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Well it was a good time and New Order didn't disappoint. Lots of annoying dubstep kids almost made me turn around as soon as I saw the line to get in but New Order made it worth it.
"You're in a beautiful place in a beautiful country and New Order on stage, what more could you ask for?" - Bernard Sumner tonight in Miami
From what I remember...Crystal, Ceremony, Regret, The Perfect Kiss, Bizarre Love Triangle, 586, True Faith, Blue Monday, Temptation
BHM2 wrote: Here is a video from my phone...the sound is terrible though, very distorted...
That looks pretty awesome! Wish I was there. Love the part where everyone's clapping above their heads.
At 0.32 sec in, Phil goes to Tom, "We are really lucky bastards." Or, maybe he's saying "We are totally carrying this band." Haha.
Fuckers, I was not there. Lucky sods you lot.
What a 40-minute set, ha, though? Anyway, PM me, for a concert in Kansas City, MO (NO management).
Surface wrote: Some more footage here
That is some really great footage. The band sounds tremendous now.
The Paradise Man wrote: The New Order live experience for me was heightened by Hooky's enormous stage presence. Unfortunately he has been replaced by an average session musician with a tendency to prance about and play the bass like a girl. (No offence intended). It's tainted my love for them. But such is life and hopefully sometime in the future Hooky will reunite with B, S and G and perform again.
It's your very subjective point of view. In Perth a woman asked me: "Who is the new bass player. He is hot! 
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What a 40-minute set, ha, though? Anyway, PM me, for a concert in Kansas City, MO (NO management).
They sound awesome! I remember seeing all sorts of older live videos and they sounded kind of sloppy but not anymore...I noticed during Ceremony that Bernard is actually a decent guitarist and there weren't any mistakes or missed notes like in the past.
As for the second video...the sound quality is so much better than mine! I am jealous. The bass drum pretty much distorted all my videos.
IMO blue monday sounds weird, whats up with Tom changing the bass part on the last part of BM. sounds pretty whack. BM w/o hooky is like fish&chips w/o the chips.
Sounds "awesome" because it is rather prepared by the staff. Chapman, ironically, probably is the most "live" of any of the band members. If you like it to sound like a CD, it sounds good. But you lose improvisation, random mistakes, and a different energy in band personality. Stuart Price has added some very good ideas, but not much real live energy except the band having fun. Hooky had become a boorish rock star cliche by the 2005-6 shows, but all you get now is Barney's "special" uncomfortable dancing and neutral singing. Let Chapman have fun, the show needs it.
Maybe they could make a deal... Hooky will shut up and settle if Barney will stop the embarrassing old man prancing and dancing on stage. Get Barney an instrument to occupy himself, he can keep it simple. I bet there were many kids at the back saying WTF why is the boring old fat guy wandering around the stage like that?
0_o wrote: Sounds "awesome" because it is rather prepared by the staff. Chapman, ironically, probably is the most "live" of any of the band members. If you like it to sound like a CD, it sounds good. But you lose improvisation, random mistakes, and a different energy in band personality. Stuart Price has added some good ideas, but not much real live energy except the band having fun. Hooky had become a boorish rock star cliche by the 2005-6 shows, but all you get now is Barney's "special" uncomfortable dancing and neutral singing. Let Chapman have fun, the show needs it.
Sonic quality is part of the A-game that bands and acts have to bring if they play festivals these days. They can't be as punk about it as they used be in the 80s - those days are gone. There are some amazing acts at the UMF this year - Little Dragon, etc., who I've seen live and they are sonically ace in live performances and improvising. But yeah, given that New Order songs are more traditional type, well-known songs (verse/chorus, etc.), it might be hard to improvise out of that on the spot and and retain sonic quality, not like how The Chemical Bros. do running Ableton Live and Logic and synched to massive visuals (There's this fantastic article in Sound on Sound late last year about how the Chemical Bros. improvise and maintain timing in a synched set which any of you technical types might want to check out).
Still, I think New Order can surprise us for some songs, maybe segue/medley more between tracks in interesting ways... now that they are using visuals though, they will need to prepare even more to make that work.
