Low points of 2005

For me, it would be the lack of promotion on WFTSC album. Tragic.

Christopher Owens spreading shite on boards

NObabe wrote: Christopher Owens spreading shite on boards

Save that for another thread.

UK Music Hall of Fame. Their performance OK but why was that twat Ozzy Osbourne in the same company as Dylan, Aretha, Pink Floyd & JD/NO?

Jet Stream wrote: UK Music Hall of Fame. Their performance OK but why was that twat Ozzy Osbourne in the same company as Dylan, Aretha, Pink Floyd & JD/NO?

And what do you suggest is wrong with Ozzy?

easy Brandon Flowers sucks-go away

Nothing wrong with him from a light entertainment point of view. Just not a serious prospect for early inclusion in a Brit Hall of Fame.

Hey, why should I be providing an explanation! Can't believe there are people on here that would disagree with my view.

Christopher Owens wrote:

NObabe wrote: Christopher Owens spreading shite on boards

Save that for another thread.

I'm sorry, did you actually, seriously HONESTLY....tell Maya of for being gobby, just cos this your thread......Oh Christopher, MOST ungentlemanly. Especially since she's mainlt right.

Suppose I have to give you a sensible answer now all you'll get all precious with me too :D

You left out "continued miming"

But I voted for the Now That's What I Call New Order set list.

Jet Stream wrote: Nothing wrong with him from a light entertainment point of view. Just not a serious prospect for early inclusion in a Brit Hall of Fame.

Hey, why should I be providing an explanation! Can't believe there are people on here that would disagree with my view.

He did help create metal. I'm grateful for that.

Also forgot about the awful horlicks HMV made over the WFTSC 7 inch and posters.

Steve Campbell wrote:

Christopher Owens wrote:

NObabe wrote: Christopher Owens spreading shite on boards

Save that for another thread.

I'm sorry, did you actually, seriously HONESTLY....tell Maya of for being gobby, just cos this your thread......Oh Christopher, MOST ungentlemanly. Especially since she's mainlt right.

Suppose I have to give you a sensible answer now all you'll get all precious with me too :D

You left out "continued miming"

But I voted for the Now That's What I Call New Order set list.

Excuse me Cambo, you're guilty as well.

Voted for Phil replacing Gillian, 'cause that's just so wrong. In all the promo photos he looks like the kid standing behind the TV announcer on his tiptoes so he can get on TV. "Phil, help us down the steps." "Phil, fetch my dentures."

Other low points? Well, I think the WFTSC video was a missed opportunity. It's one of NO's more lyrically rich tracks -- really expansive in scope -- and, well, nothing else really. Easily forgettable.

Was that French TV dealie with the lip syncing this year? That sucked. Lip syncing itself is bad, but lip syncing Jetstream is just intolerable.

Glastonbury gig was awful

umm... Hyde Park was a bum gig, I thought.

Jetstream was dead poor too.

Mike Flowers would have been cool, not Brandon.

NO on Richard and Judy has sunk NO TV appearances to a new level.

And, yup, I miss Gillian as well. I like the idea of having beefier guitars, but I also miss someone having control and occasionally playing the keyboards. Can't we have both in there?

No promo whoring of Turn and (now that I think about it - Morning Night and Day) which are now my heaviest rotated songs off WFTSC.

No massive street team for this area - not including my own humble efforts to influence the surrounding city with loudly played tracks out my windows. Maybe they oughta ask NOOL to do promotion for them. It can't hurt.

Lack of interesting US dates, though I can understand it and still hold hope. (It's the fourth largest city in the US, you guys. Come on. If Depeche Mode can do it, so can you.) I offer up my backyard as a venue.

Bizarre single releasing techniques from their distros. Makes me wonder if they need me to help them out with a little thing called artist promotion and merchandising.

Getting all excited about the new album and sludging through far too many reviews by a bunch of musically degenerate "reviewers", and actually hearing a pal say "Well, if Pitchfork doesn't like it..."

Not getting my stuff together and joining you guys for all the nifty UK dates.

always next year :D

Actually (dropping all daftnes for a mo) i would like to go see them in the states cos When i left the last time I felt it in my bones that I'd be back.

Damnit now I have to walk away from Bonz AND you

1. miming on popworld instead of terrifying the kiddies with real music.
2. not deciding to mime on the Ross show when it was already apparent the vibes had been trampled by that osborne beast.

Watching New order bow to their record company a few too many times for my liking

jetstream was pretty crap. especially when it was stuck in my head for about a month.

only that i didn't get to see them this year.

Maybe we should let them know if they say fook off we'll back them. though what as handfull can do I dunno. Record companues can be real cunts. they can prevent your album ever seeing daylight and WILL take the costs just to spite you.

Don't think I've read a sleeve note on a london release. Are the published by an arm or warners now? if so they are relatively on their own. If they are published externally they have the publisher who wants paid, hassling the record company with them.

Tell you what tho if it's true the NYC show was planned for DVD release.....they fucked warners good....such wonderful "aye alright, release this ya twats" attitude.

We have to deal with it...they are no longer with factory. They may get paid right at long last ....but to that lot... New Order are "product" "livestock" (bloody awkward ones with any luck...living up to Rob's preduiction)

in the end tho....barnster still sings Steve still inpersonates a drum machine....and Hooky is sstill Hooky.

Pascal CHAMPAVERT wrote: Glastonbury gig was awful

you're joking arent you? glastonbury was great! my low point was jetstream and especially when they performed it on the jonathan ross show in the uk. its the only time ever ive been embarrassed to be a NO fan..

RedKen wrote:

Pascal CHAMPAVERT wrote: Glastonbury gig was awful

you're joking arent you? glastonbury was great! my low point was jetstream and especially when they performed it on the jonathan ross show in the uk. its the only time ever ive been embarrassed to be a NO fan..

Yep..:barf:

I seem to remember a massive amount of NOOLers screaming that the Johnathan Ross performance was the absolute 'last straw' for them, giving up New Order and NOOL because of that single apperance. Haven't seen the thing, but it all seems a bit harsh, no?

Would have liked a few more rarer songs played at gigs.But in the great scheme of things NEW ORDER matters have had NO real impact on my pathetic LIFE.

doing pisstream on ross show i almost cried :o