Substance - New Order Reviews

Substance is a compilation of songs from the band New Order taken between 1980 and 1987. If you are not familiar with New Order, they were formed from the band Joy Division after the lead singer Ian Curtis took his own life. The members of the band include Bernard Sumner (Vocals, Guitar), Peter Hook (Bass Guitar), Steven Morris (Drums) ...  Read the complete review

This is still a great album from the band who rose out the ashes of Joy Division. Tracks such as "In a lonely place" have a deeply melanholic feel about them. Others such as "True Faith" are more upbeat in sound and the band developed a more dance orientated sound. Tracks such as "Bizarre Love Triangle" are a ...  Read the complete review

11/08/01 Update: If you've read this review before, you'll find that is hardly a significant update, but I just thought I'd revive it a tiny bit anyway. So apologies for my lack of reverence, I did write this back in the early dooyoo days when encumberment was a fashion! After the death of Mancunian legend; Joy Division ...  Read the complete review

Whenever friends reflect on music of the 80's, one of the groups that I always talk about is New Order. Many people have heard New Order's tunes before but never bothered to learn who the band was behind the music. Substance is a collection of the band's best 12" singles from the first 6 years of their making music. ...  Read the complete review