Get Ready

Eighth album for Manchester post-punk band, their first in eight years. Recorded with Curve/Shamen producer Steve Osborne, it has a rockier sound than 1993's dance- oriented 'Republic'. Features contributions from Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie and ex-Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, and includes the single 'Crystal'.

Entertainment Weekly (12/28/01, p.138)
- Ranked #7 "Album of the Year" in EW's "Best of 2001".

Mojo (1/02, p.71)
- Ranked #34 in Mojo's "Best [40] Albums of 2001".

NME (12/29/01, p.59)
- Ranked #31 in NME's 50 "Albums Of the Year 2001".

Q (9/01, p.118)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...The sound of a great band breaking free from their past before your ears..."

Alternative Press (11/01, pp.89-90)
- 7 out of 10 - "...Solid pop sensibility..."

Mojo (9/01, p.108)
- "...Spunky, garagey raucousness..."

NME (8/18/01, p.45)
- 8 out of 10 - "...Sit back and enjoy. They're bringing you a love that's true....There are few bands that have the natural panache to mix the intuitively brilliant and the heroically clueless quite like New Order..."

CMJ (10/1/01, p.4)
- "...It's refreshing that such an influential band can maintain both quality 'and' relevance..."