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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)
Agree with many of the above - Sunrise, Vanishing Point, Ceremony, TPK, Regret.
Special mention also to Crystal, BLT (Bruvverhood only) and Don't Do It.
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)
AOC, Ceremony, TPK, TKissOfDeath, BLT, BM, Regret, Crystal, Sunrise, DNE, VP, AsItIsWhenItWas, IALP
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? 
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.
Originally posted by devastating dave nobody a fan of the temptation 7" start then?
Oh defo, but I picked songs where the intro is different to the rest of the song, more distinctive. Temptation just starts at pace, then doesn't really change direction. I didn't pick Age of Consent for that reason too.. .
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.
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! 
Someone Like You is probably one of the best song opener New Order did...
This songs rocks, until the cheesy chorus...
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....) :)
Lots of recentish tunes open well...one thing that was lacking with Republic...
Vicious Streak Slow Jam Player In The League Here To Stay
hmmm...reckon I would have to say Thieves Like Us...and I quite dig the intro of Temptation and In A Lonely Place from the BBC sessions...
I always liked the intro to World, I don't suppose Ceremony counts?
But my all time fave intro would be for Procession - That shimmering synth sequence, then that bouncy drum beat - One of their finest moments for me.
Have to agree wholeheartedly with the mention of Face Up earlier - brilliant intro, really disappointing song.
Good call!
Age Of Consent, Dreams Never End, Ceremony, TPK 12", Procession, Sooner Than You Think, Regret, Here To Stay.
Lots of very good choices made so for. But for me, I feel the intro belongs to Someone Like You. This is the absolute BEST intro of any song EVER!!! It's just beyond perfect!
Originally posted by Spotnick Someone Like You is probably one of the best song opener New Order did...This songs rocks, until the cheesy chorus...
Spotty...you are now my all time favorite Admin/mod ever! You RAWK dude! 
Any intro by ' the good doctor ' Alan Wise, is to be commended .. except the Spice Girls one. Also it gives Alans creditors a chance to see how he's keeping
dream attack !
If they could do it again on tour it would be great ! Last weekend I saw again Montreux'93: DreamAttack, Everyone...where, PK, Ruined , As It Is...was and no BM, COOL !
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586 (peel session), temptation, vanishing point and probally one of the best intro's for any band ever, ceremony.
