What Gillian Brings to New Order.

I once read somewhere that Vanishing Point and Turn My Way are Gillian's creations, at least the first stages of those songs. And those are two of my favorites songs. So, my case is closed: Gillian is the best and it's great that she's back to the band.

condemnation wrote:

Um die ecke bringen wrote: Just listened to PLC for the first time in years. I'd love to see them dust off Ecstasy and play it live again. It's another song that having Gillian play live synths on really adds another dimension. Plus it gives them an instrumental to play mid-gig.

Ecstasy was never performed live.

A sad omission!

NotAMod wrote:

Level wrote: I once read somewhere that Vanishing Point and Turn My Way are Gillian's creations, at least the first stages of those songs. And those are two of my favorites songs. So, my case is closed: Gillian is the best and it's great that she's back to the band.

Vanishing Point yeah but Turn My Way doubtful as it's such a guitar and Hooky bass orientated track. I doubt for all her ability she was banging out guitar/bass riffs for a track on an album they wrote after she had gone on her sabbatical.

I think Gillian recently said in interview that she had no input whatsoever on WFTSC but I don't think the full extent of her input on Get Ready was ever really known. Any insiders lurking who could possibly clarify?

Personally I don't think she's on Get Ready but that's not to detract from thinking she was an integral part of the band previously some have said she's on the backing vox for Someone Like You but again, I don't think it's ever been 100% confirmed to be true. They went through a period of being very fond of female backing vocals after all.

Agreed though, it's great she's back

I don't know about Turn My Way....

But Vanishing Point, BLT, and World in Motion were primarily Gillian and Steve compositions, in terms of the backbone of the song and the melody.

Dream Attack was one of Gillian's numbers...its working title was "Gillian's Acoustic One" and Gillian actually plays most the lead guitar parts on the song. She was underrated as both keyboardist and guitarist in some cases.

Zachery Starkey wrote:

NotAMod wrote:

Level wrote: I once read somewhere that Vanishing Point and Turn My Way are Gillian's creations, at least the first stages of those songs. And those are two of my favorites songs. So, my case is closed: Gillian is the best and it's great that she's back to the band.

Vanishing Point yeah but Turn My Way doubtful as it's such a guitar and Hooky bass orientated track. I doubt for all her ability she was banging out guitar/bass riffs for a track on an album they wrote after she had gone on her sabbatical.

I think Gillian recently said in interview that she had no input whatsoever on WFTSC but I don't think the full extent of her input on Get Ready was ever really known. Any insiders lurking who could possibly clarify?

Personally I don't think she's on Get Ready but that's not to detract from thinking she was an integral part of the band previously some have said she's on the backing vox for Someone Like You but again, I don't think it's ever been 100% confirmed to be true. They went through a period of being very fond of female backing vocals after all.

Agreed though, it's great she's back

I don't know about Turn My Way....

But Vanishing Point, BLT, and World in Motion were primarily Gillian and Steve compositions, in terms of the backbone of the song and the melody.

Dream Attack was one of Gillian's numbers...its working title was "Gillian's Acoustic One" and Gillian actually plays most the lead guitar parts on the song. She was underrated as both keyboardist and guitarist in some cases.

I thought 'Vanishing Point' was a track that was originally done as part of a TV series Steve and Gillian did.

I don't think she is underrated at all, no-one knows her real input in the songriting regarding keyboards, but as a guitarist, she is on about average.

A great assortment of funny expressions. Really rivals Steve and Bernard there.

Hooky just looks like he's pooping these days.