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Be One of Us #18 - "State of the Nation"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43602) • Denver, Colorado 9 Dec 19

There are great bands, and there are LEGENDARY bands. Which is where we are in Be One of Us, a random, 50-song countdown of songs with "of" in the title. We are at #18: "State of the Nation" by New Order (three of whom were also...

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-Worthy Acts #7 - New Order

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43602) • Denver, Colorado 7 Jul 19

"These guys suck." "This is not rock and roll." "How is it that these guys got in but (insert commenter's favorite band) aren't?" These are just some of the comments I read when the discussion pertains to the Rock and Roll Hall of...

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Favorite "State" Songs #2 - "State of the Nation"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43602) • Denver, Colorado 17 Feb 19

It's alternative day as I count down my favorite songs with "Town," "City," "State," and "Country" in the title. This is the "State" portion of today's discussion, and we are at #2: "State of the Nation" by New Order. I'm going...

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Favorite Manchester Bands #2 - New Order

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43602) • Denver, Colorado 15 Dec 17

I had to take a day off due to extreme busyness, but it's time to resume my countdown of my favorite bands from Manchester, England, the reason being that I have never heard a band from Manchester that I haven't liked. We are at...

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Favorite Side Projects #6 - Revenge

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43602) • Denver, Colorado 23 Nov 17

I am the type of music lover that will buy an obscure album, without hearing it first, just because some guitarist that I like played on two songs. So if said guitarist, for instance, puts together a side project band, I'm...

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Favorite "Dream" Songs #8 - "Dreams Never End"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43602) • Denver, Colorado 15 Nov 17

I seem to be on an 80's kick with this particular music countdown, which is songs with "dream" in the title. And while not every tune in this series is from that decade, #8 is: "Dreams Never End" by New Order. "Dreams Never End"...

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Favorite "Silent" Songs #8 - "Your Silent Face"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43602) • Denver, Colorado 27 Aug 17

Songs with either "silent" or "silence" in the title is the theme of this particular music countdown, and so far we've paid a visit to legends, namely, Miles Davis, and Simon and Garfunkel. We are at #8: "Your Silent Face," by...

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Favorite Number Songs #1 - "Twenty Four Hours"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43602) • Denver, Colorado 4 Jul 17

Putting the wraps on yet another music series. #1 in my Favorite Number songs countdown (with the number in the title spelled out) is "Twenty Four Hours" by the legendary Joy Division. Listening to the lyrics from "Twenty Four...

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Prom Night Music War

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43602) • Denver, Colorado 6 May 17

It's prom night here in Manitou. I know this because of all the teenagers walking downtown I saw as I was walking back from the liquor store, dressed in prom wear. A music war is a game my girlfriend and I play where we, with...

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Favorite 80's Dance Songs #1 - "Blue Monday"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43602) • Denver, Colorado 21 Apr 17

After nine not-so-mainstream tunes, we have reached #1 in my Favorite 80's Dance Songs series, and there is a remote chance that you might recognize this one: "Blue Monday" by New Order. When Joy Division vocalist Ian Curtis...

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Favorite Kissing Songs #2 - "The Perfect Kiss"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43602) • Denver, Colorado 11 Aug 16

We're almost there. #2 in my Favorite Kissing Songs series belongs to New Order and their 1985 single "The Perfect Kiss." New Order formed in 1980 out of the ashes of highly influential post-punk band Joy Division, the group...

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Top 10 Favorite New Order Songs #1 - "Sunrise"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43602) • Denver, Colorado 27 Apr 16

Here we are at #1 in this series of my Top 10 Favorite Songs by New Order. No, #1 is not "Blue Monday," which I consider the best dance song I've ever heard (I just recently used "Blue Monday" on an Into the Groovy and did not...

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Top 10 Favorite New Order Songs #2 - "The Perfect Kiss"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43602) • Denver, Colorado 26 Apr 16

I have always claimed that Pwer, Corruption & Lies is my favorite New Order album. While I was putting this Top 10 Favorite New Order Songs series together, as I edited the list down to ten, I realized that I had a lot of songs...

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Top 10 Favorite New Order Songs #3 - "True Faith"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43602) • Denver, Colorado 26 Apr 16

Ever since the three surviving members of Joy Division (guitarist/vocalist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook, and drummer Stephen Morris,) reformed (with keyboardist Gillian Gilbert) as New Order, the band has had a habit of...

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Top 10 Favorite New Order Songs #4 - "Fine Time"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43602) • Denver, Colorado 25 Apr 16

A good portion of Manchester's New Order's 1989 album, Technique, was recorded in Ibiza, where the band fell in love with that island's acid house scene. It is evident on Technique, particularly the lead single, "Fine Time."...

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Top 10 Favorite New Order Songs #5 - "Temptation"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43602) • Denver, Colorado 25 Apr 16

In 1982, British alternative band New Order (classic lineup: Guitarist/vocalist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook, drummer Stephen Morris, and keyboardist Gillian Gilbert) did not release an album, but did put out "Temptation,"...

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Top 10 New Order Songs #6 - "Elegia"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43602) • Denver, Colorado 24 Apr 16

#6 in my Top 10 New Order Songs series is a bit of a departure for the band. New Order is highly regarded as an influential electronic dance band, with an 80's output full of alternative dance classic 's (as far as I'm...

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Top 10 New Order Songs #7 - "Dreams Never End"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43602) • Denver, Colorado 23 Apr 16

The 1981 album Movement re-introduced guitarist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook, and drummer Stephen Morris, post-Joy Division, as New Order (keyboardist Gillian Gilbert rounded out the New Order lineup.) Movement is a dark,...

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Top 10 New Order Songs #8 - "Mr. Disco"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43602) • Denver, Colorado 22 Apr 16

When it came time for New Order to record their 1989 album, Technique, they headed to the island of Ibiza. Multiple sources, Spin Magazine included, place the band in various nightclubs, where the group became enamored with the...

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Top 10 New Order Songs #9 - "Angel Dust"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43602) • Denver, Colorado 21 Apr 16

I'm hard-pressed thinking of others, but not many musicians can say they've been in even one highly influential band, let alone two of them. Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, and Stephen Morris can. They were 3/4 of legendary...

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