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Oct 8, 2021 · Effectively closing the door on the band’s brief but brilliant career, Still remained the only Joy Division compilation of note until Factory issued Substance in 1988, and – as most contemporary appraisals suggest – it remains a necessary adjunct to Joy Division’s two widely acclaimed studio albums.
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Aug 5, 2019 · Joy Division’s flame has been partially kept alive by its successor, New Order, formed in 1980 by the surviving members of the band: Hook, Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris. New Order broke up...
Aug 21, 2023 · As the echoes of Joy Division continue to reverberate through today’s music scene, their legacy serves as a testament to the enduring power of art to touch our souls. And for those eager to explore the roots of the punk and post-punk movement more closely, there’s a tangible gateway.
Jul 13, 2020 · Because of the death of Ian Curtis and the nature of the band's last recordings, Joy Division's Closer is an album around which a stillness has settled. In truth, says Jonathan Wright as he talks to Peter Hook and Paul Morley, no band evolved so rapidly.
Oct 23, 2023 · In today’s modern, polished, and almost roboticized music, young people being force-fed this corporate sound are turning more and more to bands like Joy Division for their uniqueness in sound.
Nov 13, 2021 · 40 years on from ‘Movement’ how Joy Division became New Order. For better or for worse, Joy Division were the sort of pioneering band that needed a champion. Fortunately, their rise coincided with the quintessential tastemaker John Peel espousing the best in class on a nightly basis.
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Jul 17, 2020 · On the 40th anniversary of Joy Division’s bleak and beautiful second album, David Edwards takes a look back at a record that still resonates with an intense aural and emotional weight, and pays tribute to the singular brilliance and legacy of the late, great Ian Curtis.