New Order – Temptation

These last ones are the hardest to nail down. The Replacements were a favorite but I don’t think they represent something new in forming my musical tastes. Likewise dozens of other bands that I listened to all the time and loved, but they are pretty much from the same school.

New Order is more electronic than jangle, more dance club than dive bar. One of my sister’s friends from high school was a big New Order fan and anyone who watched a John Hughes movie knew a couple of their songs. .

Substance was big with the college radio station guys and it has the angtsy hits I love. There was still some darkness, not surprisingly, but there was no denying that beat. Growing up in the era of disco meant that I had been hearing dance music for a long time, but it wasn’t  music I wanted to dance to. New Order made it possible to retain your indie street cred while also dabbling in the dance scene.