New Order were an English New Wave band and one of the
pioneers of the Manchester music scene.
The band came over from Joy Division, whose members had agreed at that
time, that they no longer appear under the name, should a member leave the
band. In May 1980, the former front singer Ian Curtis committed suicide.
The remaining Band Members broke up, out of respect for their promise, and
regrouped under the name New Order.
After almost 20 years, New Order
finally released a compilation that arguably exceeds 1987's SUBSTANCE with
2005's two-disc SINGLES. In terms of the material's breadth, SINGLES
easily trounces SUBSTANCE, as it ranges from '81 to '05 and serves as an
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Track Listing: Fine Time; All the Way;
Love Less; Round & Round; Guilty Partner; Run; Mr Disco; Vanishing
Point; Dream Attack; Don't Do It [12" Version]; Fine Line [12"
Version]; Round and Round [12" Version]; Best & Marsh [12"
Version]; ...
On New Order's eighth studio album,
WAITING FOR THE SIRENS' CALL, guitarist Phil Cunningham--who previously
worked with vocalist Bernard Sumner in Electronic--replaces longtime
keyboardist Gillian Gilbert. Though hordes of young sound-alikes
surfaced between 2001's guest-speckled "comeback," GET READY,
and this ..