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In my opinion technique is their best all-around album combining the old with the new sound that was coming up... I was blown away and not disappointed when I first heard it in 1990
Interesting reaction. When it came out I was (and still am) a fan and so I didn't analyse it the way you did. I like how you picked up on the maturity of the songs. One thing I remember is that at the time, everything was moving to digtal recording, and I think New Order deliberately stuck with analog for Brotherhood to get a grittier sound, but on Technique they went digital? It could explain the sound difference. For me, Low Life and Brotherhood have a very similar sound. I wonder if you would be better off doing the Substances next as chronologically the songs are older than those on Technique. The only problem with New Order's Substance is that for some reason they re-recorded Temptation and Confusion so they aren't really representative. To be really true to the progression of the band, make up a playlist with the Substance songs but find the originals of Temptation and Confusion and substitute those... The original of Temptation has a quirkiness and the re-record is a bit bombastic. Looking at the track listing of Republic there's some great songs there besides Regret so it is worth doing. You will be doing Joy Division a big disservice if you don't listen to the singles off Substance. Some classics there, even the b-sides.
Wow. Probably my favourite NO album along with "Low-Life". The video to "Round and round" is excellent. Some pretty uncomfortable models in there. I still hope for a reaction to JD's and NO's "Substance"-albums. Some bloody marvellous songs in both of those albums. The woman of my life once described NO's "True Faith"- single as a signature to my life. And as you like the accoustic parts of NO, I strongly recommend the first album of Electronic. An early 90's collaboration of Sumner/Marr. I don't care if you react to it or not but you should listen to it. I still want to trade tshirts btw. I can throw in a DH Lawrence tshirt in the bargain.
I think Fine Time will grow on you eventually. It did on me. I don't listen to it that often, but every now and then I really like it's different, rather quirky sound, along with the bits of humor here and there: "You know I've met a lot of cool chicks, But I've never met a girl with all her own teeth." If you do grow to like it, you ought to listen to the live version of it in the Reading '93 concert. New Order aren't always the best live, but in this case their performance gives a whole new energy to the song. My longtime favorite from the album is All the Way, but Round and Round, Run, Vanishing Point, Dream Attack, even Mr. Disco are all great. Unpopular opinion: Technique was my favorite New Order album until Waiting For the Siren's Call came out in 2005. Yeah, I like that one better. Not sure how much of a ribbing I'll get over that, but we all have our preferences. Thanks for reacting to these. I'm glad you've been enjoying them and that you're developing an appreciation for the greatness that is New Order.
I just started listening to this again. I'm 45 and this album has been there for me since 89. Guilty Partner is a fave for the 2019 re-surfacing of this album, for me. If you want more "Technique", check the first Electronic album, Sumner did with Johnny Marr.
i'm not a huge fan of get ready but it's MUCH better than republic. imo after regret, republic has basically nothing else to offer and just sounds really dated in an unpleasant way
This album came out when Chicago House music was big. UK loved a version of house music called Acid House and that influenced New Order while they made this album.
Round & Round is my absolute favourite New Order song (alongside Tutti Frutti from 2016s 'Music Complete') Sadly my vinyl copy of Technique clearly wasn't made with care. Brand new, opened the cellophane and all of the B-Side was scratched to Hell.
