Audio CD review:
New Order - International: Best of New Order

New Order - International: Best of New Order

Band: New Order Title: International: Best of New Order Rating: Release Date: 2003-02-11 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Ceremony 2: Blue Monday (12" Mix) 3: Confusion (Arthur Baker 12" Mix) 4: Thieves Like Us 5: The Perfect Kiss (12" Mix) 6: Shellshock 7: Bizarre Love Triangle (Shep Pettibone 12" Mix) 8: True Faith (12" Mix) 9: Touched By The Hand God (12" Mix) 10: Round & Round 11: Regret 12: Crystal 13: 60 Miles An Hour 14: Here To Stay (Radio Edit)

DVD no more com after having it in my wishlist for the longest while. I just got my copy from Amazon. Guess I should have checked more carefully because between the time I added the New Order: International CD to the wishlist vs when I ordered it, they no longer include the DVD - just the CD. And the DVD was the main reason I wanted this. So I'm feeling ripped off especailly when most of the comments on why people bought this was for the bonus DVD. Must add to collection I bought this for the extended version of Bizarre Love Triangle and it is great. If you are a fan of New Order than this is one to purchase. . Been there, done that, why bother The music from Technique on has been so-so and this collection is nothing more than a rehash of their 12"s at best. Seriously folks, This is the best ever??? Substance is the best "best of" album to get from New Order. Here is what you should do. . . get Substance and The Best Of New Order. This way you get the best of both old school and their newer stuff. Plus you get a couple of extra songs that deserve the recognition. Only buy this album if you have the extra cash to piss away. Buy this for the remastering effort!!! Remember 1986, when you ran out and bought Low-life and Brotherhood on CD? And you raved about how this new medium was INVENTED for THIS band? Then you shoved your old vinyl copies in a closet? Well, here we are in 2004 (actual release 10/2002) and it appears they are finally getting around to remastering some of the tracks, probably due to Rhino's involvement. The earlier tracks here have never sounded this good. The sound on "Substance" just doesn't cut it anymore. I can't say this is worth full price, even with the bonus DVD. And the inclusion of three tracks from the recent "Get Ready" is unjustified. But the sound quality is SPECTACULAR. The clarity of Hook's bass lines has never been captured so well. The new transfers demonstrate very clean low- and sub-bass which can't be found elsewhere. Hunt for this one in the bargain bins until the full catalog gets the remastering it deserves. Bonus DVD!!! Ok. . this cd was ok, but nothing new. The main reason I bought it was for the dvd which is worth it 100%. I love the music videos for"true faith" and "perfect kiss". Blue monday is live from 5/11. I am not sure what year that is supposed to be, but I assume it was pretty recent since they look much older. "Blue monday-live from 5/11" is not my favorite on the 3 song dvd, but it is still really good. I would have prefered the music video for blue monday, but oh well. . . perhaps they will release some kind of video colection and I will buy it. If you are a new fan, I highly recommend "substance 1987" instead of this. That has most of these songs on it except for the last 4 or so. I would recommend this however for someone who is buying a new order release for the first time because it is all there hits, and you get a pretty good visual with the dvd. Substance is somewhat pricy especially for someone who is not even sure about this band. However stay away from the cd entitled "best of" until you have heard either this or substance. It is really good, but the track list is almost entirely different, and it isn't a great starter album. It is great for a secondary purchase though after you have bought "substance" or this one "international". But overall it is good as far as track selection goes, and as far as the dvd goes, it is a great companion to go with it. I can't complain. You can see a complete list of all New Order discography, or go back to the New Order tabs