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| TarTar |
Posted - 05/03/2004 : 12:15:03
I have recently developed an addiction to New Order. I have to say, for being an 80s pop band, their songs just transcend that formula so much and are just so well-crafted. I suppose part of this comes from the fact that they were once Joy Division, a band with a much more left-of-center approach to music. And I like Joy Division, but I have to say, I get more of a kick out of New Order. My favorites right now are Nothing To Me (I think it's actually titled Let's Go), True Faith, 1963, World In Motion, and Blue Monday. I like Bizarre Love Triangle, but I've heard it so many times, and actually kind of prefer the Frente! cover.
"(insert clever quote here)" |
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| bumblebeeboy2 |
Posted - 05/08/2004 : 04:23:43
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Originally posted by offerw
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
Simon! Duran Duran are shite!!!
I agree with quite a few others you like though. Especially The Dandy Warhols. Up until their last album they were very good. Adnan is way off with that one IMO!!! I couldn't give a fuck how they dress!!!
Hansel and Gretel have formed a band, .....And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Breadcrumbs!!!
I bought every Duran Duran album when I was a kid. They have about five good pop songs and I've heard they're very fashionable nowadays. When I put the records on though I am just amazed at how much crap they made. They are shite.
wilhelm
i don't have any actually albums, just a 'best of' - which is very cool. 
Is it like today? Oh, oh, oh-oh. Then there followed days with kings, empires and revolutions. blood just looks the same when you open the veins. sometimes it was faith, power or reason as the cornerstone. but the furrowed brow has never left his face. he said, how did it come to this?
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| Bluish Black |
Posted - 05/08/2004 : 02:37:13
For those of you in the UK there is a special event coming up toward the end of the month in Manchester on thh 27th May, It is a Rob Gretton memorial event. There is a rumour that New Order might turn out.
http://www.ticketline.co.uk/event_details.asp?CPFlag=0&EventId=26932 |
| offerw |
Posted - 05/07/2004 : 23:28:17
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
Simon! Duran Duran are shite!!!
I agree with quite a few others you like though. Especially The Dandy Warhols. Up until their last album they were very good. Adnan is way off with that one IMO!!! I couldn't give a fuck how they dress!!!
Hansel and Gretel have formed a band, .....And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Breadcrumbs!!!
I bought every Duran Duran album when I was a kid. They have about five good pop songs and I've heard they're very fashionable nowadays. When I put the records on though I am just amazed at how much crap they made. They are shite.
wilhelm |
| ObfuscateByWill |
Posted - 05/07/2004 : 16:38:25
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Originally posted by bumblebeeboy2
Juniper rings a bell, my dad used to do the indie/alternative show on a radio station in south manchester (as well as being head of music), so chances are he knew of them? but i can't quite place them myself...
Who knows?
The guy I mentioned is now in The Shivers. They're worth checking out, IMBO. (Biased Opinion)
*I used to be into sadism, necrophilia, and bestiality, but I gave them all up when I realized I was flogging a dead horse. |
| bumblebeeboy2 |
Posted - 05/07/2004 : 16:03:36
Juniper rings a bell, my dad used to do the indie/alternative show on a radio station in south manchester (as well as being head of music), so chances are he knew of them? but i can't quite place them myself...
i am kloot, not heard enough about them, i think i liked what i heard, but was a little while ago...
Is it like today? Oh, oh, oh-oh. Then there followed days with kings, empires and revolutions. blood just looks the same when you open the veins. sometimes it was faith, power or reason as the cornerstone. but the furrowed brow has never left his face. he said, how did it come to this?
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 05/07/2004 : 15:45:25
Simon! Duran Duran are shite!!!
I agree with quite a few others you like though. Especially The Dandy Warhols. Up until their last album they were very good. Adnan is way off with that one IMO!!! I couldn't give a fuck how they dress!!!
Hansel and Gretel have formed a band, .....And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Breadcrumbs!!! |
| ObfuscateByWill |
Posted - 05/07/2004 : 09:46:32
Has Oasis put out anything recently?
I think I've only heard of two albums. Is that all there is?
*I used to be into sadism, necrophilia, and bestiality, but I gave them all up when I realized I was flogging a dead horse. |
| offerw |
Posted - 05/07/2004 : 09:34:48
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Originally posted by TarTar
doesn't Muse sound a great deal like Radiohead? Like, too much like Radiohead.
