Never Cry Another Tear

Bad Lieutenant, Bad Lieutenant | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 13, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Triple Echo Records
• ASIN: B002N5N28C
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #216,555 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

2009 debut album from this band fronted by former New Order/Joy Division guitarist Bernard Sumner. Never Cry Another Tear rings with familiar joys: playing of beautifully observed minimalism and a voice of wonderfully understated north-western soul. But there's also a new voice to be heard, one again from England's north west. Singing alongside Bernard is Jake Evans, a talented musician from Macclesfield. The album also features Phil Cunningham, a man familiar from both Marion and the most recent incarnation of New Order. Perhaps Bad Lieutenant can be seen as a new vehicle from a celebrated manufacturer: previous technology has been incorporated, but the overall appearance is new and it'll take you where you want to go in novel and exhilarating style. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars similar to recent New Order albums, October 2, 2009

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A. Price (watertown, ma United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Never Cry Another Tear (MP3 Download)

If you liked the two most recent New Order albums, then you'll love this. It sounds very similar. I do miss Peter Hook's distinctive bass, though. That's the only thing that keeps this from five stars. Otherwise, the songwriting is well crafted, produced and full of New Order type melodies. I don't think Sink or Swim is the best choice as a lead single. Listen to a few other tracks for a better sampling of the album.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars New Order meets Del Amitri, October 3, 2009

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For hardcore JD/NO/Electronic fans, there is very little here to remind them of their past brilliance. The album essentially is a "bait and switch" technique..starts off with a few promising Sumner tracks and then mutates into a completely different sound with a competely different vocalist. While Jake Evans is not a bad vocalist in his own right, I don't see how his vocal style would interest any fans of New Order, nor does it complement Sumner's. Give me Neil Tennant and a synthesizer any day over this pseudo-country/coffehouse rock. Sorry Bernard, if this is the type of music you want to write now, I won't be looking forward to anymore of your releases..

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bernard Sumner is and NEW New Order!, October 2, 2009

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J. Viscott (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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Front man Bernard Sumner, drummer Stephen Morris and guitarist Phil Cunningham have joined with Blur's Alex James for Bad Lieutenant's debut album. If you're a fan of Bernard Sumner/New Order/Electronic/Joy Division you won't be disappointed with this release. Think of this as a New Order release minus Peter Hooks booming baselines.

Very reminiscent of previous New Order and Electronic releases.

It's good to have them back after the breakup with Hook.