Joy Division

Joy Division is now one of my favorite bands. This song is what I think their best ever. So whats your views.

One of the best bands ever, though I don't listen to them that much anymore.

If you like JD I recommend listening to The Chameleons and Dead Can Dance's first album. They're all pretty similar.

I like The Chameleons, but they're not really as jagged and raw as Joy Division was in most of their work. And even though the British press has recently been comparing every single pack of shellac-haired, painted-up, scrawny cretins to stumble onto a stage in their country to JD, I haven't heard a single band yet that is quite like them.

Originally Posted by Marcion

I like The Chameleons, but they're not really as jagged and raw as Joy Division was in most of their work.

I agree, but I don't think there's much closer. Interpol are quite similar too I think but I suppose they fit into your category of 'shellac-haired, painted-up, scrawny cretins'.

Much of Joy Division's rawness lay in the lyrics, which came from from a self-destructive Ian Curtis. In a way, we should be thankful we don't have another Joy Division today.

I could never get into Joy Division. I love this song, and I bought the Substance album, but I disliked a lot on it. Well, maybe not dislike, but I wouldn't be able to sit through the whole of Atmosphere or Warsaw

Originally Posted by The Super Pope

I could never get into Joy Division. I love this song, and I bought the Substance album, but I disliked a lot on it. Well, maybe not dislike, but I wouldn't be able to sit through the whole of Atmosphere or Warsaw

Atmosphere's my favourite JD song

These guys were definitly ahead of their time.

Originally Posted by Juno

These guys were definitly ahead of their time.

agree, almost hard to believe that this was made 1980..
the funny thing is that I've just rediscovered joy division and "love will tear us apart"

Great song that.
Rather fond of Dead Souls too.

And obviously Peter Hook's just great.

The last three songs on Closer are enough to make anybody reconsider living.

Originally Posted by Racer X

The last three songs on Closer are enough to make anybody reconsider living.

Indeed. I once wrote a review, here it is.

And sorry Marcion, I like both the Chameleons and DCD (I assume you refer to the Garden of Arcane delights) but only JD sounds like JD...

I'm not sure about divine music, but for dark lyrics there is also The Holy Bible, by Manic Street Preachers. 4st 7lb is one of the most disturbing lyrics I've ever read (hearing it didn't leave much impression, so atonal and jagged was the song).

Originally Posted by Garbarsardar

Indeed. I once wrote a review, here it is.

Spot on!

I might try and download some bootlegs sometime, I only have one from 1980, Closer tracks are played.

I recommend to all who likes joy division to see "Control"

I have Unknown Pleasures, but I don't really listen to it that much. I'll give it a run through soon.

I really want to see that. I would no matter what it was about, because Anton Corbijn is my favourite rock photographer/director.

Some of his stuff:

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