New Order / Power, Corruption & Lies
Artist New Order
Album Title: Power, Corruption & Lies
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Primary Genre Electronica/Dance: Synth Pop
Format AIFF 24.96
Released 05/00/1983
Reissue Date 09/25/2015
Label Warner Music UK
Catalog No NONE
Bar Code No 0825646053803
Packaging Download
Tracks
1. Age Of Consent (5:15)
2. We All Stand (5:14)
3. The Village (4:37)
4. 5-8-6 (7:30)
5. Your Silent Face (6:00)
6. Ultraviolence (4:51)
7. Ecstasy (4:26)
8. Leave Me Alone (4:42)
Date Acquired 12/14/2021
Personal Rating
Acquired from Qobuz
Purchase Price 9.99

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Notes

© 1983 Warner Records 90 Ltd

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Analyzed Folder: New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies_dr.txt
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DR       Peak        RMS     Filename          
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DR07   -0.81 dB     -9.32 dB  01 - Age of Consent.aif  
DR09   -0.81 dB   -12.58 dB  02 - We All Stand.aif    
DR09   -0.81 dB   -10.85 dB  03 - The Village.aif      
DR09   -0.81 dB   -12.02 dB  04 - 5 8 6.aif        
DR07   -0.81 dB   -10.05 dB  05 - Your Silent Face.aif    
DR10   -0.81 dB   -11.89 dB  06 - Ultraviolence.aif    
DR08   -0.81 dB   -11.06 dB  07 - Ecstacy.aif      
DR09   -1.31 dB   -12.54 dB  08 - Leave Me Alone.aif  
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Number of Files: 8
Official DR Value: DR9
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Reviews
All Music Guide Review:

Review by John Bush
A great leap forward from their funereal debut album, Power, Corruption & Lies cemented New Order's place as the most exciting dance-rock hybrid in music (and it didn't even include the massive "Blue Monday" single, released earlier that year). Confident and invigorating where Movement had sounded disconsolate and lost, the record simply pops with energy from the beginning "Age of Consent," an alternative pop song with only a smattering of synthesizers overlaying an assured Bernard Sumner, who took his best vocal turn yet. Unlike the hordes of synth pop acts then active, New Order experimented heavily with their synthesizers and sequencers. What's more, while most synth pop acts kept an eye on the charts when writing and recording, if New Order were looking anywhere (aside from within), it was the clubs -- "The Village" and "586" had most of the technological firepower of the mighty "Blue Monday." But whenever the electronics threatened to take over, Peter Hook's grubby basslines, Bernard Sumner's plaintive vocals, and Stephen Morris' point-perfect drum fills reintroduced the human element. Granted, they still had the will for moodiness; the second track was "We All Stand," over five minutes of dubbed-out melancholia. Aside from all the bright dance music and production on display, Power, Corruption & Lies also portrayed New Order's growing penchant for beauty: "Your Silent Face" is a sublime piece of electronic balladry.
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