What's your favourite Joy Division record ? - Page 3

MellySingsDoom · 07.06.2007, 05:22 AM

Definitely the Heart and Soul box set. Hearing the Peel Session version of "Exercise One" is still a joy to behold.

sun city girl · 07.06.2007, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by sonicl

BTW, surely choosing Substance is like choosing Screaming Fields of Sonic Love as your favourite SY album? (As in, it's a compilation, not a "real" album.)

but there's no album tracks on substance!

SynthethicalY · 11.13.2007, 05:55 AM

Substance because it is the only one I heard.

11.13.2007, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Nefeli

you feel me. listening to this song made me seek this thread.

had to vote substance, since its the only one i own and got after it was out. and has songs that i love (warsaw for example). in addition am listening today closer and unknown pleasures and still feel that i like substance more. pleasures felt darker than closer and like the sound more in this record. would like to find warsaw records from back then. love this rare feeling when sounds of bands from my youth dont feel outdated or boring.

Here's some Warsaw demos:
http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/genius_in_the_making_the_warsaw_joy_division_demos /

racehorse · 11.13.2007, 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by cryptowonderdruginvogue

*BUZZER*
WRONG

jean-luc godard's "a bout de souffle" (aka breathless)

belmondo's in it tho.

11.13.2007, 06:36 AM

At A Later Date

Here's a gem. Super rare Joy Division, never recorded in studio, not on the "Heart & Soul" box set, and one of their more rockin songs. I met a guy a few months ago who told me he hated Joy Division. I tried to politely explain that perhaps a bit of true angst was necessary in your soul to truly appreciate it. What I should have said was this: "You're fuckin stupid."

Joy Division "At A Later Date"

http://funeralpudding.blogspot.com/2...1_archive.html

http://k-punk.abstractdynamics.org/archives/004725.html

Torn Curtain · 11.13.2007, 12:59 PM

Thanks porky!

Is "At a later date" in Control ? I think I already know the song.

Torn Curtain · 11.13.2007, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by sarramkrop

Here's some Warsaw demos:
http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/genius_in_the_making_the_warsaw_joy_division_demos /

Does anyone have the full bootleg (http://www.amazon.com/Warsaw-Joy-Division/dp/B0000075Z9) ?

SuperCreep · 11.13.2007, 02:42 PM

I love all of their albums, but the last three tracks on Closer seal the deal for me.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 11.13.2007, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by atsonicpark

new dawn fades is my fucking JAM.

Word.

jetengine · 11.13.2007, 10:32 PM

Substance, for it offers a good overall trip through the band's career, from the Sabbathy riffs of their early days as Warsaw, to the artsy pomp of their latter days as a proto-electronic outfit. I have the vinyl edition. The CD doesn't sound as good, but it has six or seven bonus tracks, I believe.

batreleaser · 11.13.2007, 10:42 PM

Closer and Unknown Pleasures are perfect. I cant pick between those two. I mean its one of my all time favorite bands for fucks sake. I was goin to see the movie this weekend but fell asleep before my girlfriend picked me up; result: my gf pissed at me, and even worse, didnt see the movie.

batreleaser · 11.13.2007, 10:43 PM

"This is the way, Step Inside"

gotta be one of the most intense and emotional lines in the history of rock and roll.

11.14.2007, 05:00 AM

I have been listening to tons of Joy Division, of late. I feel like I should apologise for making a really silly remark about them being inferior to New Order on this forum a while ago, a remark that was brought up by not having listened to them in years. Joy Division are one of those bands that are important to me on a personal level. My best friend back home used to play me his records all the time and even named his record shop Closer, with the biggest poster of Ian Curtis that I have ever seen on its main wall. Unknown Pleasures has always been my favourite of theirs, because it's sonically perfect, literally one of those records that manages to sound masterful and magnificient in all its simplicity. Day Of The Lords, Disorder, Shadowplay, New Dawn Fades are all incredible songs.

_slavo_ · 11.14.2007, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by sarramkrop

I have been listening to tons of Joy Division, of late. I feel like I should apologize for making a really silly remark about them being inferior to New Order on this forum a while ago....

That's ok, we're all growing up.

11.14.2007, 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by _slavo_

That's ok, we're all growing up.

Would you mind tightening the rope around my neck? I can't do it by myself. Ta.

_slavo_ · 11.14.2007, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by sarramkrop

Would you mind tightening the rope around my neck? I can't do it by myself. Ta.

Torn Curtain · 11.14.2007, 06:40 AM

Am I the only one who thinks Closer is uneven ? The last four tracks are so great the other ones pale a bit in comparison.