"(insert clever quote here)"
Yes. I agree, I was pissed off when I bought the cd and it was just this crap Radiohead rip-off.
Anyone on here likes I Am Kloot? Unfortunately Oasis mentioned what a great band they are but really they have a few excellent songs.
wilhelm |
| ObfuscateByWill |
Posted - 05/07/2004 : 08:21:40
I had an old pal from Manchester.
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Does anyone remember a group called Juniper?
*I used to be into sadism, necrophilia, and bestiality, but I gave them all up when I realized I was flogging a dead horse. |
| jo |
Posted - 05/07/2004 : 07:06:44
New Order = fantastic. Spent my early teens trying to get nice Factory Benelux versions of as many of the albums as possible. I was told I was a bit precocious. Hm.
Manc bands, there were some great ones. I still have a soft spot for Oasis and some great gigs (Loch Lomond springs to mind), Happy Mondays were great, up until it all started going wrong (probably from Step On onwards, don't particularly like Pills Thrills and Bellyaches much), there were some great Manc area bands as well, like The Bodines (Glossop) - dragged out my tape (arggh. TAPE) of their album the other week to convert into mp3's which was quite good to do... Laugh were good too. Joy Division it goes without saying, of course.... |
| bumblebeeboy2 |
Posted - 05/07/2004 : 04:15:26
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Originally posted by Adnan_le_Terrible
I see how you can find Belle and Sebastian dull, but pretentious?
Muse? Dandy Warhols? Verve? Come on, these people are only displaying an attitude that is not very original, they don't create anything. We're talking about music here, Simon, I truly don't care about people's attitude. As for the color of their hair and the way they're dressed, that used to fascinate me when I was ten years old.
I saw B&S live a month ago, and they played a vast range of instruments, which were very well coordinated. Some of their songs are quite catchy, and I enjoy listening to them in my car. That's all, I don't care about who listens to them, for me music has never been a way of social distinction (at least not since high school).
As for New Order, they wrote some of the greatest classics of the 80s, and I don't see how they belong to the flower-indie-scene. As for the flowers thing, I think it was really original from Morissey to do this, and the Pixies did the same, for the Here comes your man video. More original than the way the Dandy Warhols are dressed, anyway.
why are you using muse and the verve as examples? i hate both bands. think they suck! lol! dandy warhols, well i've liked them since their first album, i don't like their new one... yeah they're a bit pretencious, but i let them off as they make good music, or they did.
Is it like today? Oh, oh, oh-oh. Then there followed days with kings, empires and revolutions. blood just looks the same when you open the veins. sometimes it was faith, power or reason as the cornerstone. but the furrowed brow has never left his face. he said, how did it come to this?
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| Stuart |
Posted - 05/07/2004 : 03:47:02
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Originally posted by ObfuscateByWill
I love New Order.
Although it's been fairly well dissed, I believe Movement is their best album. (Their first)
Perfect for the Joy Division fan curious about New Order ...or someone who thinks that NO is just a dance/pop group.
*I used to be into sadism, necrophilia, and bestiality, but I gave them all up when I realized I was flogging a dead horse.
Movement.... hmm I'll have to download this album as I won't be able to get it out here, and stuff is known to get nicked if posted.
In terms of JD, I bought their Heart and Soul boxset when I was living in the UK. They have produced some cracking stuff, real cutting edge, but some of their stuff is also hit and miss (the sign of a good band if you ask me).
I don't like cricket
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| Adnan_le_Terrible |
Posted - 05/07/2004 : 03:16:48
I see how you can find Belle and Sebastian dull, but pretentious?
Muse? Dandy Warhols? Verve? Come on, these people are only displaying an attitude that is not very original, they don't create anything. We're talking about music here, Simon, I truly don't care about people's attitude. As for the color of their hair and the way they're dressed, that used to fascinate me when I was ten years old.
I saw B&S live a month ago, and they played a vast range of instruments, which were very well coordinated. Some of their songs are quite catchy, and I enjoy listening to them in my car. That's all, I don't care about who listens to them, for me music has never been a way of social distinction (at least not since high school).
As for New Order, they wrote some of the greatest classics of the 80s, and I don't see how they belong to the flower-indie-scene. As for the flowers thing, I think it was really original from Morissey to do this, and the Pixies did the same, for the Here comes your man video. More original than the way the Dandy Warhols are dressed, anyway.
