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New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by vocalist and guitarist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook, and drummer Stephen Morris. The band formed after the demise of Joy Division, following the suicide of lead singer Ian Curtis; they were joined by Gillian Gilbert on keyboards later that year. New Order's integration of post-punk with electronic and dance music made them one of the most acclaimed and influential bands of the 1980s.[1] They were the flagship band for Manchester-based independent record label Factory Records and its nightclub The Haçienda, and worked in long-term collaboration with graphic designer Peter Saville.[2]While the band's early years were overshadowed by the legacy of Joy Division, their experience of the early 1980s New York club scene saw them increasingly incorporate dance rhythms and electronic instrumentation into their work. Their 1983 hit "Blue Monday" became the best-selling 12-inch single of all time and a popular club track.[3] In the 1980s, they released successful albums such as Power, Corruption & Lies (1983), Technique (1989), and the singles compilation Substance (1987). They briefly disbanded in 1993 to work on individual projects before reuniting in 1998. In the years since, New Order has gone through various hiatuses and personnel changes, most prominently the departure of Hook in 2007. They released their tenth studio album, Music Complete, in 2015.
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Rising from the ashes of the legendary British post-punk unit Joy Division, New Order triumphed over tragedy to emerge as one of the most acclaimed bands of the 1980s; embracing the electronic textures and disco rhythms of the underground club culture many years in advance of its contemporaries, the group's pioneering fusion of new wave aesthetics and dance music successfully bridged the gap between the two worlds, creating a distinctively thoughtful and oblique brand of synth pop appealing equally to the mind, body, and soul. The band's first releases were cold and sometimes abrasive as they struggled to come to grips with Ian Curtis' death. As their confidence and willingness to explore new sounds grew, their records became poppier and more accessible. Singles like 1983's "Blue Monday" and 1985's "The Perfect Kiss" established them as hitmakers, while albums like 1985's Low-Life often showed off a more melancholy, song-based sound. 1989's Technique was the band's high point commercially, and many would say artistically, as they seamlessly fused club culture and songcraft. After this, the band's attention began to split as members pursued other projects and only occasionally reconvened for New Order recordings, including for 1993's Republic. As the group continued to work sporadically, they were set on a different course when founding bassist Peter Hook quit in 2006. After shuffling the lineup a little the band continued to perform as a live act that occasionally released albums like 2015's Music Complete. Through it all, their influence never waned, and bands as diverse as Galaxie 500, the Chemical Brothers, and the Killers looked to their sound and songs for inspiration.
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| Unknown Pleasures (1979) |
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| Closer (1980) |
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| Movement (1981) |
A rather tepid album. Generally regarded as weak. Often sounds like Joy Division, but without the focus and brilliance of Ian Curtis. But there's also a New Order sound.
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| Revenge - One True Passion (1990) |
Around 1989 band members began working on side-projects. Bernard Sumner had success with Electronic, though Peter Hook's Revenge didn't quite take off. This is sort of sub-New Order. There's really nothing interesting here.
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| Get The Message The Best Of Electronic (2006) |
Bernard Sumner recorded several albums with Johnny Marr under the name Electronic. Their first recording is their most accomplished and successful, the single "Getting Away With It" (1989), a collaboration with Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys. The resulting single sounds like the Pet Shop Boys, though has elements of ABC and New Order. It's a decent pop single. This album is a best of compilation of the band's work from 1988 to 2001, when they broke up. Over time Marr's contributions became more noticable, and the band ceased to be synth-pop drizzle, and started to sizzle as a sub-Britpop rock band, with some decent guitar work. "Prodigal Son" is a good example of the later work. On the whole, while the later work is listenable, this doesn't lift enough to be more than a footnote to New Order's history.
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| Lost Sirens (2013) |
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| Music Complete (2015) |
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Voice/Musicianship (15), Image/Star quality (10), Lyrics/Music (20), Impact/Influence (10), Popularity (5), Emotional appeal (5), Authenticity (25), and Legacy (10). Total: 100New Order 1980 - 1993; Reformed 1998
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Hit singles "Blue Monday" (1983) to "True Faith" (1987)
+ New Order - Power, Corruption And Lies (1983) Not my sort of band - and I think they had the wrong sort of influence on the 80s, but they did have an influence, and were highly, highly regarded for a while (though their standing is fading). This is the album that made them big, and is generally regarded as their most important album.
Joy Division
- Unknown Pleasures (1979)
- Closer (1980)
New Order
- Movement (1981)
- Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
- Low-Life (1985)
- Brotherhood (1986)
- Technique (1989)
- Republic (1993)
- Get Ready (2001)
- Waiting for the Sirens' Call (2005)
- Lost Sirens (2013)
- Music Complete (2015)
Albums ranked
* NME
* Diffuser
* BEA
* Far Out
* TheModerns
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