hmm
I liked a lot of their stuff, there was a personal resonance with their lyrics, which you just don't get with dance music, as a rule. I normally like dance music with little or no singing, but "True Faith" or "Blue Monday" can get me bouncing about like a.. well... Middle aged white housewife now you mention it...

Alternatively, normally dance music with lyrics is all lush, plush and celebratory, really, whereas New Order get your feet moving in a bleak, English semi-depressed way..
*Fangirl gets coat and wanders off
(Beer Elf Thought this was like a campfire, anyhow, on, Sat 1 Jan 2011, 5:04, Reply)