Brotherhood (New Order album)
Brotherhood | ||||
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Studio album by New Order | ||||
Released | 29 September 1986 | |||
Recorded | 1986 | |||
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Length | 37:07 | |||
Label | Factory | |||
Producer | New Order | |||
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Singles from Brotherhood | ||||
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Brotherhood is the fourth studio album by English rock band New Order, released on 29 September 1986 by Factory Records. It contains a mixture of post-punk and electronic styles, roughly divided between the two sides. the album includes "Bizarre Love Triangle", the band's break-out single in the United States and Australia; it was the only track from the album released as a single and as a video (although "State of the Nation" was included on the CD edition).
The album sleeve, created by Peter Saville, is a photograph of a sheet of titanium-zinc alloy.[2] Some early releases came in a metallic sleeve.
Music
Brotherhood saw the band further exploring their mix of post-punk and electronic styles, with the track listing being conceptually divided into "disco and rock sides".[3][4] Stephen Morris stated that the album "was kind of done in a schizophrenic mood that we were trying to do one side synthesizers and one side guitars", which he retrospectively stated "didn't quite work."[5]
In a 1987 interview with Option, Morris commented that the "mad ending" to "Every Little Counts" – which sounds like a vinyl record needle skipping the groove – is similar to the ending of The Beatles' "A Day in the Life".[6] Morris said: "What we should have done is make the tape version sound like the tape getting chewed up. The CD could have the sticking sound."[6]
Reception
Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
The A.V. Club | A−[4] |
Blender | |
Entertainment Weekly | A−[8] |
Pitchfork | 9.5/10[9] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
Select | 3/5[11] |
Uncut | |
The Village Voice | A[13] |
Reviewing Brotherhood for the Los Angeles Times, Steve Hochman wrote that New Order "makes atmospheric grooves with more finesse than any contemporary computer-rocker".[14] Robert Christgau of The Village Voice rated it a 'Pick Hit' and remarked: "The tempos are a touch less stately, the hooks a touch less subliminal. Bernard Albrecht's vocals have taken on so much affect they're humane. And the joke closer softens up a skeptic like me to the pure, physically exalting sensation of the music."[13]
In a 1993 retrospective review, Q wrote that Brotherhood was too similar to Low-Life and "suffered from an absence of truly great songs, 'Bizarre Love Triangle' excepted."[15] John Bush of AllMusic was more favourable, writing that "for better and worse, this was a New Order with nothing more to prove – witness the tossed-off lyrics and giggles on 'Every Little Counts' – aside from continuing to make great music."[3] David Quantick of Uncut noted an "increased tension between the frequent beauty of the music and the band's Northern self-consciousness" and concluded: "This was New Order becoming New Order and if anyone was entitled to not be Joy Division, they certainly were."[12] The A.V. Club's Josh Modell called Brotherhood "an unsung great of the catalog that's dwarfed a bit by its massive single".[4]
Track listing
All tracks written by New Order, except where noted.
Side one | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | "Paradise" | 3:50 |
2. | "Weirdo" | 3:52 |
3. | "As It Is When It Was" | 3:46 |
4. | "Broken Promise" | 3:47 |
5. | "Way of Life" | 4:06 |
Side two | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
6. | "Bizarre Love Triangle" | 4:22 |
7. | "All Day Long" | 5:12 |
8. | "Angel Dust" | 3:44 |
9. | "Every Little Counts" | 4:28 |
Total length: | 37:07 |
CD edition | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
10. | "State of the Nation" | 6:32 |
Total length: | 43:39 |
Note
- Certain editions, including the original Factory Records CD, the 1993 London Records re-release and the 2008 Collector's Edition, feature the 12" version of "State of the Nation" as a bonus track (although it is not listed as such). It is identical to the version found on Substance. It runs for 6:32, making the album's new total running time approximately 43:39.
