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Salford, Greater Manchester, UK (1976 – 1980)
Joy Division were a post-punk band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester, UK. 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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Ashona223 wrote:
love Joy Division
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profondometer wrote:
truly extraordinary.
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NFord17 wrote:
Insight is a new personal fave, and I've been listening to these guys for years. I love the synth freakout, like a gun or something.
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go63zx wrote:
transmission.. greatest song ever
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riva40 wrote:
money money money: http://www.moneymillionnaire.fr/?u=118102&c=fr&rt=2
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ReadyLetsGo123 wrote:
Closer is one of those few albums that I listen to where all of the tracks are perfect and I never want to skip any of them
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Gair wrote:
Ian Curtis is our messiah!
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HeadMuse wrote:
This band is too great.
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ar99 wrote:
http://turningthelightbulb.wordpress.com/
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TOTALindie wrote:
inspiration for any band
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miobi wrote:
control is awesome [3]
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stevan86 wrote:
@postpunknewwave That girl was Ian's first contact with epilepsy. I think he sees her as what he didn't want to become. Maybe I'm wrong, but I like to think that he sings that song very differently along time because he identifies himself with it.
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Baphometstar wrote:
i like Curtis dancing!
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postpunknewwave wrote:
That song isn't about himself, it's about one of his clients he used to see when he was working his day job.
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stevan86 wrote:
@Sinsinatti: "She's lost control" not only has an awesome bass, but it's a very flexible, clear and honest song. It's Ian talking about his illness. If it's interpreted in a slow tempo, it sounds anguished, depressed and powerless, while in a fast tempo you can feel Ian's anger and despise
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Sinsinatti wrote:
why so many people like She's Lost Control?
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Himmelhost wrote:
gabu2ma: come on... ian curtis was a somewhat regular guy.
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calicatri wrote:
http://www.lastfm.pt/group/SENTIMENTAL+HUMAN+BEINGS+WITH+AWESOME+GENITALIA
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calicatri wrote:
http://www.lastfm.pt/group/SENTIMENTAL+HUMAN+BEINGS+WITH+AWESOME+GENITALIA
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lluiso12 wrote:
epic band. rip Ian [2]
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