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Listened to the whole thing for the first time last night, having only heard Sink or Swim.
I love it. It's the most coherent album from anyone involved in new order for years. I really like Jake's vocals, he sounds a lot like Jimi Goodwin and we already know his voice works well with Barney's. I found myself cringing at lyrics only once or twice compared to whole songs on Get Ready or WFTSC. My personal favourite song is 'This Is Home'.
So, well done guys. More to come in the future i hope.
My favorites at the moment are "Twist of Fate," "Summer Days on Holiday," "THIS IS HOME," (love that one), "Walk on Silver Water," "Shine Like the Sun"...
...and I can't comment on "Falling Trees," "Split The Atom," "Higher Wider Deeper" or "How Long" yet - haven't listened to them enough times to decide.
Any PROPER link where i can buy(in ENGLISH) HIGHER WIDER DEEPER?Is this the 4th BONUS track on the Japanese one? Regards Rocket Mick
Ryan wrote: My favorites at the moment are "Twist of Fate," "Summer Days on Holiday," "THIS IS HOME," (love that one), "Walk on Silver Water," "Shine Like the Sun"...
...and I can't comment on "Falling Trees," "Split The Atom," "Higher Wider Deeper" or "How Long" yet - haven't listened to them enough times to decide.
"Falling Trees," "Split The Atom," "Higher Wider Deeper" and "How Long" are very good also.
linus sulanki wrote:
Ryan wrote: My favorites at the moment are "Twist of Fate," "Summer Days on Holiday," "THIS IS HOME," (love that one), "Walk on Silver Water," "Shine Like the Sun"...
...and I can't comment on "Falling Trees," "Split The Atom," "Higher Wider Deeper" or "How Long" yet - haven't listened to them enough times to decide.
"Falling Trees," "Split The Atom," "Higher Wider Deeper" and "How Long" are very good also.
The more I listen, the more I like. :)
Especially Higher Wider Deeper.
RM wrote: Any PROPER link where i can buy(in ENGLISH) HIGHER WIDER DEEPER?Is this the 4th BONUS track on the Japanese one? Regards Rocket Mick
I can send you the mp3 to that song if you'd like.
leather_girl wrote:
RM wrote: Any PROPER link where i can buy(in ENGLISH) HIGHER WIDER DEEPER?Is this the 4th BONUS track on the Japanese one? Regards Rocket Mick
I can send you the mp3 to that song if you'd like.
Thanks but i have BOUGHT it!
:shy: 
RM wrote:
leather_girl wrote:
RM wrote: Any PROPER link where i can buy(in ENGLISH) HIGHER WIDER DEEPER?Is this the 4th BONUS track on the Japanese one? Regards Rocket Mick
I can send you the mp3 to that song if you'd like.
Thanks but i have BOUGHT it! :shy:
That's nice.
leather_girl wrote:
RM wrote:
leather_girl wrote:
RM wrote: Any PROPER link where i can buy(in ENGLISH) HIGHER WIDER DEEPER?Is this the 4th BONUS track on the Japanese one? Regards Rocket Mick
I can send you the mp3 to that song if you'd like.
Thanks but i have BOUGHT it! :shy:
That's nice.
Thanks
I think this album is good also it is not a classic but it is good and very enjoyable, I am so shocked with all the crappy reviews it is getting in magazines. I don't they have a clue of what good music is.
Good album with some high points, but not brilliant, imho. I think the slower tunes could have been with Hooky's bass in there.
linus sulanki wrote: I think this album is good also it is not a classic but it is good and very enjoyable, I am so shocked with all the crappy reviews it is getting in magazines. I don't they have a clue of what good music is.
I don't think it'll be a masterpiece to everyone, so I don't really expect every magazine to love it. After all, I only take reviews with a pinch of salt, although the Japanese magazines I've seen so far have given it fairly positive reviews.
Major Tarantino wrote: Listened to the whole thing for the first time last night, having only heard Sink or Swim.
I love it. It's the most coherent album from anyone involved in new order for years. I really like Jake's vocals, he sounds a lot like Jimi Goodwin and we already know his voice works well with Barney's. I found myself cringing at lyrics only once or twice compared to whole songs on Get Ready or WFTSC. My personal favourite song is 'This Is Home'.
So, well done guys. More to come in the future i hope.
You're absolutely right. This is a fucking great album. And who can imagine Bernard composing and releasing 16 songs??? In my opinion, at least 14 of them are great. Some of them, simple brilliant. The man really work well this time. He and his mates. Love it, my CD arrives monday!