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| TarTar |
Posted - 05/06/2004 : 16:49:22
doesn't Muse sound a great deal like Radiohead? Like, too much like Radiohead.
"(insert clever quote here)" |
| bumblebeeboy2 |
Posted - 05/06/2004 : 15:11:36
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Originally posted by GypsyDeath
Im nto a big of manchester shite either. Bloody oasis/roses crap.
I do like smiths though, i dont hate B&S - but wouldnt actively buy one of their albums.
British bands, and you can only comeupwith them!!!!! Im ashamed of you as a fellow brit!
What about Pulp,Muse,erm, im not sure about all these people im about to say, as im completely guessing if they are british! - depeche mode (BIG guess), sex pistols (haha), verve,
ok, soim clutching at straws here.
ill get back to you on that one.
I love you for what I am not,
I did not ask for what I have got.
You will get used to me.
Welcome to your new joy.
pulp = i used to kind of like, i like some of their stuff. but now it just sounds so cheesy, and there are so many fanatics who i know, who go over the top when the dj plays 'pink glove' or some other old shite song they did... pisses me right off.
muse = shite.
depeche mode = erm, some stuff is okay, give me duran duran any day though!
sex pistols = i'd rather have jonathan richman!
i think i just like too much american stuff, i don't like many uk bands at all... like i said, i like hefner, [looks at cds] supergrass, radiohead, the cure, david devant, first straw album, david bowie (!!!! nearly forgot !!!!), and i used to like suede...
so i'm not really anti-brit music. just not a massive fan... give me pixies, pavement, jonathan richman, brendan benson, modest mouse, electric six, eels, beck, dandy warhols any day...
Is it like today? Oh, oh, oh-oh. Then there followed days with kings, empires and revolutions. blood just looks the same when you open the veins. sometimes it was faith, power or reason as the cornerstone. but the furrowed brow has never left his face. he said, how did it come to this?
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| GypsyDeath |
Posted - 05/06/2004 : 15:04:32
Im nto a big of manchester shite either. Bloody oasis/roses crap.
I do like smiths though, i dont hate B&S - but wouldnt actively buy one of their albums.
British bands, and you can only comeupwith them!!!!! Im ashamed of you as a fellow brit!
What about Pulp,Muse,erm, im not sure about all these people im about to say, as im completely guessing if they are british! - depeche mode (BIG guess), sex pistols (haha), verve,
ok, soim clutching at straws here.
ill get back to you on that one.
I love you for what I am not,
I did not ask for what I have got.
You will get used to me.
Welcome to your new joy. |
| bumblebeeboy2 |
Posted - 05/06/2004 : 15:03:19
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
Nope and nope!!!
Hehe, this is fun.
Hansel and Gretel have formed a band, .....And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Breadcrumbs!!!
not really, as i don't know any other bands...
Is it like today? Oh, oh, oh-oh. Then there followed days with kings, empires and revolutions. blood just looks the same when you open the veins. sometimes it was faith, power or reason as the cornerstone. but the furrowed brow has never left his face. he said, how did it come to this?
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 05/06/2004 : 14:54:33
Nope and nope!!!
Hehe, this is fun.
Hansel and Gretel have formed a band, .....And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Breadcrumbs!!! |
| bumblebeeboy2 |
Posted - 05/06/2004 : 14:47:34
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
I don't wanna tell you yet, I wanna see how much the hype on them is building.
You should know of them 'cos they frequent the S&G apparantly. You should get warmer now.
Hansel and Gretel have formed a band, .....And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Breadcrumbs!!!
if it's pink fluffy cloud machine i'm going to kick your ass so hard. fucking hate them. twats. erm... i don't know. the strap-ons?
Is it like today? Oh, oh, oh-oh. Then there followed days with kings, empires and revolutions. blood just looks the same when you open the veins. sometimes it was faith, power or reason as the cornerstone. but the furrowed brow has never left his face. he said, how did it come to this?
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 05/06/2004 : 14:34:09
I don't wanna tell you yet, I wanna see how much the hype on them is building.
You should know of them 'cos they frequent the S&G apparantly. You should get warmer now.
