Vince Clarke - Synth-pop Pioneer
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- Опубликовано: 5 июл 2024
- A general discussion on Vince Clarke, the brains behind Depeche Mode, Yazoo , The Assembly and Erasure.
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Beata Tomaszewska that was my first Erasure video on the channel 😎👍
If the first...... Congratulate Vaughn !!! I don`t know
Almost met Vince. Was picking up my newly restored Yamaha CS-80 from a place called Analog Labs in NYC. Whilst waiting for the fellow to get off the phone there, I marveled at some of the other synths they were working on. One in particular was what looked like an Oberheim 4 voice but heavily modified.
Once off the phone, he told me it belongs to Vince Clark. I am not usually star struck, but even to be just standing in front of one of his synths was pretty cool. I told the guy I was glad I didn’t twist a knob on it or something like that.
He then told I had just missed him, and oh by the way, he was leaning on your CS-80 and even pressed a key or two, as it was already warmed up so I could hear it before taking it home.
I was hoping that it might somehow be imbibed with some magic, but when I got it home and played around with it, it still sounded like crappy old me.
Sorry for being long winded, but thought it would be a fun anecdote.
Great Story Adam....Thanks for sharing. It probably happened in the best possible way...They often say "Don't meet your heros".
Thank you for sharing that with us Adam!! VG:-)
Asger Khan Interesting, I had not heard that bit of wisdom before. It absolutely rings true however, as your hero probably could never live up to the esteemed and romanticized place you hold for them.
Vince Clark is a absolute musical genius.
He is indeed !! VG 🎹👍😎
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Alison moyet has one of the best female voices ever
She also has one of the best male voices ever. ;)
I thought Vince Clark's best work was with Alison Moyet
Yazoo / Upstairs at Eric’s still sounds wonderful today. It hasn’t dated at all.
If Vince Clarke hadn’t of left Depeche Mode, Alan Wilder wouldn’t have joined.
...... and if he hadn’t of joined Depeche Modes sound wouldn’t have morphed into the epic dark synth sound that it became.
The butterfly effect and I for one am thankful of that.
Another top video Vaughn
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Goodbye '70s has aged.... in 2017 I wanted a re-release with Goodbye '17s
Maybe more of a "Sliding doors" moment with these "What ifs". It was a more direct effect of one person leaving and another substituting him.
A big change.
The butterly effects is more of a subtle little change that seems like nothing, but in a chain of events it will change history in a big way.
Vince Clarke is criminally underrated. He IS the greatest synth artist I've ever hear.
Great video. To me, Chorus/Abba-Esque era albums are sonic and technical achievements for Erasure. Chorus is still my all-time favorite album. Cheers!
I'm more in the Wild camp (I find it to be Erasure most diverse album) but I get what you're saying. Chorus has some amazing tracks on it.
I'm really enjoying your videos Vaughn, and always excited when you release a new video. Thanks for your time and effort!
You're welcome Martin !! VG:-)
Vaughn, i`m so grateful and delighted that you finally did a Vince video!!
I wanted to comment already on one of your last Depeche Mode videos that i would deeply appreciate you making a video to " Upstairs at Erics" which i am still full of anticipation of you doing a review of that specific album!
VINCE to me is the man - He is an introvert but has a very special charisma, sexy through intelligence.. A recognizable songwriter without being predictable .. You briefly nailed alot of what makes his songs sound good. And for the similarities of Andy and Allison`s vocals? Hell yes! Just listen to Erasure`s HALLOWED GROUND for instance - This could have easily been Moyet`s voice too!
UPSTAIRS AT ERICS was the album where Vince proved he was a more mature song writer and the entire sounds changed and song structures ( in parts maybe through Moyets "Bluesy" approach) THIS was indeed the precursor of Erasure - But then again there were some maybe leftover ideas from Depeche Mode like on "Bad Connection" which have easily have been on the SPEAK AND SPELL ALBUM.
I really love how you pick out the ( to me) most significant songs and sing them!
Thank you again for doing this and keeping the good chemistry up!!!!
Vince Clarke Synthpop Pioneer ! Greets from Poland :)
Radical video! One that is worth watching again and again! You got yourself a new subscriber
Leanne thank you!! Great to meet you and welcome to the community. VG :-)
Fantastic brilliant explanation of the Vince Clarke musical essence! Thank you!
