There's not much more that can be said, other than, if you're interested, just go and listen! All the New Order hits are present: the irrepressible 'Blue Monday', 'True Faith', the gorgeous 'The Perfect Kiss' - to keep it short and sweet, this is all great music and pretty much essential listening for those who've yet to discover either band. And 'Total' offers that opportunity, with a not a single duff track and a unique chance to view both Joy Division's and New Order's work in one brief, yet spectacular bundle. Could 18 tracks from two different bands ever be sufficient enough to be called a total career retrospective? The answer is no, but that's irrelevant, because, at the end of the day, if these 18 tracks were released as a singular, standard studio album, and not a career spanning compilation, 'Total' would be hailed as one of the greatest albums of the alternative genre, and that, to my ears, is enough to warrant it?s existence.
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