Joy Division

Over the last week (mainly due to a mention of Martin Hannett on here) I have been diving headlong back into this bands work.

I was obsessed with 'Closer' when i was about 15/16 (although i never really bothered with New Order)

Anyway I hadn't listened to either of their albums in full in years, but this week I have had Closer on heavy rotation and fucking hell does it still hit home like the most incredible gut punch.....you can feel Curtis' pain, you can reach out and smell the atmosphere created of unease and anxiety.

And fucking hell those last two tracks just leave me shaking they are so bleak, so chilling but so, so, so beautiful.

I hadn't forgotten how incredible an album it was but i think as a much older man, and shall we say a much more experienced man the record hits with an even deeper punch.

Any fans here?

Love Joy Division.  I still believe this is who U2 were trying to be when they started out.

Love JD. Wasn't the same after Curtis died.

Atmosphere was a masterpiece, especially the enigmatic video.

Love Joy Division.  I still believe this is who U2 were trying to be when they started out.

I can't see that myself - JD were much, much darker and also much much more electronically/synth inclined (certainly on Closer)

Also and here is the paradox about them they were much more dance beat infused!

Quote from: Shank Asu on January 25, 2019, 02:12:04 PM

Love Joy Division.  I still believe this is who U2 were trying to be when they started out.

I can't see that myself - JD were much, much darker and also much much more electronically/synth inclined (certainly on Closer)

Also and here is the paradox about them they were much more dance beat infused!

Just look at the dance/synth ouput later on with New Order. Amazing stuff IMHO.

Quote from: an tha on January 25, 2019, 03:56:50 PM

Quote from: Shank Asu on January 25, 2019, 02:12:04 PM

Love Joy Division.  I still believe this is who U2 were trying to be when they started out.

I can't see that myself - JD were much, much darker and also much much more electronically/synth inclined (certainly on Closer)

Also and here is the paradox about them they were much more dance beat infused!

Just look at the dance/synth ouput later on with New Order. Amazing stuff IMHO.

I never really bothered with New Order.

Maybe i should have.

Love New Order too.

I love me a bit of JD. I reckon some early Simple Minds sounds a bit Joy Division-ish

Quote from: MPare1966 on January 25, 2019, 04:28:46 PM

Quote from: an tha on January 25, 2019, 03:56:50 PM

Quote from: Shank Asu on January 25, 2019, 02:12:04 PM

Love Joy Division.  I still believe this is who U2 were trying to be when they started out.

I can't see that myself - JD were much, much darker and also much much more electronically/synth inclined (certainly on Closer)

Also and here is the paradox about them they were much more dance beat infused!

Just look at the dance/synth ouput later on with New Order. Amazing stuff IMHO.

I never really bothered with New Order.

Maybe i should have.

Still available for download, btw.

ya i have Unknown Pleasures. i dont really "know" the album. i should pay more attention to it. honestly i was more drawn to New Order since it's more accessible and hell they have songs ive heard. i have Power Lies and Corruption by them.

ya i have Unknown Pleasures. i dont really "know" the album. i should pay more attention to it. honestly i was more drawn to New Order since it's more accessible and hell they have songs ive heard. i have Power Lies and Corruption by them.

If you don't have Closer - get it.

It is a quantam leap from Unknown Pleasures

Quote from: THRILLHO on January 25, 2019, 09:11:56 PM

ya i have Unknown Pleasures. i dont really "know" the album. i should pay more attention to it. honestly i was more drawn to New Order since it's more accessible and hell they have songs ive heard. i have Power Lies and Corruption by them.

If you don't have Closer - get it.

It is a quantam leap from Unknown Pleasures

bc it came out pre-2000 i will give it a chance

Quote from: an tha on January 25, 2019, 09:15:00 PM

Quote from: THRILLHO on January 25, 2019, 09:11:56 PM

ya i have Unknown Pleasures. i dont really "know" the album. i should pay more attention to it. honestly i was more drawn to New Order since it's more accessible and hell they have songs ive heard. i have Power Lies and Corruption by them.

If you don't have Closer - get it.

It is a quantam leap from Unknown Pleasures

bc it came out pre-2000 i will give it a chance

 

I think it came out pre Thrillho!!

Sign we are getting old when we are talking about records 40 years old.

I always frame these things by thinkinh about being a kid in the 70's/80's and the music of 40 years ago then would be from the 30's and 40's - which just seems a different world!

wait no i existed pre-00, i was more implying my disinterest in the past decade plus of music, ill be 38 in June.

wait no i existed pre-00, i was more implying my disinterest in the past decade plus of music, ill be 38 in June.

1980 is pre you then - you young stud!