I think Tony Wilson said in the documentary "Punk was the first music to say Fuck You" Joy Division was the first to take the energy of punk and say "I'm Fucked".
I love the punks heckling the band before they play, then Joy Division just fucking owns them with this brilliant performance and all the sudden they're screaming in approval.
It always almost makes me cry every time I saw him dancing like this. Look like he did his best to sing and perform every second of his life on the stage. No one else can be like him to make this kind of impact to me. R.I.P Ian, forever legend!!!!
And he went to work the next morning probably. He did his best to be there for everyone except himself in the end. Spread himself too thin. An anti hero in many ways.
I've always thought the awkward, traditionally "Uncool" dancing added strength to the performances, in much the way that he frequently sings very off key. These are typically major hindrances for the typical rock vocalist, but... the weirdness and awkwardness of the presentation mixed with the insane intensity speaks volumes to me. It says: "I am very imperfect, but that doesn't mean I don't fucking have something to say."
@@joshasunto27 this. Well said. Not directed at you, but in music if a classically trained musician ( read sheet music, know theory in and out, etc.) reads this, you've most likely come across conversations with other musicians about how important things like theory are compared to just breaking the rules of music and going with your feeling. I'm of the mindset that feeling is the most important factor in writing music. Hardcore punk is a great genre that exemplifies this and a specific example of someone would be Dez Cadena from Black Flag. He went with his gut, despite being out of key like Ian is here. tldr; / short summary: I don't view things like being out of key, as a hindrance like the OP mentioned. As long as someone's letting the music control them, technical things like staying in key aren't important.
I've always thought that Bernard Summer's guitar work in Joy Division is greatly underestimated, yes, he's not very skilled and constantly makes mistakes, but I think he always had the facility to put the right "melody" in each song, something similar to what was happening with Kurt Cobain, a fairly basic guitarist but who knew how to make melodies that hook you easily.
I love the drumming in this song. It's so wonderfully hypnotic. It's amazing to think how innovative it was for the time. Stephen Morris created dance beats years before dance music really came into it own. Beautiful.
dead souls, one of my all time favourite songs, gets into my brain in such a way that I get a headache before it finishes. I stopped it before the four minute mark and the centre of my forehead is aching..I honestly feel there is something supernatural about this song
At 16, I’m in that impressionable phase where I just wanna buy a joy division t-shirt lol. Such a great band. My dad is the reason I listen to them and have since I was only a little kid. I wish they lasted longer. It’s unbelievable that they made so many great songs in such a short period.
mesmerizing.. even with the crap quality video and audio, you can still feel it. Some people say Ian was just an ordinary bloke, but if you really watch him you can see he was operating on an entirely different level. This band was active for only about 3 years and put out 2 albums almost 3 decades ago and people are still so passionate about this beautiful music. It was and still is truly extraordinary and I feel lucky that so many people including myself are able to experience it.
this is my favourite video on RUclips. The way he dances in the dark and then shows up to meet the crowd in the dark. It's raw and breathtaking. Just like life.
I've always found it very moving to watch Ian Curtis. He's lost within the sound; he's lost to an involuntary state of movement to the music. Possibly close, to being lost in an involuntary state to his epilepsy...it always brings a tear...
I play guitar and to me Bernard is one of a kind. You could tell he was influenced by punk but would innovate and was probably more technically savvy than others in their genre. His leads and chord progressions are very creative and would influence the sound of other bands like the killers and Rammstein
I just think of the movie version and annex in the crowed watching wat a tragic love triangle of a man who was great and would have been a Hugh success in America if he had lived but it all was to much unfortunately RIP dear Ian
Everyone strives for that style and this awkward guy simply had it but it killed him in the end. If he held on you would hear them on the radio every day
I was force fed these back as a little kiddie back in the late 70's early 80's my uncle made me sit and listen to tubeway army, the cure, joy division with him whilst my mum played me Kate bush the kick inside and I'd listen to dads Beatles white album on 8 track tape in bed. Can you imagine the odd looks I got when asking for songs at the infants school disco. My mates would ask for run rabbit run or D.I.S.C.O and I would want love will tear us apart or forest by the cure :D
Joy Division would routinely play this song first in their set. It's extended intro gave Ian Curtis the time to assess the crowds level of involvment and their general reaction to the bands sound. Depending on the reaction, ian would decide to what degree he would escape reality.
Great footage. This band really set the foundation for cutting edge rock and were true pioneers. From the college radio of that time(late 70's/early 80's) becoming New Wave then changing to Alternative and now called Indie Rock. Ian Curtis was a brilliant lost soul. Fantastic voice and unique performer. Wish he was still with us but the music lives on.
