JOY DIVISION - COLONY (Play Loud!)

[Chris323B]

a hint of anaesthesia... we used to always meet here..

[aeandyevans9]

great noise keep up lads capeesh.

[chikito72]

Never saw a drummer playing like Stephen Morris, never saw a bass guitar sounding like Peter Hook, never heard such an incendiary guitar like Bernard Sumner's and never felt how I feel when I listen to Ian's voice. And never saw a voice, bass guitar, leading guitar and drum sounding the way this band used to sound. They changed my life for good

[johnoXdamage]

ian curtis looks like my old manager

[MILKA27372]

THE BEST GROUP I EVER KNOW

[grahamlaur]

Thank you for the instructions, door2yourheart. I followed them and the results were nothing short of smashing.

[sunsetsasarparilla]

I've never heard such tight, structured, disciplined drumming as that of Stephen Morris - each song's heartbeat.

[agapeentuboca]

I especially like the picture at 2:29. It inspires me to practice with my band and to try to make my own music.

[veverzay]

you are

[Scumbagization]

this is the best joy division song

[90alexcatalan]

twenty four hours is good but this is easily the standout track of closer

[caliguy33]

are there any bad JD songs? I think not. I could listen to this album all day and night.

[2tonsolid]

love it!

[friendenemy2001]

Bastard heavy track. If metal was any fucking good it would sound like this....

[WolfgangVonPoserkila]

@friendenemy2001 Moron. Metal is good and so is this.

[WolfgangVonPoserkila]

@friendenemy2001 and for the record Barney out of this band was a big metal fan before he started the band. You can hear that in the riffs of the albums.

I don't trust anyone that doesn't at least like one metal band. It's a genre that has more diversity than any other music.

[deejayalemus]

@WolfgangVonPoserkila no offense, cause I like metal music and all, but electronic music has more diversity than any other music. metal might have 20+ subgenres, "techno" has over 90 (that have been identified). you don't have to agree with me, naturally, but I'm just putting it out there.

[blacktheory]

Why do people relate kafka with joy division? were they influenced by him or something?

[Muskateering]

@blacktheory Ian Curtis' biggest inspiration was William Burroughs. It's in the documentary Joy Division. But it if you haven't seen it, check it out, it's amazing.

[GriefTourist]

you're not missing much Ian

[ronyorellana226]

Dear Ian Curtis:

Do you have any idea of how necessary you are?

[MrNininchnailhead]

You could just imagine Ian doing his frenetic epilepsy dance to this song.

One of the greatest bands of all time.

[VoodooUprising]

Rest In Paradisio Ian

[seerymseery]

I am playing this at the stroke of new years, thanks for the upload !!

[bassmanjoe]

180 likes 1 dislike??????????

[drcatellino]

Probably my favorite Joy Division song. The raw and fuzzy bass sound mixed with the very unusual but awesome drumming is just perfect.

[Scumbagization]

my fav joy division song

[joydivision808]

closer such a dark album

[oliviaisgod]

@joydivision808

no its very joyous!it gives me a warm fuzzy feeling inside.

[joydivision808]

@oliviaisgod it's one of mine all time fav album

[dcorinnemomma]

Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! Makes me feel joy, pain, delirium and love all at the same time.

[joepubic89]

One person is deaf.

[xxxXGuNzXxxx]

@joepubic89 or one person only listens to rap, or in other words, $h!t.

[tubethe2be]

Thanks for the song....

[TheRoseanne58]

I am glad you've shared this great song with us- timeless music and an immortal Ian !

[door2yourheart]

@TheRoseanne58 Thank you Anne, it was a pleasure to do it.! I had more time then, but less time now. Having an evening of Joy Division tonight myself! Best wishes! Alan

[MinutemanUK]

Joy Division were genius.

[bass109]

follow lord jesus

[NEKRomantik2]

@bass109 stupid fucks everywhere.. follow Pikachu!

[deemilieu]

soooo ahead of it's time.

[TheRoseanne58]

@deemilieu You are so right! Godly tune and Ian's godly voice- immortal!

[sinik75]

6 A.M , puis-je ? Oh que oui!!!

Can, I.? Oh Yessssssssssssss !!!

[longnamesarebetter2]

0:09 looks like Jim Carrey, ha?

[over18]

this is what loneliness sounds like.

[ronser2000]

I love this song.. Im not a lyrics person. I love the sounnd of a song, the info content is largely irrelevant to me.

[crazyfootballrugby]

@ronser2000

then go listen to sime shite pop. should be just to youre liking

[mxwhitty]

@ronser2000 You have to take in both aspects of the song, the music is amazing and also the lyrics

[glasgowbhoy1977]

great bass!!!!



[eddiehellboy]

yeah man!!!play fucking loud ....long life master....master IAN

[svecter]

IC - a beautiful and exquisitely sensitive soul in an ugly and base sheep world.

