the album is growing on me more, took long enough, LOL!!!

Depeche Mode had a much better performance onthe Jools Holland show than Jimmy Kimmel. Just do a search on YouTube for their "Come Back" and "Walking in My Shoes" performances. Also, apparently, Elton John is now a member of the group...

Bad news. "Sounds of the Universe" drops from #3 to #24 this week. With about 11.3K sold. Which is horrible. Down from around 81K. But this is happening to most artists. It's just amazing how little music is selling. Also, the number new #1 album is the latest from Bob Dylan.Debuting at the top with currently a projected number of 75K. That's 5K less than what DM debuted at, at #3, just last week. 75K at number #1 !?? The music industry is DEAD!

http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/salescht.cgi

well, Hits is still only at 76%, there might be some changes between now and tomorrow. I know yesterday Hits projected a 23-30k second week, so you never know what might happen

But that was projected sales, no? Today's numbers were what was sold so far.

yes, but only 76% of the retailers have been reported so far, usually they don't get 100% until after Tuesday evening.

Final numbers are out, it still dropped quite steeply but 21k is almost double what it was at at 76%

CHART DATE: 05/04/2009
NOW IN: FINAL

-- 1 BOB DYLAN COLUMBIA 120,813 --
TOGETHER THROUGH LIFE
2 2 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY RECORDS 84,983 -17%
SOUNDTRACK
1 3 RICK ROSS DEF JAM/IDJMG 51,807 -66%
DEEPER THAN RAP
5 4 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 51,363 -23%
UNSTOPPABLE
7 5 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 40,300 +3%
FAME
6 6 TWILIGHT ATLANTIC 34,737 -13%
SOUNDTRACK
8 7 NOW 30 UME 32,872 -9%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
-- 8 HEAVEN & HELL RHINO 29,216 --
DEVIL YOU KNOW
11 9 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 28,042 +1%
FEARLESS
13 10 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 25,437 0%
DARK HORSE
-- 11 TECH N9NE STRANGE MUSIC 24,554 --
SICKOLOGY 101
12 12 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 24,373 -12%
WIDE OPEN
17 13 KERI HILSON INTERSCOPE 23,456 +11%
IN A PERFECT WORLD
-- 14 MIKE JONES ASYLUM/ATLANTIC 23,371 --
VOICE
15 15 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 23,354 +5%
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
27 16 JAMIE FOXX J RECORDS/RMG 23,107 +47%
INTUITION
4 17 ASHER ROTH SRC/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 22,482 -67%
ASLEEP IN THE BREAD AISLE
3 18 DEPECHE MODE MUTE 21,342 -74%
SOUNDS OF THE UNIVERSE
19 19 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 20,581 +2%
I AM... SASHA FIERCE
23 20 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 19,550 +12%
FOUNDATION
9 21 DAY26 BAD BOY/ATLANTIC 19,542 -44%
FOREVER IN A DAY
-- 22 PLAYING FOR CHANGE HEAR MUSIC 19,432 --
SONGS AROUND THE WORLD
16 23 KEITH URBAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 18,705 -14%
DEFYING GRAVITY
21 24 KELLY CLARKSON RCA/RMG 18,660 -2%
ALL I EVER WANTED
10 25 JADAKISS DEF JAM/IDJMG 17,885 -40%
THE LAST KISS
14 26 DIANA KRALL VERVE 17,777 -22%
QUIET NIGHTS
18 27 PRINCE NPG 17,721 -15%
LOTUS FLOW3R
-- 28 DON OMAR MACHETE MUSIC 17,186 --
IDON
-- 29 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL ARISTA/SBMG NASHVILLE 16,548 --
GROWING UP IS GETTING OLD
26 30 CARRIE UNDERWOOD ARISTA NASHVILLE 15,668 -6%
CARNIVAL RIDE
25 31 THE-DREAM DEF JAM/IDJMG 15,589 -8%
LOVE VS. MONEY
28 32 THEORY OF A DEADMAN ROADRUNNER 14,789 -6%
SCARS & SOUVENIRS
22 33 FLO RIDA ATLANTIC 14,465 -18%
R.O.O.T.S.
36 34 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 14,398 +14%
FUNHOUSE
24 35 U2 INTERSCOPE 14,230 -17%
NO LINE ON THE HORIZON
35 36 JASON MRAZ ATLANTIC 13,529 +2%
WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THINGS
34 37 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 13,485 0%
LEARN TO LIVE
31 38 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 13,383 -9%
LOVE ON THE INSIDE
41 39 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 12,750 +18%
SOUND OF MADNESS
-- 40 MELODY GARDOT VERVE 12,192 --
MY ONE & ONLY THRILL
43 41 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 11,584 +8%
LADY ANTEBELLUM
38 42 THE FRAY EPIC 11,342 -4%
THE FRAY
39 43 T.I. GRAND HUSTLE/ATLANTIC 10,924 -6%
PAPER TRAIL
40 44 HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD A&M/OCTONE 10,575 -6%
SWAN SONGS
46 45 JAMEY JOHNSON MERCURY NASHVILLE 10,492 +2%
THAT LONESOME SONG
47 46 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 10,128 +1%
TAYLOR SWIFT
-- 47 SOULJABOY TELL 'EM INTERSCOPE 9,990 --
ISOULJABOYTELLEM
45 48 ADELE COLUMBIA 9,713 -6%
19
50 49 3OH!3 PHOTO FINISH 9,624 +6%
WANT
48 50 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/JLG 9,412 -5%
CIRCUS

