Best Ever Albums

Re: Album of the day (#2200): Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

benpaco — Thu, 8 Dec 2016 17:07:22 GMT

Author: benpaco

Posted: 12/08/2016 22:07

murmur wrote:

most overwrought atmosphere ever.

o·ver·wrought
ˌōvəˈrôt/
adjective
1.
in a state of nervous excitement or anxiety.

I know it's not the definition you probably meant, but this sums up some of the moments really well.

Also, I think Unknown Pleasures is more full of life and energy than Closer, for probably obvious reasons, but that's the big difference for me between them. Unknown Pleasures feels like a fire starting to burn too bright, Closer feels like the smoldering ash, and there's value in each.

Re: Album of the day (#2200): Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Antonio-Pedro — Thu, 8 Dec 2016 16:34:05 GMT

Author: Antonio-Pedro

Posted: 12/08/2016 21:34

Applerill wrote:

"Disorder" is another song I absolutely love to hear at a party.

Ha!
I mean, I love to sing those opening beats of disorder in the shower like...ta da da ta da da ta da da....and then dug dug dug dugdugdug...and then the bass goes....dan dand and dan dan, dun dun dun dun, dan dan dan, and then I low-pitch my voice and then sing like Ian Curtis, and then I realize I'm singing disorder at 5:50 in the morning. Had a great time btw

Re: Album of the day (#2200): Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Norman Bates — Thu, 8 Dec 2016 14:26:36 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 12/08/2016 19:26

I vastly prefer this to Closer. While still a very good album, Closer is too ensconsed in its own despair and it takes a brave heart to listen to it regularly. Unknown Pleasures proves that Joy Division and Curtis were not all about despair - and yes, rocked. Check this out for further delving into Joy Division as grat rockin' band:

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Les Bains Douches 18 December 1979 by Joy Division

Re: Album of the day (#2200): Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Anonymous — Thu, 8 Dec 2016 12:21:54 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/08/2016 17:21

yeah, i agree and i'd take it a step further to say that Unknown Pleasures is a generally mediocre album, while Closer really lives up to and might even exceed their legacy. every song on Closer is brilliant, and it's so cool to hear what a New Order album with Ian Curtis on vocals and a bit more of the macabre would have sounded like. Unknown Pleasures is sort of a baffling album to have gotten so popular that i can only imagine is due to the album cover being so good and Ian Curtis's life and death being so mythic. the music itself sort of sucks, and i sort of privately chuckle at people who deride hammy darkness in metal albums when they wear a shirt around of an album featuring the most unnatural bass vocals and most overwrought atmosphere ever.

Re: Album of the day (#2200): Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Anonymous — Thu, 8 Dec 2016 04:17:22 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/08/2016 09:17

I kind of enjoy Closer but I've always found this a slog. Joy Division will always be that band I never understand, I guess.

shanelovesyou1111 wrote:

Although Unknown Pleasures is a fantastic album it has always been a mystery to me why their follow-up Closer isn't well known or praised at all? I feel like that album is just as good, yet I never see any Closer T-shirts just many variants of Unknown Pleasures, but then again Danny Brown named his new album after the opening track of Closer and one of Joy Division's best songs.

Depends on your circles I'd say. Unknown Pleasures is definitely more iconic in the wider world but among the music crowd they're both usually in top 100s.

Never put two and two together with Danny Brown. Nice one.

Re: Album of the day (#2200): Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

craola — Thu, 8 Dec 2016 03:01:02 GMT

Author: craola

Posted: 12/08/2016 08:01

shanelovesyou1111 wrote:

I never see any Closer T-shirts

i've seen both, but unknown pleasures is easily the better looking t-shirt. it's as much a fashion decision as a statement of musical taste.

Re: Album of the day (#2200): Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

SquishypuffDave — Thu, 8 Dec 2016 02:17:01 GMT

Author: SquishypuffDave

Posted: 12/08/2016 07:17

Pump up the treble.

Re: Album of the day (#2200): Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Anonymous — Wed, 7 Dec 2016 22:52:28 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/08/2016 03:52

Totally a classic

Re: Album of the day (#2200): Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

benpaco — Wed, 7 Dec 2016 22:04:56 GMT

Author: benpaco

Posted: 12/08/2016 03:04

shanelovesyou1111 wrote:

why their follow-up Closer isn't well known or praised at all?

I mean, I'd say the cover art isn't as well known, but it's definitely held in high regards. Often see it up on record shop walls or whatnot, pretty sure my dad still has a poster of it at home frankly. I prefer this one by a long shot, but they're both great.

Anyhow this is one of the greatest albums ever made, and is genuinely one of the most important parts of who I am as a human being.

Re: Album of the day (#2200): Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

HazeyTwilight — Wed, 7 Dec 2016 18:43:48 GMT

Author: HazeyTwilight

Posted: 12/07/2016 23:43

Applerill wrote:

"Disorder" is another song I absolutely love to hear at a party.

Got them moves like Curtis. im fully aware that the joke was in poor taste im too tired and busy and listening to this makes me even sadder than i am now

Re: Album of the day (#2200): Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

shanelovesyou1111 — Wed, 7 Dec 2016 17:40:49 GMT

Author: shanelovesyou1111

Posted: 12/07/2016 22:40

Although Unknown Pleasures is a fantastic album it has always been a mystery to me why their follow-up Closer isn't well known or praised at all? I feel like that album is just as good, yet I never see any Closer T-shirts just many variants of Unknown Pleasures, but then again Danny Brown named his new album after the opening track of Closer and one of Joy Division's best songs.

Re: Album of the day (#2200): Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Applerill — Wed, 7 Dec 2016 16:24:21 GMT

Author: Applerill

Posted: 12/07/2016 21:24

(Sorry, I don't mean to start this again, but) "Disorder" is another song I absolutely love to hear at a party.

(My brother also has the Disney version of the shirt, and I think there's even a Rock Slope album cover with him on it)

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Album of the day (#2200): Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

BestEverAlbums — Wed, 7 Dec 2016 16:00:02 GMT

Author: BestEverAlbums

Posted: 12/07/2016 21:00

Today's album of the day

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 1979.
Country:
Overall rank: 38
Average rating: 86/100 (from 1300 votes).

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Tracks:
1. Disorder
2. Day Of The Lords
3. Candidate
4. Insight
5. New Dawn Fades
6. She's Lost Control
7. Shadowplay
8. Wilderness
9. Interzone
10. I Remember Nothing

About album of the day: The BestEverAlbums.com album of the day is the album appearing most prominently in member charts in the previous 24 hours. If an album, or artist, has previously been selected within a x day period, the next highest album is picked instead (and so on) to ensure a bit of variety. A full history of album of the day can be viewed here.