Lyrics like "I have always thought about / Staying here and going out / Tonight I should have stayed at home / Playing with my pleasure zone" make me wonder how Low-Life made it onto the 1001 Albums list... What shines beyond the nonsense lyrics, however, is New Order's mastery of synth pop. While no Depeche Mode, Tears for Fears, Duran Duran or Kraftwerk, Bernard Sumner certainly sits comfortably amongst his peers on this record. Still, not worthy of 3- or even 4-star praise...

Why is there no low-end on this record? Even on the remastered lossless release... Regardless, the music is not Zepp's most inventive, but it rocks just as hard, if not harder, than the rest.

I thought I had listened to all of Fiona's records. Apparently I hadn't. And I'm glad I was introduced to this one.