Technique

Good record, please ant listen but never gets really good imo

Hard one to rate, there were some nice tunes. Nice work music

It's a surprise that it's from the late '80s. I can hear the goth rock and the synthy pop stuffs, but the overall electronic groove of it is quite ahead of its time.

I actually didn’t mind it! I don’t think I’d go out of my way to listen to it but I loved certain songs and how groove/vibey it is.

I’ve heard this album before and it is great. Love how 80s it is. 8 or 9/10 depending on the day

...is that a goat?

Genres: Alternative dance, acid house, dance-rock Formed: (Manchester?) England in 1980 Run time: 9 songs, 39 min, 55 sec After the death of their lead singer (Ian Curtis), the remaining members of Joy Division formed New Order. This is their fifth studio album. There are no particular stand out tracks on this album. They range from 1-5M plays on Spotify. I’m sure if you like dance music, and the Manchester sound this would be a great album to listen to. I’m not a particular fan of either. The songs are well written and played. Listen Again?: No My Rating: ***

50% Ibiza/acid house influenced dance music, 50% melancholy 80s British pop, 100% awesome.

Upphafslög plötunnar voru alveg off við fyrstu hlustun en seinni hlutin var skárri. Önnur hlustun var mun skárri. Heilt á litið óeftirminnilegt en ekki leiðinlegt. Má alveg vera í bakgrunni.

I do not know New Order at all, and had no preconceived notions coming in to this. My initial response, and it's likely a drastic over-simplification is that this is just a better version of The Smiths with no Morrissey to boot. The electronic dance vibes are a bit stronger for sure, and this album is a good time. Not for me, but it's an enjoyable enough album for sure.

I guess the natural evolution of Joy Division would have been something like this even with Ian Curtis on board. A cute synthpop album. No longer any goth energy to be found, and you're left with something even the hoes can dance to. I don't fully get why this is on the list instead of "Power Corruption and Lies" though. Strong 3/5.

verry new wave

Some really fun and hypnotic, trancy dance music. Has some surprisingly deep lyrics. Warrants a full relisten, but would great to put on to hype some people up or have on during afters

The order of the day is a mellow, wisful and not entirely unpleasant 9 course meal. Synths for appetizers, synths for the entree, and for desert, you guessed it.. more synths. Two menus out of five. 📖📖

Good album mixed bag

easy listening

New Order close out the 80s with an album both spiky and dreamy. Not something they’d ever really done before.

I was surprised how much of a band like The Cure I can hear in this, especially since New Order are contemporaries. It's kind of like if you took that dour post-punk and mixed it in with some of the Madchester scene. It feels like it bridges a gap I didn't realize there was. Favorite tracks: "Mr. Disco", "Vanishing Point"

This was a strange one. Half the record was new wave/post punk style and half was a sort of hybrid between that and acid house. While that does make it interesting, it also makes the record sound pretty dated. It wasn’t great honestly. However, if I did a line or two of coke I can’t say I wouldn’t be dancing to it.

New Order are a bit too much like The Cure ... or maybe The Cure are a bit too much like New Order. (You could swap Pet Shop Boys or The Church for The Cure.) There is absolutely nothing unique or surprising about this album.

This feels like kids goofing around with synthesizers taken to its logical conclusion on the billboard charts.

I don't dislike this, but it doesn't feel like a consistent album. Though I'd imagine any band that recorded the majority of an album whilst partying in Ibiza, who then went straight to a rural hideaway to record the rest, would have similarly schizophrenic results.

Album art is the coolest part.

A gorgeous inventive and fun album from New Order. I love this a lot Vanishing Point is a highlight. It is so deliciously 80s while also somehow being extremely cool to me? Normally those two things don't go together in my head. Listened twice, good opportunity to dust this off. Love the album artwork too!

I liked 'all the way' quite a lot, it touched me a bit even though I don't really agree with its core concepts, sort of thing. Thought the album was alright!

Outrageous to have two of Luke's faves in a row. Familiar with quite a lot from this album anyway, not necessarily all my favourite New Order songs but still I think a certified K Town Banger A great mood lifter

I really liked this. The most I've enjoyed New Order apart from the obvious banger hits.

I didn’t like a lot of the “dance” tracks. All the Way, Run, and Love Less are bangers!

It’s way to 80s for me. It’s everything I hate about 80s music in one package. Shitty synths, drums, bass. No good.

Not memorable

I'm not sure what I think about this album. It's not bad but I've heard other songs from New Order that I think are better. Overall I think it's a 2,5/5.

7/10

I love Joy Division and some earlier new order, but this album didn’t do anything for me.

Huh. This is different. This is what happens when you let New Order take a pill in Ibiza. Makes you wonder what Ian Curtis would have thought about them. For what it’s worth, this is a good dance record. Maybe not as floor-rattling as ***BIG*** Beat (though that genre wouldn’t be shaking the world until nearly 6 years later with the Chemical Brothers), but still bop-able. Not quite Acid House either. It sounds unique, and still sounds unique today considering all the electronic subgenres that have developed since it was released. My one problem is that the songs aren’t really different from one another to stand out, paradoxically with the record’s unique sound. I’d definitely come back and listen to this one again, but I doubt any songs from this album would find their way onto my playlists except for maybe “Love Less”, which even so sounds inferior to “Love Vigilantes” from “Low Life”.

funky!!!!

