I love this song. Feels like a continuation of "Run" and "Weirdo", two of my favorite NO songs. This song alone makes WFSC very very welcomed. 
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Turn will be a NO classic. IMHO it follows the greatest of JD/NO--LWTUA and Ceremony. Short, bittersweet and references to the sea. Nice chill out/comedown song after Guilt.
Also my fave track from the album. My only criticism would be that in certain parts the guitar work it too similar to the R.E.M style.
i think if any song from WFTSC has hit potential for the U.S., it's "Turn"... maybe not for rotation on modern rock stations that play terrible nu-metal or corny hard rock, but audiences of both indie rock and adult contemporary stations would eat it up like they did with "Regret."
"Turn" is a perfect example of how talented the band is in complementing Bernard's vocals, which is something I assume to be very difficult. The buildup at the end of the second verse is simply amazing.
Has anyone noticed how people absolutely love Technique but can't stand "Turn"? I can't understood why.
Best song on wftsc and actually I think its the best thing theyve done since Regret and Special.
I don't see that. "Turn" is in a tie with "WFTSC" for top song off the new album, and Technique is in my mind vastly superior to any other New Order album (though I do love PCL, and Low Life, and like Brotherhood).
I love the bass after the third chorus, the guitar work throughout, and everything when Bernard sings "The sky is high the road is long..." Brilliant.
With such a classic song on their side - why oh why did they realease a single like jetsream? Instead this jem will lie tucked away for only the wise (ie us) to hear. Or is that a good thing? Perhaps we could be posessive of turn and make it an album owners secret gem for only the learned to hear.
Hannett of the Apes wrote: Turn could be New Order's 'Ordinary World'.
That's a perfect way to put it.
This has always been my favorite song off the new album. I really wish it would have been released as a single; I think it'd do well in the U.S.
o hell yes this song is the apex of greatness of this cd. id go to a concert just to hear them play this, but hell if NO would come to texas id go to all of them no matter where they play.
definitely, absolutely the best track on the cd. 
is it me, or does the song have a little REM in it?
REM? I don't know - i think the intro sounds a bit like 'driver's seat' from Sniff 'n' the Tears - a song from the early eightees.
won't happen again!!
Turn is the best track on the WFTSC by a mile. My three-year-old loves it (Beats the frigging Tweenies!)
Seeing as its going on the Singles album, I would hazard a guess and say they are releashing it.
Turn is defintely a mixture of the guitar driven tracks on Brotherhood and Technique. A wonderful song.
Beautiful. Even the edit is great. I fully expect the single release to have Guilt mixes on it.
aloha Order wrote: I love this song!! sounded like it came from the technique album...
Bit more rocky than the Balearic beats bliss of Technique. Best track on the album by a mile. I dont get the REM angle at all.
The last NO single? Nah, not with Blue Monday 07 and True Faith 09 and so on surely still to be released....:) But Turn does have a wonderful 'end' quality to it - still think it should have been the last track on WFTSC... Like so many of their best songs, a simple track, just quality writing, playing and delivery... I love the 'sky is high, the road is long...' bit and the simplicity but beauty of 'I want you more than you know'... Great track, definitely a future classic and now firmly installed as the penultimate track on my own personal Best Of... (before Avalanche)...
Snorri xxx
I swear that Turn is a lost Technique track. It sounds like it could have easily been from that period. The vocals, the words, the music. Everything. Great song from an OK album. Instant New Order classic. Shows that the guys still have it in them.
This is a nice song, but not head and shoulder above WFTSC or anything. Yeah, it would have a chance of doing well in the US but that always depends on how it gets promoted.
WFTSC is a good album but probably only their fourth or fifth best, IMHO.
vejayes wrote: "Turn" is a perfect example of how talented the band is in complementing Bernard's vocals, which is something I assume to be very difficult. The buildup at the end of the second verse is simply amazing.
Has anyone noticed how people absolutely love Technique but can't stand "Turn"? I can't understood why.
Technique is my favourite NO album and I absolutely adore Turn ... as others have said it is the simplicity of the song superb lyrics and an absolute barnstorming piece of Hooky magic
I find it a bit formulatic but good nevertheless. Nothing spectacular and a bit overrated by many - Maybe because because the good songs were missing on WFTSC. - Title track, Krafty were good but rest very mediocre and Turn maybe not as bad as the remainder.
