Good as Joy Division's recordings with Martin Hannett were, I think they come across especially well on these Peel Sessions. The same goes for early New Order too.
I wish there were more of their songs performed like this in Peel sessions - live and heavy but really clean and crisp. Shadowplay in particular would be great to hear like that, same with Atrocity Exhibition and New Dawn Fades. While the album versions are great, Hannet changed so much that it's nice to have unedited performances as well, but the live versions (glorious as some of them are) are really fuzzy/messy/etc.
Sound of music, New dawn fades, Passover, Day of the lords, Colony and Dead souls are my all time favorite songs, in every version of them all, but this one has a very special place in my heart.
See my true reflection, Cut off my own connections, I can see life getting harder, So sad is this sensation, Reverse the situation, I can't see it getting better. I'll walk you through the heartbreak, Show you all the out takes, I can't see it getting higher, Systematically degraded, Emotionally a scapegoat, I can't see it getting better. Perverse and unrealistic, Try to make it all sick, I can't see it getting better, Hollow now, I'm burned out, All I need to break out, I can't see life getting higher, Love, life, makes you feel higher, Love, of life, makes you feel higher, Higher, higher, higher, higher, Higher, higher, higher, higher, Love of life, makes you feel higher.
@@Zach-bt2ky no ive not i was just making a point that sometimes when people put up lyrics for the JD songs its correct but am saying that sometimes in live versions ian changes the lyrics a bit that's all....
Never heard this song, but autoplayed after I listened to a cover of "Sister Ray". It's bad ass. Wish I had the sense to listen to this when it came out rather than boring classic rock.
See my true reflection Cut off my own connections I can see life getting harder So sad is this sensation Reverse the situation I can't see it getting better I'll walk you through the heartbreak Show you all the out takes I can't see it getting higher Systematically degraded Emotionally a scapegoat I can't see it getting better Perverse and unrealistic Try to make it all stick I can't see it getting better Hollow now, I'm burned out Oh, I need to break out I can't see life getting higher Love, life, makes you feel higher Love of life, makes you feel higher Higher, higher, higher, higher Higher, higher, higher, higher Love of life, makes you feel higher
@@fuckamericanidiot why is it in your bottom ten? I am genuinely curious. I think the last verse of komakino is one of my favorite parts of any joy division song.
@@17blackace Yes, was very fortunate to see them perform and had never heard of this band until then. They made an immediate impression and after, went to buy their albums. Got 2 copies of Closer and 1 of Unknown Pleasures that are all unopened. Played my first copy of Closer until it wore out.
@@bodhiapurva3887 MY 2ND ANSWER TO U,U LUCKY LUCKY MAN-OR WOMAN:) - IAN CURTIS ,AGE 17-18 MADE A FUCKING MASTERPIECE AND THEN... INSTEAD-ON THE 7TH DAY GOD RESTED, IT WAS ON THE 7TH DAY GOD IAN GOT EPILEPSY....AND AFTER THE SECOND MASTERPIECE- KILLED HIMSELF... AT 23...NOW,TELL ME THIS 1. DO U AGREE? 2. CAN U EVEN IMAGINE,MY MAN, THAT MIGHTINESS? IMAGINE THAT YOU YOURSELF DID THAT WHEN U WERE 17-18 YEARS OLD... WHAT WOULD U DO AFTER THAT? U KNOW, I ASK MYSELF THAT QUESTION ON A DAILY BASIS.. WHAT THE FUCK WOULD I DO IF I HAD MADE 2 MASTERPIECES BY MY EARLY TWENTIES ... SORRY IF I BORED YOU BUT I CAN TELL THAT U R A TRUE FAN,LIKE ME, SO I SIMPLY HAD TO ASK YOU THIS.... THERE'S MORE,BUT I WOULDN'T WANNA CHOKE YOU TO DEATH WITH MY "STUFF"...
@@17blackace Know exactly what you are saying 17blackace. Ian Curtis was so lost in himself that in his despair, he made a decision that was to have a massive effect on all his fans, friends and family. Having been on the edge of doing suicide, can appreciate how powerful the negative feelings and thoughts really are. Once took an overdose and had a near death experience that convinced me that physical death is not the final curtain. Ian's achievements still stand out and all the other great artists who died young and have created sounds that we can continue to enjoy long after they have left this realm of existence.
I have listened to mostly all Joy Division recorded live and studio, 2:35-2:45 is in my opinion the peak and embodiment of how tight musically they were.
@karziflora Brilliant. RIP Ian Curtis. Your music will live on forever. People will forever be discovering it. (PS I just did a JD binge and watched the JD doc, Control, and 24 Hr Party People in the last few week. All are great and bring back a feeling of the time/place
The shit is amazing.. I'm pretty sure Joy Division had so many hits still ahead of them. It's evident with New Order. New Order had some great hits but I think they would have been even better with Ian's voice and writings that never surfaced or had yet written.
