Ceremony (track) by New Order

Ceremony by New Order
Year: 1987
From the album Substance 1987 (track #1)
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91/100 (from 159 votes)
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NEW ORDER "CEREMONY" LP
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New Order Ceremony UK 1984 Reissue Repress Vinyl Record VG+/VG+
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NEW ORDER Ceremony / In A Lonely Place ~ 2019 Re-issue ~ NM
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91/100 (from 159 votes)
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 91.5/100, a mean average of 91.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 92.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.0.

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From 05/31/2023 15:32
Version of Joy Division is much more better
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From 08/16/2017 23:45
R.I.P. Joy Division and hello New Order!
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From 01/24/2017 14:42
Potent, melancholic discontent underlines Ceremony's lonely and searching lyrics, complimented by an excellent mix of both rounded and distorted guitar playing that only extends the emotional content of the song.

It's packed with longing, tinged with sadness and balanced with bright notes and that excellent, uneven drum beat. Songs this well crafted very rarely come about, which contributes to this song's most important factor: it's truly something special.

Quite simply one of the best singles ever released, and a staple of the New Order discography.
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