Today’s selection from “1001 Albums You Must Listen To Before You Die” by Robert Dimery. "Low-Life" from 1985. English synth/dance music. I used to listen to a lot of this stuff in the '80s but never bought much of it. Fun to hear again on Spotify. ( )

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* Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
* Original Release Date: 1985
* Number of Discs: 1
* Format: Original recording reissued
* Label: Qwest / Wea
* Catalog Number: 25289
* ASIN: B000002L7S
* Other Editions: Audio Cassette
* Average Customer Review: based on 31 reviews. (Write a review.)
* Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,753 in Music (See Top Sellers in Music)
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With the 1985 release of Low Life, New Order put forth their most commercially accessible effort to date. While some of the dark-wave drippings of their Joy Division roots are evident, high energy progressions, which would carry them for years to come, began to emerge here. Hits like "Perfect Kiss" and "Sub-Culture," with their synth hooks, club-stomping accents, and visceral lyrics, helped bridge the gap for growing synth-pop audiences who bolstered their success. Other refined techniques on the album became standard New Order conventions: sweeping analogue rolls, live and sequenced drum percussion, tight bass melodies, and edgy guitar leads. Sustained by a peerless level of emotional involvement, the vocals and lyrics further entice the listener with the obliquely nuanced style of Bernard Sumner. Standing the test of time, this release is a must-have in order to understand the origins of introspective pop-wave culture. --Lucas Hilbert
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Their high point, February 27, 2004
Reviewer: Bighairydoofus "-" (Brooklyn Park, MN United States) - See all my reviews
This is the album that best strikes the balance between what they once were and what they were to become. They still remembered their beginnings while breaking new ground. Dance and club beats aside, listen to elegia and tell me that it isn't a powerful piece of music.

I just wish they'd come out with a remastered CD. The original I've had since 86 pales to the UK vinyl... come on, guys. Break out the master tapes and show us what's really there. We deserve it after all these years. ( )