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AMG Review of Singles
Andy Kellman
All Music GuideNow that Waiting for the Sirens' Call has been officially declared part of New Order's history, only eight months after release, it's time once again to reassess the group in the form of a mostly redundant compilation. Rhino calls Singles the group's "first ever career-spanning two-disc retrospective," but it's more like the group's first compilation to contain tracks from Sirens' Call. Besides, 1987's Substance spanned the group's career upon release and remains the basis for most New Order compilations (this one included), so it's no big deal. Just as importantly, over a third of the contents date from 1993 onward; that's too high a percentage to make the set an ideal introduction. Considering its title, Singles has a clear-cut purpose, unlike 2002's International. Then again, each of the 14 tracks contained on International are also here -- what amounts to an inferior version of Substance with some crucial tracks squeezed out in favor of lesser, later singles. A proper sequel to Substance, covering Technique through Sirens' Call, would've made more sense, but the lure in dressing up a combination of oft-recycled classics with slightly varying surroundings has yet to lose its appeal. Substance remains, and will likely always remain, the release to get you started.
So, I was listening to New Order when I wrecked my car.
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I hadn't slept in about 48 hours. I was stressed over my job and my grandmother (who is still hanging on somehow). I left work about 6 p.m. Wednesday, very excited about the prospect of going home and sleeping. And, since I was so tired, I thought I would listen to something likely to keep me awake. I chose New Order's latest 2-disc Singles record. During Blue Monday '88, I yawned and lost my conc
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Thieves like us were born to run...
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Well, for someone who is a professed New Order fan, I had an embarrassing lack of New Order in my iPod. I had a fair number of Blue Monday mash ups, and some random songs from soundtracks and mixes, but I really lacked the backbone of a decent New Order collection. Lucky for me, my boss gave me a $30 iTunes gift cert and I was able to get the singles collection for $9.99. 31 songs. Includin...
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