Joy Division - Transmission
Published by Toronto Mike on May 19, 2010 @ 12:12 in Weekly MP3s
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Joy Division - Transmission
Ian Curtin killed himself 30 years ago yesterday. He was Joy Division's songwriter and lyricist and he took his life on the eve of Joy Division's first North American tour.
A few Joy Division tunes seem to always make my playlists. "Atmosphere" and "Love Will Tear Us Apart" are great, but I like to start with "Transmission".
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David
May 19, 2010 / 13:58
30 years, huh? Damn I'm old. There are 2 excellent films on the subject that have come out in the last couple of years: A doc called "Joy Division" and "Control" - directed by Anton Corbijn. The guy who plays Curtis is brilliant. The rest of the 'band' all insisted on learning to play the instruments - and then the songs - so it was as authentic as possible. Find some footage of Curtis on stage and you can't help but figure Gord Downie took something from him.