Which group is better, Joy Divison or New Order?

Both hideous.

C'mon guys who really listens to these bands?!!!!

In my opinion, New Order totally. Just two completely different styles, it' what Barney wanted, and that's just the way it goes.

new order are way better, on the whole for me

Or?

Er... Aren't both one and the same band?

Bere wrote: Er... Aren't both one and the same band?

The pollquestion could also be: which songs are better, the Joy Divionsongs or the New Ordersongs?

Difficult... Depends on the mood you're in...

They are the same band who evolved and chose to change their name, for obvious reasons. This poll is useless.

I heard Joy Division broke up.

well its not really fair to the legacy of Joy Division, they might have Acheived Greater Things had Ian Lived, then again maybe not, we will never know

Closer is the definitive album. No New Order album can touch that, but overall, and partly because the NO catalogue is bigger than JD's, NO have more top notch songs. JD's legacy was largely enhanced by 'Love Will Tear Us Apart', 'Atmosphere', 'Transmission', and 'She's Lost Control'. And as big a fan as I am of Unknown Pleasures, it always sounds a bit hesitant to my ears, with the exception of 'Disorder', 'Shadowplay', and 'Wilderness'.

PCL and Technique are probably my two fave NO albums, but as consistent as they are, I am not quite inclined to say they are masterpieces. Not yet, anyway.

I guess what it comes down to is how I mention both groups to people that are unfamiliar with the music. With New Order I'll talk about all their great songs, with Joy Division I'll talk about Closer as a whole, complete piece of aural art.

Whatever happend to JD. I heard they had a movie out a couple of years ago?

New Order aren't they the fellas who did Blue Monday. I thought they broke up years ago.