Again and again... thank you!
Great video about the living legend, Mr. Vince Clarke!
Great dip in the Vince Clarke pool. I know it goes deep. I am one of the people that couldn't be more grateful for Vince leaving DM. We got the DM we know and love, AND we got Erasure. Love that "Andy Bell" made another appearance!
I love your channel. Great work covering a niche near and dear to my era! Thanks!
Thanks Vaughn.for me he is an understated genius.when I've watched him being interviewed he comes across a bit aloof,but the guy seems to just know.it was great seeing Vince and Martin getting back for their album.i think I've seen Erasure about 6times over the years.
Great video showcasing a genius of SynthPop. Loved looking at the gear he has used.
Cheers Mark !! VG:-)
I'd like to see something like "Melody evolution in Vince Clarke's music"!
What a great video. Very educational. I thought I knew just about everything about Vince. Brilliant!!
Scott Mullins thanks for your kind words my friend !! VG🎹👍😎
Mr. Vince Clarke - Synthpop Genius ! Greets From Poland ;-)
Vince Clarke have been so Important for Pop Music through the Years!! So Many Hits from The first Depeche Mode then Yazoo & Erasure. Vince also did a album and 3 singles with Robert Marlow. Perfect clip Vaughn!! Around 20-25 minutes is nice! Very entertaining as always of course! Hope for a-ha soon! Looking forward to Yazoo of course! THANKS for this!! =)
Hello Michael and thank you for your support as always !! VG:-)
Yet another fantastic observational video
You are a amazing artist , I love your videos. Your Depeche mode ones are my favorites. Thank you for your knowledge and dedication to such fine music. Can't wait for your Alyson moyet videos.... Thank you, thank you!
Great insight Vaughn. ☺️
Cheers Annabella!! VG:-)
Wow - so glad I stumbled on your channel, and listening to you talk about my keyboard idol Vince Clarke. Although I prefer his earlier work - DepecheMode, Yazoo, Assembly - his genius is unmistakable. I grew up listening to his music, and to this day, and his albums always have a permanent home on my phone. Can't wait for you to do the piece on Alison Moyet!
Thank you, Made for an very enjoyable Sunday Afternoon.. Great work!
Thank you for your kind words James !! Happy that you liked it !! VG:-)
Right. It's always a treat when Vaughn uploads.
Always enjoy your shows / TREPANIC :)
Vince Clarke is responsible for so much of the soundtrack of my life. He is truly Holy Grail, to me. Let us remember Family Fantastic!! Yaz, Depeche Mode, Erasure, bring us Andy Bell!! I have seen him live so many times, if I met him I would probably just fall down. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Loved your “Sometimes” intro!
I think Vince Clarke and Andy Bell formed a brilliant musical partnership. I always enjoyed the theatricality of Erasure-and as a vocalist I have always found their songs more singable than DM’s. That’s not a knock on DM at all; just an observation from that personal standpoint 😀
I love it when you play the songs on piano. Very nice way to explain how everything comes together
Awesome video
Enjoyed it, thank you.
i've always thought Andy and Allison sounded very similar and you could almost hear them sing each others songs. weird that they've never collaborated on a duet. imagine them battling it out on a cover of No More Tears like Streisand and Summer did.
Great video!!! I love Vince and almost all that he has done. Huge fan of DM, Erasure and Yazoo - and even Assembly! I like your argument about Feargal/Andrew/Alison could sing the same songs. I have been arguing that for a long time. I think it is obvious and I think it could be interesting having them interpret/perform "their" (i.e. Vince's) different songs.
I never thought about the "simplicity" in the basics of Vince's music. Pretty cool (and proves the genious!).
At 3:35 I think you make a really important statement eyeing the music business and the huuuuge (and often talented) amateur music scene. Doing music on iPads on bit-by-bit (pun intended) in DAWs. It has become easier to do music or rather - to express yourself. For better or for worse!
Thanks again for a brilliant and inspiring video. Now I need to go listen to all my "forgotten" records!
You sound so much like Andy Bell. All you need is a keyboardist and you have an Erasure tribute band.
vaungh I love your passion.
Thank you Alexis !! Lots of love to you too!! VG:-)
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The Assembly might have had the best "one hit wonder" during the 80s. I highly rate it as one of the best songs that Vince ever wrote or contributed to. Feargal Sharkey has a perfect voice. Sad it didn't work out.
