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Tartan hit it on the head
I agree completely with Tartan Mercer's review. I went one step further and shut off the Reading Festival portion when Barney started whooping it up during his hideous rendition of 'Isolation'. Understandably bands get numb to their own songs after playing them live hundreds of times, but I don't consider Ian Curtis' lyrics something to give lip service to. Either sing it with some heart or don't sing it at all. <
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>I also wasn't thrilled by the typical rock-star antics on stage. Of course they can do whatever they want up there and a lot of people love them for it. I only wish these two concerts weren't placed side by side on the same dvd as it is like watching two very different bands. I just don't happen to care for the second band all that much. <
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>I give this dvd 4 stars because the 1981 segment deserves 7 and the Reading festival 1.

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I wish I'd been there in '81...
There are two concerts on this DVD, one from '81 and the other from '98. <
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>While both are good, the '81 concert is truly something special. While I must admit it's funny to see Peter Hook in an ultra skinny "new wave" tie and Gillian with HUGE hair and Siouxie-esque makeup, the intensity of the band at that time is incredible to see. They're focused and absolutely pound out their early tunes with a fervor that just doesn't come across in their studio albums. <
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>Seventeen years (and thirty pounds) later, the band's outdoor Reading concert was good, but lacked the tension and pensiveness of the earlier show. The insecure, wound-up band of '81 had given way to a confident but less serious band in '98. Bernard Sumner goes from practically leaning on the microphone for support in the earlier show to doing aerobics, jumping and leaping about whilst they play songs from their late '80's "Low-Life" album heyday in the later one. I really wish they had a concert from that time period instead of circa '98, but hey, I'm grateful just to be able to see these guys again. <
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>There's also a "documentary" that's actually just an interview of the band with flashbacks of their old videos and some concert footage. It isn't really a documentary and comes off as an afterthought. <
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>It may not sound like a rave review, but for New Order fans, a flat out five star rating.

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New Order excelent on DVD Track Listing
this is the best New Order on DVD and I am waiting for the videos of NewOrder on DVD the songs on this DVD are almost all the best songs,this DVD <
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>the songs on the DVD <
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>New York 18 November,1981 <
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>1)ICB <
>2)Dreams never end <
>3)Everything's Gone Green <
>4)Truth <
>5)Senses <
>6)Procession <
>7)Ceremony <
>8)Denial <
>9)Temptation <
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>READING FESTIVAL 30 August 1998 <
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>1)Regret <
>2)Touched by the Hand of God <
>3)Isolation <
>4)Atmosphere <
>5)Heart and Soul <
>6)Paradise <
>7)Bizarre love triangle <
>8)True Faith <
>9)Temptation <
>10)Blue Monday <
>11)World in Motion <
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>Bonus: in conversation <
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>Highly Recomended for New Order FANS