Depeche Mode: Violator Album Review Part 10 - Waiting For The Night

[@VaughnGeorge]

Part 10 of an in-depth album review series of Depeche Mode's 7th studio album , "Violator", released on 19 March 1990. In this part we analyse the chords structure, Vocals and production elements of "Waiting For The Night".

[@orestis6894]

The best album ever... You must hear it with headphones in a dark room, only then you will fully be able to understand the depth of their sound... It's sound simply but is not.. Hundreds of sounds are on the back round... Alan we miss you..

[@niklasandersson9084]

Problaby Depeche Modes most haunting and beautiful track. A nocturnal gothic masterpiece!

[@VaughnGeorge]

Absolutely agree !! VG

[@cloudbloom]

"And when I squinted The world seemed rose-tinted And angels appeared to descend To my surprise With half closed eyes The world seemed much better Than when they were open" Ever since I first heard this album as a kid that line always stuck with me, beautiful and poetic

[@attegranattehsts]

My favorite moment at the magical night in Munich this year!

[@clarbr]

Waiting for the Night - the most haunting, beautifully structured track, probably ever! Love how you refer to it as lullaby - put my daughter to sleep every night for 3 years!!

[@StenSturesKanal]

I got into Violator during lockdown 2020. I listened to it during a walk and 'Waiting for the night to fall' made me stop in my tracks. It's haunting and beautiful. You kind of just have to stop and listen when it comes on.

[@DylanCataldo]

I love listening to this on a walk at night where the world is silent. My favorite part is towards the end at about 5 mins when the extra synth comes in. That whole lead up with the instrumental part is trance inducing!

[@georgenavarro5528]

Vaughn I really enjoyed this! One of my favorites by the boys from Basildon. This dark lullaby and your deconstruction of it capped off by your piano interpretation were perfect! Well done good Sir!

[@VaughnGeorge]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you George!! VG :-)

[@Kaitlin267]

Slowly catching up - thank you so much for keeping up with your in-depth reviews! I appreciate all the hard work for us on YT! 🐔

[@VaughnGeorge]

You are so welcome! VG :-)

[@siliconteens5637]

Very good captured. Once more: whenever I redesign my studio I am using Violator to calibrate or benchmark my mixes. BUT this track is from the audio aspect very underrated as well. I guess I listened to this a hundred times, but I really recomment every fan to listen to this on a stereo setup with a mono speaker in the middle or a really well calibrated stereo studio speaker setup. There is sometinh happening in the mono middle...I was amazed when I recognized this for the first time. Just wanted to share this. THX Vaughn

[@SynthesisMusic]

Probably your best piano improvisation so far. For a self-taught non-musician (as you like to say) your playing is really impressive; I wish I had just 20% of your ability and I could write my songs a lot faster and avoid calling for session musicians doing non rhythmic parts

[@ReginatorNet]

Nice Vaughn! For me, this song has always been about someone living in the slums, and waiting for nightfall to blot it all out. And the juxtaposition of the beautiful melody is like a synchronicity.

[@thierrycouturier4760]

Impressed by your skills on the improvisation !! WFTN didn’t take a ripple in 31 years !! I will never forget Martin as an angel who rises at the end of the song during the concert, On the giant screens… thank you for this moment Vaughn

[@VaughnGeorge]

Thierry you are very welcome mon ami!! VG :-)

[@Morse___]

“When everything’s dark …keeps us from the stark Reality.” Beautifully vulnerable and melancholy. Great stuff Vaughn! 👍🏻❤️

[@fabfab2769]

Thank you Vaughn for your vidéo and piano improvisation. What a pleasure to listen to it. Bravo.

[@VaughnGeorge]

You are very welcome !! VG

[@vilhjalmrwt]

Your improvisation is astounding!!!! Bravo Bravo BrrrrAvooooO 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

[@VaughnGeorge]

Thank you so much!! VG :-)

[@alexvilhelm-mediaentertain626]

Another great video Vaughn! I enjoy especially your piano improvisations, whenever I listen to them I can't help but to sing along. Cheers!

[@VaughnGeorge]

Alex!! I am glad to have you singing along with me brother !! Cheers and thank you!! VG:-)

[@richlarson6876]

Beautifully done! Always like hearing an acoustic version, sounds almost classical when stripped of all the synths...

[@VaughnGeorge]

Thank you Rich !! VG :-)

[@586101]

Great review, Vaughn! Many years ago, I sang this to my friend's fussy child who wouldn't go to sleep. Due to the lullaby structure of the song, it worked like a charm.

[@VaughnGeorge]

Rock on! VG :-)

[@Kaitlin267]

Just another comment to agree with the lullaby aspect - OK, maybe I don't mean the glockenspiel moments - did I miss those here? I mean the downtempo comforting notes. I'm a night owl and this song always resonated with me. ALAN WILDER, WARNING, CREATURE OF THE NIGHT! I like the quiet and monochrome aspects as well as the change in sounds after sunset. And, of course, mystery. Night photography is one of my favorite things. A great addition to the album.

