Brotherhood is the fourth studio album by the English rock band New Order, released on 29 September 1986 by Factory Records. It contains a mixture of post-punk and electronic styles, roughly divided between the two sides. The album includes "Bizarre Love Triangle", the band's breakthrough single in the United States and Australia; it was the only track from the album released as a single and as a video (although "State of the Nation" was added to most CD editions).
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| Released | 29 September 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
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| Length | 37:07 | |||
| Label | Factory | |||
| Producer | New Order | |||
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The album sleeve, created by Peter Saville, is a photograph of a sheet of titanium–zinc alloy.[2] Some early releases came in a metallic sleeve.[citation needed]
Music
editBrotherhood saw the band further exploring their mix of post-punk and electronic styles, with the track listing being conceptually divided into "disco and rock sides".[3][4] Stephen Morris stated that the album "was kind of done in a schizophrenic mood that we were trying to do one side synthesizers and one side guitars", which he retrospectively stated "didn't quite work".[5]
In a 1987 interview with Option, Morris commented that the "mad ending" to "Every Little Counts" – which sounds like a vinyl record needle skipping the groove – is similar to the ending of The Beatles' "A Day in the Life".[6] Morris said: "What we should have done is make the tape version sound like the tape getting chewed up. The CD could have the sticking sound."[6]
Influences of Richard Wagner's "Prelude" to Das Rheingold can be heard throughout the track "All Day Long." New Order have subsequently used the piece as a concert opener.
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The A.V. Club | A−[4] |
| Blender | [7] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[8] |
| Pitchfork | 9.5/10[9] |
| Q | [10] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [11] |
| Select | 3/5[12] |
| Uncut | [13] |
| The Village Voice | A[14] |
Reviewing Brotherhood for the Los Angeles Times, Steve Hochman wrote that New Order "makes atmospheric grooves with more finesse than any contemporary computer-rocker."[15] In his "Consumer Guide" column for The Village Voice, Robert Christgau selected the album as a "pick hit" and said: "The tempos are a touch less stately, the hooks a touch less subliminal. Bernard Albrecht's vocals have taken on so much affect they're humane. And the joke closer softens up a skeptic like me to the pure, physically exalting sensation of the music."[14]
In a 1993 retrospective review, Q critic Stuart Maconie described Brotherhood as "often overlooked, nestling as it does between two superior studio albums", and ultimately "more for the initiated than the first-time buyer."[10] John Bush of AllMusic was more favourable, writing that "for better and worse, this was a New Order with nothing more to prove – witness the tossed-off lyrics and giggles on 'Every Little Counts' – aside from continuing to make great music."[3] David Quantick of Uncut noted "an increased tension between the frequent beauty of the music and the band's Northern self-consciousness" and concluded: "This was New Order becoming New Order and if anyone was entitled to not be Joy Division, they certainly were."[13] The A.V. Club's Josh Modell called Brotherhood "an unsung great of the catalog that's dwarfed a bit by its massive single".[4]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by New Order, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Paradise" | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Weirdo" | 3:52 |
| 3. | "As It Is When It Was" | 3:46 |
| 4. | "Broken Promise" | 3:47 |
| 5. | "Way of Life" | 4:06 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Bizarre Love Triangle" | 4:22 |
| 7. | "All Day Long" | 5:12 |
| 8. | "Angel Dust" | 3:44 |
| 9. | "Every Little Counts" | 4:28 |
| Total length: | 37:07 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "State of the Nation" | 6:32 |
| Total length: | 43:39 | |
Notes
- Most CD copies, with the sole exception of Qwest Records' 1988 release, feature the 12" version of "State of the Nation" as a bonus track (although it is not listed as such). It is identical to the version found on Substance. It runs for 6:32, making the album's new total running time approximately 43:39.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bizarre Love Triangle" (Shep Pettibone Remix) | 6:44 | |
| 2. | "1963" |
| 5:32 |
| 3. | "True Faith" (Shep Pettibone Remix) |
| 9:02 |
| 4. | "Touched by the Hand of God" | 7:05 | |
| 5. | "Blue Monday '88" | 7:07 | |
| 6. | "Evil Dust" | 3:45 | |
| 7. | "True Faith" (Eschreamer Dub) (incorrectly listed as "True Faith (True Dub)") |
| 7:52 |
| 8. | "Blue Monday '88" (Dub) (incorrectly listed as "Beach Buggy") | 7:18 | |
| Total length: | 54:25 | ||
Notes
- "True Faith" (Eschreamer Dub) and "Blue Monday '88" (Dub) are only incorrectly listed on the disc itself. The booklet included with all five re-issued 2008 Collector's Edition New Order Factory Records studio albums correctly identifies them.
Personnel
editCredits adapted from the liner notes of Brotherhood.[16]
- New Order – production
- Michael Johnson – engineering
- Peter Saville Associates – design
- Trevor Key – photography
Charts
edit| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[17] | 15 |
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[18] | 69 |
| European Albums (Music & Media)[19] | 50 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[20] | 22 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[21] | 33 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[22] | 9 |
| UK Independent Albums (MRIB)[23] | 1 |
| US Billboard 200[24] | 117 |
Release history
edit- UK LP – Factory Records (FACT 150)
- UK Music cassette – Factory Records (FACT 150C)
- US LP – Qwest (25511-1)
- US cassette – Qwest (9 25511-4)
- Canada CD – Factory Records / PolyGram (830,527-2)
- UK CD (1993 re-release) – London Records (520,021-2)
References
edit- ^ Ulyatt, Jonathan (28 September 2014). "Peter Hook & The Light @ Shepherds Bush Empire, London – 27/09/2014". Gigwise. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ Hall, Chris (1 September 2003). "Peter Saville : Designed By Peter Saville : Graphic Sex". Spike Magazine.
- ^ a b c Bush, John. "Brotherhood – New Order". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ a b c Modell, Josh (10 November 2008). "New Order". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ Pessaro, Fred (3 September 2015). "Rank Your Records: New Order's Stephen Morris Rates the Band's Pioneering Catalog". Noisey. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ a b Woodard, Josef (November–December 1987). "Out From The Shadows: New Order". Option: 77.
- ^ Sheffield, Rob (February 2009). "Let's Dance". Blender. Vol. 8, no. 1. p. 66. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ Howe, Sean (7 November 2008). "New Order: Reissues". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ Ewing, Tom (10 November 2008). "New Order: Movement / Power, Corruption and Lies / Low-Life / Brotherhood / Technique [Collector's Editions]". Pitchfork. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ a b Maconie, Stuart (May 1993). "Smile!". Q. No. 80. pp. 66–72.
- ^ Gross, Joe (2004). "New Order". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 582–583. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Harrison, Andrew (August 1993). "Republish". Select. No. 38.
- ^ a b Quantick, David (24 September 2008). "New Order – Reissues". Uncut. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (3 February 1987). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ Hochman, Steve (2 November 1986). "Coming To Order". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ Brotherhood (liner notes). New Order. Factory Records. 1986. FACT 150.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 215. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0752". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 41. 18 October 1986. p. 17. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Charts.nz – New Order – Brotherhood". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – New Order – Brotherhood". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). "New Order". Indie Hits 1980–1989: The Complete U.K. Independent Charts (Singles & Albums). Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-95172-069-4. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "New Order Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
External links
edit- Brotherhood at Discogs (list of releases)