Power, Corruption & Lies is the second studio album by the English rock band New Order, released on 2 May 1983 by Factory Records. The album features more electronic tracks than their debut studio album Movement (1981), with heavier use of synthesisers. The album was met with widespread acclaim, and has been included in music industry lists of the greatest albums of the 1980s and of all time.
Power, Corruption & Lies, an evolution from New Order's debut album, Movement (1981), combines the band's roots in post-punk with influences from electronic music into a sound described as synth-pop, electropop, new wave, synth-rock, dance-rock, post-punk and dance-punk.
Peter Saville's design for the album had a colour-based code to represent the band's name and the title of the album, but they were not written on the original UK sleeve (they were present on some non-UK versions), although the catalogue number "FACT 75" does appear on the top-right corner. The decoder for the code was featured prominently on the back cover of the album and can also be seen on the "Blue Monday" and "Confusion" singles and for Section 25's third studio album From the Hip (1984).
It beggars belief this wasn't included in the 'Official' chart. At the time this was my favourite album and I played it over and over. I can tell by their profile the submitter is from Madchester too.
After Ian's death New Order moved more and more towards a dance-orientated pop sound and this was them at their apex: a perfect combination of attitude, sentiment and integrity.
This record is a Titan in the realms of musical history.
Having gotten some Joy Division and some later New Order on this list, I was really kinda surprised of what a mix of the two this was. I don't know why I was surprised, but I expected this to be less Joy Division and more New Order. Anyway, it's certainly a significant album for the influence it had and how innovative it was. I didn't love it at first, but it grew on me as it went
4/5
Power, Corruption & Lies is a good synth-pop album by New Order. Several great songs ("Age of Consent", "Your Silent Face", "Leave Me Alone"). Influences of Kraftwerk and certainly Giorgio Moroder are there. Only the subpar singing of Bernard Sumner is a minor disappointment.
Don't think anyone would have complained if this replaced "Technique" on the original list.
Second best New Order album after "Low-Life". The bleeps are blooping astonishingly on this one.
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