couple of years ago i filled in a few holes in my NO cd catalogue, but not this one or 'waiting .. '.today, at last, i found 'get ready' for a coin.why on earth did i not bother picking it up for years, it's bloody great.
― mark e, Wednesday, 23 October 2019 15:01 (four years ago) link
of course. best no album of the 00s which isn't very difficult, actually.
― walking towards the sun since 2007 (alex in mainhattan), Wednesday, 23 October 2019 20:40 (four years ago) link
I really don't understand the naysayers
― brigadier pudding (DJP), Thursday, 24 October 2019 12:54 (four years ago) link
their worst this century. but hey they don't have a bad album!
― maffew12, Thursday, 24 October 2019 12:59 (four years ago) link
I love Get Ready but if push came to shove, I'd prob rank it last of their three post-reunion albums (not counting Lost Sirens obv)
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Thursday, 24 October 2019 13:09 (four years ago) link
My position exactly. Music Complete's excellence caused me to rethink its two predecessors.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 24 October 2019 13:11 (four years ago) link
i love "nothing but a fool" more than anything on get ready i think
― american bradass (BradNelson), Thursday, 24 October 2019 13:39 (four years ago) link
"Academic" does the let's-hold-a-guitar-groove-for-32-minutes NO thing so well.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 24 October 2019 13:47 (four years ago) link
60 Miles An Hour and Rock The Shack stop this being truly great, but I still like it a good amount. A step down from Republic but a step up from Sirens.
― kitchen person, Thursday, 24 October 2019 14:25 (four years ago) link
I'd recommend searching out the pre-mix / pre-release version of the album that includes some b-sides, and a better version of Crystal. There are a handful of incredible songs on Get Ready, but my all time favs from Get Ready are Primitive Notion and Vicious Streak.
― brotherlovesdub, Thursday, 24 October 2019 17:28 (four years ago) link
sounds great, but i am not going to find that in poundland though am i ? oh, and as for the comment re the cover art upthread : huh !!? i love the cover.in fact i don't think that NO have ever had a bad album cover.and that includes the myriad of compilations.
― mark e, Thursday, 24 October 2019 18:42 (four years ago) link
one thing that did surprise me is the breakdown re the credits.there is a lot of studio personel involved as opposed to just one crew.surprising given that after the few listens, i think that the album has a very consistent sound.
― mark e, Thursday, 24 October 2019 18:47 (four years ago) link
Love the cover. Love Vicious Streak. Where can I find these rough mixes?
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Thursday, 24 October 2019 19:50 (four years ago) link
http://thepowerofindependenttrucking.blogspot.com/2009/12/got-ready-new-order-get-ready-mastered.html
― brotherlovesdub, Thursday, 24 October 2019 20:37 (four years ago) link
Thanks for the link but I think the files expired :(
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Thursday, 24 October 2019 20:46 (four years ago) link
Found it on slsk last night -- looks like both the original leak and Power of Independent Trucking's mastered version are out there, as well as a companion disc of demos/early mixes.
― early rejecter, Friday, 25 October 2019 12:13 (four years ago) link