New Order - Grieving in the Shadows [Full 1980 New Order Concert Bootleg]

Full bootleg. Sourced from FLAC but converted to WAV for this video.

1. In a Lonely Place 0:00
2. Cries and Whispers 4:35
3. Hour 8:24
4. Procession 11:05
5. Truth 13:45
6. Mesh 19:14
7. Dreams Never End 22:16
8. Ceremony 26:06

Live at Maxwell's, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA (September 20, 1980). Soundboard recording.

Bernard Sumner
Peter Hook
Stephen Morris

Another recently released JD/NO recording, on another bootleg. This time, we got a soundboard recording of a 1980 New Order show, right after Ian's suicide and before Gillian Gilbert joined the band. This gig took place during the first American tour.

This period was notable for the fact all three members of the band would take turns singing the songs. Thus, you get singing from everyone. I'm sad to say neither Peter or Stephen sing that well, here, haha, but it's a marvel to hear them nonetheless. Peter got MUCH better at singing later on, and Stephen sang better on the Western Works demos.

Here's a list of who sings what song, near as I can tell:

In a Lonely Place: Bernard (main vocals), Peter (ending line of each verse)
Cries and Whispers: Peter
Hour: Peter
Procession: Stephen
Truth: Stephen
Mesh: Peter
Dreams Never End: Peter
Ceremony: Bernard ("This is the last song"), Stephen (main verses), Peter (chorus)

"In a Lonely Place" features a drum machine. I'm not sure who's playing the synth or who's playing the melodica. My GUESS is that Bernard is playing the melodica, while Stephen is playing the synth, which is really weird to imagine.

"Cries and Whispers" has prominent synth work, which I REALLY love. Martin Hannett ruined the studio version by mixing it too low, in my opinion.

"Hour" is a previously unreleased/unknown song. The track title comes from Rob Gretton's notebooks. Further info about this song is unavailable, but it was obviously abandoned without much thought in 1980. It SORTA sounds like "Sister Ray," but the drums are different and the lyrics SEEM to be different. Too bad you can't really hear the vocals...

"Procession" is really fascinating, here. This version is much shorter than other versions, features absolutely beautiful synth work, and it features the drum machine (so that Stephen can sing). This is a GREAT version of the song, and I wish there were more versions like this. Fun fact: Stephen composed the song and there exists a rehearsal version of the song (dated 1980 but was probably recorded even earlier than this) with Stephen also on vocals.

"Truth" resembles the Western Works version, although the drum machine is a bit more intense. It sounds like it's mimicking rain.

"Mesh" is in early form, here. It features a noticeably different arrangement (fit for three people instead of the eventual four) and far different lyrics.

"Dreams Never End" resembles the Western Works version. The initial drum cymbal work is the same and the lyrics are also far different than the later Movement album version.

"Ceremony" has some different guitar work on it (could be intentional, or just Bernard badly fucking it up). This version does NOT resemble the Western Works version much.

Overall, a wonderful gig. I wish the quality was just a little bit better (I'm sure there's a better source of a better lineage out there somewhere), but the originality shines through. It's a marvel where New Order would eventual go...

Enjoy!

t. original description by nintendosonysegaguy (someone should make him come back)

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