Unknown Pleasures

Just for the album cover I should give this a 5. It’s very innovative considering the year and I’m sure these sort of arrangements have been a great influence for a great deal of music nowadays. Curious about what would they have done if they would continue with Curtis. But New Order is pretty outstanding in their own.

1970’s Britain perfectly incapsulated in sound.

Obviously a classic, definitely need a couple more listens tho. RIP Ian

Definitely an acquired taste, and I have to be in the mood for this album but I do love it. For me a lot of the credit goes to Hooky's bass lines. It would be stronger were Transmission included, but I can only dream.

Joy Division is the type of band whose music did not make as big of an impact as the music they influenced. Bands are still copying Ian Curtis's goth baritone and the overall post-punk sound of the band. I personally prefer New Order to Joy Division, but that's just me. This is a good album and you can feel the influence all over the record. I still find it odd "Love Will Tear Us Apart" isn't on this album, as that song is probably their most notable "hit" for those who aren't into a deep dive of Joy Division. This album deserves a place in this book, as a lot of the post-punk and rock over the next 45 years find their start here.

Иконик обложка. Супер-влиятельный, популярный альбом, который все еще звучит впечатляюще, но на мой взгляд меркнет перед целой пачкой пост-панк/готик-рок альбомов, старых и новых. Лучшая песня - New Dawn Fades.

Peak depression music

IVE GOT THE SPIRIT , BUT LOSE THE FEELING... FEELING, FEELING, FEELING, FEELING, FEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELING

A very atmospheric, powerful and dark album with amazing lead vocals from Ian Curtis. A classic album that I will never tire of listening to, always being made aware of slight nuances and moments of brilliance throughout. The opening track Disorder is my favourite on the album.

As melhores músicas são as mais famosas e as finais com guitarra.

This has a great, bleak atmosphere. I think I prefer Closer slightly though. Still really good.

Moody

Enjoyed the punk vibe

Here it is, the big Joy Division album that people love. I think I've heard it before, but don't remember much. And this is our second from Joy Division, but today I'm really digging it. Morose, emo alt-rock with some strong melodies. The opener is such a fantastic song, easily my favorite. I like that this whole album has a sort of spooky quality to the production. Not entirely sure what it is, but it seems like the bass is pretty clear in the mix amid guitar and drums that are slightly washed out, that plus the overall reverb gives this a unique sound. I can't say I quite find it to be as monumental as many assert, but it's a great album to be sure. I could see this one growing on me more with further listens. Favorite tracks: Disorder, Day of the Lords, New Dawn Fades, Shadowplay, Interzone. Album art: Of course I love this one, it's undeniably iconic. I described this previously as a bat signal for hipsters, and that holds up. It's a cover that I honestly think I see more on shirts than I do in relation to the actual music, and that's saying something. Very simple, very strong. The mountain pattern is dope. 4/5

Unanswered question of whether this group would have evolved into New Order without Ian Curtis' death?

Good album, I haven’t listened to it in a while but I forgot displacement inspired give yourself a try by the 1975

Having a little more energy than Closer makes this a significantly better listening experience in my opinion. Almost a 5.

The better Joy Division album. Love how it sounds and better writing in my opinion.

I enjoyed it! A mix between Billy Idol and Pink Floyd!

I knew instantly that Kyle must enjoy them.

Mostly claustrophobic but catchy. “Interzone” stands out for rocking. Excellent.

fitting start to the year

Ätherisch, knackig, elektronisch, vorwiegend in Moll. Ein wenig wie The Cure: Live Großes Tennis! New dawn fades

Dark and moody and probs not everyone’s cup of tea. However, still a brilliant little album.

increible

Post-punk 80s Dead Singer (Suicide) Haunting/Melancholy

I felt like I really got this album much more than Closer. Obviously classics on here I already knew and liked. It's such an atmospheric album.

Great stuff. I don't really listen to Joy Divsion much bit this is a great album, no denying it

Always think this album starts really strong with Disorder and then doesn't reach those heights again. Do love it though, and Ian Curtis's voice. She's Lost Control is a great track. And I Remember Nothing always reminds me of this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-KvyKNSV7U

Dark and moody. I’d listen again

Eh.

Foundational record for sure

The original alternative rock album.

1st listen Wow alternative rock in 1979

Much better album then its successor, Closer. I like the atmosphere, being darker, more gothic. Guitar and bass melodies were original and interesting, vocalist was doing a lot of work by not doing too much. Definitely not your average post-punk album. Also, the artwork is present on at least 10% of people's arms as a tattoo. I'll give it a 4 for now, but I will be happy to revisit this record soon and maybe I will change my mind.

Disorder- 6/10 Day of the Lords- 7/10 Candidate- 7/10 Insight- 6/10 New Dawn Fades- 10/10 She's Lost Control- 6/10 Shadowplay- 8/10 Wilderness- 7/10 Interzone- 7/10 I Remember Nothing- 7/10 71/100

Listening to this album made me want to dye my hair black, put on a spiked dog collar, goth makeup, black clothes and then retreat alone to my darkened bedroom to stew in a nihilistic funk. This album pulls me in two directions. It's dark and depressing which doesn't really reflect my attitude or a demeanor that I would want to dwell on but at the same time I like the music itself (Dig the forward bass!) and the mood/atmosphere that it sets. I can't give it a 5 and it's more interesting than a 3 so it's a pretty solid 4.

