10 songs that define New Order

If you met someone who had never heard of New Order, which 10 songs would you choose to play to them to illustrate the variety of fantastic music they have made (i.e not necessarily your top 10 songs)? You can put these in a particular order if you want and give your reasons. My choice is:

1. True Faith
2. Regret
3. The Perfect Kiss
4. The Village
5. Leave Me Alone
6. Crystal
7. Round & Round
8. Temptation
9. Turn
10. Avalanche

The same 10 I posted in the definitive collection survey pretty much sums it up.

LE Roberts wrote: The same 10 I posted in the definitive collection survey pretty much sums it up.

Ditto... Or ust give them Low-Life ot Technique...

SHEDi xxx

BLT, True Faith, Here to stay, Love Vigilantes, The Perfect Kiss, Crystal, Regret, Temptation, Round & Round, Waiting for the siren's call

In no particular order:

Ceremony Temptation Blue Monday Age of Consent The Perfect Kiss Bizarre Love Triangle True Faith Dream Attack Regret Crystal

In Chronological Order:

1. Temptation The song that started it all, try to play a live version though.

2. Age of Consent The pefect melding of synths, guitars, forlorn lyrics and Whoops!

3. Blue Monday The Song that broke them, literally and figuratively.

4. Thieves Like Us The song that encapsulates their mastery of electronic-synth based music, bass guitar, and Barney's wonderfully unusual and off key vocals.

5. The Perfect Kiss (Long Form) Reminding that behind every beautiful synth tune, is a hidden dance anthem ready to be played.

6. Bizarre Love Triangle Their perfect song.

7. Run Six years after Consent, they showcase their synth-rock genius again.

8. Regret A few have said this song perfectly captures New Order. I think they may be right. The New Order remix on the single is absolutely amazing too.

9. Special Once described by a low rent mag as, "Baudelaire on vocals backed by Beethoven," this tune is flawless.

10. Waiting for the Sirens Call The best song that captures their modern 21st century period.

This is actually 12 and was a mix CD I made for a friend:

1. Ceremony
2. Age Of Consent
3. Dreams Never End
4. Love Vigilantes
5. Crystal
6. Let's Go (Nothing For Me)
7. Blue Monday
8. Everything's Gone Green
9. Vanishing Point
10. Bizarre Love Triangle
11. Fine Time
12. True Faith

Ceremony 12" Everything's Gone Green 12" Temptation 7" Blue Monday 12" Age of Consent Your Silent Face Leave Me Alone Thieves Like Us 12" Love Vigilantes Perfect Kiss 12" Paradise Bizarre Love Triangle album version True Faith album version Run album version Vanishing Point Regret album version

oh well, it should fit on a CD

in no particular order

01BlueMonday 02TrueFaith 03Regret 04Temptation 05ThePerfectKiss 06Everylittlecounts 07Ceremony 08BizarreLoveTriangle 09DreamsNeverEnd 10EverythingsGoneGreen

1. World (Price Of Love)
2. Times Change
3. Run Wild
4. Here To Stay
5. Crystal
6. Vanishing Point
7. Fine Time
8. Ruined In A Day
9. I Told You So
10. 1963

...and that's the whole NO spectrum: Dance, electronica, rock, retro and even raggae!