Krafty is pure genious, straight from Technique. If you can't hear Hooky's bass, you must be deaf, it's up in the front. More promising than anything from Get Ready.
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I like it allot, sounds something like the old style and very republic as well... I wish it wasnt so far off for the release... :D
Originally posted by Spotnick > Originally posted by April Berhow> > > > Originally posted by Rocket Mick> > > > > > > Originally posted by April Berhow> > > Fucken brilliant!> > >
But do you LIKE it?:D
Not sure yet, might have to give it another listen... haha
Hey, listen all, If I post the whole thing as an MP3, will I get arrested?
Better not IMHO, there are officials roaming this site.
Nobody can stop you from doing it privatly, but it's not a good idea to do it here.
Gotcha, thanks!
Personally i think its great! Poppy, chirpy, touch of 'such a good thing about it', bubbly chorus, uplifting, not an anthem but commercially viable I'd say.
Its not vintage NO by any means but nevertheless im disappointed by people slagging it off as its still got that indefinable quality that only a NO track can possess!
Originally posted by AJ Wells Mmmm... as with most all of the post Republic period NO, this one has a lovely intro and verse only to be ruined by a hackneyed, over backing-vocaled chorus... what ever happened to Barney's songwriting abilities? This sort of overdone chorus is like a laugh track in a comedy; it slams you over the head and robs you of the pleasure of the verse... this one is a very ham fisted, flat song indeed... not a hopeful sign for the appalingly titled upcoming record... of course it will probably be number one in a minute or two... ;)And by the way, didnt this lot have an agreement that if they ever lost a member they would change the band name? By my count they have lost two members (rob and gillian) and gained an uninspiring studio hack... at least call it NewOrderToo you sods!Ajw
Aha, the walking colostomy bag.....
Krafty from Warner Japan.
Love the drums, love the bass, love the synths, love the guitar and the production is simply brilliant!!! :D
Catchy as hell - grew on me from the first listen 
:(...I'm gutted, this single is dreadfull and it kills me to say that. Barneys vocals,lyrics and melodies(lack of) are devoid of any creativity. Stephen's drumming and Hookys base is sadly let down by Barneys efforts 
I honestly can't believe this has seen the light of day.
I was really hoping that after the mediocre Get Ready that the lads would get back on track but this effort does not bode well for another PCL, Lowlives or Brotherhood. I really want NO to return to their former glories and tracks like Crystal and Here to stay show they still have it in them but I for one will not rushing out to buy this record.
Somebody should get Barney back ON the Prozac or any substance tested only on animals. Things could only improve!!!!
The dogs bollox! Mr Sumner has been attracting all those telepathical signals from fans again. A very uppy track, sounds somewhere between Brotherhood and Technique. If this is a sign of whats to come, I cant wait. Looking forward to seeing the Video
After 2 days of pulling my remaining hair out I've finally managed to stream the little bastard - FRIGGIN AWESOME!! Absolutely classic New Order, great summer tune with the windows rolled down and the 35 deg sun baking down - yes, I love their darker tunes because I was a Joy Division fan first and foremost, but if this tune doesn't get you up nothing will. Can't wait for the album and to quote a great Australian: C'MON!!
I think this song is a great preview to the new album,it has a lot of energy and real-life lyrics that anyone can relate to!Great sound ,great lyrics basically NEW ORDER
After listening to it a few times I came to the conclusion that Krafty is the worst first single off a New Order record. It sounds like a mellow mediocre Electronic song with some 'Hooky' base added to it. I hope there are more gloomy/hard-core New Order songs on the record (True Faith, Crystal) or some catchy electronic songs (Fine Time, Bizzare Love Triangle), otherwise I might be disappointed with New Order for the first time. 
I love it all.....sometimes a n o song will give me that "that's cool" feeling.....sometimes it's a "fuck yea" feeling...and then there's the "shit is it over? more more more...that one should just never end"......like the bassline kicking in under "I guess that's what they all say, just before they fall apart" at the end of Regret....I say this one should just never end.....where's the 24 hour version. DAMN. That's the candy my soul will always crave. Thx again neworder.
It would be good if all the newbies could start putting up their profiles - names alone make it a bit impersonal
Love it! very upbeat and lively! I hope there are a lot more excellent tracks on the upcoming album! Bernard sounds great as usual.....can't wait to pick up the cd this coming march.
:)
The wmg.jp version is a longer (4:31) mix, which I'm guessing is the LP version. It's also *much* better than the single mix, both sound-quality wise (the Realmedia version sounds better than the Windows Media version) and mixwise...the last two minutes of the song are simply CLASS...start with the bells at 2:45, and go from there...
