Joy Division - She's Lost Control - Live BBC

Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band primarily consisted of Ian Curtis (vocals and occasional guitar), Bernard Sumner (guitar and keyboards),[1] Peter Hook (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Stephen Morris (drums and percussion).

Joy Division rapidly evolved from their initial punk rock influences to develop a sound and style that pioneered the post-punk movement of the late 1970s. According to music critic Jon Savage, the band "were not punk but were directly inspired by its energy".[2] Their self-released 1978 debut EP, An Ideal for Living, caught the attention of the Manchester television personality Tony Wilson. Joy Division's debut album, Unknown Pleasures, was released in 1979 on Wilson's independent record label Factory Records, and drew critical acclaim from the British press. Despite the band's growing success, vocalist Ian Curtis was beset with depression and personal difficulties, including a dissolving marriage and his diagnosis with epilepsy. Curtis found it increasingly difficult to perform at live concerts, and often had seizures during performances.

On the eve of the band's first American tour in May 1980, Curtis, overwhelmed with depression, committed suicide. Joy Division's posthumously released second album, Closer (1980), and the single "Love Will Tear Us Apart" became the band's highest charting releases. After the death of Curtis, the remaining members reformed as New Order, achieving critical and commercial success.

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[Solon1]

9 users never lost control.

[catjoyyoung]

My God he was so beautiful

[PegasusOrgans]

The dead are always more beautiful.

[Bacopa68]

Peter Hook is a versatile bassist.

[13hehe]

He was gorgeous ugh

[ChristD69]

Joy Division was the best time in my pity he died. We always lacked.

[LuksGTA]

Press 1.

[321haircut901]

where am i who are you and when do we meet find me the yellow pages or find me in wales or down the sofa or in a bin drinking gin for my sin

[boomerangsix]

This is gothic music as Sounds and many other famous jounalists wrote.

Sounds magazine, Joy Division, Leeds live review, 26/10/79, excerpt :

The 'gothic dance music' he orchestrates is well-understood by those who recognise their New Wave frontiersmen and know how to dance the Joy Division! A theatrical sense of timing, controlled improvisation...

[The7billionth]

Awwwwwwwww !!! (I like....)

[oblistr]

We lost a great one when Ian died. I miss you man!

[JcRRMusic]

The *Awed Ians just sit there.

* The 'Awed Ians' (audience) were named for their transfixiation, and trance-like state, caused by sitting so close to the fire.