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| From | "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Depeche Mode NYC 1987 (who opened for them?) |
| Date | Thu, 04 Sep 2003 02:25:39 -0400 |
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AT Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2003 23:05:41 Rafael wrote:
>Following the Duran Duran question, did anyone attend Depeche Mode's
>Madison Square Garden show in 1987? I've visited NYC twice that year,
>early in the year and then in December. I can't remember exactly which
>of those times I saw DM. They had a very melodic synth pop band opening
>for them, whose main song seemed to be one with a chorus that went
>something like 'we are the beautiful' or 'we are the people' (or
>something close). They had a produced stage set, with extras dressed
>either of secretaries, or like businessmen in suits and the such. I
>asked to several persons near me at the show, and nobody knew who this
>band was (and, btw, they didn't even bother). I liked their set a lot,
>much more than DM's. A couple of friends here in Brazil told me that
>Nitzer Ebb was the opening band on that tour, but I knew their music,
>and it just didn't seem to be them at all. Anyone well informed about
>that?
Sounds like you may have seen The Other Ones.....had a self-titled release
on Virgin in late 1986....at least one single off that record got
significant airplay in Canada called "We Are What We Are". Six piece act --
two girls, four guys. Sort of Thompson Twins sounding with lots of synth
drums....they wore full-piece, black paratrooper jump suits with lotsa
zippers on them. [well, who didn't in the '80s?]
Jaimie Vernon,
President,
Bullseye Records of Canada, Inc.
http://www.bullseyecanada.com
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