THE FINAL POLL: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE
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Among the following five tracks, WHICH IS THE BEST NEW ORDER SONG EVER ?
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Bizarre Love Triangle 23 (11%)
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Ceremony 36 (17%)
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Temptation 59 (27%)
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The Perfect Kiss 55 (25%)
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True Faith 43 (20%)
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Bit of a tug of war between Temp and TF, but I went with my gut instinct.
why no World in Motion? 
(just kidding :D )
"True Faith" - The first NO song I heard, the first video I saw, the reason for me to buy the "Best Of" in 1998, and start listening to No & Jd!!! (How melancholic) - I'll never get tired of listening to it. 
Very nearly TPK but Temptation has to be the one for me. All time classic that blew me away when i first heard it. Sounds as good today as anything around at the moment.
The Perfect Kiss is one of those songs that hits all of your emotions. The final like 3 minutes of that song is unbelievable. I love the way the base and keyboard compete back and forth for the ending. The video makes this the greatest song for New Order because it is them raw and simple, Cold and Cocky.
Ceremony....when I first heard Temptation in '82, it truly was a revelation, but Ceremony is/was such a poignant bridge between what was and what is that it will always stand out.
Originally posted by homage Ceremony....when I first heard Temptation in '82, it truly was a revelation, but Ceremony is/was such a poignant bridge between what was and what is that it will always stand out.
Exact same feeling here, and the last NO gig that I went to, I walked out singing Ceremony.
So what this poll mean is that, just like the band, nobody thinks Blue Monday is one of their best and should be played at each and every show? 
Well I guess I'm gonna vote for True Faith but before I do I want to hear the 7 inch version of Ceremony. Where do I go to listen to that masterpiece?
Originally posted by a very small boy Well I guess I'm gonna vote for True Faith but before I do I want to hear the 7 inch version of Ceremony. Where do I go to listen to that masterpiece?
http://neworderonline.com/thread.asp?action=&thread_id=6704&forum_id=1 try this, its on the first page of threads (hope this link works!) i just downloaded both. thanks much again to LowLife!
Anyone who's read a posting of mine knows it's the 7" of Temptation that gets it.At the time so different to anything I'd ever heard. Nostalgia now for those happy days.......
Im not sure if I should vote on this poll because I have only heard the Substance versions of these songs.
Do they happen to be the best versions of these songs or should I look into other cds to hear the best versions? And if so where and for which songs?
Nikos, check out low-life's downloads on another thread. Those are the best versions of both. Substance has the 12" Temptation and the re-recorded Ceremony with Gillian on it. Good, but nowhere near the first version.
I voted TPK of course. Just like I voted for it the first time.
Hey cool! TPK and Temptation are tied! It'd be cool to see TPK win. Though Tempation is a damn good song as well. It's been growing on me.
Very, very close call with Temptation, but it has to be Bizarre Love Triangle. I feel priviliged to have seen it first performed live (or so I believe) at Hemel Hempstead in 1985.
Originally posted by a very small boy Well I guess I'm gonna vote for True Faith but before I do I want to hear the 7 inch version of Ceremony. Where do I go to listen to that masterpiece?
ehhh...ya know the 7" version of Ceremony has its charm, but overall i think the 12" wins out. now the 7" version of temptation is a true gem. you have to listen to it before you vote!!
wow, it is getting close. i hope it's Perfect :kiss:, just cuz i listened to that song for 3 months straight, and it took me a long time to put away that song. you can listen to a million times, and you'll hear something different. it's a complex song and it's just wonderful.
Originally posted by Ian Passingham Very, very close call with Temptation, but it has to be Bizarre Love Triangle. I feel priviliged to have seen it first performed live (or so I believe) at Hemel Hempstead in 1985.
It changed a bit from that Hemel version !!
My vote is for The Perfect Kiss. It was my introduction to NO, and the silver 12inch was my first NO record. After all these years it is still fresh no matter how many times I hear it. A simply perfect 9 minutes!
Ceremony and Temptation equal 2nd!
TOUCHED BY THE HAND OF GOD IS SUPERB FROM THE STUDIO BUT PIPPING IT FOR BEING AMAZING LIVE IS AGE OF CONSENT
Of the 5 has to be either Temptation or Ceremony. Hmmm, tough one.
Both are standouts live but Temptation was the first record where I think New Order found their own sound post Joy Division, so Temptation it is.
Heaven, a gateway of hope - says it all really.
Maybe.
It's an extremely close vote!!!
BLT and Ceremony are tied!!!! GO BLT !!!! Let it go, Jarvo!!!
Jeremy...you should search for a tape of TPK live in Sweden (I think) in 1984, nearly a year before the recorded version got released. If I remember correctly, it runs to 9.5 minutes long. An awesome, powerful version.
Originally posted by Warm Hands, Cold Heart It's an extremely close vote!!!BLT and Ceremony are tied!!!! GO BLT !!!! Let it go, Jarvo!!!
I like all five tracks, though only True Faith wouldn't be in me personal top 10. (And I'd insist on BLT being the original version).