I wore the hell out of that tape back in the day! If I want to feel like a young forlorned gay man, reminiscing about my life, living in a small efficiency in a big city during the 70s and 80s, and my life was colored by some sort of bittersweet washed out polaroid, I listen to this album. Specifically, guilty partner😆
Alex, if you want to know more about Gillian and the Get Ready period, Gillain speaks about it here: pitchfork.com/thepitch/1069-new-orders-gillian-gilbert-on-putting-motherhood-ahead-of-music/
Highly suggest listening to the single version of Round and Round. IMHO it is a masterpiece ( at least compared with the album version which is really subdued and a bit cold ). Hooky's bass is more prominent and he goes all out making the song sound more melancholic. Barney's vocals are on point and we're overdubbed masterfully. A lot more melody and synth parts. Just a beautiful beautiful work of art complimented by the very minimal but seductive video. There are two versions of the video. I prefer the ' Party ' cut where instead of all the models we only see Paty Silvia in all her innocent glory. Looking forward to your ' unboxing ' of Get Ready ( Hooky loves it although it's a bit too heavy for me ). I used to jog to it as it's is very energy driven. Features Billy Corgan and Bobby Guillespie.WftSC which has some trully beautiful tunes like Turn and the title track ( not a fan of Krafty but that's me ). They released a leftover album from the WftSC sessions called The Lost Sirens ( not a fan of any of the songs but again...That's me. Not saying they are bad ). Ultimately holding on to my seat for your listen of Music Complete ( No Hooky at all ). Tom Chapman is a great bassist and he does a great job but you definitely feel Hooky's edge missing. Still it's praised as one of their best considering , again, no Hooky.
Great insights Alex. I didn't see a follow up on this one. I'm wondering if you ever went back to gave Fine Time another try. I think my initial reaction may have been the same 30 years ago (has it been that long?), but I love the song now, and particularly Hook's bass from the 4:06 mark and the use of the sheep noise (kind of a trademark after the use of the frogs on Perfect Kiss prior).
This was my first New Order album which I fell in love with... all the way, round and round (the 7" mix is even better) vanishing point and dream attack😍
You have to do substance, it contains singles that were not on the albums: Temptation, Confusion, Blue Monday, Procession and Ceremony (All 10/10 songs)
It's interesting that, in a way, Substance serves as being another album in addition to being a singles collection since it has so much material that didn't appear on any of their other albums. And even songs that are on other albums are remixed. And it's a double disc set to boot.
I said previously, Alex, your first-time reactions are astute, and they continue to be. You're were right in saying Fine Time wasn't indicative of Technique, as with Love Vigilantes. "Crisp" is a good description of the Technique production. I even found myself appreciating what you said about Guilty Partner being the We All Stand of Technique - and that is so subjectively abstract! As a New Order fan, I naturally would like you to review Get Ready etc. BTW, I believe Gillain left before Get Ready was released. According to Hook, Steve and Gillian didn't contribute much to Get Ready due to their child being ill.
Technique and Fisherman's Blues (The Waterboys) were the 2 albums I listened to the most in my 2nd year at uni despite being of completely different genres. Fisherman's Blues has remained in my top 10 albums ever since but not so for Technique.
The first intentionally commercial, poppy New Order record, and their first bad one. I don't like it at all. When they're doing something new, it doesn't work, and when they're treading familiar ground, it feels tired. The lyrics are also terrible. "Vanishing Point" and "Run" are passable, everything else is lame.
One thing I love about this album is that there is no filler, no weak song. I like two songs a little less (Loveless, Guilty Partner) but at the same time, I still like these songs. They're catchy, they're fresh, they're technically very sound. Brotherhood felt like a low-key album, a little thick at times, less accessible. Funny enough, I absolutely hated Fine Time (both the song and the video) initially. It took me years to warm up to it. For me, it didn't feel like a NO song. It's only when I decided to program the song into a music tracker in the late 1990s that I realized how much Peter's bass was at the core.
