@@smags1082 enjoy if I could make a suggestion of something completely different but equally genius check out Cardiacs a simple mix of progressive, punk, carnival, psychedelic, folk,ska, classical pop start with the debut a little man and a house and the whole world window. Yeah and with your tastes Nick Cave all of it starting with the birthday party all the bad seeds and grinderman if you ain't already
Saw them in London in Feb (1980_ one of their last ever gigs. Not the best band I have ever seen nor the greatest concert. But only a small handful have been more memorable /greater. It is Ian Curtis that was so memorable. His movements /and those eyes those eyes.
@@allsorts9909 I was already a fan when I saw them. I bought the first single Transmission when it came out , and Unknown pleasures had not long been released. I knew Ian had problems at that gig. He was dead 11 weeks after that gig. When I heard the news I was shocked/sad. But not really that surprised.
@@jkbezo1 The best band that "The New Wave " (of Rock music ) produced . Goth (Bauhaus) came after JD had recorded their debut album. Post Punk is an Ex Post facto term that was used a generation after the late 70's new wave explosion. it originally referred to a period in time eg the period after punk. But is now used as a genre by chiefly American people . Who call Pop bands like The Thompson Twins and Culture club New Wave. Utter nonsense and an insult to proper new wave bands like Magazine, The Only Ones, Simple Minds, The Cure and of course the greatest of the lot = JD.
Great reaction - love that album- one of the best debut albums of that era. They have been recently nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of fame- their next album, Closer, is darker (seen more as his suicide note before his tragic death) but is also considered a masterpiece of post-punk music.
About "She's Lost Control" from Wikipedia: "Curtis primarily drew the lyrical inspiration for "She's Lost Control" from a young woman with whom he had become acquainted through his employment as an Assistant Disablement Resettlement Officer at a Macclesfield occupational rehabilitation centre between 1978 and 1979. The woman had epilepsy and had been desperate to find employment, yet she suffered seizures whenever she came to the exchange, which would greatly disturb Curtis, who himself suffered from epilepsy. At one stage, this young woman ceased attending her appointments at the occupational rehabilitation centre. Initially, Curtis assumed she had found a job, but he would later discover she had died of an epileptic seizure. The woman's unexpected death and Curtis' subsequent awareness and experiences of the stigma endured by individuals suffering from neurological impairments formed the lyrical inspiration for the song."
Martin Hannet produced Unknown Pleasures, Closer and the first couple of Joy Division's next incarnation, New Order. Hannett is credited with creating the band's sound and really , the entire Post Punk sound. He was ahead of his time. One of the reasons the album is so unique, especially for 1979, is because he insisted on complete instrumental isolation. The members of Joy Division all had to play their particular bits in complete isolation and in the case of Stephen Morris, the drummer, he had to play ONE drum at a time with no timing track. There's a true story where Martin Hannet made Morris take his drum kit apart to find a phantom squeak which no one else but he could hear. Over forty years later and hundreds of albums which Unknown Pleasures inspired sound dated but Unknown Pleasures doesn't sound dated at all.
You should react to another classic album from Manchester by The Smiths - Queen Is Dead absolute masterpiece! NME placed this album above Beatles's Revolver
She's Lost Control is basically about Ian's own epilepsy pushed onto a new person lyrically. But that was him, no doubt. I knew someone with. Every now and again she would slump over and vibrate entirely out of her control just randomly. Not that often. Often enough. She explained and coached me to get better at calming people. "It's okay. She's having a seizure. It's epilepsy. She's okay." Look people in the eye. Explain. Convince. As an introvert that was challenging, but absolutely necessary so I did it. You needed to make sure everybody else watching didn't freak out too hard. Calm the crowd. Spread peace. I admired her. I could not do what she did. Walk about. I would be terrified and withdraw from society entirely. Good on her!
That’s not true I’m afraid. Ian wrote it after seeing a girl have a seizure in front of him. Watch the biopic “Control” for a pretty realistic account of Ian and Joy Division.
Woah, Joy division great start to the Post-Punk genre. I recommended reacting to Pere Ubu’s first album “The Modern Dance”. Post punk is broad genre of many sounds of punk, disco, funk, goth, electronic, free jazz, dub reggae, noise, and industrial. Pere Ubu heavily influenced the post punk genre and bands like: Joy division, Gang of Four, public image Ltd, Wire, Mission of Burma, Bauhaus, etc were influenced by them. Pere Ubu are more Avant garde, rock, art punk and sort of experimental rock. I thought after you reacted to King Crimson and Joy Division. Pere Ubu Maybe another react to. Thanks for the reaction and have a great one👍
Nice honest reaction, and no pointless waffle, unlike some other reactors. If you like your guitars and that genre, check out the early Killing Joke albums, Killing Joke from 1980 and What's THIS For...! from 1981.
