COMMUNITY: A New Order Online Tribute

So, using the vehicle of neworderonline.com - the most popular New Order website on the internet - they ran a competition for other fans to submit their own cover versions of classic New Order tracks and a few from the band's side projects.

This kind of compilation CD has been attempted before, yes, but not on the same kind of scale and with the same degree of talent and determination - not to mention the incredible effort by so many different from all corners of the world. Musicians responded from many x different countries across the globe. Not one of these bands had met before `in person' and for many, this was their first contact with the producers of the CD.

As it turned out, this was a mammoth, time consuming undertaking - involving rehearsals, bands booking studio time, submissions by bands, collation of those submissions, fans voting on those submissions, working on designs, applying for publishing and reproduction rights, mastering, printing, and finally distribution of the CD.

Every track on the CD was voted for by subscribers to neworderonline.com, with an elimination round for each batch of tracks, so this CD is truly a representation of the tastes of New Order fans across the world.

Accompanying this release is a CD EP, containing further cover versions, both by bands featured on `Community' and those that didn't quite fit the mould, but still deserved an airing.

Customer Reviews:

an excellent achievement.......2004-06-24

Nice little side-project!.......2004-06-19

It contains 3 songs that, according to the producers, should have been on the main album but have been eliminated on the process (Temptation, Ceremony and Dreams Never End), it also contains the song from the band that trully represents what NewOrderOnline is Digital (formerly known as Known Pleasures), the song that won the Angel Dust remix contest, and finally, an exclusive new track, Crystal.

Crystal is probably one of the first song to be completely constructed over the internet. The female singer is in Greece, the musician is in Argentina, the producer is in the USA, nobody ever met, but the result is fantastic.

A definite item to add to your New Order collection, but buy ONLY if you are a fan!

Average customer rating: an excellent achievement 1 1/2 Stars for this Tribute Album The best New Order related tribute album ever In Good Order Putting the Joy back into Joy Division

COMMUNITY: A New Order Online Tribute Manufacturer: Retroforward ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0002E0QJ4 Release Date: 2004-06-15

Tracks:

1. Sooner than you think - kREMLIN
2. Procession - Captain Black
3. Thieves Like Us - Evaluna
4. Face Up - Labster
5. Transmission - Project Wintermute
6. True Faith - Unfaith
7. Some Distant Memory - Cloudless
8. Heart and Soul - The Slightlynarrow Soundsystem
9. In A Lonely Place - C Bentley
10. Bizarre Love Triangle - Dance Upon Nothing
11. The Perfect Kiss - International
12. Dreams Never End - Flight
13. Dead Souls - Spiral of Silence
14. 586 - La Fin De Tout
15. We All Stand - The Minus One
16. Angel Dust - almanso

Album Description

So, using the vehicle of neworderonline.com - the most popular New Order website on the internet - they ran a competition for other fans to submit their own cover versions of classic New Order tracks and a few from the band's side projects.

This kind of compilation CD has been attempted before, yes, but not on the same kind of scale and with the same degree of talent and determination - not to mention the incredible effort by so many different from all corners of the world. Musicians responded from many x different countries across the globe. Not one of these bands had met before `in person' and for many, this was their first contact with the producers of the CD.

As it turned out, this was a mammoth, time consuming undertaking - involving rehearsals, bands booking studio time, submissions by bands, collation of those submissions, fans voting on those submissions, working on designs, applying for publishing and reproduction rights, mastering, printing, and finally distribution of the CD.

Every track on the CD was voted for by subscribers to neworderonline.com, with an elimination round for each batch of tracks, so this CD is truly a representation of the tastes of New Order fans across the world.

Customer Reviews:

an excellent achievement.......2004-06-24

Personal favourites are Project Wintermute's Transmission, Labster's Face Up, Kremlin's Sooner Than You Think, and Flight's Dreams Never End.

1 1/2 Stars for this Tribute Album.......2004-06-22

If I look at this like it is a tribute album done by a website, I'd say it is a accomplishment, major efforts and time consumption, and the people who are involved are big fans.

If I look at it like a regular tribute release, It's no better then any other tribute CDs, probably overall, a little worst then the others, It's probably one of those albums that you listen to once, and said "that was interesting" and never listen to it again.

As Spotnick2 said, "he tries to stay away from tribute albums", my advice to all of you is, "this one is no exception"
Not to mention, I have never seen so much Ego rubbing over a release of a CD of this quality.

The Price is also too high, along with Community EP.
So much better stuff u should spend 17-20$ on, unless u live in a small world or you are really really rich...

The best New Order related tribute album ever.......2004-06-19

Most tribute albums are done by labels to help promote their new bands, this one isn't. It's about a community of fan that decided to create something unique: an international tribute albums by the fans for the fans.

So the artists on this album are true fans of the band, fan enough to visit the biggest New Order fan site on the internet. Then the contest went on, and 16 months later, you have the final product.

Now for the music itself, if you are a true fan of New Order and Joy Division, you will enjoy it. It's the selection of the best 16 tracks on the big contest, as voted by over 300 true fans. The sleeve is also the result of a contest, so it's a complete project and everybody is quite pleased with it so far.

Worth a try!

In Good Order.......2004-06-18

Great cd. Some wonderful performances and not a bad track out of all of them.All of the tracks are treated with the respect real fans of the band would wish to see.

Highlights for me were Kremelin, Evaluna, Flight and especially the C Bentley track.

A must for all New Order/ Joy Division fans.

Putting the Joy back into Joy Division.......2004-06-18

You know, the usual tribute CD's are pretty poor, with one good cover on it.

This, however is different. From the opening note, to the 'secret' ending this album just oozes class.

There is something here for everyone. Synth based tracks for the techno orderites to guitar based tracks for the JD heads. There are many different styles and takes on the album, from the emptiness of Thieves like us to the full on power of Dead Souls.

It's very hard to pin down favourites but the perfect kiss or dreams never end would set the level of the bar.

Hope there will be a Community II

Donny

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