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Buy this for the remastering effort!!!

ctrlx | Seaville, NJ USA | 06/15/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The earlier tracks here have never sounded this good. Remember 1986, when you ran out and bought Low-life and Brotherhood on CD? And you raved about how this new medium was INVENTED for THIS band? Then you shoved your old vinyl copies in a closet?Well, here we are in 2004 (actual release 10/2002) and it appears they are finally getting around to remastering some of the tracks, probably due to Rhino's involvement. The sound on "Substance" just doesn't cut it anymore. I can't say this is worth full price, even with the bonus DVD. And the inclusion of three tracks from the recent "Get Ready" is unjustified. But the sound quality is SPECTACULAR. The clarity of Hook's bass lines has never been captured so well. The new transfers demonstrate very clean low- and sub-bass which can't be found elsewhere.Hunt for this one in the bargain bins until the full catalog gets the remastering it deserves."

DVD no more

spiff | 12/08/2005

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I just got my copy from Amazon.com after having it in my wishlist for the longest while. Guess I should have checked more carefully because between the time I added the New Order: International CD to the wishlist vs when I ordered it, they no longer include the DVD - just the CD. And the DVD was the main reason I wanted this. So I'm feeling ripped off especailly when most of the comments on why people bought this was for the bonus DVD."

There are much better New Order compilations out there.

H. Jin | Melbourne, Australia | 02/21/2010

(2 out of 5 stars)

"New Order released a flood of Greatest Hits collections in the 90's and 00's, all of which have basically been rendered obsolete by 'Singles'. 'International' is no exception, and there's little point in buying this now that better collections are available. But even at the time, 'International' wasn't really worth buying; it is a very haphazard collection that misses out too many important songs.



The collection is heavily focussed on New Order's mid 80's pop period. It jumps straight from 'Ceremony' into 'Blue Monday', leaving out the essential 'Everything's Gone Green' and 'Temptation'. It basically ignores 'Technique' and 'Republic'; two key albums that spawned several hit singles. And do 'Touched By The Hand of God' and 'Here To Stay' really deserve to be counted among the 14 "Best" New Order songs, especially considering what's missing??



And what is missing? Well, there's the previously mentioned 'Everything's Gone Green' and 'Temptation', plus 'Subculture', 'Fine Time', 'Run', 'World', and 'Spooky'. To be fair, most of the big 80's favourites are here: 'Confusion', 'Thieves Like Us', 'Perfect Kiss', 'Shellshock', 'Bizzare Love Triangle', 'True Faith'. But these can all be found on other, better, compilations.



The most definitive New Order collections are 'Substance' and 'Singles', and given their different approaches it is important for any serious fan to own both of these. If you're a very casual fan who wants the pop hits, you might consider 'The Best of New Order'. But this album contains nothing that can't be found on these superior collections, so it can be safely ignored without missing out on anything."