Not Crap

This is a great chance for us to right the wrongs that were committed in the "bands I don't like cause my head is up my own ass" thread.

The most not crap band I can think of.

If you didn't get chills the first time you heard Shadowplay you don't deserve to own the part of your brain that processes auditory input.

Most emphatically NOT CRAP!!!!

I think they're good but they're far from the best band in the world.

i love joy division and always will

and i love new order

i cannot stop listening to the first side of _power, corruption, and lies_ lately

i must've played it twenty times over the last couple weeks

Overrated? Oh, yeah!

Crap? Most certainly not!

They weren't around long enough to be crap. If you listen to the Heart and Soul box set, you can see how they went from generic but promising punk to singularly original and unforgettable in about a year and a half.

"Love Will Tear Us Apart" is the best single of the 80s, and I will brook no argument.

Most definitely NOT CRAP. One of my favorite bands.

NOT CRAP.

no other band comes close, in my opinion. i think new order are also pretty tremendous across the board (save for a few fairly godawful songs).

tmidgett wrote:i cannot stop listening to the first side of _power, corruption, and lies_ lately

i bought that cassette a few days ago. i agree, that first side rocks. 586 and age of consent are my favorites.

I've been watching this old video of Joy Division -- the quality isn't too good, but watching I.C. do that dance of his is something. Plus, it's interesting hearing them live without that icey Martin Hannett production. They really had some balls when they rocked out at the clubs.

Speaking of Hannett, though -- found an intersting site about him here:
http://freespace.virgin.net/anna.b/hannett/hannett.htm