"Never Never" was written by Vince on his own, and yes, it is quite a brilliant song. My understanding is that The Assembly was intended to be multiple one-off collaborations between the two members, Vince and Eric Radcliffe, and as many singers as they could recruit. Eric co-wrote the B-side instrumental song "Stop/Start" with Vince, and produced the songs. They didn't get very far because they couldn't recruit all the singers they wanted, so Eric focused on production while Vince realized that he needed to start a new regular band (something he wished he could avoid at the time).
Feargal Sharkey and Vince would have made a great duo, and I don't know why they didn't decide to team up on a more permanent basis, but it is possible (my speculation) that Feargal, who had just left his longtime band The Undertones (which broke up) over creative differences, wanted to begin a solo career, which he did in short order after his guest stint on The Assembly, which turned out to be sort of a stepping stone for him.
@@rbrtck I actually prefer the b-side "Stop Start"
It's a great instrumental.
Hi Vaughn,thanks for your channel is amazing.i love all of this artists like you.Modern talking ,Dieter Bohlen maybe is not the same level like the rest,but i think they deserve to be in your channel.thk
Thank you and welcome!! VG
I'm watching this again because I like it. OMG, this vid has been up for almost a year.
Thank you Ben and welcome to the channel !! VG :-)
I found this very informative and a very good video.
Great channel!
Thank you Carl !! Appreciate that my friend !! VG:-)
I think it`s check and rectangular rather then square I see Vince's music in this means. I think open it! I can`t it`s locked. Here take this hammer. It`s opened? What`s inside ? , I`m not sure but is Depeche Mode , Yazoo and Erasure ...... And look what a beautiful treasure they left me. I like so much VINCE`s music , his many project. Music it`s covered with dust and he to clean it. Thanks Vaughn !
Thank you as always Beata!! VG:-)
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Great video. Vince really is the Mozart of synth music. He just has a 6th sense of how to get sounds and melodies out of them.
PS, I am so happy to see a JD-800 behind you! Such a beautiful and complex machine (mine has a stiff spring on one key, so it sticks until it's been pressed a couple of times). Vince never used one, so i wonder if he could be the one to figure the thing out?
This may be incredibly obvious, but I remember seeing an interview with Alison Moyet where she said that one of the reasons why Vince was doing a lot of arpeggios in Yazoo was because he was using monophonic synthesizers. When I heard that, I realized that the technical limitation of the instrument actually contributed to a key part of the sound. Again, this is probably obvious to musicians like yourself, but it may be a part of why the music of Vince Clarke (and others) can stand alone in terms of melody and chord progression. It's because he's starting with melody and chord progression and then having to perform it within the limitations of the instrument.
Spot on mate
Great video 😊
Thank you Martin!! VG:-)
Vince Clarke once said in interview, that he often writes songs on the acoustic guitar. all that complex layered synth arrangements come later in the studio.
Absolutely spot on point about analog synths and their temper. To be honest im often in same workflow as you mentioned (didnt even knew VC does it too :) ), im creating ideas, melodies and basics of the tune using DAW and softsynths, its fast, easy and not distracting... And when I feel im done with that, I start on all the analog (or even classic digitals, they are charmy too :) ) synths and use em to bring my ideas to life. And sometimes im really surpriced how great the final outcome is.
God Bless ya buddy...live your content and especially your sence of humor. Durring this Crisis its so nice to watch videos that are different, informative and fun as hell. Seems youtube stars all have to have a gimmick or catch phrase but youve certianly broken the mold qith your ANTI FANBOY SELF CORRECTION HAND SLAP and the Alan Wilder Alarm...oh lord I just laugh my ass off...good medicine.
Thanks..very impressive how well you present all the information and behind the scenes curiosities.
From a total fan..thank you.
Can you link a complete verson of your intro song. That and your DM mashup are both so amazing..id love to hear more. Promice i wont copy print and slap a lable on it for sale..lol
Thanks agamn V!
Well done, sir. I saw the pic of VC & MG during the video, but I thought you would touch on VCMG at some point as well. If you did, I missed it. Erasure is beyond amazing.
Excellent as always! You know, your passion tends to make one change his mind about someone. I never much liked VC ,although my respect for him is enormous.. I remember I purchased a sampling cd of his ,about 25 years ago..Anyway, you really bring out the real thing of someone, with your videos, so congrats again
Now, where have I put that cd..hm..
