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Nov 16, 2014 - 8:05 AM
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Jim Phelps
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I have been playing New Order Technique over and over again in the car.
It is such a melodic and entertaining album, catchy, interesting and fun.
My special addiction on this CD is track 9, the last, I find it completely infectious.
Yes, great album, especially the synth-based tracks. Not so much the straight guitar-songs.
Yes, great album, especially the guitar-based tracks. Not so much the straight synth-songs.
Ah, much better now. (though I jest, the entire album is supoib; it's nice to be vindicated knowing that so many fans enjoy Technique in the years since its 1989 release.
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May 18, 2015 - 8:53 AM
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Ado
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Thirty-Five Years Gone Dept.
I worked my way backwards from NO to Joy Division, I was frankly surprised how raw Joy Division is, and there is a current of sadness in it.
I played Joy Division for my girl who likes New Order. New Order is in most cases a lot more upbeat and in about 50% of the case, dance / DJ stuff, which is not JD.
Through her wincing expression I was trying to explain the difference between pretty sounding highly produced slick pop, which is often these days highly repetitive and with simply lyrics, versus the Joy Division, raw, not very produced and not "pretty". It is a remarkable evolution these guys have gone through over so many years, and for the most part stayed together making really exceptional albums, constantly creative. At the root is Ian Curtis, I hope he is happier where he is.
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Thanks for the bump. Did you ever read Peter Hook's memoir from a few years back (which was mentioned in this thread)?
No. I guess I have to read that one too some time, to get the balanced view on everything.
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I haven't finished reading Chapter And Verse yet, but I'm a bit surprised that Sumner doesn't really write very much about the albums of the 80s, save for "Movement" and "Technique". He doesn't mention "Power, Corruption & Lies", "Low Life" and "Brotherhood" at all. Not even "True Faith" is mentioned. He writes a lot about stuff that happened around the group, but not so much about the music.
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I haven't finished reading Chapter And Verse yet, but I'm a bit surprised that Sumner doesn't really write very much about the albums of the 80s, save for "Movement" and "Technique". He doesn't mention "Power, Corruption & Lies", "Low Life" and "Brotherhood" at all. Not even "True Faith" is mentioned. He writes a lot about stuff that happened around the group, but not so much about the music.
D"oh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is what I want to read about - their 80's music.
Don't really care about JD or their post TECHNIQUE stuff.
Maybe I shouldn't even bother reading )just got it from the library)
bruce
ps Chrissie Hynde pulled a similar faux pas with her memoir
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I haven't finished reading Chapter And Verse yet, but I'm a bit surprised that Sumner doesn't really write very much about the albums of the 80s, save for "Movement" and "Technique". He doesn't mention "Power, Corruption & Lies", "Low Life" and "Brotherhood" at all. Not even "True Faith" is mentioned. He writes a lot about stuff that happened around the group, but not so much about the music.
D"oh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is what I want to read about - their 80's music.
Don't really care about JD or their post TECHNIQUE stuff.
Maybe I shouldn't even bother reading )just got it from the library)
bruce
ps Chrissie Hynde pulled a similar faux pas with her memoir
You should read it regardless. Very interesting book.
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Who here has ever seen New Order live? When and where?
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Who here has ever seen New Order live? When and where?
I SAW THEM THEM IN THEIR LATE 80'S PEAK!!!!!!!!!!!
Greek Theater at UC Berkeley
I remember being disappointed that they didn't do the 'dance mix" version of "Bizarre Love Triangle! At the time, I did not realize the process of re-mixing singles had nothing to do with the group's original version
bruce
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I haven't finished reading Chapter And Verse yet, but I'm a bit surprised that Sumner doesn't really write very much about the albums of the 80s, save for "Movement" and "Technique". He doesn't mention "Power, Corruption & Lies", "Low Life" and "Brotherhood" at all. Not even "True Faith" is mentioned. He writes a lot about stuff that happened around the group, but not so much about the music.
D"oh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is what I want to read about - their 80's music.
Don't really care about JD or their post TECHNIQUE stuff.
Maybe I shouldn't even bother reading )just got it from the library)
bruce
ps Chrissie Hynde pulled a similar faux pas with her memoir
You should read it regardless. Very interesting book.
yeah....
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