PROCESSION

Dozens - most gigs 1981-83, and occasionally in 84, very rarely in 85 and none since.

Very good probably the best b-side.

1. beautiful phasing synth line....i love phasing!
2. nothing
3. breathtaking song....nicely rocking....easily in the top 5 NO songs for me.
4. 100%
5. bassist

Great toon ? ? ? Hooky

1. Opening synth, Gillian's backing vocals, HOOKY, Barney's lyrics and guitar work, Stephen's mad drumming
2. Absolutely none
3. New Order as close to perfection as possible. I also like the Glasto '81 version, where whatever drug/alcohol Barney was on kicked in full gear. "LATE AT NIGHT!"
4. 100%

Whats the score with this,was it a single? If so why was it on disc2 of substance.

1. The bass when it starts and the drums when it ends.
2. Nothing really.
3. It brings up a nice athmosphere.
4. 80%
5. Clown!

Bass Nothing Dreamy 99% :)

• Gillian's synth at the start
• None
• One of their best early songs
• 99%
• Bass Playing God

Originally posted by SPtwo Whats the score with this,was it a single? If so why was it on disc2 of substance.

Thats a good point.Wasnt it actually a single?.Guess the reason it wasnt on Disc 1 of Substance is because that was a collection of all their 12"s.If Substance had just been a collection of all their singles (7" or 12") to date at that time Procession would have been on Disc 1.Was originally a double A side with Everything`s Gone Green 7" edit October 1981.

it needs to be longer lol

Originally posted by Spike it needs to be longer lol

Yes it does, but then you can hit the << button and listen to it all over again.

Ripped it from substance for my mp3 player, fogotten what a great track it is.

Vocals a bit muted in the mix? I'll have to dig out the vinyl version and dust off the turntable to see if its the mp3 codec I used.

Major Tarantino wrote: Once again we foray deep into the darkest recesses of our collective new order brain and expose one song... is it genius or a load of old revenge? The answer awaits...This week's format: 1. Best Bit, 2. Worst Bit, 3. Why you like / loathe it, 4. Percentage Rating, 5. Hooky summed up in one word.THIS WEEK'S SONG IS... PROCESSION

1. "Alone, Alone.. Alone, Alone"
2. Wha?
3. Hooky's treble bass fill between the verses, Gillian's vocals, the overblown early 80s synths, Barney trying to sound like Andy Gill on guitar, Steve's quirked-up staccato drum breaks at the very end, utterly postpunk.
4. 97%
5. Wookie.

is it really "Alone alone" and not "Hello hello" ?

As usual with NO lyrics are sometimes unknown and often change. I always thought it was "alone" but have heard "hello" in it. The biggest controversy is the with the last verse. "A mass of harmless attitudes..." or is it "Its an attitude..." Personally I miss the early version "emotion, destruction, it's all the same to me. No matter where you are, it's all the same to me."

This song beats my heart with loneliness and serenity. It's one of my favorites because the intro reminds me of an instrumental mourning for a missing friend. I tend to like depressing songs, or those with a melancholy bit. This one tops the list of the others:

-vicious streak -someone like you -sooner than you think -dream attack -some distant memory

Lonely song for a lonely person - with a title quite fitting.

Best bit - the first 4 and a half minutes

Worst - big fat nothing.

Love/hate - Procession IS New Order, it sums up everything magical and magnificent about them. I think it was the very first song I ever heard by them and I've never been able to unravel what's so brilliant about it. There's some sort of unspoken mystery about the track. Like a previous poster said, for me, the iconic image of New Order is from early 80's concerts, playing something like Procession - the tight hair, the thin ties, the motionless stances in smoke-filled half light, Hookey playing with his back to the audience, Barney's stare latching on to something at the back of the venue and not leaving it for minutes on end, the way they appeared beyond reach, the cryptic album sleeves, the element of mystery as to who they actually were, the dark cloud of tragedy that hung over them, the way they both belong to and defined a time and place. It's a different New Order nowadays, equally as good in different ways, but always lacking that early, icy arrogance.

% - 1000%

Hookey in one word - perpendicular

1. The guitars in the background fading in and out :)
2. It's pretty short :(
3. Those synths!
4. 90%
5. GOD

Best thing about it: EVERYTHING. Loved it from the get-go.

Worst thing about it: Meh, when it freckin' ends. Otherwise, nothing that I know of.

Why the love/hate: For one, the lyrics [if Steve wrote this, he's a poet too, and I love poets!]. Two, the vocals [good job, Bernard, NOW SING LOUDER YOU SOFT-SPOKEN TW*T!!!]. Three, the bass [proving that once again, Hooky's the god of bass]. Four, the infectious beat that invites me ever-so-desperately to dance [*sigh* Steeeve!].

Rating for it: 99.997%.

Hooky?: HE'S MY DJ HERO!

old thread...all is said

1. It's a pretty sweet song, the start of New Order's electronic life.
2. Although it's not my favourite song, there's nothing really bad about it.
3. Love it because of the synth-brass keyboard bit, and the guitar
4. 80%
5. Awesome