I dug out my copy of "Closer" and this song isn't on it, but the mix is miles better on the Peel session stuff. Ian's voice is up front where it should be, instead of buried in the instruments. I like to turn my music up loud and when I did that with "Closer," the sharpness just about made my ears bleed. I don't consider that a good thing. I still couldn't hear Ian's words as clearly as I wanted to. So I'm getting the Peel session CD and I thank the person who put them up.
+James Lewis Cause words these days can't describe, barely anybody knows how to use them like he did. Can you name any others? Sumner? Morrissey? Robert Smith?
Joy Division R the Fathers of Industrial, Grunge, Post Punk, Dark, Goth, what ever u wanna call it sound... No Fuckin' 1 does it like JD!!!!!!!!!! PERFECTION!!!
New Dawn Fades use to be my favourite, but I've listened to the album so many times that it's kind of gotten a bit old. Shadowplay & Wilderness on the other hand; get better with every listen for me.
Still love to dance about more than a lot of ppl I know my age, and far more than todays youth do...Just no matching the electric personality and emotive energy that is Ian Curtis and Joy Division
@jostube06 have you read the book Touching from a Distance, if not its about his life written by his wife with a lot of his song in it, an untitled &unfinished works.
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Joy Division were utterly astonishing. No band today even comes close.
Your words are so true.
Good as Joy Division's recordings with Martin Hannett were, I think they come across especially well on these Peel Sessions. The same goes for early New Order too.
Tim Steck absolutely. The Smiths on Hatful of Hollow is another case in point.
A big influence
there are plenty of bands doing cutting edge shit now days you just gotta know where to look
Hooky plays guitar on this. Bernard plays bass. They also swapped on Atrocity Exhibition.
This version kicks ass. I love the chanting and that extra guitar riff at the end.
Still not sure if Ian's the one doing the chanting. Never knew he could grow like that.
it's not extra guitar riff they already added it on album version
@@Juuhazan_ It's Hooky chanting.
@@azzaro714 what album, it's a b-side. the studio-recorded version doesn't have that riff.
great drumming an obscure joy division classic
Phil Alderson the drums are minimal awesome...love it love it
Sven Borgschulte the hole interaction is perfect...love that building up and hold down the sound
If you think this is good.." Joy Division > Sound of Music > Live Soudcheck" *****
Stephen is great at programming drum machines, but he's better on a kit 😎
I wish there were more of their songs performed like this in Peel sessions - live and heavy but really clean and crisp. Shadowplay in particular would be great to hear like that, same with Atrocity Exhibition and New Dawn Fades. While the album versions are great, Hannet changed so much that it's nice to have unedited performances as well, but the live versions (glorious as some of them are) are really fuzzy/messy/etc.
Peel session of Colony is massive compared to the Closer version
Completely agree, not a Hannett fan. This is way better sounding.
Sound of music, New dawn fades, Passover, Day of the lords, Colony and Dead souls are my all time favorite songs, in every version of them all, but this one has a very special place in my heart.
All of the above plus Decades.
All of the above plus Decades.
See my true reflection,
Cut off my own connections,
I can see life getting harder,
So sad is this sensation,
Reverse the situation,
I can't see it getting better.
I'll walk you through the heartbreak,
Show you all the out takes,
I can't see it getting higher,
Systematically degraded,
Emotionally a scapegoat,
I can't see it getting better.
Perverse and unrealistic,
Try to make it all sick,
I can't see it getting better,
Hollow now, I'm burned out,
All I need to break out,
I can't see life getting higher,
Love, life, makes you feel higher,
Love, of life, makes you feel higher,
Higher, higher, higher, higher,
Higher, higher, higher, higher,
Love of life, makes you feel higher.
escalatorfrenzy Try to make it all _stick_
Amazing how this describes my feelings exactly right now.
@@Zach-bt2ky Yeah he often switches up the lyrics of songs in live performances.
It’s almost a suicide note.
@@Zach-bt2ky no ive not i was just making a point that sometimes when people put up lyrics for the JD songs its correct but am saying that sometimes in live versions ian changes the lyrics a bit that's all....
Better than the studio version. I love Ian's heavy vocal and the timbre of the guitar. That riff overdub at the end especially is superb.
You know a band is awesome when even their B-sides, rarities, and unreleased tracks are amazing pieces of music....
"I feel the same range of despair and shallow hope" that was very poetic.
The mighty Joy Division will never be equalled.
Dat bass
One of the best songs ever made!
An incredible Joy Division song, powerful, majestic, crisp and meaningful - an absolute beauty
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@@abestrus689 thanks for that - is it a great track, great guitar sound too 👌
Absolutely pisses all over the studio version this
my favorite song of Joy Division.Full of energy,amazing.
