My *humble* opinion

um...let me bring out my copy of GR...

cyrstal

made me a true fan...it's that good

60mph

turn my way

very good, but with corgan on it, it's somehow not very NO...

vicious streak

great track. my favourite

primitive notion

slow jam

can't remember what this sounds like...oh yeah, it's the boring track. weak. very weak

someone like you

i'm liking it better now, at first i didn't like it all...too long of an intro before you get to barney's vocals...

now for the two contravoursal songs...

1)rock the shack

what the hell is wrong with this track? i have always loved this song and why do people slag it off? i love it, it's energetic, powerful and a all-around good time! plus, there's bobby gillepsie! i finally can hear and recognize bobbby on this track. i swear, his and barney's voice can be so similar sometimes...as you can see, i'm a recent primal scream fan and i love bobby and primal scream

2. run wild

this is the most mellow song NO has ever done. it's no very NO at all...i would expect this kind of introspective and mellow stuff from those singer-songwriter types a la elliott smith...but NO never ceases to surprise. as for the religious stuff...it's unusual. i by no means believe that this is a christian song, but it's very spiritual. i think barney was being poetic and threw in the jesus thing to throw people off.

Originally posted by snucker um...let me bring out my copy of GR...cyrstalmade me a true fan...it's that good60mphturn my wayvery good, but with corgan on it, it's somehow not very NO...vicious streak great track. my favouriteprimitive notionslow jam can't remember what this sounds like...oh yeah, it's the boring track. weak. very weaksomeone like youi'm liking it better now, at first i didn't like it all...too long of an intro before you get to barney's vocals...now for the two contravoursal songs...1)rock the shackwhat the hell is wrong with this track? i have always loved this song and why do people slag it off? i love it, it's energetic, powerful and a all-around good time! plus, there's bobby gillepsie! i finally can hear and recognize bobbby on this track. i swear, his and barney's voice can be so similar sometimes...as you can see, i'm a recent primal scream fan and i love bobby and primal scream2) run wildthis is the most mellow song NO has ever done. it's no very NO at all...i would expect this kind of introspective and mellow stuff from those singer-songwriter types a la elliott smith...but NO never ceases to surprise. as for the religious stuff...it's unusual. i by no means believe that this is a christian song, but it's very spiritual. i think barney was being poetic and threw in the jesus thing to throw people off.

So what about Close Range?

PATRICK trainspotter :D

i forgot close range! um, i like it, but i get it confused with slow jam and someone like you...i guess those three tracks are the weakest of the 10.:(

Here's mijne:

1. Crystal - what?.... no tipps and alistair??

2. 60 Miles An Hour - no magic roundabouts for you to circumnavigate mij friend!

3. Turn My Way - whatever did happen to that bald whijning bastard?

4. Vicious Streak - not across my football field you ain't matey - or Ij'll cut your balls off with the garden shears...

5. Primitive Notion - Hooky fell off his Harley, yet again!

6. Slow Jam - sorry, but Ij simply cannot see the Paul Weller connection anywhere here. Bring out the Branston, then! Yippee!!

7. Rock The Shack - Rock it?? Ij'm afraid the whole darned thing fell to pieces the moment Bobby "Jamiroquai" Gillespie opened his mouth. "Get it right?" You said it mate!

8. Someone Like You - Jeesuz Khrist - the backing singers would probably kick up more of a song waiting for their nail-varnish to dry...

9. Close Range - Intro is the sound of the Chemical Brothers both being tied to their chairs and forced at gunpoint to slurp up their spaghetti - a beautifully poetic moment indeedy.

10. Run Wild - Oh yes.....and Ozzy Osbourne really DID release all those bats during the middle eight of this one mij friends...

Get Ready ..... bit lijke a cooked chicken then.

But the poor dog is now choking on the scraps.... arf!

;)

in order of my preference including B-sides + Here To Stay

Primitive Notion - best thing since Low-Life

Vicious Streak - more like this on the next album please

Crystal - very good instant classic (just like Regret was in 93)

Someone Like You - neworder should embrace their electronic gear again and stop being old geetar geezers

Here To Stay - not anything special, just a very good song

Sabotage - good lyrics

60MPH - good song, lyrics are borderline

Player In the League - should have been an album track

Close Range - 7/10

Behind Closed Doors - interesting, better than 3 songs that made the album

Turn My Way - neworder should not collaborate with Anyone, especially wank US whiney bastards..would be 9/10 if someone could remove Corgan's vocal - VERY CHEAP

Run Wild - more cheese than the Dairy Department at my local Quality Food Center...never gets played here

Rock the Shack - see Turn My Way insert UK for US...noisey nonsense...should have never made it past the coked up "lets do a track" phase

Slow Jam - i refuse to believe this is a NewOrder song...they are not that bad....are they?

You´ve missed "Such a good thing" that thanks to "Rocket in me knickers Mick"'s CD is fastly rising in my personal ranking of th GR sessions. It would bear remixing though.

Crystal - The track that "broke the silence" as it were. Love it.

60mph - I find myself singing it a lot, so I must like it.

Turn My Way - Best track on the album. Gorgeous.

Vicious Streak - A bit incipid, but likeable.

Primitive Notion - Second favourite for me. Very Joy Division.

Slow Jam - Hated it at first, particularly the lyrics, but it's sort of grown me. Prefer the Lamacq session version.

Rock The Shack - It's not actually that bad, again I prefer the Lamacq version, if only for the absense of Bobby Gillespie's lame vocal.

Someone Like You - Hate it. Hate the remixes even more.

Close Range - Great stuff, a close third behind PN.

Run Wild - Yes it's naff and cheesey, but I empathise completely with the sentiment of the song. That's good enough for me.

My favourite of the Get Ready era didn't make it onto the album though! Player In The League.

Crystal - a classic New Order song. Nuff said :)

60 miles an hour - used to love it, wish they would drop it from the live set though !

Turd My Way - bland US market MOR rubbish

Vicious Streak - catchy, owes a bit to older NO tracks

Primitive Notion - the best thing on the album by miles IMHO

Slow Jam - utter tripe

Rock The Shack - not as bad as some reviews would suggest, apart from the chorus. Guitar riffs are good.

Someone Like You - a bit of a grower, with some good remixes doing it justice.

Close Range - better on the Lamacq session and live than it is on record.

Run Wild - un-necessary twee drivel. Not my favourite.

and the other songs from this era

Player in the League - excellent NO by numbers, should have been on the album

Sabotage - I rather like this as well

Here To Stay - classic throwaway pop song with great production.

Behind Closed Doors - should have stayed there.

Originally posted by snucker i forgot close range! um, i like it, but i get it confused with slow jam and someone like you...i guess those three tracks are the weakest of the 10.:(

What, musically you get confused or by mixing up the names of the tracks? ... either way confusing 'Jam Butties' with 'Someone Like Myself' is a terrible error.

Weakest of the 10 ... mmm, Jam and RTShithouse yes, but SLY surely couldn't be mixing with these two hideous cretins?

... elaborate further monkey face.

i'm afraid i've to agree with snucker about those 3 tracks... I've only recently able to distinguished them from each other.... Somehow 'Shag The Rock' stood out from the album ( though I really fucking hates it ) because everytime I hear it, I could just see or imagine the smiling pissed Bobby there hugging the gang and rocking or staggering along to the song....

hey, shit....where's my 'Salvation' badge??

Didnt you, SpottyKnicker, just emailed me some months ago, thanking me for my contributions??..

...oh, well.....

On that subject, I hope my donation isn't floating around cyberspace.