Incredible books, especially for those more interested in the musical side of things.The 2 Stephen morris books are great! (Fast Forward and Record Play Pause)
Joy Division were raw and part of the DIY generation - it didn't matter if you could play or not.
When New Order were formed, Morris had embraced tech and the beat box - they were uncovering and pioneering new things in music.
Both great but Ian curtis was a great frontman where Barney was a reluctant one
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Dead Soulsenjoying this thread so might as well carry it on.
So, what are your favourite 3 Joy Division tracks? Mine are:
Colony, Peel Sessions version
Day of the Lords
Ceremony
yeah - very witty guy and understated too. Great books. I loved the bit where they refused him entry to the Hacienda and he said "but it's my club|"Incredible books, especially for those more interested in the musical side of things.
It probably depends the person you were when you got into them. We connect with music in different ways depending on our age, environment, social group, political outlook at the time we connect. For me, it's New Order - when I got into them, around Low Life, they had an edge, were enigmatic, and that album was peak crossover between Joy Division and the pop New Order (still very good). Getting into New Order, I then worked backwards to Joy Division and found a soundtrack to my teenage angst. But at that point Joy Division were long gone and the experience felt somewhat removed. So, New Order.Which do you prefer?
I like Joy Division but love New Order so it’s the latter for me.
By a country mileIt probably depends the person you were when you got into them. We connect with music in different ways depending on our age, environment, social group, political outlook at the time we connect. For me, it's New Order - when I got into them, around Low Life, they had an edge, were enigmatic, and that album was peak crossover between Joy Division and the pop New Order (still very good). Getting into New Order, I then worked backwards to Joy Division and found a soundtrack to my teenage angst. But at that point Joy Division were long gone and the experience felt somewhat removed. So, New Order.