3 votes needed for New Order to progress to the final over Madness (madness…).
Please, DM fans, tactical voting now required - I can't imagine there are fans of DM who weren't also into New Order, neither would want Madness to win this would they!?
I'll have a go….
The Hacienda in Manchester was built on the money made from Joy Division/New Order/Factory. Without the Hacienda, there would have been no 'Madchester', no Happy Mondays, no Stone Roses, Charlatans. Without that scene happening, who knows what would have happened as we...
I give you Elegia, which featured as a mere 4:56 version on their career defining Low-Life album which in fact is an edited cut of a full 17 1/2 minute recording - their 'Shine on you Crazy Diamond' tribute to Ian Curtis. Incredible piece of music.
Madness…FFS…:facepalm:
Depeche Mode made some truly great singles, they really did, but some of the rest of guff they had on their albums was barely listenable.
You have to also remember that 'Violator' (my favourite) with 'Enjoy the Silence', 'Personal Jesus', 'World in My Eyes' is 1990 so perhaps shouldn't be...