The worst track

The worst track on the new album is 'working overtime' sounds like the Monkees having a bad day.  The reggae track that all the press are moaning about, i think is quite good.  Sounds like the Orb.  Standout track is 'turn' Barney as his best me thinks, the song makes you wanna cry.  Overall a back to form classic.  Roll on the British tour.

The worst track is defo GUILT IS A USELESS EMOTION followed by       I TOLD YOU SO which reminds me of some song performed by "some-lady-but-dunno-who" but it goes something like this: "Please come back to me in Casablanca, I love you more and more each day as time goes by"

gazzano9 wrote: The worst track on the new album is 'working overtime' sounds like the Monkees having a bad day.  The reggae track that all the press are moaning about, i think is quite good.  Sounds like the Orb.  Standout track is 'turn' Barney as his best me thinks, the song makes you wanna cry.  Overall a back to form classic.  Roll on the British tour.

I completely agree on all points. However, as I've pointed out elsewhere, even though I agree track 11 is the worst, even that track has 20 good seconds of PH genius starting at 1:48.

Working Overtime...

I bet you that they'll play this song live, because it is so low-tech and easy for them...it also seems very easy for BS to sing...it is in his natural key.

I wouldn't be disappointed if they did play it, but it is at the bottom of my list...

Working Overtime kicks ass!

the bottom 3 tracks, in my opinion (from bad to worse):

hey now what you doing

guilt is a useless emotion

jetstream

working overtime is awesome!!  If only they would make a whole album like that...and yeah I love Rock the Shack too

I'd say I Told You So is the worst.  The music's alright but the lyrics aren't up to much.  Guilt is...a great track but the most embarassing .  I can just picture playing the album for friends and having them go 'what is this crap!?!?' when it comes on.  I like it though.  Very bouncy and a great melody.

donello wrote: I'd say I Told You So is the worst.  The music's alright but the lyrics aren't up to much.  Guilt is...a great track but the most embarassing .  I can just picture playing the album for friends and having them go 'what is this crap!?!?' when it comes on.  I like it though.  Very bouncy and a great melody.

Well, at least Parma Mick agrees with me that ITYS is good.

Worst track for me, by a long way is

Krafty

The rest are various degrees of brilliant!

worst:

I Told You So

Mrs Major walked in and said "is that ace of base?"

best:

Turn

Major Tarantino wrote:

worst:

I Told You So

Mrs Major walked in and said "is that ace of base?"

best:

Turn

Well, at least we agree on the best one, Major.

Agree I told you so just sounds silly, I believe the original concept was to mix jazz and flute, but do to the strict divide of flute and non flute songs on the two albums, it got shelved

patrick wrote:

Major Tarantino wrote:

worst:

I Told You So

Mrs Major walked in and said "is that ace of base?"

best:

Turn

Well, at least we agree on the best one, Major.

I'd put Turn in my top 10 new order songs ever.

I honestly don't think there is a bad track on the album. Some have their low points (the backing vocals on Guilt) while some took a while to warm to (Overtime, I Told You So, Jetstream) but they all have their redeeming features. I can listen to this album from beginning to end without skipping.

Hey Now What You Doing... still just can't get into that much.

I disagree though, I think I Told You So is a brilliant risky move, you may not like it, but it shows you they still have the spark to try something different....which I like.....

the worst track on the album is every track

its all gone to shit...

guilt is the worst track.

jetstream by a mile

We should have had a poll on this.

Uhm, how can you be a New Order fan and not fall in love with the sequenced banjo on I Told You So, at least after a dozen listenings?

Anyway worst track is Working Overtime, actually the only track which is not very good.

Parma Mick ;)

My least favorite is "Who's Joe".  I think it would naturally be "Hey Now, What You Doing?", but that was the only leaked track I had heard beside Krafty for a while.

worst songs on WFTSC (in order):

1 i told you so

2 guilt...

3 working overtime

4 krafty

5 rock the shack...oooops...sorry, wrong album

Worst: "Jetstream," "Dracula's castle"

Best: "Guilt is a useless emotion," "Waiting for the sirens' call"

I can't believe so many of you are knocking "I Told You So"...

The whole dub/dance hall/raggae movement is pretty strong right now. There's a new electronic dance hall artist named M.I.A. that's exploding over in the UK right now, and is gaining a lot of attention in the underground here in the States. I think NO did something really cool with fusing these dance genres with their brand of rock/pop.

Hungry Like the Wolf

hey now what you doing

jetstream

guilt is a useless emotion

"Guilt is a useless emotion"!

Everyone's complaining about the shitty tracks on "republic" like liar or young offender... same level as Guilt... except that Mr. Hookster is introduced to play some notes.

Guilt is a Useless Emotion is a turd, undoubtedly the worst track on the record. The verse is decent but the chorus is horrible. "Hey Now What You Doing" is also pretty dire, sounds like an Electronic leftover.

The title track and "Turn" are the best tracks on the record. also "Jetstream" is actually a pretty decent track despite all the naysayers......

The album would be perfect for me without Guilt :barf:, Jetstream and I Told You So .