I really enjoyed your video (especially the Andy Bell impression!) so thanks for posting. The only thing I would add is that it's easy to forget the amount of input Daniel Miller had in terms of crafting the sound of early Depeche Mode. From what I have read I would say he did the lion share of the programming on Speak & Spell. I also don't think Yazoo would have sounded anything like they did without Eric Radcliffe. I think many people think of Vince as some sort of synth boffin but I honestly don't think he is. I think he is a gifted pop songwriter who came along at just the right time, got signed to the right label and has been fortunate enough to be surrounded by some very talented and supportive people throughout his career. That's not to take anything from the guy. He is very good but also, and I've heard him say this more than once himself, very lucky.
You make a great point about the melody. If it's a great song, it'll sound great regardless of what equipment you use.
In Vince Clarke's example, he loves his analogue gear and likes tinkering with sound.
On a complete opposite side of things, you get guys like Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant, who don't really care about doing all that and majority of the time would stick to whatever presets were available.
Both would result in equally great songs.
This was a great video......I was devastated when Yazoo split up, we then had The Assembly then the Paul Quinn - One Day single, both got airplay but faded away. Erasure have stood the test of time.
A Yazoo album review is going to be great, Upstairs at Eric's is my favourite. I remember reading words that were inscribed into the lead out section of various Mute vinyl releases...anyone else remember seeing these?
Said in my best Andy Bell voice, "Hello there... your banana is super ripe!" (chicken cluck)
On a side note (geek alert?) The Behringer Pro-One clone has started shipping in Europe. It'll be mine as soon as it's available in the US!
Awesome Ryan!! Let me know what you think of it once you've played it !! VG:-)
I just got my Neutron and have the Odyssey already ordered. The pro one is definitely next up. Behringer is killing it.
I can't remember which program it was off but there is footage of Vince and Andy doing rough drafts of Perfect Stranger and Chorus. Vince played the guitar on Perfect Stranger and used a Roland TR-606 for the drum beat and on Chorus a Roland MC-4, Roland System 700 and an ARP 2600.
Vince is truly a genius and I've been a fan of his for a very long time. I'm very happy that Vince and Andy have found such a great working relationship and it shows in their work and in interviews. I think he found the perfect complement in Andy. I also feel like Andy has brought Vince out of his shell a bit more over the years and I have enjoyed seeing that growth in Vince.
I would love for you to talk more about Vince and his career spanning from DM to Erasure. It's a bit harder when you get to Erasure since they have so many albums in their catalog, so that might need to be something you discuss if you do an album review series on Erasure. But The Assembly and Yaz(oo) would be a bit easier.
You are so right about Andy and Allison's voices, they could sing each other's songs and although it would sound a bit different... it would sound fucking brilliant!
I would love you to, in the future do album reviews of Pet Shop Boys (it's a toss-up for my favorite band between DM, PSB, and Erasure [although less DM in recent years]) and albums reviews of Erasure. I would also love a series on Frankie Goes To Hollywood and New Order to name a few other bands.
I am anxiously awaiting Black Celebration's album review and discussion with Brian!!!!
Cheers and have a wonderful evening Vaughn!
Would enjoy reviews of erasure classics such as Chorus/The Innocents/I say I say I say they have such a rich catalog of music to delve into.
Agree! These three albums are great, especially 3*(I say) !
i love them all the way up to Tomorrow’s world
Hi Vaughn love your features.Love all the recreations.Unknown fact do you know the missing 4th single from the Erasure album The Innocents was...Hallowed Ground-would love a feature on that classic album 🧐
Hi Vaughan....any chance that you could make a video about Tony Banks of Genesis ? He's a very interesting keyboard player who constantly changed his sound and approach throughout the years.
Thank you.
Lekker vid Vaughn, good insights as usual and I agree with most everything you said. Vince Clarke leaving DM was brilliant for fans because it lead to multiple amazing bands. Something like SOFAD would definitely not have existed if they had stayed together. Wonderland, which I know a lot of Erasure fans don't enjoy much, would not have existed either, and I love both of those. So splitting up = good! :)
Not sure I agree with most DM fans being Erasure fans though, especially those that came to know DM much later in their career - they seem to often loathe Erasure. Fortunately I'm not one of those and love both/all of them. I recall seeing some stuff where Vince was taken with MIDI when it first came out because it allowed him to have full control, by himself. This would kind-of fall in line with reasons why he left DM, as I think he really didn't want to have to compromise his musical choices.
