Ian Curtis passing: 30 years ago today

great band, tragic story. had the pleasure of seeing them live in 78. what a show!. RIP

curtis was great, though undoubtedly the most somber guy in britain. for me, however, the crux of jd was that disjointed drum sound. there's a great scene in "24 hour party people" where the mad-genius producer, martin hannett, records the drummer playing alone on a rooftop while the rest of the band is playing in the studio below. wild stuff.

He was a true poet, with the guts to tell the truth.
Joy Division cut through cut through all the bullshit and hit you where it hurts.
From my perspective they had something truly unique. Majesty. But it was a true collaboration between all of them, including Martin Hannett, their producer.
Strangely enough, the rest of the band say they never really listened to Ian's lyrics at the time, and only understood in retrospect how dark the place he was in.
Yet the music and lyrics are seamless.

What people don't usually know is what a really good band they were live. Much harder sound. The second album by Martin was brilliant. No Martin/No U2. Very influential on the next wave of bands that hit this shore, including Magazine and Wire.

very true Bong. much edgier and much harder live. i read somewhere that they really didn't like how things turned out in the studio but went with it regardless.