December 22, 200618 yr Author To Rabbitfurcoat, Royston and Richie.... CORRECT!!! NUMBER ONE - JOY DIVISION - LOVE WILL TEAR US APART It had to be really... And I dont give a toss if anyone thinks this is obvious or cliched or whatever... There is a damn good reason why this band and this song are revered so much, and frankly if I have to sit here and explain it then you're not really a true fan of Indie or Alternative music... This is basically where it all begins - Joy Division, Tony Wilson, Martin Hannett, Factory Records - the era where Punk/Post Punk gives way to Indie proper and Joy Division represent that transition more aptly than any other band you could possibly think of. I wont soft-soap people, JD were a grim, desolate-sounding, depressing band who wrote music which was the very sound of despair and urban horror... But, Christ, it also sounded beautiful, if you knew where to look... JD's sound and Martin Hannett's production on JD's two magnificent albums is something that is utterly unique (as unique as that drum sound Led Zep's John Bonham created) and has really never been matched by any other band or any other producer, "Closer" and "Unknown Pleasures" sound like things not of this world and I doubt we'll ever hear their like again... To say that Joy Division are influential is a vast understatement... It's a bit like saying "Blimey, the Grand Canyon's a bit big innit...?". To write a list of the bands who owe Ian Curtis and Joy Division would take me days to compile, seriously... If you're an Indie fan, you're an Indie fan ultimately because of these four blokes from Manchester, simple as.... I wont bore you by going on about the tragedy of Ian Curtis's life and his absolutely pointless, sad suicide. At the end of the day, it's about the musical legacy he left us, and that is something that is just incalculable... If you've never heard these albums, then why not...? SUPPLEMENTAL - A live performance of "Shadowplay" from "Granada Reports" in 1978... Look out for a young Tony Wilson.... PkI9sMTlLDI Love Will Tear Us Apart 0LdEM9xhMUM Shadowplay live
December 22, 200618 yr Great top 5... but I'd have chosen Last Night I Dreamt Somebody Loved Me over There is a Light for The Smiths....and probably something off Technique or Brotherhood over Blue Monday for New Order. And, of course, a cracking number one. Even if I prefer Paul Young's version off 'No Parlez' ( ;) :P )
December 22, 200618 yr JD were a grim, desolate-sounding, depressing band who wrote music which was the very sound of despair and urban horror... But, Christ, it also sounded beautiful Never a truer word. Great 50. Children should be forced to bookmark this thread and dip into it on a daily basis until c**p pop is washed from their minds forever.
December 25, 200618 yr To Rabbitfurcoat, Royston and Richie.... CORRECT!!! NUMBER ONE - JOY DIVISION - LOVE WILL TEAR US APART It had to be really... And I dont give a toss if anyone thinks this is obvious or cliched or whatever... even more obv!! i like this one the best (from the 'youknowwhat' dvd) :lol: qeDZwq3z-iY
December 26, 200618 yr I love that Joy Division song. I have a few of theirs but that's my favourite.
December 27, 200618 yr Author Any chance of a full list? :) Wot...? So you dont have to go through the whole lot and listen to the songs...??? :lol: :lol: Come on dude.... :P
December 27, 200618 yr Wot...? So you dont have to go through the whole lot and listen to the songs...??? :lol: :lol: Come on dude.... :P No, so it's easier to comment on them all in one go...
December 27, 200618 yr Wot...? So you dont have to go through the whole lot and listen to the songs...??? :lol: :lol: Come on dude.... :P well supose there will always be those who like a list. Mitchell Symons for one :lol:
December 27, 200618 yr Author No, so it's easier to comment on them all in one go... Ahhhh, okay... I'll do it when I have the time mate, no worries....
June 9, 200718 yr A compilation album of theirs came out recently, highly recommended. It's missing a few things (like "Villier's Terrace"), but for the beginner it covers pretty much all the bases, their original 80s incarnation and stuff from their more recent few albums as well... Plenty of their vids on You Tube as well... Some great live performances.... That's for you too Royston.... Their 1997 compilation was a better one, that one had "Villier's Terrace" on. http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProduct...&sku=837944
June 9, 200718 yr Just wanted to give a big thumbs-up for this thread, yes i know it's old but it deserves to be on the 1st page again for new people to see it. I loved the Daisy Chainsaw track, i remember hearing that for the first time when it was playing on Radio 1 (Steve Wright In The Afternoon). I was in the office at work at the time. Awesome tune.
June 9, 200718 yr Their 1997 compilation was a better one, that one had "Villier's Terrace" on. http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProduct...&sku=837944 didnt know who that was. but after clicking, is that song def a cool thing to dl? (just got recent comp). what alb is it off orig???
January 16, 200817 yr I'll play the full version of Leave Them All Behind (no. 44) on my show tonight. Eclectic Plectrum Parade, listen at www.crmk.co.uk Wednesdays at 9-11pm (GMT) Cheers.
January 19, 200817 yr Very good list. Could n't argue with the bands being chosen but I would probably have chosen different tracks for some of them. I mean Only Happy When It Rains over Upside Down for the Mary Chain! But then that's what personal taste is all about.
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