Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (563 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0089LOJ90 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 340 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Pleasures and Pain J. Reeves Very engaging. enjoyable, often very funny and also quite sad as there is a pall hanging over the story. Peter Hook writes in an intimate yet not so personal way. He's a natural story teller. I found the book revelatory in that it captures the excitement and some of the glamour and youthf. David B said First Person Real!. Not a pro writer. Not a ghost writer. Just a bloke talking about his mates. Brilliant read. Hook takes the reader inside and makes them a part of the real history rather than the mythology. Kudos Hooky!. Amber said Thoroughly enjoyable. I have read many books about my favorite band, Joy Division, so I did not expect to learn anything new from this book, but I was wrong! Hookie captures the essence of Ian's personality in a way that makes me think differently of him. Ian was a buddy, one of the guys, a jokester, NOT the d
(Neda Ulaby, NPR Best Books of the Year) . Apparently being in the saddest post-punk art-goth band in history can occasionally be pretty fucking funny.” (MTV Hive)With Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division fans can finally hear the band’s story from someone who was there from the very beginning-iconic bassist Peter Hook.” (SF Weekly)You don’t have to be a hardcore fan of Joy Division or New Order to appreciate Hook’s wry evocation of Britain’s 1970s punk scene and his street-level remembrance of the tragedy and ecstasy that went into building the foundation for the next few decades’ alternative rock scene. The passages where Hook details the recording of the Unknown Pleasures album are fantastic and insightful . Club, The Onion)“A surprisingly funny-and gleefully profane-portrait.” (Entertainment Weekly)“Rich in detai
In Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division, Peter Hook, bassist for the legendary, groundbreaking band Joy Division, takes readers backstage with the group that helped define the sound of a generation and influenced artists such as U2, Radiohead, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.Unlike other books about Joy Division, Factory Records, or lead singer Ian Curtis—who took his own life just before the band's first U.S. Tour—Unknown Pleasures tells Joy Division's story from the unique perspective of one of the three surviving band members.Told with surprising humor and vivid detail, Unknown Pleasures is the book Joy Div
He provided the propulsive bass guitar melodies on "Love Will Tear Us Apart" and the bestselling twelve-inch single of all time, "Blue Monday," among many other songs. He tours New Order and Joy Division albums with his band Peter Hook and The Light and DJs internationally, including at the numerous regular Ha&cce