Mine's No Love Lost but this is up there with it.
Never heard this song, but autoplayed after I listened to a cover of "Sister Ray". It's bad ass. Wish I had the sense to listen to this when it came out rather than boring classic rock.
What can I say. Pure Joy Division- Ian’s haunting voice and a heaviness that is just pure Joy Division. One of my favorites.
Those drums are so satisfying.
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HOW can anybody give this a thumbs down!!
Bono did. Another JD song he wishes he wrote.
We can't see that now💀
@@burnedbeans4170 well said
barney and hooky swap instruments for this track !!!!!!
very curious why
greg bruce I didn't notice
Yes - same as they do for Atrocity Exhibition.
Great bass from Barney
@@pieterkock695 Hooky said they were bored with their own instruments
One of the best songs ever written
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Amazing song by an amazing band.
Brazil love Joy Division 2019
See my true reflection
Cut off my own connections
I can see life getting harder
So sad is this sensation
Reverse the situation
I can't see it getting better
I'll walk you through the heartbreak
Show you all the out takes
I can't see it getting higher
Systematically degraded
Emotionally a scapegoat
I can't see it getting better
Perverse and unrealistic
Try to make it all stick
I can't see it getting better
Hollow now, I'm burned out
Oh, I need to break out
I can't see life getting higher
Love, life, makes you feel higher
Love of life, makes you feel higher
Higher, higher, higher, higher
Higher, higher, higher, higher
Love of life, makes you feel higher
Absolutely amazing.
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the proper sound of music
I think this is my #1 favorite JD ong followed by Komakino... Both not on regular Albums lol
Both are my current favorites too. Powerful songs.
KOMAKINOOO!!!!
Komakino is in my bottom 10 but each to their own.
@@fuckamericanidiot why is it in your bottom ten? I am genuinely curious. I think the last verse of komakino is one of my favorite parts of any joy division song.
Yes. Me too. This is superb.
This and "A Means To An End have to be on full volume when I listen to them. Amazing song!
2 of my faves also
this seals the deal. HAVE to buy this CD. jesus fucking christ that bass at the beginning. how fucking heavy is that!!!
LOVE THIS TUNE MAKES THE SMITHS SOUND HAPPY GO LUCKY GAV X
it's my number one, and I have many.
My favourite song and version of all time. This is superb. Beautiful.
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the hole interaction is perfekt....love that build up and hold down sound
Life for the sake of life itself; Ian found the answer but simply couldn't put it into practice battling against the depression.
R.I.P.
So sad this sensation... I can't see it getting better.
Pure, Raw Energy
Wow. That is outstanding.
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Joy Division can GROOVE with fury!
This is what music *should* sound like... still hooked after 30 years, man we need Curtis back.
cant believe i fall for this
Una delle più belle canzoni dei Joy Division....
...love...life...don't you feel?....Higher!Higher!Higher!Higher!Higher!
Superb, authentic on every level. I listen to this, and it gives me hope.
Does it get any better,ever.? ......awesome.
Saw the band live only once but this song was not on the playlist. Great to hear Ian and his dark insight into mood.
LUCKY U
@@17blackace Yes, was very fortunate to see them perform and had never heard of this band until then. They made an immediate impression and after, went to buy their albums. Got 2 copies of Closer and 1 of Unknown Pleasures that are all unopened. Played my first copy of Closer until it wore out.
@@bodhiapurva3887 I AM GLAD ,OH SO GLAD FOR YOU, BUT MAAAAAN, AM I ENVIOUS.... :)
@@bodhiapurva3887 MY 2ND ANSWER TO U,U LUCKY LUCKY MAN-OR WOMAN:) - IAN CURTIS ,AGE 17-18 MADE A FUCKING MASTERPIECE AND THEN... INSTEAD-ON THE 7TH DAY GOD RESTED, IT WAS ON THE 7TH DAY GOD IAN GOT EPILEPSY....AND AFTER THE SECOND MASTERPIECE- KILLED HIMSELF... AT 23...NOW,TELL ME THIS 1. DO U AGREE?
2. CAN U EVEN IMAGINE,MY MAN, THAT MIGHTINESS? IMAGINE THAT YOU YOURSELF DID THAT WHEN U WERE 17-18 YEARS OLD... WHAT WOULD U DO AFTER THAT? U KNOW, I ASK MYSELF THAT QUESTION ON A DAILY BASIS.. WHAT THE FUCK WOULD I DO IF I HAD MADE 2 MASTERPIECES BY MY EARLY TWENTIES ... SORRY IF I BORED YOU BUT I CAN TELL THAT U R A TRUE FAN,LIKE ME, SO I SIMPLY HAD TO ASK YOU THIS.... THERE'S MORE,BUT I WOULDN'T WANNA CHOKE YOU TO DEATH WITH MY "STUFF"...
