Alan Wilder on the recording of One Caress: Once we decided we wanted "real" strings, there was only really one or two choices as to who should arrange them. Will Malone arranged the strings for Massive Attack's 'Unfinished Sympathy', a particular favourite of both myself and Martin Gore. The strings were recorded at Olympic Studios in London, using a 28 piece sting section, to which Martin sang the vocal "live" - thus equalling the fastest ever recording of any one Depeche Mode track, the other being Somebody.[1]
This a mega masterpiece...just when you think Martin couldnt get any better at songwriting🤯...I remember hearing it for the first time I was in tears ...from the euphoric feelling I got ...and then this song went into the next one and omg ....
Looking back I love Songs of Faith and Devotion more than any other album. It's the one I can't forget. The variety and depth. The darkness. Unforgettable.
Martin is a true Genius. This song is so special to me. A great memory of first love. In the summer of 93 I was 15 and worked as a camp counselor. I remember falling head over heels for this other fellow camp counselor. While getting to know her I asked if she'd ever heard of DM, she hadn't. I immediately proceeded to play this for her on my sony walkman(lol). It was a wrap right after that!!! God, what an awesome summer we had together and such a sweet memory for me to cherish. Thank you Martin!
"Home" and "One Caress" are my favorite Martin tracks. I'd have to write an essay to even try to dive into how "Home" hits me, every time even after 25 years.
Martin Gore told Swedish magazine "POP" in 1993 (translated from Swedish): "The best thing about it was that it was so spontaneous. [The string quartet] came in and played and I sang with them live. We recorded the song in three hours, usually every song takes about a month. I don’t share the belief that synthesizers and samplers aren’t real instruments, but there’s something special with musicians, real string players. They’ve studied many years to play their instruments. I felt within me that my music was suddenly taken more seriously. I know I shouldn’t feel that way. But however stupid it might sound, suddenly hearing ”real” musicians who have studied music for years performing your song makes it, in a way, come off as more serious. It’s just a feeling, and a false one. But it’s there."
Imagine...Martin probably just wanted a one simple piano a la Somebody ...and Alan comes along with the idea of an entire orchestra😂...he may not have been a happy camper
So beautiful ballad. One of the Best one:) Im shying from the light, I alwayes loved the night, and now you offer me eternall darkness. Best lyrics ever.
Yes, Martin is a god and an angel. I wouldn't say I could compare his voice and Dave's... Dave's voice is more suitable for some songs and Martin's for others... but when Martin sings live, do not speak to me... I need to be fully immersed 😍
My favorite moments in this are when you perform the "one caress" bear hug while Martin sings the same lyric. (4:29) (5:14) Such strong arms, man. I know you've said you lift and it shows. "It's got everything I love about Depeche Mode in this. It's dark. It's emotional. It's powerful. And it's got Martin singing it." (6:10) I'm always intrigued by your appreciation for the darkness in their music and lyrics.
Old person perspective on this whole album, and this track in particular: A lot of us didn't take kindly to SFAD initially. It just wasn't what a lot of us expected from DM following Violator. I didn't spend a lot of time with the album for years, until the sometime in 1999 when I realized that I hadn't listened to it in its entirety in at least 3 years. I had been putting "One Caress" on burned CDs for "best of albums" for car trips, but nothing else from the album. Kind of like really enjoying "Straight To Hell" from the Clash's "Combat Rock" but nothing else. I sat down to read a book and decided to throw SAFD in, expecting to not pay much attention to it, and it was like hearing it fresh and far removed from Violator and Music for the Masses. I ended up barely reading a sentence that day but I let the album play through 3 or 4 times. To this day, I am amazed at the glory that is this album, and sad that I dismissed it for 6+ years. "One Caress" is still a track that makes me stop what I'm doing, crank the volume, and then just let it flow through me.
Most vocal coaches would probably say that Martin has the better quality voice, in esthetics and range. One Caress was meant for Martin to sing accompanied by the orchestra. Such a beautifully haunting song.
So Happy to watch the way you react to this one...in my all time MLG top 5 tracks along with A Question of Lust, Somebody, Home (you will be blown away) and the most recent Soul With Me...
