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Waiting For The Sirens' Call - New Order
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63 out of 100

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8.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 37 Ratings

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  • Summary: The veteran Manchester band's latest disc was produced by Tore Johansson and John Leckie, and sees touring guitarist Phil Cunningham becoming an official full-time band member, replacing departed keyboardist Gillian Gilbert.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 24
  3. Negative: 2 out of 24
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    A satisfying return to the Blue Monday sound of their heyday. [29 Apr 2005, p.147]
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  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    60
    Touted as half 'Get Ready', half 'Technique', it lives up to every predictable stylistic retread that entails, to the point of self-parody.... Thank Christ, then, that the songs are so good. [26 Mar 2005, p.49]
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  3. Stylus Magazine
    25
    Maybe their edge was lost in the lukewarm production. Maybe it was lost in Barney's lyrics, which are as utterly meaningless as they have been for years now. Maybe it was just lost altogether.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 28
  3. Negative: 3 out of 28
  1. DB
    10
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  2. FredF
    5
    Pleasant but innocuous. Bernard Sumners poorest lyrics to date, plus the fact that you've heard all these songs before maybe 20 years ago. Self reference turns into ripping ones self off. Still glad they are making music however.… Expand
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  3. AndiA
    3
    How the mighty have fallen! WAITING FOR THE SIRENS' CALL, unfortunately, lacks any semblance of inspiration or passion. Barney and Mr. Hook have never sounded more generic; New Order have made an album that is as vapid, dull and thoroughly uninteresting as the lyrics to "Krafty." Avoid this one at all costs.… Expand
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