[kowalski__]

well i always thought they never had a problem about looking silly. like PSB doing latin album or neil young doing old school country records. i think they invented this joke (singles like world in motion, true faith or spooky) ages before irony become "cool" in pop music. :-) some artists tries to ridicule themselves to not to drown in their own seriousness.

most of the "hype"/"non hype" dance/rock acts of today are still stealing/ripping off chords from new order. from justice to bloc party, editors to interpol, scissor sisters to fischerspooner, chemicals, maps etc. its still hard to beat their legacy.

as a concervative new order fan, i can understand why people like scott warner stop listening them after "tecnique". all the those early 12 inches and albums... i mean, they were the best band for almost two decades. but songs like "special", "everyone everywhere", "prodigal son", "make it happen", "run wild", "primitive notion", "crystal" or "here to stay" meant something else to some people.

although i'm quite emotional about new order these days. i was watching sofia coppola's "marie antoinette", there is a scene where antoinette partying all night at the palace, chilling out in garden with her friends. we are listening "ceremony" while suns coming up, knowing that this could be the last sunrise she'll ever see. that scene remind me the story of new order.

i'm happy that they got older gracefully.

l love them.