FIRST TIME HEARING My Joy! Depeche Mode | REACTION!

We are starting the B-Sides! Lush song to start them off :D

This is my reaction to Depeche Mode My Joy. This is also my first time hearing My Joy, Depeche Mode Reaction 1990

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[cemode]

One of the reasons Alan left is because he didn't feel appreciated for all the work he did in the studio. But it's clear that much of that work in the studio was accompanied by the work of producers, like Miller, Jones and Flood. But he himself has said in interviews that another reason is because he no longer wanted to be in a band, that's why he created his project Recoil since 1986. In his own words: "to have a rest, to do something different from what I did in DM". So much was his desire not to be in another band, that when he was no longer in DM, Robert Smith from The Cure offered him to join his band, but Alan turned him down. Alan has always been a lonely musician. Sadly for Alan, his project was not successful, when he deserved it, but the reality is that his Recoil project needed EVERYTHING he had in Depeche Mode, and that was: Martin's lyrics, the almost finished demos of Martin, the proposals and influences that the producers contributed, Dave's voice, etc etc.

[jonzmasukhndeep]

The Depeche Mode Live Wiki has an excellent resource on Alan Wilder's departure from Depeche Mode in June 1995. There are likely to have been many reasons for the departure, many of which have never been clarified by Wilder or Martin, Dave, or Fletcher, but Wilder's stated reason for leaving refers to an unbalanced distribution of the workload, a desire to start a family and move on in his personal life. Interviews from the time indicate a lack of/breakdown in communication between the band members and a general lack of appreciation for what Wilder was doing for the band (his input went beyond that of a producer - he would also work tirelessly against the clock and technological failures to completely rework their live setlist for the Devotional tour, as you will soon hear; the songs are reworked in such a dramatically different way that their live arrangements may as well be an entirely new album. In many cases, the arrangements Wilder crafted for the group's 1993 set list are still in use by the band nearly thirty years later. Most of the songs in Depeche Mode's live setlists in that thirty year span have consisted of the songs released during Wilder's tenure).

His departure was described by Wilder as being met with silence by Dave (who was in the throes of severe addiction at the time), quiet embarrassment by Martin and "aggressive indignation" by Fletcher, who proceeded to incite Wilder to a certain extent in potentially sensationalized interviews at the time (ie: saying Wilder was "never truly one of us, " that he "probably thought Dave was going to die and thought he should be the first to leave the band and get ahead of it, " that he "lives in a rock star mansion in the countryside, " etc). In recent interviews, it has become clear that Martin would frequently communicate and express disagreement through Fletcher rather than directly confront other members of the group, so Fletcher was often the one to speak for Martin, which continued on as recently as 2017's Spirit album. In a recent interview, Dave stated that Spirit's producer James Ford ordered Fletcher to go home and forced Dave and Martin to sit down and resolve a conflict together rather than continue to entertain the indirect communication style Martin and Fletcher had employed up until that point.

Wilder's Recoil project has been inactive musically since the Recoil Selected Events tour in the early 2010s (though Wilder plays piano on a song titled "Calling the Clock" for a young singer through Daryl Bamonte's Schubert Publishing label in 2016), with the latest Recoil studio album having released in 2007. Wilder has expressed that he "would not be opposed" to working in some capacity with Depeche Mode again should Martin specifically want to do something, but that he does not think the odds of that happening are likely. Interviews as recent as late 2022 feature Dave Gahan wrongly stating that Wilder left Depeche Mode "within the first ten years" and that fans who wish for him to return are "living in the past, " and Martin has expressed as recently as 2017 that the band "never consider" inviting Wilder back to Depeche Mode, citing the group's continued success after Wilder left. It is a shame that even many associates of Depeche Mode have noted, including Steve Lyon (Violator, SOFAD) and Gareth Jones (Construction Time Again, Some Great Reward, Black Celebration). Without casting aspersions/spoiling future Depeche music for you, there are many fans who feel that "something is missing" who long for a collaboration between the parties that is sadly unlikely to occur. Wilder leaving Depeche Mode is one of the many unfortunate ongoing tragedies in contemporary music.

[CP-kukg]

Martin sings the “you moved me” . Martín’s voice and David’s voice are very different. They have different range and different color. The fun voice is Martin’s. And Dave’s voice improved but his range and color remain the same. Every time a voice gives you chills, that’s Martin! They work so good together sometimes you don’t notice it.

[erikhughes]

Absolutely one of my all time favorite D.M songs. Has a James Bond vibe for sure. So glad you found this little gem.

[UnhandyCandy]

This is like Dangerous but for SOFaD. Amazing, amazing, amazing.

[depeshak]

6:00 how song's vibe is changed to very positive way, so uplifting melody and epic in the end. Because of 4 letters. A-L-A-N.

[MartxSusanx]

Definitely one of my Top 3 DM-Songs. Used to be my favourite for a very long time - got taken over from Before We Drown actually. I also love the harmony between Dave and Martin in this song. The line „you move me“ always gets me. Also the arrangements here - chef‘s kiss.

[lynorbert]

That part is Martin. Hopefully you wont miss to react Devotional concert film.

[storiedworlds]

Great song. Until I read the comments to your videos, I never knew so many DM fans love this song like I do.

[strange]

I love that you are doing the whole discography. Haven’t seen any other reactor do this. It also helps that your vids are very entertaining.

[alregis]

I was like "wow, it sounds like a mix between paluing the angel and ultra" (never heard this song before), and then Seph "it could have been from another album", we must not be the only one thinking so

[raymondengstrom]

It's Martin singing in the end...

This is actually one of my favorite songs of Depeche....
I just love those lyrics..."I'm not a mountain, no, you move me"
So simple and clever at the same time!

[PaganElements]

As others have said, Alan felt a bit underappreciated, and other Depeche members have said in interviews since that they also feel they didn't appreciate him enough. But Alan was also getting fed up with making "band" music, and described his Recoil project as an antidote to the poison of making pop music. The Devotional tour the band did to promote SoFaD was also extremely taxing on the band, with Martin heavily drinking, Dave hard on drugs, and Fletch so depressed that he checked himself into a clinic rather than go on the Exotic Tour (a late extension to the Devotional tour). The band Primal Scream toured with them and said that seeing DM's excess at the time scared them straight. In addition to all this, around the time Alan was driving and had a plane crash barely miss his car, and he described seeing the crash in grisly detail, and it made him realize how short his life could be, and it encouraged him to move on. When he left DM and was asked to join The Cure, he turned it down, feeling he wanted to be done with bands altogether. He has since made up with DM, and did a remix for their 2011 remix album.

[jonzmasukhndeep]

The "you move me" bit in the outro is indeed Martin. You may notice the repurposed orchestral strings in the outro (derived from Mahler) were also used on "Halo".

[platetec]

Easily in my all time top 5 DM songs, their best B-side IMO love this song

[maidep]

FYI, I now can’t wait for your daily DM video review. I wish I had friends that I could share my DM obsession with, but in their absence I am so happy to have found you!

[samilamppu]

Both Martin and Dave are singing those UUuUuuu - parts 😊

[joakintapia]

NOW YOU MUST REACT TO "DEVOTIONAL" TOUR... AFTER 101 IS THE BEST CONCERT OF DEPECHE MODE. 😉😉😉😉🙌🙌🎹🎙🎤📢

[ThePeaches]

I must say the instrumentals on SOFAD are unmatched to any of their other albums

[CorleoneDiscoStar]

me" is obviously Martin 😊 Remember, "Death's door" MUST be a jazz mix.
P. S. Under the last video I gave you the title of a great documentary, which you just have to react to, but after you do DEVOTIONAL 👌