Glad to see you getting round to listening to this one, Alex. I have a feeling that (maybe) once you've listened to it several times and you get to know the songs better, you'll come to regard it as a firm favourite. If that happens, I'd be interested to watch a "follow-up" vid if you do one. For me, this album is N.O. breaking free at last from the shadows of the past. By that, I don't mean the sound of the band playing (you could easily be able to spot that 'All The Way' was played by the same musicians who were once Joy Div) but I mean the overall atmosphere and tone of the music. Perhaps just getting away from the UK to record it made all the difference? Relationships are one of the big themes here, along with holidays and sunshine. In fact there seems to be two relationships in the lyrics - the turbulent ending of a previous one (Love-less, Guilty Partner) and a whirlwind holiday romance (Run, Mr Disco, Dream Attack). The singer is all in a tizzy dealing with new and old emotions, and I love that intensity in the album. 'Guilty Partner' is a slow grower at first, but it's a raging beast of a song once you get to know it. I also think Peter Savile's sleeve design was great - a technicolor cherub, bursting with sparkle and life, but hold on, what's it doing? Playing air-guitar perhaps, or maybe 'playing with his pleasure zone'? My only criticism is that, like you, I find the music in places to be slightly too subdued. For example I think 'Dream Attack' starts off really great, with wonderful, sunshiny, swooning, lush guitar chords, but then instead of building up to a real dramatic climax it just fades out with a lacklustre coda, as if they couldn't quite think up how to end the song properly. Have another bottle of wine, Bernard, and go and write the ending to that one properly, I often think to myself. But other than that, it's my favourite N.O. album as it totally transports me to a place full of colour and light.
I’ll talk about my thoughts on Technique at the beginning of the Replublic reaction. As of right now, I really dig the album but don’t love it as much as Low-life and Brotherhood. It’s just one notch down though. A bunch of killer tracks on this thing.
Hello. Just watched this. It's a great album. It's funny, but you always think that records you have owned and loved for years, are still well known and familiar! Getting older I suppose! This came out when I was 16,and I took it on a school trip to Berlin, just before the wall came down. It reminds me of those days. I have listened to it so much over the years, and the rest of the New Order, Joy Division records. The other band that reminds me of that trip were Deacon Blue, and their albums When the World Knows Your Name, and Raintown. The song Dignity pretty much became a national anthem here in Scotland! Maybe ones for a future listen!
It's clearly been influenced by the summer holiday dance resort of Ibiza (pronounced Ibeefa) as the sunshine practically gleams off the production but Bernard Sumner's vocal delivery is usually downbeat so I think that's what can give NO a subdued vibe. It's interesting that although these are more dance orientated these songs are structured tightly as though it were a rock song. I always thought that with Technique New Order released an album of songs rather than before where they had a mish mash of songs that happened to be on the same album.
Also this is an amazing album. You mentioned liking the hard rocking and synth stuff NO does...but remember NO not only pioneered in Alt Rock...but they Pioneereed in techno and alt dance (dance rock) too. This album shows them flexing as OGs in that world while a lot of the folks who would become techno, dance etc etc kings were just making names for themselves and Name Checking NO as an Influence...so this one shows that the gang can still rock a dancefloor and a rock stadium with the best of them. No small feat. A classic
please give The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips a try, it's quite an interesting and fun album to listen to btw I've been binge watching your videos. It's really cool to see your firsts reactions! great work, thanks for taking the time to record/edit them. Keep it up!! :)
Would be nice to see a review/reaction to The Postal Service album "Give Up". They're an indie pop and uses lots of electronic elements. You can definitely hear how New Order has influenced their music.
Happy to hear that you enjoyed it at least! I'll give you a rather unorthodox suggestion then. London Weekend by Another Sunny Day. It's a relatively unknown band so it won't give you the big views but I think it deserves a little exposure. It's not revolutionary or grand, but I think it's beautifully written album with great consistency in terms of the emotional overload that runs as a thread through the lyrics. Now I've told you what I think. I'm curious as to what you think.
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In my opinion technique is their best all-around album combining the old with the new sound that was coming up... I was blown away and not disappointed when I first heard it in 1990
This is my favorite N.O. Album.
Hands Down. The synthpop. The drums. The guitars. BASS. Vocals. Lyrics. It’s Everything.
I think "Round & Round" might be the most Pet Shop Boys song New Order ever did. LOL
Why lol?... Bernard and Johnny Marr worked with Neil Tennant in Electronic...
@@JH-zn9tc I know. I bought the first Electronic album when it was released!
