JOY DIVISION
CLOSER
1980-QWEST
Produced By MARTIN HANNETT
1. Atrocity Exhibition
2. Isolation
3. Passover
4. Colony
5. A Means To An End
6. Heart And Soul
7. Twenty Four Hours
8. The Eternal
9. Decades
"When you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you". That line from "Isolation" is all you need to know about Joy Division. Closer is their second and last album, and it is one dark, powerful piece of work. The star is producer Martin Hannett, who sculpted the sound of the band and created a sound unlike any other. Dark, deadly, ambient, and danceable. This album is the groundbreaker for the post punk goth sound of the 80's. Singer Ian Curtis sounds as depressed as he really was, and the band creates moods behind him that are downright scary. Every track is powerful and stunning. And while it may be somewhat depressing, it's also a magnificent piece of work.
The album's release was delayed by the suicide of Curtis at 22 years of age. The rest of the members called it a day as Joy Division (named from the Nazi concentration camp brothels) and formed the highly successful New Order. But Closer is still a great achievement, a tough listen, but worth it once you get it. _________________ I'm leaning on the threshold
Of her mystery
And crashing through the walls
Of dying history
"When you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you". That line from "Isolation" is all you need to know about Joy Division.
My no. 1 album ever.
This quotation is from Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil", though. You won't find it in Isolation. _________________ Always shouts out something obscene
"When you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you". That line from "Isolation" is all you need to know about Joy Division.
My no. 1 album ever.
This quotation is from Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil", though. You won't find it in Isolation.
You're right...not sure where I got that from, or what I was thinking. 🧱 But it does fit this band. _________________ I'm leaning on the threshold
Of her mystery
And crashing through the walls
Of dying history
Does any of the tracks on Closer stand out for you ?
I like the album as a whole, but for me, "Atrocity Exhibition"...the guitar is positively vicious and unique. This was the first Joy Division song I had ever heard, and it struck me as being completely original and frightening. _________________ I'm leaning on the threshold
Of her mystery
And crashing through the walls
Of dying history
"When you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you". That line from "Isolation" is all you need to know about Joy Division.
My no. 1 album ever.
This quotation is from Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil", though. You won't find it in Isolation.
You're right...not sure where I got that from, or what I was thinking. 🧱 But it does fit this band.
I think you might have taken abyss from Heart and Soul, which goes
An abyss that laughs at creation,
A circus complete with all fools,
Foundations that lasted the ages,
Then ripped apart at their roots. _________________ Always shouts out something obscene
LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM
OUT OF THE CRADLE
1992-REPRISE
Produced By LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM & RICHARD DASHUT
1. Instrumental Introduction To:
2. Don't Look Down
3. Wrong
4. Countdown
5. All My Sorrows
6. Soul Drifter
7. Instrumental Introduction To:
8. This Is The Time
9. You Do Or You Don't
10. Street Of Dreams
11. Spoken Introduction To:
12. Surrender The Rain
13. Doing What I Can
14. Turn It On
15. This Nearly Was Mine
16. Say We'll Meet Again
Lindsey Buckingham's third solo album, and his first after leaving Fleetwood Mac, is loaded with songs that would've made the Mac hitmakers again in the 90's. Recorded mostly as just a trio, the album is layered and perfected, as polished as it could be. People forget just how good he is as a guitarist...it's all over the wall here. His playing soars, using inventive sounds on some tracks and stunning acoustic work on others. "Wrong" and "Countdown" should have been hits. This is catchy and professional stuff. A very underrated album.
Buckingham hadn't done a solo album in 8 years, and it would be another 14 years before his next. He's always worth listening to, and Out Of The Cradle is as good as he gets.
This is a really dope album not quite FM level but this shit is fire he has really interesting compositions here and yeah he slays on guitar, def seconding Roman that yall should check this out if you like FM
U2
RATTLE AND HUM
1988-ISLAND
Produced By JIMMY IOVINE
1. Helter Skelter
2. Van Diemen's Land
3. Desire
4. Hawkmoon 269
5. All Along The Watchtower
6. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
7. (Freedom For My People)
8. Silver And Gold
9. Pride (In The Name Of Love)
10. Angel Of Harlem
11. Love Rescue Me
12. When Love Comes To Town
13. Heartland
14. God Part II
15. (The Star Spangled Banner)
16. Bullet The Blue Sky
17. All I Want Is You
U2 was on its way to becoming the biggest thing on the planet in 1988, and Rattle And Hum was supposed to be the vehicle to put them over the edge. Instead, the film and the soundtrack turned out to almost be their first real career negative. Sure, it was huge. But it was also something that humbled the band...and maybe saved them. Part live album, part studio tracks, and a couple of non U2 recordings thrown in, Rattle And Hum is a scattered mess at times...at other times it's great. The opening "Helter Skelter" is awkward, and the BB King cameo on "When Love Comes To Town" was simply played to death. But Bob Dylan guesting on two songs ("Hawkmoon 269" and "Love Rescue Me"), as well as some blistering live performances do save the day. A straight live album would have been better, but this will suffice.
