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| 1. Disorder |
| 2. Day of the Lords |
| 3. Candidate |
| 4. Insight |
| 5. New Dawn Fades |
| 6. She's Lost Control |
| 7. Shadowplay |
| 8. Wilderness |
| 9. Interzone |
| 10. I Remember Nothing |
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Deux ans après leurs débuts et faisant suite à une tentative avortée en 1978, Unknown Pleasures (1979) constitue le premier véritable album de Joy Division. Une œuvre de l'ère glacière qui fait honneur au nom initialement choisi par le groupe (Warsaw) d'après le "Warszawa" de David Bowie sur Low, le premier volume de sa trilogie berlinoise. Les origines punk et les guitares aux angles aigus sont maintenant amorties dans des climats obsessionnels à base de rythmiques en apesanteur, d'électronique minimaliste et des lignes de basse monumentales de Peter Hook. Tous ces éléments, dont l'agencement et le fort particularisme doivent beaucoup au producteur Martin Hannett, semblent ne servir qu'un but : offrir la résonance nécessaire aux psaumes désespérés de Ian Curtis, qui achèvent de donner son intensité extrême à ce disque remarquable en tous points. À la fois désincarnée et pourtant incroyablement habitée, la musique de Joy Division avance ici des arguments parmi ses plus pertinents, comme le trio médian composé de "New Dawn Fades", "She's Lost Control" et "Shadowplay". Incontournable, comme le reste de leur discographie… --Fabrice Privé
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Out of print in the U.S. UK standard single disc pressing of the 1979 debut album from the moody Manchester quartet. 10 tracks including 'Shadowplay', 'She's Lost Control' and more. London Records.
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By A. Gerritz
Format:Audio CD
BEWARE! If you already own the Heart and Soul box set, then you already own all but 2 of the tracks on this 2 CD set, since Unknown Pleasures is included in its entirety on the box set, and the first 10 tracks on Disc 4 are 10 of the 12 tracks on the bonus live CD. The 2 tracks not on the box set are Shadowplay (in fact previously unreleased from this gig), and Transmission, previously available on the 1988 Atmosphere CD single and on one of the 1995 Love Will Tear Us Apart CD singles. Still a good gig. Actual date and location were The Factory, Hulme, Manchester, July 13, 1979.
By Tony Moore
Format:Audio CD
This is an emotionally draining album, straight from the broken, depressed mind of Ian Curtis, who on another note looks a bit like Elijah Wood. Most people already know the tale of Joy Division and Ian Curtis, a band whose singer suffered epileptic fits regularly on stage and at the age of twenty-five took his own life. Now I'm not one to give a band better letter grades because their singer died tragically, I hate Sublime, Drowning Pool, and am not too fond of INXS. Listening to this album it's not at all a surprise that Curtis killed himself, the album is dark and devoid of almost any hope. But let's not focus on Curtis, but the band as a whole. The sound of Bernard Sumner's guitar is stripped down to a skeleton, brittle and unpolished. Peter Hook's booming bass would later become a staple in post-punk and new waveish bands for years to come, and Stephen Morris's drums are loud and slow, pacing the music. Ian Curtis is still the star of the show though, and is a very engaging frontman, his droning, broken voice demands your attention.
Let's get down to what matters though, the tunes. The opener Disorder is an excellent opener, and ends with Curtis screaming "I've got the spirit, but I'm losing feeling" and it really gets the blood pumping. There is not a sucker in the bunch though, and every song is excellent, of course some moreso than others. Insight is particularly noteworthy, as is She's Lost Control which may or may not be about Curtis's epilepsy. If you're looking for lots of synths in this album ala New Order, you may be a bit disappointed as the music is alot rougher. The lyrics are excellent but I'm not going to comment on them much. Whether Unknown Pleasures or Closer is better I'm not sure, because their both almost flawless.
By ryan
Format:Audio CD
JD's debut Unknown Pleasures is an extremely strong debut, an essential record. Each song is full of Ian Curtis' emotional power and all songs on here is written through human emotion, no fakes here. Great record, I suggest it. The sophomore album (and last album) Closer is amazing as well. But I think Unknown Pleasures is better, just by a little.
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Debut album by hugely influential band
Not as good as Closer due to the production and weakness of the songs included. It sounds really stunted and nowhere near as emotionally engaging as Closer. Read more
Published on July 11 2004 by Mr Stuart A Woolgar
5.0 out of 5 stars
Rock expressionism
This album is rock's equivalent of a Francis Bacon painting. It's a majestic, creepy, abstract masterpiece, as terrifying and sad today as it was twenty-five years ago. Read more
Published on May 7 2004 by Trawicks
5.0 out of 5 stars
the guitarist..
ok first of all i wanna say that it seems like the guitarist is completetely UNDERRATED. i just got this cd a few weeks ago but im starting to listen to it more now and one of the... Read more
Published on May 3 2004 by caitlin
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The first of two landmark albums
"Unknown Pleasures" has proven to be something of a milestone in the world of rock music (much like it's successor, "Closer"). Read more
Published on April 16 2004 by "poormansprophet"
5.0 out of 5 stars
Where will it end...WHERE WILL IT END?
...with the late, sadly lamented Ian Curtis droning "We were
strangers" over and over again to the backdrop of breaking
glass. Read more
strangers" over and over again to the backdrop of breaking
glass. Read more
Published on Mar 18 2004 by Thomas A. Corpino
4.0 out of 5 stars
Inferior to Closer
This record is underproduced (New Dawn Fades, Shadowplay), and overproduced (She's Lost Control). It has an unfinished rawness that may appeal to some, but I think songs like New... Read more
Published on Feb 18 2004 by SRS
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One of The First (and Best) Post Punk Albums
I have doubts that any band will ever match the emotion of Ian Curtis and The Joy Division. The display of anger, confusion, intensity, and overall sadness embraces all of Joy... Read more
Published on Dec 30 2003 by Electric Birdbath
5.0 out of 5 stars
It's all good
This is a must have for any serious Joy Division, New Order, Revenge, Monaco, or Other Two Fans.
Take it along for those moon lit drives.
Published on Nov 12 2003 by Tom Sievers
5.0 out of 5 stars
My God....
This album was an impulse buy for me after hearing endless good work on this band, and comparisons to Interpol, whose "Turn on the Bright Lights" was a favorite of mine... Read more
Published on Nov 6 2003 by Kurt Lennon
5.0 out of 5 stars
Killing the 1970's with one album
This is an awesome work of power that, in one fell swoop, obliterated the shallow disco glam and stupidity of the 1970's. Read more
Published on Oct 28 2003
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