joy division by lukashevich dmitrij 10a

JOY DIVISION

Joy Division is the most iconic band in the genre of post punk.The band was formed in 1976 in Salford and consisted of Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner.

Ian Curtis was the author of all songs and he was a front man of the band. Group was called in hopeless depressive manner because of gloomy Curtis’s lyrics and his underworld voice. But low, disinterested Curtis’s voice contrasted with his performances on stage, which he accompanied with strange jerky movements resembling epileptic convulsions.

As it turned out, Ian really was an epileptic. With the development of the band his state of health deteriorated. And in 1980 at age 23, being depressed Ian Curtis committed suicide.

Joy Division influenced the development of post punk although the band recorded only two albums.An aura of mystery has developed around Joy Division and their music, because of esoteric Curtis’s poetry and seclusion from unfamiliar eyes.

And now you can see a performance of the song Transmission

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