Movement (studio album)
by New Order

Movement by New Order
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 1,512th   
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 306 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1981 (19th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (236th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,512th)

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New Order bestography

Movement is ranked 5th 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 253 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,427.

New Order album bestography « Higher ranked (794th)
Technique
This album (1,512th)
Movement
Lower ranked (1,758th) »
Brotherhood

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Movement track list

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Movement rankings

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Overall rank: 1,512th | 1980s rank: 236th | 1981 rank: 19th

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76/100 (from 306 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.6/100, a mean average of 75.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.

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90/100
From 05/22/2023 09:01 | #297154
Joy Division III album ???
While this is Joy Division, not The New Order
7th track is the best
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70/100
From 08/24/2022 18:33 | #288898
This band is here definitely in the phase of finding their new style after loss of Ian Curtis. Interesting experiments, but it mostly sounds half-baked.
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70/100
From 03/29/2021 02:40 | #267904
So there are no actual songs here but the hypnotic repetitive droning grooves are excellent - I like this more now than I did in the 80's.
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80/100
From 03/09/2019 15:40 | #233310
Favourite track: "Dreams Never End"
Least-liked track: "Denial"
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85/100
From 02/07/2019 04:54 | #231485
More Joy Division than New Order, which isn't a bad thing as both eras are worth listening to.
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From 05/25/2018 22:48 | #215599
I really like this record. Despite the stylistic differences to what New Order would go on to do, there is definitely a transition feel to the music contained within the LP. The famous New Order bass makes an appearance, and the songwriting is undeniably them. It's a post-punk album, but only by dint of the fact that the band were still forming from the ashes of Joy Division, as they take in alternative dance and dance-punk as genres too. I feel they went on to stronger things, but could completely understand someone who felt they peaked with their first release.
Strongest track: Senses
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80/100
From 06/22/2016 13:33 | #169451
First New Order album sounds just like Joy Division without Ian Curtis' voice and lyrics. It's still a really good record and it's understandable that it would sound like their last record(i.e.. Joy Division) but it can't help being weighed down by that great band. Still, a good album, just living in the shadows.
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70/100
From 10/14/2015 14:37 | #151452
Consistently fine. Never brilliant, but never mediocre. At the very least, it's an interesting album for its unique position in the evolution of the former Joy Division members towards the sound that would define New Order a couple of years later.
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95/100
From 10/03/2015 17:17 | #150881
A fine debut album by New Order, though it's not on the level like PCL, Low-Life, or Technique but it was the start of something for a band who had lost their lead singer and were searching for a new direction to go to.
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70/100
From 10/08/2014 03:20 | #123675
A little bit Eerie.... I keep thinking Ian Curtis is going to start singing.
Best song: dreams never end ... And it sounds more like the future
New order to come
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Best Albums of 1981
1. Moving Pictures by Rush
2. Computerwelt by Kraftwerk
3. Discipline by King Crimson
4. Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees
5. My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno & David Byrne
6. Time by Electric Light Orchestra
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8. Dare by The Human League
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10. Deceit by This Heat
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12. Tattoo You by The Rolling Stones
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14. Ghost In The Machine by The Police
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17. Face Value by Phil Collins
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