Worst Technique song

Fine Time...baaaaaad.

"Love Less" is a pretty song, but it feels like an outtake from Brotherhood, it doesn't fit too well on the record in general. I always seem to skip this one when playing it.

Love less and all the way are 2 of my absolute favourite new order songs.

I voted for Mr Disco... i mean come on lads, think up a new bassline for god's sake!!

Guilty Partner's the one I always skip over (that's a bad sign for any tune). It's decent, but my least fave (lest I offend any Guilty Partner-ites)

This is the one cd, were there is no bad songs, sorry.

I will guess Guilty Partner is the weakest. (which is why they only played the song 2 times ever. But I like it

Nik could you add another option into the poll called something like ....Perfection ????

as there isn't a bad tune on here at all, i still play the whole album at least 3 times every week and it still feels a fresh as newly baked bread

Originally posted by Biznotic Love Trapazoid Fine Time...baaaaaad.

Biz, do you have the Fine Time 12"? It's a rip off of Kevin Saunderson's output at the time, but done "cheekily." I like it very much, still.

I think the only minor weakness on this album is "Round and Round." I think everything else on the album is outstanding, but for some reason, I don't like Round and Round so much. Go figure.

guilty partner--in my opinion, the weakest song on a very strong album.

Too bad there wasn't a none of the above option. I was torn between "Fine Time" and "Guilty Partner" but come to think of it, I skip "Fine Time" more. I've grown to like it more than I used to, but it's still a bit subpar compared to the rest of the songs. I think the song's style is what makes it difficult to like. The best part of that song is when Barney or Hookey gets on that voice coder and starts talking about lurve technique.

That's a hard one. "technique" is the best New Order album ever (in my opinion), but if i had to choose an average song off this album it would be Fine Time.

I voted for Fine Time, simply because their is no weak track. An album with no filler.

Originally posted by Lickmodem > Originally posted by Biznotic Love Trapazoid> Fine Time...baaaaaad.

Biz, do you have the Fine Time 12"? It's a rip off of Kevin Saunderson's output at the time, but done "cheekily." I like it very much, still.

yes i do have the Fine Time 12"...I used to play the mixes on College Radio way back in the day. I was very impressed that the live version on Retro was recorded in Chicago where i beleive they were supposed to hook up with Saunderson but Barney was illin. I wonder what made him so sick? (ha!)

Not that Fine Time is really so baaaaad but compared to the other gems on Technique, it had to be chosen.

How can you vote for a song which has the line "i've met a lot of cool chicks, but i've never met one with all her own teeth"!! I can't force myself to vote for any. I love the album and it would feel like cheating on a devoted partner! Sorry!

Originally posted by Low lifer How can you vote for a song which has the line "i've met a lot of cool chicks, but i've never met one with all her own teeth"!! I can't force myself to vote for any. I love the album and it would feel like cheating on a devoted partner! Sorry!

i guess it took the success of True Faith for them to start finally getting groupies with all their own teeth. This just goes to show that if you keep trying, good things will come to you in the end!

Fine Time is a fun song, they got too serious in the 90s (or at least one of them). i've always skipped over Round & Round mostly.

Hands down my favorite New Order album. Like someone said previously there is simply no filler on this album. Whenever I pop this album into the cd player it always get's played all the way through. No vote from me.

My vote is for Mr. Disco. It's a great tune, but it sounds a little dated. The other songs sound like a product of their time, a leap into the 90's, but Mr. Disco sounds like it came from the mid 80's. I guess New Order did it on purpose, but it just doesn't fit in my opinion. Plus, it borrows some of the basslines from State of the Nation.

I remember buying Technique on its 1st day of release. Nipped into town in my lunch from college to pick it up. In my niaivety, I was so disappointed that it didn't all sound just like "Fine Time." Gave it 6/10 the next day when we met in the common room. Ha !!! So changed my mind soon after. Not only the best NO album, but for me, the best album EVER ! No weak tracks & no fillers & ironically, I just voted for Fine Timne as its weakest track, whilst listening to "Don't Do It." I have bought Technique for so many friends who needed NO in their lives & happily, most have gone on to follow ther Order. Pity it doesn't feature much in their live sets but c'est la vie. ;)

Picked Fine Time. I think it's a great track but it probably should have been a non-album single.

Yes, the basslines from All the Way and Mr. Disco appear to be "inspired" by other songs. I also detect a similarity between the basslines of Dream Attack and Paradise.

Despite all the above, Technique is one of my all time favourite albums.

Originally posted by almanso

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This was an easy one - Fine Time is the weakest moment.

Fine Time, but even that's good once in awhile. I used to skip Guilty Partner all the time but after awhile I really got to like it, especially that "Spanish" guitar bit and then that big keyboard line towards the end.

Originally posted by Andy T Picked Fine Time. I think it's a great track but it probably should have been a non-album single. Yes, the basslines from All the Way and Mr. Disco appear to be "inspired" by other songs. I also detect a similarity between the basslines of Dream Attack and Paradise.Despite all the above, Technique is one of my all time favourite albums.

yeah, spot on about Fine Time...I still couldn't vote for it as the worst song...I can't believe I'm the only one who voted for RUN. It's a good song...i always seem to skip over it when listening to TECHNIQUE...hmmmm, not sure why.

p.s. your also right about the basslines....although I think ALL THE WAY was semi-intentional. from what hooky says it was payback for them mimicking TPK in their "In between days"

I love Fine Time. Full of verve and very funny. I must have heard this album zillion times and I still love the opening bars of Fine Time as much as any song they've made.

That bass!