are new order a gay band? — Forum Archive

27 Apr 2006, 01:17

???

27 Apr 2006, 01:27

ok i'll give this a serious answer, although i'm tempted to just say f o. New Order are not gay. they are all into women and married with children. half of New Order used to be a couple (Gillian and Steve).

they do however make dance music with wide appeal, including in the gay community, well some of it anyway.

27 Apr 2006, 01:50

New Order are a band who appeal to gay, straight and bisexual people.

They are all in straight relationships, but some members of NO may have had non-straight experiences... as have a lot of other people...

+Who is 'squiggle'? Someone already registered under a different name or genuinely a newbie- If so it would be interesting to know if some of the behind closed doors stuff makes you uncomfortable?

27 Apr 2006, 02:33

What an idiotic first post...

that is all...

27 Apr 2006, 03:20

have we really run out of ideas...

27 Apr 2006, 03:24

squiggly wrote: ???

He's lit the touchpaper and bolted methinks :laugh:

This topic's been gone over so much in the past there's no point in replying really!

27 Apr 2006, 04:00

No. I don't think they're homophobic, however.

27 Apr 2006, 04:23

some members of NO may have had non-straight experiences... as have a lot of other people...

WHich one?Bernard,Peter or Stephen???

27 Apr 2006, 04:33

Mrs.Disco wrote: WHich one?Bernard,Peter or Stephen???

Uh oh :rolleyes: she's off! :laugh:

27 Apr 2006, 04:47

Mrs.Disco wrote:

some members of NO may have had non-straight experiences... as have a lot of other people...

WHich one?Bernard,Peter or Stephen???

Well obviously its :ignore:

(cue: a team of lawyers dragging me off into the sunset)

27 Apr 2006, 04:57

"You're into.....Gay Disco", so said Rob Gretton in 1984, and he was right. None of the band members are gay, if that's what the question was aimed at, but they undoubtedly like the "gay culture" particularly the music scene, and why shouldn't they?

27 Apr 2006, 05:51

NO gay band - definitely not. Even Judy Garland had a "gay" following.

27 Apr 2006, 06:19

ShedSisterFay wrote: NO gay band - definitely not. Even Judy Garland had a "gay" following.

Judy Garland had a gay following?! :eek:

Well, I never.

Bernard's the gay one, isn't he?! Or Hooky perhaps, he likes to keep trim. Or Steve cos he, er, drives a tank. Ooh, what's the answer, please.

Or maybe it was Curtis?! Nice little line in the Sopranos from the (closet) Vito when Gene hung himself. "Perhaps he killed himself cos he was gay ... and had no-one to talk to?"

27 Apr 2006, 06:21

Theyre just a band arent they-surely gay people like all kinds of music the same as straight people.

27 Apr 2006, 06:41

NO - massively influenced by Patrick Cowley, Bobby O, Moroder, and Italo Disco - all staples of early 80s gay disco.

27 Apr 2006, 07:40

are they a gay band, well I have found them quite morose to be honest:)

27 Apr 2006, 07:51

I don´t think new Order is a gay band neither Bernard,Peter or Stephen... :nono:

27 Apr 2006, 07:52

Well, they are English - the stereotypes are pretty similar!

:blackeye:

27 Apr 2006, 08:16

NO isn't gay, now Depeche Mode, well that's a whole other story...

27 Apr 2006, 08:28

Mrs.Disco wrote: I don´t think new Order is a gay band neither Bernard,Peter or Stephen...

But Phil and Gillian u aint too sure of?

:D

27 Apr 2006, 08:55

Mrs.Disco wrote:

some members of NO may have had non-straight experiences... as have a lot of other people...

WHich one?Bernard,Peter or Stephen???

Gilian, of course!

27 Apr 2006, 08:56

Obviously none of NO are gay, but are into the gay scene (as someone else said, why not? They do have good taste in music) TPK was about AIDS in the gay community (I think!) and of course their dance beats would appeal to the gay community as well as many others. Next question.

27 Apr 2006, 12:14

How many times have we had a "are NO gay" thread? Are/were they? Who cares?

27 Apr 2006, 13:19

Gay my ARSE!

27 Apr 2006, 15:17

Only when they can't be arsed to change the bloody set-list

27 Apr 2006, 15:20

If they were, would it make any difference at all to the enjoyment of the music? Surely the themes present in the lyrics would still be as universal as ever? :skeptic:

All the twittering over their (or rather, Bernard's) dubious nature (remember the furor over Electronic's member makeup and Ol' Neil joining on for a song? Good grief!) was really pointless at the end of the day.

No one cares. We come for the music, not for the tabloids. Give us albums not sexual scrutiny. That's all.

27 Apr 2006, 15:26

Music is all. End of!

27 Apr 2006, 15:54

yes. i think they are probably quite happy people.

27 Apr 2006, 18:45

Al Jarvis wrote:

ShedSisterFay wrote: NO gay band - definitely not. Even Judy Garland had a "gay" following.

Judy Garland had a gay following?!

Well, I never.

Bernard's the gay one, isn't he?! Or Hooky perhaps, he likes to keep trim. Or Steve cos he, er, drives a tank. Ooh, what's the answer, please.

Or maybe it was Curtis?! Nice little line in the Sopranos from the (closet) Vito when Gene hung himself. "Perhaps he killed himself cos he was gay ... and had no-one to talk to?"

I'm shocked that Harvey Keitel had a gay following. He said that in his monologue while hosting Saturday Night Live? :eek3: Is he joking? BTW, he wasn't funny on the show.

28 Apr 2006, 09:16

can't people i am dignifying this post with a response

yah so i'm queer. i like new order, mode and psb. i also like pearl jam, nine inch nails and ministry.

new order cater to many demographics, but if we had to, we would classify them under alternative, and since being gay is 'still' seen as being an alternative community, shouldn't only us homos like new order?

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