Like Van Gough the result pretty much a predestined inevitability

[vivalavengence96]

does anyone know what album this is from please help

[door2yourheart]

@vivalavengence96 Its from the album "Closer" (FACT:XXV)

[vivalavengence96]

@door2yourheart cheers bud one of there best songs

[PostcardKittenMeow]

based on Kafka's 'In The Penal Colony', where a machine - hence the machinelike quality of the music here - is used to carve the sentence given to each prisoner on their body ... grim. Great tune, especially Barney's guitar bit when it slides back and squeals ...

[door2yourheart]

@PostcardKittenMeow

Are you sure? Yes i know the Kafka story, but the lyrics to this song don't seem to relate to "In the Penal Colony".

[PostcardKittenMeow]

@door2yourheart @door2yourheart No, not absolutely. But, then 'Atrocity Exhibition' - which we do know is a Ballard book and, that Ian C did read - has little lyrical relation to the book. Surmise that Ian was taking these titles and ideas (of suffering) as starting points for talking about his own, personal, suffering, that's all really. I still think that the machine like nature of the music on Colony gives the game away though.

[toolazytosearchanick]

@door2yourheart in fact it's not. the colony is our life

[deemilieu]

@PostcardKittenMeow  it's an automated tattoo machine.

[door2yourheart]

@deemilieu LOL!

[marquisethe]

@PostcardKittenMeow

I thought it was based on the feeling Ian had in Manchester. You know like being in a Colony.

[marquisethe]

@PostcardKittenMeow

Always thought colony was a reference to Manchester.

[door2yourheart]

@marquisethe Well i'm sure Manchester is of major significance, but at the time, the band were all over the place geographically. Gig after gig! This is only my opinion ok, but I think, due to personal circumstances, Ian felt isolated wherever he was. Everywhere was a colony, and everywhere he felt alone. That's putting it simply.

[donnybrooklads]

@PostcardKittenMeow

Yes and the industrial backdrop of Manchester only echoes the monotonous existence of the factory slave

[JuiCeBoX19]

@PostcardKittenMeow Was this your interpretation of the song or is this a biographical fact? Just wondering because I thought of Kafka too.

[oliviaisgod]

@PostcardKittenMeow

i've heard it was based on Heart Of Darkness by Conrad but i suppose Kafka's story makes alot more sense.

[MrNewspickle]

Did as you instructed....and I normally don`t follow orders. Your NEW one was good for me though...and now....to AIC....Thanks !

[door2yourheart]

Pardon me, but i didn't instruct you. Thanks for visiting anyway!

[weberly2]

yeah you did, in the title, hello

[door2yourheart]

Oh, OK.

[weberly2]

no offense ☺

[ptcrescent]

One of my all time fav songs, truly a masterpiece! Thanks for the post.

[billydigger]

greatest band ever

[dudes420]

"I can't see why all these complications" is what i meant to write... RIP IAN curtis! New order are amazing also- Cheers everyone.

[dudes420]

It is clearly about society as a whole and the means of what it is to feel completely alone while surrounded by all of your family and friends. "I see why all these complications, I cant see why all these dislocations, no family life just makes me feel uneasy stood alone here in this colony..... in this colony... in this colony.. in this colony... in this colony"

[Raokenx]

Anyone care to share a view on what this song is about?

[TheKieraXXX]

Ian was inspired by 'the penal colony' by Franz Kafka when writing this.

[ivorbigonee]

@Raokenx its about slavery/colony's like what we are all now, servants/slaves to the elites.

[CommunistNewZealand]

ooh yea it\s a classic track. New zealand was a colony, bizarre

[MegaDumkopf]

wait til i get speakerds hokked up nobody will like me at ALL.

[marc71272]

geniale musik!

[emersontotalyconfuse]

This is heavy without be metal!

[jjamo5]

Rock on!

[boseffis]

great band..

[manolohaxe]

As many people live in a colony, family, work the routine daylife of the people who could have done many things but didn´t have the chance... This is colony...

[lemonita]

family life just makes me feel uneasy/Stood alone here in this colony.

YOU NAME IT IAN!

[GeNakaKimiko]

hahaaa

Ellhnes fans twn Joy Division enw8eite!

panta tetoia!

[preciousbash]

DA SHITE!!

[mradamcooley]

the best

[Aqihar]

kommatara file 5/5

[lemonita]

Kommatara de les tipota!

[dudes420]

There is a live colony its not the best quality but its much more powerful an raw live

[TheUtubesuxass]

tormented toss pot :O))

[MikeAdozen]

I wish there were more videos of live performances, they sound so much better live. Look up "She's Lost Control" the live performance is sooo much better than the studio version by a mile.

[tormentedteapot]

Everytime I listen to JD I always imagine Ian's suicide.

