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

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!

Yes, the poll results are mostly disappointing.

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.

― Kent Burt, Saturday, June 1, 2013 1:07 AM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

If the 1981-1983 stuff was the only stuff that New Order had ever recorded, it's fair to say that I would have a completely different view of this band.

I think I'm definitely more of a fan of late 80's New Order on the whole. I don't rate Movement that highly and I voted for Ceremony but pretty low on my list.

How far are we counting down today?

should we finish?

ALL THE WAY

Yes!!

Yeah, go with it! truly an amazing list btw. great job everyone

New Order wanted to release "Vanishing Point" as a single, Tony Wilson went behind their backs and released "Round & Round" instead. Based on this poll New Order were right.

ALL THE WAY

― Millsner, Saturday, June 1, 2013 1:14 AM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Yes!!

― Kitchen Person, Saturday, June 1, 2013 1:14 AM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

DON'T STOP!

and thus concludes the porno dialogue section of the New Order poll, now where were we?

and true to life, it was over sooner than you think

I'll show myself out

New Order wanted to release "Vanishing Point" as a single, Tony Wilson went behind their backs and released "Round & Round" instead. Based on this poll New Order were right.

― Bee OK, Saturday, June 1, 2013 1:17 AM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Meh, I can't help but disagree... I love 'Vanishing Point' to bits, as I do every single track on Technique, but if I was asked which one I preferred with a gun held to my head I'd scream out 'Round & Round' in an instant.

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10. Dream Attack
From: Technique
Released: 30 January 1989
852 Points, 28 Votes, 5 Number Ones

Weird how it appears on the '95 comp, as if to say "nuts to you, Tony."

FIVE NUMBER ONES!!!

New Order wanted to release "Vanishing Point" as a single, Tony Wilson went behind their backs and released "Round & Round" instead. Based on this poll New Order were right.

― Bee OK

I never knew that. Vanishing Point is the better song but not sure if it would have worked better as a single. They would have probably had to do a radio edit and that song is just perfect as it is.

I've never been in the kind of relationship in which I can look at my beloved the next morning and feel what the singer in "Dream Attack" feels -- that kind of stunned rapture

now this, i don't get. probably one of least favourite tracks on technique. oh well.

also i need to brush up on my calculation skills

Dream Attack is my favorite song of all time.

aww

'Dream Attack' is fucking great. Not just for it's chorus ("I can't be owned by no one..." etc.) ... but the blissful outro, which ends both song and album so damn perfectly. There's moments throughout Technique which have me feeling that I'm listening to one of the best albums that's ever been made, and that outro is one of them.

best line of all-time:

Nothing in this world can touch the music that I heard
When I woke up this morning

It's the perfect morning after song! "You brought the sun into my life...I CAN'T BE OWNED BY NO ONE"

Millsner - gotta say one more time. These pics are beautiful. Thank you. Great poll - to you too Bee OK.

I'm struggling. It's 2.30 am in the UK. Gonna crash soon but you guys go for it.

I've never been in the kind of relationship in which I can look at my beloved the next morning and feel what the singer in "Dream Attack" feels -- that kind of stunned rapture

― A deeper shade of lol (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, June 1, 2013 1:26 AM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I have at least once. It's a feeling that lasts for mere seconds, but New Order manage to crystallise those mere seconds into a 5 minute song... and that's part of its genius, I guess.

that's why they matter. I can imagine what it's like.

Yeah Dream Attack is perfect, their best album closer.

I'm struggling. It's 2.30 am in the UK. Gonna crash soon but you guys go for it.

― kraudive, Saturday, June 1, 2013 1:31 AM (22 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

2:30am it may be, but I'm here 'til the bitter end! Besides, it's Saturday now... what could possibly go wrong!? :D

Wonder how many non-singles are left?

Probably just Your Silent Face and Age of Consent now.

In fact, all throughout Technique I end up getting this fucking real giddy life-affirming feeling... like I'm massively in love or E'd up to the eyeballs, or something. No other New Order album does that for me, and it's a huge part of Technique's appeal for me.

Blows my mind that every single track from Technique managed to place (and quite well!)

Damn. True Faith came up on my Spotify - "I feel so extraordinary" so I made a martini.

any expectations for World in Motion?

The kind of double-negative in "I can't be owned by no one" feels wrong when coming from a British singer. Same with "just can't function no more" in LWTUA.

I find the love for Technique as puzzling as some of you find my love for Movement. I like it, but it doesn't move me like the early stuff, and somehow feels more dated today than the records that came before it.

Damn. True Faith came up on my Spotify - "I feel so extraordinary" so I made a martini.

― kraudive, Saturday, June 1, 2013 1:36 AM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I've just thrown Technique on and I'm doing my best Bernard-dancing-like-a-bell-end-on-Top-Of-The-Pops routine :)

Technique:

9 Dream Attack
10 Vanishing Point
18 All The Way
19 Round & Round
21 Fine Time
23 Run
32 Mr Disco
39 Love Less
41 Guilty Partner

Technique is my second favourite album of all time. I've been listening to it a bunch for this poll and falling in love with it all over again. I didn't vote for every song but if I'd had another five spots I probably would have done. I wouldn't change a single thing on that album.

Technique's day-glo production -- the first time their self-productions sounded expensive -- suits the sleeve and mood.