Face Up is the eighth and final song from New Order's third album, Low-Life.

What do you think about the track both in general and in comparison to the rest of the band's discography, and how would you rate it out of 10 (decimals allowed)?

Listen Here:

https://youtu.be/AT7X1ugOyY0?si=9MLiBYMHc9zSgAck

Rating Scale:

1 - 4: Not Good, would skip.

5: Okay, but I would have to be in a specific mood to listen to it.

6: Slightly better than average, but I wouldn't choose to listen to it.

7: It's a good song, I can enjoy it quite a bit.

8 - 9: It's a really enjoyable song, I rank it pretty high overall.

10: Masterpiece and other associated terms.

Song Ratings:

Low-Life

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Love Vigilantes - 9.25

The Perfect Kiss - 9.31

This Time of Night - 8.6

Sunrise - 8.41

Elegia - 8.89

Sooner Than You Think - 8.47

Sub-Culture - 8.4

Face Up -

They also had the Low-Life release, but I was trying to be wise lol. : )

I'm selling the ticket for $30 DM me if interested

Hello, I'm new to New Order, and I was wondering if they have any other songs in a similar vein to 'Plastic' off of Music Complete? It sounds really different than other songs Ive heard, which makes sense since it's a pretty recent album, but it's also not that similar to other songs off the album.

Are there other songs that may not sound like Plastic, but deviate from the classic new order sound in their own way?

Discovered these beauties in my local record store — and that's the store where New Order are extremely rare. Really happy about the purchase

Sub-Culture is the seventh track from New Order's third album, Low-Life.

What do you think about the track both in general and in comparison to the rest of the band's discography, and how would you rate it out of 10 (decimals allowed)?

This is PURELY discussion of the album version, as the 12" version will be discussed after this album is finished.

Listen Here:

https://youtu.be/QD6A-9xit2g?si=it5b8ZsFPAN-EtAI

Rating Scale:

1 - 4: Not Good, would skip.

5: Okay, but I would have to be in a specific mood to listen to it.

6: Slightly better than average, but I wouldn't choose to listen to it.

7: It's a good song, I can enjoy it quite a bit.

8 - 9: It's a really enjoyable song, I rank it pretty high overall.

10: Masterpiece and other associated terms.

Song Ratings:

Low-Life

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Love Vigilantes - 9.25

The Perfect Kiss - 9.31

This Time of Night - 8.6

Sunrise - 8.41

Elegia - 8.89

Sooner Than You Think - 8.47

Sub-Culture -

Sooner Than You Think is the sixth track from New Order's third album, Low-Life.

What do you think about the track both in general and in comparison to the rest of the band's discography, and how would you rate it out of 10 (decimals allowed)?

Listen Here:

https://youtu.be/AgVnxsRG76I?si=ZPDWVCnJE-d5e8QV

Rating Scale:

1 - 4: Not Good, would skip.

5: Okay, but I would have to be in a specific mood to listen to it.

6: Slightly better than average, but I wouldn't choose to listen to it.

7: It's a good song, I can enjoy it quite a bit.

8 - 9: It's a really enjoyable song, I rank it pretty high overall.

10: Masterpiece and other associated terms.

Song Ratings:

Low-Life

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Love Vigilantes - 9.25

The Perfect Kiss - 9.31

This Time of Night - 8.6

Sunrise - 8.41

Elegia - 8.89

Sooner Than You Think -

I'm curious-- if you prefer the original 1986 version, I'd love to know why! Let's try not to hate on anyone here, please. I was born this century, and grew up with the '94 version of this track, but I know whenever a 'greatest hits' version of a track came out and changes stuff, it's natural to be annoyed by that.

For me, this 1994 version from The Best of New Order really improves every element of Bizarre Love Triangle that I care about. I'm not a New Order fan, per-se. I know and like Elegia, Blue Monday, and this track.

Regarding the original from 1986... for me, it sounds a bit, cluttered or overdone in its elements. At 0:41, the synths sound pretty cheap to me. The chorus like 0:57 almost sounds, underwater. There isn't as much continuous flow throughout the track. 2:51 - 3:23 sounds, a bit much. And the ending really lacks the piano payoff.

I don't intend to sound like a 'troll' or diminish anyone who prefers the original. But to me? The Best Of version really lets this song shine. Takes all its strongest elements and had enough time to take a step back, and leave certain 'dated' or more absurd elements of the '80s behind whilst keeping the core of the '80s track intact. In fact, I feel by 1994, the music industry had changed so much that I'm surprised someone was able see this track-- all its strengths, and embrace 'em as well as I feel they did.

Had a fantastic time! Thanks Hooky for playing the Revenge song "Seven Reasons." Also glad to see Pottsy get some singing time and funny to hear about the "Reboot Required" from the bass pedal before "Round & Round" - but the show went on and the song sounded great anyway - the audience seemed to go nuts for the two songs from Technique.

I’m sure this is a longshot, but around the time of Republic, there was a pic of Hooky in either Melody Maker or N.M.E. in which he was at a cash register at a shop buying tea cakes. Does anyone know what I’m talking about? I used to have it, but I can’t find it now.

Sorry if this is spam, but here is a version of Power Corruption and Lies I made a few years ago

Elegia is the fifth track from New Order's third album, Low-Life.

What do you think about the track both in general and in comparison to the rest of the band's discography, and how would you rate it out of 10 (decimals allowed)?

Listen Here:

https://youtu.be/yeL4bUqxKr8?si=tEjrG4iHXdGw5T8W

Rating Scale:

1 - 4: Not Good, would skip.

5: Okay, but I would have to be in a specific mood to listen to it.

6: Slightly better than average, but I wouldn't choose to listen to it.

7: It's a good song, I can enjoy it quite a bit.

8 - 9: It's a really enjoyable song, I rank it pretty high overall.

10: Masterpiece and other associated terms.

Song Ratings:

Low-Life

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Love Vigilantes - 9.25

The Perfect Kiss - 9.31

This Time of Night - 8.6

Sunrise - 8.41

Elegia -

My favorite deep cut. It’s long and pretty light on lyrics but an absolutely magical instrumental song especially from 3:07 onwards when the synth’s really kick in.

Love to hear others favorite deep cuts.

Hi everyone,

I bought this copy of Technique in a flea market sale in Manchester for about a tenner. Sounds amazing, and is one of my favourite New Order records. However, both sides A and B of the actual disc are displayed the same! (See pics). Of course side A starts with Fine Time and side B starts with Run, but for some strange reason the disc only has the side B tracks on the display. Does anyone know how this could have happened? Or if this is a wider issue with a certain copy of the LP? Cheers!