It adds so much emotion and pain to already great music.

[door2yourheart]

Take care, ok. Suicide and premature death may project some already idolised people into iconic status. 99.9% of suicides serve only as insignificant statistics in this frantic world.

Every person counts, no matter who or what they are.

[tormentedteapot]

I didn't say or imply anything other that Ian's suicide (like Jim Morrison's and Kurt Kobain's) helped to popularise his music and create more interest in it because of the tragic circumstances.

I don't like to be preached to.

[door2yourheart]

Ok thanks, Sorry! Sad how some people only latch on to talent once it has gone though.

[TheUtubesuxass]

what about those of us who saw JD live and thought they rocked? your arguments are as weak as your brain power.

Invective :O))

[8SteveGerrard8]

@tormentedteapot The Doors and even Nirvana were very popular already

[headgirlblues]

You don't have to be a sick fucker to understand where this is coming from. He's telling you something valid......

[tormentedteapot]

Oh, please.

If Ian went on to live a happy and perfect life there would be no passion in his music. The suicide shows us how troubled and passionate he was.

"Sick" in this case is subjective.

[headgirlblues]

I think that was what I was trying to say.....right there. Think this board doesn't show the threads in order, so you don't get the comment in context.

[tormentedteapot]

Eh?

O_o

[headgirlblues]

I was replying to someone referring to Ian as a "sick fucker" somewhere way down.... is... all...jasus!

[krikrisha]

Where r u? O_o

[TheUtubesuxass]

So if he went on without killing himself this song and all of his other works would be shite? get a grip and stop trolling you sad muppet.

Invective :O))

[standardyarn]

who ever said he would have had a happy and perfect life...i wish he would have. maybe he would make some brilliant happy music. you sound stupid for validating talent with suicide.

[crosswalkernie]

Now this is the shit right here.

[gtawz]

@crosswalkernie do you read lyrics while listening to song first time? or do you listen and maybe look up after? or do you read lyrics at all and just listen, make them out yourself maybe?, just wondering as lyrics are one of the main parts of this songs

[spilledinsanity]

@gtawz

i first listen to them. probably only hearing the chorus or mishearing some

after a while of not knowing other parts i usually look them uo

if the meaning isnt too obvious i usually dont stumble upon it until way later.

[gtawz]

@spilledinsanity alri cool, yeah i do something similar :)

[lowlockunknown]

.....right by the throught... powerful song !! Dam, this band was a true gift to the world. I remember hearing JD for the first time- changed my view of the world at some level. Thank you boys.

[kolberg462]

Einfach nur unsagbar unfaßbar geil!

[toolazytosearchanick]

we used to always meet here not we used to meet always here.. pointless but maybe u will fix it )

[Csphhhm]

poetic licence

[toolazytosearchanick]

wake up i was arguing that the lyrics written near the video by who posted it was a little different from the text u can hear in the song. i wasnt saying that ian written with wrong grammar. i dont ever know english grammar. i wrote it just to let him know about a pointless error he made-- enjoy

[Csphhhm]

yeah i just realised that after i posted the comment wooops. Oh well. Still I love this song :D I will enjoy.

[saperas70]

great band ....just great !!!!!

[bigkest666]

ian curtis & jim morrison r probably the two deepest vocalists/poets the ever walked the earth. stir up your brain real good. way ahead of their time......... 666 ;-}

[rdrake316]

Agreed...may I just add one more...Lennon?

[shaneshaky1]

Add arthur lee and love to your list! they were miles ahead too!

[serial841]

cruel wind that howls down to our lunacy! you just dont hear lyrics like this anymore. genius is an understatement for ian curtis.

[1wittman]

Wordsmith Extroadinaire!

[idntexst]

in this colony ....in this colony

[cheVCFjoydivision]

just wish they made another album or 2 at most

[jrperson100]

GOD IN HIS WISDOM TOOK YOU BY THE HAND!

[idntexst]

it is a colony

[EmotionBleuPetrole]

i generaly prefere the live versions of this song, (just like most of JD's songs), there are more rage, more electricity, specially in Ian's voice

[MisterWhat]

Same thing for me, maybe thats why i prefer Unknown Pleasures. Theres gloom but with a punch.

This isent a stab at this album. For what it aims to be, it does really well. The musical texture alone is suberb.

[162berto]

if GOD in his wisdom takes you by the hand and makes you understand, then knowing what this life should be and what it truly is, will kill you!

[creeball]

ur right. sometimes ignorance truly IS bliss.........

[cheVCFjoydivision]

respec broffs!

[niflglim]

to me he was the simple prototype of an endage god,some kind machine age god

[Droyd21]

Maybe a strange question out of the blue but this song somehow made me wonder...did Ian have schizophrenia?