I hate half-assed records like this, where a band will experiment with one sound, but keep the other foot in comfortable territory. If you want to make an acid house record, make an acid house record. If you want to make a maudlin, Cure-like record, make one. Don’t sandwich the two together without regard for consistency. Nobody wants a record where four songs sound like one band and five songs sound like another. It’s timid. If you go for it, go all in. I’d rather see a band take a risk and fail than take half a risk and convince themselves they’ve succeeded.

Good stuff

Incredible production quality, and impressively wide in terms of genres incorporated in the music. Really feels like a defining album for the time. It combines different styles very well, so well that it sounds like it may have been an inspiration for both daft punk and REM. However, some parts may come off as a bit generic (especially the vocals in certain songs), though that might be because this album was indeed very influential. Regardless, it doesn't feel right to give 5/5 for an album that isn't perfect

Groovy 89 summer vibes. Beats are very funky but so chill at the same time. Underrated album.

Sounds like some decent songs with a bunch of Fisher Price instruments played over the tracks. I’ve always wanted to like New Order but the majority of their work is ruined by awful synth choices over what would be otherwise good songs. Less said about the lyrics the better half the time too

Pretty cool record with nice songs! Especially love the rhythm section in this band, cool bass lines and nice proposing drums. And the cover is very cool! 7 out of 10

Catchy pop melodies and interesting instrumentation. Round & Round is brilliant. They were a large influence on many of my favorite 90's bands. Really enjoyed this and will be putting a few of these songs into my rotation.

Wow that’s the perfect blend of 80s new wave and what’s to come in the 90s. Perfect

Is this an indie album or a Prince album?? I will say, the house production is top-notch, even for 1989!

Me sorprendió que según el track parecen distintos álbumes, con algunos en donde los sintetizadores son excesivos a mí gusto, pero fiel a la época el álbum, no me encantó pero tampoco lo odie, cae en la mitad

More "ibiza" than I expected, but still good, opening track worried me a bit but picked up after that

Always a sucker for 80s synth beats

This had to be the prototype for jellyfish jam. Cool sound but I probably wouldn’t seek it out.

Nice

semi interessant

Boring and the whisper style singing made the vocals seem weak and sound off-key often

Very middle of the road.

For being a very 80s album I really liked this. Not quite 4 stars but I appreciated the variety of this album and the bass lines were fun.

Nothing too special.

Eins og flest annað frá New Order, þá er þetta gott stöff. Signature sándheimurinn stendur alltaf fyrir sínu.

At the time of Technique's release I was listening to Substance non-stop and was initially a bit disappointed. But in the end this turned out to be the last truly great New Order album.

Boring at best, weak and outdated for the most part.

Enjoyable album after a false start.

First song a little weird and very much what I think of for 80s electronic. Second song was very reminiscent of "The Cure". Third song was fine and unassuming. Fourth, little more interesting and varied. I really cannot take the electronic dance sounds in the beginning of this and the first song seriously. It just screams middle school dance, or a kid messing with the worst part of a keyboard. Song five was okay, forgettable. Song six might be my favorite song on the whole album so far, probably because it was more like Joy Division. Song seven reminds me of Regular Show lol. Song eight was solid, one of the better ones. Song nine was really good as well. Anytime they incorporate some of their guitar in a heavier way and refrain from some of the more ridiculous 80s aspects I don't mind it. Overall, the album was fine, probably wouldn't revisit it, although I did enjoy about 3/9 songs. I would give this a 2/5

Es un synth heaven real; gigante variedad de sonidos falopas, y batería 100% programada. Melodías originales, y un balance perfecto entre instrumental y cantado. Las lyrics no son particularmente fascinantes la verdad, por no decir incluso monótonas (en realidad la palabra q busco es "bland"). 7/10..maybe 8/10???

suena hermosamente dance los sintes son una locura amo round and round amo la tapa

Tuommosta ihan ok elektronista britti poppia

sounds kind of flat? I dont know much about drum machines and synths so I just assume its from the technology of the time and experimentation. Anyway the drums go hard on all the songs. Its an energetic vibe but also sounds sad. The bass also sounds great on the songs. Also, I feel like so many indie songs sort of sound like this album! they were definitely the blue print. Although it does sound a little dated, and maybe a little repetitive at points, i still enjoyed the album.

Catchy but definitely not 'must listen'

Arguably not one of New Order's best... But I still adore it. Round and Round is one of my favorites songs of theirs, and the rest is great too. I considered giving this a 4, but I do think I like this more than the majority of my 4s, so... We'll call it a 4.5 rounded up. New Order are too damn good.

Electronic music. Blegh.

Not usually what I’d throw on to add some lift to my day, but this did the job anyway.

I can listen to synth pop all day

i like new order when they still had a line to joy division, all this euro disco shit just seems lame

Solid 80’s electronic. Nothing too up my alley, but was a good listen.

