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| 1. Idiot Country (1994 Digital Remaster) |
| 2. Reality (1994 Digital Remaster) |
| 3. Tighten Up (1994 Digital Remaster) |
| 4. The Patience Of A Saint (1994 Digital Remaster) |
| 5. Getting Away With It (1994 Digital Remaster) |
| 6. Gangster (1994 Digital Remaster) |
| 7. Soviet (1994 Digital Remaster) |
| 8. Get The Message (1994 Digital Remaster) |
| 9. Try All You Want (1994 Digital Remaster) |
| 10. Some Distant Memory (1994 Digital Remaster) |
| 11. Feel Every Beat (1994 Digital Remaster) |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Electronic are New Order frontman Bernard Sumner and ex- Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, and this--their debut--was described by Melody Maker on its release as "one of the greatest albums ever made". This re-packaged version contains the singles "Get The Message", "Feel Every Beat" and "Getting Away With It"--the bands first release and one of two collaborations with the Pet Shop Boys. With Marr turning his back on the Smiths' trademark jangling guitars, the sound is more that of New Order crossed with the Madchester scene of the time (808 State, Happy Mondays, etc.). Sumner and Marr were never going to match the overall impact or quality of the Smiths and of New Order--for many, the two great English bands of the 1980s--but this is the best of their three albums. In the two big hits, as well as album tracks like "Idiot Country" and "Some Distant Memory", they succeed in recapturing some--if never quite all--of their former glories. --Ronita Dutta
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This two-man Manchester supergroup--New Order's Bernard Sumner and the Smith's Johnny Marr--made one of the best debuts of the '90s with Electronic. More New Order than Smiths, the album was a blend of plangent fretwork and frenetic sequencing, with bleak lyrics intoned in Sumner's clean, boyish tenor. "Get the Message" was orthodox '80s pop, but the heartbreaking "Gangster" was an electro-rock masterpiece. The album featured engaging cameos from the Pet Shop Boys on "Getting Away with It" and "The Patience of a Saint". --Barney Hoskyns
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A classic from Manchesters finest,
By A Customer
This review is from: Electronic (Audio CD)
A golden nugget of the musical scene of 1991. The debut release of New Order's Bernard Sumner and The Smith's Johnny Marr proved to be a real winner.Though a side project, the feeling of a supergroup was never faraway with the Pet Shop Boy's Neil Tennant dropping in on 'Getting away with it' and 'The Patience of a Saint'. I first got my copy of this on cassette on the legendary Factory label. And I can still remember the feeling I got when I first heard it. It was one of knowing that at last the music you wanted to hear had been recorded and released, knowing that someone else out there felt the same as you! I remember many times, quite anti-socially, not going out with my friends and staying in and listening to this album again and again! The opener, 'Idiot Country' sets the scene. Swooshing atmospherics, crunchy electro rhythms and Marr's sterling guitar work all to the fore. Sumner's lyrics were more expressive than usual too, perhaps set free from the tension in the New Order camp. Altogether a wonderful album, there is no point saying there are any special tracks, they all come as one listening experience. Go on, recapture the feeling of '91.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the greatest albums of all time,
By Phil Carr "untsboo" (Widnes, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Electronic (Audio CD)
Whether you're a fan of New Order or not, if you have any taste in music there's no way that you could dislike this album. I got it not long after its original release date and I still play it regularly, which is one of an elite group of albums in my vast collection that this happens to. I can't recommend it enough. Perfect analogue synth sounds, classic Johnny Marr guitar playing, better-than-normal vocals from Bernard, and above all great, emotional songwriting. Sadly, it will always remain in New Order's shadow, hugely underrated like many classic albums. BUY IT NOW!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the few CD's in my collection without a duff track!,
By Gabby "Gabby" (Birmingham, Warwickshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Electronic (Audio CD)
OK, this CD's been out for years, but I recently went through my whole collection, and can wholeheartedly say that this is one of the few CD's I have where there is not one bad track. I can happily listen to the whole CD from start to finish without skipping a tune. The only one that comes close is New Order's "Technique". I am a rabid Pet Shop Boys fan and even they can not achieve an album without a track I dislike! Obviously it's not going to be to everyone's taste, but if you like New Order, The Smiths or the Pet Shop Boys I would be surprised if you were disappointed with this gem. It's a shame Electronic's second and third albums did not match up to this calibre, although they also contain some cracking songs.
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