Best New Order song intros.......

Not sure if this has been covered before but as I'm new here I thought I'd post up a thread to ask what is everyone's favorite intros to classic New Order songs?

Mine would have to be -..

1 - Sunrise (love the way the guitar bursts in like gun riccochets) 2 - Regret (classic vintage New Order sound) 3 - The Perfect Kiss (12" version) 4 - Ceremony 5 - Thieves Like Us (though the song goes downhill when the vocals come in sadly) 6 - All The Way 7 - Vanishing Point 8 - Subculture (LP version)

Ceremony, the way Hooky's signature bass starts off the song as the steady foundation with it's sweet melody along with the drums, providing a solid beam and platform on which the guitars and vocals weave and intertwine to create a masterpiece. Everytime I listen to it it's akin to appreciating a beautiful painting by Rembrandt or the like... makes me quite emotional

The guitar sound on Ceremony - the original 7inch version - is just so wonderful it gives me goosebumps. I love the way the sound just surges - and right towards the end its just awesome. The rerecorded version that was also included on Substance is a bit of a let down. I just wish that version would get released on CD as there have been so many missed opportunities.

Procession, Age of Consent, Dreams Never End, et al.

You ever notice how the intros to the first song on NO's first 3 proper albums all sound very much the same? (Dreams Never End, AOC, Love Vigilantes)

TPK (12"), This time of night, sub-culture (low-life version), and Round and Round 94

Originally posted by Who is this man that follows me? TPK (12"), This time of night, sub-culture (low-life version), and Round and Round 94

Are you reading my mind?

Thieves Like Us Instrumental.

/TLV

Blue Monday, This Time of Night, Touched by the Hand of God (single version), True Faith, Regret and Primitive Notion

God, I forgot to include Primitive Notion - that one really rocks - the hardest they've sounded since Sunrise IMO.... :)

Originally posted by Paul Smith > Originally posted by Who is this man that follows me?> TPK (12"), This time of night, sub-culture (low-life version), and Round and Round 94

Are you reading my mind? I don't think so, but they all do have good intros.

1)Perfect Kiss 12" 2)Don't Do It :D (again Nicolas) 3)Vanishing Point

Ceremony

1. Weirdo

2. Vanishing Point

3. Age of Consent

nobody a fan of the temptation 7" start then?

Mind you, I'm really bored now of hearing Blue Monday's intro - it was well cool when it first came out, but now after hearing it a million times you just get sick of it. It's not even their greatest ever song anyway..... ;)

When i first played Low Life, I was blown away by the intro to Face Up and thought it was going to be another NO electronic masterpiece UNTIL the cheesy bouncing synths entered the fray......

Intro to ceremony is just classic.

Best intro ever is Guilty Partner (the MEN arena version)

Originally posted by five hates six When i first played Low Life, I was blown away by the intro to Face Up and thought it was going to be another NO electronic masterpiece UNTIL the cheesy bouncing synths entered the fray......Intro to ceremony is just classic.

I thought the intro to Face Up was NO taking the mickey out of Hi-NRG music anyway! That slap bass bit is hilarious!

tough one. live...tpk

vinyl...dreams never end

I agree BLue Monday sucks now,probably the only New order song that sounds REALLY dated.

Originally posted by PAUL TROWELL vinyl...dreams never end

God yeah! That one is a killer - how the hell did i leave that one out? (it was only a top 8 after all, so I should add it on, along with Primitive notion....) :)

It took 5 posts until someone says "Age of Consent"???

Scary.

Lots of recentish tunes open well...one thing that was lacking with Republic...

Vicious Streak Slow Jam Player In The League Here To Stay

Sunrise & Vanishing Point for me.

DM

Age of Consent Subculture WRL(confusion)