With MIDI he could take his bank of Casio CZ-101's (I think he had 4 or something) that were 4-part multitimbral, and just MIDI the lot. He later lamented MIDI because of MIDI "slop", which is the lag that develops in a large MIDI setup because of all the MIDI messages. It is not as tight as CV and most people don't actually even notice it, but to Vince it sticks out like a bad musician. He is fascinated by robotic timing so I guess that's why any amount of slop would be a problem. Anyway his distaste for MIDI probably had an effect on the direction he ultimately took with Erasure, given that most digital synths didn't have CV. Time for MIDI 2.0 already!!!
If I remember correctly, Moyet said that she never really appreciated or understood Vince's musical genius at the time because synths were all this geeky stuff that she wasn't interested in, and it made the songs seem childish. I guess in retrospect I can imagine a vocalist thinking that, especially if they are not "into synths".
No matter though, we were the winners in this because we got 3 great bands out of it, although I lament the fact that Yazoo never did a 3rd album. It always seems like something is missing without # 3.
Hi Ian !! This a brilliant post thank you !! A good read !! Thank you!! VG:-)
I'm a child of the 80s, I was always fond of synth-pop/post-punk. Within that period of time songs were produced that survived decades. Those melodies are seemingly simple but in truth you need a lot of inspiration! Today's artists lack in inspiration, they produce songs that survive some weeks... Vince is a genius and I still love Erasure ♥
Great video , you asked for suggestions on more videos about Vince , I say delve deeper into his songwriting breaking down the songs , chords , melodies ..... He's written some of the best pop songs .
The Assembly, I believe, was always intended to be a project with different lead vocalists. Fergal was just one of the vocalists for Never, Never. Vince also did a single with Paul Quinn, called One Day.
Interesting thank you Steve!! VG:-)
Excellent analysis of Vince, Alison and Andy. Let’s have one on Michael Cretu and his magic with Enigma.
Really great video about Vince, thanks for making it! It's true that he is indeed a genius from both the synth pioneering front and especially from the song writing standpoint. He is brilliant and all of his material stands the test time, which is the true test of musical genius! Just listened to Wild! again and it's impossible to believe that record is 30 years old!
I also really enjoyed your playing/singing examples... really nice touch! As an obvious expert in this area, I wondered if you might be able to answer a technical question about one of Erasure's songs, "La Gloria". What time signature is this in? I cannot figure it out by listening and could not find sheet music for it online either. I am really fascinated by strange time signature pop songs... or even ones that just throw in an odd measure (like the 5/4 measure in the chorus of "Always") but La Gloria seems to have much more than this going on. I saw one blurb online about it maybe being 5/16 but was wondering if you could provide some insight on this.
Great video but why cinemas dont make a film about VC?
V.Clarke was not sure he could go on. He was surprised D.Miller liked "only you" because DM turn down that track when Vince left it as a parting gift. He said that him self.
Another great video George!!! I would like, if it is possible to make it a tribute to kraftwerk and Jean Michelle Jar.
Thank you George , I will cover them eventually !! VG:-)
@@VaughnGeorge thanks you very much!!! Greetings from Greece!!!
I dare to say Vince Clarke is responsible for encouraging, maybe without even knowing it, hundreds of synth geeks of the last decades. I know I'm one because of him.
I had the pleasure to meet him a couple of times and the guy is incredibly humble and down to earth. Love him!
A great video, as always, Vaughn. Loved the bare piano Erasure deconstructions and would love to see/hear more of those!
Thank you for your kind words Juan and you are very welcome !! VG:-)
to cite Andy: "…my favourite, favourite one of all!"
My favorite Depeche release ever was Blasphemours Rumours / Somebody.
Yazoo, in two albums, eclipsed everything Vince did before and anything Depeche did as a synth band since.
Best gig I ever went to was Yazoo Reconected in Brighton, June 2008.
Vince Clarke; Genius. I love Roger Waters too. It's allowed.
Mind that Kraftwerk for a long time also worked as a duo.
The Pro One is mentioned in an interview with Cevin Key (Skinny Puppy) as the most influential synth for himself.
VC is great and I like his Yazoo work best.
