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Q: F. Kervorkian mixed all the 'Violator' album but for 'Enjoy The Silence' you preferred to release the Miller/ Flood and Miller / Legg mixes. What's the reason? Is it true that you don't like the sound of the guitar in the Kervorkian one?
Q: F. Kervorkian mixed all the 'Violator' album but for 'Enjoy The Silence' you preferred to release the Miller/ Flood and Miller / Legg mixes. What's the reason? Is it true that you don't like the sound of the guitar in the Kervorkian one?


A: Well, to be accurate, we mixed the LP together with Francois. Personally, I don't think there's much wrong with our mix of 'Enjoy The Silence'. The guitar sounds fine and the overall sound has a bit more sparkle. Daniel had a bee in his bonnet about the mix and felt very strongly that he could do better. We let him have a go and after 2 or 3 attempts (as you can see from the credits) decided that his mix was acceptable for the 7" version. Had he not pushed for it, I think we would have happily gone with the original mix. Funnily enough, our most successful single ever was one of the flattest, dullest sounding mixes with a snare drum that sounds like a sticky toffee pudding.<blockquote>
A: Well, to be accurate, we mixed the LP together with Francois. Personally, I don't think there's much wrong with our mix of 'Enjoy The Silence'. The guitar sounds fine and the overall sound has a bit more sparkle. Daniel had a bee in his bonnet about the mix and felt very strongly that he could do better. We let him have a go and after 2 or 3 attempts (as you can see from the credits) decided that his mix was acceptable for the 7" version. Had he not pushed for it, I think we would have happily gone with the original mix. Funnily enough, our most successful single ever was one of the flattest, dullest sounding mixes with a snare drum that sounds like a sticky toffee pudding.</blockquote>


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Revision as of 02:08, 17 April 2017

Notes

Martin Gore in Bong issue no. 37, 1998:

"This was the only time ever in the studio when we thought we had a hit single. When I finished the demo of this song it was more of a ballad and sounded a bit like the harmonium version that came out on one of the formats. Alan had this idea to speed it up and make it a bit more disco which I was really averse to at first, because I thought ‘the song is called 'Enjoy The Silence' and it’s supposed to be about serenity, and serenity doesn’t go with the disco beat’. So I was sulking for about two days but after he sped it up, I got used to it and added the guitar part, which adds to the whole atmosphere. We could really hear that it had a crossover potential. I have to say that I was sulking for two days for no reason."

Q&A from Alan Wilder's Shunt:

From: Josh

Q: When Martin gave you the 'Enjoy The Silence' demo, what made you figure it would be good if it was sped up? Did you slow or speed up any other songs?

A: Strangely, the thing that immediately came to mind was that I could hear Neil Tennant singing it in my head. Something about the line "All I ever wanted" sounded very hamster.....er.... Pet Shop to me. Most DM songs changed tempo to some degree from the original demo although none I can think of have been that extreme.

Alan also on Shunt:

From: Electric cafe

Q: F. Kervorkian mixed all the 'Violator' album but for 'Enjoy The Silence' you preferred to release the Miller/ Flood and Miller / Legg mixes. What's the reason? Is it true that you don't like the sound of the guitar in the Kervorkian one?

A: Well, to be accurate, we mixed the LP together with Francois. Personally, I don't think there's much wrong with our mix of 'Enjoy The Silence'. The guitar sounds fine and the overall sound has a bit more sparkle. Daniel had a bee in his bonnet about the mix and felt very strongly that he could do better. We let him have a go and after 2 or 3 attempts (as you can see from the credits) decided that his mix was acceptable for the 7" version. Had he not pushed for it, I think we would have happily gone with the original mix. Funnily enough, our most successful single ever was one of the flattest, dullest sounding mixes with a snare drum that sounds like a sticky toffee pudding.

Dates with available recordings of Enjoy The Silence

There are currently 713 recordings of Enjoy The Silence available.

Dates where Enjoy The Silence was played

1990 World Violation Tour

Enjoy The Silence was played 88 times during this tour.

1993 Devotional Tour

Enjoy The Silence was played 95 times during this tour.

1994 Exotic Tour

Enjoy The Silence was played 60 times during this tour.

1997 Ultra Parties

  • Enjoy The Silence was not played during this tour.

1998 The Singles Tour

Enjoy The Silence was played 65 times during this tour.

2001 Exciter Tour

Enjoy The Silence was played 86 times during this tour.

2003 Paper Monsters Tour (Dave Gahan solo)

Enjoy The Silence was played 74 times during this tour.

2003 "A Night With Martin L. Gore" (Martin L. Gore solo)

Enjoy The Silence was played only once during this tour.

2005-2006 Touring The Angel

Enjoy The Silence was played 124 times during this tour.

2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe

Enjoy The Silence was played 104 times during this tour.

2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour

Enjoy The Silence was played 114 times during this tour.

2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour

Enjoy The Silence was played 136 times during this tour.