I have recently rediscovered Joy Division. Today, I was (and still am) feeling under the weather, and I decided to read "Touching From a Distance" by Deborah Curtis, wife of Joy Division front man Ian Curtis. While it was a really compelling read, sometimes the ideas you have about certain things and people are much better than the reality. She paints a very bitter picture of him, partly because I believe some of it was true, and some of it was bitterness over the failed marriage and the anger and guilt of his eventual suicide. I have always been a big fan of Factory Records and the Manchester music scene from the late 70's through the 80's. In my opinion, some of the most brilliant, innovative, and influential music came out of this town during this time.
Anyway, I thought I would share a few of my favorite Joy Division clips.
"Transmission", September 15, 1979
"Shadowplay", 1978, Granada Reports.
"She's Lost Control", September 15, 1979
"Love Will Tear Us Apart" April, 1980
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