As they practised they quickly began to move away fromīasic punk to something more sophisticated. Their initial efforts were crude but enthusiastic, and did not remain in their set long enough to be officially released.
At the time Martin Hannett was arranging gigs for local bands as part of Music Force, and he took Warsaw onto his books.ĭuring June 1977, Warsaw played several dates at the Squat and Rafters: the resident DJ at Rafters was Rob Gretton, who had begun managing several local bands.įrom the start, Warsaw set out to write their own songs. Scene, they tried out different drummers and names – at first, Warsaw – and met their future collaborators. Immersing themselves in Manchester's Punk
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Three young men from Salford and Macclesfield, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook and Ian Curtis – all of whom had seen the Sex Pistols play the Lesser Free Trade Hall in summer 1976 – formed a group. Their best known song, "Love Will Tear Us Apart", reached number 13 in the pop charts during summer 1980: it has since become a 20th century classic.
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They released four singles, three EP's (including compilations with other artists), and three full length albums – "Unknown Pleasures" (#71, 1979), "Closer" (#6, 1980) and the compilation and I mean, yesterday.Joy Division were in existence between 19. If there's one message I got from this film it's that life is short and if you want to leave your mark, then you better get started. Still while he lived, he went at it hard and fast and by choosing the moment of his demise, he was exerting control over his own fate instead of waiting for his time to come. A tortured and profound existence that finds its equal in this film.Īt the height of his success, aged 23, Ian Curtis hung himself. The usual themes are present (struggle for success, rise to fame, corruption, betrayal) but tempered at every turn by the complex depiction of the man himself. Based on a book written by Ian Curtis's wife Deborah, the story is portrayed with a deft, sparse and loving hand. Shot entirely in black and white, the story of a the very young, enormously talented Ian Curtis is masterfully rendered to film by director Anton Corbijn. Or, rather, art punched back because this is a film that slams you out of your torpor. The idea is that the film will disappoint, we will bitch about what a worthless waste of time it was and thus, re-affirming our outrage at the futility of it all, collapse into bed and wish it all away. Like I said it's Sunday and last night's house red has left us with a grating dryness, a feeling that extends to all of existence, a surly teenage mind frame that demands indulgence Control it is. All that leaves is a thriller with Eva Mendes, a homage to Bob Dylan, or some obscure film about the life of Joy Division vocalist, Ian Curtis. But, Rogue has a waiting list and two hours of a pouting Keira Knightley in Atonement is a big ask.
An overcast Sunday in Melbourne is always a good time for a DVD.
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