[@nashf5925]

Excellent as always. Amazingly, the way how you played it on the piano, I was hearing lots of' It's Called A Heart; in really slow motion.

[@EtsiJuuret]

that 1 is 2 fast in original & is listenable in slow mix only!

[@erichschoenholtz5170]

Nice improvisation Vaughn. You really should consider recording these as a tribute album. This song is brilliant and completely overlooked by many. As always, Violator is a pinnacle of their careers. Everything went right with this album.

[@WelshIron]

Been away for a while, hospital etc so have a lot of catching up to do. Great work as always VG

[@VaughnGeorge]

I hope that you are well!! VG

[@EtsiJuuret]

@@VaughnGeorge well as hell! >;-{}

[@ukuruki]

In one very old interview with Depeche Mode, I read that while mixing WFTN, they were inspired by the sound of Tangerine Dream, this is my personal research, more specifically, the Dream Sequence 1985 album, track Tangerine Dream - Rubycon Part One (Excerpt ). This confirms the second fact that from this track was taken a sample for the Recoil track Allelujah, (2007) subHuman - album.

[@VaughnGeorge]

Interesting !! Thank you!! VG :-)

[@Electromozart]

Hi Vaughn, thanks for this new amazing review, I keep watching them. If I am respectfully allowed to say something (but I am sure you already know that and this is not your priority): I can hear some tension in your throat, which is preventing your voice from fully disclosing its character. In my case, after singing only DM, TFF, Spandau Ballet etc at full power in rehearsal rooms for years (they all sort of sing in a similar way), I managed to improve when I started singing quietly in my bedroom. That somehow worked, as I gained more control and texture over my voice, as I had to still be able to sing at a much lower volume, but without stressing my vocal cords. But I am not a teacher, so I do not know what is best for someone else.

[@Electromozart]

Hi Vaughn, I apologize if my comment was not well received, it was far my intentions to be rude, it's just that I like discussing about music. To avoid any misunderstanding, I did not mean that your vocal skills are bad, I was just being picky. Can't wait for your next video!

[@larskistudio]

This remains my favourite track from Violator. Hauntingly beautiful. I'm literally in another parallel universe when listening to this beauty

[@andyry1269]

Again a nice demonstration of eg. the different voices from Martin and Dave. I love the original sound bank demos. I cannot read music either. And do not want to. -Andy Ry Denmark.

[@J_Mayhem]

The way you play it is very beautiful

[@VaughnGeorge]

Thank you brother !! VG

[@J_Mayhem]

@@VaughnGeorge I love this song and really liked the video. Thanks!

[@tafur101]

Great job my friend!

[@VaughnGeorge]

Thank you my friend. 😊😊VG

[@electroniccafemusic]

Love this song. Thanks VG 🎹🎵

[@Djkold]

I remember clearly the beats switching from side to side, listening to the album on my Walkman :)

[@brianbutterworth8801]

What a brilliant pianist you are mate, so beautifully light and melodic, thanks so much, keep safe kiddo.

[@VaughnGeorge]

Brain , thank you Sir!! VG :-)

[@vilhjalmrwt]

I fxxxvken love it Every key press makes my heart explode

[@daveschrdinger]

Probably, Fletch plays drone parts on "Waiting for the night"?

[@VaughnGeorge]

I think you’re right Dave !! I wish I had his parts to demo !! VG

[@daveschrdinger]

@@VaughnGeorge, do you have "Never let me down again" sounds? As I remember you didn't play this Song.

[@VaughnGeorge]

@@daveschrdinger I do have Alan's and Martin's and Fletch's NLMDA soundbanks. Check out my MFTM album review , VG :-)

[@sitluxetluxfuit4481]

Great song from a greater album.

[@sickharmsen]

Great review of an awesome Track from violator.But i´m very sure that they never played waiting for the night at the Devotional Tour.But correct me if i´m wrong

[@VaughnGeorge]

You may be right !! This sound bank is labelled under the Alan Wilder "Devotional Sound bank" though so I am not sure. They may have well played it at least one show during the Exotic tour but I am not entirely sure. VG :-)

[@sickharmsen]

@@VaughnGeorge yeah,maybe on the encore´s. Your piano interpretation was absolutely amazing! i´had goose bumps all over my body! :-)

[@VaughnGeorge]

@@sickharmsen thank you my friend !! I am so happy that you enjoyed it!! More DM videos coming soon!! VG :-)

[@sickharmsen]

@@VaughnGeorge :-)

[@aleksandraokuniewska]

@@VaughnGeorge yes they played waiting for the night on exotic tour 3 times. I found this info on dm live wiki (i think that this source is quite credible,but i may be wrong).

