Drummer reacts to "Love Will Tear Us Apart" & "She's Lost Control" by Joy Division

[@DrStrangelove3891]

Thank you for this request, Jane. This is an essential band that helped shape an era of music. And Ian Curtis was a true poet.

[@janewells5970]

@@DrStrangelove3891 you’re welcome! Been a fan since just before Ian died. And yes they were very influential!

[@willb1405]

Like many great artists, a troubled and haunted soul. Rest in peace

[@simonweedy4683]

Even now, the on-point drumming of Stephen Morris is rarely talked about in terms of how important it was to Joy Division’s and then New Order’s sound.

[@coreyC4_1313]

I'm an epileptic and when I first met my GenXer neurologist, he wrote out an Rx for me to listen to "She's Lost Control." We always ended up talking about music more than my epilepsy at visits 😂. Great reaction, Lee! Keep em coming!

[@allsorts9909]

Makes me feel very old as I saw them in London before they had a single out as a support band. Was standing about 10 foot from the low stage as Ian Curtis started his mad dancing. 46 years later it’s still a fresh memory

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

I am so glad you requested this Jane. They had a sound that really resonated with so many people.

[@janewells5970]

@@Hartlor_Tayley you’re welcome! ❤️‍🔥

[@page349]

Transmission is a good one. Thanks for the reaction!

[@chrisandersen5635]

Yup! A must listen. It is Ian remembering a good listening to the radio and having fun.

[@lilacfloyd]

Radio!

[@CharingCross712]

After Ian Curtis passed, the band, much later, reformed as New Order. And New Order released the 12" single, Blue Monday, which is still the best selling 12" single of all time. Best wishes to your lady!

[@mattleppard1970]

It’s one of my favorites of all time ❤

[@Peejay1966]

Actually, New Order played their first gig just over two months after Ian killed himself.

[@mana3735]

This is why I subscribed to Lee...I knew he'd be covering all kinds of good stuff. Nice one, mate. So many paths to go down. I won't give you any more recomendations as I'm sure you have enough to last you to the next millenium by now.

[@YiorgosChronis]

Some younger people probably will not be amazed by this today, but think about it, hearing this in the late 70s... Almost alien 😊

[@toddmitchell7542]

I am 65, we were waiting for Joy Division to hit San Francisco when his death was announced, was really looking forward to seeing them….

[@terryfowler4893]

What a time to be discovering music at the time in the UK, so many great bands of different genres, we will never have it that good again

[@juliannamezine3195]

You should totally listen to transmission and disorder! The drummer, Stephen morris, said in his book that these songs are so demanding that when he played them back to back he felt he was about to have a heart attack. Stephen is an awesome drummer and regarded by many as “the human drum machine”

[@TheCornishCockney]

Angriest British band ever. Met Hooky (bassist) once on the train from Manchester to London Euston and he was surprisingly funny. I expected a broody,non smiling rebel but he was the opposite. Very important band.

[@themadcow71]

You can see the influence he had on Thom Yorke from Radiohead. Great band!

[@TheHumanPalindrome]

A couple of months after Ian died the remaining members went on to form New Order. Amongst my favourite New Order songs are: Blue Monday, True Faith, Regret, Thieves Like Us and Bizarre Love Triangle.

[@onyx747]

I get shivers hearing Ian sing

[@janewells5970]

Excellent! Love this band! Thanks for playing these @L33reacts 😊

[@stevectg2601]

Transmission and Dead Souls are two other great tracks to check out.

[@brianwacker9111]

The b side of Transmission, Novelty, is a heartbreaker.

[@zoeherriot]

During their performance of A Forest on the Show video, Robert Smith of The Cure drops a few bars of “She’s lost Control”. It’s a nice call out.

[@rikurodriguesneto6043]

The drummer is definitely one of my favorites.. there's a live version of Disorder where's he's really banging it

[@jonathanmurphy3141]

The vocals, on both of these videos are muted -clearer on the records. The photo behind the guitarist, Bernard is another great British band of that time, The Jam, who performed on the same show that night. The graphic, looking like mountains, behind drummer Stephen, and Bassist Peter is the album cover which is a graph of radio waves. After Ian's suicide, Joy Division switched name into New Order, joined by Keyboardist Gillian, who married the drummer. They had a split with Peter a number of years ago - he now fronts a band that plays a lot of Joy Division, and new songs. Both Joy Division & New Order have been nominated once for the Rock Hall -both should be included (and they've waited for years beyond eligible vote)

[@mattleppard1970]

Just watching now… Bass player Peter Hook is quite a legend over here. Not overly ornate but insistent, pounding, grumbling - later in the New Order songs too, often over an electronic beat. Try “Blue Monday” ❤

[@realdocloco]

For me, the true stroke of genius in "Love ... " is Peter Hook insanely melodic line echoing the vocal line.

