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Originally Posted by batreleaser

on the beach is far superior to tonights the night, horses is superior to radio ethiopia

In my opinion Tonight's the night is better than On the beach (even if the latter is already really great) and Radio Ethiopia is better than Horses. To each his own

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Originally Posted by radarmaker

Add The Stooges & (arguably) Neil Young [On The Beach / Tonight's The Night], Patti Smith [Horses / Radio Ethiopia] & David Bowie [Hunky Dory / Ziggy] to the list and I might agree.

Yes, and Tim Buckley (Happy Sad / Lorca / Blue afternoon / Starsailor), Tindersticks (the first three albums), The Notwist (12 / Shrink / Neon golden), Scott Walker (Scott 3 / Scott 4), Talk Talk (Spirit of Eden / Laughing stock), The Cure (Seventeen second / Faith / Pornography) - I know batreleaser will never agree with the last one though

[swimsuitissue]

Originally Posted by gmku

Yeah, they sort of have that Interpol thing going on.

I think Interpol have that Joy Division thing going on!

[SpectralJulianIsNotDead]

I like Joy Division.

Love Will Tear Us Apart is a tragically overrated song.

I like their fast stuff the best, like Glass, Digital, Ice Age, Transmission, etc.

[SpectralJulianIsNotDead]

I think it was AtSonicPark who said it best about Interpol.

All of their songs are ripoffs of the song Shadowplay.

[atsonicpark]

Thanks, didn't know people actually listened to me.

[_slavo_]

Originally Posted by atsonicpark

Thanks, didn't know people actually listened to me.

They actually don't, he just felt sorry for you so he mentioned you

[MellySingsDoom]

 

[runrunrun]

i think theyre alright. but most people are in love with the image not the music

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Originally Posted by runrunrun

i think theyre alright. but most people are in love with the image not the music

I think this is more true now after the movie came out.

[dazedcola]

I find it odd that alot of people worship they're distinctive sound on Unknown Pleasures even though the band expressed dismay with the eventual mixing of it.

[dionysusundone]

I believe they changed their mind later on, they were mainly disappointed that it didn't capture their live sound.

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Originally Posted by runrunrun

i think theyre alright. but most people are in love with the image not the music

Well, their music has a strong visual aspect (in the lyrics or atmospheres) and the band played a lot with its image too, so I think it's difficult to distinguish image and music with them. But anyway I disagree I think their music is ace.

[demonrail666]

i'd never say they were bad, or anything silly like that, but they're one of those 'classic' bands that never interestred me much. I always preferred New Order. There's something all to precious about the whole JD thing, and Unknown Pleasures, for all its great songs, is horribly over produced.

[Alex's Trip]

My favorite band this day/hour/minute/second

[atari 2600]

A friend has borrowed all of my Joy Division and New Order, including all my bootlegs.

[deflinus]

i just started watching Control today. its pretty good so far i guess. but i got bored and paused it. maybe ill finish it tonight

[atsonicpark]

I might watch it online. As much as I like Joy Division, I don't really have any interest in watching a biography of them.

All my favorite Joy Division songs were never on a full length album I guess... all the ones between UNKNOWN PLEASURES and CONTROL on the HEART AND SOUL box set... stuff like "ice age".. fuck!!

[dionysusundone]

Control's OK. A bit too long, drags a bit in places, but it gave me a real emotional thrill when I watched in the theater.

[RanaldoNecro]

It seems Joy Division were more influential than popular...They seem to be a benchmark for many other bands..

Early New Order really captures what they were doing in JD..

I always resented New Order for their excessive re-packaging...