Martin Gore - Shake The Disease (Demo)

Martin Gore's first take at Shake The Disease.

[@mitchellguthrie]

this is the best demo I've ever heard by any artist. Martin was told to stop producting such polished demos because it left little leeway to develop the song in the studio. I easily like this version as much as the final album cut, quite incredible 🤩 Martin is utterly exceptional

[@ChrisBarnette-zk8iy]

Wow, I didn't know he done all this by himself.. Amazing artist..

[@stormygrayblue]

Martin's voice is just so smooth and clear. Love hearing him singing his original compositions. It's just heavenly.

[@LBPreviews]

I wish this version was on Spotify. Martin has such an incredible vision. The way all melodies work off each other is brilliant, especially once the chorus starts.

[@Lofote]

Ok but why would this be any different on Spotify?

[@rickxnow8768]

Play it here or save it 😅

[@arturgajewskiphotog]

Very good demo, this guy should form a band!

[@dmfancovers]

Bruh he is in a band

[@amethystgirl]

LOL 🖤🖤 DM FOREVER!!!! 🖤🖤

[@leonscottkennedy6860]

​@@dmfancoverslooks like this silly goose missed the joke

[@JaKeelJyba]

@@leonscottkennedy6860 Better head down to the pond.

[@krystynaau9077]

Everything he touches turns into gold

[@gahan101]

Alan and Daniel Miller helped turning it to gold.

[@pocojoyo]

That would be Alan Wilder

[@dukeofpearl]

David Carter 1994

[@gustavogustoken]

En que esta grabado el demo en cinta cassette o en estudio?

[@alejandrabarrientos5524]

It's true ⚘

[@hannahmoshe7533]

One of the greatest songwriters of the 20th century

[@solidnakehoho5106]

Members of the band just simply compliments each other so good.

[@maawydra8312]

Great song, and great demo. He's simply amazing.

[@VaughnGeorge]

Love it!!

[@HarmeetSingh-jo3sg]

Wow, amazing that you got hold of this! And Martin.... that voice...

[@marting6037]

So incredibly well-formed; i absolutely was not anticipating that. Sure Alan did an incredible job transforming this into what became the final release but has to be accepted that without such a strong framework on which to build the song would have been very different - and not in a good way.

[@TroyBlackford]

Yeah Alan gets credit for the arrangements but every demo I've ever heard, Martin already had every part.

[@abbyboyone]

martin composes the rough draft and alan, like a good editor, pulls it across the finish line

[@rumblefish9]

@@abbyboyone Alan adds to it but so does Martin. Even Alan said that Martin was still very much in control and as involved with the songs during recording.

[@abrokenframe1]

Lots of demos of the genius Martin Gore kills the 'Alan Wilder myth'. Lyrics, melodies, chords, synth lines, everything is there. Martin Gore is only one.

[@anibalvillacordova6707]

Maestro Wilder provides the trademark sound of DM. Without him like this song, they are just demo mode. An unpolished Diamond.

[@abrokenframe1]

@@anibalvillacordova6707 No, my friend. not just alan, besides Mr. Gore there are plenty of producers and sound engineers that worked with dM during the years. the alan wilders myth is 100% real.

[@Thunt14]

@abrokenframe1 Finally someone speaks the truth. Wilder was good at fleshing out the sounds and adding to the production value. He was valuable. But writing the songs is a totally different animal. There is no way you can compare what Martin does and what Alan did. George Martin was a valuable sounding board to the Beatles. He was classically trained, so he could suggest things and help them realize their ideas, but he couldn't write "I Am the Walrus"! That takes genius. Alan is a talented musician. Martin is a genius.

[@ChrisBarnette-zk8iy]

I'm with you I dig this lo fi sound better than the polished version.

[@plutostube]

Finally I see people thnking in this direction, I thought I will get nuts and I am a too much a MG fan 😅

[@genatzvalee]

Martin is just insanely talented!!! Love it!

[@NocturnalArtist-kp6sn]

This is sooo damn awesome!!!!!!!

