Critic Score
Based on 3 reviews
1989 Ratings: #133 / 328
User Score
1989 Ratings: #44
January 30, 1989 / Release Date
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Critic Reviews

PatrickL0419
92

This album actually slaps harder than my father ever did when I misbehaved as a child.

Natedrizzle007
93

Catchy has a tune and this one isn't even remotely close to anything else anybody is doing at any point of time. LCD Soundsystem before they even existed but with the Pop more attuned. I mean calling this basic has got to be signs of early brain damage. I've always loved New Order, and me personally it's always been Joy Division<New Order and the sounds displayed here are the perfect representation of the difference between the two groups. Bernard Summer is such an amazing ... read more

N_C_R
88

New Order were just on a hot streak in the 80s, they could really do no wrong

This is considered their last great album and man, what an album to end your streak on

The main highlights are Round & Round, Vaniahing Point and obviously Dream Attack but everything still works really well on this album, there isn't a single track that I wouldn't call great to some degree

Another great album from them!!

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Raiden000
88

Super fun dance album with basically all bangers but it lacks some of that gloom you might expect from the band

Vrtuoso
80

groovy and electric. catchy and refreshing

jayxd0909
97

The house influences are awesome!! This has pretty much always been my favorite New Order album, it’s such a consistently amazing group of songs. Guilty Partner is my least favorite, but even it still has a great New Order climactic ending despite being a bit slow.

It’s a shame this is the end of New Order’s hot streak. At least it ended with a banger, and it’s not like there are no good New Order songs after this either. It’s also crazy that an album like this ... read more

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Track List

1Fine Time
4:44
82
2All the Way
3:24
87
3Love Less
3:04
84
4Round & Round
4:31
87
5Guilty Partner
4:46
82
6Run
4:31
81
7Mr Disco
4:21
83
8Vanishing Point
5:17
88
9Dream Attack
5:18
90
Total Length: 40 minutes

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