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Originally Posted by Severian
It’s so great. It’s weird though that it opens with “Disorder,” and that “Disorder” is so goddamn good, because that song really isn’t a good example of sound of the album as a whole or Joy Division as a band.
Kinda like... hmm... kinda like Stone Roses’ “I Wanna be Adored.” No other Stone Roses track really has that same anthemic, post-punk thump. But it’s the best track on “Stone Roses” and “Disorder” is the best track on “Unlnown Pleasures.”
But really not indicative of what Joy Division did. Someone looking for more of that might be disappointed by the album and by “Closer.” But whatever, because it’s all fucking great.
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Disorder used to be my favorite song of theirs when I was about 17. I still love it to bits. There's something to that smooth bass and the playful guitar. It just feels so warm, despite the melancholic lyrical input. For me at least, it's probably that playful warmth that sets it apart from the other songs on that album.
Later on, I'd shift my attention towards New Dawn Fades and its heavy atmosphere. I distinctly remember listening to it on my 18th birthday, being on the bus on my ride home from school. Had a shitty day, that song blasting from the headphones and the wintery grey industrial town passing by right next to me. It was just one of those moments that would reassure me that good music can transcend being just temporary noise that may or may not be enjoyable. This was something else entirely.
But damn, the whole album is such an experience. These days I gravitate towards Insight every now and then. Guess it's the ambivalent atmosphere it conveys. There's a bit of warmth in the melodic sections of the arrangement, but the foreboding FX, the pace and of course Ian's tortured voice imply something more sinister. I really like that.