Ian Curtis passing: 30 years ago today


I came late to this band (Joy Division) but became very interested in their music recently. Is it true they only produce 2 records? Seems like quite a legacy based on such limited production. They were amazingly talented.
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Joy Division were great, after Ian Curtis “left”, New Order never reached that intensity anymore. You should be able to find Anton Corbijn’s film “Control” (2007) on dvd (at least for region 2).

I recall, I went through agonizing months of obligatory military service back in 1980 and Dark Wave music perfectly reflected my state of mind, so I liked to play Joy Division on cassette, now and then. Another occasion for “normal” people to suspect I’d gone bonkers =8^o (oh well, I’d heard that before in school and college when listening to the likes of Beefheart, Gong or Henry Cow.)