bizarre love triangle

[bluegreen17]

i got the new order four cd box set called 'retro'. it's got singles,b-sides,live stuff and remixes.
i forgot how much i loved this band,and i've never quite been able to figure out why,because they're not the typical type of band i like.(i'm classed as an r.e.m./u2 kind of girl,though i like a very wide spectrum of music)

i always liked bernard's voice. so very ordinary,and maybe not technically considered a great voice. but i think frank sinatra is boring.

so...

me happy.

Comments

[zendifferential.livejournal.com]

i saw that box set and was wondering if it was worthwhile. sounds like it.

neworder is one of those bands that sorta transcends tendancies i think.

[sophiaserpentia.livejournal.com]

Wow, I'll have to pick that up when I have some dough.

I've adored New Order since about 1985. They've always made music that was unpretentious -- and so it often veers off into dorkiness, but it always feels genuine.

Their "comeback" album Get Ready was really excellent, if you haven't picked it up I recommend it.

[bluegreen17]

no,i don't have 'get ready' but now i want more new order,so thanks for telling me it's good. besides this boxed set,i only have power,corruption,lies and substance on cd. i have a few of their records on vinyl.

get ready

[bluegreen17]

i did end up getting 'get ready' and love it. it's power pop guitar stuff,imo,which is probably why i heard some folks grumbling about it. it's a double bonus for me. i like new order's music and i like guitarsy stuff. and i guess they're working on a new one,which is supposedly going to be much different from that one,but that's cool.

Re: get ready

[sophiaserpentia.livejournal.com]

I thought I'd be disappointed by a New Order album that doesn't have a heavy dose of techno, but I really wasn't. The energy on that album is really infectious; it's impossible to listen to it and sit still. It feels fresh and alive.

Many of their guitarsy songs on past albums were good but never wound up on "compilation" tapes because they sounded a bit too naive compared to other music. That's not true of the songs on Get Ready, and it's like they finally got all of their different voices to work together instead of going off in different directions.

You could call it New Order's Abbey Road, only I certainly hope it doesn't turn out to be their last album...

[arien.livejournal.com]

New Order's a great band. One of my favorites. (Check out "Electronic" by Electronic if you haven't already -- it's a side project with Bernard Sumner and Johnny Marr from the Smiths. It's one of my favorite albums of all time.)

[bluegreen17]

well,i'm answering to a note you wrote quite a bit ago,but yeah,i have electronic and like that one too. my faves are 'getting the message' and 'tighten up'.