Depeche Mode Tribute Band - Forced to Mode Interview
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- A Zoom interview with Forced to Mode, the world's best Depeche Mode tribute act. Support the channel on Patreon: / vaughngeorge
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Forced to Mode is by far the best Tribute Band for DM out there. Hoping for a US Tour sometime in the future. The only Tribute band I would pay to see!
don't that, as you maybe do not know all the cover bands .... some of them are maybe a bit more ... hidden from you ;D
@@Schweinechor You can't get any closer than them. A 2020 Forced to Mode concert is pretty much indistinguishable from a 1993 Devotional Tour concert.
First off, Depeche Mode is my favorite band of all time.
Living in the US, I have watched many Forced to Mode video clips on CZcams and I'm blown away by their performance. I have seen a number of tribute bands but these guys do it the best, in my opinion. Many great points were brought up, including the fact that they don't dress up like the band. Personally, I prefer that they don't. It just seems awkward. What really counts for me is the authenticity and attention to detail in their performance, which these guys have absolutely nailed it.
I've been to several Depeche Mode live concerts (unfortunately I wasn't able to catch the Devotional Tour) and much of what they put out post Ultra has been mediocre. The live performances Depeche has performed now consists of half of the new album and the same old songs.
On the other hand, Forced to Mode performs songs that DM never has or hasn't performed live in decades and that is what I greatly appreciate. In fact, I would honestly say that if I had a choice of going to a Forced to Mode or Depeche Mode concert, I would choose Forced to Mode any day of the week because of their broad setlist and exceptional quality of their performance.
I hope they decide to tour in the US eventually.
Thank you, Vaughn! We we're very happy about that night with you! :) Keep up the great work & see you as soon as possible... :) THANK YOU! // F2M
I follow Forced II Mode for many years and finaly got the chance to see them live this january in Germany! They are awesome and deserve a lot of respect ! Check them out !
their cover of Dreaming of Me was stunning and also Dangerous
This is why I love this channel. I’d never heard of the band before today. So I checked out a video and saw them perform Never Let Me Down love. Holy shit, absolutely amazing. The guitar into was amazing and these guys sound so amazing. With my eyes shut I couldn’t tell the difference. Makes me wish I lived in Europe.
I've just checked them out on CZcams, they sound bloody great! #Kudos . 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks again Vaughn, and thanks to Christian, Thomas and Matthias!!! Saw them in Copenhagen in december, they were absolutely awesome!!! :-D
I agree with a lot of the comments in support of Forced to mode, they are VERY talented.
There are some good tribute bands here in the US, but I would say I agree with you Vaughn, they do bring their own personalities to it and make it their own even if they are doing Depeche Mode's music.
It's a good opportunity for fans who perhaps couldn't see DM in concert (due to money or age or whatever) to see a live show. I also do LOVE that they do songs live that DM doesn't ever do or that they don't do any longer.
My first tour was Music For The Masses and I was lucky enough to go to both shows [May 5th and 6th 1988].
Great interview my friend!
Let’s go!!! I love this tribute band! You should interview Strangelove next!
Strangelove as in Analog Angel?
Strangelove was better with Devotional Dave.
Blasphemous Rmours from L.A
I had always been so curious what it would have been like to have visited the devotional tour and I always regretted not being able to experience this! But this regret vanished quickly when I saw F2M live for the first time. I could clearly hear the Alan Wilder vibe on their stage, all this attention to detail, this wall of sound, I was thrilled, I couldn’t believe it! Afterwards I took the chance to talk to them and I was pleasantly surprised how down to earth and entertaining they are! I couldn’t resist to ask about their opinion about Alan Wilder and gladly found out that it’s no coincidence they sound the way they do, they re-engineer every sound as accurate as only Alan Wilder would have done and we completely agreed on this topic, Alan was the sound of Depeche Mode and this sound will never come back. If you wonder what Depeche would sound like with Alan Wilder, visit their concert!
I love your love for DM...
