I feel so extraordinary somePoll's got a hold on me: NEW ORDER artist poll #37 (RESULTS thread)

that is awesome!

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13 Everything's Gone Green
From: Procession (B-side) also Everything's Gone Green (stand alone single)
Released: September 1981 (Procession B-side) and December 1981 (single)
787 Points, 31 Votes

"Love Vigilantes" just came on the sound system at the coffee shop I'm at! LOL

This is too low. I couldn't really say which was my number 1 or number 2 - this I placed at 2. Damn.

C'mon ILX, this is Everything's Gone Green. Uh. I love it so much.

Great pic though.

blows my mind that this was a b-side, though they corrected that a few months later.

Number 2 for me as well! There are some great live versions of this.

EGG is completely brilliant, probably my favourite sounding song of theirs, it's just so impressive in so many ways

of course this had to come next:

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12. Procession
From: Procession
Released: September 1981
790 Points, 28 Votes, 3 Number Ones

speaking of too low

my #1. best synth intro in history

"Procession" beat its B-side by 3 points, the 3 number ones gave it three extra points pushing it past "Everything's Gone Green."

My prediction for Top 5: 'Regret', 'Bizarre Love Triangle', 'The Perfect Kiss (long version)', 'Blue Monday' and 'True Faith'... in any order.

Thought this would place in the top 5.

Yeah. But Temptation? Ceremony?

I guess we all know the songs that are to place now. But.

no way is regret and perfect kiss beating temptation.

My #1 too. Electricsound OTM. A little bit disappointed in y'all tbh.

no way is regret and perfect kiss beating temptation.

― crabby pate (electricsound), Saturday, June 1, 2013 12:41 AM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

It did on my ballot.

Perfect Kiss for number one!

There's a Technique track left folks.

I don't really know much New Order beyond the music TV megahits but this thread has spurred me into exploration. Had never heard 'The Perfect Kiss' before and wow, the whole thing, but especially 1:05 in the long video with the bassline coming up over the widdly synth line, I could listen to that bit forever.

Ceremony should be 1. Expect Dream Attack soon.

Vanishing Point will probably place - behind Dream Attack.

i doubt we're going to see both

The Perfect Kiss should be number one.

They're the best two songs on Technique.

just basing that assessment on what's left. if they both make it, then one of the big ones didn't make the top 40, which is exceptionally unlikely

Ceremony, Temptation, TPK, BLT, Blue Monday - that's the top 5. Order is anybody's guess.

'The Perfect Kiss' is one of those tracks where it's either the long version or it's no version. The edit on Low Life absolutely sucks, in my opinion... a harsh butchering of a track which is entirely justified in being 9-10 minutes long. If the album version is the only version you've heard, then I guess the long version would come as a revelation... but don't expect to hear the album version the same way afterwards.

Okay I have to say I've never got the love for Everything's Gone Green, I like it but it's probably my least favourite song on the first disc of Substance. I'm glad Procession is higher.

I'm fairly sure Temptation will be number one, hoping it will be Regret though. I'm interested to see where Blue Monday will place, hope it will be soon.

Ceremony, Temptation, TPK, BLT, Blue Monday - that's the top 5. Order is anybody's guess.

― brotherlovesdub, Saturday, June 1, 2013 12:52 AM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Judging by where 'Doubts Even Here' placed, it really could be anyone's guess. Then again, based on that little nugget, I fear the entire POLL needs a NEW ORDER... hohohohohohooahahahah! *lolz self to death*

I still don't accept the "gay" angle in 1963.

xp What is this HATE on Blue Monday? You are outrageous.

Ceremony, Temptation, TPK, BLT, Blue Monday - that's the top 5. Order is anybody's guess.

True Faith?

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11. Vanishing Point
From: Technique
Released: 30 January 1989
804 Points, 33 Votes, 2 Number Ones

As an aside, I'm sad that nobody has mentioned "Let's Go" yet.

MY LIFE AIN'T NO HOLIDAY

Dunno if Dan will agree bit Bernard's singing and lyrics here arw the clearest precursors to Electronic.

xpost:

I like 'Temptation' just fine, but I have never been keen on any attempt they've made to record it. Whereas they absolutely nailed 'Regret', 'The Perfect Kiss', 'Blue Monday', 'Bizarre Love Triangle' and 'True Faith' in the studio. 'Ceremony' is bound to place, and again I like it just fine, but I can't help but feel that the large amount of love it gets is because it was one of the last things Ian Curtis was involved in songwriting-wise, and I think New Order have done better since. If it comes in at #1, it's basically saying they began their career with their strongest track and then it was down from there... and I disagree.

Dunno if Dan will agree bit Bernard's singing and lyrics here arw the clearest precursors to Electronic.

― A deeper shade of lol (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, June 1, 2013 1:01 AM (26 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

The Technique album and the first Electronic album feature Bernard's best singing, IMO. Probably his songwriting peak, too.

xp That is exactly how I feel about Ceremony.

In fact, it's a bit of a shame that we weren't able to include Electronic tracks in this poll, because I could see the likes of 'Tighten Up', 'Getting Away With It', 'Get The Message' and 'Gangster' coming in really high. But then again, if you included Electronic, you'd have to include The Other Two, Revenge, Monaco, Bad Lieutenant... and of course Joy Division, which would spoil this fucking poll entirely.

xpost I'd agree with that. The first Electronic album is perfect.

I'm surprised to see Dream Attack place higher than Vanishing Point.

Procession still leading with the most number one votes, but I guess that others will pile on from here on out. Something like 3/4 of total #1 votes have not yet appeared, assuming 40-odd ballots.

I can understand that about Ceremony but I adore everything NO did afterwards and I still placed it very high.

Ceremony means a lot to me and I haven't really listened to Joy Division after I was 21.

But "Ceremony" IS the best song they every recorded and their career peaked by 1983.

I still love later stuff, but 1981-1983 is pretty much my favourite run by any band ever.

I'm expecting to see some MAJOR spikes in votes from hereon.

their 1981-1983 run is incredible, but saying that they peaked by that time is a bit ridiculous. Just look at the poll results!