During a DJ set at Neo, I tried to introduce as much new-not-new material that would be familiar enough to the crowd while offering a taste of something different.
It did not go well.
It did not go well.
Despite being a goth club... I managed to clear the floor by playing the Vince Clarke Remix of Depeche Mode's "Behind the Wheel."
And that was one of the best Depeche Mode remixes in recent memory.
"I don't like this cover," one said to me.
So I tried to steer the set towards more typical versions.
Even that didn't go well.
"I don't like this cover," one said to me.
So I tried to steer the set towards more typical versions.
Even that didn't go well.
I had someone complain when I later played Faith Healer by Recoil, which in itself was a pretty big goth club hit.
"Who is this? I don't like it."
Now, I couldn't just say "Recoil" because that wouldn't have been a satisfactory answer to someone from a fickle crowd. So I said: "It's Depeche Mode and Nitzer Ebb."
"No, it isn't."
Sigh. And this was within 3 months of Douglas McCarthy headlining at Metro in Chicago.
Sigh. And this was within 3 months of Douglas McCarthy headlining at Metro in Chicago.
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