Dead Kennedys - Fresh fruit for Rotting Vegetables; Angry Samoans - Back from Samoa; PIL - Second Edition; Cabaret Voltaire - Mix-up'; Human League - Reproduction; John Foxx - Metamatic - enjoy
if you're willing to do a longer album, id love if you did to be kind by swans. though its technically a rock album i guarantee its unlike anything you've heard before
Keep in mind that these guys had no musical training whatsoever . They just picked up an instrument inspired by the punk DIY movement As for the recording: this was recorded and mixed in 1979, pre-digital . It’s a masterpiece on all levels.
I really liked the way you expressed your feelings, man. Great video reaction for this masterpiece.. but, once one of us mortals has had this experience, we are never the same again. our soul was rescued from illusion and false hopes. every element of these songs illustrates our present, past and future. how disgraceful every existence in this world was, is and will be
You should listen to the 12'' version of "she's Lost Control! It's havier and tottally different from the album version. You con find it on "The Best Of Joy Division" and "Substance" compilations.
Great video man! This album is a classic, "New Dawn Fades" is my favorite along with "Shadowplay", it's just pure melancholy! There's a movie about Ian and the band called "Control" released in 2007 if I'm not mistaken and it's a great movie in my opinion and I definitely recommend to watch when you can if you want to learn more about them, the actor playing Ian is amazing!
Those production effects and the whole atmosphere is down to producer Martin Hannet. The story goes that the band hated it when they first heard it. They wanted to be punks, not post modern goth art rockers.
Putting Blade Runner on mute, at the point Deckard reaches the roof, start Insight. The "lazer" sounds become Tears in Rain: Hannett's incidental factory sounds begin as windmills spin and hatch opens. Roy, seeing Deckard holding on, has "seen them all as they fall... yet we remember when we were young." Saving Deckard means "more upheaval... All God's angels beware!" Scene ends with rain (lazer sounds) subsiding, and dove fluttering among the warehouses.
Bit of a late comment but i always think its worth noting that originally, the band members didn't really liked this album when it came out, they felt like their producer had messed too much with the sound and sounded nothing like they originally wanted. Same thing happened with their second album later. Maybe because at the time part of the sounds they were influenced by was in the height of punk but they have since come around to appreciate what they did together as joy division .
Yanks are more obsessed about Joy Division than we British. I was brought up in the northwest not far from Manchester and joy division were the band that new order emerged out of. We all preferred new order and acid house rather than the doom sound of closer or unknown pleasures
she's lost control is a really special song imo, simple, dark yet danceable. and it has a very interesting backstory
your vid made me appreciate this album much more wow
As great as unknown pleasures is, it's Closer that's the masterpiece
Next video is closer
@@smags1082 enjoy if I could make a suggestion of something completely different but equally genius check out Cardiacs a simple mix of progressive, punk, carnival, psychedelic, folk,ska, classical pop start with the debut a little man and a house and the whole world window. Yeah and with your tastes Nick Cave all of it starting with the birthday party all the bad seeds and grinderman if you ain't already
LOL Unknown Pleasures pisses all over Closer.
No way they both are! Including all of the singles.
@@MrPboys1the cardiacs are trash imo
Was lucky enough to see them as a support band at a small venue in London. Incredible night
Saw them in London in Feb (1980_ one of their last ever gigs. Not the best band I have ever seen nor the greatest concert. But only a small handful have been more memorable /greater. It is Ian Curtis that was so memorable. His movements /and those eyes those eyes.
@@keithbate9405 yes same for me. Remember thinking this is either brilliant,or awful. He was mesmerising to watch
@@allsorts9909 I was already a fan when I saw them. I bought the first single Transmission when it came out , and Unknown pleasures had not long been released. I knew Ian had problems at that gig. He was dead 11 weeks after that gig. When I heard the news I was shocked/sad. But not really that surprised.
Interzone is actually Peter Hook (bass player) on lead vocals and Ian is on the 2nd verse.
Joy Division are such an important band to post punk and Gothic rock and one of my personal favourite🐈⬛🦇🕷🖤🕸💀🎸😎☠️
They were "New Wave " not Post Punk
They were not Goth . They pre dated Goth
Dark wave, Goth, post-punk
@@jkbezo1 The best band that "The New Wave " (of Rock music ) produced . Goth (Bauhaus) came after JD had recorded their debut album.