Please do a video of Heiko Maile of Camouflage and the band itself. The band splintered off to form M.I.N.E
The Chorus album is my favorite album. I always loved the intro of Chrous.
Jajajajaja Jajajajaja minute 7.48..the best of this video..youre great...thanks for sharing information about vince Clark..he is the best to me...i love all his Music ..grettings from chile flat.
Vince = pure genius. Need i say more?
Top post agree 100%... I have been with Vince since New Life, though thought Vince left after Just Can't Get Enough and offered Only You to DM?
Yes Ian , he did offer that song to DM but they turned it down. I could imagine Martin singing it though. VG:-)
It was rusty Egan from visage who commented on vince Clarke, please do a video on Howard Jones and jean Michel jarre 👍
Vince Clark is for sure "up there" with the pioneer's
So when you doing a video of Howard Jones - mister synth pop pioneer
When they play live Vince uses Logic which is a Daw as you probably know. I've seen them six times and only in 1997 at Manchester Academy U.K have I seen Vince with multiple Keyboards live. I know it must have been really hard work as early analogue synths didn't have much in the way of presets. Artists often had to talk between songs while changing settings on their synths. You missed out the Moog I now he is a big fan of those Modular and Mini. I saw them at a concert in Nottingham U.K in 2006 strip back the songs with acoustic & orchestral accompaniment. Just as you say great songs no matter how they are played.Vince is just pure genius so proud to have grown up listening to his music.
Vince composes on Logic, as well, and ultimately it is all converted, part by part, to CV-Gate and his analog synths. Whenever Vince has brought multiple analogue synths on tour, which he doesn't always do, he tends to bring his Jupiter-8s or anything that has a digital memory. He'll bring synths without memory and program them live, too, but doesn't usually go through the trouble these days. Usually it's just his Mac, Logic, and a tiny MIDI keyboard for him to peck on occasionally (plus backup samplers and, as a last resort in case of massive equipment failure, full recordings of all of the backing tracks).
As for Moog equipment, he still has a Minimoog, and I could swear that I saw a Moog Source in his current basement studio in Brooklyn, but he sold his Moog Modular some years ago. It was just too unstable in its tuning, and he felt that its sound didn't add anything unique to his ensemble. In general, every piece of equipment in his studio is only there if it gets used a fair amount. He used to collect, but has gotten over that phase, and now only keeps a few memorabilia from Depeche Mode's early days, just to have them. Everything else that doesn't get used gets sold now.
Another equipment note is that contrary to common belief Vince does use a few digital synths, such as the Roland JP-8000 (analog modeling), Roland D-50, Korg M1, Casio CZ-101, and Clavia Nord Lead (only the rack-mount version now); there are a few others that I'm not able to recall at the moment. Oh yeah, his PPG Wave 2.2; there are a few more. Additionally, two of Erasure's albums, _Nightbird_ and _Light at the End of the World_ , were performed entirely on soft-synths, since at the time Vince didn't have all of his analog synths set up in a usable studio. He had just moved to the US to live with his girlfriend/fiancée/wife, some of his synths were damaged by a flood, some of them had to be converted for use in the US, and designing a whole new studio space was just too much at the time, so he went ahead and used soft-synths for two full albums. And they still sound great, although they do sound subtly different in a way: too digital-perfect, if you will. Vince has been very happy to have everything all properly set up since then, since he doesn't just prefer how analog synths sound, he enjoys working with them much more than soft-synths, as well.
Good honest summary of Vince. However, fact, one inaccuracy. Vince broke up Yazoo during early recording of You and Me Both. Alison didn't want to break up.
Exactly, Vince hardly interacted with Alison during the entire Yazoo period, poor thing. Andy Bell is fine but Vince and Allison's work on Yazoo is amazing on so many ways. I always wonder what could have been.
I thought Alison was male for quite a while before learning more about the band. In many ways she has such an incredible voice.
She wasn't happy that if Vinces mother didn't like the song he wrote he would bin it
Have you heard the stuff he did with paul quin on the fairlight ?
Can't say I have no!! VG:-)
@@VaughnGeorge You may check it here ruclips.net/video/wdwYufJBYBA/видео.html
You need to do Martin Gore now!!! As much as I LOVE Clark, Gores brilliant work resonates with me more.
Hello Vaughan 😊What are your thoughts abut Jean-Michel Jarre ??