@@niallmcdonagh1093 Thank you! It's not just love, it's an obsession! I've spent a lifetime trying to find out what fascinated me so much about their music during this era! Everyone thinks of synths when it comes to Depeche Mode, but in my opinion it's underestimated how they were far ahead of all the other bands with their sampling techniques! The synth sounds were layered to make them unique, they recorded the world to create their dense orchestral sound with these samples, it's insane how many sounds can be found in each track, even though they used machines they made them sound more human by programming variations into their musical sequences to make them sound less rigid, drum patterns were constantly changing... Up to this day I dream of having an E-MU sampler with Alan's samples on it... Crazy, right?!? It's like the holy grail... 😂
What a classic 🙏 "Start the tape"!😉
He Vaughn. I love the interview my friend! These guys are fantastic!!! Please keep up the good work👍👋🙂
Thanks Vaughn, I saw the guys already three times. I saw them at the Sixdays in Bremen, went to the party area and when I came in, I shouted: holy shit, they play Depeche Mode and wooooow, they take the Devotional Version (I still thought, they only try to look like Depeche Mode) After a few minutes I almost freak out when I notice he is singing that! It was so phantastic, I love them since then!
Forced to Mode I loved your show! Your Devotional part is gold!
Thank you!! VG :-
Two years ago from now I heard from F2M for the first time by searching YT-Videos and was impressed. Since then I was lucky to see them live twice, one regular and one acoustic gig and must say: Nothing and no one comes closer to the original. And when one closes the eyes, it is even hard to hear a difference to the original. The best part is, F2M do their own thing and stuff I always wanted and wished to hear from Depeche Mode, e.g. playing more unknown songs, like B-sides or also the acoustic versions. To all who never saw them live yet, if you get the chance, take the chance.
I love how Vaughn keeps opening me up to more people, places and things. Im not a youngster and its nice to see I can always find something new that I can dig into.
Thanks V!
Great interview, great tribute band, Thanks Vaughn.
Thanks for introducing us to such an amazing band!
Well impressed with this lot
Awesome interview! Thank you 🙏🌹They are really good😁
Great interview again Vaugh!
Really enjoyed the interview and I do think they sound excellent and a credit to the Depeche Mode legacy.
The version of Condemnation is so wonderful. I really love this so much. thx 4 this great interview!
I had an electronic band inspired in DM in the 90’s. I wouldn’t mind to tour with these guys, play the whole thing and enjoy using those samples. I loved this interview. Great job Vaughn!!
Great interview I've now watched it twice! Watched alot of footage of the band and came back for another look, these guys need to come to the UK and play at the major cities. I am now hooked on these guys.
I love these guys. Their attention to detail is amazing.
Great interview! I'm impressed how they can sing the lyrics without a German accent. Look forward to seeing them back on your channel.
thanks again Vaughn.
Hey Vaughn...positive upload again! You made me very curious to listen to Forced To Mode...shall do so, thankees, pale!
What I love about F2M is that they put the sound and voices first and not the looks! You can absolut look like Dave Gahan and Martin Gore... but you'll rarely sing as well as them. But Christian Schottstädt is naturally very, very close to Dave's vocal range. And Thomas does his Martin very, very well! F2M is the best DM cover band of all time! And I'm happy, as an old remixer called "Beyond", to help the trio here and there with sounds. 😎 😀
Ah. Told ya +1 year ago about F2M (maybe I was the first). Nice to see that you interviewed them now. Thanx!
Yes!
Awesome covers. Now I want to see a gig..
Hi Vaughn really thought it was great,fun,relaxed,good banter.Very informal & interesting video.
Just checked some of their video - amazing!! They even played some of my favourite album tracks DM have never played live. I hope they will tour with 'fake festival' in the UK. Thank you for introducing this amazing band to us all.
Thank you Vaughn 🖤🌹 F2M 🖤🌹
Hopefully get to see them in the near future
Great Video, you snuck up on us with this one Vaughn, wunderbar to see and of course the first thing I did was watch about 20 videos of FtoM and as you said Dangerous is glorious, their interpretations of DM songs is expressed in a way better than the original, take their rehearsal of Love In Itself the ending is fantastic as I always disliked the DM ending of that song but FtoM improved it by using the guitar. And it's always great to hear the old stuff, which DM never play now and if they did might not sound as good as FtoM. Great job guys, I'd come and see you play anytime but not right now as I'm having my dinner.
