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Personally, another vote for Oakland here, great gig, too bad it was in such a crap town and that lots of people had to hurry down to Coachella afterward. Getting to meet Jerry Harrison after the show was a nice bonus though.
Loved the trio of 7" singles for the title track as well.
Finally being able to obtain a "legal" copy of the full-length NOstory.
The album, singles, the DVDs, and most of all
SEEING THE LEGENDS UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL IN CHICAGO! Best gig EVER!
oooh...just remembered....
best bit about the Oakland gig...
seeing that wailing banshee bitch carted out from the back of Kaiser and into an ambulance....bwahahahahaha....
there is a God, and he does have a sense of humor!!!!
Has to be WFTSC - BY A MILE!!!!
A new album at this stage in their careers is an absolute bonus. Just remember the long days between Republic and Get Ready...
Gigs. Given the choice, I'd take 3 new gigs over 3 new albums any day of the week. Might sound weird, but I've already heard enough New Order tracks I genuinely like to last me a lifetime and everything new just dilutes the mix for me and I haven't enough time these days to learn to love these tracks as much as I do the output from the 80's.
I said the gigs too. Especially in Turin where I only went coz of the major coincidence that I happened to be there on business. So therefore EGG in Turin.
Royser wrote: I said the gigs too. Especially in Turin where I only went coz of the major coincidence that I happened to be there on business. So therefore EGG in Turin.
Shit city, but what a setting for a gig. Loved it, and still have the fcuking mosquito bite scars to prove it!!!
Hearing that New Order got nominated for a Grammy. Finally, some recognition. I remembered how shocked I was when I heard the news. Legends never die.
Al Jarvis wrote: Gigs. Given the choice, I'd take 3 new gigs over 3 new albums any day of the week. Might sound weird, but I've already heard enough New Order tracks I genuinely like to last me a lifetime and everything new just dilutes the mix for me and I haven't enough time these days to learn to love these tracks as much as I do the output from the 80's.
Fair enough, explains your devotion to the band.
But then you are convinced that they won't be able to surprise you with THE song of their career...
I still believe there is juice in that lemon ;)
I downloaded Singles off of iTunes for $9.90. Not that thrilling a high, but it seemed like a deal.
You can also download a verison with the Secret Machines mix, but that's $19.99.
Or you could pay $19.99 to download it from buy.com, but the second disc isn't included.
Gotta love digital releases.
highlight of the year for me was a in gig comment from hooky at hyde park. "you must all be over forty ya bunch of fuckin daft bastards" knowing full well that he was refering to the usual suspects on this site. now that did make me smile.
Being a 'club sound du jour' junkie, the endless proliferation of remixes for the singles has kept me ecstatic for months.........
the work of Rich Morel, DJ Dan, Eric Kupper, A Baker, Conte, et all have just made my year.........Im so happy with this band, yet again.
Thanks for a great year, guys. You are, indeed, the best.
CEREMONY and TURN at Brixton. Getting wasted and annoying Coldplay fans at Glastonbury. The Speculation over what the 'surprise' would be at QEH.
Meeting Hooky and getting to say thanks Meeting Wilson and getting to say thanks Getting my head stuffed so far up my arsehole by new order at the apollo it came out my fookin neck again.
Gotta be the Hyde Park gig for me.
Finally got a chance to meet all the nool nutbars.
The Audley session was fantastic!
Plus, the actual gig itself,the beers,the moshpit,the st johns ambulance tent,the scuffed trainers,the lost mobile phone that miracalously turned up via mrs 
and the aching back that i inherited from those daft forty year old moshers.
I could hardly walk the next day ,but it was worth it! 
John Peel day 'specially as it was the 1st and an all JD set.
WFTSC.
The school gig; proving that the old dogs still have brightly burning souls.
Jet Stream wrote: The highlight was that they were so prolific (singles, albums, DVD's, gigs, guest appearances) and 2006 looks pretty good too.
Agreed
)I can't really make a choice, but maybe the best thing was WFTSC… just released in time for my birthday !
NOT playing Blue Monday @ Glastonbury, to the annoyance of several thousand people and the the glee of about 20.
NOT playing piss stream at brixton or manchester. Well done lads. Taste and intelligence prevails in the end.
twp wrote: NO live Les Vieilles Charrues (France), especially Everything's gone green. Totally unexpected!
Oh Yes ! 2005 was a big New Order year for me:
I saw them live 2 times!
@ Les Vieilles Charrues
@ Canal+ session (thank you Nico )
I meet them after the Canal+ show. 
I felt so extraordinary
I hope them touring in France in 2006.
The way it it stopped raining just in time for the band to come on at Hyde Park.Every time I go to to London to see them in open air it pisses down all day then as if they were some kind of Gods it clears up for them to perform.
Oh, fuck, IALP, it's one of those Barbapapa creatures in your avatar!
I had a Barbabright squeaky toy when I was a kid.
Um, oh, sorry.
I hate to say it, but a high/low point was listening to Singles on my iPod yesterday for the first time. I love the new records, really I do...
But the first handful of tracks on Singles are just so brilliant -- godlike genius. Flawless. And then Subculture comes on and you know it's all downhill, fast.
Hannett of the Apes wrote: Oakland. Barney seemed especially into it that night (maybe too into it, thinking about it now).
Mr. Apes, you were at Oakland as well? Pity I didn't meet you there. Regrets.
Highlights too numerous to mention.It's just been New Order Year for me.
WFTSC...Singles...ITEM.
Meeting Hooky at last,what a geezer!
Doing what I've always wanted to do..a "neworderdisco" or TWO.
Discovering NOOL and chatting to other NO fans who are mad as cheese.
My first VIKING badge!!! Cheers Al.
Seeing NO and JD getting their recognition for their input.
And seeing them live again after not seeing them since 2001. 
His Holiness, The Pope wrote:
Hannett of the Apes wrote: Oakland. Barney seemed especially into it that night (maybe too into it, thinking about it now).
Mr. Apes, you were at Oakland as well? Pity I didn't meet you there. Regrets.
Yes, I failed to check my email until after I got back and realized a sizeable amount of NOOLers were present. I think I was a few feet behind from Wasim near the crowd surfers with the mohawks.
What an amazing NOOL year it has been.
For me highlights were - Oxegen - meeting those most excelent Greek Order (Martha, Sophia & Elias) & then a good smattering of Vikings. A long weekend out with the Greeks including a night with Ness & DoN - & MYOB, where is he these days?
Then The Apollo, traveling with Clockwork C, Angel with a catapult, All the craic in JB's, eating with the Irish order & Sam chapman, SHORTS, meeting Steve Campbell, KLF, BigInOil, Shug, getting a few more words with those i'd met briefly in Dublin, LOTS more I cant remember, & another few drinks with Ness & Don & back home within 24 hours - sleep? who needs it, sure I'm only a kid!
Three Viking pins - priceless! - thanks Al, DoN & Ness for those.
Now I really feel I'm part of a community (probably means we should ALL be locked up:D )
