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Rating:
THE REVIEW
I am speechless.
An album so cloying, fake, and anachronistic hasn't been heard in I don't know how long.
Simplified tempos over classic 3/4, classic major chords of disarming obviousness, practically nonexistent choruses and refrains: in short, I don't understand why anyone would come up with an album like this today, when the new wave is dead and buried, except for pure money and for some unfortunate nostalgist convinced they're still hearing echoes of Joy Division (read: Duran Duran effect).
Never has an album title been so spot on: NO (indeed). Album completely useless and downright boring.
To those who buy it= wasted money and to those who review it= wasted time (indeed).
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Summary by Bot
This review harshly criticizes New Order's album 'Waiting For The Sirens' Call' as cloying, fake, and outdated. The music is described as simplified with predictable structures and lacking memorable choruses. The reviewer sees it as a failed attempt to revive a dead genre, driven by nostalgia or commercial motives. Overall, the album is called boring and a waste of time and money.
New Order
New Order are an English band formed in Manchester in 1980 by Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook and Stephen Morris after the end of Joy Division; Gillian Gilbert later joined. They became influential for merging post-punk with electronic and dance music, with classics such as “Blue Monday.”26 Reviews
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By SouthMan
Peter Hook as usual is superb; his unmistakable bass tone is an audible guarantee for the New Order style.
An album without praise or blame, high-finish pop-rock, with great production.
