The Best of New Order by New Order
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Manchesters pivotal post-punk quartet offer a 16-track opus that skips
obscurities and early material in favor of their greatest singles. Highlights
include Blue Monday, Thieves Like Us and The Perfect Kiss and sparkling
Stephen Hague remixes of True Faith and Bizarre Love Triangle. --Jeff
Bateman
Personal Review: The Best of New Order by New Order
That's how long it's been since I've discovered New Order and,
consequently, it's also how long they've been my favorite band. I am
reviewing this album a second time because I forgot the e-mail and
password I had for my other account (brilliant move, I know). With that
said, this sweet, resplendent compilation was the second CD I purchased
by the group, following Substance. While I love both collections with about
the same intensity now, I have to admit that I liked New Order's "Best Of"
much more at the start. While Substance is an awesome album of singles
that is a nessecity for any true fan of the band, "The Best Of New Order" is
more accessible to new fans as well as to those who may be only casual
listeners. The songs are short, but sweet: an excellent fusion of rock, pop
and techno. It's difficult to choose the standouts, because doing so would
mean having to name at least 3/4's of the tracks on this CD.
However, I have to make mention of both "True Faith" and "Bizarre Love
Triangle," because these are the two pop gems that hooked me into the
band. Hearing Bernard Sumner's smoothe vocals singing "I used to think
that the day would never come I'd see delight in the shade of the morning
sun" on the radio (yes, there used to be a station in the Bay Area that

played this song on a regular basis!) used to give me a serious emotional
high. The same with "Bizarre Love Triangle's" catchy chorus, "Every time I
see you falling I get down on my knees and pray." While these two tracks
I'm sure have been worn out by long time fans (as they have by me), they
are the perfect tunes for attracting new listeners who love a danceable
synth-pop sound. I only wish that the former track hadn't been cut down to
about 4 and a half minutes (the original is close to 6 minutes long). For
some reason I really like the editing in BLT '95, though, and I even like the
remixing.
Other standouts include "1963", which sounds softer than the original and
opens with a nice accoustic riff, the insanely catchy "Touched By the Hand
Of God," and the incredibly underrated opener, "Let's Go (Nothing For
Me)." I had heard that last track on a radio station as well and I had no
idea who sang it until I found New Order via True Faith and BLT. As I
stated in my earlier review, I believe this compilation compliments, rather
than replaces Substance very nicely. True, it's missing some great singles
(Perfect Kiss, Temptation, Subculture) but it also has some classics that
Substance missed (Age Of Consent, Dreams Never End, Love Vigilantes).
So, I would have to highly recommend getting both. Acquire and enjoy!
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