Frente!
Bizarre Love Triangle
Marvin the Album
(1992)

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errantpenny
Jul 25, 2011 - 07:20
This gets a 3 from me, which I admit may be totally unfair. The original is precious to me, and I can't judge it impartially. New Order was a huge part of the soundtrack of my mid-20's. It was a time when I overcame chronic shyness and started to enjoy my youth and learned the sweet pleasure of sowing some wild oats. The club scene in the 80's also made it incredibly easy. I learned that all I had to do was tease my hair, throw on a short skirt and a band t-shirt, and I could go to a club by myself and dance for hours—by myself, with a guy, in a circle of people, didn't matter. I could let the beat take control and forget myself. "Bizarre Love Triangle" was my favorite dance song in those years, but even then, it wasn't a popular opinion. I often had to fight my way through the crowd to the DJ booth to request it. There was something about those opening beats that just made my heart explode with joy.

So, no, can't enjoy this subdued take on the song at all.


lexica
Jun 23, 2011 - 18:18
Wow, this version just drains allllll the vigor from the song.
{#Yawn}


lshinkawa
Jun 23, 2011 - 18:18
A completely unnecessary remake.


fredriley
May 23, 2011 - 02:15
Sweet voice and an improvement on the original, and I write that as someone who was a New Order fan. At least she can sing, which is more than can be said for Bernard Sumner. 7 from the Nottingham jury.


gandalfbmg
Apr 21, 2011 - 12:52
7 for the song, +1 more for Angie Hart being a part of the Mutant Enemy crew...


MojoJojo
Nov 15, 2010 - 07:07
After 10 seconds of this I had to switch briefly to Illinois Street Lounge for a palate cleanser, then to Groove Salad for the duration. It worked.


Randomax
Nov 15, 2010 - 07:03
{#Crashcomp}


warderblu
Nov 15, 2010 - 07:02
Beautiful! A great album too!

Sure do miss Frente....



dwhayslett
Oct 14, 2010 - 15:00
beelzebubba wrote:
This is why artists like this are always in coffee shops....you need a lot of coffee to get through this.....

For me, it's more like Pepto Bismol. This cover makes me think of those TV commercials (for Pepto) that are in such exceptionally bad taste (really saying something for american TV commercials).

The "!" in the band's name simply seals the 1.



beelzebubba
Oct 14, 2010 - 14:50
This is why artists like this are always in coffee shops....you need a lot of coffee to get through this.....


MojoJojo
May 08, 2010 - 08:03
Arf.


DaveInVA
May 08, 2010 - 07:59
I can't stand the New Oder version but I do like this... {#Music}


poser
Apr 06, 2010 - 15:11
pretty


jagdriver
Apr 06, 2010 - 15:09
blech!


kaybee
Feb 02, 2010 - 14:45
I actually like this! For once, I like listening to this song!

I could never understand the hype around New Order...never liked their work and didn't like them when they were Joy Division either. I know, I know, a lot of people like them and it's just a matter of taste.

Unlike the original where the singer always sounded like he was on novocaine, this version to me sounds like it comes from the heart.




ziggytrix
Feb 02, 2010 - 12:37
Shimmer wrote:

Why on earth did he write lyrics, then? Was someone blackmailing him into it? Was he just doing it for the paycheck? This is like a baseball player saying he doesn't like to throw a ball. It's supposed to be fun, for f*ck's sake! I've always thought that the title of this song promised something much more interesting than the song actually delivered. Now I know why. And this isn't the only New Order song I detest. Note to other bands: Please do not waste my time singing songs that you don't even enjoy yourselves.


It's silly to reply to a years old comment like this one, but it's not like writing lyrics was the only thing he did, or that he didn't enjoy singing even if writing the lyrics was a chore. It's the reason why he's remembered as a vocalist and not necessarily a poet (although there's room for debate there).

For a lot of musicians, their songs start out as a melody, often made up of nonsense words, and they then have to go back and find words to fit their song. If you cannot appreciate the merits of the melodic component of a truly good song that suffers from suboptimal lyrics, you've just thrown out most of pop music and a LOT of good tunes. {#Sad}


annie_fannie
Feb 02, 2010 - 12:24
Awww, why all the hate? I like this version just fine...and I'm a New Order/Joy Division fan too!


sirdroseph
Feb 02, 2010 - 12:23
I have always like this version, but I don't really know why. {#Stupid}


ScottishWillie
Oct 31, 2009 - 09:02

Sorry Existentialista I agree with DaveInVA on this one.




Existentialista
Sep 29, 2009 - 18:14
Annoying, breathy female voice destroying a good song.


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