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\n\tClose to two decades on from his exit from New Order, bassist Peter Hook<\/a> hasn\u2019t wavered in his animosity toward his former bandmates, labeling the group a \u201cbad cover version\u201d of themselves.<\/p>\n \n\tHook was one of the founding members of New Order, who formed in 1980 following the death of Joy Division\u2019s<\/a> Ian Curtis. Hook, along with Joy Division bandmates Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris, completed their initial lineup with the addition of keyboardist Gillian Gilbert. New Order would go on to receive widespread acclaim in the ensuing decades, with their biggest success in the U.S. arriving by way of 1993\u2019s Republic<\/em>, which hit No. 11 on the Billboard 200.<\/p>\n \n\tIn 2007, New Order would split, though Hook would not return for their 2011 reformation, instead choosing to continue with his new band Peter Hook & The Light. A long-running legal battle related to the reunion would eventually be settled<\/a> in 2017.<\/p>\n \n\tHowever, in a new interview with British publication The i Paper<\/em><\/a>, Hook says he retains a sense of animosity towards his former band, noting he hasn\u2019t spoken to vocalist and guitarist Sumner in 17 years. \u201cAs most reconciliations do, once you get over the euphoric honeymoon, you soon realise why you couldn\u2019t f\u2013king stick them \u2013 and they, you,\u201d he explains. \u201cI\u2019m not saying I\u2019m Mr. Perfect.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI don\u2019t think they\u2019re New Order. They don\u2019t sound like anything like them,\u201d he continued. \u201cI\u2019ve watched them play songs [online] recently, and they\u2019ve dropped the basslines and play it like some weird, bad cover version of a New Order track. So the animosity is obviously still there now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tHook also claimed that his thoughts are shared by audience members of contemporary New Order shows, with fans reportedly contacting him to complain about current gigs. \u201cThey\u2019re like, \u2018You can\u2019t hear the bass!\u2019\u201d he noted. \u201cObviously, there is a certain smugness one could adopt. But I\u2019m, obviously, way above all that.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tHook\u2019s comments come as he launches a series of shows<\/a> with The Light in which they perform New Order\u2019s 2001 album Get Ready<\/em> in full alongside a selection of hits from both Joy Division and New Order. Launched in the U.K. this week, Hook will bring his tour to North America in May.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n