I wish I would have heard this version first.
'Looking at the stars from underneath the tree'
Krafty sounds like the a/b (?) side of Exercise One.
the beauty of it all...is really lifting me.
cheers.
Guys from NO..... You have finally written something about me.... How nice of you to notice :)
Originally posted by Robert Plizga It sounds like a mellow mediocre Electronic song with some 'Hooky' base added to it.
have to say I agree with that, quite a good description, it just doesn't grab me like Crystal does.
The melody is almost child like in its simplicity
Been listening to the Krafty track on repeat and have to say I love it. While I really liked 'Get Ready' at the time, it's not an album I readily go back to listen to. Am relieved (as so many people have already said) to hear they're back to old form.
Yes! Roll on summer...
This message is the only thing I can do with the few minutes of Internet connection I have where I am right now, probably for the entire week. But I had to write because, well, it's hard to admit it after having written Krafty disappointed me... but the track is a bloody grower... Heard it several times on my portable CD player (and for this I have to thank a lot those of you who sent me the MP3, otherwise it wouldn't have happened) and well, it finally all made sense. It's a positive love song, mates. We expected something harder and darker, alright, like Crystal maybe, a song which still had a strong melancholic feeling, and we know how New Order are good at that kind of stuff, while when they tried to do "uppy" stuff, especially with side projects like Electronic (and this song reminds a bit stuff like For You, for example), the results weren't quite as good. But let's forget the expectations, and the comparisons with previous tracks like Way Of Life (and still Krafty now sounds like at least an enhanchement of those tracks)... let's concentrate on the feelings the song gives... I've been listening to Krafty while on train reaching my girlfriend who lives hundreds of miles away. In front me sat a happy beautiful young couple with their newborn baby. It's like in that situation I've been able to feel what I haven't felt when I heard this song for the first time, probably because of the cynicism so common between us. It's called love, as Barney sang 21 years ago... I've felt how this song is uplifting and touching at the same time, and artists who have reached almost their fifties and have found some kind of happiness in their life, they don't have to look like tormented souls anymore and they have the right to do such a song, though it's not what we've been expecting... even the lyrics, if a bit simplistic, don't sound so horrible in this perspective... And what a song mate. Give it a second chance. And a third, a tenth if you need it, but it would be a shame to lose the feeling you can have with Krafty. I love the beginning with the low bass and the synth. The verse is a simple introduction to a chorus which is essentially a winner. This is a track which will be great at concerts, imagine all of us jumping and singing along, just like with Regret. But in this case Krafty is even better, because the chorus is so simple and effective, it almost seems like the classic bands like Oasis have been trying to do with their ridiculous careers... to find something like this, I think we have to get back to The Beatles, only them could write such killer tunes. Once again, New Order are the new wave Beatles. Give me one more day - one more day Give me another night - just another night... Yeah, it's all there for a great tune, even that deep bass supporting the backing vocals, simply wonderful... melody and rhythm, it's all perfect. Supported by a great performance by Steve on the durms, the chorus brings us to a brilliant instumental interlude, with fabulous stuff from bass and then guitar and then directly to the reprise of the chorus. I can't get it out of my head, and I can't get enough of it... this fact could make the success of the single... if people hear it on the radio just once and they like it, it'll stay in their heads, it won't go away and they will want to get the single to hear it again... Just listen once again without prejudice, and you may change your mind just like I did. Krafty is an excellent pop song which (while unpalatable to some Joy Division nostalgics) should make happy New Order fans and conquer the chart masses.
Originally posted by Elsie Been listening to the Krafty track on repeat and have to say I love it. While I really liked 'Get Ready' at the time, it's not an album I readily go back to listen to. Am relieved (as so many people have already said) to hear they're back to old form. Yes! Roll on summer...
dont you mean Roll on SumNer .... teeheee.... oh and btw I agree totally with Mick too....try listening with an open mind and it will catch you by the balls even if you are a girl....:)
Ha! Hey Aleph via Krafty I got that "lurker" beat:
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And MICK---HELLS YEA! Cheers everyone!
Oh, come on! Krafty is lame-ass New Order - I hate to say.
How could it be described as classic? It's just not even a shadow of the songwriting and arrangement that made them what they are - this is the worst of Monaco, Electronic and The Other Two together - it's just so bad.
I have to wonder about rhose who are actually excited about this release - perhaps it only strengthens the arguement that New Order are now just - MAINSTREAM INDIE CROSSOVER SHIT - perhaps the British REM.
I like your old stuff better than ya new stuff!!!!
It's getting disapponting that the only reason to by recent New Order releases is for the Saville artwork.
