage.
Alan Wilder left the band in 1995, and declined to be involved with the re-release.
=2021 Blu-ray reissue=
In 2021, the film was released on Blu-ray with upgraded image quality based on 4k scans of the original film, along with previously unreleased footage. A limited-edition box set was also released that includes a book, poster, and other special content.{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/depeche-mode-to-release-hd-edition-of-1989-film-depeche-mode-101-featuring-unseen-footage-3058359 |title=Depeche Mode to release HD edition of 1989 film 'Depeche Mode 101' featuring unseen footage |last=Krol |first=Charlotte |date=September 29, 2021 |website=NME |access-date=December 22, 2021}}
Track listing
All tracks are written by Martin L. Gore, except "Just Can't Get Enough", written by Vince Clarke.
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==Tape a==
Side A
- "Pimpf" – 0:58
- "Behind the Wheel" – 5:55
- "Strangelove" – 4:49
- "Something to Do" – 3:54
- "Blasphemous Rumours" – 5:09
Side B
- "Stripped" – 6:45
- "Somebody" – 4:34
- "The Things You Said" – 4:21
- "Black Celebration" – 4:54
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==Tape b==
Side C
- "Shake the Disease" – 5:10
- "Pleasure Little Treasure" – 4:38
- "People Are People" – 4:59
- "A Question of Time" – 4:12
Side D
- "Never Let Me Down Again" – 6:40
- "Master and Servant" – 4:30
- "Just Can't Get Enough" – 4:01
- "Everything Counts" – 6:31
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=CD=
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==Disc a==
- "Pimpf" – 0:58
- "Behind the Wheel" – 5:55
- "Strangelove" – 4:49
- "Sacred" – 5:09
- "Something to Do" – 3:54
- "Blasphemous Rumours" – 5:09
- "Stripped" – 6:45
- "Somebody" – 4:34
- "The Things You Said" – 4:21
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==Disc b==
- "Black Celebration" – 4:54
- "Shake the Disease" – 5:10
- "Nothing" – 4:36
- "Pleasure Little Treasure" – 4:38
- "People Are People" – 4:59
- "A Question of Time" – 4:12
- "Never Let Me Down Again" – 6:40
- "A Question of Lust" – 4:07
- "Master and Servant" – 4:30
- "Just Can't Get Enough" – 4:01
- "Everything Counts" – 6:27
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=SACD=
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Disc one
- "Pimpf" – 0:58
- "Behind the Wheel" – 5:55
- "Strangelove" – 4:49
- "Sacred" – 5:09
- "Something to Do" – 3:54
- "Blasphemous Rumours" – 5:09
- "Stripped" – 6:45
- "Somebody" – 4:34
- "The Things You Said" – 4:21
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Disc two
- "Black Celebration" – 4:54
- "Shake the Disease" – 5:10
- "Nothing" – 4:36
- "Pleasure Little Treasure" – 4:38
- "People Are People" – 4:59
- "A Question of Time" – 4:12
- "Never Let Me Down Again" – 6:40
- "A Question of Lust" – 4:07
- "Master and Servant" – 4:30
- "Just Can't Get Enough" – 4:01
- "Everything Counts" – 6:31
- "Pimpf" (full version) (multi-channel SACD only)
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- Audio available in three formats: two-channel CD, two-channel SACD, multi-channel SACD
=VHS=
- "101 – The Movie" – 117:00
=DVD=
Disc one
- 101 – The Movie (includes optional audio commentary with filmmakers D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, and bandmembers Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, and Andy Fletcher)
Disc two
All songs are isolated{{define|date=November 2018}} live video footage, uninterrupted by documentary footage. Songs with a * are exclusive to the DVD and were not in the VHS film. Footage of "Sacred", "Something To Do", and "A Question of Lust" were lost and not able to be recovered for the DVD, though they were eventually found and restored in 4K for the Blu-ray release in 2021.
