Weekly Song Review: KRAFTY

1. Instruments (drums, bass, synths)
2. Seems a tiny bit safe
3. Love it because it's catchy and very New Ordery
4. 78%
5. Surprise me

1. the neworderish interaction between loops, sequencers and real instruments
2. rhyme or die
3. 'cos it's simply new order
4. 75%
5. a live-clip of "Love Vigilantes" :bag:

1. Best bit : Hooky's bass
2. Worst bit : Lyrics are shite
3. Why do you love/hate it? Cause it's catchy, fresh and new. Ask me this question in a year from now and I'll be able to give you a proper answer then.
4. % Rating: 85%
5. What you you like to see enhanced on NewOrderOnline? I don't want the NOOL to change, I like the way it is, Just give me one more wish ...

1. Hooky's bass. The bit in the middle.
2. "But out there the world is a beautiful place With mountains, lakes and the human race"
3. Predictable retread of old material. Get remixing asap.
4. 60%
5. I love you just the way you are.

1. Opening beats, wobbly bit and end guitar riffs
2. The bit after the wobbly bit before the dancy beats...sounds too much like Such a Good Thing!
3. Its just classic and very catchy...even my Mrs likes it.
4. 96%
5. Neworderstory in downladable format.

1. Best bit: Hooky's bass
2. Worst bit: Lyrics, forcedly catchy chorus
3. Why do you love/hate it?: They're back / The last comeback was better
4. % Rating: 59%
5. What you you like to see enhanced on NewOrderOnline? Nic read please: All the messages of a subscribed forum (and not only thread) received on E Mail account, possibly with daily digests!

1. Lyrics
2. Lyrics
3. Love it because it makes me feel how New Order used to do - but haven't since Regret...
4. 90%
5. More old live audio tracks please :)

1. Best bit - Sweeping synths after first chorus, chimes before the last one.
2. Worst bit - downplayed vocals
3. Why do you love/hate it? - Love it cos it's closer to BLT than anything off Get Ready. Hate it cos it's too understated.
4. % Rating 65%
5. What you you like to see enhanced on NewOrderOnline? Nothing

1. The overall catchiness and singalong feel to it.
2. Simplistic and dull lyrics.
3. Like I said, the catchiness is great. I have to hear it on CD-quality for me to meaningfully affix a love or hate to it. So far though, I like. :)
4. 85%
5. Hmm, it seems top-notch as it is! Whatever happened to the chat function? Nearly everytime I had tried no one was ever in there. What about an IM function? These are all trivial suggestions though. I sincerely think you do a fantastic job as it is!

All Shite even Blue Monday is better

EXTREMELY DISSAPOINTED WITH KRAFTY! If they put this out as a single then the albums going to bomb! Same OLD stuff,nothing new,can't believe i'm saying this though! Will still buy the single & album in every format,but still dissapointed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1. Hooky's and synth bass at the beginning and the end / stop-and-go at the end / greaaaat drums
2. The verses, the string break after 1st chorus, the small bell during the chorus...
3. Too poppy ! Childish tune !
4. 55%
5. I'm OK with NOOL so far !

1. Hooky's bass, Barney's singing, the instrumental middle section

2. Lyrics I suppose, I'm the sort who doesn't pay attention to most of 'em.

3. Like it a lot, and while it maybe a bit too derivative of some past sounds, still blows away most everything else I've heard yet this year.

4. Give it 80%

5. Search engine as well.

1. Best bit - it's quite catchy in its own way
2. Worst bit - typically banal lyrics
3. Why do you love/hate it? - I don't, yet
4. % Rating - solid 50%, I'm a hard taskmaster
5. What you you like to see enhanced on NewOrderOnline? - The live section is not conducive to being used, each gig on its own page is very resource-intensive and wasteful, and it is not all that easy to navigate. Plus the database seems to have problems with certain tracks still. I can understand the wish to have ticket/setlist scans, but the repeating of images common to a particular tour doesn't offer very much. I'd prefer the live index to be more along the lines of Sam's site, where you can see the sets of a range of dates easily, and can follow hyperlinks to relevant additional information where appropriate. Without wishing to be critical of all the work Nick has put into this site (and like all of us I do appreciate just what has gone into making this the most popular New Order site out there), certain aspects just don't sit right, like the "rating" facility for the records (this ain't Amazon) or the "my collection" (what's that all about?). That said, this place is still the best there is, and is the only website that I don't own that has held my interest for four years.

1 - i loved the drums. i think thei're great 2 - the lyrics, but i think that Barney always wrote simple lyrics 3 - is 100% New Order 4 - 85% 5 - i like the way it is, but it would be great to have more rarities for download or to hear

I FUCKING LOVE IT :)

1. Best bit catchy, pacey and wrapped in neworderesqueness

2. Worst bit I cant believe people are slagging it off

3. Why do you love it? Barneys lyrics, Hookys guitar, Steves drums.. ;)

4. % Rating Too early to rate it but its damn good!

5. What you you like to see enhanced on NewOrderOnline? Its all good :)

Originally posted by Major Tarantino I FUCKING LOVE IT :)

I second that CTB

Thank you God! What else can I say :)

1-Best Bit is the opening. 2-Worst Bit: too catchy and poppy. 3- Overall 80% 4- I have much neglected visiting NOOL of late but it seems more or less as usual. Nearly perfect. Bring back Huntsy and Patrick, though.

Overall is a grower, first time I heard it I was disappointed.
Now I've heard it six or seven times I am happier. Crystal it ain't though. Superb intro and nice, catchy chorus. Lyrically impaired as usual. I'm itching to listen to stronger flavoured mixes.

Now, how can I take the blooming thing with me!!! I do not have Internet at home and can't wait till tomorrow to listen to it again. I guess I could stay at the office but...

Originally posted by CTB > Originally posted by Major Tarantino I FUCKING LOVE IT :)

I second that CTB

I third it! Here's my proper review:

1. Best bit: It's a classy comeback song
2. Worst bit: The vocals are a little too low in the mix
3. Why do you love/hate it?: I love it because it's New Order, it's good and it makes me smile like the crazy fool I am! :D
4. % Rating: 89%
5. What you you like to see enhanced on NewOrderOnline?: Nothing, it's fine the way it is

1. Best bit - Bass in the beginning
2. Worst bit - Not yet
3. Why do you love/hate it? - Been done before apart from the wobbly bit but it sounds fresh. Catchy chorus. I likee.
4. % Rating - 80%, may yet advance.
5. What you you like to see enhanced on NewOrderOnline? The forum menu returned as it was.

Best bit - Hooky's bass in the middle Worst bit - None really although the chiming bit at end of instrumental break is VERY reminiscent of Such A Good Thing (possibly, not such a good thing) Love it because - I think it gets better with every listen - a real grower and it's just what i was hoping for(my housemate's just wandered in and proclaimed "my god, that's sooooo New Order) Rating - 90% Enhance? - Nothing, your perfect as you are.

1 the music + chorus 2 the verses 3 they're back 4 on first listen, 50%, now edging toward 75% 5 the news and forum aspects are fine

1. Best bit - When Hooky's bass kicks in
2. Worst bit - Barney's voice too 'sweet' and lyrics too 'ordinary'
3. Why do you love/hate it? It's definitely a grower and if you just think of the lyrics as Barney taking the piss (right, er, mountains, lakes and... f*** it, 'the human race'? - that 'ill do)they're bearable
4. Rating - 7/10
5. What you you like to see enhanced on NewOrderOnline? More audio downloads (80's gigs, Barney's crowd banter), 80s TV appearances and 80s magazine interviews - I think there's a theme here...