[@angelahimmelreich7104]

RIP Ian eventhough your life was short you made an enormous impact

[@Bausaw]

Funny you mention Talking Heads. They actually inspired the last track on Remain In Light by Talking Heads.

[@Semprini537]

Yeah,sounds pretty bleak. Love REMAIN IN LIGHT,the highpoint of their career.

[@mana3735]

Welcome to Manchester!

[@dbradx]

A great way to fill the dance floor back in the day 😄. Great choice, Lee, and awesome reaction as always - cheers from Canada!

[@AceAnnie1-7]

Looking forward to this!

[@fd1930]

Missed it live ( busy busy) but just enjoyed it now As always, a great reaction to great music bro 👍🏼

[@amnril]

Joy. division, so bleak, so industrial, so brilliant. Unknown pleasures, undoubtedly one of the most well known album covers ever, easily as well known as Pink Floyd’s Dark side of the moon.

[@mattleppard1970]

I will likely miss the premiere, but another great band. Their later incarnation as New Order is also brilliant… True Faith, Blue Monday, Temptation, and loads more excellent songs

[@janewells5970]

@@mattleppard1970 you will be missed!

[@mattleppard1970]

@@janewells5970Thanks Jane. Watching it now. A friend saw them live with Ian Curtis before he died. Said it was unsettling but brilliant. I’m also always blown away by Peter Hook’s bass too. Great request - as I’ve said before, you have excellent taste 😊

[@janewells5970]

@@mattleppard1970 thanks Matt! What a lucky man to see this band!

[@genegarrett3372]

NME is New Musical Express it was Britain's Rolling Stone

[@rogerwitte]

After Ian died, Joy Division became New Order - check Blue Monday, same great rhythm section, same great synths, but I think its Bernard on vocals (an the song is in the 7-8 minute range avid cut down versions of less than 5 minute)

[@Moz1011]

All best wishes to your lady L33.

[@paulpurcell6218]

That was great. I think you would love 24 Hours which is track from their 2nd album Closer.

[@eirikasbjrnberg8753]

It was Ian on both. He sounds a bit like Jim Morison. And yes their music slowly gets into you head . As someone said there are an EP with great songs too

[@TheCheesenChips]

Joy Division pioneered the new wave sound

[@wouterdemuyt1013]

There's a great movie called "Control" by Anton Corbijn about Ian Curtis. Harrowing.

[@janewells5970]

Watched it last night! Excellent

[@corawheeler9355]

More new music .. new band .. great stuff

[@JohnLedger-g4i]

Not the music to wake up to on Sunday when you’ve got a hangover

[@lauraallen55]

Really good songs, And band. Joy Division was a huge influence on U2.

[@lilaelsi5766]

And on Siouxsie, The Cure, Bauhaus, and plenty of another new wave acts.

[@lauraallen55]

@@lilaelsi5766 For sure

[@robt7199]

Simply iconic....

[@stoneybass5981]

There’s an Ian Curtis biopic you can watch. Also, Joy Division is featured (as well as New Order) in the movie 24 Hour Party People. Check those out.

[@janewells5970]

I watched it last night! Well done though I knew the ending! Outstanding performances!

[@claudeproost1286]

With hindsight you could see in his eyes were he was heading to, so sad!

[@fayesouthall6604]

100%

[@kimberelyanngunter6341]

Sending good vibes for you & yours ❤

[@Peejay1966]

At a Later Date is top notch, as is Isolation, Atmosphere, Ice Age, Ceremony...

[@redjack9999]

If you want a deep dive into Ian and Joy Division check out Control(2007) an excellent musical bio-pic.

[@AceAnnie1-7]

It was excellent

[@davidfisher8821]

A must watch!

[@janewells5970]

I watched it last night! Excellent!

[@dominicschaeffer909]

On the inside groove of the 7” single of “Love Will Tear Us Apart” are inscribed the words DON’T DISILLUSION ME on side A and I ONLY HAVE RECORD SHOPS LEFT on side B.

[@tomrockwood851]

Finally you got to Joy Division! You must do a live performance of Shadowplay by them. It will connect a lot of dots between genres for you.

