Joy Division - Transmission, Interview, She's Lost Control (live @ BBC) Remastered 720p

Joy Division live at "Something Else" BBC 2 TV, 15/09/1979
Transmission, Interview, She's Lost Control (complete JD's BBC footage)
Full remastered and upscaled to 720p

[@Justin-rm6su]

What I love about Joy Division is that you can listen to any single instrument alone and it's still just as interesting.

[@BigBlack81]

And very rare. Few bands have this quality.

[@sambruinstroop1909]

Wow great discovery, never thought about that

[@Kezzeract]

Stone Roses are the same. Each instrument is perfectly intertwined with the others, yet just as beautiful and aurally mesmerising on their own.

[@royalnass1029]

man stone roses are okay but they aint got s......t on joy division

[@ainhoaruizgarcia3667]

+Angie Gomez Nnxbcncmz

[@caveguy22]

Poor Stephen is such an underrated drummer. He belongs on every top 50 drummers list :/

[@rperricone]

I met everyone, but Ian of course. Very nice group to hang with. was like 1987 or so. As New Order.

[@rperricone]

Peter Hook is an amazing bassist too

[@a.e.8874]

@Caveguy22 He really does belong on that list

[@Ami483]

@@rperricone Was Barney nice to you?

[@Anthony-nd7ld]

For sure at 100%

[@pinkmazohyst]

Stephen Morris: Professional shade thrower and drummer since 1957

[@Reprodestruxion]

\./

[@kpyng]

A lean, mean drumming machine...

[@nobye420]

Ain't that the truth lmao

[@MisterSteambathRules]

Ian looks exhausted and scared once you get a good look at his eyes

[@RateOfChange]

Yep, that's because he was.

[@seanoconnor5737]

thats cos of the medication prescribed back then for epilapsy.

[@JoseLuisDelapaz-o5q]

Agorafobia

[@MarsOatom-oy8ze]

Sick to death of being sick to death of medication 💊 side effects, it f king sends you mad 😠

[@TreborPaulson]

Those TV lights might be screwing with him

[@pault8470]

Drummer is awesome

[@jumofi]

Paul towey His nane is Stephen Paul David Morris aka Mr Drum Machine

[@Ami483]

@@jumofi he's awesome. he collects military vehicles.

[@jumofi]

@@Ami483 you meant tanks 😁

[@Ami483]

@@jumofi Julio thery're not tanks, they're military vehicles. I watch that hilarious material "At Leisure: Stephen Morris" every day when I'm sad ...

[@jumofi]

@@Ami483 www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/e0f2ce04-d853-4a4a-8702-95648639cfaf Please, read this...

[@suuraz]

I was there in the audience in 79, i was 18 nearly 40 years ago,i could not have known what an iconic moment it was,i feel privileged to have had that opportunity,he died not very long after at 21 years old,i always wonder how far they could have gone with Ian.I believe he was still developing a loss of a great talent far too soon.

[@mattswestone20]

suuraz 23 years old *

[@laussethecat]

@Joseph Knecht Sure they did.. they aren't the stone roses you know

[@thewhoman3182]

@@laussethecat Joy Division and Stone Roses are equally good in terms of individuality.

[@crazycatman5928]

They would have been famous as New Order is. There’s a rare performance of New Orders song “Ceremony” with Ian singing. Guess you can say it’s a Joy Division song. It had Ian’s lyrics. When I hear New Orders music it sounds like what I think Joy Division would sound like.

[@dalfog2468]

Wow you was there. What a magnificent thing to be able to say. I was only 11 years old. But I taped it on vhs and watched it over and over. What a song What a live performance. Still as amazing today in covid 2021 shit show times.

[@Pazuzu82]

Morris is a beast on the drums, fantastic!

[@micahnewman]

And to think New Order went to a drum machine...

[@MatthewvanR.music.]

@@micahnewman That's one of the reasons why Joy Division is far better then New Order, even tho New Order is good but Not as influential and Legendary as Joy Division.

[@danterosales6985]

"...But Because Its Unsettling And Slightly Sinister And Gothic It Wont Be Played, Which Is A Shame"

[@tarbus8932]

Those are the main reasons why i love Joy Division

[@ukmachloop]

Stephen Morris is just class, underestimated drummer, pure class

[@attackinberlin5895]

Would have been monumental if Ian was interviewed.