This sounded like either a band that couldn’t make up its mind or was midstream in changing directions. Not a fan of dance music and found the album too erratic in styles for me.

Lots of nu wave vibes with mediocre midi tracks.

litt rar new order, men blir bedre lenger ut i albumet 3.7

Wow!

No real drums, Hardly any guitar, not for me.

Interesting album, but it’s gonna have to be a no for me dog. At first I thought it was a techno group. Definitely an interesting sound. Sounds like this should be playing in an urban outfitters in 2011.

Good production, like the bass sound, but the songs overall didn’t do it for me and started to sound repetitive.

I really, really enjoyed this album. I had never heard of New Order before but I am a sucker for house music type beats and this one had plenty. Every song had a really great beat and felt very, very '80s synth pop, which I loved. Standouts were Fine Time, Round & Round, Mr. Disco and Dream Attack.

Ah, Technique - the musical equivalent of a time capsule from the late 80s/early 90s. This album is like a melting pot of genres, with songs that blend alternative rock, new wave, and electronic dance in a way that's both exhilarating and sometimes a little jarring. It's like the band went to a musical buffet and decided to try a bit of everything. While the genre-hopping can be a bit confusing at times, the best songs on the album manage to amalgamate the various styles in a way that feels cohesive and satisfying. "Fine Time" is a prime example of this, with its catchy synth hooks and guitar riffs that are just begging to be danced to. The one constant throughout Technique is, of course, the unmistakable voice of Bernard Sumner. Whether he's crooning over a slow, moody track like "Love Less" or belting out the upbeat, funky "Run", Sumner's vocals are the glue that holds the album together. Themes-wise, the album seems to be about finding joy and freedom in the face of adversity - a message that feels especially relevant in today's world. "Round & Round" urges listeners to keep moving forward despite setbacks, while "Vanishing Point" encourages us to embrace change and the unknown. Overall, Technique is an album that requires a few listens to fully appreciate. But once you get past the initial shock of the genre-hopping, you'll find that it's a fun and eclectic ride that captures a specific moment in music history. So put on your dancing shoes and let New Order take you on a journey through the 80s and beyond!

Door moeten zetten, denk dat als ik zin heb in een 80’s album het deze niet wordt! Met name mr. disco een verschrikkelijk nummer. Een beetje een sarcastische zangstem. Het laatste nummer is wel een goedmaker, 2 sterren (2,5 als het kon) Favoriete Nr: dream attack

Misschien heb ik te veel koffie gedronken, maar ik word echt dodelijk zenuwachtig van dat eerste nummer. Ik vind vaak de instrumenten net iets te schel of hard, waardoor de zang een beetje wegvalt. Al met al... ik zou dit zelf niet opzetten tenzij ik mezelf een halve hartaanval wil geven.

Weinig over te zeggen. Blue monday hard nummer van ze maar stond hier niet eens op

Vond dit best prima!! Luister nooit iets dat zo op de rand van jaren 80 naar 90 zit dus best geinig!! Weet niet of ik het nog zo snel op zou zetten maaar toch een 3

New Order is niks voor mij, laatste paar nummers geskipt kon het niet aan

Classic

This is very good. Not a fan of New order but would listen again.

Crazy that this was once 3/4 of Joy Division. So incredibly fucking 80s. Not my jam.

3 stars

3.3

Kept hoping Bizarre Love Triangle was the next song, still hoping … aw nuggets.

Happy little techo bump. Great Thursday morning drive time

This album was a really fun listen. I know a little about New Order and while listening I looked up this album because the back and forth between their more House/Dance music sound and their post punk Joy Division sound was really intriguing and it seams like they were two separate recording locations and times recorded and this gives the album a really unique sound as a whole. Bought the album on CD after listening to it. All in all a really fun and unique album. Would recommend and completely understand what makes it significant. Only reason it is a 4 out of 5 is because the individual track are all very good but none of them stand out as being really amazing but my opinion could change on more listens.

What if The Cure, Depeche Mode and Joy Division had an annoying little sister.

Super cool album. Would not be out of place in the 2010s Brooklyn electro pop scene. Cool 80s vibe rather than cheesy.

Just amazing how this band came up from the ashes of Joy Division and delivered such great music and managed to continue to be innovative and groundbreaking. This album blended post punk with electro dance and it worked so well. There is a lot to like and decipher here, it gets better with repeated listens.

Moody dance music. Feels in the same vein as the Cure and Depeche Mode. Rock-influenced, electronic, synth dance music. Typically not a huge fan of the 80s but I can revisit this numerous times. Standpoints from my opinion. -All the Way -Round & Round -Mr. Disco -Vanishing Point -Dream Attack

Pretty good one. Very 80's electronic sound which occasionally departs into some more acoustic new wave tracks. It wasn't all my thing because I find a lot of this 80's stuff quite corny but I did certainly enjoy those house-y tracks. It's not got Blue Monday though, so I suspect this won't be my favourite New Order album. Favourite: Vanishing Point

Everything I dislike about this kind of 80's music. Whiny singing and lyrics mismatched with positive sounding upbeat music. I greatly dislike 80's electronic pop music. This just isn't my thing.

