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Salford, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom (1976 – 1980)
Joy Division were a post-punk band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. The band dissolved in May 1980 after the suicide of its lead singer, Ian Curtis. Much of their popularity/reputation arguably resulted from frequent playings on air by iconic DJ John Peel, but it is easy now to overlook the impact that the first album, Unknown Pleasures, had on post-punk music at the time, as reference the number of prominent bands that cited this album as an influence. The remaining members reformed as New Order and they have gone on to achieve much critical and commercial success.
With their dark, cavernous sound and their use of synthesizers and electronics, Joy Division are considered the pioneering band of the post-punk movement of the late 1970s and the early 1980s.
Though they found only modest success during their career, and released only two studio albums, Joy Division have since been acclaimed as one of the most inventive, evocative and influential groups of their era; Thom Jurek writes “They left just a small bit of music and an echo that still rings”.
1976
Inspired by a Sex Pistols gig at the Manchester Lesser Free Trade Hall on July 20, 1976, Bernard Sumner (also credited as “Bernard Dicken” and “Bernard Albrecht”) and Peter Hook formed a band with friend Terry Mason. Sumner bought a guitar, Hook purchased a bass, and Mason a drum kit. The band placed an advertisement in a Manchester record store and recruited Curtis as their singer.
With their dark, cavernous sound and their use of synthesizers and electronics, Joy Division are considered the pioneering band of the post-punk movement of the late 1970s and the early 1980s.
Though they found only modest success during their career, and released only two studio albums, Joy Division have since been acclaimed as one of the most inventive, evocative and influential groups of their era; Thom Jurek writes “They left just a small bit of music and an echo that still rings”.
1976
Inspired by a Sex Pistols gig at the Manchester Lesser Free Trade Hall on July 20, 1976, Bernard Sumner (also credited as “Bernard Dicken” and “Bernard Albrecht”) and Peter Hook formed a band with friend Terry Mason. Sumner bought a guitar, Hook purchased a bass, and Mason a drum kit. The band placed an advertisement in a Manchester record store and recruited Curtis as their singer.
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sadziaaa wrote:
@slisten2rock we can do what we want. this is shoutbox. it's still better than hating bands. Greetings from Poland! [2]
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wlk41 wrote:
baslisten2rock ,haha...u ar so funny ! this page is about JD so We can paste lyrics if we want, fucking moron. Greetings from Poland!
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j_migue wrote:
You're so Awesome :D
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strutterf wrote:
vv last.fm in a nutshell.
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balomyt wrote:
baslisten2rock suck my green light!
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baslisten2rock wrote:
see what i mean? stupid people from brazil and poland (mainly) just posting shouts containing song lyrics? dafuqqqq
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vitor_belloto wrote:
copia de the horrors
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wlk41 wrote:
Day in,Day out...
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odeiotudovcs wrote:
dance, dance, dance, to the radio
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balomyt wrote:
shes lost control with me
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alexjohanssen wrote:
stærk
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TheMukeyMu wrote:
infinite sadness
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matt1337c wrote:
Just watched that movie about Ian Curtis, Control. Awesome movie; makes me appreciate their music a lot more.
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True_Indie wrote:
NeroAsTheLife, wise words.
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True_Indie wrote:
In my opinion, almost every modern indie rock/post-punk band has taken something from Joy Division.
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mixerlo wrote:
words cannot describe how much i hate this band. i dont judge people who like them though
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oscar_green wrote:
When its over
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coyol wrote:
like
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baslisten2rock wrote:
tl;dr
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NeroAsTheLife wrote:
makin them a post-mortem fashion phenomenom ..i know i actually feel real and deep emotions while listening to certain songs..i know they've been an important influence for many other bands i listen to(and i'm not talkin about mainstream shit)..i know i would neither idolize them or the figure of Ian Curtis..he was just a man,even able of big errors,as the movie Control shows..and probably is this palpable human nature behind JD and the sad sincerity of the lyrics by IC,even the fact that certain songs are not even musically perfect,that makes JD that great..at least for me...JD are able to make a person feel less alone in his/her sad moments,in the confusion of his/her existance,in his/her acceptance of his/her weakness....this is why i don't give a fuck about the fact their name is now gettin on the mouth of too many fashionable people...as a fashion,this will pass..but as long there will be sadness,confusion,romanticism in my just human life,there will be love for Joy Division.
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