Masterpiece

Good album. But my view is Closer is better.

Onheilspellend, minimalistisch, duister, industrieel, dystopisch, unheimisch, melancholiek, iconisch.

Fantastic! The energy is great.

Very raw, simple and haunting.

great rangy basslines, deep echo mixing. will listen again and try to focus on the lyrics.

One of the moat depressing listens I've ever had. Excellent stuff!

A beautiful and seminal album. The sparse industrial rhythm perfectly match the dark lyrics that evoke the industrial north. A relisten highlights the fact that the vocal and the guitar are duetting throughout.

Pre-the doors for the cure/smiths, alt-emo

A classic but not their best in my opinion - I always found it hard to get into Joy Division despite on paper influencing almost every band I like - and while this starts strong it tapers off quite quickly. But Peter Hooks bass lines - oh yeah - and that record cover - legendary.

ja hit

I've always struggled to fully embrace JD to the level I felt I should. After many tries, I feel Ive finally synced with their vibe as much as I ever will.

Got repetitive, but an interesting unique style.

8/10 odd production choices mar an otherwise excellent album (with an iconic cover) favorite song: She's Lost Control

3.9 Used to love this album a lot more a few years ago, but i've always loved new order more. other than the big ones, the songs tend to get a little samey. Fave songs: Disorder, She's lost control, candidate, shadowplay

I appreciate hearing Unknown Pleasures end-to-end to remind me that some of the most iconic artists of an era could deliver an uneven record. This album is excellent, but not without some warts and wobbly moments that tend to get erased with collections and greatest hits. Sometimes you only get some of the substance with those things and I understand why. This record is near perfect Joy Division.

I'm more of a New Order guy but this is not as grimly depressing as I remember 🥲

Hits you over the head like a jackhammer, full of early 80s paranoia and fear. Sounds like the threat of nuclear war is looming, so what's the damn point of anything. If the aim of art is to impact the emotions of the audience, this is most definitely art. Not a great deal of nuance, but that's not what they were aiming for!

YESSSSS.

3.5/5

I just listened to some New Order and Closer which I’m sure is on here so super excited to get this one. I remember not liking this one the first time so interested to see how I feel now that I really like 80s new wave and gothic sound. After listening again, I respect this one more for how it influences the music after it. Don’t think I like as much as Closer or Power Corruption and Lies. It feels like post punk as a genre just getting its footing, Also has one of the best album covers ever. Rating: 4.2

Pakkend maar niet iets waar ik nou echt blij van word of dat er echt iets word geraakt in mij

can't rate this too low for aeri purposes but also this had a vibe to it

i'm scared to rate this one low

Turn the reverb up to 11. Liked it pretty good.

One of the big things I've learned about myself over the last 470+ albums is that I didn't realize just how much I like punk but especially post-punk. While I am familiar with this album cover (does every Gen X dude own a t-shirt with it on the front?), I'd never listened to it before. I was excited to see it pop up this morning. Anyway, I definitely dig it. I'll be listening to it again.

Another one where I knew a lot of the songs but never listened to the album all the way through. Thia really delivers something

good album, but Ian Curtis' voice is a tad distracting.

For a while I really thought this album was carried by disorder (which it still kind of is), but actually the rest of the album is really cool. still kind of mad at it for making me think all post punk was sad goth stuff

It’s good

Dark, spooky vibes. Hypnotic instrumentals and haunted vocals. First time I've heard Joy Division and definitely interested in checking out their other record.

As others have mentioned, I never properly got the hype with Joy Division. Always thought they were good but not incredible. They should be my favourite band and they have certainly influenfed my favourite bands, but I never properly got them. Its been years since I’ve listened to this but I think I’m coming round to them a bit more now. Maybe it’s because time has passed and I still remembered bits of songs? Who knows. I think what possibly lets this down is the production value: sounds a bit sloppy at times. Yet at other times it sounds way ahead of its time - maybe the ‘loose’ nature is intended? If so, it’s not as successful for me as Atomiser by Big Black, who really nail that type of production for me. The entire record is full of great songs, just not executed great at times. Anyway, this is well ahead of its peers for the time, and I’m certain in a world of Sex Pistols and The Damned Id have been a Joy Division fan. Day of the Lords / Candidate / Shes Lost Control / Disorder are my highlights. Will definitely pay this one more attention

On paper joy Division should be right up my street... I do like them, but clearly don't get them like some people do. This seems to be a theme in the public reviews too. Would've heard this a lot growing up, my dad's favourite band. I definitely get it more now than I did as a kid Massively distinctive sound and voice. The off beat drums and bass are quality. Some of it is great, some not so much. The start of disorder gives me goosebumps, which is pretty rare Highlights: Disorder New dawn fades She's lost control Shadowplay

je ne pourrai jamais être elle (tumblr girl)

Contemporary classic that still holds up today. Beautifully haunting to its core.