Great interview. I'm not that keen on tribute bands either but these guys are so good!
They are great, really, the case that the 'tribute' band became better than the real thing. i mean their sound is way more loyal and genuine to what depeche mode is supposed to be than the (nowadays) depeche mode themselves
I 100% agree with that statement.
Well said, I couldn´t agree more. I saw FTM 3 times untill now and every concert was amazing. I love DM, but some songs FTM do much better then the original.
Thanks Vaughn, im curious about them also.
Just watched Forced to Mode on you tube they sound great. Couldn't agree more with you more Vaughn when Depeche played small provincial towns in the UK between 1981-1984 in front of a couple of thousand people they were far more memorable gigs. Keep up the good work Vaughn.
Forced are great with The MODE from South America they are incredible Tributes bands !!
Top-notch tribute band. The best!
Awesome video
Vaughn, "You're doing a great job!". 😂 Great interview and a lot of interesting topics!
one of the best Depeche Mode tribute band ever, their live arrangement's have much better sound than sound what plays on live Depeche Mode nowadays. Vaughn, you tried to say it very politely about Christian Eigner (Austrian by the way :) ) he is too much for Depeche Mode, in other works, he doesn't fit in band. That's so sad for such great live band Depeche Mode was in 25 years ago, of course they don't notice it at all, they don''t even think about it, its all about money for them now.
It's not just Eigner that's a problem though , whoever does the live arrangements for Depeche Mode just isn't that good , often choosing the wrong sounds or simply not being that good at determining what fits and what doesn't .
What I also love about Forced to Mode is that they play songs that Depeche Mode no longer play or have never played live .
I was about to say that!!!
That's what I love about this band also.
Another good reason to love them is that they make arrangements that sound very similar to the original but giving some personality to their versions...and they don't need to get in customs or trying to be a physical copy of them.
Who's Alan? No one is like Alan!
Jk thanks Vaughn for this interview...can't wait to see em...if they're Devotional era...that was my first dm concert experience too
I’ve actually never heard of them. I’d love to have had some snippets here and there to get a feeling of their work.
just search for forced to mode here on youtube ... there is some stuff
Schweinechor i did that myself too but thanks 🙏
I love Forced to Mode 😎😎
I appreciate how you all like the devotional era. One thing I’d say as someone whose first show was Violator, what you have missed is the rpm of Dave’s turns in the middle of songs like Question of Time. If you have the energy, go for that. That is what you may be able to offer that Dave Gahan just can’t ... due to ... a question of time...
i miss the concerts of the boys
They are the best (only Milwaukee could beat them...)
True. Forced to Mode and Milwaukee Mode are my two only favourite tribute bands. Last january I was sad to read Perry Coloroso's obituary page. He was a passionate DM fan, we'll never have new concerts, and an interview 😥
@@MonsieurMerci its a joke? I mean, that Milwaukee is one of the best tribute bands...My dog does better versions than them
@@maximilianolopez6644 hopefully it was ... but it's sad anyway that the guy passed away
I never heard of Milwaukee Mode. I'll have to listen to them.
Milwaukee Mode... The worst cover band of all times. 😂
wowowowowo Forced to Mode!!?!!!
afob obwa ndn amazing omg ebst inteview omgom ogmo mo wowowow
so that's Gahan going to sound like with a German accent
When it comes to DM tribute bands, it looks to me like Milawauke Mode may have finally been dethroned. Seriously though, Forced to Mode are fucking amazing. Easily the best DM tribute band out there. It's not even close.
They are a cover band of the band which doesn't exist anymore.
sad, but true
Vaughn, did you talk about The Prodigy? I mean... their keyboards are not switched on. 😆
❤️ 42 ❤️
GUITARE IS AMAZING 🌌🎶🎛🎸🤠
Did someone have mentioned Alan Wilder?
Vaughn, you told the truth about keyboard players who pretend to be playing. I like the band Solar Fake very much, but I can't stand that they pretend the keyboard at their concerts. Look at parts of their gigs on the CZcams, this is a "keyboard fake" not "solar fake". Kudos to Force to Mode for not being only puppets on stage. I remember their concert at Zielona Góra in Poland, it was really great.
Many respect to you George: you're more than a devotee!