And now i have to say... I Told you So weeks ago, now you are understanding why almost every DM fan call themselves as "Devotees"... this album, man... And you are just down to 1 track (and 2 wonderful B-Sides)... next comes Higher Love, then My Joy and last but not least Death's Door... and then Devotional (you will have a blast just to watch and hear how much the band evolved since their first live performances to the very pinnacle)
Anndddd thinking it again, this is why Get Right With Me it's so low in almost everyone's lists... it's sorounded by 9 masterpieces (ups, spoiler alert about Higher Love, it's a Masterpiece too, at least in my book) it has to have a meritory mention at least.
The composition of this song is amazing ... for me, it could stand with the output of any 19th century romantic classical composer (Mahler anyone?) ... reminder to self ... time to throw out that S Club 7 collection ...😊
Appreciate the way you listen and note details in Depeche Mode's music. And how you appreciate details - that the average listener probably doesn't notice or pay attention to. You listen with precision and accuracy - and not just to the whole. How much did you know about Depeche and their music before you took it upon yourself to react to it!?
i honestly knew nothing, I didnt even know that they existed before i heard blasphemous rumours. And that was only from a request from a comment here on UA-cam And haha my family absolutely hated me growing up because i would talk all the way through movies and songs commenting on every little thing that happens. I got the nickname "Chatterbox" very very early on in life haha
No synth for this song but a 28 strings musicians section ! This track wasn’t supposed to be on the LP but a b-side only and with the result they decided to include it on SOFAD and it has been recorded in only 3 ou 4 hours that’s all !
One Caress is really really a good song😃 Especially because of the orchestra, well done😊 On the next Album is clearly one tripple banger from martin (in my opinion) and this all without Alan😬 Called „the bottom line“… and Home, oh yes… minimum a double banger😎 Sorry for spoiling, but after Ultra, martin songs became rare and are no bangers anymore😑🙈 So enjoy this one and the next two on Ultra😎
Interesting what you said about who's the better singer. I think it's more they have such different tambres, literally comparing a baritone to a tenor. They're just different. I don't think Martin could front an entire album or concert as well as Dave's whose voice has real gravitas. Martin's is better used as that little sprinkling for extra flavor, a little bit of spark here and there. Your reaction to this song is correct, it's tremendous. This is the first DM song with none of the members playing an instrument: it's all natural strings. Alan said in an interview, most songs would take weeks and weeks, and this one they got done in 30 minutes! If you listen close at the beginning, they say you can hear pages rustling.
Technically Martin has a better voice than Dave - it’s operatic - he can go the distance … but comparisons are odious - plus Dave is a baritone. And he’s the frontman - he’s the main event when he’s on stage. But let’s face it - Martin Gore he’s the true meat and potatoes of Depeche Mode and always has been. He writes the songs. He writes the songs.
I love how excited you get for Martin songs. 🥰 He is definitely a better singer than Dave, and I don’t just say that because he’s my favorite. He has more range and more technical ability. But I still love Dave- he is very talented too.
I've always decribed DM's music as like a movie soundtrack... this is no different. Sits back in chair, tips head back lights cigarette, totally spent.... and i don't' even smoke. Gore-gasm !!!
@@SephPlays i know you like the concert 101... the music is directed by alan... i hope you can see and listen to the devotional tour... you will freak out.
Keep that in mind... Martin wrote the songs... Alan Wilder shaped them with his musical vision. Since Ultra, Depeche Mode stopped being Depeche Mode... it stopped being dark...
@@theflood2724 I DIDN'T SAY THAT... I LOVE DEPECHE MODE... BUT ALAN WILDER WAS SO SO IMPORTANT IN HIS MUSIC... WHEN SEPH TALKS ABOUT MUSIC... HE'S SO SOFT ABOUT ALAN WILDER. THIS RECORD WAS COMPOSED IN A CHALET IN MADRID (SPAIN) AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO FINISH IT BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT SOME COMPONENTS OF THE BAND HAD... ALAN WORN OUT TOO MUCH ON THE DISC AND THE LATER TOUR... THEN HE DECIDED TO LEAVE IT. ULTRA IS GREAT... BUT IT'S DIFFERENT... A DEPECHE MODE FAN KNOWS IT. THE LAST RECORDS... ARE ANOTHER THING.
I wouldn't say that the music stopped being dark - think of "The Child Inside" sung by Martin. It's quite dark, and it's in a later album. I would even say "Wrong" is dark, especially paired with the music video.