Sounds like the late 70s

A classic

i hated this album as a teenager but now that i’m 25 and have had a small taste of life’s miseries i’ve really come around to it! great record.

Captivating and strange. I'm not sure why I like this album, but I do. But if it took "Joy Division" to get us to "New Order", I'm OK with that. Ian Curtis was clearly a troubled and tortured soul, and this album proves it. But it's a good listen and definitely worthy of "the List".

The sound they captured is unreal, but it feels like they don’t know what to do with it yet. There are high highs, and a handful of meandering songs as well. The 4 star rating comes more from what they’re doing sonically, not so much from the compositions themselves

This is one of my lifelong faves but an album I haven’t listened to in a while. I have to say, parts of it don’t hold up like I remember. Candidate is kind of a dud of a track to have in the first few tracks, and the closing track I Remember Nothing has a melancholy crawl that doesn’t quite have the emotional pull to keep it engaging. That having been said, this is still a phenomenal record. I could go on and on and on…but I just want to draw attention to one moment in particular. On Shadowplay, there is the moment where the guitar switches from the low rhythm power chords to the lead part interlude between verses. It’s in this moment that the guitar truly embodies the loneliness and isolation that permeates this album, just a soft quiet lead part that sounds like a human cry for attention. It’s great stuff that really brings the record to life. I know this is nowhere near the musicianship or quality of production that would come with the later New Order record after Ian Curtis passed away, but what this album does have is unflinching sincerity. Ian’s vocals sound like they come from an old broken man, and it’s easy to forget he’s a 22 year old man at this point! Watching live videos it’s clear they’re all still novice musicians (Bernard Sumner can barely play the guitar parts live at this point) but they still worked their ass off to hit out of their weight class and make a weird, unique thing. All and all, it’s a very emotional and strange piece of music history that for the most part really holds up. It’s dripping with atmosphere and genuine energy. Very good, I still love it, but it’s not the perfect album I remember it being. Maybe their other record is???

8.5/10

Pretty good album!

Felt kinda boring at first but then I got high and it all made sense. Not sure if the second half is really that much better than the first or if the weed just made me understand it better. Either way it deserves a second listen.

4 stars

4 stars

Disorder // Day of the Lords // New Dawn Fades // She’s Lost Control //

This sounds like a more recent alternative album. Pretty darn good album.

A Classic, stumbled upon it a little late but not too late

Честно: первый раз я этот альбом послушал чисто на хайпе. Где-то классе в 9-10. Начитался каких-то чуваков в интернетах, что вот, хочешь быть трушным мрачным пацанчиком - послушай жой дивижн. Ну я послушал. Честно говоря, тогда я его совсем не понял: скудновато и старовато он звучал. Ну то есть - не выкупил стиль. Возвращаясь не раз потом к этому альбому, я всё больше втягивался в этот мрак и минимализм. Потом, когда начали хайповать всякие современные пост-панк группы в российском пространстве (Молчат Дома, Дурной Вкус), я начал проводить связи и осознавать, откуда ноги вообще у всего этого растут. Наверное, этот альбом - не самый идеальный с точки зрения продакшна и наполнения, но ему обязаны многие последующие альбомы этого жанра, потому что так не делал ещё никто.

Hieno on. Parhaimmillaan kaiuttimista kovalla, ei minusta oikein sovi kuulokkeille bändin tuotanto.

Ah t-paitalevy. Toimiihan se, 4/5

I've always been just a touch disappointed in this, the way some people go on about it. this as much as many people do. There's no doubting there's some masterful stuff in the band's short lifespan but it isn't all here. Some of it is. It's stuff like Candidate I can't quite get on board with, it doesn't seem to go anywhere. Also with Wilderness and Interzone where the soundscape is absolutely on point but the overall tune maybe just isn't quite. Stark contrast with New Dawn Fades which absolutely does go somewhere and is a masterpiece. As is She's Lost Control. Lots of proto-new order to enjoy here also, in Disorder. I'd give it a 5 if the non-album singles were here instead of a couple of tunes.

Listened Before? Y Amazing album. Universally loved. I'm no exception. There are a few rough spots but not many. This one influenced a generation of new wave and goth fans. Added to Library? Y Songs added to playlist: Disorder

Gloriously and perfectly grim and moody, but the whole album is a lot to take at once.

Yep, that's Joy Division. Lots of bass and talky-singing. It's not something I'd choose to listen to but I don't mind it.

Did I need another album from the paradoxically-named Joy Division? I’m not sure. Still, I did play this while working on a construction project and it repeated three times and I was starting to feel it a bit more. Still a bit more misery than I might generally gravitate toward in my music but that third listen rounds this up to a 4.

Adding to the rotation.

This is pretty sick 2 tracks in. Its a heavy goth ambient record, see She's Lost Control. Pretty cool!

I had never heard this before and liked this a lot more than I expected to. The opening track was my favorite.

dark, disturbing, unique - great stuff though!

Not one of my favorites, but an influential early new wave record.

4.5 stars. Creative basslines, catchy guitar riffs, steady drumming, this album derives a lot of it's feel and mood to the production which creates a dark and eerie, atmospheric sound. Only Joy Division record before death of front man Ian Curtis and spinoff of New Order. Standout is the leadoff "Disorder" which is phenomenal.