Interesting reaction. When it came out I was (and still am) a fan and so I didn't analyse it the way you did. I like how you picked up on the maturity of the songs. One thing I remember is that at the time, everything was moving to digtal recording, and I think New Order deliberately stuck with analog for Brotherhood to get a grittier sound, but on Technique they went digital? It could explain the sound difference. For me, Low Life and Brotherhood have a very similar sound.
I wonder if you would be better off doing the Substances next as chronologically the songs are older than those on Technique. The only problem with New Order's Substance is that for some reason they re-recorded Temptation and Confusion so they aren't really representative. To be really true to the progression of the band, make up a playlist with the Substance songs but find the originals of Temptation and Confusion and substitute those... The original of Temptation has a quirkiness and the re-record is a bit bombastic.
Looking at the track listing of Republic there's some great songs there besides Regret so it is worth doing.
You will be doing Joy Division a big disservice if you don't listen to the singles off Substance. Some classics there, even the b-sides.
Wow. Probably my favourite NO album along with "Low-Life". The video to "Round and round" is excellent. Some pretty uncomfortable models in there. I still hope for a reaction to JD's and NO's "Substance"-albums. Some bloody marvellous songs in both of those albums. The woman of my life once described NO's "True Faith"- single as a signature to my life. And as you like the accoustic parts of NO, I strongly recommend the first album of Electronic. An early 90's collaboration of Sumner/Marr. I don't care if you react to it or not but you should listen to it. I still want to trade tshirts btw. I can throw in a DH Lawrence tshirt in the bargain.
@John Brookes One also married John Cougar Mellencamp.
This is masterpiece! Ibiza, Ecstasy, Factory Records, Hacienda, Manchester... this is New Order!!!
There is lots of melancholy in this album. The strongest tracks have a feeling of longing or sadness.
I think Fine Time will grow on you eventually. It did on me. I don't listen to it that often, but every now and then I really like it's different, rather quirky sound, along with the bits of humor here and there: "You know I've met a lot of cool chicks, But I've never met a girl with all her own teeth." If you do grow to like it, you ought to listen to the live version of it in the Reading '93 concert. New Order aren't always the best live, but in this case their performance gives a whole new energy to the song. My longtime favorite from the album is All the Way, but Round and Round, Run, Vanishing Point, Dream Attack, even Mr. Disco are all great.
Unpopular opinion: Technique was my favorite New Order album until Waiting For the Siren's Call came out in 2005. Yeah, I like that one better. Not sure how much of a ribbing I'll get over that, but we all have our preferences. Thanks for reacting to these. I'm glad you've been enjoying them and that you're developing an appreciation for the greatness that is New Order.
Fine time grew on me too...I could see the chemical brothers being influenced by it by the time I started liking it :)
You kind of got a sneak peak of what Electronic sounded like, Round & Round totally could've been on any of the Electronic albums.
I just started listening to this again. I'm 45 and this album has been there for me since 89. Guilty Partner is a fave for the 2019 re-surfacing of this album, for me. If you want more "Technique", check the first Electronic album, Sumner did with Johnny Marr.
The fact that you have listened to “Just Like Heaven”, and did not realize that “All The Way” sounds like it, makes me laugh.
i'm not a huge fan of get ready but it's MUCH better than republic. imo after regret, republic has basically nothing else to offer and just sounds really dated in an unpleasant way
BASS MECHANIC
Why have you not done Depeche Mode yet? I'd opt for Black Celebration.
This is a pretty solid album... wonderful songs.
Lol "that's what's Bizarre, Love Triangle." It is a great album too. Great Band.
Mr. Disco is a beast. I’m the top 5 songs of new order easily
This album came out when Chicago House music was big. UK loved a version of house music called Acid House and that influenced New Order while they made this album.
Dream attack is a great last track to Finnish on.
For some reason, I kinda like Me Disco. It's whimsical, melancholic and melodic.