I didn't get Unknown pleasures at first, now I can see why more people chose it as their fave, it's more consistent in my opinion.

pokkeherrie · 11.14.2007, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Torn Curtain

Does anyone have the full bootleg (http://www.amazon.com/Warsaw-Joy-Division/dp/B0000075Z9) ?

I have that. I don't think it's a bootleg though, because it's available in every mainstream cd shop here and has been for years... it's one of those cds that seems to be always in the discount bins everywhere.

pokkeherrie · 11.14.2007, 09:10 AM

Anyway, I agree that Closer is a bit uneven, but the last three songs are brilliant. Doom and gloom have rarely been captured so beautiful and sad as in The Eternal and Decades, while Twenty Four Hours is maybe their best up-tempo song in my opinion, with some of Ian Curtis' most desolate vocals. Both Unknown Pleasures and Substance are probably better collections of songs though, with Substance having most of my favourites.

View Poll Results: What's your favourite Joy Division record ?
Unknown pleasures	20	46.51%
Closer	12	27.91%
Still	1	2.33%
Substance	8	18.60%
Other (live recordings, Heart and soul box set...), please specify	2	4.65%
Voters: 43. You may not vote on this poll

07.06.2007, 05:22 AM	#41
MellySingsDoom invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,662	Definitely the Heart and Soul box set. Hearing the Peel Session version of "Exercise One" is still a joy to behold. __________________ Snow on Easter Sunday - Jesus Christ in reverse.
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11.13.2007, 05:55 AM	#43
SynthethicalY invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 7,408	Substance because it is the only one I heard.
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11.13.2007, 06:36 AM	#46
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	At A Later Date Here's a gem. Super rare Joy Division, never recorded in studio, not on the "Heart & Soul" box set, and one of their more rockin songs. I met a guy a few months ago who told me he hated Joy Division. I tried to politely explain that perhaps a bit of true angst was necessary in your soul to truly appreciate it. What I should have said was this: "You're fuckin stupid." Joy Division "At A Later Date" http://funeralpudding.blogspot.com/2...1_archive.html http://k-punk.abstractdynamics.org/archives/004725.html
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11.13.2007, 12:59 PM	#47
Torn Curtain invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: France Posts: 7,997	Thanks porky! Is "At a later date" in Control ? I think I already know the song.
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11.13.2007, 02:42 PM	#49
SuperCreep expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: brooklyn Posts: 2,281	I love all of their albums, but the last three tracks on Closer seal the deal for me.
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11.13.2007, 10:32 PM	#51
jetengine children of satan Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 399	Substance, for it offers a good overall trip through the band's career, from the Sabbathy riffs of their early days as Warsaw, to the artsy pomp of their latter days as a proto-electronic outfit. I have the vinyl edition. The CD doesn't sound as good, but it has six or seven bonus tracks, I believe.
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11.13.2007, 10:42 PM	#52
batreleaser invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 5,155	Closer and Unknown Pleasures are perfect. I cant pick between those two. I mean its one of my all time favorite bands for fucks sake. I was goin to see the movie this weekend but fell asleep before my girlfriend picked me up; result: my gf pissed at me, and even worse, didnt see the movie.
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11.13.2007, 10:43 PM	#53
batreleaser invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 5,155	"This is the way, Step Inside" gotta be one of the most intense and emotional lines in the history of rock and roll.
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11.14.2007, 05:00 AM	#54
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	I have been listening to tons of Joy Division, of late. I feel like I should apologise for making a really silly remark about them being inferior to New Order on this forum a while ago, a remark that was brought up by not having listened to them in years. Joy Division are one of those bands that are important to me on a personal level. My best friend back home used to play me his records all the time and even named his record shop Closer, with the biggest poster of Ian Curtis that I have ever seen on its main wall. Unknown Pleasures has always been my favourite of theirs, because it's sonically perfect, literally one of those records that manages to sound masterful and magnificient in all its simplicity. Day Of The Lords, Disorder, Shadowplay, New Dawn Fades are all incredible songs.
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11.14.2007, 06:40 AM	#58
Torn Curtain invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: France Posts: 7,997	Am I the only one who thinks Closer is uneven ? The last four tracks are so great the other ones pale a bit in comparison. I didn't get Unknown pleasures at first, now I can see why more people chose it as their fave, it's more consistent in my opinion.
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11.14.2007, 09:10 AM	#60
pokkeherrie invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,289	Anyway, I agree that Closer is a bit uneven, but the last three songs are brilliant. Doom and gloom have rarely been captured so beautiful and sad as in The Eternal and Decades, while Twenty Four Hours is maybe their best up-tempo song in my opinion, with some of Ian Curtis' most desolate vocals. Both Unknown Pleasures and Substance are probably better collections of songs though, with Substance having most of my favourites.
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