I like Joy Division and New Order.

This album is good, but I don’t adore it like many do. Maybe I don’t appreciate its importance in music history, idk. 7/10

Pretty damn good. "Insight" was my favorite, but I liked the overall sound and mood of these tracks.

A dark crooning album mainly because the lead singer had such a distinct deep voice. I never listened to Joy Division until recently and found their music to be hauntingly nice. The band was short lived and this album is known for being great. Shadow play was a song by the killers I always liked and found this version equally great. I find it good and the instrumentals are solid. This is a stronger version of the band than New Order. Overall this is solid and will get replays. 7.8/10

Bit samey towards end but very soothing, class drums throughout some nice synth as well. Just scrapes a 4 no higher

Great, even though it peaks with the first 2 songs

Wow this was 1979. This is a good album and one of the OG's for the post punk sound.

I think the words I used to describe the other Joy Division LP, the one released after this, were dark, moody, disturbing, etc. Same this time around. I was thinking the song-writing here wasn’t as good, but it picked up as we headed to side 2, with songs like “She’s Lost Control” and “Shadow Play”. Ian Curtis had such a great voice, as is the interplay with Peter Hook’s bass hooks. A definite blueprint for decades of gloom to come.

Enjoyable

Favorite songs were "Disorder" and "I Remember Nothing"

Love it! The bass is awesome, really drives the music while the guitar layers weirdness on top. Goes downie sounds a lot like the singer.

What a tragedy that this is the only Joy Division album Ian Curtis lived to see. His raw expressions of alienation and sadness set a new, glittering standard that alt bands are still copying today.

Dark and droney and much more powerful on headphones.

A moody post punk album that’s been very influential in the genre. I need to be in the mood to enjoy Ian Curtis’s vocals but love the instrumentation. The rolling drums and plucky bass high in the mix is quite catchy.

Really good rock album. Fun to dance to.

Found Joy Division late and love it. Great sound and album. Shadowplay is one of my top 50 songs

Wtf same band. Oh shit, Disorder is a song on skate 3 i think. me likey. Might even actually save this album, i like it.

I absolutely love how focused on the bass is in this album, often being the main part of a song, and it makes it so even the songs I don't like as much are still fun to at least bop your head to at various speeds. I was worried I would end up not liking this album too much, as I got their second album already and I figured they had honed their craft more at that point, but this was far more enjoyable. I liked the manic energy that I assume spawned from the punk influences, but the dreary sound makes it so each song doesn't really sound the same, which is my main issue with a lot of punk albums. A really solid four, and I imagine re-listens would only help its cause.

Strange, that despite the ubiquitous artwork, I didn't know any of the songs on this album except She's Lost Control. Pretty good though

I really enjoyed this. Way better than the previous Joy Division album on this list (Closer). So much so that I had assumed (wrongly) it was the earlier of the two. This album is much more accomplished and the band sounds more confident. I wonder what went wrong with the second album? But apparently everyone else in rock-critic world has it the other way round, so I must be wrong again.

not bad, i like their earlier stuff more now because of the vocals

This album has a really comfortable sound, like an overcast day waiting to rain. It generates atmosphere and doesn’t overstay it’s welcome. Very enjoyable.

Joy Division were one of the bands me and my friends loved whilst growing up. This still sounds fantastic, but I always rated their second album, ‘Closer’, as their masterpiece.

Definitely need to listen to with good sound staging headphones, sounds wild

wonderful

I'm in a good mood today. IDK if I typically give this a 4 but it just felt right this morning. So sad this band ended so soon but at least they spawned another great band.

Moody as hell. Nihilism manifest.

I want to buy this vinyl

Best listened to on a Sunday night with your head in a bucket. Emotive as hell, and a stand out for 1979. Many of the best Joy Division songs never made it to an album though (Love WTUA, Transmission, Atmosphere). Still, a breath of fresh air and I feel a cool cat just for having listened to it

Gloomy, dark and tortured. You feel like you’re in the depths of Ian Curtis’s mind

British Industrial version of The Doors. Guitar technique is pants compared to the majority of what came before but it held its own and influenced many. Sot Disorder Insight She’s Lost Control Shadowplay 4/5

4.25

31/01 oscuro, like

I see why folks adore this album. Lovely dark bits make for some bright points. So different from anything else at the time.

I've been wanting to get into more gothic music so I'm glad this one was so early on the list for me. I knew maybe one or two songs before this so I'm interested in learning more. I think a couple of the songs sound pretty similar but that's not completely a knock of it. My favorite song is probably New Dawn Fades, just something about it is really nice. This album is honestly really relaxing. Bass is one of my favorite instruments and you can hear it really clearly here.

With the exception of the explicit gothic, which I went in expecting less of (thank New Order), the iconic elements of Unknown Pleasures, of which there are many, kinda passed by. I was more attracted this time to the substrate, the whooshes evident on studio album and not live. Both experiences, though, are good, and the album is fine enough to return to with hope for a more holistic journey.

I feel like I should be listening to this in a dungeon.

