I´d like to know what do your friends and relatives think of New Order. I´ll tell you about my own family.

My Mum
The first time I showed my mum the videos for the first NO songs I had downloaded she said that the band focused more on the music than the lyrics, which is something obvious. She also said that Bernard´s singing voice was malodic but a bit "weak" (I think he might not be the best singer but I love his voice as it´s so unique). As time went by and she became more familiar with the songs, she started to like True Faith, BLT and Shellshock, which became her favourite songs. She also likes TLU. However, when I made a DVD with my favourite videos for my birthday party and showed her the 11 minutes video for The Perfect Kiss, which I love, she said it was too long as she likes songs to last no more than 4 minutes.

Regarding Bernard´s personality, she thinks he´s too serious so she was surprised when the other day she saw him laughing and smiling in the video of an interview with the band at Forbidden Fruit. But she´s less fond of Hooky as she says he´s big headed and doesn´t pay attention to his appearance. About Steve she says he looks like he hasn´t aged at all.

My Dad
He isn´t that familiar with the band´s music but the first time I listened to International he was around and said that The Perfect Kiss was "pretty upbeat". When I showed him some of the band´s videos he said that he didn´t understand them. And everytime I´m playing NO and he´s around I say to him: the singer´s name it´s the same as yours (my dad´s name is Bernardo, Spanish for Bernard), to which he allways asks: Is he German?.

My Cousins
They are 38 and 40 years old and when I asked them wether they knew the band they said they didn´t even knew the name (but when I played BLT to the youngest, she kinda recognized it), which is surprising as they were teenagers in the 80s.

My wife enjoys them. We had to eat tickets to the Chicago 1993 gig (son born 2 days prior) and the 2005 Chicago gig (2 cars took $1000 shits). Did seem disappointed that I put a NO cd in the van the last time we drove a distance.

Oldest daughter now 21 loves Ceremony and listens to what Americans call "indie music" which Americans consider NO part of.

It was my older brother who got me into New Order. I remember my father listening to Substance whilst driving and telling me: "Not you as well!".

my brother and most of my friends like new order..

not in a completist, must have everything, and every mix way..

but they seem to like the commerical songs (true faith, bizarre love triangle),
and the more recent albums..

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played some new order mix tapes for some people in college,
and they didn't really care for it.. but they were more
into pop music.


parents don't care for it at all..
but some stuff like electronic, that sounds
like pet shop boys goes over well..

later
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While still living at home and constantly playing new order on my stereo my mum would casually observe (on 1963) "why's he singing about a man?". And on TLU "he's not a very good singer".

But she really liked the synthy tracks. So much so, that I gave her a tape of mine and she use to play along to it on her casio keyboard. I though this was pretty cool as she was about 58 at the time (1991 ish) and because she learnt the coda keyboard to vanishing point.

I learned that day that just because a girl says she likes New Order, it doesn't mean she is a good person and just because a girl doesn't like New Order, it doesn't mean she's wrong for me (I am happy to report I have met some lovely ladies who had no interest in NO whatsoever).[

Edited by user 08 July 2012 16:13:32(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Like with many of the artists/bands I like my OH has become a fan ... I do a bit of singing ans he reckons I should ing NO songs, but I can't find a group who will play 'em!
Even my teenage daughter likes a lot of dancier NO stuff.. I think I got her to understand the importance of Blue Monday in shaping modern music ....

My Mam hasnt a clue who NO or JD are. Although my Dad also wouldnt know who they are I do recall him liking True Faith in the car once, something about it "having a good beat". The wife likes the odd song and has sat through 24 HPP ("is that Peter Kay?") and Control, the latter of which she really enjoyed. The kids like the poppier numbers but then they also like Zingzillas so....

I HAVENT got any family or friends so this is one question i will skip!