This was really 'meh' for me. A fading relic of the synth-pop era that didn't grab me at all.

Interesting sound. Never heard a lot of this of music. Good guitar and synths.

I definitely loved the aesthetic in this album! I loved it!

2-3 songs I loved

Vette nummers, vette sound! Klinkt nog steeds relevant, wellicht ook door de grote diversiteit in synthlijntjes en andere arrangementen. Perfecte mix van goth, pop, en synthesizers.

Despite lacking the mega hits of their other albums, New Order once again hits it out of the ball park with an innovative and engaging synthpop record, this time merging heavily with the rising rave scene in its acid house beats and rhythm. It's fun to dance to, catchy to sing along to, and full of heavy complex melodies also suitable for home listening. Kept the energy and excitement throughout the whole record with no low points. Favorites: Love Less, Guilty Partner, Vanishing Point

8/10 would listen again

Very neutral to me

One of my favorites from my teen years. Not as impressed with it now.

An absolute scandal that this is on here but their 5 star album 'Power, Corruption and Lies' isn't

Album cover is very vaporwave… Instrumentals are great, every song sounds distinct because of them. The vocals, however, are shite. Got the vocal range of a squid.

If average was an album, this would be it. Background noise and nothing more.

Interesting how this was almost directly following the Joy Division album. The band sure has changed. This was a solid genre album.

Poppppy

joy division was bad enough they didnt have to make it disco

8/10

ok

Meh, dancy, disco-ey, and ok. Fave track would be Mr. Disco.

alan_partridge_shrug.gif This was fine, I suppose, but didn't excite me. Definitely preferred "Low-Life". Fave track - "Run", maybe? None of them really stood out that much....

Neat and likable, but ultimately forgettable

The first track is extremely misleading for the rest of the album. Other than that, this felt very appropriate for the 80s. Not bad but not too memorable either. Fave track(s): All the Way, Dream Attack

BUENARDOOOOOO 8.5/10

Some fun funky beats on a few tracks, but the vocals brought it down. Can't decide if I like it enough for more stars

Dated in the worst possible way. Couldn’t wait for it to end.

Soulless pet shop boys.

Man man, wat ben ik blij dat de jaren tachtig voorbij zijn. Deze plaat krijgt het, op de drempel van de 90s, voor elkaar om alles bij elkaar te zetten wat er fout was aan dat decennium. Vals geknoei op keyboards, blikkerige drumcomputers, vocale interessantigdoenerij, irritante ritmes en een sound alsof het op de plee is opgenomen.

New Order maakt vrij cleane muziek, die altijd wat van de tijdgeest in zich heeft. Lukt je dat een paar decennia lang, dan ben je een grote band. Het geldt ook voor dit album. De (eind) jaren '80 sound komt duidelijk naar voren, maar afgezien hiervan is ook dit album vrij clean. Hierdoor een prima plaat om mee te werken.

Typische vunzige depri 80s sound. Wel met het herkenbare basgeluid van New Order. Vroeger vond ik dit soort muziek verschrikkelijk, maar ik kan die jaren 80 toch steeds beter waarderen. En ook al is het sfeertje depri, ik word er toch wel enigszins vrolijk van. Met plezier geluisterd.

Like The Cure decided to do experimental dance. Pretty fun!

"Substance," "Brotherhood," & "Power, Corruption & Lies" all should have made the list before "Technique." 3: Good, not great.

Liked this, pretty good!

I listened to this twice on Friday but have completely forgotten it

One of my fave of all time albums

Fine, but not NO's best work.

2.75

Не особо интересный релиз что в плане музыки, что в плане текстов. Всё уже сто раз избито и было сделано, но! Треки, в которых доминирует электронщика, вышли действительно стоящими и даже в какой-то мере интересными. Жаль, что не весь альбом был записан в этом стиле, иначе у них получилось бы гораздо лучше. (6)

I have been meaning to get into Joy Division / New Order for a lifetime - and not because I don't like them - I don't seem to have found the right record. This one comes close for me to like it - probably because it occupies the same space as the Cure for me, which band I love. With no disrespect to either band they do tend to overlap at times, and I find it a good thing here. This record gets me closer to warming up to New Order I guess, so it's favourable.

3/5. A fun pop album but nothing standing out as amazing. May have to listen again for better rating.

it took a couple songs for me to get into it but i actually really enjoyed most of this album

This album was really cool. Perfect balance of instrumentation and enhancing it through electronic sounds. Favorite track: Mr. Disco

Theres a couple songs on here that are pretty good bops, but I wouldn't say I would go back to this.

Not a fan

The huge transformation of a band. From the ashen dark wave in 1981 to the acid house in the late 1989's. This is what the new drugs can do and how to keep the 24 hour party people partying. This even was recorded in Ibiza - center of house music. Some really great songs on here, amongst some lesser ones. 'Vanishing Point' lifts this album up an entire point, and 'Fine Time,' 'Round, Round' and 'Mr. Disco' put down a solid base.