I liked the drums a lot, as well as the guitar bass and singing. His voice was very powerful and I like his accent. Best songs: Disorder, Day of the Lords, New Dawn Fades, Shadowplay, I Remember Nothing. Overall great album.

Nothing short of memorable, Joy Division's debut album is a dark and somber reflection of living in the modern age. Where will it end? Admittedly, I mainly adore the album's opener. Disorder is a sleek song with undeniable atmosphere. It embodies the finer production of Unknown Pleasures that receives much praise, and rightfully so. It's a beautiful masterclass in auditory space that puts the listener right in the room where the band is performing. Unknown Pleasures requires you pay close attention to the overall sounds, that which encompasses the music, rather than the music that encompasses the sound. Every time I revisit this album I appreciate more about it. Best heard with eyes closed and mind open.

Good alt album

Would’ve been pretty cool to be emo in the 70s and 80s. The mixing was weird 8/10

8/10. Solid as an album, didn't blow me away

It doesn’t scratch the same itch for me that it must for a lot of people. Sure, it’s good! The album cover is cool! But it’s just not in that upper echelon. And the vocal performance is pretty meh. 7/10

already listened to it, pretty good

a bit monotonous but i enjoyed it

Peter Hook is a genius. This album isn’t flawless, but it bridged the gap between punk and post-punk and launched the sale of millions of tshirts. “Disorder” and “She’s Lost Control” are classics not to be missed.

Not sure what it was exactly but something about this album that just sounded so relaxing and cool

Love will tear us apart is a classic.

favorite tracks - disorder, new dawn fades, wilderness, interzone least favorite tracks - day of the lords Appreciate this one as a piece of art reflecting Ian Curtis's turbulent, and ultimately tragic, struggle with mental and emotional health. Definitely not a daily listen. Slow burn and at times patience testing. That said, each track tends to payoff.

You don’t have to hear this album before you die because in all likelyhood you already have. Even if it’s reputation exceeds it’s quality, it’s still a great album

Klassik

I've never heard of this band. But I enjoyed this album. Great vocals

I figured this was going to be a 5/5 album, but I think I love the idea of Joy Division more than I actually love listening to their albums front to back. 4/5

Great record... more goth than I expected!

I will listen again

Absolute Classic - 4 stars

they made an album out of this shirt design?

Dark. Brooding. Influential.

This is one of those legacy albums that I wish I liked more, but the early 80s production holds back my enjoyment. There's a lot of cool guitar and other instrumentation work that is buried in the mix and the vocals are too up-front. It's also got that 80s digital-coldness sound, although not sure how the production went. Seems like some of the band members agree that they are not happy with the result in comparison to how loud/intense their live shows were. I *like* everything here on paper, it's just not presented in the best way it could be. Regardless, this is the Joy Division sound. Spawned so many great bands so glad this existed. So, about a 3 for enjoyment but 5 for legacy, split the difference and there's a 4.

real doomer music

OOOH erg solide, ik ben fan

I’ve liked all the Joy Division that’s come across my radar for this project, but haven’t been able to access, like, true enthusiasm for them yet. They are a definite, definite influence point for a lot of great acts that came after

Decades is the reason I bumped it up to a 4, otherwise would be a 3 for me

Well, it's a hugely seminal album and *arguably* Macclesfield's biggest contribution to music, so I feel a kinship to it for that. Half of the tracks are classics (the run of New Dawn Fades - She's Lost Control - Shadowplay is dark, twitchy brilliance), while the other half are still big on those atmospheric studio textures, but lacking something in terms of songcraft.

That feeling when you lose a feeling. 4.5/5

Amazing first track. It propels forward like a train locomotive. There is something surprising here, despite the simplicity.

Good tunes

It's great!

It was pretty good. I still don't really understand the amount of hype, or the amount of joy division albums on the list. But I did enjoy this one

Great music to go indefinitely to. In any direction with little regard. Its aggro but also somewhat delicate -There is a deep sense of urgency in the music. Not for everyday listening, but they were really true originals.

Yeh aight

More proper 80s music

I wasnt listening very attentively but i liked it 4/5

Just an incredible record. Just can’t understand why Transmission was a non album single, had that track made the record it would be 5/5

Great album. Was interesting to listen to more Joy Division after really only listening to "Love Will Tear Us Apart"

Really good but extremely depressing

Never actually fully listened to this album! Overall - I'm surprised by the amount of reverb along with the type of reverbs used; the snare drums often have this big room / cathedral type of reverb patch on them and its really unique when there are other instruments that don't have much reverb on them at all. The vocals are much lower than I thought they would be, and some of the songs are much lower energy than I was expecting. I know this is THE t-shirt you have to have if you are an indie head (I guess I'm not an indie head) and I was expecting a little bit more of an upbeat-moving type of sound that is typical for indie rock music. I don't love love the album but I did enjoy listening to it and I do recognize that it is monumentally influential.

fav - shadowplay - great blend of energy and dissonance least fav - insight - felt like it didnt have the same emotional drive as most of the other songs

Solid dark rock

A classic

Me impresionó el uso de efectos, tanto en los instrumentos como en la voz. Buena atmósfera y un sonido muy fiel.

