Billboard DVD review: New Order

NEW YORK (Billboard) - "New Order: Live in Glasgow" is the seminal post-punk band's first release since bassist Peter Hook confirmed the group's split in January. The two-disc retrospective offers insight into why the trio lasted nearly three decades -- as well as why it called it quits.

On Disc One, video of an October 2006 concert alternates with interviews with Hook, vocalist/guitarist Bernard Sumner and drummer Stephen Morris, edited to emphasize differences -- Hook's love for touring and rock vs. Sumner's preference for the studio and dance tracks, and so on.

Disc Two features footage spanning the band's career, including endearing scenes of an awkward Sumner trying to fill the shoes of late Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis in 1981, when New Order rose from that band's ashes.

This DVD is a must-have for fans of the Factory Records legacy, especially those seeking closure after the band's abrupt farewell.

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