[@Raptuza]

A beautiful song...

[@VadiGor8888]

Alan's contribution can be seen now. Martin did the main job.

[@ChrisBarnette-zk8iy]

I can not believe I'm just now hearing this This is a serious question so please no smart butts. Did he program the drums and write the synths and lyrics ? If so, he could be a one man band.. Outstanding ..

[@elsquibbs]

I honestly don't know how he wrote this. I can't even remember how I got ahold of this mp3. Glad you like it. 👍

[@rumblefish9]

Yes. All of it. Martin has always preferred to write alone and at home. They weren't a "jam band". Even the lyrics have notations of how he wants Dave to sing them. I can't figure them out but I guess it's a system they all understand. He had to be told by the band to stop making demos that were too polished because there was little the rest of the guys could add.

[@julijazemaite2408]

Thank you for Demo to take the Disease, Mr.Martin. Thank You elsquibbs to show

[@traciepearce1888]

This song is just right now for the Coronavirus which is really hard to shake. Everyone be safe xx

[@deanosaur808]

But, it's not a disease 😉

[@jdestiny10153]

Everything is already here... Top notch.

[@alinepowercat]

One my favorites 🖤

[@AndreaAnd-gg4ye]

Esta versión es preciosa.No hay arreglador o productor o arquitecto de sonido que la modifique.Sólo pueden enaltecerla.La base ya está compuesta.Mi humilde y porfiada opinión. Martin ♥🌹

[@ekaterinach4291]

Апрель 2024. Если Мартин приносил в студию такие наброски своих песен, то он гений. Интересно слушать "стержень" произведения, без пышной аранжировки Алана. Спасибо.

[@cynaroofficial9509]

Everything counts in Depeche Mode's art.

[@AlmirBortolucci]

Eu amo essa versão! Love youu depeche mode forever

[@martelmichaels6059]

Amazing

[@ЛюдмилаПопова-ь3п]

Как же это красиво!❤

[@Centaur_Taur]

The basic beat & synths on this are cracking me up. The bones & soul of the song are here, but it is truly impressive where it ends up! Fascinating to hear, though!!! 🖤

[@ramseysounds2086]

Compared to say ETS which is just a harmonium and Martins vocal, this is actually quite a completed demo which is very unusual for them in this period. They used to develop the songs fully after getting Martins demo. Great to see that it wasn't all about Alan 😘

[@antonkonovalov4676]

I think Original Shake the Disease Song And First Tape Record Martin's Listen Of Brilliant - It's Looks Listening Poems Is Called Shake The Disease or Song_))He's Master Songwritings!!

[@arthursbrito6575]

DM in the end where always about Dave and Martin

[@davidmeier3418]

Difffrent lyric in the second verse. I understand why he made modifications to it. Didn't really sound right. But, I diffentley concur with Krystyna Au. Everything he touches tuns to gold. He has yet to write a song that DM fans would say is horrible. Here's to hoping he never does.

[@Shan42596]

Some say they hate his song Eternal. I don't understand why. Its beautiful. That song is personal to him. He wrote for his daughters.

[@lizm6399]

That's because the ones which are 'horrible' were never released. Personally I really want to hear some of the stuff he was writing as a teenager.

[@vilhjalmrwt]

Can you imagine a little dance with your close friends at the little hall just down the street from you house with these guys playing

[@marcomaccari1429]

Fenomeno Martin

[@peterlanzagorta6138]

Sublime!!!!!!!!!!

[@contrast-ratio]

Understand Me

[@Raptuza]

🧡

[@lys84]

C est la 1ere fois que j entend la demo de " shake the disease" et chanté par Martin Gore 😊😊😊 alors qu au final c est dave gahan qui la chante 😊😊😊 j aime beaucoup cette chanson de DM 🌹🌹🌹

[@gordonhinze5344]

Er ist u.war immer !der Hammer!

[@MashaKorz]

I like lyrics of demo more :O

[@USBP464]

Fucking genius!