Nog nooit eerder geluisterd, uiteraard wel zo nu een dan een nummer maar niet als album. Lekker donker, passende stem.

Joy Division, zo vet!

De mythe is misschien de helft van waarom ik deze band zo tof vind, maar ik ga ik wel hard op. Tikkeltje aan de zwaarmoedige kan ;-) maar erg indrukwekkend!

I had honestly never listen heard this album before. It wasn’t bad. I’d listen to it again.

I weirdly really liked this. It fit my dark mood today. For some reason I had it in my head that Joy Division was upbeat 80s music. I now understand why this album was so influential, and can actually say I've listened to this very famous album. Really liked the following songs: New Dawn Fades, and Shadow Play.

Great listening for a stormy night. Fave track: Disorder

Good

I was surprised at how much I actually enjoyed this...

Þetta er svo dimmt og drungalegt. Ef emo hefði verið til kringum 1980, hefði þetta verið prime kandídat í það. Plokkar nokkra hjartastrengi. Hlustaði ansi mikið á þetta á myrkum tímum í lífinu.

Beautiful, haunting, groovy

So. It's nt a *great* album. But it is good, and it did things that no one else in the post-punk period were doing, and it set a template for a style of music that is – literally – timeless.

06/05/2022

Legendary and one of the landmark albums to define the whole postpunk/ goth scene that followed

Well known to me. Still sounding so fresh.

4.5

I love an album that carries its energy all the way through, this is what separates a great album from a great collection of songs. And while it's far from uplifting, the peak songs on this come at moments which make them feel sublime.

Really fun, def a great vibe. 4/5

Excellent album as a whole- big fan of Disorder, and I enjoyed the other songs I listened to more than previous listens. Solid 4-4.5.

Really good slow, sad rock.

Stilprägend. Killer Lieder, aber auch einpaar schwächere.

Liars + Airborne Toxic Event + _________. Not bad, loved the guitar tones and noodly sections.

I liked it and I'll come back to it

I like the dark atmosphere of this album. Definitely worth a listen. Good bass. I liked Interzone.

Brilliant

Not actually happy music but nice for the background

fuck yea

A very enjoyable listen

The best of this album IMO: - Candidate - She's Lost Control - Shadowplay - Wilderness - Interzone I like how imperfect it sounds. But it's almost grating at times (especially the vocals). That's the charm I guess. I had high expectations for this album and was not disappointed. 3.8/5

If dystopia had a soundtrack, this would be it. Pretty awesome, but some of the songs at the beginning were a bit repetitive. May not be my favorite Joy Division album

Ur-goth spaciousness.

7/10

It's great, but honestly a bit samey for me to give it the full 5

I’d seen the album cover art plenty of times. But had never listened to the album. I liked it

Weird how I don't think this is that good but it somehow draws you in

Neat little album! That first track is a bop.

I recognized a few songs, a very harrowing but enjoyable album.

Considering my only exposure to Joy Division is through Love Will Tear Us Apart, this was certainly an experience. Really liked it, it's going into the répertoire as a firm favourite

Love this music, but it's so depressing

Francamente creo que lo estoy calificando más mejor de lo que me gustó pero creo que se lo merece.

post punk greate album nice cover / // lov the voice and my fav is Candidate //

Fantastic

Now That's What I Call Goth Rock: The Early Years™️

Pretty good

Very loose and fun. Bassdriven riffs with a very punky attitude.

5/5 - not my jam, but interesting for what it is

It’s quite hard going. There is so much sadness behind it. Isolation, loneliness. The up tempo tracks are thrilling. The production is excellent.

This album is different from what I normally listen to but I like it. The mellow moments throughout the album are really calming and add to the odd sense of nostalgia the album gives me.

Nice, chill, and rock-esque

Eerie,simple, synth. 2/3rds of the way I dug it particularly. Can't believe it was a debut LP in 79.

A true classic but perhaps a little dark for me

Album Song Ranking: Day of the Lords I Remember Nothing Insight Disorder Wilderness Shadowplay New Dawn Fades Candidate She's Lost Control Interzone

Very melodramatic, but a great post-punk album. 8.0/10

Nice, if a little short

Tolles und besonderes Album. Endlich mal gehört und nicht nur gesehen. Für 5 Sterne fehlt mir der Gitarren-Fokus!

Wenn noch Gitarre dabei wäre… aber große Songs

Dark and uncompromising. Let's dance to it.

Schönes düsteres kraftvolles Album. Shadowplay ist stark. Kathi, wir haben doch mal die Doku über den Sänger im Kino gesehen, fand ich sehr berührend.

This is a great album and also a great example of the bands work. Every track throughout thoroughly represents the genre at the time. I’m certainly more interested in digging into more Joy Division albums because of this one. 4 Stars!

Duistere muziek en een inspiratie geweest voor veel New Wave. Op zich niet erg fan van het genre, maar dit album vond ik wel oké. 3,5/5 voor de muziek + 0,5 Nerdpunten voor de artwork

An obvious post punk classic. "New Dawn Fades" "Day Of the Lords", "Shadowplay", "Remember Nothing" are my favorites.

