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NotAMod wrote:
A £150 Buy It Now was an immensely greedy and opportunistic thing to try and pull.
Agree 100%, but in the midst of the worst economic crisis since Take That someone would've '''''snapped''''' it up. Way before the Internet became what it is now, I used to be a Blur fan and their B-sides are notoriously shite, but the singles'd go for astronomical prices. Funny old world innit?
Nice review of Restless I found online.
http://ppcorn.com/us/new-order-restless-single-review/
4.3/5
New Order is currently on track to release their first album in a decade, Music Complete. While the band has debuted several tracks off the album at live shows, yesterday marked the official release of the album’s first single, “Restless,” a rather appropriate title for a song New Order fans have been craving for the better part of ten years.
The song went live on New Order’s YouTube Channel earlier this week, with the video boasting nothing more than modern, minimalist, album art – which we can now assume will be a staple of the new album. Despite their ten year hiatus, “Restless” proves that New Order is ready to come back onto the stage.
The song opens with a melodic elegance, which is sweetly melancholic, and transitions into an almost symphonic lull, which remains a constant throughout all four minutes and thirty seconds of the song. While “Restless” offers something far mellower than New Order’s older work, it’s still undeniably a New Order piece.
“Restless” boasts more guitar the usual, and the melding of the acoustic with the electronic provides a rhythmic harmony which details the trials of greed and what may be a critique of capitalist society. It’s vocalist Bernard Sumner’s quiet voice, which is entirely classic New Order, that gives the lyrics their haunting, alternative tone. “I want a nice car / A girlfriend / Who’s as pretty as a star … But how much do you need.”
With over 100,000 views, the debut of the single might not be ground breaking, but the response has been nothing if not positive. Music Complete is set to feature collaborations with artists Iggy Pop and The Killers’ Brandon Flowers. While the band’s original bassist, Peter Hook, is no longer featured on the roster, Gillian Gilbert will be joining on as pianist.
The song touches on the perils of stagnancy and apathy through both its sound and lyrics: “I feel so restless / Ain’t got no interest / I couldn’t care less / Can’t be a success.” And while one could argue the easy rhythms and simplistic phrasing that make up the overall song might not be as visually strong as some of New Order’s older works, the simplicity and redundancy is perhaps the overall point of the song. “Restless” maintains the moving introspection and conceptual delivery that categorized New Order in the 80s, 90s and early 2000s. At the heart of it, the song is about finding a way out of a monotony; it is about how taking a step back is all it really takes to regain a sense of passion.
I've lived with this track a couple of weeks now, and I've decided the more I hear it, the more I love it, in both its current versions. Perfect understated summer anthem. Text book definition of a "grower". Can't stop the darn thing looping in my head, and can't wait to hear the deluxe extended version.
Classic New Order, and an equally strong first album single to Regret and Crystal. Fantastic stuff.
the wonderful feeling of anticipation of new songs of new order is enhanced by the certainty that bernard and new order will not disappoint . this is not just any band , and bernard is not just any superstar
I am quite happy with Restless. It's a really beautiful song, elegant, full of melody. Steve's drumming is really propulsive and tight, and his Jazz influences really come to the fore here. Gillian's synth melodies are full, bright, and gorgeous, such a welcome return to have her back on keyboards. Tom's baselines establishes a strong, low end melodic groove that is tight on the rhythm end. Tom has a great sense of melody (as you can hear on the BL and Rubberbear stiff he has played on) and he hold down the rhythm well, his contribution is nice.
Bernard and Phil both contribute some understated by tasty guitar work. Bernard's leads are classic. \
I think Bernard's lower vocal register sounds good, and the lyrics are actually quite interesting. Bernard seems to be discussing the rampant materialism and instant gratification that permeates culture today, and as this is something that makes me quite sad (and sometimes angry), it's cool to see a song from NO about it.
The song is low key, I would have preferred they picked something more driving and dance oriented as the first single, but of course, I am also the guy who loves Fine Time, Jetstream, Guilt is a Useless Emotion, and Sugarcane.
But I see why they went with Restless. It's got the classic NO Technique sound, and it's radio friendly and I could see it playing on a lot of modern rock/indie radio stations and shows as well as catching the ears of casual fans on iTunes and Spotify.
I also think that choosing Restless as the first single shows that New Order have tremendous confidence in this new album. Sure, they could have released a more storming, dance oriented single first (as I am sure the album has these tracks), but instead they are going for a slow burn/build promo tactic that is clearly working very well.
I'm truly excited for this album and the ensuing tour!
ZAS
ZASmusic wrote: I am quite happy with Restless. It's a really beautiful song, elegant, full of melody. Steve's drumming is really propulsive and tight, and his Jazz influences really come to the fore here. Gillian's synth melodies are full, bright, and gorgeous, such a welcome return to have her back on keyboards. Tom's baselines establishes a strong, low end melodic groove that is tight on the rhythm end. Tom has a great sense of melody (as you can hear on the BL and Rubberbear stiff he has played on) and he hold down the rhythm well, his contribution is nice.
Bernard and Phil both contribute some understated by tasty guitar work. Bernard's leads are classic. \
I think Bernard's lower vocal register sounds good, and the lyrics are actually quite interesting. Bernard seems to be discussing the rampant materialism and instant gratification that permeates culture today, and as this is something that makes me quite sad (and sometimes angry), it's cool to see a song from NO about it.
The song is low key, I would have preferred they picked something more driving and dance oriented as the first single, but of course, I am also the guy who loves Fine Time, Jetstream, Guilt is a Useless Emotion, and Sugarcane.
But I see why they went with Restless. It's got the classic NO Technique sound, and it's radio friendly and I could see it playing on a lot of modern rock/indie radio stations and shows as well as catching the ears of casual fans on iTunes and Spotify.
I also think that choosing Restless as the first single shows that New Order have tremendous confidence in this new album. Sure, they could have released a more storming, dance oriented single first (as I am sure the album has these tracks), but instead they are going for a slow burn/build promo tactic that is clearly working very well.
I'm truly excited for this album and the ensuing tour!
ZAS
I agree with you and can't wait to listen to the album also.
here it is embedded.
Looks pretty generic to me. Though of course it's better than nothing.
liking all the mixes so far, i think the weatherall one is the best so far, waiting on the other mixes to be released.
later -1
