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FREE JUST CANT GET ENOUGH: THE MAKING OF DEPECHE MODE PDF Simon Spence | 300 pages | 24 Feb 2012 | Outline Press Ltd | 9781906002565 | English | London, United Kingdom Just Can't Get Enough: The making of Depeche Mode by Simon Spence, Paperback | Barnes & Noble® Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Nobody who saw Depeche Mode in could have predicted that those four fresh-faced, synth-pop innocents would transform themselves Just Cant Get Enough: The Making of Depeche Mode stadium-filling rock gods within a few years. And, a Nobody who saw Depeche Mode in could have predicted that those four fresh-faced, synth-pop innocents would transform themselves into stadium-filling rock gods within a few years. And, after three decades together, the group continues to thrive, both critically and commercially. From a tiny nightclub residency in their native Essex to facing tens of thousands in huge stadiums in Europe and America in the mid Just Cant Get Enough: The Making of Depeche Mode, Spence examines a musical journey that took the band from early 'ultra-pop' hit singles to the stark Black Celebration album. Hailing from Basildon, an experimental post-war New Town, the all-electronic Depeche Mode were, in the words of singer Dave Gahan, a "new sort of band from a new sort of town". And Basildon itself, Spence argues, defined them - its brutal Modernist architecture imposed on a rural landscape dotted with primitive shacks a mirror for the angular sound and dark loneliness of the band's music. Part musical odyssey, part cultural history, Spence draws on dozens of firsthand interviews to give us an inside view of one of the most unlikely stories in pop and rock. Get A Copy. Paperbackpages. Published October 1st by Jawbone Press first published December 10th More Details Other Editions 5. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Just Can't Get Enoughplease sign up. Be the first to ask a question about Just Can't Get Enough. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Jan 11, Adele rated it it was amazing. How wrong was I? This book covers all the time that Depeche were not on my musical radar and comes up with some very revealing insights. Nov 14, Mike rated it really liked it. Really interesting book about the early years of Depeche Mode. The author went out and conducted his own interviews with people who knew the band member Just Cant Get Enough: The Making of Depeche Mode the Basildon, UK scene from which they arose. He also researched Basildon itself, which yields a well-fleshed-out picture of the town they grew up in a postwar planned community and its unique music scene that led to so many talents - DM, Vince Clarke, Alison Moyet - springing up from the same circle. View 1 comment. Aug 10, Michael rated it it was amazing. The best account of the early lives of the band and their coming together you will read. A better understanding of the band Being a DM geek, I've read several books on the band already but this is the one I enjoyed the most. What sets it apart from a regular biography is the exploration of the band in the context of their roots in Basildon, and how this shaped them with Vince featuring as a major player for most of the book. The author has meticulously researched the material and what really brings it alive are the reminisces from friends, exs and associates: those who really knew A better understanding of the band Being a DM geek, I've read several books on the band already but this is the one I enjoyed the Just Cant Get Enough: The Making of Depeche Mode. The author has meticulously researched the material and what really brings it alive are the reminisces from friends, exs and associates: those who really knew the band. I already well know the band's back catalogue and the chronology of events in their history; this book offers a deeper understanding and insight into Depeche Mode. I hope the author does go on write the sequel, as is hinted at the end. Jan 28, JBP rated it really liked it Shelves: read-in It's no secret my love for Depeche Mode. When I came across their music in it turned my world upside down when it came to what I liked music wise. All because of Just Cant Get Enough: The Making of Depeche Mode Mode. Being in an all-electronic band in the late s and early s was more "punk" rock than so-called punk rock [which is a really narrow, regimented, rigid genre of music when you get down to it] and is still the most futuristic and modern of movements in rock and roll history. Punk rock from that era can sound as dated as doo-wop music from the s when compared to music made by forward thinking individuals and their machines. I've read other books about Depeche Mode, but this one by Simon Spence tries to do something a little different by going into their early years in exhaustive detail. Also, there's no quotes from the band, this is full of stories by folks who grew up with them in Basildon, ex-lovers, schoolmates, concert goers, ex- producers, ex-engineers, photographers and designers who worked Just Cant Get Enough: The Making of Depeche Mode their album covers, promoters, DJs, other bands from the era. I don't think we even get to the formation of Composition of Sound [pre-Depeche Mode] until after page I loved reading more about Vince Clarke and Martin Gore's earlier teenage bands to see how their range of influences melded into the choice to go completely electronic. At times a bit too repetitive but for a Depeche Mode fan like me, I loved this. Mar 22, Kim rated it liked it Shelves: biographies- autobiographiesnon-fiction. An interesting perspective on the band and a really well researched documentary on the origins of Basildon and the effect that the town's development had on the mentality of each of the individual members themselves. However, this is a book for well seasoned fans only, as it is not nearly as detailed as previous biographies have been. It's a really beautiful book, with an incredible layout Just Cant Get Enough: The Making of Depeche Mode some nice old photos in the beginning set on glossy pages, giving it a sort of magazine-ish feel. There An interesting perspective on the band and a really well researched documentary on the origins of Basildon and the effect that the town's development had on the mentality of each of the individual members themselves. There are also a couple of interesting interviews and some nice insights and anecdotes about Martin that I'd never read before. Jul 15, Tony Botta rated it it was amazing. A great read. A good insight into there early lives and career. Can't wait for the second book if he writes it. Oct 20, Ange Chan rated it really liked it. Very interesting for any fan of Depeche Mode and their relationship with Basildon. 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