Nazwa znana, ale raczej nie slyszalem nic z ich dorobku przed tym listowym pickiem, a bylo to dosc unikalne doswiadczenie, jedno z najprosciej zagranych rokowan post punkownia nowej fali jaki ta lista obrodzila, oczywiscie po stronie brytyjskiej, pierwotna nazwa bandy to warszawka zainspirowana warszawka bowiego z lowa ktory juz byl na liscie wymieniony, a skad ta unikatowosc wsrod brytyjskiej punkowosci, glownie z tego ze ze wszystkich stron zamiast buntu zlosci, walki z czyms wylewa sie depresyjna apatia w ktora sluchacz jest zanuzany, za sprawa wyeksponowanego basa i wrecz sterylnego druma, pomaga tutaj rowniez maniera wokalna ktora posiada Curtisa, ktory poza spiewem byl glownym tworca tekstow, ktore opieraly sie na jego wierszydlowaniu, co dosc wyraznie slychac, nie ma typowej budowy i podzialu zwrotkowo refrenowej, dopiero po przesluchaniu dowiedzialem sie, ze dlugiej kariery nie mial, bo zakonczyl ja na sznurze od prania i sluchajac na slepo tej plyty da sie to wyczuc, to nie sa smithy i ich depresja wieku mlodzienczego, tylko cos bardziej na ksztalt pogodzenia sie z nia i apatyczne wspolzycie z nia, zagadka tak surowego brzmienia moze tkwic rowniez w tym, ze banda w swoich 3 latach dzialalnosci zprogresowala od calkowitego zera muzycznego do tworzenia czegos czego jeszcze nikt nie gral, bo historia poznania sie bandy na koncercie sex pistolsow juz sama w sobie brzmi jak bajka punkowych kopciuszkow, kazdy moze grac skoro sex pistolsy moga, tak tez zrobili i zaczeli bandowanie, ale nie same granie czy spiewanie czyni plyte, bo produkcja rowniez stoi na wysokim poziomie, wykorzystujac proste granie stworzyc odpowiedni mu klimat przez odpowiednia ekspozycje, zwlaszcza jesli chodzi o bas, to bedzie jeden z tych albumikow ktory trzeba przesluchac w calosci, ale na plejke wrzuce trzy traki ktore najbardziej do mnie trafily, otwierajacy disorder, candidate i shadowplay

Classic overall album and sound but wouldn't say the songs are that strong individually

I really liked this album. The vocals sometimes turned me off, but I got a Doors vibe with some of the spoken lyrics. The music took it over the top for me. Pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed this. Made me feel like an angsty teen. Great shirt.

Pretty dark, but definitely interesting

Hmmm

A fitting companion piece to one of the best-selling t-shirts of all time.

4.3 * great album, too short

So ahead of its time. Can be forgettable in some parts, but when it’s going, it’s doing wonderful

I can't listen to Ian Curtis' voice without replaying images from the film 'Control' in my head.. I felt a bit heartbroken all the way through

Yuss, great album, even better cover art. This was hugely influential on post-punk, gothic, and darkwave, and probably a bunch of other genres too. Fave track - I dunno, "New Dawn Fades"? "Shadowplay"? "Disorder" is a cracking tune. Or for campy melodrama, "She's Lost Control"!

one of my favorite bands, and one of their best albums. From the instrumental compositions, to the sometimes gut-wrenching lyrics, it's fucking tragic that someone so young, and had so much talent, took his life. i could listen to this band all day,

It’s weird that the songs themselves didn’t make me eargasm but it was so cohesive and unpretentious that I found myself immeasurably drawn to it.

classico porém não é meu estilo

Cmon.

Love the driving guitar and heavy bass. Some interesting songs.

I really like the soun although, it's very very dark, almost like a soundtrack to a futuristic sci fi movie. Prefer side 2 to side 1, especially tracks like shadowplay, she's lost control and interzone. Not an album I'd just throw on to listen to music, and perhaps slightly monotone but no denying it's brilliance.

Very good, nice and unique

Joy division. Enough said

Meh.

Dark, and rolling. I felt like I should be sitting on a tie-dye couch smoking a fat one with some guy under a funky light. Reminded me a bit of the Smiths.

nice

Not usually my cup of tea, but this is really solid.

Really quite nice. I should have known I would enjoy this.

Not their best album but still always good

I was expecting to like this more. 2.5

Perfectly fine! Had some tracks I really enjoyed! Also it’s one of my f/o’s favorite albums so bonus points for that.

trop punk

Favorite Track: Shadowplay

Es macht mich weder besonders an, noch finde ich es schlecht oder besonders langweilig. Müsste ich mich wohl mehr mit beschäftigen, um die kulturelle Relevanz der vielen Shirts mit dem Albumcover zu verstehen.

Eh, helt ok. Sista låten bäst

i listened to it. i know i did. but for the life of me i cant really remember what it sounded like. maybe will revise the 3

I definitely like New Order better

Not really my style, but it was fine. Seems like this album might be more notable for the cover artwork.

I got nicely immersed in it. It's got a couple of good songs, and a couole of songs I've heard covered well. But I get why it's not for everyone.

Dreary and dark.