Round & Round is my absolute favourite New Order song (alongside Tutti Frutti from 2016s 'Music Complete') Sadly my vinyl copy of Technique clearly wasn't made with care. Brand new, opened the cellophane and all of the B-Side was scratched to Hell.
I wore the hell out of that tape back in the day! If I want to feel like a young forlorned gay man, reminiscing about my life, living in a small efficiency in a big city during the 70s and 80s, and my life was colored by some sort of bittersweet washed out polaroid, I listen to this album. Specifically, guilty partner😆
Alex, if you want to know more about Gillian and the Get Ready period, Gillain speaks about it here: pitchfork.com/thepitch/1069-new-orders-gillian-gilbert-on-putting-motherhood-ahead-of-music/
Technique is definitely my favourite New Order album. I even bought the CD before I had a CD player.
It was the beginning of house music.
Run is my favourite new order song..perfect
#RUN2ARMY
“it’s very intentional” mayb thats y they called it technique, they felt that way too
How I wish Alex had called All The Way out for sounding like Just Like Heaven.
Alex my man, any plans to listen to the other albums? I have a feeling you'll like Get ready...
Yes! In fact, the rest of New Order is next after my upcoming last Stereolab reaction.
Can you do some All About eve albums
Highly suggest listening to the single version of Round and Round. IMHO it is a masterpiece ( at least compared with the album version which is really subdued and a bit cold ). Hooky's bass is more prominent and he goes all out making the song sound more melancholic. Barney's vocals are on point and we're overdubbed masterfully. A lot more melody and synth parts. Just a beautiful beautiful work of art complimented by the very minimal but seductive video. There are two versions of the video. I prefer the ' Party ' cut where instead of all the models we only see Paty Silvia in all her innocent glory. Looking forward to your ' unboxing ' of Get Ready ( Hooky loves it although it's a bit too heavy for me ). I used to jog to it as it's is very energy driven. Features Billy Corgan and Bobby Guillespie.WftSC which has some trully beautiful tunes like Turn and the title track ( not a fan of Krafty but that's me ). They released a leftover album from the WftSC sessions called The Lost Sirens ( not a fan of any of the songs but again...That's me. Not saying they are bad ). Ultimately holding on to my seat for your listen of Music Complete ( No Hooky at all ). Tom Chapman is a great bassist and he does a great job but you definitely feel Hooky's edge missing. Still it's praised as one of their best considering , again, no Hooky.
Vanishing Point is the strongest track on the album. It think lots of New Order fans place this song in their top-10.
Every song is in the key of E - just sayin’
#RUN1ARMY
20:24 lol
My FAVORITE N.O. album
Please for the love of god do a reaction to Blue Monday (12" version).
I’ve heard it many times, but I’m doing both JD and NO Substance albums, so I’ll be covering it on the channel still.
Get Ready is more guitar-oriented.. and Billy Corgan actually plays guitar on a track.
Do GET READY.
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Review the Posies frosting on the beater album. 🌴 keep the awesome content coming I'm a fan of the show😎💯
Brian Eno - Before and after Science is really weird stuff
Subtance's, compilation of single.
There's no single on LP.
Forgot républic !
11:30 XD
Great insights Alex. I didn't see a follow up on this one. I'm wondering if you ever went back to gave Fine Time another try. I think my initial reaction may have been the same 30 years ago (has it been that long?), but I love the song now, and particularly Hook's bass from the 4:06 mark and the use of the sheep noise (kind of a trademark after the use of the frogs on Perfect Kiss prior).
This was my first New Order album which I fell in love with... all the way, round and round (the 7" mix is even better) vanishing point and dream attack😍
Love this album too...Dream Attack is amazing.
You have to do substance, it contains singles that were not on the albums: Temptation, Confusion, Blue Monday, Procession and Ceremony (All 10/10 songs)
I’m doing Substance from both JD and NO.
Plus True Faith, 1963, Touched by the Hand of God
@@andy_berlin Also Thieves like us, so many great songs
Ceremony is a beast of a song. Listen to the Radiohead cover of it, it's insane.