[@santeri7737]

@wayward_wyn m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/jarFXp-sjsqArNk Theres interview with video and Ian is there. But theres no sound sadly

[@LaraMiiiaaauuu]

Ive never heard his voice exept him singing

[@nodarkthings]

​@@LaraMiiiaaauuuthere are a couple out there... he doesn't say much tho

[@steve261brown]

John Peel was the only DJ that really got it. RIP LEGEND.

[@Jimbob-gw7jp]

Authentic performance you can visually see and feel the pain he is going through in his mind and body.

[@kimmolaine8069]

and his passion

[@wtfkurtis]

he was also high lol

[@jackdanielsdaggers6149]

Aaron Mason Yeah he did prescription drugs are still drugs people just don't see it as being as bad but the highs are real

[@gordongate]

Epilepsy medication in the 1970's did not get you high, they had unpleasant side effects.

[@Pazuzu82]

Stinky Steak ile agree with you there prescription drugs are just as bad as illegal drugs and most are harder to come off, ave been there especially with tramadol.

[@Ydce1891]

Joy Division is my favorite band, but every time I watch them I can’t help to feel slightly heartbroken for Bernard that his friend and band mate passes and he takes over as lead vocal for the new band. It feels like seeing a car before it crashes, knowing it will crash. I saw new order a few months ago and they played a number of JD songs. I love that they keep the band and Ian’s memory alive.

[@veerchasm1]

Ian Curtis was brilliant. Joy Division forever!

[@MannyManny-pf8sb]

he still is brilliant

[@Knightfriend]

As brilliant as you can be when your hanging from the ceiling anyway

[@bryanbrush2202]

And still brilliant in 2023

[@cadencebenoit3705]

This is my first time seeing Ian Curtis perform. As an adult who had Joy Division music etched into her DNA during her teen years, I have to say the raw talent on display is just mind-boggling. Mental health takes so many talented folks and it sucks that he died so young.

[@skeptikalmakhluk]

ikr?

[@nodarkthings]

I'd say the deciding factor in his suicide was the primitive epilepsy drugs he was being given. They totally screwed him up.

[@Enterstainers]

It's incredible how what they say about Radio 1 is exactly the same now.

[@jayrox40]

Very true.

[@Zeta-bz8og]

the drummer is a diabolic monster!

[@Linklamontygu]

Stephen looks delighted to be interviewed

[@USMCLP]

The annoyed glare on his face as soon they mention him is pure comedy

[@anthonyfisher9607]

this saved my life

[@радиоАфрика-м9х]

PUNK NOT DEAD???

[@yannisliosis8108]

Radio, live transmission Radio, live transmission Listen to the silence, let it ring on Eyes, dark grey lenses frightened of the sun We would have a fine time living in the night Left to blind destruction Waiting for our sight And we would go on as though nothing was wrong And hide from these days we remained all alone Staying in the same place, just staying out the time Touching from a distance Further all the time Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, to the radio Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, to the radio Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, to the radio Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, to the radio Well I could call out when the going gets tough The things that we've learnt are no longer enough No language, just sound, that's all we need know, to synchronise Love to the beat of the show And we could dance Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, to the radio Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, to the radio Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, to the radio Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, to the radio

[@adanklobster6525]

Poor ian... we all miss you..

[@Vanadeo]

I love it at the end me when the bass is chasing the guitar vise versa.... proper good that.

[@eddievhfan1984]

It's like an unsettling canon, and works SO well...

[@Duvessa-darkbeauty]

This black woman loves Joy Division 🖤🖤🖤

[@manoutoftime9057]

Probably the best and 'heaviest' televised 'rock' performance of all time. Bar none!

[@coldbeans3859]

Stephen Morris’ drum fills in the live version improve the song so much it’s unreal

[@mozzerianmisanthrope406]

May 18, 1980. Never forget. 🖤

[@vodkalatke]

Apparently viewers called BBC to complain about Ian "looking drugged"

[@jameswayne8256]

This interview/performance deserves its own FAC number. This should be one of those iconic pieces of history that is forever burnt in the public consciousness.

