It is fascinating to me how they made two records that are essentially ethereal and timeless but live they could not shed the punk band they were at heart.
Aujourd'hui, bien triste anniversaire, mais Ian Curtis et Joy Division auraient-ils la même aura aujourd'hui sans sa disparition tragique ? N'aurait-il pas fini comme tous ces chanteurs qui ont fait l'album de trop, la chanson de trop, la tournée de trop ? Nul ne le sait.
Probablement mon titre préféré de #JoyDivision, ne serait-ce que pour cette exceptionnelle introduction, clairement bien trop courte à mon goût, elle aurait pu durer le double, le triple, que jamais, je ne m'en lasserais.
Il y a bien évidemment bien d'autres morceaux exceptionnels dans leur courte discographie, mais franchement, Dead Souls ?
44 years ago today
In memory of Ian Curtis, who suffered from both epilepsy and depression, took his life on May 18, 1980, on the eve of Joy Division's first North American tour, and just before the release of their second album
Released in 1979 on Joy Division's groundbreaking debut album Unknown Pleasures, "She's Lost Control" is a stark and powerful exploration of epilepsy and loss of self-determination. Its driving rhythm, Ian Curtis's haunting vocals, and the song's evocative lyrics make it a post-punk masterpiece.
Happy Birthday to Peter Hook, English singer, songwriter, composer, bassist and co-founder of English rock bands Joy Division and New Order, born on this day in 1956, Salford, England
45 years ago today
English post-punk band Joy Division (Ian Curtis, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook and Stephen Morris), photographed in Hulme, Manchester, January 6, 1979.