Post Punk is an Ex Post facto term that was used a generation after the late 70's new wave explosion. it originally referred to a period in time eg the period after punk. But is now used as a genre by chiefly American people . Who call Pop bands like The Thompson Twins and Culture club New Wave. Utter nonsense and an insult to proper new wave bands like Magazine, The Only Ones, Simple Minds, The Cure and of course the greatest of the lot = JD.
Joy Division were a very special band. Thanks for reacting!
Please vote Joy division into the rock and roll hall of fame. Voting is still open!
Screw the r n r hall of fame. Lame as hell
It’s ridiculous it’s not already in there
@@somerotterAbsolutely ridiculous..
This is Goth rock, post-punk, darkwave.
Other bands would be Sioxsee and the Banshees, The Cure, Bauhaus, Xmal Deauschland, Sisters of Mercy, etc
Great reaction - love that album- one of the best debut albums of that era. They have been recently nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of fame- their next album, Closer, is darker (seen more as his suicide note before his tragic death) but is also considered a masterpiece of post-punk music.
About "She's Lost Control" from Wikipedia:
"Curtis primarily drew the lyrical inspiration for "She's Lost Control" from a young woman with whom he had become acquainted through his employment as an Assistant Disablement Resettlement Officer at a Macclesfield occupational rehabilitation centre between 1978 and 1979. The woman had epilepsy and had been desperate to find employment, yet she suffered seizures whenever she came to the exchange, which would greatly disturb Curtis, who himself suffered from epilepsy. At one stage, this young woman ceased attending her appointments at the occupational rehabilitation centre. Initially, Curtis assumed she had found a job, but he would later discover she had died of an epileptic seizure.
The woman's unexpected death and Curtis' subsequent awareness and experiences of the stigma endured by individuals suffering from neurological impairments formed the lyrical inspiration for the song."
Martin Hannet produced Unknown Pleasures, Closer and the first couple of Joy Division's next incarnation, New Order. Hannett is credited with creating the band's sound and really , the entire Post Punk sound. He was ahead of his time. One of the reasons the album is so unique, especially for 1979, is because he insisted on complete instrumental isolation. The members of Joy Division all had to play their particular bits in complete isolation and in the case of Stephen Morris, the drummer, he had to play ONE drum at a time with no timing track. There's a true story where Martin Hannet made Morris take his drum kit apart to find a phantom squeak which no one else but he could hear. Over forty years later and hundreds of albums which Unknown Pleasures inspired sound dated but Unknown Pleasures doesn't sound dated at all.
the bassist Peter Hook is touring this year. When I saw him a few years ago it was the best concert I have ever been tooo.
You should react to another classic album from Manchester by The Smiths - Queen Is Dead absolute masterpiece! NME placed this album above Beatles's Revolver
She's Lost Control is basically about Ian's own epilepsy pushed onto a new person lyrically. But that was him, no doubt.
I knew someone with. Every now and again she would slump over and vibrate entirely out of her control just randomly. Not that often. Often enough.
She explained and coached me to get better at calming people. "It's okay. She's having a seizure. It's epilepsy. She's okay." Look people in the eye. Explain. Convince. As an introvert that was challenging, but absolutely necessary so I did it. You needed to make sure everybody else watching didn't freak out too hard. Calm the crowd. Spread peace.
I admired her. I could not do what she did. Walk about. I would be terrified and withdraw from society entirely. Good on her!
That’s not true I’m afraid. Ian wrote it after seeing a girl have a seizure in front of him. Watch the biopic “Control” for a pretty realistic account of Ian and Joy Division.
music is life, and life is serious stuff.
LMAO dude New Dawn Fades has me feelin the exact same way
Recorded over 40 years ago. Insane.
nearer to 50 years than 40
Woah, Joy division great start to the Post-Punk genre. I recommended reacting to Pere Ubu’s first album “The Modern Dance”. Post punk is broad genre of many sounds of punk, disco, funk, goth, electronic, free jazz, dub reggae, noise, and industrial.
Pere Ubu heavily influenced the post punk genre and bands like: Joy division, Gang of Four, public image Ltd, Wire, Mission of Burma, Bauhaus, etc were influenced by them.
Pere Ubu are more Avant garde, rock, art punk and sort of experimental rock.