[door2yourheart]

Hi Droyd! Ian suffered from epilepsy. This condition, the medication and the exhausting effects of touring and physical exertions on stage, the trauma of his relationship with Annik whilst he was married to Debbie, all had a devastating effect on Ians mental well being. You may already know that Ian committed suicide in May (18) 1980.

[EuchridEucrow1]

It's funny you called this 'industrial,' because I just came from posting a comment on "She's Lost Control," calling it 'proto-industrial'.

[ariannahiggins]

there's certainly a relationship between the industrial and the postpunk sound, isn't there?

[polistyrenejassband]

throbbing gristle was around at this time there proto industrial if you must use capatilist jargon by the way hows nick caves cock taste

[door2yourheart]

TOSSER! Get your vocabulary correct ("there" should be "they're", and try using commas so the rest of us can make sense of your pathetic rant!).Also how come "proto industrial" is capitalist jargon! As for the rest of your comment, grow up please!

[METroDorA]

just beautiful

[pozfskt]

Funny but imagine that my aunt bought for my brother, who has 7 years old, JOY DIVISION album "Closer". I was 4 then. This vinyl was printed 9 days before Ian died. I didn't like their music in 80's. I am not sure why we got this album then, but now ..Hmm. Now it is a different story. I still have this album "Closer" 9.05.80. Hey ALL OF YOU watch all Ian's around you, they need your hand.

[natojacobs5]

your aunt is awesome.

[josealexandro080608]

3 guys who rock,and one who's an amazing singer.

r.i.p. ian curtis!

[SOMOGYI8230]

Ian was the main composer. Apart from the lyrics he also "wrote" the melody, etc. for the vocals. Being in a band I experienced this to be the hardest part in making a song.

[vampiriahell]

haha.

right.

[lotreamon01]

A cry for help, a hint of anesthesia

The sound from broken homes,

we used to meet always here...

I'm familiar with this all to well...

Grow up on music from Joy Division....the lyrics still get me,even after all these years.... and the music...............

[molloyx]

Great sound. And this was such a beautifully controlled monster.

[door2yourheart]

Cheers molloyx! I so love Steves' insistent, unique drumming on this track! Seems to hold it all together.

[billyshitcheese]

Please, it's "Ian's" and "Steve's" as you are talking about individuals, not groups of individuals. Since you clearly have an interest in "waxing lyrical", do so correctly or it looks rather flawed. Thank you. Come on the thumbs down.

[door2yourheart]

ty bsc glad u like da chune do! Ty 4 favrit!

[door2yourheart]

How interesting...... you give this the thumbs down, yet save it to your faves!!!!!! Weird!!! Get a life mate and thanks for the grammar lesson! Yes i do have an interest in correct grammar, but not to the point of being obsessive. You quote "waxing lyrical". That is not MY quote, so from where does your reference originate?

[billyshitcheese]

i'm sorry, what did i give a thumbs down? it's not possible to give a song a thumbs down and it is the song i saved as a favorite. and i don't see how insisting on correct basic grammar is being obsessive or indicates having no life. perhaps you could explain.

[door2yourheart]

Tut! Let me clarify; you posted the following message 4 weeks ago, "Please, it's "Ian's" and "Steve's" as you are talking about individuals, not groups of individuals. Since you clearly have an interest in "waxing lyrical", do so correctly or it looks rather flawed. Thank you. Come on the THUMBS DOWN." You clicked the RATE button to minus and told others to do likewise, ok! Now you have upgraded your rating; a sad attempt at redemption!

[billyshitcheese]

when i said 'come on the thumbs down' i was expecting people to give my comment the thumbs. i did not give my own comment thumbs down a) because that would be pointless and b) because it's physically impossible. try it on another thread: you cannot give your own comment the thumbs up or down. other people gave my comment thumbs down (who disagreed) and thumbs up (who agreed). sorry but it seems at least 4 people agree with me correcting your grammar.

[door2yourheart]

TOSSER! GET A LIFE MATE!

[Limetalimetalimeta]

Joy division forever!!!

[intheshadowlands13]

Still the best band of all time. Influenced by Neu, the Doors and the Velvet Underground. Blended to ultimate perfection. Peter Hook is still my musical hero after all these years(Revenge and Monaco so underrated).

[1wittman]

My Sentiments Exactly

[luvlife77]

Heartbreaking to listen to

[serial841]

in cant see why always confrontations.

[loachomattic]

If you can't dig Joy Division, you can't dig nothing. Theres nothing more to say except fuck off to anyone who opposes Ian Curtis.

[claudebasel]

this is beautiful and true

[prasiddha]

Joy Division's heaviest and darkest song

[degaulle30]

Such a creepy, industrial song.

[ilbarian]

Absolutely right! My favourite JD song - I just can't get it out of my mind for years..!

[door2yourheart]

Wow, thank you Dave! Just having a short break from posting soul stuff!

[soulfortoday]

10/10 brill mate