Hansel and Gretel have formed a band, .....And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Breadcrumbs!!! |
| bumblebeeboy2 |
Posted - 05/06/2004 : 14:30:46
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
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Originally posted by bumblebeeboy2
well mike... the only band i have a close link with, apart from my own, is drone... so unless you have a band... ;)
not heard of that band you mentioned... surprising as i'm taking an active interest in small/new bands at the moment in the area.
Is it like today? Oh, oh, oh-oh. Then there followed days with kings, empires and revolutions. blood just looks the same when you open the veins. sometimes it was faith, power or reason as the cornerstone. but the furrowed brow has never left his face. he said, how did it come to this?
You are obviously not taking a keen enough interest my boy!!! How are you connected to this "drone" band of which you speak??? Just wondering if you realise how you are connected to this band of which I speak.
Hansel and Gretel have formed a band, .....And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Breadcrumbs!!!
drone? one of my best mates band... they're not bad. he's ace on guitar. he should really be playing in my band, but he's a little tempermental at times, and a bit stroppy... so it's not always a good idea. we'll see how things go anyway.
which band do you speak of?
Is it like today? Oh, oh, oh-oh. Then there followed days with kings, empires and revolutions. blood just looks the same when you open the veins. sometimes it was faith, power or reason as the cornerstone. but the furrowed brow has never left his face. he said, how did it come to this?
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 05/06/2004 : 14:28:17
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Originally posted by bumblebeeboy2
well mike... the only band i have a close link with, apart from my own, is drone... so unless you have a band... ;)
not heard of that band you mentioned... surprising as i'm taking an active interest in small/new bands at the moment in the area.
Is it like today? Oh, oh, oh-oh. Then there followed days with kings, empires and revolutions. blood just looks the same when you open the veins. sometimes it was faith, power or reason as the cornerstone. but the furrowed brow has never left his face. he said, how did it come to this?
You are obviously not taking a keen enough interest my boy!!! How are you connected to this "drone" band of which you speak??? Just wondering if you realise how you are connected to this band of which I speak.
Hansel and Gretel have formed a band, .....And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Breadcrumbs!!! |
| bumblebeeboy2 |
Posted - 05/06/2004 : 14:27:24
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
Hey hardly any, if any, of the bands that I have mentioned I like are "flower-indie-pop music".
Hansel and Gretel have formed a band, .....And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Breadcrumbs!!!
i was talking about belle and sebastian and morrisey/smiths... probably a little harsh in the laters case, but it's an easy way of describing it for me.
Is it like today? Oh, oh, oh-oh. Then there followed days with kings, empires and revolutions. blood just looks the same when you open the veins. sometimes it was faith, power or reason as the cornerstone. but the furrowed brow has never left his face. he said, how did it come to this?
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 05/06/2004 : 14:24:39
Hey hardly any, if any, of the bands that I have mentioned I like are "flower-indie-pop music".
Hansel and Gretel have formed a band, .....And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Breadcrumbs!!! |
| bumblebeeboy2 |
Posted - 05/06/2004 : 14:21:18
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Originally posted by misleadtheworld
Weird. I'm not keen on them either! Let's spoil this, do you like Fiery Furnaces?
 It's getting colder....
not heard of them. should i like them or dislike them?  it's just that flower-indie-pop music i don't like, and that average stone roses kind of thing that so many bands do around here... i didn't like the stone roses, i'm not going to like some poor imitation...
Is it like today? Oh, oh, oh-oh. Then there followed days with kings, empires and revolutions. blood just looks the same when you open the veins. sometimes it was faith, power or reason as the cornerstone. but the furrowed brow has never left his face. he said, how did it come to this?
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| misleadtheworld |
Posted - 05/06/2004 : 13:47:43
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Originally posted by bumblebeeboy2
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Originally posted by Adnan_le_Terrible
Belle and Sebastian are, by far, the best band on the island. They're Scottish, it's almost like Manchester, isn't it?
Hefner are OK but that's all.
bloody hell?! belle and sebastian too!? you should live over there. that's all i ever hear when i go out to the alternative indie clubs...
i find belle and sebastian so dull and pretencious. awful stuff.
Is it like today? Oh, oh, oh-oh. Then there followed days with kings, empires and revolutions. blood just looks the same when you open the veins. sometimes it was faith, power or reason as the cornerstone. but the furrowed brow has never left his face. he said, how did it come to this?