I thought after you reacted to King Crimson and Joy Division. Pere Ubu Maybe another react to. Thanks for the reaction and have a great one👍
Definitely going to check out more joy division and king crimson, but I’ll get to Pete Ubu at some point in the near future.
@@smags1082one year ago
Nice honest reaction, and no pointless waffle, unlike some other reactors.
If you like your guitars and that genre, check out the early Killing Joke albums, Killing Joke from 1980 and What's THIS For...! from 1981.
Dead Kennedys - Fresh fruit for Rotting Vegetables; Angry Samoans - Back from Samoa; PIL - Second Edition; Cabaret Voltaire - Mix-up'; Human League - Reproduction; John Foxx - Metamatic - enjoy
react to marquee moon of television (1977)
Greatest album evet
if you're willing to do a longer album, id love if you did to be kind by swans. though its technically a rock album i guarantee its unlike anything you've heard before
I’ve heard of that from fantano giving it a 10. Never got around to it because it’s 2 hours but I’m definitely down to give it a go
Probably my second favourite album after Turn On The Bright Lights by Interpol
Keep in mind that these guys had no musical training whatsoever . They just picked up an instrument inspired by the punk DIY movement
As for the recording: this was recorded and mixed in 1979, pre-digital .
It’s a masterpiece on all levels.
I really liked the way you expressed your feelings, man. Great video reaction for this masterpiece.. but, once one of us mortals has had this experience, we are never the same again.
our soul was rescued from illusion and false hopes. every element of these songs illustrates our present, past and future. how disgraceful every existence in this world was, is and will be
You should listen to the 12'' version of "she's Lost Control! It's havier and tottally different from the album version. You con find it on "The Best Of Joy Division" and "Substance" compilations.
These guys were only 23 when wrote this. Fookin genius!!!
New Dawn Fades, wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You should check out the movie 'Control' its based off the book written by Ian Curtis's wife and widow
It’s my favourite biopic a masterpiece
Great video man! This album is a classic, "New Dawn Fades" is my favorite along with "Shadowplay", it's just pure melancholy! There's a movie about Ian and the band called "Control" released in 2007 if I'm not mistaken and it's a great movie in my opinion and I definitely recommend to watch when you can if you want to learn more about them, the actor playing Ian is amazing!
New Dawn Fades is definitely my favorite
@@smags1082 it's a great song!
Sam Riley is the actor who played Ian
oh! listen to this
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Kaleidoscope
I cannot express how happy I am that someone had decided to listen to Joy Division for the first time... and absolutely fucking loved it.
Really like your videos, keep going man!
Thank you I appreciate that!
Interested in your take on their next album 'Closer.' 🌊🌴
Will be doing closer after my next review
Top 3 all time album for me
Those production effects and the whole atmosphere is down to producer Martin Hannet.
The story goes that the band hated it when they first heard it. They wanted to be punks, not post modern goth art rockers.
Ever see "The Thing"? There's a guy named "Windows"; if you had a short beard and sunglasses, you'd kind of look like him.
i enjoyed this reaction video. subscribed.
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Putting Blade Runner on mute, at the point Deckard reaches the roof, start Insight. The "lazer" sounds become Tears in Rain: Hannett's incidental factory sounds begin as windmills spin and hatch opens. Roy, seeing Deckard holding on, has "seen them all as they fall... yet we remember when we were young." Saving Deckard means "more upheaval... All God's angels beware!"
Scene ends with rain (lazer sounds) subsiding,
and dove fluttering among the warehouses.
It's like watching Chris D'elia react to Joy Division 😂
Here's a recommendation, Killing Jokes self titled debut, its post punk music for the apocalypse - the guitars will fry your brain.
check out Grace Jones' cover of She's Lost Control
day of the lords is so raw
Bit of a late comment but i always think its worth noting that originally, the band members didn't really liked this album when it came out, they felt like their producer had messed too much with the sound and sounded nothing like they originally wanted. Same thing happened with their second album later. Maybe because at the time part of the sounds they were influenced by was in the height of punk but they have since come around to appreciate what they did together as joy division .
01:52 Nicee!
Have to hear BAULHAUS,
Nice reaction. Where are we? This guitar is in a bad mood!
Nice
Ian Curtis 🙏🔪❤️
awesome
I don't know who the main singer is ........
"its not a big deal" it is tho xdxdxd
This era is like your generation doing everything we already did
y a w n
Yanks are more obsessed about Joy Division than we British. I was brought up in the northwest not far from Manchester and joy division were the band that new order emerged out of. We all preferred new order and acid house rather than the doom sound of closer or unknown pleasures
No we didn't
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