Interesting, just not cutting it.

I’ve always low key enjoyed New Order. This was a good listen.

I've never heard of New Order before today. They are a synth pop/electronic band that formed out of the remnants of Joy Division after Ian Curtis killed himself. After learning this, I didn't have much hope for this band, as Joy Division is a shitty goth rock/mood rock band with unenthusiastic music delivery. This, however, was very different. Joy Division's keyboardist/guitarist Bernard Sumner took over as lyricist, and his voice is 100 times better than Ian's ever was. I find that New Order sounds a lot like Duran Duran or Depeche Mode with their strong 80's synth/electronic sound, and heavy reliance on drum machines. Some of their lyrics are super weird too, like from the song "Fine Time": You know, I've met a lot of cool chicks; But I've never met a girl with all her own teeth... Where was he soliciting women, a meth house? Overall, not a bad listen, and a definate improvement from the Joy Division days. This was actually listenable. Favourite songs: Round and Round, Mr. Disco, Fine Time, Vanishing Point, All the Way Least favourite song: Guilty Partner 3/5

it was pretty decent for early indie type music

I love this. So many great songs and way ahead of its time. More upbeat than other NO records, but nails that whole synthy/dancey rock vibe. I always feel like it’s taboo to say, but the older I’ve got the more I sway towards New Order rather than Joy Division.

I thought all of new order sounded like world in motion (and a lot of it did) but there was also a fair chunk that sounded like Smiths/stone roses. Can't say I cared too much for it but wasn't offensive.

I expected a bit more really, I found it pleasant enough background music.

Wasn't really a fan of this. Best thing I can say is that it seemed alright as background music. Highlights were "Mr Disco" and "Vanishing Point".

Can hear Joy Division in a lot of this. Kinda mixed with pet shop boys. The riff on the second track sounds exactly like a cure song Not generally a big fan of electronic synthesiser sounds and I much preferred the less synthy tracks Think without the electronica I may have liked it more..... However all that being said, I listened again and found it was growing on me... Might go back to this

eh didnt like it

Favourite song: Vanishing Point

Quite nice. There's some nice melodies in there. Nice.

Gillar New Order men denna platta skulle jag inte sätta högst. Stundtals så får den en att tänka på The Shamen. Helt okej platta dock.

Frescura pop de principio a fin, muy disfrutable

Very New Order sounding, but no great songs

piece of shit.

Cool techno sounds.

I never liked this New Order record compared to nearly all that came before. For me this was album that firmly signaled the end. All the pathos that made their brand of pop more interesting was finally fully drained. Being a New Order record that’s still 3 out of 5 stars.

Mid-tempo consistent, clean and punchy beats with soft vocals similar to Depeche Shop Bois.

didn’t like at first but actually alright

For an 80s pop album, it wasn't terrible

I only knew New Order by reputation I suppose. I expected this to be better, not sure I understand the hype. The best things I can say about this album is that first, there are some compelling moments and second, it never offends me to the point where I just had to skip a track. Good solid production for bland music.

I can't even say why I love New Order, there's just something about the understated vocals and the electronic sounds that seems like it shouldn't work, but it does

I love this record with all my heart

Not even close to their best work.

I prefer dearly joy division like new order and you can hear a little bit on this , but more then that is a diverse synth pop/ EDM sound

Decent album, but nothing really on here that hits like Bizarre Love Triangle.

Never listened to New Order, but they sounded how I thought they would. Not really my kind of music, but it held my attention and kept me listening. The synths and fake drums were okay and it blended well with the music, so I might explore more from New Order in the future.

whiny vocals

Gosh. People went overboard with synths in the 80's. I thought this was a 3 star, until the album finished and The Replacements came on, and I felt a massive sense of relief. Replacements 5 stars, of course, but this splodgy bit of synths has got to be a 2.

En 1989 nacio taylor Esta bueno, muy ochentoso

Entretenido

A truly nostalgic listen which takes me straight back to sixth form. Still fantastic.

New Division.

the only problem was john denver

At first it reminded me a lot of sega genesis music (compliment), but then the vocals started kicking in and the effect was ruined

I kept thinking this was The Cure and waiting for a song I knew. Then the album finished and Spotify played one and I thought it was the same artist still. 3.5

This one was very very fun. I enjoyed the mix of house music and straight up rock and roll more than I anticipated.

I like some New Order, but this album was too electronic for my taste.

Paskaa, luokkis tuli sanoo että kuullostaa melkeen trancelta.. Luokkis sano myös.. laita hiljemmalle.. täällä on muita.. en tienny.. että on.. oli hiipiny... kun pyryn kaa penkkiä...

Actually really disappointed. Joy Division were such a remarkable spooky band and New Order have some famous tracks which were highly I foeintial in electronic dance but this album didn't supply anything if note to me. Just sort of went by

Good easy listening. Nice while I work. Not my new favorite, but definitely enjoyed it. Definitely some hints of that 80's "we have new tricks and technology to add to our music", but it's not too much so it just feels nostalgic without being obnoxious.

