Depeche Mode

[manimanc]

He broke his wrist last month on holiday, maybe linked? No idea. probably not. I expect we'll find out soon enough.

Having a wee dram in his honour tonight.

I'm sure I read he died peacefully.

 

[cleavers]

Saw them live in Düsseldorf back in the 80's, brilliant live imho.

They seemed to be bigger on the continent (especially Germany) over the last couple of decades.

 

[RayCTID]

It has been a rough couple of years. RIP

 

[FantasyIreland]

Devastated at this news.

I grew up to Depeche Mode, so sad.

Likewise

A wonderful band that have provided great enjoyment for myself.

RIP fella - enjoy the silence.

 

[SatOnTheWall]

RIP Fletch.

Will be sorely missed.

 

[dennishasdoneit]

I'll never forget hearing See You at the swamp before the Derby in early 1982 and going out and buying it a few days later. They were a fantastic singles band. Some good albums aswell. Lucky that they still had such a great songwriter in the band after Vince Clarke left.

See you is a great track.

 

[dennishasdoneit]

Might have a few 12" remixes, white labels and promos knocking about the place...

A few = every 12", every album, every remix, every 7", all the box sets and most of the white labels/ promos...there's a few I'm missing...but I'm reduced to either paying 400 quid for a 12" single or hunting for them.

Credit to you,I started collecting a load of their stuff early doors but bailed out around the time of Everything Counts when the record company (Mute records?) began bringing out so many diff variants of the same single.i think this was the time of the multi coloured 12" 're mixes.
Still have a copy of the 1st single on pic sleeve,Dreaming of Me.

Tora Tora Tora,Boys Say Go and See You prob my fav 3 tracks,although the 12" remix of Everything Counts with the powerful synth riffs was a brilliant release and bit of a watermark for the bands transformation in sound...was it Adrian Sherwood responsible for this iirc..?

First band I ever saw live back in the day.
Vince Clarke was a genius.
Rip Andy Fletcher.

Ps just remembered the 12" mix of Just Can't get enough and in particular the brilliant lone synth riff right at the end as it fades,absolute quality.

 

[glasg0wblue]

R.I.P. Fletch. My favourite band since I was 13 and I am now 52. Soundtrack to my life. Gutted doesn't even come close to how I am feeling.

 

[staffsblue]

I love DM but with no disrespect to Fletch, I never fully understood his role in the band. Seems he was their unofficial manager & accountant, and seemed to be the one who kept the band together when Alan departed & Dave & Martin were battling their demons.
He was probably like their Richie from the Manics or Bez from the Mondays in that he didn't contribute massively musically but was part of the band's iconography.

 

[Aphex]

Incredible band. Rip