a movie turned me on to New Order (Never happened since)

Well I know this might seem random but I figured Id post what started my interest. I saw the movie American Psycho right around the time it hit as a rental and the opening scene with them going into the club the song immediatly caught my interest. At first I thought it was Depeche Mode(Dont laugh) but sure enough I quickly found out it was New Order so True Faith made me a NO fan and I probably wouldnt have known of them if I hadnt have seen the movie.

Anyway.......

at least it was a good film.

we all have our stories. for me it was a girl who really was into new order etc.

Welcome to the site! It's true we all have our stories. I'm was three and it was a certain best selling 12 incher that made me dance that did the trick. Another friend of mine only got into them after seeing Pretty in Pink.... and was summarily disappointed for a few days when the album he'd found by New Order didn't sound at all like Elegia. I suppose for him it was hard to recognize New Order circa Elegia versus New Order circa Technique (which was the album he'd bought).

interesting. a movie turned me on to new order as well - it was bright lights big city, and the song was also true faith. it was used on the film's commercial, and i had know idea of the song's name or the band's name.

True Faith is one of my favourite NO songs. American Psycho was on telly the other night. Good film if not slightly disturbing.

I got into NO through my boyfriend when i was 16, think he was playing Ceremony, i whipped the cassette out of his stereo and he never saw it again!

Hello!

AgentWood wrote: at least it was a good film.

Nope.

I got into New Order only a few months back when I picked up a copy of Unknown Pleasures because I had heard so much praise for Joy Division. I was less than impressed with it (it remained me too much of The Cure's early-80s albums), but in my readings about JD, I discovered after Ian Curtis' death, the music became slightly more accessible to say the least, so I downloaded "Blue Monday" and went out and bought Power, Corruption & Lies the next day.

Funny thing is, I'm in college, and not only do I listen to New Order, all my friends do now too. I still can't get into JOy Division though...

That's too bad you can't get into Joy Division. Also, the Cure ripped off everything from JD. They should have stuck to their original sound circa Three Imaginary Boys. Disintergration's alright, but it gets a little tedious with all the slow tempos. Unknown Pleasures on the other hand has some variety. Maybe you should start listening to side two. That's got the faster songs (sans Disorder).

I think 'accessible' isn't the best term to describe the change in sound NO made. '80-'81 is a transition period. And there is plenty of stuff on PCL that's left-field. The band embraced a more melodic sound, definitely. And they got more into harmonizing various synth tracks with the bass. The most radical change early on was Bernard's guitar playing. His style really evolved, and he's not credited enough for that. (This is not to say I dislike his more raw, distorted, early style, but on the contrary, it was quite energizing in its own right.)

Well, after listening to NO for a while, I do like JD a bit more, and I can appreciate why they were important. I would like Closer, except Ian's vocals just sound kind of weird.

I find it really funny how The Cure pretty much copied JD/NO throughout the 80s. I mean they both started out the same, did their more experimental music at the same time, did dance music at the same time, released a sprawling album in 1987, and released very highly-regarded albums in 89...

Woah, I didn't realize that NO songs were featured on more than one movie. Guess I'll be renting some DVDs this weekend.

New Order? Pah! Not as good as Phil Collins and Huey Lewis and The News.

for me, it was true faith that got me, too... i was a love-struck pubescent boy that day-dreamed nicole cohen would kiss me if only she would let me sing the opening lines to her. we'd fall in love and that would be it... instead she laughed in my face when i "asked her out."

oh, to be 13 again...

To be 13 again would really suck. Except for the times I got into good records by the Sex Pistols, the Buzzcocks, the Ramones, the Stooges, the Velvet Underground, and the Clash. Oh yeah, PiL too and LKJ. It was nice builiding my music library. But now I just listen to New Order and classical, with a splash of Beat Happening, Echo and the Bunnymen, and KA-OH!

Does anyone have the soundtrack to Alexander Nevsky? Does it exist?

Schuring.

Like one of the other posters here, I was first interested in New Order when I heard "True Faith" on the commercial for "Bright Lights, Big City". But I didn't know which song it was, or who sang it, and it wasn't exactly easy to get that information back then (sans internet). You can imagine how happy I was when I bought Substance a few months later (after hearing BLT and actually knowing who the band was)...

JV wrote: Does anyone have the soundtrack to Alexander Nevsky? Does it exist?

my dad has two copies, each done by a different orchestra. it exists twice, at least.

yeah, i'd rather not be 13 again... i dumped a lot of my synthpop tapes to start buying slayer & metallica albums... REALLY stupid move. thank god i came to my senses.

Spotnick wrote:

Emma Peel wrote: Woah, I didn't realize that NO songs were featured on more than one movie. Guess I'll be renting some DVDs this weekend.

Check the FAQ, they have been featured in at least 20 of them!

The best use of it is probably Trainspotting... it can't get better than this.

The most surprising was Wayne's World 2.

Thanks Spotnick! I'm off to the DVD rentals...

JV wrote:

AgentWood wrote: at least it was a good film.

Nope.

you're right. it was a brilliant film.

I've been wanting to see American Psycho for a while because of the soundtrack, but just haven't got around to it yet.

JV wrote:

Does anyone have the soundtrack to Alexander Nevsky? Does it exist?

I have the one with Temirkanov conducting. The complete soundtrack seems to be hard to find, I think I had to get mine used off Amazon or something.

Spotnick wrote:

The most surprising was Wayne's World 2.

I agree! One of the last places I expected to hear NO! haha

ondes_martenot wrote: I've been wanting to see American Psycho for a while because of the soundtrack, but just haven't got around to it yet.

JV wrote:

Does anyone have the soundtrack to Alexander Nevsky? Does it exist?

I have the one with Temirkanov conducting. The complete soundtrack seems to be hard to find, I think I had to get mine used off Amazon or something.

i dunno... my dad's favorite movie is the B/W "Alexander Nevsky" (i think it is silent? not sure, can't remember) so the man has what he has. next time i am 'round the 'rents house, i'll see what the old man has there.

No, Eisenstein was using dialogue at that point (1938, I believe).

I wonder if a coming to age film set in Manchester in the 80s would be good or shite?