Tonight was the Luxmbourg warm up show. Apparently it was a great success. And just check out the play list for this tour. Some old classics are back after nearly 18 years:

That's a lot more from SOFAD than I would have expected.

Man that play-list is killer I can't wait to see them!

On side-note finally caught that second-night show of Later Live with Jools Holland dam they were so sharp.

Three songs too many. Man, those songs need to be retired from their live shows. Boring boring boring.

I like that there's four Black Celebration tracks

Be aware that one setlist basically means all setlists..they rarely change them up (other than 1-2 songs)

Thanks for the info! Looks like I got some d/ling to do cause I aint spending $80.

On the B-Sides Topic, Ive been buying the remasters with DVDs and I always loved My Joy, Sea of Sin, Happiest Girl, etc. But the DVDs only have a remix of Happiest G that Ive never heard. I have a bootleg with an "orbital" mix that I love, where was that available?

Nice set list! I wish I could catch mode live.

And SOFAD kicks ass! Just leave out condimation and you got a perfect album.

The "orbital" mix you mention was actually mixed by The Orb, not Orbital. There is the standard "Pulsating Orbital Mix" which was widely available on cd single and 12", and a promo 12" with a longer, unedited version. There is also the "Pulsating Orbital Vocal Mix" which was only on the Limited CD single (LCD Bong 20).

The names of the Sea Of Sin and Happiest Girl versions are kind of confusing because the standard original versions have mix names. The original versions of SOS are the Tonal Mix (7") and Sensoria Mix (12"). The HG originals are the Jack Mix (7") and the Kiss-A-Mix (12").

Kind of strange, if you have any other questions, let me know.
Jon

I'll be happy with that setlist. There are a few songs in there that I've heard haven't been performed in a very long time and which are in high demand by the fans. WIMS was excellent on the Jools show, so I'm looking forward to that but they do seem to like to perform those songs from SOFAD a lot. I would've liked to see more songs from their last album.

I've seen videos and pictures of the set. If you see a still of it, it looks unimpressive compared to their last tour and SOFAD. But with the videos in motion, it looks pretty sweet, and there is one thing that seems really weird but it does work.

I've seen videos and pictures of the set. If you see a still of it, it looks unimpressive compared to their last tour and SOFAD. But with the videos in motion, it looks pretty sweet, and there is one thing that seems really weird but it does work.[/QUOTE]


what is it that you think looks weird? (I haven't seen any pics or videos from this stage set up yet)

Hey thanks for the info. Looks like the DVD/CD remasters are incomplete. Its bad enough that the songs werent put onto CD but oh well.

My biggest question would be, do you have all those songs on MP3 and can you hook a sucka up?

Yes, I have all the tracks from the WIME single in their original format and mp3. The only mp3 I don't have is the extended promo version of the Pulsating Orbital Mix, but I do have the promo 12" that it's on. I just haven't gotten around to ripping it yet, but that is in my near future. If it's DM you are looking for, you found the right person. Hit me up!

Here is the Promo 12" I was referring to:
http://www.discogs.com/Depeche-Mode-...release/339070

They definitely are not a band who digs deep into their catalog for live shows. Even the old stuff are the obvious singles. Waiting For The Night is the only thing that qualifies as deep.

They always play about 5-7 songs off each new album on each tour. And at the time, most aren't planned singles. But for a band who have been around for nearly 30 years, they need to play mostly singles to please their fans. I know they hate "Strangelove". So this is most definitely for the fans. They also HATE "Just Can't Get Enough". But they played that on the last two tours for the fans too.

I wish they would play "Lie To Me" again live that would make my year.

And what happen to "Halo" that's a must for any live-show!

If they see it that way, then so be it. But there are plenty of bands who play deep cuts from all eras of their catalog. One option: play longer shows.

I think it's vice versa. I know two people who have been DM fans for 25 years who couldn't be less interested in this setlist, it's the same songs they've heard the last few tours and are bored with them.

Bands like that are actually good for my wallet. There are quite a few of them who I have seen once or twice, and I never feel the need to see them again because of song repetition.