I recently listened to Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order podcast (released in 2020) and although the majority of it was nothing new, it sent me down a New Order rabbit hole. But did I play any of the last songs from any of the albums? I think not, so these NO Closer pieces are the perfect reminders to rectify that. Kevin, I don't know where you find the time to be a guest star on top of all the multiple weekly posts you write. I'm convinced you are a vampire or you have a twin doing half the work.
Lol. Not a vampire, but I definitely don't get enough sleep. I write on my phone a lot and scribble down a lot notes during the day while at work. Eventually those get chiseled into something resembling a post.
P.S. This won't surprise anyone, but I loved Transmissions! Bias aside, I thought it was really well done, and would be of value for a casual fan or even someone new to the band.
Or even someone somewhere between a casual fan and a fanperson! (I'm trying to be gender neutral but it just doesn't have the same feel as fanboy -- would fanboi solve that?)
You said nothing about having a twin which is essentially the same as admitting to have one.:)
You know a concept has worked (RoGs crossed with OR) when you're waiting for a post to arrive!
I'm delighted to see the 'Movement' closer make the top three, and there's not a lot I'd argue with, although ...
... personally I'd have gone for 'Leave me Alone' at #1, the intro in particular gets me every time as it sounds like the perfect lead in to one of those classic Joy Division tracks we'll regretfully never get to hear.
This has also given me thought on a potential riposte Mitchell, which I'll email you about separately!
Thanks for the kind words! Leave Me Alone is certainly a great song. I noted it on my own page, but Movement took me a long time to get into. I only wish I'd come around to it sooner. There's a lot there that I was missing out on.
Oh, I meant to ask -- Mitchell, you are looking for someone to come up with 10 great album closers from 2014? It's so specific, that I want to know more. Does it have to be 10?
I recently listened to Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order podcast (released in 2020) and although the majority of it was nothing new, it sent me down a New Order rabbit hole. But did I play any of the last songs from any of the albums? I think not, so these NO Closer pieces are the perfect reminders to rectify that. Kevin, I don't know where you find the time to be a guest star on top of all the multiple weekly posts you write. I'm convinced you are a vampire or you have a twin doing half the work.
He's the hardest-working person on Substack!
Thank you! :)
Lol. Not a vampire, but I definitely don't get enough sleep. I write on my phone a lot and scribble down a lot notes during the day while at work. Eventually those get chiseled into something resembling a post.
P.S. This won't surprise anyone, but I loved Transmissions! Bias aside, I thought it was really well done, and would be of value for a casual fan or even someone new to the band.
Or even someone somewhere between a casual fan and a fanperson! (I'm trying to be gender neutral but it just doesn't have the same feel as fanboy -- would fanboi solve that?)
You said nothing about having a twin which is essentially the same as admitting to have one.:)
Can I at least be the evil twin?
You know a concept has worked (RoGs crossed with OR) when you're waiting for a post to arrive!
I'm delighted to see the 'Movement' closer make the top three, and there's not a lot I'd argue with, although ...
... personally I'd have gone for 'Leave me Alone' at #1, the intro in particular gets me every time as it sounds like the perfect lead in to one of those classic Joy Division tracks we'll regretfully never get to hear.
This has also given me thought on a potential riposte Mitchell, which I'll email you about separately!
Thanks for the kind words! Leave Me Alone is certainly a great song. I noted it on my own page, but Movement took me a long time to get into. I only wish I'd come around to it sooner. There's a lot there that I was missing out on.
'Leave Me Alone' is one I intend to give the full treatment to later this year or early 2024.
Oh, I meant to ask -- Mitchell, you are looking for someone to come up with 10 great album closers from 2014? It's so specific, that I want to know more. Does it have to be 10?
I like ten because it sits well as one or two articles. Anyone more than about a dozen, and it would get too long or need splitting up too much.
2014 was a random year picked out of the sky that we still need to feature. Any year is good, aside from 1971, which has already had nine!