It's such a raw energy, almost primal movements, hard to even call it as dance and yet...it shakes you inside, moves you to the core when you get tuned to it.
@Muskateering ROFLMAO! But you're right though. They pioneered Post Punk but brought melancholy to Alternative music to bands that were to come after them. From Bauhaus, U2, to The Cure, if it wasn't for Joy Division, music wouldn't be what it is today.
they opened with this ajanta theatre derby april 1980, still remember like it was yesterday. what a performer you simply could not take your eyes off him on stage.fucking unbielevable
wat an inspiration,no one will ever have his charisma and talent,R.I.P ian u r a true legend of r times 80s,a normal guy with big dreams,but this fukin life caught up with him,sad,
Truly no one in music that can perform completely lost in his emotions like him. He was pure and hypnotic to watch. Never get tired of watching him and listening to the legendary band themselves, Joy Division.
Watch any JD live clip and you have to be impressed with how their drummer simply carries the band on his shoulders, creating the space for guitar and vocals to meander so powerfully.
Ian said in an interview he thought this tour was soul destroying so imagine the thought of touring the US when going round the UK was so hard for him. In hindsight leaving the band would have obviously been the right and only answer, he would've achieved the same but still've been here. You get the feeling he couldn't say no though, pride wouldn't let him.
Joy Division, Ian Curtis in particular romanticized gothic rock and the macabre. It proves that you don't have to look a certain part to be in the scene, but to have feelings, thoughts, and emotions of the like. They set the standard for a very raw and DIY style of 'Outsider (Poppy) Rock' that would go recreated and recycled for years to come. One of the greatest creations of music we know today.
Eerie, Raw and stunning. I often wonder if what he left us with was the best he could give or if there was even more brilliance. It's great to see so much footage come to light.
This song is heavy.....and it was performed 30 years ago....A band that was a head of their time. To me that means that after years and years the audience is still grasping onto what had happend.
thanks for posting this. brilliant to see it after nearly 20 years from first view. made the hairs stand up. this is a really heavy song in many ways - those lyrics ... 'imperialistic house of prayer', 'conquistadors who took their share'. great stuff.
He didn't take drugs, he danced like that cos he was putting his all in to the music. He took inspiration from people like Mick Jagger. It was his trademark dancing and part of what made him so completely awesome and original
This song has always been much better live than studio recorded... Ian just seems to get into the whole shouting thing a lot better. God I love that man
If only, if only there was anyone else like Ian in the world. Couped up in his blue room, a true genius of the time. This song is a true expression of everything the '80's wasn't.
Used to have this on the original Here Are The Young Men vhs-video tape, lent it to somebody, never got it back. Could be worth a few bucks nowadays, if it still exists! Great to see this here, and for everybody to watch!
@buddyguy88 It's hard to believe that one band sparked a movement as powerful as this. I mean Nirvana changed the music scene from Glam to Grunge but without Joy Division, music today wouldn't be considered music for me.
According to Humpty (Shock G) himself, Ian Curtis successfully fulfills all the criteria of doing the Humpty Dance: A) he appears to be in pain and B) no other people can do it the same. God I love this song. It's truly hypnotic and filled with unspeakable rage.
Like a good old friend. I always have overcome some sort of foreboding when May 18th rolls around every year. Thoughts of Redemption over destruction carries me through.
Just saw the movie "Control" this morning and it really touched me. The actors mannerisms are right in line with Ian, so in line that it's kind of surreal.
(continued) Ian Curtis was a unique, total package. To everyone else, there are great covers of JD, but only JD made the perfect recordings of their songs.
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I think Tony Wilson said in the documentary "Punk was the first music to say Fuck You" Joy Division was the first to take the energy of punk and say "I'm Fucked".
AgentXPQ that’s from Peter Hooks book “inside joy Division”
interesting
😂😂☠️🍻
I'll always feel fucked. It's appropriate that I have been channeling it through punk rock.
Joy Division blew the energy out of punk and then punk died.
I love the punks heckling the band before they play, then Joy Division just fucking owns them with this brilliant performance and all the sudden they're screaming in approval.
David Davidson yeah man you said it. Told them where to go with great fucking music.
Could be one of the greatest live vids on youtube
Jon H how right you are.
5 yrs. later you are still correct
Your correct it is the best song.
i love how he emerges from the darkness when the chorus starts at 1:50 then disappears back in. such a hypnotic performer
AUSROTTENY2K Absolutely. You are right. Ian was a mesmerizing performer.
