It is in rarefied company that three decades into their career Depeche Mode still manage to sell out mega-venues like Madison Square Garden. I went to the first night of the two night NYC stand. It never ceases to impress – especially in a venue of that size – that nearly every song was accompanied by audience-wide sing alongs.

I can’t say I have kept up with DM too much since my Mom (!), unprompted by me, bought Violater, although I must note that the Kruder and Dorfmeister remix of “Useless” is beyond killer. After the K+D take on the Ultra single, I was hoping that DM would take the cue and continue in that vein and perhaps even have K+D produce their future records. That didn’t happen of course, but if I run into any of the remaining goons in DM, I will be sure to bring it up. Here is the other main single off of Ultra as recorded live at the August 3 show.

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Download: Depeche Mode – It’s No Good (Live)