are NO/JD your favourite band?

Originally posted by Rocket Mick David Bowie,PET SHOP BOYS,Alice Cooper and LED ZEPPELIN!:D

I luuuuve Zeppelin! RHCP were my fav....but oh my! Joy Divisionhas become my all time fav. Followed closely by the aforementioned RHCP's, New Order, Rage AgainstThe Machine, Janes Addiction, and Tool.

Originally posted by Nathan J. Reid I wish it were 1983.

What! you want another 7 years of Thatcher?

Originally posted by 404 error > Originally posted by Nathan J. Reid> I wish it were 1983.

What! you want another 7 years of Thatcher? Nah, I think that poster wants to get another 12 inch of that popular song in '83...what was it? Um, Blue something.

Michael Jackson is still number 1 for me....:D

Nah, number one belongs to the Beatles, who got me into rock music (and subsequently saving me from Garth Brooks and his Minions From Hell). the rankings change ever so often, but the top five are:

The Beatles The Who JD/NO Velvet Underground Sex Pistols

yes!!!!!!!!

The Jam is my favorite band of all time. Tied for 2nd place are:

Pet Shop Boys, Style Council, Paul Weller, NO, JD, Electronic, Kate Bush, Oasis, Ultravox, Beatles, Who, clash, Led Zep, Roxy Music...

:D:D:D:D:D anita, jamming....

Joy Divsion are my absolute favorite band. After that, it's either Tool or New Order.

Yes!! Tool, great band.

Always keep on eye out for JD/NO product, as well as the Triffids/David McComb and Cabaret Voltaire.

New Order #1

then comes...

Joy Division, OMD, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Echo, Art Of Noise, INXS, U2, Beatles, The Police

All my favorites were already in the business prior to the eighties - or pretty close there after. I love the new golden age of music... the post punk era.

Some of the best moments of my life, many of them, I spent them listening to New Order. Does that answer the question?

... could you be a bit more precise?

hell, this is my thread and i never even answered my own question. here goes: new order are my favourite band overall. there are others that i love (blur, chemical brothers, joy division to name a few) but since 1987, new order have always been a constant.

Originally posted by The Happy One > Originally posted by AgentWood> hell, this is my thread and i never even answered my own question. here goes: new order are my favourite band overall. there are others that i love (blur, chemical brothers, joy division to name a few) but since 1987, new order have always been a constant. >

would you like to be my partner in crime???

A very subjective and difficult question to answer.

It really depends on my mood. Sometimes I want to groove to some nice deep dance\progressive house\trance, and then sometimes I just wanna play air guitar and jam to some hard brit rock.

The only band I can think of that covers both of these grey area genres perfectly, is Depeche Mode. They've crafted the perfect definition of how to mesh dance\pop with guitars and make it sound beautiful. Personal Jesus, Behind the Wheel, Enjoy the Silence, Useless, and My Joy are just a few examples. Because of this, I'd have to give the trophy to them.

New Order, The Smiths, theThe, Electronic, Simple Minds, U2, and The Cure are all tied for second place.

Hmmm, a tough one. Yes, NO/JD are my favourites of all time, but after that I can't really rank them in any order - equal second goes to Fugazi, Orbital, Nirvana, Husker Du/Bob Mould.. the list goes on.. CTB

hmmm, I am one of those people who can't decide on one favourite anything, in fact favourite means "the one" but I always have more than one.

My favourite band will always be U2, New Order are unbelievably close 2nd, then comes Massive Attack / Chemical Brothers...and oooh, I don't know... millliiooons of others...

What I find interesting is the number of people who love tool as well as new order, I think thats an interesting combo...I too dig tool...maybe New Order fans are just naturally diverse minded... or maybe its because the music has a common element of emotion? not necessarily the same emotion..

To expand a bit on my earlier answer, JD/NO have been a constant in my musical life since the late 70s. Bands also doing the rounds at the same time are also important to me, such as The Fall, Elvis Costello and Echo and the Bunnymen. Roughly the same time as PC&L came out I discovered Husker Du, and the work of them and their individual elements has always been high on my playlist. I was brought up on the Beatles and the Velvet Underground. In the late 80s I started listening to some of the "Indie" stuff such as the Wedding Present, House of Love, short-lived stuff that was basically just me expanding my musical horizons. Nothing has ever matched the staying power of my love for JD/No though.

To put it in perspective, I just had a trawl through E-bay. First thing I searched on was New Order, then JD, then Elvis Costello, Husker Du and Bob Mould. Weddoes ? Nah !

Hey Alejo, I can't get into your Almanso website - the bandwidth has been exceeded !!

Originally posted by almanso > Originally posted by Benny's Cobweb Eyes> Hey Alejo, I can't get into your Almanso website - the bandwidth has been exceeded !!

yes, it happens. I just did some changes, that´s why I exceeded the bandwidth (I was testing things). try later. I guess in one hour or two it´ll work well. do you understand spanish? I never had time to make the english version.

I don't understand it personally, but my secretary is Venezuelan !

NO, closley followed by E&TB, James & Lloyd Cole

Originally posted by Benny's Cobweb Eyes To expand a bit on my earlier answer, JD/NO have been a constant in my musical life since the late 70s. Bands also doing the rounds at the same time are also important to me, such as The Fall, Elvis Costello and Echo and the Bunnymen. Roughly the same time as PC&L came out I discovered Husker Du, and the work of them and their individual elements has always been high on my playlist. I was brought up on the Beatles and the Velvet Underground. In the late 80s I started listening to some of the "Indie" stuff such as the Wedding Present, House of Love, short-lived stuff that was basically just me expanding my musical horizons. Nothing has ever matched the staying power of my love for JD/No though.To put it in perspective, I just had a trawl through E-bay. First thing I searched on was New Order, then JD, then Elvis Costello, Husker Du and Bob Mould. Weddoes ? Nah !

Excellent stuff there Benny - nice to see a fellow appreciator of Husker Du and Mister Mould. Do you have Bob's latest - he's a bit more elctronic theses days.. CTB

Yaeh - got everything he's ever done. Met him back in July at the London gig - very unassuming guy, ready and willing to have a chat with everyone after the gig, signing autographs and chatting away. Does a hell of an acoustic show as well !

Im a Joy Division fan, new order only comes with it, but i still like their music, even if they will never have the weight that JD had.

i also like Autechre; The Velvets; Bowie 77-80; Iggy Pop; Lou Reed; The Fall; Boards of Cananda; Radiohead; Can; Faust; Kraftwerk; The Doors..all that

It'll pass Sean, fear not. 18 is when Joy Division gets you round the throat and won't let go. By the time you're 30 you'll look back on New Order as a laugh !!