The band was not named Depeche Mode until David Gahan joined the bad in 1980 Vince left in 1981 other than the first album Vince who is a musical genius in his own right can not be give credit for their success he left because he did not like the direction they were headed.
@classicRock776 please explain how those bands are similar. I guess if you mean they all use similar instruments then yes they are similar.