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Electronic

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This is Electronics first album. I bought it ten years ago and love it like its a day old. New Order's Bernard Sumner,the Smith's Johnny Marr, Pet Shop Boys's Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe formed togather and made a MASTERPIECE OF ART. This albums is nothing less than perfect. Every song is a smash. "Idiot Country" and "Tighten Up" shows Johnny Marr's talent in full affect. "Reality" really touched me the very first time I heard it and has Bernald's voice at its peak. "The Patience of the Saint" and "Getting Away With It" shows the magnificent coordination of the voice of Neil and Bernald as they perform togather. This album shows the progress of synth-pop and new-wave sound to a new level. There is a mixture of songs that have more electronica and others with more acoustics and guitars.
There is a varity for us all in this great album.
Also check out other albums by Electronic.."Raise the Pressure" and "Twisted Tenderness"

This is Electronics first album. I bought it ten years ago and love it like its a day old. New Order's Bernard Sumner,the Smith's Johnny Marr, Pet Shop Boys's Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe formed togather and made a MASTERPIECE OF ART. This albums is nothing less than perfect. Every song is a smash. "Idiot Country" and "Tighten Up" shows Johnny Marr's talent in full affect. "Reality" really touched me the very first time I heard it and has Bernald's voice at its peak. "The Patience of the Saint" and "Getting Away With It" shows the magnificent coordination of the voice of Neil and Bernald as they perform togather. This album shows the progress of synth-pop and new-wave sound to a new level. There is a mixture of songs that have more electronica and others with more acoustics and guitars.
There is a varity for us all in this great album.
Also check out other albums by Electronic.."Raise the Pressure" and "Twisted Tenderness"

Here is an album I liked immensely upon first listen and still admire today, fifteen years later. The music here is lush, symphonic, and expertly layered and programmed. The production is top-notch which gives all of the sounds an unexpected warmth and reminds me (despite the absence of background hiss) of listening to classic LPs as a child. In addition, much has to said for Johnny Marr's brilliant guitar work. Just when you think the music may be getting a bit too airy and fey, in comes Johnny, slashing through the mix with a blistering funk-rock riff or a stunning flamenco-style gallop. And as if that weren't enough, the songwriting is lovely and focuses on the timeless themes of romance, friendship, fidelity, and longing. Do yourself a favor and give this a try. I recommend this to everyone, even to those who aren't particulary partial to (wimpy?) 80's-style synth-pop. It's better than you think.

Electronic's debut album is clearly the best record coming from New Order-related projects in the '90s. Electronic's sound is certainly based on synth pop, but there are many other influences from acid-house to guitar-rock and even classical music. In general, this album provides a brighter, more optimistic, but cooler sound than New Order's albums. Johnny Marr offers some surprisingly aggressive guitar attacks ("Idiot country", "Feel every beat"), counterpointed by songs with chiming synths and beautiful string arrangements. Highlights are "Getting away with it" and "Get the message". These two songs were also released as singles, and it's worth looking for the single-CDs, because they contain some very good remixes and even some exclusive material. All in all, this is a flawless album that stands up to New Order's best work. Highly recommended to every fan of progressive pop music!

This album came out with much fanfare in 1990, and for good reason. The pedigree for Electronic contained some of the cream of the current British pop scene. Bernard Sumner of New Order, Johnny Marr (late of The Smiths), Anne Dudely from Art Of Noise, David Palmer from ABC and a pair of cameos from the Pet Shop Boys. For a change, the hype was worth it. Electronic's debut was a near perfect record, and it unleashed two fabulous singles in "Getting Away With It" and "Get The Message." It remains the best of the many New Order side projects.

It is easy to see what the principles brought to the table. Sumner pulled his hooky dance beats to a more pop level (like the fabulous "Gangster") with Marr adding angular yet often funky guitar (especially on "Idiot Country" and "Feel Every Beat"). The two songs co-written with Neil Tennent maintain the Pet Shop Boys' typical uber-dry wit, and would not have been out of place on a PSB CD. (The typically arch Tennent deadpans the album's finest moments, as he dismisses a suitor with the line "I'd rather watch drying paint.")

Combining the finest elements of each contributor, plus some aggressively house style rhythms, "Electronic" was one of the best albums of 1990. Just a word of warning though; subsequent attempts at recapturing "Electronic's" magic ("Twisted Tenderness" and "Raise The Pressure") utterly fail in their effort to harness lightning in other bottles.

This album will prove easily why Electronic are the best New Order side project. Monaco follows in a close second spot - but then again, that's for another review.

I have had this album for ages now, but I never have gotten tired of listening to it... the songs sound like they could have been recorded yesterday - that's how fresh and relevant they are.

Some of my favourite tracks are "Idiot Country", "Reality" (I love the beats!), "The Patience Of A Saint", "Getting Away With It", "Gangster", "Get The Message" (fantastic lyrics), "Try All You Want" and "Feel Every Beat" (makes me wish I could play the piano). Okay - I realize I have named eight out of the eleven songs here - but honestly, that's just how much this album blows my mind.

If you love great synthpop/britpop or are a fan of New Order (especially New Order a la Republic), then get this album. You won't regret it, I promise.

An absolutely spectacular album from Manchester's finest, Electronic manages to achieve a stunning balance between Johnny marr's guitars and Bernard Sumner's synth-pop that is evident on just about all the songs on this album...Although it took me a couple of days or so to like this album, this has been one of my favorites for the last 10+ years!!! Top songs include idiot country, reality (my favorite), patience of a saint, and gangster...if you haven't heard this album, what are you waiting for?

I heard "Getting Away With It" when it first came out late in 1989. I was spellbound. I thought it was one of the best singles of the decade, and add that to the fact that the two key members were from two of my favorite bands (New Order and Smiths) was a big bonus, seeing them do well outside their groups. However, I didn't pick up the album until just recently. I had heard "Get The Message" and liked it but had a fear that the rest of the album wouldn't match up to "Getting Away With It". I was wrong. The whole album is excellent, with the weak tracks being "Patience of a Saint" and maybe "Try All You Want", and even they're pretty good. I love "Gangster", "Feel Every Beat" and especially "Some Distant Memory" with that poignant outro with the oboe and synths. Outstanding.

It just doesn't get any better than this. I miss the days when music was this good. This album was the last big hurrah for the synth-pop genre, as the decade of the 90's would soon be flooded with grunge.

I have been a longtime fan of New Order and I have always enjoyed The Smiths. This album is the brainchild of Bernard Sumner, New Order's vocalist with Smiths' guitarist Johnny Marr. This album also had an assist by Neil Tennant from the Pet Shop Boys. While Tennants influence is felt on a few tracks, Electronic is a unique creature unto itself borrowing the best from its respective bands. With Marr's amazing guitar riffs and Sumner's Brit-boy vocals, the self-titled album emits great feeling, despite being synth-pop. However, the lack of organic instruments do not detract from the sound. Through and through, you will find that the album is mostly up-tempo and will make you want to move. However, if you listen to the lyrical content, you might find yourself feeling a little down. Between the two contradiction, the album will leave you in the aftermath of an emotional rollercoaster. I highly recommend this to any who appreciate the music of the Manchester scene in England.