[@pikeflowed]

Astonishing musicianship, supernatural drumming by Stephen, iconic base by Peter, great guitaring by Bernard Sumner and passionate, committed and raw vocals by Ian, an authentic voice in music that will live and stand for all time. Joy Division Forever !

[@MisterWillow]

How this music stay so intense after all those years! Love for Joy Division.

[@derekwilkinson688]

Back listenening after 43 year break,

[@colingreaves4024]

I was born and raised in Manchester. I was a huge Joy division fan from my early teens and my current partner was brought up in a house a few doors down from Ian's in Macclesfield. Then when I was about 24 I was told my childhood best friend had hanged himself while living down in London. He was 25. The weird thing is looking at Ian in this video he still looks and feels older than me or my friend and I'm 28 now. Ian was 23 when he passed. I look back and think of how young my friend was and he still feels like my best mate at 17. Time has a weird impact on us all but to think Ian died at 23 with a wife and child and a huge future ahead of him yet he feels eternal to us. I dunno, it just makes me thinks. RIP Matt, you are missed every single day.

[@slehcyo8223]

music possessed Ian when performing

[@daphneseps9884]

slehc yo he’s epileptic, he’s just tryin to control his body

[@inka-on6mt]

@@daphneseps9884 yo he's epileptic but mostly it's him dancing, maybe mimicking his seizures

[@boilerhoer3906]

inka Nah, he usually had seizures on the stage so it’s not possible that he was trying to mimic his own illness.

[@offbeatmaniac400]

He was hiding his seizures, but sometimes he got lost in the music and *Danced to the Radio*

[@sleepless0248]

ABSOLUTELY

[@cattycakes64]

The energy that comes from Joy Division still sends a wave of electricity through me just as it did for me as a teenager. I find Joy Division's hypnotic enduring and inspiring sound and lyrics to be the greatest musical moment that ever fleetingly existed.

[@jbmuggins8815]

The discussion which takes place is extremely important.

[@Yamswool]

Happy birthday Ian.

[@maskedladyrobber]

Amazing band. Sad I was too young to see them play. My favourite story about the band is that a young Shane McGowan went to see a London gig by Joy Division and later commented on Curtis' performance. He said he was scared to go for a piss in case he missed something....

[@afeitealperro6079]

What a mesmerizing and beautiful show, can't imagine what it was like to watch this at the time!

[@lulusaintly631]

The intensity of this. Though as a middle-aged woman now I look at poor Ian and think, poor sick boy. He was so ill.

[@petemc5070]

Blimey, Wilson was very impressive in that discussion of what music gets onto the airwaves. Pummelled Burnett, in an elegant and polite way, too!

[@jamesvseverything5974]

Stephen Morris looks incredibly uncomfortable in that interview

[@gotham61]

Thanks for uploading this in excellent quality. I remember first seeing it almost when it was broadcast. I say almost, because I was at boarding school at the time, and we were required to be somewhere where I couldn't watch TV on a Saturday evening. Personal VCRs were practically unheard of at the time, so as someone taking an A Level in the audio visual department, I convinced the tech to record it, so me and some friends could watch it later. We gathered Monday during lunchtime in the TV studio to see it, a real epiphany for me. I was also lucky enough to see them live in London about a month later at the Electric Ballroom. Great memories.

[@strangebrew1231]

That drumming. Holy hell

[@CliffordOgier]

Best drummer in the world

[@thewhoman3182]

This band has quickly become a favourite of mine

[@jdunn7655]

me too i'm 52 can't stop listening to them never realised i knew a lot of their tracks such a unique sound. Can't believe the killers covered Shadowplay??...Wow!

[@MARlA___]

Ian tries to stay alive so intensely, the pain seemed to be trying to consume him, this is so painful, Ian was big, enormously strong.

[@johnblonde8589]

Still incredible sum of more than the parts forever unique will never tire of being moved by Joy Division just on a different level to most bands end of.

[@DeluxeStudioVisual]

Unarguably one of the key bands in rock history

[@almicheli54]

Que sensação maravilhosa ver o Joy Division em HD...

