Low-Life
by New Order
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Low-Life is ranked 3rd best out of 31 albums by New Order on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by New Order is Power, Corruption & Lies which is ranked number 254 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,351.
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Low-Life track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 9 hours ago | Exist-en-ciel | 7,812 | 70/100 | |
| 03/03/2026 21:42 | TastyandTemptin | 3,042 | 72/100 | |
| 03/01/2026 22:22 | snailmail500 | 233 | 82/100 | |
| 02/27/2026 17:18 |  CA Dreamin | 742 | 70/100 | |
| 02/07/2026 08:09 | PurplePiePete | 1,816 | 80/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.9/100, a mean average of 78.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.
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Not the groups best collection of songs with this being quite an inconsistent listen. To begin with the positives I do believe there are 3 fantastic songs on here in Love Vigilantes, The Perfect Kiss and Elegia. All of these songs are amongst the best the group have ever made and I play them outside the album quite frequently. However, the other tracks do seem weak in comparison to these songs. The quality of song writing isn't as good and the music just doesn't get into your head as effectively. At times the sound feels a bit empty and I just can't connect with the music being played. Overall, there is some elite level moments on here but it isn't maintained and there are definitely better albums by New Order out there.
This is a great album, I love first 5 tracks. Lyrics on Love Vigilantes are excellently written and touching, I really love The Perfect Kiss and This Time Of Night. Sunrise is a perfectly-executed fusion of synth music with alt rock and Elegia is great synth progressive piece merged with rock (reminds me a bit of Tubular Bells). I quite like Sooner Than You Think and Sub-culture altough they show that vocals are not the strongest part on the record. Last track is definitely the weakest one.
seb7 05/12/2021 00:18 | #269600
The first side is pretty forgettable and boring. The songwriting is not as good as the preceding album. The second side is where it's at, however. The finale is awesome!
100/100
Best New Order Album? yes
santropez 03/09/2019 15:41 | #233312
Favourite track: "Elegia"
Least-liked track: "Face Up"
nocturnaldelight 09/06/2018 01:22 | #220633
This album offers great guitar play but bad vocals. There are not many really good songs like "The Perfect Kiss" or "Elegia" but even the weaker material always shows glimpses of greatness and the guitar sound of New Order ist very unique. Note that there's also a 12 Inch Mix of "The Perfect Kiss" and a 17 minute version of "Elegia" on the 2008 Collector's Edition of "Low-Life".
Boltzmann 09/03/2018 22:47 | #220538
It’s difficult to hate them. Even if they sing completely off-key and use the same song structure again and again, they always know to give it a certain spin and throw in a new instrument in to keep your interest.
nitomano 08/01/2016 23:07 | #172098
Favoritas: Love Vigilantes, Elegia
xMUSICSNOBx 06/24/2016 04:44 | #169607
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Solid album from top to bottom. The one-two punch of "This Time of Night" and "Sunrise" (deliberate back-to-back placement?) is what I keep coming back to.
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