It's interesting that, in a way, Substance serves as being another album in addition to being a singles collection since it has so much material that didn't appear on any of their other albums. And even songs that are on other albums are remixed. And it's a double disc set to boot.
I said previously, Alex, your first-time reactions are astute, and they continue to be. You're were right in saying Fine Time wasn't indicative of Technique, as with Love Vigilantes. "Crisp" is a good description of the Technique production. I even found myself appreciating what you said about Guilty Partner being the We All Stand of Technique - and that is so subjectively abstract!
As a New Order fan, I naturally would like you to review Get Ready etc. BTW, I believe Gillain left before Get Ready was released. According to Hook, Steve and Gillian didn't contribute much to Get Ready due to their child being ill.
That actually makes sense since Get Ready does seem like more of a rock album than the others, though there's still some nice synth work as well.
VANISHING POINT, ROUND AND ROUND AND FINE TIME ARE MY FAVORITE ONES HERE, I REMEMBER THE DAY IT CAME OUT, I WENT HOME WILLING TO LISTEN TO IT.
They were just moving with the times. This album is more early 90s dance vibe.
You need to get into Kate Bush. The Dreaming and Hounds of Love are legendary Art Pop/Baroque Pop albums.
I've heard Hounds of Love. I need to do more of her stuff though, for certain.
You're on a roll... Just keep going with the new order albums... Or maybe swing over to the "Electronic" albums with Sumner and Marr...
Technique and Fisherman's Blues (The Waterboys) were the 2 albums I listened to the most in my 2nd year at uni despite being of completely different genres. Fisherman's Blues has remained in my top 10 albums ever since but not so for Technique.
Yes, do "Get Ready." In fact since you've got this far you should finish of the discography. There's a lot of gems.
"What the hell was that?" LOLLLLL my reaction really when I bought this album in 1989 and listened to Fine Time.
The first intentionally commercial, poppy New Order record, and their first bad one. I don't like it at all. When they're doing something new, it doesn't work, and when they're treading familiar ground, it feels tired. The lyrics are also terrible. "Vanishing Point" and "Run" are passable, everything else is lame.
This album was my best 15th birthday present, a long time ago...
Nick Cave... Go with Murder Ballads... There's a lot of good stuff on there, although some of it is pretty heavy going!
One thing I love about this album is that there is no filler, no weak song. I like two songs a little less (Loveless, Guilty Partner) but at the same time, I still like these songs. They're catchy, they're fresh, they're technically very sound. Brotherhood felt like a low-key album, a little thick at times, less accessible.
Funny enough, I absolutely hated Fine Time (both the song and the video) initially. It took me years to warm up to it. For me, it didn't feel like a NO song. It's only when I decided to program the song into a music tracker in the late 1990s that I realized how much Peter's bass was at the core.
How are yo looking back on this now Alex? Love this album but very interested to see how you might come back to it....
Glad to see you getting round to listening to this one, Alex. I have a feeling that (maybe) once you've listened to it several times and you get to know the songs better, you'll come to regard it as a firm favourite. If that happens, I'd be interested to watch a "follow-up" vid if you do one.
For me, this album is N.O. breaking free at last from the shadows of the past. By that, I don't mean the sound of the band playing (you could easily be able to spot that 'All The Way' was played by the same musicians who were once Joy Div) but I mean the overall atmosphere and tone of the music. Perhaps just getting away from the UK to record it made all the difference?
Relationships are one of the big themes here, along with holidays and sunshine. In fact there seems to be two relationships in the lyrics - the turbulent ending of a previous one (Love-less, Guilty Partner) and a whirlwind holiday romance (Run, Mr Disco, Dream Attack). The singer is all in a tizzy dealing with new and old emotions, and I love that intensity in the album. 'Guilty Partner' is a slow grower at first, but it's a raging beast of a song once you get to know it. I also think Peter Savile's sleeve design was great - a technicolor cherub, bursting with sparkle and life, but hold on, what's it doing? Playing air-guitar perhaps, or maybe 'playing with his pleasure zone'?
