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Old 05-23-2011, 03:32 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by FRED HALE SR. View Post
Depeche Mode was GIGANTIC in the States. They sold out the freaking ROSE BOWL and had over 120,000 people at the show i attended in 88. Right from the get go with Speak And Spell they were pretty noteworthy and had regular airplay at clubs i would go to. Some Great Reward wasn't long after and People are People skyrocketed them into superstar status. I agree with AHA not really being noteworthy in the States, but Depeche Mode was extremely popular.
Your opinion about Depeche Mode, is largely consistent with what I`d always heard about their popularity in the USA. It seems like VocalsBass is losing here by 2-1
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