Have you ever heard 'bout Strange Mode? In my opinion Forced to Mode are one of the best, and czcams.com/users/strangemodedmcover are the best italian DM tribute band.
Cheers and greetings to you, Forced to Mode and to all the devotees out there
Hey man great interview, there's a band in argentina called "voiltage" they Made a great work also check it And i know that this is impossible but when a Review of "Dead Can Dance" it'll be great,thanks so much And happy sunday.
Hacen tributo también? No lo los conozco, gracias x el dato teniendo en cuenta que soy del mismo país 😊
Hacen tributo hasta a Front 242. Y son apadrinados de los mismísimos Depeche Mode. En España tenemos "Devotional Mode".
@@nataliaromero9932 si tienen un buen tiempo haciendo covers de dm,me gustó por qué su sonido es muy detallado,de paso decile al hombre si hace un Review de soda,saludos😀
Very cool and interesting interview, thanks Vaughn! I'm definitely going to look into their original stuff asap! Light hearted side note: AC/DC's drummer would actually be better for DM than Christian. AC/DC has very basic but rock solid meat n potatoes drumming. Christian thinks he's in Rush or something.
czcams.com/video/lyqAOHUEs4I/video.html
So it may be the herb and vodka talking....and I'll keep this to the point as best I can....first of all, this kind of video is freakin incredible! But a question for these blokes (respectfully)...I'm French so I thought Vaughn would find this fu....wait... never mind back to the question. This particular time in DM history, there was a lot of turmoil in the band (we all know the story). No doubt it was their best content ever (debatable...(cough cough choke choke Exciter)) Just kidding, calm down :D Yes I did double (( ))....good herb. So with the turmoil in the band during that time, and the video on YT that I saw where you basically re-enact the tour performance of Higher Love...at any moment during your performance of Higher Love....did you ever reflect in your head what (at that exact moment when they first performed that set live) what those guys must have been feeling? I say this because during that specific time in their performances, they (Fletch, Alan, Martin,) looked like Kraftwerk.....up there like robots. While Dave was all over the place. So do those thoughts and wonders ever come into your head? As a tribute band, I would think not only yes, but also followed in the steps of....curious minds want to know.....and just a quick add....your acoustic performance of "The Bottom Line" was mind bending.
I like this tribute band a lot more than the devotional dave deal
Hi do you know IAMX?? I would like to know your point of wiev
... Alan Wilder come back 😊 ❤️
Chris Corner is an absolute genious!
I would like to see them with their own compositions,no "Depeche mode"'s covers
Feel free to check it out: www.forced-movement.de :)
They sound more like Depeche Mode than Depeche Mode do.
Absolutely..
Such a shame they don't have a live rock drummer...otherwise they would sound better than Mode themselves...😜
Don't you just love Germans with...first of all..their diction, their commitment to detail, their modesty that hides their mastery and finally their politeness.
Let's face it...if you wanted the ultimate DM night out...you'd probably find it in Oberschitzelburger on a winter night with Forced to Mode giving it all...sadly DM should really be confined these days to corporate gigs!!
It's not a massive criticism it's just a question of time...
Which one is Fletch?
Lol🤣
I think of them three 😅
🤔 Forced to Mode 💩💩💩
Why would a group that had as a key principle never to use the same sound employ 3 times in a row the same producer ? If we manage to understand this, we might get closer to the production issue we deplore
I think, the producer is not the problem itself. They used the same producer for the first 6 records, we all loved so much... :)
phonitor you mean Daniel Miller ? Or Alan Wilder :) aleeeeeeert
@@laudec00 Daniel Miller of course! :) Alan was a band member, as you know... :)
They are good 👍 but not better than Depeche Mode 💕
Meh well I have to say some of their live versions sound better to me than the versions Depeche Mode themselves play these days .
@@Shadowman820 ☺
Shadowman820 . hey shadow is good to see you. Maxmode. here. 🙂👍. Yeah these guys definitely sound better than DM these days agree!
New DM songs are definitely not crowd pleaser - from Spirit album and from few later ones too, Ultra is their last hits album
Do you think Exciter is not croud pleaser?
Totally agree, Robin.
Vaughn, your efforts are appreciated, but I'd like to share my thoughts on this running theme of slamming present day DM.