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- "Master and Servant"
- "Pimpf"
- "Behind the Wheel"
- "Strangelove"
- "Blasphemous Rumours"
- "Stripped"
- "Somebody"*
- "Black Celebration"
- "Pleasure, Little Treasure"*
- "Just Can't Get Enough"
- "Everything Counts"
- "Never Let Me Down Again"
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Extras:
- Interview
- Dave Gahan
- Martin Gore
- Andrew Fletcher
- Jonathan Kessler
- Daniel Miller
- Christopher Hardwick
- Oliver Chesler
- Jay Serken
- "Everything Counts (live)" (music video)
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=Blu-ray=
- 101 – The Movie (4K restoration from original 16mm film elements)
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Rose Bowl Concert (uninterrupted by documentary footage, also restored in 4K)
- "Master and Servant"
- "Pimpf"
- "Behind the Wheel"
- "Strangelove"
- "Blasphemous Rumours"
- "Stripped"
- "Somebody"*
- "Black Celebration"
- "Pleasure, Little Treasure"*
- "Just Can't Get Enough"
- "Everything Counts"
- "Never Let Me Down Again"
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Bonus Videos (all restored in 4K)
- "Everything Counts (live)" (music video)
- "A Question of Lust" bonus performance
- "Sacred" bonus performance
- "Something to Do" bonus performance
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The limited edition Blu-ray set also includes:
- The two-disc DVD with its additional extras (the commentary and interviews)
- 48-page behind-the-scenes story of the day photo book
- 20" × 30" replica of original US theatrical release film poster
- 16-page Anton Corbijn Photo Mode book as featured in the original album release
- Download card to access the HD download of the film and the 24-bit audio files of the 101 concert release
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of 101.{{cite AV media notes |title=101 |type=liner notes |others=Depeche Mode |publisher=Mute Records |year=1989 |id=CDStumm 101}}
- Randy Ezratty – recording
- Mark Shane – recording assistance
- John Harris – recording assistance
- Billy Yodelman – recording assistance
- Alan Moulder – engineering
- Depeche Mode – production
- Anton Corbijn – cover
- Paul West – cover
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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|+ Weekly chart performance for 101 (video) ! scope="col"| Chart (2003) ! scope="col"| Peak |
{{album chart|SwedenMV|7|year=2003|week=47|rowheader=true|access-date=5 August 2018}} |
{{album chart|UKMV|17|date=20031116|rowheader=true|access-date=5 August 2018}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+ Year-end chart performance for 101 (video) ! scope="col"| Chart (2003) ! scope="col"| Position |
scope="row"| Swedish Music DVD (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web |url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/107?dspy=2003&dspp=1 |title=Årslista DVD Album, 2003 |language=sv |publisher=Sverigetopplistan |access-date=30 June 2022}}
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for 101 (album)}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Depeche Mode|title=101|award=Platinum|number=2|type=album|relyear=1989|certyear=1990|date=1 September 1990|access-date=3 March 2013}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Depeche Mode|title=101|award=Gold|number=2|type=album|relyear=1989|certyear=1989|source=infodisc|access-date=July 21, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Depeche Mode|title=101|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1989|certyear=1991}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=Depeche Mode|title=101|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1989|certyear=1989|certref={{cite book |last=Salaverrie |first=Fernando |url=http://www.mediafire.com/file/x263f6daopkswo8/Spanish+certifications+for+1979-1990.pdf |title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |language=es |edition=1st |location=Madrid |publisher=Fundación Autor/SGAE |date=September 2005 |page=925 |isbn=84-8048-639-2 |access-date=5 August 2018}}}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Depeche Mode|title=101|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1989|certyear=2020|id=46-1745-2|date=13 March 2020|access-date=9 April 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Depeche Mode|title=101|award=Gold|type=album|multidisc=2|relyear=1989|certyear=1991|date=1 February 1991|access-date=3 March 2013}}
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{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for 101 (video)}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Depeche Mode|title=101|award=Platinum|type=video|certyear=2004|access-date=3 March 2013}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Depeche Mode|title=101|award=Gold|type=video|relyear=2003|certyear=2004|access-date=3 March 2013}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Depeche Mode|title=101|award=Platinum|type=video|relyear=2003|certyear=2005|date=26 January 2005|access-date=5 August 2018}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=video|artist=Depeche Mode|title=101|award=Gold|relyear=2003|certref={{cite web |url=http://www.promusicae.es/files/listassemanales/dvds/historial/TOP%2020%20DVD%2004_44.pdf |title=Lista de DVDs Musicales |language=es |publisher=Productores de Música de España |access-date=3 March 2013}} {{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Depeche Mode|title=101|award=Platinum|type=video|certyear=1990|date=22 May 1990|access-date=3 March 2013}}
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References
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Further reading
- {{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/59d5xb/this-80s-depeche-mode-doc-starring-teen-fans-was-the-first-true-reality-show |title=This 80s Depeche Mode Doc Starring Teen Fans Was the First True Reality Show |last=Krajewski |first=Jill |date=September 28, 2017 |website=Noisey |publisher=Vice |access-date=December 22, 2021 |quote="Wow, a bunch of people that have really cool haircuts, wear eyeliner and wear all black? These are my people. They facilitated that acceptance."}}
External links
- [http://archives.depechemode.com/discography/albums/10_101.html Album information from the official Depeche Mode website]
- {{IMDb title|qid=Q30106960|title=101}}
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