Another great thing about New Order playing festivals is that they can see what other acts have been doing up close, and maybe get fresher ideas too. New music always keeps you young.
perhaps bernard should not dance, but at least he is happy, and he does not seem to be embarrassed. he is a very good at cowbell and melodica, plus harmonica and tambourine. there are lots of devices he could hold. also- he kindly does not take his shirt off. bless him for his awkwardness, or his specialness.
Eric Wang wrote:
Sonic quality is part of the A-game that bands and acts have to bring if they play festivals these days. They can't be as punk about it as they used be in the 80s - those days are gone. There are some amazing acts the UMF this year - Kraftwerk, Little Dragon, etc., who I've seen live and they are ace in live performances. But yeah, given that New Order songs are more traditional type, well-known songs (verse/chorus, etc.), it's might be hard to improvise out of that on the spot and and retain sonic quality, not like how The Chemical Bros. do running Ableton Live and Logic and synched to massive visuals (There's this fantastic article in Sound on Sound late last year about how the Chemical Bros. improvise and maintain timing in a synched set).
Still, I think New Order can surprise us for some songs, maybe segue/medley more between tracks in interesting ways... now that they are using visuals though, they'll need to even more to make that work.
underworld is another great band that combines visuals,and live playing, mixing for their music and concerts.
it would be hard for new order to do this style, their music is a very different style. the visuals are a nice addition though.
later -1
Another thought: What's especially great about New Order's current performances is that they are paying attention to keeping things new nonetheless. 5-8-6 and playing a hybrid remixed version of True Faith is ace in my opinion. They can totally do it with the catalog they have, so even though they have well-known traditional songs, the ability to update to now is 
Moreover, I'm happy they are doing so much to make these shows fantastic for fans. In no way are they doing these shows with the expectation that "We are New Order, we used to be Joy Division, so please bow before our legacy." It's tremendous to be a New Order fan these days.
confusion wrote: .... In Perth a woman asked me: "Who is the new bass player. He is hot!
Haha, funny...yea I must agree Tom is very energetic on stage & he looked like he is enjoying playing live which is a good thing ....but I do miss Hooky though... wouldnt it be good if we have 2 bass players on stage..THAT WOULD BE AWESOME 
Surface wrote: Some more footage here
ah, bizarre love triangle..
barney doing the 'happy dance'..
crowd singing along..
good times for them.. and for us.
later -1
linus sulanki wrote: http://www.soundspike.com/photos/people/Bernard%20Sumner/8/
Also lists Chappy as Stephen, who is not pictured.
M1 wrote: I've always thought there's something a bit weird about the band wearing it's own shirts
That Veritas shirt isn't bad though,I wouldn't mind having one
cranelane wrote:
M1 wrote: I've always thought there's something a bit weird about the band wearing it's own shirts
That Veritas shirt isn't bad though,I wouldn't mind having one
Does anybody know how I can buy that T-shirt
http://www.soundspike.com/photos/people/Bernard%20Sumner/5/#nav
it is awfully fetching, i'll take 2 in bernard's size(2xl); is truth in advertising allowed?
I went...What an unbelievable show. I can't believe how close I got. A concert I will never forget...period. I taped the first song...Phil gave me the thumbs up!
http://wvum.org/index.php/blog/article/new_order_interview_and_ultra_story_at_2pm_today/ New Order interview and Ultra Story at 2pm today!
cranelane wrote:
M1 wrote: I've always thought there's something a bit weird about the band wearing it's own shirts
That Veritas shirt isn't bad though,I wouldn't mind having one
Agreed...Hmmm...proof that product placement does indeed work :)
linus sulanki wrote:
cranelane wrote:
M1 wrote: I've always thought there's something a bit weird about the band wearing it's own shirts
That Veritas shirt isn't bad though,I wouldn't mind having one
Does anybody know how I can buy that T-shirt
http://www.soundspike.com/photos/people/Bernard%20Sumner/5/#nav
Want
Check the Australian tour threads, there was discussion about it. Widely available at the official merch stands.
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