@@17blackace Know exactly what you are saying 17blackace. Ian Curtis was so lost in himself that in his despair, he made a decision that was to have a massive effect on all his fans, friends and family.
Having been on the edge of doing suicide, can appreciate how powerful the negative feelings and thoughts really are. Once took an overdose and had a near death experience that convinced me that physical death is not the final curtain.
Ian's achievements still stand out and all the other great artists who died young and have created sounds that we can continue to enjoy long after they have left this realm of existence.
Pure musical genius.
Pure music ever
This song is wicked good
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I have listened to mostly all Joy Division recorded live and studio, 2:35-2:45 is in my opinion the peak and embodiment of how tight musically they were.
my JD number one , by far
The brightest star that ended its own light ☺
Oh boy.
EYEROLL.
It was also illustrated on the Unknown Pleasures cover with the graphic of an exploding star.
*smileyface*
It's all sayed.
it just sounds so much better when my speakers are cranked up
the best song forever
better than the studio recording!
Great Choices
listening to Joy Division.
i love this song cuz ian sounds sooooo ALIVE in it!!!
2022 y sigue siendo mi rola!!
Brutal.
@karziflora Brilliant. RIP Ian Curtis. Your music will live on forever. People will forever be discovering it.
(PS I just did a JD binge and watched the JD doc, Control, and 24 Hr Party People in the last few week. All are great and bring back a feeling of the time/place
forever!
Higher! Higher! Higher! for a strange reason i remember jim morrison i this part
Higher! Higher!
amazing
Been listening it for the past 6 months. Good song! Cheers up to u! :)
The shit is amazing.. I'm pretty sure Joy Division had so many hits still ahead of them. It's evident with New Order. New Order had some great hits but I think they would have been even better with Ian's voice and writings that never surfaced or had yet written.
on loud! - tune!!
Echo and the Bunnymen ripped this off (Thorn of Crowns)
close the lights and turn the doors off.
I love this tune!!!!!!! Uno de mis favoritos!!!
Rough Power !!
class!!!!
Genius
This music shakes your roots on the material world
This was the first JD music I bought and it opened a new music world to me.
It's early morning, having coffee, the name didn't even register... I actually looked it up! You got me ;)
A lot of people say Joy Division were inspired by NEU! but after hearing this track I finally hear it instantly, that krautrock beat is right here.
I love this song!!!!!
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Makes this/each moment real.
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1 of their best trAkz.
I dug out my copy of "Closer" and this song isn't on it, but the mix is miles better on the Peel session stuff. Ian's voice is up front where it should be, instead of buried in the instruments. I like to turn my music up loud and when I did that with "Closer," the sharpness just about made my ears bleed. I don't consider that a good thing. I still couldn't hear Ian's words as clearly as I wanted to. So I'm getting the Peel session CD and I thank the person who put them up.
This song was on still
This song is an out take from Unknowen Pleasures. One of about 4 or 5 songs that didn't make it on the record. But I wish at was!!!
Absolutely
joy
This song defines "kick ass!'
Ian Curtis ....🌑
the 🌑est
+sanssouffle How is he a black circle? 😕
+James Lewis Cause words these days can't describe, barely anybody knows how to use them like he did. Can you name any others? Sumner? Morrissey? Robert Smith?
No I've never listened to any of them yet 😖
@@jlewwis1995 how have you never listened to a new order, Smiths, or cure song?
Awesome,still.
what a great .....you know what
Joy Division R the Fathers of Industrial, Grunge, Post Punk, Dark, Goth, what ever u wanna call it sound...
No Fuckin' 1 does it like JD!!!!!!!!!! PERFECTION!!!
This along with New Dawn Fades, does it get any better?
Donald Sanver Transmission
I agree, and include Day of the lords as the top 3
I can't see it getting better
New Dawn Fades use to be my favourite, but I've listened to the album so many times that it's kind of gotten a bit old. Shadowplay & Wilderness on the other hand; get better with every listen for me.
Colony, from peel sessions
My favourite JD song! I love drums! It should be called ''Sound of life"
Isso é o profundo dá alma 👤
Still love to dance about more than a lot of ppl I know my age, and far more than todays youth do...Just no matching the electric personality and emotive energy that is Ian Curtis and Joy Division
so fucking ... HIGHEEERRRRRRR
Fucking Brilliant
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i love the first minute
best
A much more agressive version as were all of the peel Sessions. One hears everyhing from funk - proto-rap in this.
@jostube06 have you read the book Touching from a Distance, if not its about his life written by his wife with a lot of his song in it, an untitled &unfinished works.
One goodie!, a good B-side.
That was what I meant to say, Atrocity Exhibition has the same lineup.