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Twisted Tenderness: Deluxe

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The "standard" Twisted Tenderness is outstanding - probably Electronics best. This 2 CD "Deluxe" version is the regular album on disk 1 with 2 new songs on disk 2 along with several remixes of "Prodigal Son". If you are a die hard New Order / Electronic fan, who actually listens to "The Rest of New Order", by all means pick this up. If you just want an outstanding CD, save a few dollars and buy the "standard" version.

Unless you get a good deal the deluxe version isn't worth getting as the only track that I listen to all the way through is Prodigal Son (Star In Your Mind mix) even though, ironically, it is the longest track. I consider the first three tracks on Disk 2 to be actually part of the end of Disk 1.
The best songs by far are the title track, Prodigal Son, Haze, Vivid, Make It Happen, King for a Day, and the first couple of minutes of Like No Other. I tend to skip over the remaining tracks.

Nice packaging but bonus material is nothing outstanding, HOWEVER, read my review below and just buy the US bonus tracks original album:

This is far and away one of the best albums I own, and that Sumner/Marr have made together, or apart, for that matter. Strong songs all the way through. Especially love Prodigal Son - screaming DRUMS as well as guitar. I love New Order, and while Raise the Pressure is listenable but not great, and while their first album Electronic was brilliant in spots, but patchy overall, Twisted Tenderness is just incredible all the way through - excellent musicianship, production, and modern rocking sound! Better than anything New Order has ever done, and of course nothing like/and cannot touch The Smiths - highly recommneded by a music lover who DOES NOT download.

As a long time fan of the Smiths and New Order and of course Electronic, in my opinion this is the best Marr and Sumner's Electronic album to date. This album sounds more rockish than the previous work. Excellent guitar work in songs like Flicker, Late at Night, Haze and Vivid and great Techno in Twisted Tenderness. Also you don't want to miss the great song (should have been an A-Side!) Warning Sign.

I was very excited when I first heard about "Twisted Tenderness Deluxe." After I listened to it I found myself wishing it had been "Raise the Pressure Deluxe." Yes, I love "Twisted Tenderness." It's a mighty recording. "Haze" and "Vivid" absolutely blow my socks off! But I was expecting more. More like the outtakes from "Raise the Pressure" which wound up on the B-sides of singles like "Forbidden City" and "For You." Songs like "All That I Need," "I Feel Allright," "A New Religion" etc. These were tracks that made me scratch my head and wonder "Why weren't they on the album?" Well, there's none of that here. Disc One is "T. T." in its entirety, which is the only reason I give this four stars. Disc Two is just a compilation of gay bar dub mixes and there are no surprises and it is quite tedious. I was "Disappointed," you get it, title of their single from "Cool World" with Neil Tennant on lead vocals. I'm an original Joy Division/ New Order/ Electronic/ Other Two, you get the idea, fan and would pretty much gladly go out and buy anything that these people record. But in this case, I felt like all I got was some glossy new packaging. Give me the original version with Rasputin on the cover anyday. Save yourself some money and don't bother.

A wonderful album. The obsessively tidy Sumner did a fantastic job making this album work cohesively and smoothly...yet with a rough edge. I am a New Order/Electronic fan to the hilt and this is one of the best albums of that genre. I stick with disc one for the most part.

Electronic's latest album is full of guitar courtesy of the Smith's Johnny Marr, and great lyrics, songs, and the New Order sound courtesy of Bernard Sumner. Does this collaboration work?.... Totally!

I purchased this cd prior to New Order's latest album "Get Ready". I have to say that musically and lyrically that I feel "Get Ready" is the better album. However, "Twisted Tenderness" is very strong.

Most of the songs have guitar, synth, and big beats. I feel that Bernard Sumner probably wrote not only the lyrics, but the music also. The songs are very cohesive and sound like they were made by a seasoned musician who has mastered the art of making danceable rock songs.

I have not heard a lot of New Order's older albums, but I would catorigize this album as a mix between "Republic's" dance songs and "Get Ready's" more guitar oriented songs. The mix works good.

Anyway I highly recommend this album. The disk 2 offers I think two new songs and about 6 remixes of disk 1. So I think just buying "Twisted Tenderness" without the deluxe part would be good, unless you like remixes or as in my case they only had the Deluxe cd in stock.