Obviously, no band will ever be able to reproduce the infectious, compelling sound that is New Order, but with the "new wave" and post-punk genre back en vogue, what modern band would you say sounds most like New Order?
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AgeOfConsent wrote: ... but with the "new wave" and post-punk genre back en vogue..
Are they back en vogue? I'm waiting for a comeback by the new romantics...
Absolutely bloody awful cheesy 1989 New Order rip off
by Kon Kan - I Beg Your Pardon
the singer is really going for the Barney style ,jeez
Flaming June wrote: Absolutely bloody awful cheesy 1989 New Order rip off
by Kon Kan - I Beg Your Pardon
the singer is really going for the Barney style ,jeez
you and your conspiracy theories...so tell me, who did shoot JFK???
AgeOfConsent wrote: Obviously, no band will ever be able to reproduce the infectious, compelling sound that is New Order, but with the "new wave" and post-punk genre back en vogue, what modern band would you say sounds most like New Order?
one comes to mind, BOXCAR "Freemason (You Broke The Promise)" band/group from AUSTRALIA!
Flaming June wrote: Absolutely bloody awful cheesy 1989 New Order rip off
by Kon Kan - I Beg Your Pardon
the singer is really going for the Barney style ,jeez
I fuckin' love that record.
It's such a BLT rip how can you not like it if you're a NO fan ??
Although it's actually more of a rip of Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z72GZ38d5to&search=Lynn%20Anderson%20 No apologise for posting that link, another great record.
And to be fair to the Kon Kan lead singer, he wants to be Dave Gahan more than Barney.
Dave Legge wrote:
Flaming June wrote: Absolutely bloody awful cheesy 1989 New Order rip off
by Kon Kan - I Beg Your Pardon
the singer is really going for the Barney style ,jeez
I fuckin' love that record.
It's such a BLT rip how can you not like it if you're a NO fan ??
Although it's actually more of a rip of Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z72GZ38d5to&search=Lynn%20Anderson%20 No apologise for posting that link, another great record.
And to be fair to the Kon Kan lead singer, he wants to be Dave Gahan more than Barney.
Well, he's copying Dave Gahan's style, but he sings like Barney before singing lessons.
BOXCAR "Freemason (You Broke The Promise)" band/group from AUSTRALIA!
That's exactly who I was going to say! The singer sounds like Barney, the bass player plays like Hooky, and they were comprised of three guys and a girl.
Yeah, I actually bought the Kon Kan CD just for that song. There's maybe one other good song, then the rst of it is weak. The thought had never occured to me that it sounds like NO. Oh well. Easy to sound like NO for one song, much tougher to keep it up for a whole album.
Love that Kon-Kan tune! 
To reiterate a recent thread from BCD - the (now defunct) Field Mice had their NO-moments, continued by subsequent incarnations Northern Picture Library and Trembling Blue Stars...
SHEDi xxx
There is a song on that Kon Kan album called "Bite The Bullet" which is a jazzy cover version of a high-energy dance track that sounds a lot like "The Perfect Kiss". The original group was called They Never Sleep and they only did a couple of singles.
Dave Legge wrote:
Flaming June wrote: Absolutely bloody awful cheesy 1989 New Order rip off
by Kon Kan - I Beg Your Pardon
the singer is really going for the Barney style ,jeez
I fuckin' love that record.
It's such a BLT rip how can you not like it if you're a NO fan ??
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Ahhhh... it's alright.I did like it back in the day but the sounds are so dated and cheesy now.Does sound a bit BLT-ey
Flaming June wrote:
Dave Legge wrote:
Flaming June wrote: Absolutely bloody awful cheesy 1989 New Order rip off
by Kon Kan - I Beg Your Pardon
the singer is really going for the Barney style ,jeez
I fuckin' love that record.
It's such a BLT rip how can you not like it if you're a NO fan ??
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Ahhhh... it's alright.I did like it back in the day but the sounds are so dated and cheesy now.Does sound a bit BLT-ey
Its bloody brilliant. Bought it same time as Midnight Oils "Beds Are Burning".