It always almost makes me cry every time I saw him dancing like this. Look like he did his best to sing and perform every second of his life on the stage. No one else can be like him to make this kind of impact to me. R.I.P Ian, forever legend!!!!
And he went to work the next morning probably. He did his best to be there for everyone except himself in the end. Spread himself too thin. An anti hero in many ways.
Stephen Morris in the Joy Division and early New Order days is criminally under appreciated
I've always thought the awkward, traditionally "Uncool" dancing added strength to the performances, in much the way that he frequently sings very off key.
These are typically major hindrances for the typical rock vocalist, but... the weirdness and awkwardness of the presentation mixed with the insane intensity speaks volumes to me. It says: "I am very imperfect, but that doesn't mean I don't fucking have something to say."
Wow. yes,...
Hey, you are Lev Yilmaz!! I adore your tales of mere existence!!
AgentXPQ true punk
Listen brother. You feel music. Let your body do what’s natural. Whatever comes out it’ll resonate what with others.
@@joshasunto27 this. Well said.
Not directed at you, but in music if a classically trained musician ( read sheet music, know theory in and out, etc.) reads this, you've most likely come across conversations with other musicians about how important things like theory are compared to just breaking the rules of music and going with your feeling.
I'm of the mindset that feeling is the most important factor in writing music. Hardcore punk is a great genre that exemplifies this and a specific example of someone would be Dez Cadena from Black Flag. He went with his gut, despite being out of key like Ian is here.
tldr; / short summary: I don't view things like being out of key, as a hindrance like the OP mentioned. As long as someone's letting the music control them, technical things like staying in key aren't important.
his stage presence is haunting in such a good way
I've always thought that Bernard Summer's guitar work in Joy Division is greatly underestimated, yes, he's not very skilled and constantly makes mistakes, but I think he always had the facility to put the right "melody" in each song, something similar to what was happening with Kurt Cobain, a fairly basic guitarist but who knew how to make melodies that hook you easily.
If there was ever more proof that soul and emotion is enough, you don't need to be a fucking virtuoso genius to make good meaningful music.
Well said. He's a great songwriter, which what lends his guitar playing such weight.
He most definitely has his own sound on the guitar, for sure! Def should get more recognition.
bernard was perfect for the music they made.
Bernard Sumner is always criminally underrated.
I love the drumming in this song. It's so wonderfully hypnotic. It's amazing to think how innovative it was for the time. Stephen Morris created dance beats years before dance music really came into it own.
Beautiful.
dead souls, one of my all time favourite songs, gets into my brain in such a way that I get a headache before it finishes. I stopped it before the four minute mark and the centre of my forehead is aching..I honestly feel there is something supernatural about this song
flemwad sounds like it just annoys you lol
classic post punk song indeed mate
He knew how to dance
Pink Floydd great frontman.
Love how the crowd is causing a ruckus and being loud, but then as soon as the drums start at 0:36 it’s dead silent.
This song was way ahead of it's time, and it's still amazing.
At 16, I’m in that impressionable phase where I just wanna buy a joy division t-shirt lol. Such a great band. My dad is the reason I listen to them and have since I was only a little kid. I wish they lasted longer. It’s unbelievable that they made so many great songs in such a short period.
mesmerizing.. even with the crap quality video and audio, you can still feel it. Some people say Ian was just an ordinary bloke, but if you really watch him you can see he was operating on an entirely different level. This band was active for only about 3 years and put out 2 albums almost 3 decades ago and people are still so passionate about this beautiful music. It was and still is truly extraordinary and I feel lucky that so many people including myself are able to experience it.
Closer is my second favourite album, and my second favourite Joy Division album.
this is my favourite video on RUclips. The way he dances in the dark and then
shows up to meet the crowd in the dark. It's raw and breathtaking. Just like life.
They always started gigs with Dead Souls because of the long intro it allowed Ian to build himself up for the performance
Ian put every ounce of himself into those performances. He literally left it all on the stage!
I've always found it very moving to watch Ian Curtis. He's lost within the sound; he's lost to an involuntary state of movement to the music. Possibly close, to being lost in an involuntary state to his epilepsy...it always brings a tear...
I play guitar and to me Bernard is one of a kind. You could tell he was influenced by punk but would innovate and was probably more technically savvy than others in their genre. His leads and chord progressions are very creative and would influence the sound of other bands like the killers and Rammstein
what a fuckin opener.
72hagbard HAHA no shit
Damn right! The first 3 mins give me goose bumps every time!