I can hear the influences on music I love, but this isn’t quite there for me. The song that has lasers definitely got my attention (although I couldn’t figure out if it made me like it more or less), but then when they went back to the lasers in the outro it didn’t work…you can’t go to the laser well more than once…

Oh neat, someone made an album based on that shirt! This is one of those albums I'm not sure I've properly heard, but I'm treating it like I have in my record-keeping for the year. It's always had a Bauhaus vibe to me, both in overall mood and in their most famous (and arguably best) song being annoyingly just a single. That makes me feel like I MUST have heard it. Or maybe not, because this is definitely not particularly sunny music, but it does have a lot more pep and production than my “memory” suggests it should. Even so, this is the early goth sound writ large. It's still kinda wild that these guys ended up being New Order later on, but I guess it's like Early Cure to Disintegration pipeline. Even if you didn't know, hearing this would probably clue you in that lots of music was deeply influenced by this. It's not truly my thing… I tend to simply know it when I hear it if I dig something in this vein… but it's definitely a worthwhile listen. Unexpectedly I feel like it picked up a bit in the back half, which is rare. Certainly the big bassy plod of I Remember Nothing was a highlight but there's also something about the groove on Shadowplay, Wilderness, Interzone… or maybe it just means I was getting more accustomed to the album by then. Who knows. I think we're looking at a ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ for me, but i also think it's worth taking some more time with this

Sombre and haunting- a bit of Iggy there.

i like it but sort of feels like vampires hahahahaha

old but sounds new. cool album

It was alright. Didn’t really grab me

Fine but not really a Joy Division fan

Yeah solid

alright

Ok

Fine not for me

im unfamiliar with post punk, but joy division does bring lots of dread to the table. clean production, scratchy vocal. hmmmmm. again, not my cup of tea. i think its definitely more emotional than the stuff i usually listen to, and so its rather difficult to immerse myself

Confession time: Until I got this album I always thought Joy Division was a 90s alternative/indie band and not a late 70s post punk band. There was always something about the album cover that gave me 90s vibes. That being said I thought this album was just ok. I understand that this album is very influential for the post punk genre but it didn't do much for me. Not bad, just not great either. Maybe I don't like post punk, or just havent found the post punk album that clicks for me? Props to the band for having an album cover that has been parodied maybe only second to Abbey Road. 3/5

Joy Division has always been one of those bands you are supposed to like but I admittedly have never gotten it. All respect to the musicianship - just have never connected with it.

Found this album generally rather dreary. Not especially offensive but also not that interesting.

yes have listened before

A groundbreaking album that was highly influential to the 1980s music scene. Well written, well mixed, and definitively unique.

Pretty good, I liked New Dawn Fades best

It's a classic and not just for the art

Good album, nothing to say

Ah, I’ve never sat down and listened to Joy Division, but I’m realizing now who Interpol took a lot of notes from. This is decent (not as good as Interpol though), though I wish they’d mix up tempos a bit. Yeah, this is decent, but no better than that. 7/10

I feel that Unknown Pleasures as a whole is lauded more because of its cultural impact, and to an extent its marketing, than strictly the quality of the music. Plus, Curtis's abrupt death in 1980 making him a sort of "musical martyr". The music is good but not "worldwide dance-punk phenomenon" good. Curtis's singing is pretty poor, though compared to the rest of the punk world it probably sits just above the average. Disorder is instantly recognisable. That fast, punky bassline, simplistic ultra-compressed drumming (is it a drum machine?), completely deadpan vocal delivery... Yeah, that's my Joy Division. That outro outshines the rest of the song. Smiths-esque in its approach to melody: hammering the same couple of notes over and over again until you can't get them out of your head. Not until you've participated in some kind of sociopolitical revolution. Sophomore track Day of the Lords has some decent moments, but my favourite is the almost forlorn wailing of the title. An argument could be made that this song is bad – everything is played kind of unskilfully – but it gets a thumbs up from me. Candidate and Insight, though... bleh. Just bland, unskilled, uneventful. There's extremely little to enjoy here. To those of you giving this 4 or 5 stars (and there are many), tell me, how can you justify a high rating when Joy Division consented to including hogwash tracks like these? New Dawn Fades, though? Now this I can get behind. A vocal performance brimming with pain and emotion, some interesting countermelodies happening between guitar and bass, and the whole thing just feels... alive. It makes me want more. She's Lost Control is excellent: danceable, a really strange combination of textures I haven't heard before, and a guitar melody the Arctic Monkeys clearly took inspiration from several decades later. Shadowplay is similar. Again reminds me of the Smiths but with more dynamic melody and a vocalist who sounds depressed rather than narcissistic. Wilderness and Interzone are both just a little too short to really develop, but they're still enjoyable, especially Interzone with its warm, full, classic-rock-esque bass part. It also kind of sounds like Disorder Part 2, which I guess is a good thing. The final track, I Remember Nothing, acts as a harrowing examination of Curtis's psyche. At least sonically. (I tend not to listen to lyrics unless they're horrendously bad.) 3/5 Key tracks: Disorder, She's Lost Control, Shadowplay

Alright

I'm not sure about this, I enjoyed the moody instrumentation and overall atmosphere but found it dull and repetitive. I do see how it is a good album but just not for me.