The tragic story of Ian Curtis and Joy Division

[@soundofhistory_]

If there's any video I think you should watch til the end, it's this one (even though its 45 minutes long - you can skip to the end)

[@tiffanyshoyouright8757]

Thank you for this story I love this band and their music...

[@louist.sanville4445]

Great video. Joy Division was one of my favorite bands in high school. They were THE quintessential "Post-Punk" group, but they were also one of the most important bands in music, imo. This is actually one of the better YT videos I've seen about them.

[@soundofhistory_]

Thanks for watching! And thanks for the kind words - there's a lot of great content about this band out there; I'm happy to do my part

[@CrystalShip8899]

Martin Hannett was heavily influenced by The Doors album Waiting For The Sun re the sound effects on Unknown Soldier etc, he incorporated this in to the production of Unknown Pleasures. Joy Divisions darkly beautiful music continues to find new audiences. ❤ Great upload.

[@xp7575]

Ooof, this is a seriously heartbreaking story, you did an excellent job telling it though and you definitely gave it the dignity that it deserves, I've been watching your content for a while now and I've noticed you getting better at both your writing and your delivery with each video you put out, this is definitely one of your best, keep up the great work brother

[@soundofhistory_]

Thank you so much!

[@aydensyt]

This channel needs much more love! Not the highest quality but the best story telling and idk homey cozy type of feeling for me, so ya please keep it up!

[@soundofhistory_]

Thanks

[@ksenianaumchik8118]

Great video with lots of research and hard work invested in it. Thank you !

[@natet5959]

Great job! Now I know the full story!

[@electricmastro]

Very nice video! One musical act I had in mind was Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. They apparently reinvent their sound just about every time they make a new album and is prob what contributed to them staying as relevant as they have, because it's not often I see 80s bands staying this relevant and fresh with new material for this long. U2 is prob their closest comparison in this regard, but while U2 has several retrospectives, The Bad Seeds don't really seem to have any, so it would be cool to see a video on them!

[@derekkroll8243]

Thank you

[@dane480]

Joy Division randomly came on in my playlist at work (residential construction). I knew a little about “the lead vocalist” and absolutely love the music. So I thought, let’s learn more…I searched for more and found this video. 4 DAYS OLD! What a time.

[@ethanmiller631]

42:21 Genius wasn't invented at the time so no one can blame him for not understanding ian's lyrics

[@Pazuzu82]

Sex pistols were just the epitome of an alternative sound of punk and defo one of the most important albums ever and joy division just embraced that sound.

[@glenngastonjonsson7954]

Suicide is a bitch. It just makes one person dead and so many others miserable. Thanks a lot for taking your time to make some thorough research.

[@skalocos]

Awesome

[@nvm9040]

Ian was definitely a troubled individual and needed help for his issues but while he was alive,Ian was a great singer was a deep and dark voice like a Nico also he write very dark and interesting lyrics

[@ljp711]

I think what was the main thing about Joy Division was that the words of Ian Curtis paradoxically saved my life. He might have been a suicide but as a similarly mentally ill teenager I felt he seemed to express the same things I felt back then.

[@nvm9040]

@ Ian has to enter our lives in one way or another