"I've seen the troubles and the evils of this worldI've seen the stretches between Godliness and sin
I've had the promise and confessions of true faith
And the hypocrisy that always lies within...
And they've left it for you,
All of this for you."
Before this almighty four were called Joy Division, they went under a different name. 'Warsaw'. The year was 1977, Ian Curtis was 19 or 20 years old depending on the date. They came out of Salford, Manchester with intelligence, stoicism and a wit dryer than a rapist...oh yea not to mention their talent for beating the shit out of the their instruments and insisting you not call them a punk act. Whatever you say dudes, I'de call it Calypso Crunk if you asked me to. So they released their self-titled EP/LP in 1977 when punk was just a brewin' and kid were starting to realize they didn't have to dress and act like everyone else. So the band was apparently disappoint in the post production of this album (done by RCA) and they shelfed it and it circulated as a bootleg for many years until it's official commercial release in 1994, sheesh. Not unlike The Misfits' Static Age sessions, which I'll post soon if I haven't already.
Sooo where was I? Oh yea, It was about Goddamn time people, whatever it's here, it's queer, don't call it a comeback. Any fan of these radical bro's can tell the differences between their Warsaw and their Joy Division recordings. For one, Ian sounds like a 'thirsty young hustler' with loads of energy, and a hunger to stick it to the Man. As for two, three and four; Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner were so clearly influence by punk rock that they were playing it.
So in '78 they changed their name to Joy Division; ironically enough, Ian Curtis became depressed more or less about the state of the world and his place in it. And the rest is history and I mean that in the most respectful way possible, because this article wasn't supposed to go on past 1978. As far as 1979 and 1980 go, well that's an entirely seperate, and more detailed post, so stay tuned.
"All dresses in uniforms so fine,
they drank and killed to pass the time.
Wearing the shame of all their crimes
with measured steps,
THEY WALKED IN LINE."
I've had the promise and confessions of true faith
And the hypocrisy that always lies within...
And they've left it for you,
All of this for you."
Before this almighty four were called Joy Division, they went under a different name. 'Warsaw'. The year was 1977, Ian Curtis was 19 or 20 years old depending on the date. They came out of Salford, Manchester with intelligence, stoicism and a wit dryer than a rapist...oh yea not to mention their talent for beating the shit out of the their instruments and insisting you not call them a punk act. Whatever you say dudes, I'de call it Calypso Crunk if you asked me to. So they released their self-titled EP/LP in 1977 when punk was just a brewin' and kid were starting to realize they didn't have to dress and act like everyone else. So the band was apparently disappoint in the post production of this album (done by RCA) and they shelfed it and it circulated as a bootleg for many years until it's official commercial release in 1994, sheesh. Not unlike The Misfits' Static Age sessions, which I'll post soon if I haven't already.
Sooo where was I? Oh yea, It was about Goddamn time people, whatever it's here, it's queer, don't call it a comeback. Any fan of these radical bro's can tell the differences between their Warsaw and their Joy Division recordings. For one, Ian sounds like a 'thirsty young hustler' with loads of energy, and a hunger to stick it to the Man. As for two, three and four; Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner were so clearly influence by punk rock that they were playing it.
So in '78 they changed their name to Joy Division; ironically enough, Ian Curtis became depressed more or less about the state of the world and his place in it. And the rest is history and I mean that in the most respectful way possible, because this article wasn't supposed to go on past 1978. As far as 1979 and 1980 go, well that's an entirely seperate, and more detailed post, so stay tuned.
"All dresses in uniforms so fine,
they drank and killed to pass the time.
Wearing the shame of all their crimes
with measured steps,
THEY WALKED IN LINE."
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