I invite you to watch the DVDs of Depeche Mode albums... how Alan Wilder spent his time looking for sounds for Martin's songs. On Music for the masses, violator and songs of faith an devotion... Martin was asked for very basic demos... so he could work on them later. All of that was Alan's work... as an example... enjoy the silence... Martin composed it as a sad song... with a church organ... and Alan was the one who made the music that we will all remember.
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Alan Wilder on the recording of One Caress:
Once we decided we wanted "real" strings, there was only really one or two choices as to who should arrange them. Will Malone arranged the strings for Massive Attack's 'Unfinished Sympathy', a particular favourite of both myself and Martin Gore. The strings were recorded at Olympic Studios in London, using a 28 piece sting section, to which Martin sang the vocal "live" - thus equalling the fastest ever recording of any one Depeche Mode track, the other being Somebody.[1]
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Thank you for this
Great stuff! ❤ who among us doesn’t like to geek out over DM ❤ loving it
This a mega masterpiece...just when you think Martin couldnt get any better at songwriting🤯...I remember hearing it for the first time I was in tears ...from the euphoric feelling I got ...and then this song went into the next one and omg ....
Yeah - Martin Gore has that effect on me too … I turn into a blubbering mess
@@denisepaulsenful and I love it😆
Hearing this live in a charity event in 2010 with an orchestra is one of the most sublime moments in Depeche Mode history.
Oh I’m so jealous!! I’ve always said I would love to hear this song live with a full orchestra. I bet it was unforgettable.
Looking back I love Songs of Faith and Devotion more than any other album. It's the one I can't forget. The variety and depth. The darkness. Unforgettable.
Totally agree !!!. Something magical about that album.
Martin is a true Genius. This song is so special to me. A great memory of first love. In the summer of 93 I was 15 and worked as a camp counselor. I remember falling head over heels for this other fellow camp counselor. While getting to know her I asked if she'd ever heard of DM, she hadn't. I immediately proceeded to play this for her on my sony walkman(lol). It was a wrap right after that!!! God, what an awesome summer we had together and such a sweet memory for me to cherish. Thank you Martin!
Summer of '93 was very special for me as well. Fell in love. I'm happy now, but secretly, my mind still goes back to those days at least once a week.
Good choice playing that song for a girl. After that no wonder it was a great summer! ; )
This is Martin's best performance. Dave is rightly the lead singer because he has the energy for it both vocally and physically in his performance.
Dark and Beautiful! Excellent Vocals Martin! ❤🧡💛💚💙💜
You say that he can sing! You still didn’t hear „Home“ from Ultra😅
"Home" and "One Caress" are my favorite Martin tracks. I'd have to write an essay to even try to dive into how "Home" hits me, every time even after 25 years.
Same but he only the music video not like live single version of home where he killed it.
Home is a beautiful song, the way Martin's vocals swing up and down is astounding.
Masterpiece....... Gooo Martin.....
Martin Gore told Swedish magazine "POP" in 1993 (translated from Swedish):
"The best thing about it was that it was so spontaneous. [The string quartet] came in and played and I sang with them live. We recorded the song in three hours, usually every song takes about a month. I don’t share the belief that synthesizers and samplers aren’t real instruments, but there’s something special with musicians, real string players. They’ve studied many years to play their instruments. I felt within me that my music was suddenly taken more seriously. I know I shouldn’t feel that way. But however stupid it might sound, suddenly hearing ”real” musicians who have studied music for years performing your song makes it, in a way, come off as more serious. It’s just a feeling, and a false one. But it’s there."
To me this is martin gore's best performance by far. The feelings that this song evokes is barrilliant.
This song is so good that it leaves you speechless.
Martin at his best. One caress is one of my favourites on SOFAD. Its dark, dramatic and builds up in a beautiful way to the very crescendo. Just oaw❤
Imagine...Martin probably just wanted a one simple piano a la Somebody ...and Alan comes along with the idea of an entire orchestra😂...he may not have been a happy camper
One of my absolute faves! I love the strings!
hi Seph thank you for this react. Martin's songs often have this effect on you 😅 . it's an awesome song
So beautiful ballad. One of the Best one:) Im shying from the light, I alwayes loved the night, and now you offer me eternall darkness. Best lyrics ever.
You´re speachless. Yes! Believe me, there is still a lot more to discover. In this decade (1993) and later. I look forward to your next post.
This is one of their strongest albums for me
Oh Gore
Lead me into your darkness
😍
Love this one!