I get fatigued with this whole echo chamber effect of loving 80s & 90s DM while slamming DM of the last 2 decades (don't even get me started on some of these fans and their myopic opinions--unfortunately, this seems to extend to Forced to Mode as well). This is particularly exacerbated by how you (and the followers) are hypercritical of DM yet seem to handle other bands with kid gloves.
I still watch your videos because I do like your personality and passion and am curious to see your album evaluations (I'll probably disagree a lot with your assessments of the recent albums!), but you may be alienating people that appreciate the Mode holistically (my wife, for one, got fed up and sees no value in watching something that's going to piss her off!). I know to some extent you're being humorous and certainly the followers really eat that up but how about the value of a balanced view? Everyone's entitled to their opinion but how about an appreciation for the band's longevity and commitment to marching to their own drum and overcoming great odds (the Universe tour, for example, was beset by problems--personal and physical--yet DM still powered through! It also boggles my mind how DM still have the energy of a young band!)? I don't see a lot of that. What I do see is a whole lot of "I want this! I want that! I don't like this! Why are they doing that?" "DM is lacking without Alan!" "This doesn't sound like the album version or the version they did in 1984 or 1993!" "I don't like the live drums!" "I prefer they play smaller venues than huge arenas and stadiums!" (ummm, yeah, like that's really going to happen! Also, DM fought tooth and nail to be in the position they are in; THEY SHOULD PLAY IN THE MOST EPIC VENUES!). If only you guys could hear yourselves! Heh! Heh! I also find it odd that you all revere the 93-94 period to the extent that you wish DM would just be frozen in that time when that was like the WORST era for the band on a personal level, but hey, who cares about their own well-being, right? Suffer for your art! Serve ME ME ME!
For the record, I went to 6 of the Spirit tour shows, and they all kicked ASS! Mass amounts of people did not on a beer run during latter day songs and the people I was with noted how powerful the drumming was!
I've been a fan since 85, and they've never disappointed me, but then again, I like to see things through a positive, appreciative prism rather than dwelling on what I "think" an artist should be doing.
Again, I'm not saying you have to love latter day Mode as much as vintage, imperial-era Mode. But one can temper one's view and just be reasonable, man!
I sadly disagree but you argue your point so well and with such articulation that it will make me pause before I follow the herd!!!
Wonderful contribution...your voice needs to be heard!!
Thank you, my friend! I appreciate the supportive words! I’ve always subscribed to the notion that there are degrees of liking something and if a band has been with me my whole life than I’m grateful they continue to survive and thrive. I also love The Cure. Have they released an album as good as Disintegration since that album? Arguably no. Does that mean their post Disintegration work lacks value? Also, no!😀
My god. What a well articulated comment. Thank you! Yes, that is my point of view too. DM evolved with time and it says a lot when a band can pull of their most successful tour 37 and 38 years after they were founded.
I agree with every point you said about their current live sound. The early tours all look great on the availible recordings, but in my opinion, DM have not aged a bit. I'm a very young fan and I only attended the Delta Machine and the Global Spirit tour (multiple times each) in person, but they still sound massive.
Thank you for your comment.
Simon Wagner Thank you so much for the kind, supportive words, my friend! I’m so glad you noted that you’re a younger fan because one of Vaughn’s points seems to be that even younger fans he’s spoken with agree with the notion of DM losing a step which you’ve dispelled! I’m pretty protective of DM and while we can’t agree on everything, I find this ownership attitude and presumptiveness (DM are just doing it for the money-puhleez!) that some here have a bit arrogant. I have a CZcams channel Zack Naiyer where I humbly recreate some of my favorite tunes: check it out if you’d like!
@@zacknaiyer448 Thank you for your kind answer. I can only sum up the GST by the following: Listen to the recently released Live Spirits double-CD. They sound (aside from the fact that it may be the best mix, I've ever heard on a live recording, because, while other despise it, I love the crowd dominance) amazing.
Forced to mode are good, but Strangelove are a lot better, unfortunate that their singer Devotional Dave (Freddie Morales) left, but they are still better.
I watched some footage of Strangelove. They are/were a decent lookalike cover band but not even close to F2M...