Depeche Mode - Blasphemous Rumours (EMAX)

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"Blasphemous Rumours" is a song from the 1984 album Some Great Reward by Depeche Mode. It was released as a double A-side single alongside "Somebody" on 29 October 1984.

All four members of Depeche Mode discussed the reception to Blasphemous Rumours in an October 1985 interview with English magazine No. 1:Andrew Fletcher: "When we went to America we thought we’d get a lot of the same stick[sic] for this record that we’d get over in Europe but we didn't. We got a lot of letters slagging it."
Alan Wilder: "In Europe, the problem was they couldn't say it."
Martin Gore: "Neither this nor 'Master And Servant' had any shock value, they weren't intended to shock people. They both had a good meaning."
Dave Gahan: "I think the problem arose because it had the word 'Blasphemous' in the title, so the record itself must be, whereas it’s just the thoughts of one man looking for some kind of a reason in the goings on in the world. We did get response from Christian associations saying that they understood what we were trying to say."
Andrew Fletcher: "There was also a feature in a Christian magazine, which I used to read, putting across our side."

Live versions

This section provides examples of live versions of Blasphemous Rumours from each tour that it was played. The recording from 1984-12-09 Hamburg is generally regarded as the best sounding version out of these examples.

1984-1985 Some Great Reward Tour

https://dmlive.wiki/wiki/1984-11-02_Hammersmith_Odeon,_London,_England,_UK (FM broadcast)
https://dmlive.wiki/wiki/1984-12-09_Alsterdorf_Sporthalle,_Hamburg,_Germany (pre-FM broadcast)

1986 Black Celebration Tour

https://dmlive.wiki/wiki/1986-04-10_N.E.C.,_Birmingham,_England,_UK (FM broadcast)
https://dmlive.wiki/wiki/1986-06-24_St._Paul_Civic_Center,_St._Paul,_MN,_USA (Audience)

1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour

https://dmlive.wiki/wiki/1987-10-25_Olympiahalle,_Munich,_Germany (Audience)
https://dmlive.wiki/wiki/1988-01-11_Wembley_Arena,_London,_England,_UK (Audience)
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