In honor of the soon-to-be birthday boy, please select your choice for Barney's finest moments during the some-twenty-odd years he has been New Order's frontman!
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Barney's finest moment?
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Which best illustrates Mr. Sumner's talents?
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Whoops during "Temptation" (1982) 6 (23%)
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Whoops during "Blue Monday" (1983) 0 (0%)
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Whoops during "Thieve Like Us" (1984) 0 (0%)
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Whoops during "Perfect Kiss" (1985) 2 (8%)
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Whoops during "Face Up" (1985) 6 (23%)
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Whoops during "Bizarre Love Triangle (1986) 3 (12%)
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Whoops During "True Faith" (1987) 0 (0%)
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Whoops During "TBTHOG" (1987) 3 (12%)
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Whoops during "World In Motion" (1990) 1 (4%)
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Whoops during "Round and Round" (1989) 0 (0%)
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Whoops during "Regret" (1993) 2 (8%)
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Whoops during "Crystal" (2001) 3 (12%)
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Whoops during "Here To Stay" (2002) 0 (0%)
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hey! it's still january the 3rd here!
oh well. time zones, what do you think barney is doing now?:\party:
i'd say whooping is good but all barneys artistic force is displayed when he's on the cowbell during TPK
Originally posted by Benny's Cobweb Eyes But you've forgotten the original classic on record Whoop !!(Age of Consent)
I could only choose one for each year (TBTHOG and Face-Up the notable exceptions, because I felt they eached contained some nice ones live), so BM won out. If I could revise the poll I would include AOC, but alas it is too late....
Originally posted by Alan Tomlinson isn't there one on EGG just before the end?
no i thinks that is a louD "SHOWWWW MEEEEEEEEE!"
where is "all of the above"? well I voted for... "... you shock me to the core.... WWWWOOOOOWWWW... you shock me to the CORE!!!" then hooky´s bass start to sound and I strat jumping all around. great moment.
Originally posted by ken colquhoun > Originally posted by Rocket Mick> Well i thought the ORIGINAL whooping is the best so 1982.
The original New Order whooping, on record at least was on 1981's Everything's Gone Green. The 7" had one quietish whoop in the fade out ending and the 12" (on Substance and Retro)had Bernard whooping as if his life depended on it.
Of course he picked this technique (pardon the pun) up from "The Eternal" on "Closer" where if you have proper studio quality headphones you can clearly hear Ian whoop deliriously from 3.47 to 4.19 in the track.
Bernards whooping on Everything's Gone Green and Age of Consent are my faves. However, AND THIS IS A SERIOUS POINT,
I HATE it when he does it live on Love Will Tear Us Apart, what do others feel?, does your opinion vary depending whether you were a JD fan or not?.
I don't think Ian could have imagined his song being "treated" in this way.
Oh and happy birthday BS, beat me by 2 days (and 9 years, His finest moments come when he remembers how to play the guitar.
My apologies I forgot.
Bernards absolute most finest moment is on the PFD video when during Blue Monday a bright light suddenly gets shone in his face.
I won't spoil it for you, this IS worth seeking out.
Originally posted by ken colquhoun My apologies I forgot.Bernards absolute most finest moment is on the PFD video when during Blue Monday a bright light suddenly gets shone in his face.I won't spoil it for you, this IS worth seeking out.
Yes I absolutely agree. The true Salford in Barney reflects back the light with such understated venom.
Whoops aside, my fave Barnster moments are during the live renditions of Temptation with the "1-2-3-4" & "oh it's the last f***ing time" - I think I have them on a CD of Reading 98...
Originally posted by ken colquhoun My apologies I forgot.Bernards absolute most finest moment is on the PFD video when during Blue Monday a bright light suddenly gets shone in his face.I won't spoil it for you, this IS worth seeking out.
Is it the bit where he goes "down! down!"?
Originally posted by JE SUIS EGG > Originally posted by ken colquhoun> My apologies I forgot.> > Bernards absolute most finest moment is on the PFD video when during Blue Monday a bright light suddenly gets shone in his face.> > I won't spoil it for you, this IS worth seeking out.
Is it the bit where he goes "down! down!"?
No its somewhat ruder than that!! 
