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

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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. Under The Radar
    80
    Their most innovative and unified record since Technique. [#9]
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  3. 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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  4. 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
    loved it
  2. MusicMaven
    8
    As many have already said, this is their best batch of songs in the last 15 years. The band sound loose and relaxed, and even Barney's lyrics aren't too bad! As it goes with groups that have been around this long, this doesn't reach the heights of their classics, but it does stand up to the best from the new bands that owe them a large debt. (Interesting fact: Did you know the Killers were named for a fictional band in a New Order video?)… Expand
  3. jyo_tirmayad
    7
    It is a good solid effort. I don't play it very often because it's just not my fave New Order CD, but when I do play it, I wonder why I don't play it more. Isn't that weird?… Expand
  4. JeffD
    4
    Is this really from the same band responsible for some of the best music of the 1980's? Nearly every track sounds like it was written over a couple of drinks in an hour or so, and the album as a whole lacks a single highlight. Listenable pop music perhaps, but for something really memorable look at Brotherhood or Republic. Disappointing.… Expand

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