Pleasantly surprised at how enjoyable this New Order album is... even though it's only a few years after the hits everybody knows for some reason I was expecting it to be a letdown? 3.5 stars, somewhat likely to revisit.

Never heard this before, but didn't hate it. Really felt the Cure in this one and for that, I'm rating it higher.

I really enjoyed this and will likely listen to more of them. Jesus and Mary Chain has been the group I’ve listened to most since hearing it here. This will probably end up number two. Feel like it’s missing that one killer song.

Not their best effort, but I love New Order. I'm a 3.5 on it...

Super. New Order going all in on dance electronica

Okay sound from the era but not unique enough to be memorable for me.

Njihov najklupskiji album

Pretty baller man. Felt the groove of the late 80s pulsing through my veins.

3.5-3.75 but didn’t wanna round up. good fresh album.

Rätt cool synth-pop

I liked it. I like their sound. The lyrical bass lines combined with the melody singing guitar parts. And they really do make lovely melodies.

Nothing really stood out from this album to me tbh, likely won’t revisit any songs soon

Was meh

Do prefer Joy Division but that was something Ian Curtis made so good. As good as it gets without Ian Curtis though

I didn't know that New Order has been making albums pretty much nonstop for the last 40 years. This one apparently is in the middle of that period, so it's kinda interesting to see how their style has evolved. Overall, it was fine. Pretty solid 3. Standouts: Love Less, Round & Round, Run

I feel this is another inclusion because of who they are rather than what the work is. It's OK. But not a new direction or enjoyable enough to warrant inclusion.

4 stars. This was significantly better and more listenable than I thought it would be. Most of the other beat/ house music on this list has been…. Not great. definitely enjoyed this though.

it's okay, nothing remarkable for me

i love new order and this album

I liked it

Emmitt loved it

Doesn't stand the test of time. On some tracks the synth sticks out like a sore thumb. Fisher Price makes animal keyboards that sound better than the synth on this album. That Mortal Kombat orchestral hit kind of synth sound always makes me laugh and can be found in at least 3 songs on this album. They sound like a highschool The Cure coverband here. It reminds me of the South Park goth kids. It kinda screams "you just don't get it, mom" for me. Probably a legendary album if you were heartbroken young person doing coke in sweaty clubs back in 1989.

I like dancing but the sounds are just so dated I don’t even feel nostalgic.

Finally some 80's synth that's actually fun! Not something I see myself coming back to often, but it was nice.

80s synth 80s 80s, cocaine Reagan, synth 80s.

We've been told for years to respect New Order because they were a band created from the ashes of Joy Division, and I've resisted only to thumb my nose at a music press trying to tell me what to do with my life. So it turns out...I like New Order now? This thing is filled with bangers clocking in at a nice clip, just under 40 minutes. I still regret nothing, but now there's a big party of me that believes 20 year old would have landed some nice pussy if only I had been into New Order. But it's never too late. Time to go work a little skirt. I'm sure my wife will understand. I'll play this album for her.

Really like New Order, especially the bass lines 💛

sounds like New Order, just no songs I know. Nice melodies and sounds but not much to grab onto. probably wouldn't listen to this too many times.

Yet another three star album that is decent but nothing special. Never been a big fan of this style of new wave. I don't mind it, but I don't love it either. 3 stars.

Didn’t vibe with this, which was disappointing because I’ve liked a few songs from New Order before, but never listened to a full album.

It's Alright, few repetitive songs but good for the most part

One of the greatest of all time. Totally unique for its time. Classic

Pretty ordinary

Not really my style

Fine and techno-y not my thing. Prefer Joy Division

Idk it seems well put together but Acid/Dance Rock isn’t my thing and it was all pretty forgettable

Made me remember why I liked new order after a very disappointing live gig.

Seems ok. Don't know any of the song. Typical 80s sound. 3/5

Un seul Ian Curtis vous manque et tout est dépeuplé

Sympa

This genre isn't really my bag, but this was a solid album. Normally, I'd expect to like a song or two on something like this, but there was a consistent quality from start to finish on this. It's still not really my thing, but I'll give them credit for at least keeping my interest the whole way through. Well done.

I liked a lot of individual aspects of this album, but didn't love it one the whole. Songs felt repetitive and sleepy. It is also kinda erratic, with some songs being heavy, synth loaded bops and others more like singer song-writer post-punk alt.

Trendsetting...unfortunately

Ah rakastan tätä yhtyettä! Tää on ehdottomasti kärkipäässä näiden julkaisuja, muttei paras. Menee kunnon tanssi/rock/synatykittelyn kärkikastiin heittämällä. 4,5/5 eli pyöristynee ylös

Ei ihan bändin aiempien levyjen tasoa, mutta hieno. Parani lopussa. 3.5/5.

Varsin geneeristä kasari-elektrorokkia, mutta ei huonolla tavalla. 3/5.

Not a fan

5-7/10

Yes probably the most consistent of their albums and fully deserving of five stars, though its reputation as their'rave' album is overstated. Fine Time is a club banger, but the rest is 100% classic NO 80s sound.

