Depeche Mode - What Do I Get? (1980 Rare Demo)

[BellaSchiave]

this was way so long ago...before they made it big....Im sure once they got signed on...things changed fast....Ive loved them since 1981 :)

[konextado]

Sound like Andy Bell (Erasure?)

[NAIKOIVANENKO]

PEOPLE BE AWARE . IT AINT DM... how canu just be fooled....no d gahan here..... more like a erasure sounding ....

[kellerman1138]

Sorry, but anyone who thinks this sounds like early DM or early Dave is quite simply … well … delusional, really! ;-) Wrong drum machine sounds, and also not a preset pattern, wrong synth sounds that doesn't match DM or 1980 well, and way too high pitched and far too detailed vocals for Dave back then. It's a definite no go.

[BaronVonPenguin]

@kellerman1138 God, imagine....

[Kppot]

@kellerman1138 Well the synth sound IS sounds like DM, though we are all knuw there was none of such song none as Composition of Sound, none like DM

[ANGELS79500]

:)

[ANGELS79500]

No, you can really believe me, I know this very well.

[BaronVonPenguin]

@ANGELS79500 Yes I believe you oh all seeing one

[mrrolandmusashi]

I am sure it is David Gahan with Dm. The lyrics and the sound is completely fit to the world of Depeche Mode. So it is a real surprise. THX a lot.

[karim4ful1]

amazing song. Ill get back to you in a couple of days with the infos.... I hope lol

[MegaHans78]

Portland maybe?

[tie32101]

it doesnt even sound like a Depeche Mode demo of the time. Baron what was the title on the tape.

[BaronVonPenguin]

@tie32101 As I've said before the title is mine as there was in fact no title provided. It said on the cassette Depeche Mode 1980 Demo. The cassette was not a DM tape either, it was a compilation of various bands from the late 80s or early 90s. some bootlegged, some 12" remixes etc. Personally I do not believe this is DM..

[tie32101]

@BaronVonPenguin

would you have any Idea who it is? Kinda reminds me of Dave Gahan meets OMD

[ANGELS79500]

@BaronVonPenguin Right, it's anybody, not only Depeche Mode

[venteadero]

@tie32101

Too similar to "Goodbye horses"... Who copied who?.

See you.

[BaronVonPenguin]

@venteadero ?

[siobhanachu]

Yeah. Not Dave singing. Not sure who this is. First clue: this dude is a tenor. Dave is a bass/barratone. It's cool though. Think I'll go listen to some Pulp now. :)

[pepebarbasagain]

SOUNDS VERY EQUAL TO DAVE... BUT IM NOT SURE....THE MUSIC IS GOOD .. DO YOU HAVE THE COMPLETE SONG?

[BaronVonPenguin]

@pepebarbasagain Thats the complete tune as I received it. Lets not forget this was nearly 18 years ago AND its transformed from tape cassette...

[ANGELS79500]

This is the Baron himself. Everyone, but not Dave!

[BaronVonPenguin]

@ANGELS79500 No one told me..

[Ytbcmm]

I don't think it's Dave Gahan's voice even if it looks like a little (Dave sings a lower tone).

It could be the voice of Jarvis Cocker... Why not an early Pulp song?

But what a beautiful song! Thanks! :D

[kellerman1138]

No way is this DM. No chance in hell. Anyone who can't tell, don't know DM. There's plenty of early stuff to compare it to, and neither music, lyrics, sound, production style or vocals match in the slightest.

[BaronVonPenguin]

@kellerman1138 Classic!

[TheFrenchNovella]

Vince Clarkes's Voice?

[flare435]

@TheFrenchNovella

nope.

[choralone]

Absolutely not DM or Dave, the ones who cant hear that are deaf!!!! Fucking crap!

[BaronVonPenguin]

@choralone Fucking Crap?? This is the best song ever written and it probably is DM and OMD and John Foxx all playing together in a synthesized orgy of 1980s bliss......ye big bollix!

[nighterjay]

@choralone I agree, this is not Depeche Mode. The vocalist is atleast 1 octave below Dave Gahan (then 1 octave above). The production and soft feel is definatley early 80's. You have to remember the limited ammount of sequencers on the market back then made most band sound a little similar. It was bands like Depeche Mode, Yazoo and OMD that reallY personalized those sequencers and produced music of huge importance.

[Hoowler]

@choralone haha, you are the one that is deaf!! it is so clearly dave!!

[MrSmartgirl06]

Well...it doesn't sound like Dave Gahan or Martin Gore with what I know of their range and capacities, especially when it gets to the higher parts, BUT maybe? It is a cool sounding song that had more potential than was allowed--since it didn't seem to make it to the radio waves...but how cool that you have this. If you can identify who it is, you could check with their agent to see if they even know someone has it and if they would be interested in releasing it?... :)

[BaronVonPenguin]

@MrSmartgirl06 Ah it could be anyone. I'm not going to take the name off it now as eventually someone will identify it. I actually like the tune myself but I was never convinced it was DM per se. I thought maybe it could be related to them somehow but all the hardcore fans are giving me loads of stick and saying its definitely not them. I agree with them now. The original tape was a mix tape with loads of other acts on it and some other demos from the Bad Seeds and Julian Cope etc..

[Derric101]

Never! This isn't the style of DM, this isn't the voice of Martin or Dave = this is not DM. Maybe Red Flag or a similar group...

[d0b0d0b]

Could be modern thing by unknown band, right?=)

[nowheremanxxi]

DEFINITELY DOES NOT SOUND LIKE EARLY 80'S DM... ABSOLUTELY NOT

[Zelwoldemar]

If It's not DM. Who is this?

[BaronVonPenguin]

@Zelwoldemar I haven't a clue at this stage. It was given to me years ago and it was listed as an unreleased DM demo from 1980 on the tape. There was no song title though, I assumed it was called What Do I Get? I think it sounds very Vince Clark-esque 

[jrgttt]

@Zelwoldemar its OMD, i think 

[noelreverberation]

@jrgttt no ,i'm not expert in music but surely aren't OMD. for me is john foxx

[flare435]

@noelreverberation

it's not john foxx and you'd know if you'd heard him singing. sounds like some of the newer "tribute to" bands that cover dm songs. this is definitely not a dm demo, the vocal range it totally different from Dave's voice. But, it's a nice song anyway...

[flare435]

@jrgttt

nope. ever heard either of them singing?

[Bollandgeorge]

DM my ass. Similar voice but IT IS DEFINITELY NOT DM! Not from 1980-2011 :)

[oakesy68]

its tears for fears from the album put your fingers in your ears and strain

[BaronVonPenguin]

@oakesy68 Give that man a cigar!

[CiCiSariego]

This doesn't sound like the way Dave sang in 1980......

[TonmeisterJones]

This is not Depeche Mode. It is, however, awful.

[BaronVonPenguin]

@TonmeisterJones I think its definitely Depeche Mode then!

[Pittiplatsch01]

Depeche Mode ???,it´s not DM!!!

[BaronVonPenguin]

@Pittiplatsch01 Are ye sure?