[@speechless1able]

magnifique album💜💜 super son très intéressant ☺ merci

[@Kubit76]

I liked this one Vaughn

[@VaughnGeorge]

Cheers Richard!! VG :-)

[@kobusch1]

how did you get these sound banks?

[@VaughnGeorge]

I have friends in high places. VG :-)

[@wawawswfc4957]

Tune ...especially live ...enjoy r u going 2 see omd live

[@VaughnGeorge]

I will try and go see OMD!! VG

[@lassegrnborg5187]

This song is so beautifull. But at the same time it always Sound like the soundtrack to a David Lynch movie.

[@VaughnGeorge]

Well said !! VG :-)

[@cloudbloom]

This song is so gorgeous

[@VaughnGeorge]

For sure!! Thank you for watching the video !! VG

[@cloudbloom]

@@VaughnGeorge thanks for doing this series I've loved every video!

[@VaughnGeorge]

@@cloudbloom somebody has to do it I guess . Glad you are enjoying it !! VG

[@Greystone1111]

violator is just AMAZING!

[@jacopo.dainotto]

You all know what's going to be next 👑 🤫

[@gloraditch6915]

At 8:36...it almost sounded like you were slipping into the major (instead of minor chorus) ;)

[@vilhjalmrwt]

You are so talented

[@markplunkett5955]

You’re a class act Sir! Bravo 👏

[@VaughnGeorge]

Mark thank you brother !! VG :-)

[@Greystone1111]

I wish DM once again, would make a more "simple" album, as the good ole days:-) After ULTRA, im not THAT in to DM, apart from some songs

[@Esperluet]

10:25 Thanks for sharing this

[@MUSiC-world-20986]

Initially this song was going to be named "Waiting For The Night To Fall"

[@bryanjohnson2466]

Reminds me of Howard Jones. The music

[@planetacuchi]

Very very nice❤

[@radmiladjurica9050]

very similar voice to Gahan's voice Vaughn

[@EtsiJuuret]

To Andy's! - - - - - Bell's!)))

[@TheReverbOfPast]

serious staff

[@sndlugo672]

Comedy is your thing too. Own it!

[@cozmochimp]

Sounds like you sing "Guiding my way with its eyes" and "And in the glow of the noon". The real lyrics are of course: "Guiding my way with its light" and "And in the glow of the moon"...

[@VaughnGeorge]

The music is more important than the lyrics , that is where my attention is focused. VG :-)

[@nigelhenshaw3984]

One of my favourite album tracks of all time, few years ago they did it live but Dave ruined it by getting too excited, Martin was cool though!

[@civicmindedjimthehonest6389]

Better I'm late than never 😉 when this album came out my generation were already in acid house mode, but I still pumped depeche mode out on my tape player in the car. To make an album that could cut through the drug fuelled noise of a generation, nothing short of genius. Nice to know you're keeping the memories current, feels like a little 90s cuddle. Whereas songs like personal Jesus are more like a drunken snog in the back of a taxi. Can't wait for songs! By the way are you doing any pop up live streams, they're fun 🤞👍........ Alan Wilder

[@VaughnGeorge]

Glad you liked this my friend !! Live steams coming soon !! VG

[@civicmindedjimthehonest6389]

@@VaughnGeorge are you doing another video shoot? I was fixing to come to Bottle but unfortunately got covid 😡 was going to bring my own egg sandwiches 😉

[@freezer-trancechannel297]

Huh? I dont think they did this track on Devotional, must be from World Violation Tour ;)

[@EtsiJuuret]

Just listen a liitle more than 1 devotional & u'll find more brilliants!

[@danholiday2434]

Glockenspiel... is that really a German English Word like Kindergarten? I did not know that before

[@MartinidM]

Glockenspiel is a German word but should be pronounced differently with “st” way harder than Brits or Americans do.

[@Reprodestruxion]

Word (spiel)

[@Substance242]

Thank you, Fletch clapping live remix made me laugh. :-D Also "guiding my way with its SIZE" is interesting astronomical observation. :-)

[@ghislainrozet5982]

I just asked that this song be played later at my funeral. No other comment

[@Anishi.]

❤️

[@RobinPM100]

Great video, you made some mistake in lyrics, it should be like - There is a star in the sky guiding my way with its light, so "light" not "eyes" :-)

[@VaughnGeorge]

Thank my friend but as a musician I’m primarily focused of the the music and the notes. The words are important but they are secondary to me. VG 😎👍🎹

[@vilhjalmrwt]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😇

[@Reprodestruxion]

Where would this channel be without it’s Gen X Boomer dad jokes , I ask you? 🐔 it would be”paltry”, that’s what 👀

[@allanlarsen5942]

Plz dont sing. You are totally destroying the song… 😢

[@VaughnGeorge]

@@allanlarsen5942 try another channel bud! Adios! VG