It is fucking baffling to me that this band began the decade as the dour post-punk band Joy Division and ended it with this album, which starts out like a fucking acid house album and then settles down into a very solid early alternative rock album. It's good that they continued on after Ian Curtis's death and the end of Joy Division, because having a band with punk rock bona fides helping to pioneer the origins of electronic music. It's a very strange experience hearing an album that fits pretty well into the alternative rock of the late 80s but has little bursts of electronic dance music embedded in it. It's something that has the potential to be very cheesy, but the band executes it well. It's a really cool album that merges two genres that were on very different trajectories in the late 80s, but that were both about to come to the forefront in the 90s 4/5

A fascinating album. Not really to my taste, but I enjoyed listening to it.

Good

Better than expected, but not the best of new order

08/30/2022 It’s New Order. Immediately four stars. — Casual day, nothing big happened. Just waiting for the weekend…

Very good as background music to almost everything I would say. I liked it.

This album was decent. Nothing memorable for me here, but not bad. 3/5

a lot of the same cheesy 80s cliches not as good as the other album

7/10. Largely pleasant, some kinda cool bits too

Weird that Joy Division turned into New Order because this sounds nothing like Unknown Pleasure or Closer. Still, I actually like the electronic vibes and would listen to it again. 8/10

Not for me.

Cet album n’est pas à la hauteur de ce que New Order peut faire. C’est plein de remplissage. Quand ça va un peu ailleurs, ça sone vieux pour 1989.

Première écoute décevante. 2e écoute, un peu plus attentif, ok, il y a des bouts intéressant, mais les explorations vers la House sont un peu too much. Bravo pour la recherche d'innovation et le désir de se réinventer, mais ça ne me donne pas tant envie de réécouter l'album. Je peux comprendre en revanche pourquoi il est dans cette liste.

Is that a fucking sheep?! 2 I like it 3

I could get through the first 3 songs...

Very sweet album. Deep m, heavy house beats and good instrumentation to surround them. Only complaint is the vocals are kinda whack and awkward. 7/10

Prefs: All The Way, Round & Round, Guilty Partner, Run, Vanishing Point, Dream Attack Moins pref: Love Less

I love New Order. Yeah, maybe some of it is a bit dated sounding, but I don't care. There's so many great songs here. Round and Round and Dream Attack being my personal favorites. Round and Round is perfection if you ask me. Not their best work, but still really good and it is a no brainer 5.

One of New Order's weaker albums that came after their peak and precipitated their new image of post-90s synth-dance. This is coming from a New Order fan as well. 3/5.

A bit boring, innit

I just can't connect with it. I don't like the pace of the tracks, I don't enjoy the blend of synthesized and real instruments, and I don't like the claustrophobic effect of reverb on everything.

If I didn't know otherwise I would have bet a lot of money on the opening track being by the Happy Mondays. The rest of the album is a mix of classic New Order bass groove driven dance rock and tracks with a stronger house influence. I like the former but not so much the latter. Rating: 3/5 Playlist track: All the Way Date listened: 12/08/22

New Order doing New Order things. At their best when the drum machine is kicking and the production is filled with tons of samples. Individual tracks go in just a bit too many directions which makes the record lose a bit of focus.

I’d forgotten how much this album at times screams Ibiza! Quite often it sounds like a band struggling to realize wether they are a dance or rock-band. I mean - going from “Love Less” to “Round & Round” is a surreal move. But at the same time it never fails to keep me engaged entertained. Maybe Hook’s melodic bass-lines are making me feel generous!

This was playing in a New York record shop near Columbia in 2004 and I was immediately in love. I knew New Order and knew their parent Joy Division but this album was soothing, familiar, catchy and fresh. Fresh even in 2004 and again in 2022

Pretty good listen. Definitely not a necessary one. Pretty generic in the end.

Not bad but not their most memorable sound or period. The album art cover is a banger and totally avant-garde.

It’s not a bad album, just nothing stood out to me.

Fine enough I suppose

This is too Ibiza for my taste.

This is a surprise, I am not a fan of dance music, kinda over 80s music and I don't like electronic music. Why then did I find myself really enjoying this album? The melodies are quite catchy. I feel like they have a bit more depth than your usual 80s dance synth music. Also the lead singer's voice, while characteristically 80s sounding was so soothing and pleasant. I really feel like I could get into some of those melodies.

New Order were rubbish anyway and Technique is completely full of terrible 80s sounds without a single redeeming track, 1/5.

Can't give this anything more than 2, there really isn't anything of particular interest. Janky synth notes, uninteresting lyrics, feels incredibly dated. Best bits are when they relegate the synthesiser to the background and let the guitars play, but those are too few and far between.

It is an interesting mix of early electronica and new wave melodies. Not bad

I like new order. I like their album artwork for this. This is a nice listen so far, I like the vibe of love less. Feels very nostalgic, like this could be playing over my memories. overall this was good, love less is my favorite one from this, I got distracted with work so I wasn't as in depth listening but I already knew I enjoyed new order. I'll listen to the singles again since they didn't leave an impression on me. This is their dance album.