This isn't the best quality SOUND-wise, but seeing Ian in all his intensity sends shivers up my spine! He was THAT great!
What a tune What a band I was lucky enough to see JD live & still they keep calling me
Agh! I love how Joy Division sounds almost tribal sometime. So great!!
Stephen Morris just kills this utterly. And the time change!
This is my favourite Joy Division song, absolutely huge!!!
Totally amazing song. I get shivers every time I hear this song. Simple riff with lots of energy.
JD = pure chemistry and genious. once in a world time
I just think of the movie version and annex in the crowed watching wat a tragic love triangle of a man who was great and would have been a Hugh success in America if he had lived but it all was to much unfortunately RIP dear Ian
Everyone strives for that style and this awkward guy simply had it but it killed him in the end. If he held on you would hear them on the radio every day
I was force fed these back as a little kiddie back in the late 70's early 80's my uncle made me sit and listen to tubeway army, the cure, joy division with him whilst my mum played me Kate bush the kick inside and I'd listen to dads Beatles white album on 8 track tape in bed.
Can you imagine the odd looks I got when asking for songs at the infants school disco. My mates would ask for run rabbit run or D.I.S.C.O and I would want love will tear us apart or forest by the cure :D
Andrew Lindop its all fun and games until no love lost plays in the 1st grade dance
Joy Division would routinely play this song first in their set. It's extended intro gave Ian Curtis the time to assess the crowds level of involvment and their general reaction to the bands sound. Depending on the reaction, ian would decide to what degree he would escape reality.
gives me the chills!!!
love you, Ian! you were absolutely amazing and your voice lives on.
Great footage. This band really set the foundation for cutting edge rock and were true pioneers. From the college radio of that time(late 70's/early 80's) becoming New Wave then changing to Alternative and now called Indie Rock. Ian Curtis was a brilliant lost soul. Fantastic voice and unique performer. Wish he was still with us but the music lives on.
you have no idea how much i wish i was alive at that time and there to see that man perform with my own eyes.
its so hypnotizing seeing Ian dancing its like it gets you in a trance and you cant sop looking at him JD is the greatest band ever!!
Ian Curtis
Genius
Your song reflect the fall souls
Your Voice dance with the music
Your sad is our saddnes
The acoustics and that drummer were insane!
It's such a raw energy, almost primal movements, hard to even call it as dance and yet...it shakes you inside, moves you to the core when you get tuned to it.
@Muskateering ROFLMAO! But you're right though. They pioneered Post Punk but brought melancholy to Alternative music to bands that were to come after them. From Bauhaus, U2, to The Cure, if it wasn't for Joy Division, music wouldn't be what it is today.
they opened with this ajanta theatre derby april 1980, still remember like it was yesterday. what a performer you simply could not take your eyes off him on stage.fucking unbielevable
wat an inspiration,no one will ever have his charisma and talent,R.I.P ian u r a true legend of r times 80s,a normal guy with big dreams,but this fukin life caught up with him,sad,
This is the best video I have ever seen. Pure and raw.
I wish I had been born soon enough so that I could have seen them live. RIP, Ian. No one will ever be like you.
Truly no one in music that can perform completely lost in his emotions like him. He was pure and hypnotic to watch. Never get tired of watching him and listening to the legendary band themselves, Joy Division.
Na danasnji dan je rodjen jedan od meni najvaznijih rock heroja....
On this day he was born one of my most important r `n` r Heroes....
RIP!!!
Watch any JD live clip and you have to be impressed with how their drummer simply carries the band on his shoulders, creating the space for guitar and vocals to meander so powerfully.
That is exactly what i have been saying for a while. Some people think i'm crazy, but if u listen to JD u realize how underated Barney is.
Ian said in an interview he thought this tour was soul destroying so imagine the thought of touring the US when going round the UK was so hard for him. In hindsight leaving the band would have obviously been the right and only answer, he would've achieved the same but still've been here. You get the feeling he couldn't say no though, pride wouldn't let him.
What a band, all 4 of them....Mind bending fucking awesome
I've never seen anything as truly original as him. Every little movement he does seems to be coming straight from his emotions.
That is so admirable.
happy birthday Ian Curtis.
Now that's definetely my favourite song. Love it. Love Ian's moves. Joy Division are music history!
Joy Division, Ian Curtis in particular romanticized gothic rock and the macabre. It proves that you don't have to look a certain part to be in the scene, but to have feelings, thoughts, and emotions of the like. They set the standard for a very raw and DIY style of 'Outsider (Poppy) Rock' that would go recreated and recycled for years to come. One of the greatest creations of music we know today.
