Rolling Stone gave it

"I'll stay with you/Till hell freezes over," Bernard Sumner intones on the ninth New Order album. Chances are he's not referring to his bandmates: Allegedly the final release from the massively influential dance-rock group's original lineup (bassist Peter Hook departed in 2007), Lost was cobbled of outtakes from its previous album, 2005's lackluster Waiting for the Siren's Call. Surprisingly, it's a much better record. The mesmeric dance-floor electronics on tracks such as "Shake It Up" recall Eighties classics like "Blue Monday," while Sumner's six-string chime and plangently defiant vocals make this accidental swan song feel industrial-grade wistful.

http://www.rollingstone....ews/lost-sirens-20130128

The thing with recoil I think is that they should have cut off 45 sec to 1 minute in the end, it kind of keeps on going in the end in my opinion.

I agree. Us older folks seem to appreciate New Order's musicianship more than the short-attention-span recent converts. It might be why I forgive Barney's occasionally clunky couplets. The tunes and instrumentation are what's most important to me.

True, the lyrics don't bother me when there is a good melody and of course the vocals help,
but when the tune is weak then it can lead one to notice the dodgy lyrics all the more
eg. Slow Jam..

It sounds like "doubts" to me.

dust? dusk? doves? dogs? doubts?

maybe its "Dougs"?

Welcome back , Patrick

Do you still keep track of GIAUE's position on the Billboard dance chart?

Do you hear from our old friend Jonathan Swyjkos at all these days?

Clearly it's "dongs".

Welcome back, Jonathan/Buck Hill/Bushwick Bill

Recoil is my current favourite. A real slow burner that one.
Bit surprised a few had never heard that mix of I Told You So. I know It was originally only available on that 12" x12" set but it's been on YouTube etc for years.

Yes I believe you're right. Presumably that's why the LS mix is referred to as the Crazy World mix rather than the Stuart Price Mix. Although I was initially disappointed that the LS version is slightly shorter, i think it actually packs more punch than the original Stuart Price mix and it ends on more of a 'high'.

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still waiting for it (the lost sirens call, ha ha)..

here in the US, amazon delayed it..

i've heard it many many times already, through
the digital version though..

some of the tracks feel a little rushed,
with the lyrics not quite finished, like actual demos.

the music seems pretty complete, although the
tracks don't seem as dense or complicated with a
few exceptions..

probably won't be listening it to much compared
to the 'classic' official albums they've released.

still is nice to hear what some of the tracks might
have become though..

later
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