This record cannot decide if it wants to be a proper New Order album or a collection of house music tracks. Both kinds of songs are there, but whenever we reach a house track, the album sounds dated. And for the new Order proper sections, the song material is quite weak. It's not utterly horrible, and Dream Attack is quite nice, but overall the album is a very mixed experience without any real highs. 2/5

I find them boring. There. I said it

I mean. This is great right? It's dancey and alternative. Can't get enough. It's the more eclectic, more electronic, child of Joy Division. It works. It just works. - "But it sounds kitchy sometimes, Mr. Disco has literal pew pew sounds!" - "well that's just what the future sounded like in the 80s!" My favorite New Order song will always be Age of Consent.

Pretty good time. Mellow. Chill.

it's clear that this album was very ahead of its time, in terms of the production - but I've heard other stuff from New Order that I've personally preferred over this

Lots of fun

Yes. New Order.

A great New Order album. It's got some great singles and that unforgettable 80s sound that you can't mistake. I mostly prefer Brotherhood overall but I love how punchy this one sounds.

Strong 4 stars. Liked this much better than Joy Division. 80s fueled beats and synth tones.

Technique is the fifth album by English electronic rock band New Order. This album was influenced by acid house and the band incorporated this into their dance rock sound. It has that electronic synth sound from the 80's paired with a rock band that gives this album an interesting vibe. I do like the summery sound that the album gives off. This has been rated one of the best New Order albums and is considered a classic in the dance rock genre. The quality of synchrony between rock and electronic dance on this album is something I did not expect. It's so well done that this album could've been produced today and it would still perform well. There's a lot to love about this album, and not much to hate.

Late career New Order still positively wonderful

Música dance ochentera. A veces recuerda a Depeche Mode. Ni fu ni fa.

Pues muy guay

I want to listen to this again.

Just not my thing.

Felt really dated

This is an album of two distinct sounds. Light indie-style guitar-led songs, and then songs full of synths, samples and programmed beats. It’s like catching New Order in the middle transitioning from one style to another. This makes the album all the more interesting to listen to, as you are surprised when the style changes so suddenly. The singer has a very pleasant voice full of character and very nicely produced. There’s a few samples that sounds a bit raw and dated, but in the end, a very nice album. 7/10

Great first half but gets weird in the second

From Synth to Indie and back. Indie parts could be catchier and the vocals are slightly underwhelming. All in all, a solid record that pulled some surprising stunts

2.7 not my type of genre I think

Decent mix of techno and alt rock, with about half the songs being great. Would say Vanishing Point and Round & Round are the best songs on here but also like All The Way and Guilty Partner as nice album cuts and Fine Time is a good opener. Rest of the album sounded a bit generic for New Order.

“All the way” and “Dream attack” fav tracks

Not big into the synth stuff, but this was alright

In 1983 New Order were my favourite band and Blue Monday was played on constant repeat. They promptly hit the high-life and things went downhill. It's a problem with a lot of bands I think. It's not to say this isn't good, but that it has been done by them before and lacks integrity. This is dance pop. Very good dance pop with a New Order slant. Synths, weird/lame lyrics and programmed drums and guitar chords strumming this has all the hallmarks of New Order I like but in an Ibiza nightclub.

Bueno, al estilo de new order

I hate to say this about New Order, but this album is dreadful. It's like the last sad, desperate grasp at their former glory. None of the tracks are distinguishable from one another, it's just the same song over and over again. Not for me. Rating 2 stars though because I sure respect the hell out of their earlier catalogue.

J'ai cherché ladite technique pendant tout l'album. Ràs.

Cet album m'a permis de réaliser que je suis fan de synthpop.

2.5/5

As a whole, the 80s really sucked.

This album was in one ear and out the other for me. Like it was a fine 80s album but whatever. I remember sorta liking the last track

Generally, the electro-pop of the 80s does not bode well for this listener. New Order is no exception, and with a little research come to find out that this is a rebranded Joy Division, which has not also scored well with this reviewer. The 1980s was a seemingly complicated decade for music. The electronic takeover started to become the impact of consumerism in the music industry where the perfection that could be achieved using electronics/synths was the way that music would be heading, taking the manual work out of production. This certainly provided a specific sound that only the 80s would have, the sound of superficiality. The brain knows when music is a little too good, and the brain senses the impostor. Were this not true, we may still be inundated with this sound today, but thankfully it seems we found a balance that leaves a bit of humanity in our work again. This negative nostalgia does not work in much favor for Joy Div... New Order. Tragedy reasons aside, the lessons of 1001 that could be learned by a lot of the electro-pop genre prevalent in the 80s involve things that people should be grateful is no longer the prevailing style today. Dance and/or electro-pop, whatever this is called should be okay in small doses, but that may be asking too much still. Overall, New Order demonstrates a significant growth from their Joy Division roots to where their music is nowhere near as infuriating in 1989 as it was in 1979. This is a solid 80s album (good and bad), with all the technology of the time at their disposal (good and bad), rhythms and melodies are genre-defining and for that the nostalgia does work in their favor, even if just a little bit.

Fun