The film is not as good as the album, although it is cool that the black & white concert footage was shot at the old McNichols Arena in Denver. As big as The Joshua Tree had just made them, Rattle And Hum brought them back to earth. This is worth having, a document of what was then the biggest band on earth during their prime. _________________ I'm leaning on the threshold
Of her mystery
And crashing through the walls
Of dying history
ULTRA VIVID SCENE
JOY 1967-1990
1990-4AD
Produced By HUGH JONES
1. It Happens Every Time
2. Staring At The Sun
3. Three Stars
4. Special One
5. Grey Turns White
6. Poison
7. Guilty Pleasure
8. Extra Ordinary
9. Beauty #2
10. The Kindest Cut
11. Praise The Low
12. Lightning
Joy is the second of three albums from Ultra Vivid Scene, which is actually Kurt Ralske and a bunch of side musicians. Joy is a nice set of songs, led by "Staring At The Sun" and "It Happens Every Time", both of which were moderately successful singles. "Special One", which features Kim Deal, is a blatant Big Star ripoff. It gets a little snoozy at times, due in large part to Ralske's vocal delivery, which is more Lou Reed than anything else. Ralske didn't tour much, which may be why UVS slipped through the cracks and is now forgotten. But Joy, their best album, is well worth a listen. Very refreshing stuff.
Ralske ended the band in 1993 and did some solo work, but hasn't been heard from musically since 2001. He's concentrating on visual art these days, and no plans for reviving the UVS name have been heard. _________________ I'm leaning on the threshold
Of her mystery
And crashing through the walls
Of dying history
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
COSMO'S FACTORY
1970-FANTASY
Produced By JOHN FOGERTY
1. Ramble Tamble
2. Before You Accuse Me
3. Travelin' Band
4. Ooby Dooby
5. Lookin' Out My Back Door
6. Run Through The Jungle
7. Up Around The Bend
8. My Baby Left Me
9. Who'll Stop The Rain
10. I Heard It Through The Grapevine
11. Long As I Can See The Light
Is it really better to burn out than fade away? Creedence Clearwater Revival had a two year run that was unbelieveable...5 top ten albums with nine consecutive top 10 singles (5 #2's...they never got a #1) between 1969 and 1970. And inside of what may be the worst rock album cover ever is Cosmo's Factory, the 4th of the 5. And it may be their best. The album is loaded with hits, great cover songs, and even two longer jams (John Fogerty's guitar work on "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" is worth having this alone for). This is a band at the top of their game, firing on all cylinders and cranking out one great song after another, one great album after another. Cosmo's Factory is simply a great album, a must have for any rock collection.
It was also the beginning of the end. John Fogerty was becoming more demanding with each song, and his dictatorship over the rest of the band was taking its toll. The relationships are straining here, and it poured over to their next album. Tom Fogerty quit after Pendulum, saying that he would never be replaced because no one would ever be crazy enough to join the band. After Pendulum, John Fogerty lost it...he told the other two members that they had to write songs for the next album, but that he would not play lead guitar on them. Mardi Gras from 1972 was horrible, and the band was done. Fogerty, who seemingly hated everyone by this time, traded his song rights to Fantasy to get him out of what may have been the worst record deal in history (he still owed them 8 albums!), which led to him being sued years later for plagiarizing himself. CCR lasted only 5 years and 7 albums, but 1969-70 was truly an amazing run.
Stu Cook and Doug Clifford continue on as Creedence Clearwater Revisited. Tom Fogerty died of AIDS in 1990. And John Fogerty has had a spotty solo career. He refused to play CCR songs live until 1987 when he was convinced to do so by Bob Dylan and George Harrison. But there's always the short period of time when this band almost ruled the world. _________________ I'm leaning on the threshold
Of her mystery
And crashing through the walls
Of dying history
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