New Order & Joy Division appreciation thread - Blu-ray Forum

AnamorphicWidescreen · 11-06-2015, 10:26 PM

I'm an '80's kid & am a big fan of New Order; lesser fan of Joy Division. However, the bands are inextricably connected, so there's no way you can discuss one without at least mentioning the other.

That being said, while I find Joy Division's sound somewhat dismal & dark (which I know was intentional), New Order's music is, overall, fresh & hopeful; they're my all-time favorite rock/pop band. I also consider NO to be one of the (if not the) early fore-runners of techno music. Just my opinion, however.

Re: NO, I have too many favorite songs - but, among them are:

Bizarre Love Triangle extended version - this is possibly my favorite rock/pop song of all time. This song truly moves me, even 30+ years after first hearing this.

Temptation - my second favorite NO song. Really liked the way this song was used in one of my favorite films, Trainspotting. Superb!

True Faith

Ceremony - amazing sound.

Round and Round

Regret

Shellshock

Confusion

Fine Time

State of the Nation

Dreams Never End

Vanishing Point

Love Vigilantes

Brutal (from The Beach soundtrack - 2000) - great song, which I think was originally supposed to be a JD song?!

Crystal (2001) - Excellent sound, and brings to mind their '80's music, while still being "fresh".

Slow Jam

Thieves Like Us

And many others...

To all NO fans, I would also recommend the boxed set Retro (2003) - if you can get this for a good price. This got mixed reviews & can be expensive on the secondary market, but I really enjoy this set - I got it for only $30 used several years back - though the box was somewhat worn, the CD's were in perfect shape. Here's one of the better reviews of this set:

http://www.popentertainment.com/neworder.htm

Also, these two movies are highly recommended to fans of JD, though NO fans will probably like them as well.

24 Hour Party People - great portrait of the music "scene" in Manchester, England back in the late '70's/early '80's.

Control - very powerful b&w bio-pic focusing exclusively on Joy Division.

11-06-2015, 10:26 PM	#1
AnamorphicWidescreen Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2014	New Order & Joy Division appreciation thread I'm an '80's kid & am a big fan of New Order; lesser fan of Joy Division. However, the bands are inextricably connected, so there's no way you can discuss one without at least mentioning the other. That being said, while I find Joy Division's sound somewhat dismal & dark (which I know was intentional), New Order's music is, overall, fresh & hopeful; they're my all-time favorite rock/pop band. I also consider NO to be one of the (if not the) early fore-runners of techno music. Just my opinion, however. Re: NO, I have too many favorite songs - but, among them are: Bizarre Love Triangle extended version - this is possibly my favorite rock/pop song of all time. This song truly moves me, even 30+ years after first hearing this. Temptation - my second favorite NO song. Really liked the way this song was used in one of my favorite films, Trainspotting. Superb! True Faith Ceremony - amazing sound. Round and Round Regret Shellshock Confusion Fine Time State of the Nation Dreams Never End Vanishing Point Love Vigilantes Brutal (from The Beach soundtrack - 2000) - great song, which I think was originally supposed to be a JD song?! Crystal (2001) - Excellent sound, and brings to mind their '80's music, while still being "fresh". Slow Jam Thieves Like Us And many others... To all NO fans, I would also recommend the boxed set Retro (2003) - if you can get this for a good price. This got mixed reviews & can be expensive on the secondary market, but I really enjoy this set - I got it for only $30 used several years back - though the box was somewhat worn, the CD's were in perfect shape. Here's one of the better reviews of this set: http://www.popentertainment.com/neworder.htm Also, these two movies are highly recommended to fans of JD, though NO fans will probably like them as well. 24 Hour Party People - great portrait of the music "scene" in Manchester, England back in the late '70's/early '80's. Control - very powerful b&w bio-pic focusing exclusively on Joy Division. Last edited by AnamorphicWidescreen; 11-07-2015 at 01:28 AM.

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