release date: Mar. 28, 2005
format: digital
[album rate: 2,5 / 5] [2,39]
producer: New Order et al
label: London Records - nationality: England, UK
Track highlights: 1. "Who's Joe?" (3,5 / 5) - 2. "Hey Now What You Doing" (3 / 5) - 4. "Krafty" (3 / 5) - 8. "Jetstream"
8th studio album by New Order follows nearly 4 full years since Get Ready (Aug. 2001) and is produced by several people. New Order are co-producers on all 11 tracks, Stephen Street is credited on four (tracks #2, #6, #10 & #11), Jim Spencer on three (#1, #3 & #5), John Leckie on two (tracks #4 & #7) and Stuart Price also on two (tracks #8 & #9). After Gillian Gilbert left the band in 2001, Phil Cunningham officially replaced her on keyboards and guitar. So in effect the three remaining members of Joy Division are still together. Having said that, the album is, in my mind, their least favourable to this date. It comes without any great tracks, and some sound like drawn on older more original compositions. 'Mediocre' (equalling 2,5 stars) is a rare word used when speaking of one of the most influential bands in British music history, and this is hardly that.
Not recommended.
[ allmusic.com, Blender 3 / 5, Rolling Stone 4 / 5 stars ]
[ allmusic.com, Blender 3 / 5, Rolling Stone 4 / 5 stars ]
