Love the way certain users try to rig the polls here. I guess if you're 13, making the same lie twice to try and change the outcome of a poll is par for the course.
Oh puh-lease, not every 13-year-old is a worthless liar like me.
There's no denying the greatness of Wire: they've got a perfect trio of albums; they continue to make great music; and they're one of the 'big four' of post punk in my eyes (Wire, PIL, Gang of Four, Joy Division). 'Mercy' is one of my favorite songs of all time as well.
That being said, I simply enjoy New Order more. They've got both more songs and more albums that I enjoy. From Power Corruption and Lies to Low Life to Technique, and all the singles in between (Substance 1987), I feel that New Order is my favorite band of the '80s and is one of my top 10 bands overall. They had a big hand in shaping dancefloor music of the '80s and they did it without looking to Africa like many other new wave and post punk groups, and they paved the way for some great groups of the '00s like The Rapture, Cut Copy, and LCD Soundsystem. If I were compile a top-100-songs-of-all-time list, at least three or four would be from New Order (I'm looking at 'Leave Me Alone', 'Temptation', 'All the Way', 'Vanishing Point', 'Ceremony', or 'Thieves Like Us').
I would be glad to see a New Order v. Talking Heads final.
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If I were compile a top-100-songs-of-all-time list, at least three or four would be from New Order (I'm looking at 'Leave Me Alone', 'Temptation', 'All the Way', 'Vanishing Point', 'Ceremony', or 'Thieves Like Us').
no Age of Consent? crazy.
but yeah i pretty much agree. New Order's got a handful of songs that just exist on another level. _________________ http://jonnyleather.com
There's no denying the greatness of Wire: they've got a perfect trio of albums; they continue to make great music; and they're one of the 'big four' of post punk in my eyes (Wire, PIL, Gang of Four, Joy Division). 'Mercy' is one of my favorite songs of all time as well.
That being said, I simply enjoy New Order more. They've got both more songs and more albums that I enjoy. From Power Corruption and Lies to Low Life to Technique, and all the singles in between (Substance 1987), I feel that New Order is my favorite band of the '80s and is one of my top 10 bands overall. They had a big hand in shaping dancefloor music of the '80s and they did it without looking to Africa like many other new wave and post punk groups, and they paved the way for some great groups of the '00s like The Rapture, Cut Copy, and LCD Soundsystem. If I were compile a top-100-songs-of-all-time list, at least three or four would be from New Order (I'm looking at 'Leave Me Alone', 'Temptation', 'All the Way', 'Vanishing Point', 'Ceremony', or 'Thieves Like Us').
I would be glad to see a New Order v. Talking Heads final.
I couldn't have said it better myself. I personally think they are very underrated as an albums band, as people only ever seem to remember the singles. Few bands have had a string of albums as great as their 80's records.
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