That about sums it up, Well said bernard.

"Can't help feeling Rob Gretton - had he lived - would have been the glue that held the feuding parts together. On a bad night, New Order could be messy. On a great night - and I've been lucky enough to see a few - they were simply unassailable. As Joy Division and New Order, much if not most of their greatest music came about through jamming and improvisation. The chemistry between the members produced moments of magic - a riff, a rhythm - which were then built upon and honed in the live situation. Temptation was originally an electronic instrumental, before Bernard added words at Bradford University and their future beckoned. In later years, perhaps as relationships have struggled, the chemistry which produced those songs in this way has audibly not been the same and songs have been written more conventionally, and debuted live as fully-formed tunes. I can't see that chemistry or that old process coming back now with or without Hooky, but the back catalogue - especially up to and including Technique - is one heck of a legacy."

Some interesting comments on the article which are worth reading including this insightful one by Dave Simpson...