Its a parady of barneys spoken vocals. And its very BLT v Face Up. Luv it!
PS Did Kon Kan have a glittering critically musical career spanning 4 decades? No! One's an estate agent and the other...hang on.......how many were in KonKan....actually....who cares!
It has...we were in agreement that Stefan Escher (sp?), some Swiss bloke made a True Faith sounding song in 1987-ish, sounds like the same drum kit and sequencers...I forget the name
This one also came up too, and in 1989! 
Sheds on a Plane wrote: It has...we were in agreement that Stefan Escher (sp?), some Swiss bloke made a True Faith sounding song in 1987-ish, sounds like the same drum kit and sequencers...I forget the name
This one also came up too, and in 1989!
I actually have that CD! I was admiring NO without knowing it, I guess.
hibster wrote: this thread has been done before, has it not?
quite a while ago. Think so, yes. The Legends are continually written up as New Orderish.
Peter Schilling's "The Different Story" from 1989 is the same synth patches, drum kit, and chord structure as "True Faith".
I hate that Kon Kan record, it's shite. Any bands that consciously try to sound like New Order sound shite. Fact.
What about this Swiss band:
http://www.myspace.com/camplikesyou
Listen to the song "My Heart Is Breaking Down".
Dave Legge wrote:
Flaming June wrote: Absolutely bloody awful cheesy 1989 New Order rip off
by Kon Kan - I Beg Your Pardon
the singer is really going for the Barney style ,jeez
I fuckin' love that record.
It's such a BLT rip how can you not like it if you're a NO fan ??
Although it's actually more of a rip of Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z72GZ38d5to&search=Lynn%20Anderson%20 No apologise for posting that link, another great record.
And to be fair to the Kon Kan lead singer, he wants to be Dave Gahan more than Barney.
Great to be back after a few months away. I have this tune on 12" if anybody would like to offer me loads of dosh for it!
There was a tune played to death (but not enough as it turns out) last year on the music channels that contained guitars that reminded me of early NO. The video consisted of a well-built (dare I say 'chubby' Chris Morles-esque?) guy cleverly walking/running thru various scenes; ie; climbimng thru pictures, walking thru doors, etc. At the time I thought it was Bloc Party's "Two More Years" but it wasn't, and by the time I realised it wasn't I haven't seen the video since, although the song has been used on TV. Can anybody help me out please?
Flaming June wrote: Absolutely bloody awful cheesy 1989 New Order rip off
by Kon Kan - I Beg Your Pardon
the singer is really going for the Barney style ,jeez
I think the vocals were done by Kevin Wynne, who was from a city called Hamilton, about 15 minutes away from where I am over here in Canada. A friend of mine, Neil, and I, were vendors at a record show in Hamilton around 1991. Kevin was at the show - I traded a duplicate that I had of “Sandy Shaw - Hand in Glove" for a bunch of Jam 7's that he had. I think I sold him a copy of “The Normal - Warm Leatherette” too. Nice enough guy, I heard he went into music publishing. I think that the other fellow that made up Kon Kan, Barry Harris, went on to eventually work on some stuff for Madonna.
I remember liking them alright at the time - not sure it's aged too well though . . . ?
I can't believe that a band that was essentially a blip in Canadian music raised anyone's eyebrows outside of Canada. For those into cheesy music trivia, the name a play on what's called Canadian Content (Can Con for short) that is a law requiring radio stations play a minimum of 30% Canadian music. It is enforced by the Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Communists...I mean Corporation. They are the reason Canada keeps torturing the world with Brian Adams, Celine Dion and so on. The good Canadian acts never get airtime. Radio sucks here.
As for bands that sound like NO, can't think of any. Does Joy Division count? One of my favourites now is Interpol, lead singer has a little Ian in him I think.
oldmonkey wrote: I'd probably say that Re: Order most sound like New Order!
Cheers Timbo love ya xxxxx
I recall a bit of edgy keyboard playing on I Beg Your Pardon that must have been lifted straight from Mr. Disco if my chronology is right.
