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Re:Show HN: Unknown Pleasures, a tiny web experiment with WebGL by chimeracoder on Monday April 03, 2023 @12:25PM (#35426655)
<insert obligatory comment triggering a debate over whether "Ceremony" is really a Joy Division song or a New Order song/>

"Disorder" might be my favorite Joy Divison song.

Hard to pick a favorite New Order song since they had so many different eras and styles. "Ceremony" is the best of their classic post-punk works. "True Faith" was an incredibly influential song musically despite being less-known. "Temptation" and "Sub-Culture" are works of art.

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Re:Show HN: Unknown Pleasures, a tiny web experiment with WebGL by poeti8 on Monday April 03, 2023 @12:30PM (#35426752)
Galaxie 500's cover is better than both

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92Nkrav2-Aw

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Re:Show HN: Unknown Pleasures, a tiny web experiment with WebGL by kevbin on Saturday April 08, 2023 @07:54PM (#35498794)
It's a masterpiece as well, for sure.

There are a lot of great covers of the tune. I love Dean Wareham's. Every time he plays it, he seems to find something new.

His cover tends toward melancholy. Peter Hook's, a little angry, sometimes triumphant. There's a cover by Day Wave that's almost happy. Several ambient covers that range from, I dunno, anhedonic to transcendent.

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Re:Show HN: Unknown Pleasures, a tiny web experiment with WebGL by evanelias on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @12:07AM (#35434922)
"True Faith" is also notable for having a really fun music video, which is often projected during their live shows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfI1S0PKJR8

Picking favorite New Order tracks is especially difficult since many of their singles have multiple mixes, with substantial differences. For example I always prefer the gothier 12" remix of Sub-Culture, or the dancier Shep Pettibone remix of "True Faith". And meanwhile with some hits like "Bizarre Love Triangle" there are far too many versions to even keep track of...

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