[@shaneortega2894]

Great reaction- I should have subscribed back when you reacted to Jesus Christ Superstar- but you got me now. Love this band - there are plenty of great tracks on the Unknown Pleasures album: such as Disorder, New Dawn Fades, or Shadowplay. On their Closer album, 24 Hours, Isolation, Decades, The Eternal, or Heart & Soul. They also have plenty of non-album singles like Atmosphere, Dead Souls, or Transmission.

[@janewells5970]

@@shaneortega2894 great comment! Thanks for listing the album contents

[@Coquinagirl]

It was interesting to learn about Joy Division. ❤️ to Shi

[@damonhines8187]

Ian's guitar in LWKUA looked kinda like a pentagonal Vox I once had my eye on, but not quite the same, idt. Helluva dancer, huh? RIP, Ian. Joy Division was named for prostitution wings of concentration camps in and around Nazi Germany during WWII. After Ian's self-annihilation, they changed their name to New Order and continued to put out music with much of their aesthetic intact.

[@grahamboffey457]

Great drummer, really inventive.

[@unlistedvector]

👍 😎 Yeah, can relate. First listen is a slow burn. But it will burn forever. ;)

[@johnpipere83]

Nice turntable Lee

[@Lauratiplady]

Amazing band. Your next listen should be Blue Monday.

[@Alix777.]

Next listen should be another Joy Division track. New Order is not so interesting imo.

[@btj-oo8xc]

Not Talking Heads but side 1 of Bowie's 'Low'

[@janewells5970]

@@btj-oo8xc exactly! Ian’s earlier band Warsaw, named after Bowie’s WARSZAWA! Low is brilliant!

[@princebusta1st1]

The John peele live version is fucking epic

[@johncampbell756]

My friend Naimee Coleman recently released a cover of Love Will Tear Us Apart.

[@TheHogsEarReport]

While I like both J.D. albums, I lean towards the second and final album the most.

[@bryanforis1839]

46 years ago people would not take it then 2 years later didn’t and it was a top ten in the world 🌍 it takes time watch the lead singer had no time life

[@Grizazzle]

Ya see, now you have to start getting into New Order which is Joy Division post-Ian.

[@mickr1448]

For me Joy Division copied no-one and no-one has ever really copied them, a Unique and brilliant band in every sense, Transmission and Shadowplay are both excellent tracks

[@RichardSchaefer-zx9ig]

After Ian Curtis's passing Joy Division morphs into New Order. One of the best bands of the 80s.

[@paulrichardeden]

They became New Order after Ian Curtis's death

[@robertobrasini5294]

my generation

[@willfromyadkinville]

such cute kids congrats bro!

[@itskyb]

You should check out "Transmission" by Joy Division as well. The drumming by Morris is amazing.

[@rayname908]

The demos by Joy Division (when they were called WARSAW) are mixed better than the official albums. As a punk band they rocked hard, as a post-punk band they influenced great bands of the 80s. My friend had tickets for the first American show they never did.

[@georgepitts1057]

History trivia: during WW2, the Japanese Army held Korean and Chinese women in concentration camps where they were used for sexual entertainment of the troops....these women were referred to as "Joy Division"

[@janewells5970]

It’s a tragic story of our ugly history of violence against women and children. Sexual violence is inherently violent and used in every war. I chose not to bring it up before the video, but thank you. It’s relevant and important history for @l33reacts

[@gavinmallett9331]

I REALLY think you should watch the movie 'Control'. Think you will appreciate it alot!!

[@janewells5970]

Watched it last night!! Thanks

[@Epluribusunum47]

Recommendation / request - Tommy Bolin - Poast Toastee

[@L33Reacts]

I’ve done it! Just search it with L33Reacts, it will pop up

[@saorsa5]

Transmission

[@joelford5159]

How about new order.

[@dynodon9182]

Dark band. Dark story.

[@GP-mw8ce]

Shadowplay

[@martinjoneskar9719]

Check out New Order.

[@bazeye]

Please react to Yesshows.

[@rayweeboy]

Ian Curtis’s vocals don’t sound emo. Emo vocals sound like Ian Curtis.

[@JimboKM]

Top 500? No, but I have heard a couple much catchier songs with this voice and quirky style so maybe one of their fans can suggest better.

[@lindaulloa4786]

I like this band but best single of all time? Not in my opinion.

[@janewells5970]

That #1 is for a certain genre

[@stecumo6459]

decent lyrics,decent singer but their music was god awful