Peter Hook, former bassist of New Order, openly criticizes his former band's current live performances in a recent interview, calling them a "bad cover version" of the legendary group's music. Despite not speaking to frontman Bernard Sumner for 17 years, Hook maintains that his band, Peter Hook & The Light, better honors the legacy of both Joy Division and New Order. He sarcastically reflects on the fans' feedback regarding New Order's lack of prominent basslines, suggesting his own musical endeavors are more authentic amidst claims of cashing in on nostalgia.
I don't think they're New Order. They don't sound like anything like them. I've watched them play songs recently, and they've dropped the basslines...it's a bad cover version.
As most reconciliations do, once you get over the euphoric honeymoon, you soon realize why you couldn't stick [to] them - and they, you.
They're like, 'You can't hear the bass!' Obviously, there is a certain smugness one could adopt. But I'm, obviously, way above all that.
'Cashing in?' That one amuses me.
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