Did you notice that he was back down on his knees again, in the first sentence? 😄
that line is in nearly every DM song haha
Simply perfection
Martin Lee God
He wrote and sing a soundtrack of our life's ❤
Martin sung this in just 1 take Infront of an orchestra.
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WOW! Thats very very impressive!
Yes, Martin is a god and an angel. I wouldn't say I could compare his voice and Dave's... Dave's voice is more suitable for some songs and Martin's for others... but when Martin sings live, do not speak to me... I need to be fully immersed 😍
He doesn't only sing this song he wrote it like almost all DM songs.
I knew you would like this one
My favorite moments in this are when you perform the "one caress" bear hug while Martin sings the same lyric. (4:29) (5:14) Such strong arms, man. I know you've said you lift and it shows.
"It's got everything I love about Depeche Mode in this. It's dark. It's emotional. It's powerful. And it's got Martin singing it." (6:10) I'm always intrigued by your appreciation for the darkness in their music and lyrics.
Me ha encantado como lo has disfrutado. A mí me pasó lo mismo.
Old person perspective on this whole album, and this track in particular: A lot of us didn't take kindly to SFAD initially. It just wasn't what a lot of us expected from DM following Violator. I didn't spend a lot of time with the album for years, until the sometime in 1999 when I realized that I hadn't listened to it in its entirety in at least 3 years. I had been putting "One Caress" on burned CDs for "best of albums" for car trips, but nothing else from the album. Kind of like really enjoying "Straight To Hell" from the Clash's "Combat Rock" but nothing else. I sat down to read a book and decided to throw SAFD in, expecting to not pay much attention to it, and it was like hearing it fresh and far removed from Violator and Music for the Masses. I ended up barely reading a sentence that day but I let the album play through 3 or 4 times. To this day, I am amazed at the glory that is this album, and sad that I dismissed it for 6+ years. "One Caress" is still a track that makes me stop what I'm doing, crank the volume, and then just let it flow through me.
When See you, Shout and Just can't get enough from Live in Hamburg 1984?
„Death Door“ is another song sung by Martin in this period of time.
Martin at his very best
Most vocal coaches would probably say that Martin has the better quality voice, in esthetics and range. One Caress was meant for Martin to sing accompanied by the orchestra. Such a beautifully haunting song.
Martin Gore 🎉
So Happy to watch the way you react to this one...in my all time MLG top 5 tracks along with A Question of Lust, Somebody, Home (you will be blown away) and the most recent Soul With Me...
And now i have to say... I Told you So weeks ago, now you are understanding why almost every DM fan call themselves as "Devotees"... this album, man... And you are just down to 1 track (and 2 wonderful B-Sides)... next comes Higher Love, then My Joy and last but not least Death's Door... and then Devotional (you will have a blast just to watch and hear how much the band evolved since their first live performances to the very pinnacle)
Anndddd thinking it again, this is why Get Right With Me it's so low in almost everyone's lists... it's sorounded by 9 masterpieces (ups, spoiler alert about Higher Love, it's a Masterpiece too, at least in my book) it has to have a meritory mention at least.
This is sooooo true. When you have heard A LOT of good songs then come back to Get Right With Me its kinda disappointing ya know?
if ONE CARES , is a Joy, just wait for HOME from ultra
my favourite track of SOFAD
Deseche Mode is unique and my favorite band ! You must react to Tame Impala 🙏🏻, too.
Masterpiece ❤
The composition of this song is amazing ... for me, it could stand with the output of any 19th century romantic classical composer (Mahler anyone?) ... reminder to self ... time to throw out that S Club 7 collection ...😊
Top 10 DM song!
Regarding the voices. Dave has a baritone while Martin has a tenor voice and that's why they go well together.
Appreciate the way you listen and note details in Depeche Mode's music. And how you appreciate details - that the average listener probably doesn't notice or pay attention to.
You listen with precision and accuracy - and not just to the whole.
How much did you know about Depeche and their music before you took it upon yourself to react to it!?
i honestly knew nothing, I didnt even know that they existed before i heard blasphemous rumours. And that was only from a request from a comment here on UA-cam
And haha my family absolutely hated me growing up because i would talk all the way through movies and songs commenting on every little thing that happens. I got the nickname "Chatterbox" very very early on in life haha
You should listen to condemnation sung by Martin... Sooooooo great.
No synth for this song but a 28 strings musicians section ! This track wasn’t supposed to be on the LP but a b-side only and with the result they decided to include it on SOFAD and it has been recorded in only 3 ou 4 hours that’s all !
