They bitch because everybody compares them to Joy Division, and they're right. It's way too kind, and I say that as someone who thanks Ian Curtis for making New Order possible. Joy Division struggled against depression rather than flaunting it, much less wearing it like a designer suit. What's truly depressing is that, just as the hairy behemoths of the grunge generation looked back to the AOR metal they immersed in as teens, these fops tweak the nostalgia of young adults who cherish indistinct memories of much worse bands than Joy Division, every one of them English--Bauhaus, Ultravox, Visage, Spandau Ballet, Tears for Fears. At a critical moment in consciousness they exemplify and counsel disengagement, self-seeking, a luxurious cynicism. Says certified British subject Peter Banks: "Emotions are standard and boring. I'd like to find another way to live." That's thinking either big or very small. C+
Say Hello to the Angels sounds like Siouxsie and the riff closing out Obstacle 1 is basically just Chameleons - Second Skin. With no outside interference JD would NEVER cross my mind
>>128479383>these fops tweak the nostalgia of young adults who cherish indistinct memories of much worse bands than Joy Division, every one of them English--Bauhaus, Ultravox, Visage, Spandau Ballet, Tears for Fears.I never loved these bands either, proto-Goth/emoslop which I hate.
>>128479383>and I say that as someone who thanks Ian Curtis for making New Order possibleWhat an edgelord
>>128479575Say Hello to the Angels and Obstacle 1 are the best songs on the album.
>>128479383true words
>>128479383I liked their new album about as much as this album but neither one is fantastic.
>>128479383>Joy Division struggled against depression rather than flaunting it, much less wearing it like a designer suit.and that's why Korn were a bad band in the end of the day
>>128479581>emoslopNothing about these gothic rock or new wave bands sound like emotive hardcore.
>>128479727For me? The undisputed champ is PDA followed by Obstacle 2 but there's really no wrong answers eithert. AYRT
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Mogs all the other revival stuff, I want Apartment Story played at my wedding
>>128479383amnesiac isn't even their best album
>>128480503I agree but TOBL is on the same level as well.
>>128481689KEK
