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| The Best of New Order | 
 enlarge | Artist: New Order
Label: Rhino Records
Category: Music
List Price: $11.98
Buy New: $7.87
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (58 reviews)
Sales Rank: 5814
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 512851
UPC: 081227990961
EAN: 0081227990961
ASIN: B001CBW15I
Release Date: August 26, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Let's Go (Nothing for Me) | | • | Dreams Never End - New Order, Gilbert, Gillian | | • | Age of Consent | | • | Love Vigilantes | | • | True Faith-94 | | • | Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order, Albrecht, Bernard | | • | 1963-95 - New Order, Hague, Stephen | | • | Fine Time - New Order, Albrecht, Bernard | | • | Vanishing Point | | • | Run | | • | Round & Round-94 | | • | Regret - New Order, Gilbert, Gillian | | • | World | | • | Ruined in a Day | | • | Touched by the Hand of God | | • | Blue Monday-88 - New Order, Gilbert, Gillian | | • | World in Motion - New Order, Allen, Keith |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
New Order formed in Manchester in 1980, rising from the ashes of U.K.
post-punk icons Joy Division after lead singer Ian Curtis death. Guitarist
Bernard Sumner took on vocal duties, and with drummer Stephen Morris,
bassist Peter Hook and keyboardist Gillian Gilbert, became one of the
biggest British groups of their era. Pioneering
the fusion of new wave, alt-rock, electronica,
synth-pop and club music, their unique sound
was as thought-provoking and soulful as it was
dancefloor-ready. Featuring 17 tracks spanning
1981-1993, this single disc survey of their
influential work features signature hits
including Bizarre Love Triangle, World In
Motion, Regret, True Faith, and their
breakthrough smash Blue Monday.
Amazon.com
Manchester's pivotal post-punk quartet offer a 16-track opus that skips obscurities and early material in favor of their greatest singles. Highlights include "Blue Monday," "Thieves Like Us" and "The Perfect Kiss" and sparkling Stephen Hague remixes of "True Faith" and "Bizarre Love Triangle." --Jeff Bateman
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| Customer Reviews: Read 53 more reviews...
 A marvelous, albeit somewhat bumpy retrospective from 1981-1993. September 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have been rather behind on New Order since long-awaited release of "Get Ready" which I thought was a spectacular return. Yet I have really enjoyed the "Best of New Order" which I refer to as the Sky Blue Palette version due to the cover artwork to differentiate it from the "International" and "Singles" compilations that came out much later. Though I have yet to listen to them, I feel perfectly content with this older collection. The CD goes from the early days with tracks like the New Wave "Dreams Never End", to "Love Vigilantes", all the way through a rather botched version of "True Faith-94", to the excellent triad of Regret, World, and Ruined In a Day. Included is a marvelous bonus track called "World in Motion" for the 1990 World Cup in England. Some other tracks are a watered-down version of Blue Monday, but compensated with a wonderful version of their 1987 B-Side "1963" which I think is just as great as the original. While "Singles" and "International" might have 'buried' this "Best of New Order" CD since it's release, you can't go wrong with this one. I guarantee it.
Love it September 10, 2007
This is the first and only New Order album I own and I love it! I don't know what I did without it! If you tend towrds 80's bands like Depeche Mode, Erasure, Pet Shop Boys, you will love this. It is a great intro to New Order. And unless you have been living in a cave it does have easily identifiable hits like Blue Monday and Bizzare Love Triangle. Highly recomended for the euro-new-wave lover, but may not be for the the seasoned New Order fan.
Better than the UK Version August 30, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
All tracks are classics in their own way a must have for any diehard New order fan as the track listing differs from the UK version. Gone are the tracks found on Substance and in come the opening tracks from new orders first 3 albums + Lets Go(Nothing for me) a barnstormer of a track which I believe is only available on here or on the Retro box set. All in all a fine add on to your collection.
7 Years and Going Strong June 11, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
That's how long it's been since I've discovered New Order and, consequently, it's also how long they've been my favorite band. I am reviewing this album a second time because I forgot the e-mail and password I had for my other account (brilliant move, I know). With that said, this sweet, resplendent compilation was the second CD I purchased by the group, following Substance. While I love both collections with about the same intensity now, I have to admit that I liked New Order's "Best Of" much more at the start. While Substance is an awesome album of singles that is a nessecity for any true fan of the band, "The Best Of New Order" is more accessible to new fans as well as to those who may be only casual listeners. The songs are short, but sweet: an excellent fusion of rock, pop and techno. It's difficult to choose the standouts, because doing so would mean having to name at least 3/4's of the tracks on this CD.
However, I have to make mention of both "True Faith" and "Bizarre Love Triangle," because these are the two pop gems that hooked me into the band. Hearing Bernard Sumner's smoothe vocals singing "I used to think that the day would never come I'd see delight in the shade of the morning sun" on the radio (yes, there used to be a station in the Bay Area that played this song on a regular basis!) used to give me a serious emotional high. The same with "Bizarre Love Triangle's" catchy chorus, "Every time I see you falling I get down on my knees and pray." While these two tracks I'm sure have been worn out by long time fans (as they have by me), they are the perfect tunes for attracting new listeners who love a danceable synth-pop sound. I only wish that the former track hadn't been cut down to about 4 and a half minutes (the original is close to 6 minutes long). For some reason I really like the editing in BLT '95, though, and I even like the remixing.
Other standouts include "1963", which sounds softer than the original and opens with a nice accoustic riff, the insanely catchy "Touched By the Hand Of God," and the incredibly underrated opener, "Let's Go (Nothing For Me)." I had heard that last track on a radio station as well and I had no idea who sang it until I found New Order via True Faith and BLT. As I stated in my earlier review, I believe this compilation compliments, rather than replaces Substance very nicely. True, it's missing some great singles (Perfect Kiss, Temptation, Subculture) but it also has some classics that Substance missed (Age Of Consent, Dreams Never End, Love Vigilantes). So, I would have to highly recommend getting both. Acquire and enjoy!
Very Innovative January 5, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I'm a college student, and I find that current pop music doesn't do it for me. In fact, most of my friends listen to music that dates from the 1960s to the early 90s. I love this CD, New Order is very easy to listen to and enjoy. You can even hear the foundations of modern day house music within some of the tracks. The melancholy tone of the lead singer is definitive of a lot of the pop in the 80s, yet he does not bore you. Although I do admit, you can tell that all the tracks have somewhat of a general way of being constructed; so I recommend listening to the 30 second snippets that Amazon provides to decided if you really want to buy it. However, if you want a CD that is somewhat definitive of 80s Brit Pop, and made a huge impact on the Pop scene, I would definitely recommend buying this. It's a great compilation of the music by New Order.
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