One Caress is really really a good song😃
Especially because of the orchestra, well done😊
On the next Album is clearly one tripple banger from martin (in my opinion) and this all without Alan😬
Called „the bottom line“… and Home, oh yes… minimum a double banger😎
Sorry for spoiling, but after Ultra, martin songs became rare and are no bangers anymore😑🙈
So enjoy this one and the next two on Ultra😎
Interesting what you said about who's the better singer. I think it's more they have such different tambres, literally comparing a baritone to a tenor. They're just different. I don't think Martin could front an entire album or concert as well as Dave's whose voice has real gravitas. Martin's is better used as that little sprinkling for extra flavor, a little bit of spark here and there. Your reaction to this song is correct, it's tremendous. This is the first DM song with none of the members playing an instrument: it's all natural strings. Alan said in an interview, most songs would take weeks and weeks, and this one they got done in 30 minutes! If you listen close at the beginning, they say you can hear pages rustling.
its very hard to choose a better singer of the both. They both definitely have their merits!
Technically Martin has a better voice than Dave - it’s operatic - he can go the distance … but comparisons are odious - plus Dave is a baritone. And he’s the frontman - he’s the main event when he’s on stage. But let’s face it - Martin Gore he’s the true meat and potatoes of Depeche Mode and always has been. He writes the songs. He writes the songs.
I love how excited you get for Martin songs. 🥰 He is definitely a better singer than Dave, and I don’t just say that because he’s my favorite. He has more range and more technical ability. But I still love Dave- he is very talented too.
I've always decribed DM's music as like a movie soundtrack... this is no different. Sits back in chair, tips head back lights cigarette, totally spent.... and i don't' even smoke. Gore-gasm !!!
Or Deaths Door... ❤
Personally I think this and Home are Martins two best songs, most love ? of Lust but i am meh on it.
It bothers me a lot that you always talk about the voices (which are incredible)... but not about the music.
ALAN WINDER.
If you watch alot of my older DM reactions you will see me praising Alan
@@SephPlays I've seen all your videos about depeche mode...
Then you will know i love alan 😍
@@SephPlays i know you like the concert 101... the music is directed by alan... i hope you can see and listen to the devotional tour... you will freak out.
This Song is sexy.😉👍
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Marty is a lead singer...
this clip perfectly summarizes this song: ua-cam.com/video/Gp0EpzWu_JM/v-deo.html
HAHHAHAHAHAH! was that Freakin adam sandler!? HAHAHAHAH!
@@SephPlays yes, thats him xD this is unironically one of his better roles from what I've heard
@@bambosgejming4358 i actually like some of his movies. But theres A LOT i don't. He's very hit and miss
I'm not a fan of this song ;) my least Favourite from Sofad😮
Keep that in mind... Martin wrote the songs... Alan Wilder shaped them with his musical vision.
Since Ultra, Depeche Mode stopped being Depeche Mode... it stopped being dark...
Nope they still do great music
@@theflood2724 I DIDN'T SAY THAT... I LOVE DEPECHE MODE... BUT ALAN WILDER WAS SO SO IMPORTANT IN HIS MUSIC... WHEN SEPH TALKS ABOUT MUSIC... HE'S SO SOFT ABOUT ALAN WILDER.
THIS RECORD WAS COMPOSED IN A CHALET IN MADRID (SPAIN)
AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO FINISH IT BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT SOME COMPONENTS OF THE BAND HAD...
ALAN WORN OUT TOO MUCH ON THE DISC AND THE LATER TOUR... THEN HE DECIDED TO LEAVE IT.
ULTRA IS GREAT... BUT IT'S DIFFERENT... A DEPECHE MODE FAN KNOWS IT.
THE LAST RECORDS... ARE ANOTHER THING.
I wouldn't say that the music stopped being dark - think of "The Child Inside" sung by Martin. It's quite dark, and it's in a later album. I would even say "Wrong" is dark, especially paired with the music video.
@@peacenlove75 Well... let's say it stopped being the music it used to be.
I invite you to watch the DVDs of Depeche Mode albums... how Alan Wilder spent his time looking for sounds for Martin's songs. On Music for the masses, violator and songs of faith an devotion... Martin was asked for very basic demos... so he could work on them later. All of that was Alan's work... as an example... enjoy the silence... Martin composed it as a sad song... with a church organ... and Alan was the one who made the music that we will all remember.