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New Order had been so good at integrating synth and guitars (often on the same song) that fans who greeted 1986's Brotherhood with the realization that it was split into a rock side and a dance side couldn't help but be a little disappointed. Still, the songs and the band's production had reached such a high level that the concept worked superbly, without calling undue attention to itself. The rock side comes first, revealing more of the emotional side of Bernard Sumner's singing and songwriting, even leading off with acoustic guitar for one song. But Brotherhood was also a little harder than what had come before; Sumner often sang with a come-on sort of brio, matching {|Peter Hook|}'s seething work on the bass. Tracklist SIDE A A1 Paradise A2 Weirdo A3 As It Is When It Was A4 Broken Promise A5 Way Of Life SIDE B B1 Bizarre Love Triangle B2 All Day Long B3 Angel Dust B4 Every Little Counts