2008 Collector's Edition bonus disc: | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Bizarre Love Triangle" (Shep Pettibone Remix) | 6:44 | |
2. | "1963" | New Order, Stephen Hague | 5:32 |
3. | "True Faith" (Shep Pettibone Remix) | New Order, Stephen Hague | 9:02 |
4. | "Touched by the Hand of God" | 7:05 | |
5. | "Blue Monday '88" | 7:07 | |
6. | "Evil Dust" | 3:45 | |
7. | "True Faith" (Eschreamer Dub) (incorrectly listed as "True Faith (True Dub)") | New Order, Stephen Hague | 7:52 |
8. | "Blue Monday '88" (Dub) (incorrectly listed as "Beach Buggy") | 7:18 | |
Total length: | 54:25 |
Note
- "True Faith (Eschreamer Dub)" and "Blue Monday '88 (Dub)" are only incorrectly listed on the disc itself. The booklet included with all five re-issued 2008 Collector's Edition New Order Factory Records studio albums correctly identifies them.
Personnel
New Order
- Bernard Sumner – vocals, electric guitar, synthesizers, programming
- Peter Hook – bass guitar, electronic percussion, backing vocals
- Stephen Morris – drums, synthesizers, programming
- Gillian Gilbert – synthesizers, programming, guitars, backing vocals
Production
- New Order – production
- Michael Johnson – engineering
Release details
- UK LP – Factory Records (FACT 150)
- UK Music cassette – Factory Records (FACT 150C)
- US LP – Qwest (25511-1)
- US cassette – Qwest (9 25511-4)
- Canada CD – Factory Records / PolyGram (830,527-2)
- UK CD (1993 re-release) – London Records (520,021-2)
Charts
Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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Australian ARIA Albums Chart[16] | 15 |
Canadian RPM Albums Chart | 70 |
New Zealand RMNZ Albums Chart[17] | 22 |
Swedish Albums Chart[18] | 33 |
UK Albums Chart[19] | 9 |
UK Independent Albums Chart[20] | 1 |
US Billboard 200[21] | 161 |
See also
References
- ↑ Ulyatt, Jonathan (28 September 2014). "Peter Hook & The Light @ Shepherds Bush Empire, London – 27/09/2014". Gigwise. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ↑ Hall, Chris (1 September 2003). "Peter Saville : Designed By Peter Saville : Graphic Sex". Spike Magazine.
- 1 2 3 Bush, John. "Brotherhood – New Order". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- 1 2 3 Modell, Josh (10 November 2008). "New Order". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ↑ Pessaro, Fred (3 September 2015). "Rank Your Records: New Order's Stephen Morris Rates the Band's Pioneering Catalog". Noisey. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- 1 2 Woodard, Josef (November–December 1987). "Out From The Shadows: New Order". Option: 77.
- ↑ "Back catalogue: New Order". Blender. 29 January 2009. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ↑ Howe, Sean (7 November 2008). "New Order: Reissues". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ↑ Ewing, Tom (10 November 2008). "New Order: Movement / Power, Corruption and Lies / Low-Life / Brotherhood / Technique [Collector's Editions]". Pitchfork. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ↑ Gross, Joe (2004). "New Order". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. pp. 582–83. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ↑ Harrison, Andrew (August 1993). "Republish". Select (38).
- 1 2 Quantick, David (24 September 2008). "New Order – Reissues". Uncut. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- 1 2 Christgau, Robert (3 February 1987). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ↑ Hochman, Steve (2 November 1986). "Coming To Order". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ↑ "New Order: Low-Life". Q (84): 97. September 1993.
- ↑ "Discography New Order". Australian-Charts.com. Retrieved 3 November 2008.
- ↑ "Discography New Order". Charts.org.nz. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ↑ "Discography New Order". SwedishCharts.com. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
- ↑ "The Official Charts Company – Brotherhood (New Order album)". The Official Charts Company. 29 June 2014. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011.
- ↑ "Indie Hits "N"". Cherry Red Records. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ↑ "New Order > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 May 2009.