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oldmonkey wrote: I never liked Temptation or Your Silent Face at all, until a moment of revelation at Finsbury Park three years ago.
Nothing will ever make me like certain songs, regulars here will know which ones!
do you mean most of Brotherhood and Technique?, you never know that further moments of revelations may change your view.
For me I didnt like Hurt till I heard it live! Still prefer the live recording to the studio release. Does anyone remember Sunrise on The Old Grey Whistle test when Barney removes his Guitar and throws it on the floor! God I would love to see that again!
WIFM. Then I heard it live an... oh... Nope, it's still the only New Order song that I think is utter sh*te, live or otherwise 
Never ever liked "We All Stand", but i really like the live version on the Pumped Full of Drugs bootleg.
OK, I've got 2:
Ceremony - I've always liked it, but when I saw it live in London New Year's eve 1998, it absolutely blew me away! Now I realize the studio track does not do it justice. Live, it has so much energy and power, especially the way Hooky comes on with the bass during the break (when it goes quieter, then LOUDER). (You can see part of it on one of the DVD's in the extras section). Now it's in my top 3 favorite songs, and since they don't play it much anymore, it's the one I most want to see live again.
Your Silent Face: I always thought it was a nice song, but when I saw it live at the Gorge near Seattle in 2001, it was an absolutely perfect magical moment. Barney on the melodica, and the sun setting in the Columbia River gorge, wow!
