What is Your New Order Top 20 and Why?!

Don't know whether anyone has done a thread like this before but what are your Top 20 New Order tunes and why do you like them? My New Order Top 20 is as follows

1. Fine Time - NO was a major influence upon Dance music and they acknowledged their debt to Dance culture with this monster which IMO encapsulates NO's use of technology, Rock and Dance music influences! 2. The Perfect Kiss - Totally love TPK and the live version of the song they did when filming for the video is absolutely awesome! 3. Blue Monday (Original and 88 versions) - The holy grail of NO and still would blow away many a Dance record if released today! 4. Vanishing Point - This should have been an A-side single and Round And Round the B-side. Again NO's Ibiza influences are strong here! 5. True Faith - The tune that got me into NO and a classic video from Anton Corbjin as well! 6. Run 2 - Indie Dance how it should be done and showed the way to the Stone Roses and Happy Monday's back in '89! 7. Confusion - Like all the versions of this tune including the Pump Panel Reconstruction mix made famous in Blade! 8. Crystal - A great tune for NO to make their comeback from their mid/late '90's hiatus. Wished the rest of Get Ready was as good! 9. Regret - The best track from the Republic album IMO! 10. Round And Round - Still prefer Fine Time and Vanishing Point from Technique but a great record and a Dance tune from 1989 you wouldn't be embarrassed to play loud today! 11. Temptation - A defining tune from Movement which IMO ushered in NO's Electro Rock era in the 1980's! 12. Here To Stay - Produced by the Chemical Brothers and IMO perfect for the soundtrack of 24 Hour Party People! 13. Elegia - A great song to come down from a night out to just as they did in 1986! 14. Ceremony - The JD song that never was but a classic NO song from Movement! 15. Truth (Peel Sessions version) - IMO the defining track from Movement which saw NO's love of electronics mix with JD's melancholy! 16. Ruined In a Day - Again one of the better tracks from Republic, good video too! 17. State Of The Nation - I know some NOOLers love or hate this song. I quite like it! 18. Your Silent Face - It's a good NO tune to chill out and close a gig to! 19. In A Lonely Place - The missing link between JD and NO IMO wished I'd seen it live at Ally Pally '98! 20. Guilt Is A Useless Emotion - IMO should have been a choice for a single (more so than Jetstream) from Waiting For The Sirens Call. Still given the on-off release of Turn?!

I also liked Bizzare Love Triangle, Theives Like Us, Someone Like You, Waiting For The Sirens Call, Turn, Krafty and Leave Me Alone which just missed my Top 20 and what is your New Order Top 20? Cheers!

It's been done before, as a top 10 favorite NO tunes. Nevertheless, I'll think about it and come up with a list (eventually). It'll be interesting to see how different it is from my top 10 list from 2 months ago! Didn't list reasons in the other thread either, so mayube that'll make people really think about it.

By the way, your list kicks ass, though I don't know how you left Bizarre Love Triangle off!

The reasons for all these is that they are simply mint:

1. Sunrise

2. Age Of Consent

3. Leave Me Alone

4. Primitive Notion

5. Love Vigilantes

6. Regret

7. Crystal

8. Dreams Never End

9. Temptation

10. True Faith

11. The Perfect Kiss

12. Everything's Gone Green

13. Ceremony

14. Procession

15. Round & Round

16. Turn

17. Krafty

18. 1963

19. Run

20. Here To Stay

That was in no particular order, too hard to put them in order.

Shellshocker wrote: By the way, your list kicks ass, though I don't know how you left Bizarre Love Triangle off!

BLT very nearly made my Top 20 but there are so many NO tunes that I like so it just missed out this time. Maybe No. 21 for BLT Cheers!

Alan Paul Kitching wrote: 5. True Faith - The tune that got me into NO and a classic video from Anton Corbjin as well!

It was by Philippe Decouflé not Corbijn.

Alan Paul Kitching wrote:

Shellshocker wrote: By the way, your list kicks ass, though I don't know how you left Bizarre Love Triangle off!

BLT very nearly made my Top 20 but there are so many NO tunes that I like so it just missed out this time. Maybe No. 21 for BLT Cheers!

You could have wimped out and had a tie for #20 with 2 or 3 songs. Maybe I'll do that!

good choices AK

J.A.K wrote: good choices AK

Methinks I sense sarcasm.

Don't forget In Between Dreams!

Blue Monday? At Number 3? Madness!

1. LEAVE ME ALONE meloconic , awesome
2. YOUR SILENT FACE ... melodica!! swearing!!!! 3 TEMPTATION what can u say 4 TRUE FAITH perfect pop song 5 CEREMONY the passion and the remorse 6 LONESOME TONIGHT a b-side that surpasses its a -side 7 DREAM ATTACK... absolutely lovely!! 8 TPK....the kitchen sink!!!! 9 AGE OF CONSENT...the thrashin guitars 10 SUNRISE...as above 11 WE ALL STAND LIVE ON PFD VERSION .. the bass line 12 IN A LONELY PLACE .. dark moody,.. 13 EVERYTHINGS GONE GREEN.... love the little whoop just before the last outro bit 14 BLUE MONDAY disco disco disco!!!!!! 15 LOVELESS... the cough!!!!! 16 LOVE VIGILANTES... so sad 17 B L T . bacon lettuce tomato!!!!! 18 SENSES brooding... 19 ICB john peel session version... tigher and far better than movement version 20 TURN/SABOTAGE/BRUTAL/WFTSC/CRYSTAL...couldnt choose!!!!!

cuddles wrote:

20 TURN/SABOTAGE/BRUTAL/WFTSC/CRYSTAL...couldnt choose!!!!!

What a cop-out! Just kidding. Maybe I'll do the same. :)

Only 20?