[@rapha1999silva]

impressionante mesmo

[@Roseina03]

Joy Division is beyond radio at this point ! Legends!

[@AndySalinger33]

This is saving my life

[@allangoncalves1453]

that bass

[@sfsoma]

Excellent as always. Thanks

[@neilprocter3755]

Good old Tony Wilson, he’s the only one who’s actually read the play! He ensured that we got to know and love Joy Division, what a legacy!

[@TRUEiMPROrecords]

Tony Wilson was the right man at the right time.

[@kimmolaine8069]

The music regulated for what's being a hit is worse than ever before now. 90's and early 00's still had clear alternatives. I say that because there's still plenty of good music being made.

[@kimmolaine8069]

or just listen to metal

[@mirighazvini8666]

+Blisteryship006 i highkey agree

[@brandtbethune4148]

@@Jaguadarte__ I'm not even big in to metal, but will immediately ignore the opinion of someone who claims metal isn't music. Metal is music in every sense of the word.

[@Jaguadarte__]

@@brandtbethune4148 relax, I was just kidding. I don't even remember that comment lol.

[@birdy596]

People try to claim that there isn't any good music these days, really the best music won't be played on mainstream stations and networks for the same reason as always, most people prefer happy, poppy stuff that will brighten their day rather than something more artistic and truthful of reality. The best stuff only gets played because it's an old artist that is a safe bet because they've been around for 40 years, or it'll be a novelty, with presenters treating it as a joke, rather than the true masterpieces a lot of these hidden tracks are.

[@spacemant4482]

Such an awesome band and epic performance

[@paulburg826]

Wow, this is my first introduction to the band and I must say, I am fired up

[@armandoarciniega1462]

Wow so simple but yet so memorable…. Joy Division lives on!! 2021

[@chetrok1]

As I grow older with this music, I appreciate it way more, its a form or chaotic beauty that wraps itself around everything inside my heart and head

[@Hollowsmith]

I've searched and searched, but I seriously don't think there's EVEN ONE interview with Ian that was ever filmed. Your choice is audio interviews only, or performance footage. Such a shame.

[@ernestolombardo5811]

Watching these men, and Ian in particular, I am reminded of a few words from Reverend Andre Crouch's sermon "Premature Autopsies": Nobility is always born somewhere out there in the world, and when you live in a democratic nation you have to face the mysterious fact that nobility has no permanent address, you have to face the fact that nobody has nobility’s private phone number. Nobility is not listed in the phone book. Nobility is not listed in the society column, nobility shows up where it feels like showing up, and where it feels like showing up might be just about anywhere.

[@l.salisbury1253]

"You ought to hear our version of 'Louie Louie'!" -Ian Curtis

[@josereysaiz6123]

Amazing visual quality. Thanks to share

[@kiedru]

11 bastards is not dancing to the radio

[@celticwarrior1365]

Brilliant drummer!

[@roxanne4820]

why were they being interviewed by a 9 year old

[@banksdiggy]

He did quite a good job, aside of cutting that one gentleman off

[@SystemExclusive]

HahahahHah

[@blondepotatoboi]

I thought the interviewer looked a bit like Jimmy from Quadrophenia... xD

[@JT-ss6si]

Tony made a very strong point in calling out the "discretion of radio". Censorship sucks when it comes to authentic music.

[@petemc5070]

Censorship sucks but it's rampant in the way our country is run.

[@robertpowell8993]

fucking epic.....

[@sparklyjbug]

I could watch Stephen drum for the rest of my life and never be bored.

[@gavinmurphy100]

You can't deny the musical talent that comes from Manchester..and as someone from Dublin its cool to see so many Irish surnames on lots of the greats🍀🍀🎵🎵

[@DIEWELTMusicChannel]

...always a pleasure to watch...thanks for sharing....

[@Annie-cj7bf]

An unknown pleasure to watch 👈👈😂

[@DIEWELTMusicChannel]

@@Annie-cj7bf ..nope.....a known pleasure.....;-)

[@Annie-cj7bf]

@@DIEWELTMusicChannel a grunt* known pleasure. (Then it sounds like unknown pleasure lol)

[@chewie2055]

I love Joy Division....... songs of my youth..........Ian Curtis was absolutely adorable , would have been a hoot at the disco....., lol🙄😳

[@debratansey6074]

Absolutely on a level No one other band has reached and all under 25, blows my mind what they achieved together in such a short time, they would have been the biggest band in the world, joy division and new order play the theme tunes to my life; when you get it you know

[@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.]