[@bullshitmrhanman]

"Thank you so much everyone. It means a lot." -- Alan Wilder

[@janisnin]

Te amo Martin ❤

[@candelasanchez678]

Oleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeé!!!

[@waz3128]

this is insanely good. Alan Wilder gets way too much credit as being the brilliant musician , because all the melody ideas are already here

[@johanjohansson7717]

Bryan Davis yes Alan was/is a brilliant musician but Martin was/is the main man. A true genious.

[@gc602]

That's magical chemistry and the heyday of DM you can't deny when AW was part of the band. Unarguably MG is a saint.

[@alisonjg1]

@ M L - He actually seems to be talking about things being difficult because there was so much pressure after the huge success of Violator, not necessarily having to do with his age at the time. He doesn’t mention age at all

[@beitos44]

Thank you for writing this. Martin gets far too little credit among the Depeche fans, and Alan far too much. And what about the PRODUCERS?? Surely they, since it's their job, helped out too.

[@TroyBlackford]

If you think SOFAD isn't good then I can't help you. It's their creative peak, though I love current Depeche. If all we had was Ultra on, they'd still be my favorite band.

[@maciejkowalczyk7659]

perfect

[@violenthues]

genius

[@heaven56110468]

Sympas comme tout

[@TroyBlackford]

Martin Gore. What more can be said?

[@deanosaur808]

No Alan required 😉

[@deannaforti7684]

Amero' questo uomo fino alla fine dei miei giorni

[@juanitaperea9098]

Oh my god, Is so cute

[@ПетранаБожилова]

Good video

[@stanislavlem446]

bravo!!!!!!

[@alejandromorales8715]

I'm pretty sure all the people saying "it's all there, the reat is just polishing" haven't seriously produced a bit of music in their life. Thing is, many DM fans have tunnel vision. Most bands develop their demos MORE than what Martin did even in cases like Shake the Disease, and they still acknowledge the essential importance of a good production stage. But for some reason, DM fans expected all Martin demos to be... what, him singing over a couple guitar chords? Or singing a capella? (That was the case wit some early Gahan demos, by the way, but that's ba different story). So when they find out the norm was to make a fully formed song, they are astonished. Something that anyone with a four track recorder, a mic, a drum machine and keyboard could already do in the 80s

[@jasonwhite3017]

I would be interested to know what instruments are on this TR 808, DX7 maybe?

[@s3nsec0rruptr80]

I wish I could add input but aside from those two, which seem pretty obvious (I mean those bells, come on), i don't know. Hopefully someone with some actual knowledge will reply

[@federicotacconi6292]

Bells sounds here come more probably from a PPG 2.2

[@gianlucasoriani1]

Mozart and Martin Lee Gore

[@alphabennyrosy5068]

It just misses the first part from the final version that is amazing. I think you know what I mean. Haaaaa haaaaa haaaaa haaaaa.

[@pocojoyo]

SHUT UP, BITCH ! you know nothing about Mozart

[@ВалерийСкаредин]

Мартин гений!!!!!

[@lifeisgood6737]

a... cool !!!!!

[@karstenhinz1275]

🥰

[@amesstarline5482]

Somehow, the synth instruments feel even more Genesis/Mega Drive-like. Understand Meeeee...

[@user-lr5ph1gk5j]

Гор супер!!!

[@ЕкатеринаРжевцева-й4е]

😊👏🏻🌹❤

[@peteykwia2752]

❤❤💜💜💜👍👍👍🥀!!!

[@giancarlobailoni146]

Eternity man

[@MisterWilliamss]

Just want to say ALAN WILDER IS A GENIUS

[@marguskiis7711]

Go and buy Recoil albums!

[@mitkoinhitko]

A good demo but it took THE GENIUS OF ALAN WILDER to clean this up

[@sel7422]

I agree, Alan is a genius!!!

[@tompetters3328]

@@mitkoinhitko 🤣

[@maximilianolopez6644]

Alan is a genious, but he only changed some presets in this...