Eerie, Raw and stunning. I often wonder if what he left us with was the best he could give or if there was even more brilliance.
It's great to see so much footage come to light.
He joined the dead souls much too early…R.I.P.
Journey from this to “the perfect kiss” as new order is amazing really
So haunting
I like this sickness music. Good for my Soul.
This song is heavy.....and it was performed 30 years ago....A band that was a head of their time. To me that means that after years and years the audience is still grasping onto what had happend.
Ian Curtis still looks like a ghost in this video. Great music, wish there had been more.
Bernard Sumner deserves massive credit for his guitar contributions! Of course, Peter Hook is the bomb.
This song is amazing!
I love Joy Divison, was one of the best rock band in history!
Best video on RUclips, I insist
I've watched this os many times...and every single time is more electrifying than the previous one...Chillllsss!!
that is how he danced, the man was beyond brilliant, he was feeling the music, had nothing to do with epilepsy
Wonderful... Simply wonderful. I'd give all the money in the world just to see Ian perform one song.
thanks for posting this. brilliant to see it after nearly 20 years from first view. made the hairs stand up. this is a really heavy song in many ways - those lyrics ... 'imperialistic house of prayer', 'conquistadors who took their share'. great stuff.
I know where you are coming from. I had the luck of my older sibling getting me to listen to this band as well. Changed my life.
He didn't take drugs, he danced like that cos he was putting his all in to the music. He took inspiration from people like Mick Jagger. It was his trademark dancing and part of what made him so completely awesome and original
This video footage is priceless.
This song has always been much better live than studio recorded... Ian just seems to get into the whole shouting thing a lot better.
God I love that man
THAT KEEP CALLING ME... THEY KEEP CALLING ME! 🤘🏼🔥🤘🏼 JOY DIVISION 🎶🙏🏼
If only, if only there was anyone else like Ian in the world. Couped up in his blue room, a true genius of the time. This song is a true expression of everything the '80's wasn't.
Absolutely unbelievable
i'm so grateful that we have so much video in such a short period of time with JD live....just wish i could have been there,dammit!
I like it...I think the people at the gig got much more of the ambience....so I cant elaborate...the darkness was for a reason I think.....
ian curtis's dancing is mesmerising
its like he's in a trance of some sort
Wow...lovely. Ian Curtis R.I.P.
Ian was incredible...a very special talent.
He was an enigmatic person but at the same time handsome!!
Love him
What amazes me are his dance moves so unique. Great song! R.I.P Ian.
I cant get enough of Joy Division!! I wish Ian hadnt left us!!
He was amazing... I mean the whole bend ... but still ... LOVE THIS ♥
you will never see a front man like ian curtis ever again,a real legend,R.I.P IAN.
Used to have this on the original Here Are The Young Men vhs-video tape, lent it to somebody, never got it back. Could be worth a few bucks nowadays, if it still exists!
Great to see this here, and for everybody to watch!
Jesus, this is intense. Awesome.
@buddyguy88 It's hard to believe that one band sparked a movement as powerful as this. I mean Nirvana changed the music scene from Glam to Grunge but without Joy Division, music today wouldn't be considered music for me.
According to Humpty (Shock G) himself, Ian Curtis successfully fulfills all the criteria of doing the Humpty Dance: A) he appears to be in pain and B) no other people can do it the same. God I love this song. It's truly hypnotic and filled with unspeakable rage.
I'm glad to posting this video, Joy Division is the best of the best!!!
Like a good old friend. I always have overcome some sort of foreboding when May 18th rolls around every year. Thoughts of Redemption over destruction carries me through.
Just saw the movie "Control" this morning and it really touched me. The actors mannerisms are right in line with Ian, so in line that it's kind of surreal.
🎵...𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕪 𝕂𝕖𝕖𝕡 ℂ𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕄𝕖...🎵
I'm not a huge Joy Division fan, but this sounds like it was made last week...their influence will just keep going on.
Ian Curtis's dance is the most beautiful brutal artistic thing ever. Man that's some hurt.
Best. Video description. Ever.
Great band awesome song
they keeep calling meeeeeeeeeeee
He gives me chills. Everytime. He is greatly missed and adored. I hope he is finally at peace. We love you Ian 💖💖💖
(continued) Ian Curtis was a unique, total package. To everyone else, there are great covers of JD, but only JD made the perfect recordings of their songs.
Everyone was doing their job and sending it home here. But geez, Bernard Sumner playing that monster of a guitar riff there!