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New Order rose from the ashes of Joy Division following the 1980 suicide of Ian Curtis, the lead singer for Joy Division. The remaining three members, guitarist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook, and drummer Stephen Morris, regrouped and formed New Order. They recruited Stephen's girlfriend Gillian Gilbert to play keyboards. After a few attempts by other band members, Bernard Sumner was picked to be the the lyricist and vocalist. Bernard Sumner usually sings OK, but he sometimes wanders off key. He doesn't have a really dynamic voice; consequently, his vocals tend to be overpowered by the music. This is fine with me; I tend to be a "music" listener rather than a "words" listener (like my wife). Similarly, it's sometimes hard to recognize a New Order song by its title. Bernard Sumner tends to give the songs titles that don't resemble much of what he sings. He and Michael Stipe should get together sometime. New Order has split up and regrouped several times. Bernard Sumner has teamed up with Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr as Electronic. Peter Hook has formed two other groups: Revenge and Monaco. Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert, now married, have worked together under the appropraite moniker "The Other Two". The band is working together again for the moment, but one is never sure how long the working relationship will last... |
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CDs by New Order in Jase's CD Collection:
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This is a good compilation of New Order songs. If you only want one New Order album, this is the one to buy. There isn't much overlap with the Substance compilation; the versions of "Bizarre Love Triangle" and "True Faith" here are shorter than those on Substance. This compilation is far from a comprehensive look at the band's discography, but it's a good résumé. My favorite here is "Touched by the Hand of God" (which has a hilarious heavy metal spoof video).
The band also released a compilation of remixes and other tracks entitled (the rest of) New Order.
Republic | |
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This is New Order's most commercial album. After listening to it, you might actually get the idea that the band wants to be popular! The songs are catchy, especially "Regret", which was very popular in Europe. My favorite song here is "Spooky", but I also like the instrumental "Avalanche".
Technique | |
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I remember vaguely when this album came out. I don't remember hearing any of the songs on the radio, but New Order fans seemed to really like them. The album is pretty good. It's certainly not as commercial as Republic, but it is more polished than older recordings. Like most New Order songs, it's hard to identify the songs here by their titles, but my favorite is "Fine Time".
Reviews by OthersReview by Tobias S. Elfving This the second New Order album I bought, and my hopes were very high. With the first song, "Fine Time", I jumped for joy. I knew this was a great album. Going through the songs I was happy to find that New Order had lost some of their rough edges. The rustiness of earlier recordings were gone; only some of the purest sounds remained. Listening to the album, I wanted to find the "hit single", but none of the tracks stood out. All of them were, and still are, great songs. I never got bored with any of the tracks, they are all so good. Mixing songs that make technofreaks - as well as indylovers - happy. In the late eighties, "Round & Round" could have been a dancefloor hit. "All the Way", in a totaly different style, also could have been, according to me, #1 on the charts just like all the other songs on the album. Technique simply defines the late eighties as a marvelous recording. And best of all every song is pure New Order! |
Substance | |
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Substance is a compilation of New Order's 12-inch singles. It's a good set of songs, but like a lot of 12-inch singles, the songs are really long. "Temptation" and "Confusion" were both re-recorded for the album. The best track here is "Blue Monday", which is still the best-selling 12-inch single of all time.
The second disc has the b-sides from the singles. Some of them are good, especially "1963", but most of them are just instrumental versions of the singles. I have seen cassette copies of these tracks, but I think that they are out of print. The CD version of Substance is only available as a 2 disc set, however, so be prepared to shell out the bucks for it.
Brotherhood | |
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Except for "Bizarre Love Triangle", Brotherhood is a very uncommercial album. The album isn't bad, but the recording is pretty raw. When I listen to Brotherhood, I almost always laugh to myself; it seems that New Order was trying to keep people from buying their albums. The cover art is boring, there are no lyrics printed on the sleeve, and the song titles have little to do with the songs.
Low-Life | |
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Low-Life is a bit of a disappointment. It's not a bad album, it just sounds hurried. Bernard Sumner's vocals sound like he didn't practice at all. (Considering how poor his voice is, this is not a good thing.) The version of "Sub-culture" here is notably lamer than the 12" version on Substance. The best track here is "This Time of Night".
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The first time I listened to Power, Corruption & Lies I was surprised to read that it came out in 1983. It seems a lot more sophisticated than other stuff that came out then. I especially like "Your Silent Face".
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I suppose the first time that I heard New Order was in 1986. "Bizarre Love Triangle" was one of those interesting tunes that was played on the radio every once in a while. Later, I borrowed a copy of Brotherhood from a friend. (It was a cassette recording made from a record - very high quality, let me tell you.) The first New Order album I actually bought was Substance. I liked to listen to it while I was doing my homework; I could never figure out the lyrics for the songs, so I never got distracted from my homework by singing along with the songs!