Martin hi!! JMJ is a genius who I will discuss in a video !! VG:-)
Nice one 😊
You can see it that in today's many YT gear videos for instance and music in general that people just focus on a that great beat and meaty bass, bleep fartline galore and that is mostly it. Long are gone the times when great melody and chord structure was the king as you have demonstrated. I suspect that once we hit that "rock bottom" there will be a reawakening and revival of this style to write great songs again.
Vince leaving Depeche Mode turned out to be the best thing for Vince and for Depeche Mode -- DM's sound evolved with Martin at the helm and with bringing in Alan Wilder, and Vince went on to huge success with Yazoo and then with Erasure.
I have often thought that it would have been great to hear Andy Bell, in his prime, singing some Yazoo songs -- thinking of "Don't Go", "Too Pieces" or "Situation" in particular. He could have pulled it off.
Greeeeat! 🐔🙏
What are your thoughts about VCMG?
I liked VCMG it was an interesting techno collaboration !! VG:-)
It’s good, but it’s exactly what you would expect. I personally prefer the collaboration between Jean-Michel Jarre and Vince Clarke
@@ianmcginlay1662 Haven't head it but that will change in a few minutes 😉🙏
@@ianmcginlay1662 I really liked it 🙏
Ode to boy excelent song,chilling,dark from VC
THANKYOU GEORGE FOR MAKING VIDEO ON VINCE CLARKE.Yes Absolutely he is a Genious and I being more Kraftwerk fan give an edge to Vince in context to using Synthesiser in making tunes then being more industrial like Kraftwerk.Vince should also be given a LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD.Speaking frankly Jean Michel Jarre anther Electronic Pioneer is more Showoff but cannot match the creativity of Vince Clarke which we found in his Automatic Song with JMJ.
He’s an incredible talent and extremely underrated
Would be great to hear your thoughts on some of midge ure work through ultravox and Visage with some breakdowns of the tracks as they are so integral to the early development of synth orientated music
I'm a huge Midge Ure fan, and was awestruck when I met him,but Billy Currie deserves 90% of the credit for the synth sounds of Ultravox and about 70% for Visage synth sound with the founder of Visage getting 20% more. Midge Ure is fantastic but that wasn't his contribution to that.
ambidex - to be honest, being a huge Midge and Ultravox fan, I think Midge contributed more than you think to the songs. He produced the first 2 Visage albums, so had a huge influence on their sound. Billy is a virtuoso, but with Midge, they formed a perfect partnership. Listen to any of the tracks Midge produced for other artists around that time and they all have that Ultravox/Visage sound.
@@MO0DMAN I'm a huge Midge Ure fan too and he's awe inspiring. I just didn't feel like the original statement gave Billie Currie the credit he deserved. They were a great combo! I did not know Ure produced the first two Visage albums.
I remember seeing a Vince Clarke interview where he said something along the lines of “ I wasn’t out to make the greatest pop song ever as that had already been done with Video killed the radio star.
Loved Yazoo, Situation is one of my all time records, never really got on with Erasure. Did You Know, VC's Studio is at the bottom of his garden but VC drives there every morning, He says He likes thinking of it as driving to work. Let's hope he doesn't get into a traffic jam in rush hour................
That was his old studio in Maine. His studio is now in Brooklyn in the basement of his home
Well, it was a few hundred feet away, and there is sometimes a lot of snow in Maine. Martin Gore thinks this is weird, but it made perfect sense to Vince, for whom home is home and work is work, I guess. As for traffic jams, it's more likely that a fallen tree would block his path, because his studio was basically in a forest.
@@sunilsolanki That's true, although if he had more land, as he'd had before, he'd prefer to build a studio that was separate from his home. That's the way it was with his homes in Surrey (a separate copper "igloo" known as 37B) and Maine (a cabin in the woods called...The Cabin). Unfortunately, this is not possible at his current home, so the basement will have to do.
Whenever I holiday in Greece I always have nutters saying Yazoo to me. I don't look anything like Vince Clarke 😬
Maybe you look like Alison?
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and digital..use the Casio Cz101's for some albums he had a stack of 6 of them.
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Also Vince Clarke & Paul Quinn, One Day ....
Officially, that wasn't The Assembly, though, since Eric Radcliffe wasn't involved. The Assembly had parted ways a good while before "One Day" was made.