Weird. I'm not keen on them either! Let's spoil this, do you like Fiery Furnaces?
It's getting colder.... |
| bumblebeeboy2 |
Posted - 05/06/2004 : 13:27:53
well mike... the only band i have a close link with, apart from my own, is drone... so unless you have a band... ;)
not heard of that band you mentioned... surprising as i'm taking an active interest in small/new bands at the moment in the area.
Is it like today? Oh, oh, oh-oh. Then there followed days with kings, empires and revolutions. blood just looks the same when you open the veins. sometimes it was faith, power or reason as the cornerstone. but the furrowed brow has never left his face. he said, how did it come to this?
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| offerw |
Posted - 05/06/2004 : 13:22:39
I Am Kloot are from Manchester right? I liked their last album. Everyone seems to have ignored it though.
wilhelm |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 05/06/2004 : 11:39:11
They are so twee, as they say!!!
I really like Blur Simon, but they are hardly the best British band ever!!! Surely you could have come up with someone better.
By the way have you heard Amplifier yet Simon? They are a new band from Manchester. I saw the last few tracks they played in support of Auf Der Maur at the Hop & Grape recently. They were OK, not great but they seem to be quite highly rated. Not your usual Manchester sound, that's for sure.
By the way, If I had been refering to your band, you would have known it. Still I am actually very surprised that you do not know who I am refering to. You have a close link.
Hansel and Gretel have formed a band, .....And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Breadcrumbs!!! |
| bumblebeeboy2 |
Posted - 05/06/2004 : 03:53:58
quote:
Originally posted by Adnan_le_Terrible
Belle and Sebastian are, by far, the best band on the island. They're Scottish, it's almost like Manchester, isn't it?
Hefner are OK but that's all.
bloody hell?! belle and sebastian too!? you should live over there. that's all i ever hear when i go out to the alternative indie clubs...
i find belle and sebastian so dull and pretencious. awful stuff.
Is it like today? Oh, oh, oh-oh. Then there followed days with kings, empires and revolutions. blood just looks the same when you open the veins. sometimes it was faith, power or reason as the cornerstone. but the furrowed brow has never left his face. he said, how did it come to this?
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| Adnan_le_Terrible |
Posted - 05/06/2004 : 03:13:33
Belle and Sebastian are, by far, the best band on the island. They're Scottish, it's almost like Manchester, isn't it?
Hefner are OK but that's all.
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| bumblebeeboy2 |
Posted - 05/06/2004 : 03:04:27
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
Simon just hates bands from Manchester in general.
I am hearing really great things of one band from Manchester that have only played a couple of gigs. They have received numerous Pixies/Elliot Smith comparisons.
I'll not tell you what they are called though Simon, I'll wait 'til they are huge and you are claiming they are shit 'cos they are popular and from Manchester.
Hansel and Gretel have formed a band, .....And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Breadcrumbs!!!
ah, that band sounds like mine, but i prefer pixies/fb/hefner/pavement/jonathan richman comparisons...
but yes, everything else from manchester is shit. which is annoying, as i love it here. why wouldn't hefner, blur (tries to think of more english bands he likes) or... erm... yeah, be from here.
Is it like today? Oh, oh, oh-oh. Then there followed days with kings, empires and revolutions. blood just looks the same when you open the veins. sometimes it was faith, power or reason as the cornerstone. but the furrowed brow has never left his face. he said, how did it come to this?
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| pixiesosso |
Posted - 05/05/2004 : 19:38:49
New Order has a lot of great song's , bizarre love triangle is my favorite , i thing that Frank got the inspiration for HANG ON TO YOUR EGO from then ! |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 05/04/2004 : 10:38:53
Simon just hates bands from Manchester in general.
I am hearing really great things of one band from Manchester that have only played a couple of gigs. They have received numerous Pixies/Elliot Smith comparisons.
I'll not tell you what they are called though Simon, I'll wait 'til they are huge and you are claiming they are shit 'cos they are popular and from Manchester.
Hansel and Gretel have formed a band, .....And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Breadcrumbs!!! |
| Brackish Heart |
Posted - 05/04/2004 : 06:12:28
New Order are awesome. I'm in the midst of compiling my favourite songs of all time for a cd in my car (im pretty bored) and Perfect Kiss is #2 behind The Happening at #1.
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