Love Vigilantes, Perfect Kiss, then... take your pick...

SHEDi xxx

1. Regret - Perfection in itself.
2. BLT - All versions outstanding, Hooky´s outro pure mint.
3. Run - The best from the Technique era.
4. Temptation - Always a classic, timeless
5. Ceremony - Beauty bud sad.
6. TPK - New Order Rock symphony
7. WFTSC - They still got it!
8. Age of Consent - So cool.
9. Procession - Haunting, strange. Love it.
10. Dreams Never End - Bring this back to the set.
11. True Faith - THE pop song.
12. All the Way - A gem, Lacks a bit in production.
13. Turn My Way - Billy only makes a great track better
14. Here to Stay - Very nice.
15. Face Up - My fave from Low Life.
16. The Village - Good mood song. Happy song.
17. Way of live - Many don´t like this one, but I do.
18. Lonesome Tonight - Should be higher up in my list! top
19. Crystal - Good, but a bit cheesy chorus.
20. Thieves like us. - Bit dated but still nice.

1.True Faith 2.1963 3.Dream Attack 4.Angel Dust 5.Sooner than you think 6.World 7.Subculture (Low-Life version) 8.Shame of the Nation 9.Here to Stay 10.Confusion 11.Mr Disco 12.Vanishing Point 13.Behind Closed Doors 14.The Perfect Kiss 15.Let's Go 16.Fine Time 17.Spooky 18.State of the Nation 19.Hurt 20.Regret

20...is just too few. I could go on and on with this list.

Some good choices here and this post is just to see what NO tunes people like and why you like them. Mind you there are another 10 tracks I could say are pretty cool so it was hard to put together a definitive 20!

One Brain wrote: Sorry for asking, but are you American, Alan?

No definately not a Yank mate. In fact I'm originally from Liverpool now based in London, Cheers!

I think the question was asked because you seem to think Ceremony and Temptation were on Movement in your original post!

oldmonkey wrote: I think the question was asked because you seem to think Ceremony and Temptation were on Movement in your original post!

Yeah I made a cock up with these tracks being on Movement I mentioned Movement probably due to these tracks being performed on the New York 81 DVD. I stand corrected & thanks for the contributions!

1. Perfect Kiss – perfect in every way. Their defining moment for me, an electronic symphony with a big orgasmic ending. Never beaten.

2. Ceremony – chiming the new way forward, a brave choice for a new beginning. Awesome.

3. Leave Me Alone – the guitar sound takes the listener somewhere else, it ceases to be just a song.

4. Let’s Go (instrumental only) – archetypal New Order, the combination of melodic bass, guitar and keys. Fabulous stuff.

5. Waiting For The Sirens Call – melody, in-tune singing of lyrics that almost make sense, the complete package!

6. Regret – stunning comeback song, and a real statement of intent. Contains all the best bits of New Order in one song.

7. Procession – uplifting, catchy and melodic, with a killer bassline. Great song!

8. Dream Attack – lovely melodic song with plaintive lyrics, Bernard sounds genuinely trying to atone for past sins.

9. Age Of Consent – contains all the right bits, plus that humour injection that makes them stand out.

10. Turn – just how do they keep writing these perfect guitar pop songs?

11. Sunrise – a beast of a song, and great to play live!

12. Thieves Like Us – almost symphonic in the string synth arrangement.

13. Primitive Notion – hints at bygone days with the arrangement, underrated powerhouse of a song.

14. Crystal – the noughties anthem for me, makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up when they get to the “we’re like Crystal” bit.

15. Mr Disco – throwaway pop that I’ve never been able to throw away just yet!

16. Your Silent Face – the chillout song, beautiful and uplifting.

17. Blue Monday – can’t leave it out!

18. In A Lonely Place – an evil song, so cold

19. Vanishing Point – underrated pop nugget, should have been a single.

20. We All Stand – something totally different at the time, there is so much going on in the song that it is often written off as being crap, merely because it is different!

1. HURT – Easily the best thing they have done
2. CEREMONY – Fantastic jump up and down sing a long tune
3. CHOSEN TIME – Sublime
4. TEMPTATION – De de de de dee
5. KW1 – As the title say’s, a nod in the direction of Ralf and co
6. BLT – Another great sing along one.
7. AGE OF CONSENT – Classic New Order
8. SUNRISE – as above
9. FACE UP – Great Football type Sing a Long
10. REGRET – Classic New order again
11. VANISHING POINT – Reminds me of summer
12. THE VILLAGE – also reminds me of summer
13. WORLD IN MOTION – pisses Shug off
14. DENIAL – Great Drumming
15. EGG – Great experiment with sequencing
16. RUINED IN A DAY – Good lyrics
17. THE HIM – Haunting
18. IN A LONELY PLACE – Depressingly Good
19. TRUE FAITH – Good sing a long tune
20. 1963 – Was always good live

1. Tempation - good
2. Leave Me Alone - good
3. Age of Consent - good
4. Mr Disco

ahhh. fuck this

Exactly. Too many to think of.

I love them all except Working Overtime.

Nuff said.

One Brain wrote:

oldmonkey wrote: I think the question was asked because you seem to think Ceremony and Temptation were on Movement in your original post!

Are you saying Americans don't know anything about New Order?

Snorrimon wrote: Only 20?

Love Vigilantes, Perfect Kiss, then... take your pick...

SHEDi xxx

OK, then. We'll put you down for 18 votes for Jetstream.

Yeah, any list without Blue Monday should be discarded!