My only criticism is that, like you, I find the music in places to be slightly too subdued. For example I think 'Dream Attack' starts off really great, with wonderful, sunshiny, swooning, lush guitar chords, but then instead of building up to a real dramatic climax it just fades out with a lacklustre coda, as if they couldn't quite think up how to end the song properly. Have another bottle of wine, Bernard, and go and write the ending to that one properly, I often think to myself. But other than that, it's my favourite N.O. album as it totally transports me to a place full of colour and light.
I’ll talk about my thoughts on Technique at the beginning of the Replublic reaction.
As of right now, I really dig the album but don’t love it as much as Low-life and Brotherhood.
It’s just one notch down though. A bunch of killer tracks on this thing.
The 7" version of Round & Round (featured on the compilation called "Singles") is miles better than the album version in my opinion
So true...It is vastly superior.
New order at there best
Hello. Just watched this. It's a great album. It's funny, but you always think that records you have owned and loved for years, are still well known and familiar! Getting older I suppose! This came out when I was 16,and I took it on a school trip to Berlin, just before the wall came down. It reminds me of those days. I have listened to it so much over the years, and the rest of the New Order, Joy Division records. The other band that reminds me of that trip were Deacon Blue, and their albums When the World Knows Your Name, and Raintown. The song Dignity pretty much became a national anthem here in Scotland! Maybe ones for a future listen!
It's clearly been influenced by the summer holiday dance resort of Ibiza (pronounced Ibeefa) as the sunshine practically gleams off the production but Bernard Sumner's vocal delivery is usually downbeat so I think that's what can give NO a subdued vibe. It's interesting that although these are more dance orientated these songs are structured tightly as though it were a rock song. I always thought that with Technique New Order released an album of songs rather than before where they had a mish mash of songs that happened to be on the same album.
Also this is an amazing album. You mentioned liking the hard rocking and synth stuff NO does...but remember NO not only pioneered in Alt Rock...but they Pioneereed in techno and alt dance (dance rock) too. This album shows them flexing as OGs in that world while a lot of the folks who would become techno, dance etc etc kings were just making names for themselves and Name Checking NO as an Influence...so this one shows that the gang can still rock a dancefloor and a rock stadium with the best of them. No small feat. A classic
I think the end part of Mr. Disco is something like.....'Ibiza, Mallorca and Benidorm too, I've searched all these places and never found you'.
You should react to live performances to your favorite new order songs now
please give The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips a try, it's quite an interesting and fun album to listen to
btw I've been binge watching your videos. It's really cool to see your firsts reactions! great work, thanks for taking the time to record/edit them. Keep it up!! :)
also try American Football's self titled album, has a lot of weird tempos
I've heard both Soft Bulletin and AF's debut. Both great albums!
Would be nice to see a review/reaction to The Postal Service album "Give Up". They're an indie pop and uses lots of electronic elements. You can definitely hear how New Order has influenced their music.
I've heard it! Great album, too bad they didn't make more together.
Happy to hear that you enjoyed it at least! I'll give you a rather unorthodox suggestion then. London Weekend by Another Sunny Day. It's a relatively unknown band so it won't give you the big views but I think it deserves a little exposure. It's not revolutionary or grand, but I think it's beautifully written album with great consistency in terms of the emotional overload that runs as a thread through the lyrics. Now I've told you what I think. I'm curious as to what you think.
I’ll check it out!
Hey new subscriber here! you are reacting to some cool music. May I suggest The Cure Disintegration next? Or Slowdive Souvlaki
I’ve all ready reacted to Disintegration, and I heard Souvlaki a few years ago.
@@AlexHaitz Well all I can say is that Im pleasantly surprised! :D then maybe Vauxhall and I by Morrissey? Is my favorite solo album by him.
That’s the most commonly requested Morrissey album, so I’ll probably be getting to it soon.