Back To Mine - New Order

So to the CD - well it certainly is an eclectic mix and I must admit that I bought this CD on the strength of the tracks on the CD, the reviews on this page and also that I was getting pretty cheaply. Had it been full price I might not have bought it.

What I like about the past editions of Back to Mine is that they are good music for chilling to. This isnt. There are some good tracks on here but they do not gel togther very well and can make the listening experience a bit up and down - there is no pattern.

OK so these are the tunes New Order like to listen to at home, fair enough, there are some good ones on here. But I am afraid this mix is far too eclectic and not chilling enough for me.

Its not a bad album but I dont think I will play it that often in the future.


Not your usual dj set   November 18, 2002
Dobester (Istanbul, Turkey)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

This is a great sampler album, made greater by not being the meat puppet of one record label (or media behemoth). As one of the reviewers below says, this is a hotchpotch of styles, and all the better for it. It spares us the effort many dj-mix albums require of listeners: trying to work out where one track ends and another begins.

Like all good samplers, it makes you want to find out more about the artists' music. With artists as distinctive in style as Beefheart, the Primals and Missy E following each other, it's bound to broaden your record collection and shove you down previously uncharted musical routes. It is great. Buy it today!


A real hotchpotch   October 20, 2002
4 out of 5 found this review helpful

This is a real mixture and it doesn't really work. There are some great standout tracks like Captain Beefheart's 'Big Eyed Beans From Venus', Doves' 'M62 Song' and the great remix of Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love' but nothing holds the album together other than the fact that New Order likes all the tracks. Not down tempo enough to chill out to or cohesive enough to sit all the way through, this album is not the sum of its parts, unfortunately.


something old, something new........   October 7, 2002
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

Having recently been resdiscovering New Orders's back catalogue this album gives a fascinating insight into some of the skeletons in their collective musical closets. Be prepared to take a few twists and turns through a collection which spans a good deal of the years that I've been listening to music. My six-year old son got a big kick out of Captain Beefheart, my nine-year old is humming to 'Venus in Furs' and my partner is singing 'I feel love'.

Something for all the family - recommended.


Diverse range of brilliant music   October 4, 2002
A. Cook (England)
4 out of 7 found this review helpful

I will be honest I was not expecting that much from this album as most of the 'back to mine' series has fallen far short of it's potential. However this is fantastic. The album skips from blues, to dance to all out rock, yet it all fits together perfectly. The first 6 tracks on this album are exceptional, whilst the rest of the tracks are still great it doesnt have the same impact as the first half of the cd.
This album is well worth a purchase and I am sure most people will at least like a few of the tracks.