I didn't like "Turn" much for several months. It sounded to me like "Hey Now What You Doing (Reprise)." But then one day it got stuck in my head -- in a good way -- and I just had to hear it. And now I love it.
However, for an album that includes "Morning Night and Day," "I Told You So," and "Guilt is a Useless Emotion," it seems too light to be an album closer. So I like "Working Overtime." (Or maybe I'm just used to hearing the album as it is. But I think ending on "Turn" would have left the album lacking.)
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Turn is absolutely flawless. So what that it could be "New Order by numbers"? They are good numbers! It contains all the classic ingredients of a great New Order song - powerful bassline that hooks you (intentional....), pleasant guitar riff construction, typical lyrics, a bit of keyboard middle eight to lift you, and an unusual twist just when you think the formula is solid. Unbeatable, yet not the best on the album, that goes surely to the title track, with Who's Joe a gallant 3rd.
oldmonkey wrote: Turn is absolutely flawless. So what that it could be "New Order by numbers"? They are good numbers! It contains all the classic ingredients of a great New Order song - powerful bassline that hooks you (intentional....), pleasant guitar riff construction, typical lyrics, a bit of keyboard middle eight to lift you, and an unusual twist just when you think the formula is solid. Unbeatable, yet not the best on the album, that goes surely to the title track, with Who's Joe a gallant 3rd.
Turn has always been the best track on WFTSC, the title track has slowly slid down my list of best songs, but I will agree with you about Who's Joe.
krisna wrote: i love turn geees i thought i was the only one!!
Oh no not the only one, I love it too.
oldmonkey wrote: Turn is absolutely flawless. So what that it could be "New Order by numbers"? They are good numbers! It contains all the classic ingredients of a great New Order song - powerful bassline that hooks you (intentional....), pleasant guitar riff construction, typical lyrics, a bit of keyboard middle eight to lift you, and an unusual twist just when you think the formula is solid. Unbeatable, yet not the best on the album, that goes surely to the title track, with Who's Joe a gallant 3rd.
shit thats a great description..well done
oldmonkey wrote: Turn is absolutely flawless. So what that it could be "New Order by numbers"? They are good numbers! It contains all the classic ingredients of a great New Order song - powerful bassline that hooks you (intentional....), pleasant guitar riff construction, typical lyrics, a bit of keyboard middle eight to lift you, and an unusual twist just when you think the formula is solid. Unbeatable, yet not the best on the album, that goes surely to the title track, with Who's Joe a gallant 3rd.
I heard Dracula's Castle being criticised for being NO by numbers!
Where's the love for DC? (Personally i like it!
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I was never a big fan of WFTSC as a whole, but recently ive given some of the songs a lot more plays and i think this song along with WFTSC are great NO songs. Really enjoyed them live in Liverpool too
First time I heard 'Turn', I fell in love with it. And yep, definitely the best track on WFTSC, hands down.
I mean, I love WFTSC [it's my fave NO album, hands down], but out of all the songs on that album, 'Turn' is the one I listen to on repeat... without any rest...
I can't help it! I LOVE THAT DARN SONG!!!
Turn, great song. I'm not sure if is the best WFSC album song.
But it did show us New Order still live!!
turn makes me cry almost...i feel he/they wrote that song about ian curtis as if he/they were seeing it through deborah curtis' eyes when i hear that song. does that make sense? my step-gma is babbling so its hard to concentrate. lol.
Fantastic song, the chorus is an emotional rush. My only complaint is that, to me, it feels like it ends just slightly too soon. The chorus bit should repeat at least one more time for a great climax... but again, that's just my opinion.;)
9/10
I still think this is a superb song and the best track on the album. Its got a great structure with a brilliant bridge. Sounds more emotional and has less fussy production than the other tracks (IMO).
Kinna wrote: turn makes me cry almost...i feel he/they wrote that song about ian curtis as if he/they were seeing it through deborah curtis' eyes when i hear that song. does that make sense? my step-gma is babbling so its hard to concentrate. lol.
When I first heard Turn, to me it sounded like a sequel or a response to Love will Tear us apart. I think it is the nakedness & the honesty of the song that reminds me of LWTUA. Beautiful.
This is by far the best song on Waiting For The Siren's Call. The lyrics are heartfelt and upfront and the instrumentation reflects this. Now that it's been mentioned, I suppose it does sound moderately Technique-ish. It's a lovely song and was, with the title track, on constant rotation for me awhile back during a rather difficult point in my life. The album itself falls flat in my opinion, but for me, this one's a winner.