Iconic bit of music video catching JD at their peak although the BBC wouldn't have known at the time.

[@itzoccor]

to be fair, many people did not realise at the time. Their music was revolutionary and very different from everything else up until that point. Although people could trace some influences (e.g. Punk, and Krautrock) their music and sound was so innovative that most people did not know what to make of it. Another thing that fascinates me is that their live performances sound very different from their recorded music: their producer was determined to use all the technology available at the time to intensify some aspects of their music. In the studio version, the production gives their music a sense of space and distance (e.g. through the use of echo effects), and this enhances a sense of estrangement and alienation. In their live shows -like this one- they sound more visceral. I love them both, their records and their live shows, and is a great fortune that such material -like this show- is now available widely.

[@kylabotting]

Thanks for this!

[@robertlivingstone3364]

The epilepsy medications killed him. I have epilepsy, you can see how medicated he is.

[@chrisdarling5004]

Musically the best you will hear, guitar and drums on point flawless vocals.

[@kadaveria]

Epilepsy is a horribble disease... each attack you think you gonna die... i saw ppl suffering epilepsy attack afront of me... it's really shocking...

[@Tommy-xu6gg]

They are brilliant! BRILLIANT!!

[@AlexanderAlekLudvig]

Mind blowing ! Thank you for posting this cult classic ! #MadchesterSceneInMyHeart

[@jdog2112rush]

Joy Division is a wonderful ride of sound, and lyrics. Gone too soon.

[@bozooe]

2:39 gives me chills

[@mikerophone235]

This is the first time I've ever actually seen the interview in between the performances. Interesting ...S.Morris is a machine. Inhuman drumming

[@jdunn7655]

I never realised i knew most of the tracks joy division bought out . Didn't think that the killers one of my fave bands covered the joy division song "Shadowplay" as well now i can't get enough of listening to them...just awesome such a unique sound.

[@jumofi]

The Manchester visionary... Sir Anthony Howard Wilson... fookin genius

[@tarasshevchenko3566]

Thanks for uploading this, doesn’t get any better.

[@chiaramadurini1482]

Woooohhh!! Woooohh! I love Morris

[@lorispain1]

Love it, born in Rochdale and lived 11 years in Ibiza

[@SteveAFCLondon]

Ians eyes and general persona look so tired in this and the Transmission performance. Still though , unbelievably brilliant.

[@jameswright1879]

Drumming

[@jefamorfati521]

Le visage d'ange, le regard hanté de Ian Curtis dégagent tant de souffrance... Et il transcende sa personne pour incarner cette souffrance en un mythe absolu. Il est possédé, habité. L'artiste total, celui qui joue sa peau dans la partie... C'est magnifique et tragique.

[@SystemExclusive]

After seeing Ian I think i figured out where one my favorite bands 'The National' got their inspiration from!

[@guillermoortega4119]

AWESOME

[@fantomfeelings702]

How do you explain something so epic!?

[@jadabendrasingh1791]

What a video, can't even remember how I ended up here.

[@13StJimmy]

Steve Morris is actually just the 11th doctor Matt Smith right?

[@chesterwigzell6042]

13StJimmy lol I was thinking that

[@charliedawson4877]

He's actually a massive Who fan. He brought a genuine Dalek prop and had it put in New Order's recording studio. It was dubbed the sixth member of the band.

[@thewhoman3182]

@@charliedawson4877 really? That's hilarious! You've made my day thanks pal

[@L30x]

This is the correct version of She's lost control, in the other video it's sound accelerated.

[@TheEggmaniac]

Tony Wilson was a visionary for picking up on all the young raw talent that was erupting out of Manchester and other cities at this time. He was a really from an older generation but picked up on this fresh new sound and saw the potential in them. He had his flaws but he was a believer.

[@gui_777_]

Dance! Dance! Dance! Dance to the radio!