Level wrote:
Major Tarantino wrote: Listened to the whole thing for the first time last night, having only heard Sink or Swim.
I love it. It's the most coherent album from anyone involved in new order for years. I really like Jake's vocals, he sounds a lot like Jimi Goodwin and we already know his voice works well with Barney's. I found myself cringing at lyrics only once or twice compared to whole songs on Get Ready or WFTSC. My personal favourite song is 'This Is Home'.
So, well done guys. More to come in the future i hope.
You're absolutely right. This is a fucking great album. And who can imagine Bernard composing and releasing 16 songs??? In my opinion, at least 14 of them are great. Some of them, simple brilliant. The man really work well this time. He and his mates. Love it, my CD arrives monday!
Emailed you again mate...
I'll give you somewhere between moan-worthy and brilliant.
Having heard the 12 tracks from the Amazon download a few times... "This Is Home" is far and away my personal favorite, by a mile. Solidly in the "like" pile are "Sink or Swim", "Summer Days", and "Twist of Fate".
I'm really surprised by the love for "Poisonous Intent" -- I hate that track. As soon as the faux call-and-response "newfound waaaaalth" bit comes in I want to shove knitting needles in my ears. Love the verse, loathe the bridge -- there doesn't seem to be a chorus.
The rest I can take or leave. I find myself leaving it quite a bit. I had a buddy who once described an album as "really good to listen to when you don't really want to listen to anything". That's a pretty good description.
It seems from all the comments here, that it's the British members (yes, a generalisation, I know) and quite a few of the musicians here who don't seem quite so keen, and those overseas seem to be more receptive. Maybe we're more cynical/less accepting here.
It's good that the majority now seem to like it.
Chris Nash wrote: It seems from all the comments here, that it's the British members (yes, a generalisation, I know) and quite a few of the musicians here who don't seem quite so keen, and those overseas seem to be more receptive. Maybe we're more cynical/less accepting here.
Nah, you're letting Linus skew the U.S. sample. He's a statistical outlier! (But we love him.)
Chris Nash wrote: It seems from all the comments here, that it's the British members (yes, a generalisation, I know) and quite a few of the musicians here who don't seem quite so keen, and those overseas seem to be more receptive. Maybe we're more cynical/less accepting here.
The reason is they have no distance to judge properly.
One day I read a comment here where a guy gave only 8,5 to Regret. Since that day, I pay much less attention to the comments and much more to the music.
runwild wrote:
Chris Nash wrote: It seems from all the comments here, that it's the British members (yes, a generalisation, I know) and quite a few of the musicians here who don't seem quite so keen, and those overseas seem to be more receptive. Maybe we're more cynical/less accepting here.
The reason is they have no distance to judge properly.
sorry.. you what?... DISTANCE?..
you could tell me it was made in New f____ Zealand, and I'd still think it's average. It's only got far more plays in my car than it should've cos I know who it is. I'm now hammering the Deadmau5 album to death. BL was soooo last week, arguably last millennium.
Where can you purchase Higher Wider Deeper download from the UK? RM, care to share where you got it from? It would be nice to complete the collection, really enjoying Falling Trees and Atom also got How Long, jut need HWD!
Got it yesterday,I really like it,surprisingly because the other week I listened to samples of each song,and was non-plussed.SINK OR SWIM,TWIST OF FATE,POISONOUS INTENT and SUMMER DAYS are my faves,plus DYNAMO.It's got a bit of a WHO-like keyboard intro going on. Like Jake's vocals too,remind me a bit of Ian McCulloch in places.
Like No Other wrote: Where can you purchase Higher Wider Deeper download from the UK? RM, care to share where you got it from? It would be nice to complete the collection, really enjoying Falling Trees and Atom also got How Long, jut need HWD!
Email me for details..... ....MickG248 @ Hotmail DOT com
Same for higher wider deeper for me too- got the other 15 tracks - willing to trade any of the extra tracks in return
I wouldn't go as far as to say brilliant,but good.
Been on Heavy Rotation for a while now and i loves it,esp summer days on holiday,twist of fate and my personal fave,poisonous intent.
Nool wouldn't be nool without moaning about no so there 
Sorry,not impressed whatsoever,too much like MOR trite,lyrically poor too.& I'd buy any NO related release,even a turd in a tin(oh wait,I did,'Rest Of...'),but this is not on my agenda at all 
MONTY wrote:
Like Jake's vocals too,remind me a bit of Ian McCulloch in places.
I never thought of that before, but I'm hearing it too, now that you mention it.
