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However, the relentless touring negatively affected the band. Ian Curtis had epilepsy, and sometimes experienced seizures during concerts, leading to their cancellation. His seizures were getting worse as the band continued touring, but he pushed himself to the point of exhaustion, as the band needed to tour to become better-known in the fairly exclusive music scene of the 1970s. He concealed the extent of his disability until the breaking point. His lack of sleep, alcohol abuse, and collapsing marriage only added to his severe depression; he committed suicide by hanging on 18 May 1980 (supposedly after watching ''Film/{{Stroszek}}'' on TV and listening to Music/IggyPop's ''Music/TheIdiot''). The band's second and final album ''Music/{{Closer}}'' was released two months later to both critical and commercial success, and is widely seen as their masterpiece. The band was a key influence on AlternativeRock on both sides of UsefulNotes/ThePond over the next few decades.

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However, the relentless touring negatively affected the band. Ian Curtis had epilepsy, and sometimes experienced seizures during concerts, leading to their cancellation. His seizures were getting worse as the band continued touring, but he pushed himself to the point of exhaustion, as the band needed to tour to become better-known in the fairly exclusive music scene of the 1970s. He concealed the extent of his disability until the breaking point. His lack of sleep, alcohol abuse, and collapsing marriage only added to his severe depression; he committed suicide by hanging took his own life on 18 May 1980 (supposedly after watching ''Film/{{Stroszek}}'' on TV and listening to Music/IggyPop's ''Music/TheIdiot''). The band's second and final album ''Music/{{Closer}}'' was released two months later to both critical and commercial success, and is widely seen as their masterpiece. The band was a key influence on AlternativeRock on both sides of UsefulNotes/ThePond over the next few decades.
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However, the relentless touring negatively affected the band. Ian Curtis had epilepsy, and sometimes experienced seizures during concerts, leading to their cancellation. His seizures were getting worse as the band continued touring, but he pushed himself to the point of exhaustion, as the band needed to tour to become better-known in the fairly exclusive music scene of the 1970s. He concealed the extent of his disability until the breaking point. His lack of sleep, alcohol abuse, and collapsing marriage only added to his severe depression; he died by suicide on 18 May 1980 (supposedly after watching ''Film/{{Stroszek}}'' on TV and listening to Music/IggyPop's ''Music/TheIdiot''). The band's second and final album ''Music/{{Closer}}'' was released two months later to both critical and commercial success, and is widely seen as their masterpiece. The band was a key influence on AlternativeRock on both sides of UsefulNotes/ThePond over the next few decades.

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However, the relentless touring negatively affected the band. Ian Curtis had epilepsy, and sometimes experienced seizures during concerts, leading to their cancellation. His seizures were getting worse as the band continued touring, but he pushed himself to the point of exhaustion, as the band needed to tour to become better-known in the fairly exclusive music scene of the 1970s. He concealed the extent of his disability until the breaking point. His lack of sleep, alcohol abuse, and collapsing marriage only added to his severe depression; he died by committed suicide by hanging on 18 May 1980 (supposedly after watching ''Film/{{Stroszek}}'' on TV and listening to Music/IggyPop's ''Music/TheIdiot''). The band's second and final album ''Music/{{Closer}}'' was released two months later to both critical and commercial success, and is widely seen as their masterpiece. The band was a key influence on AlternativeRock on both sides of UsefulNotes/ThePond over the next few decades.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Here are the young men: Joy Division circa 1979. From left to right: Stephen Morris, Peter Hook, Bernard Sumner/Albrecht, Ian Curtis.]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:Here are the young men: Joy Division circa 1979. From [[note]]From left to right: Stephen Morris, Peter Hook, Bernard Sumner/Albrecht, Ian Curtis.]][[/note]]]]



A well known [[UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} English]] PostPunk band, Joy Division formed after guitarist Bernard Sumner and bassist Peter Hook attended a Music/SexPistols concert in Manchester on 4 June 1976, and were inspired to form a band. The additions of vocalist Ian Curtis and drummer Stephen Morris, completed the line-up. Initially named ''Warsaw'' (under which name they recorded an unreleased album, later bootlegged), the band changed its name to ''Joy Division'' in late 1977, which got them in trouble at first, because of its fascist overtones.

As Joy Division, they recorded an EP, which was basically UsefulNotes/{{Punk}} with literary lyrics. This and playing around Manchester, brought the group to the attention of Tony Wilson, and they joined his record label Creator/FactoryRecords. After a month in the studio with producer Martin Hannett, who completely changed their sound, their debut album ''Music/UnknownPleasures'' was released in 1979 to critical acclaim.

However, the relentless touring negatively affected the band. Ian Curtis had epilepsy, and sometimes experienced seizures during concerts, leading to their cancellation. His seizures were getting worse as the band continued touring, but he pushed himself to the point of exhaustion, as the band needed to tour to become better-known in the fairly exclusive music scene of the 1970s. He concealed the extent of his disability until the breaking point. His lack of sleep, alcohol abuse, and collapsing marriage only added to his severe depression; he died by suicide on 18 May 1980 (supposedly after watching ''Film/{{Stroszek}}'' on TV and listening to Music/IggyPop's ''Music/TheIdiot''). Their second and final album ''Music/{{Closer}}'' was released two months later to both critical and commercial success, and is widely seen as their masterpiece. The band was a key influence on AlternativeRock on both sides of UsefulNotes/ThePond over the next few decades.

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A well known well-known [[UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} English]] PostPunk band, Joy Division formed after guitarist Bernard Sumner and bassist Peter Hook attended a Music/SexPistols concert in Manchester on 4 June 1976, 1976 and were inspired to form a band. The additions of vocalist Ian Curtis and drummer Stephen Morris, Morris completed the line-up. Initially named ''Warsaw'' Warsaw (under which name they recorded an unreleased album, later bootlegged), the band changed its name to ''Joy Division'' Joy Division in late 1977, which got them in trouble at first, first because of its fascist overtones.

As Joy Division, they recorded an EP, EP which was basically UsefulNotes/{{Punk}} UsefulNotes/{{punk}} with literary lyrics. This EP and playing around Manchester, Manchester brought the group to the attention of Tony Wilson, and they joined his record label Creator/FactoryRecords. After a month in the studio with producer Martin Hannett, who completely changed their sound, their debut album ''Music/UnknownPleasures'' was released in 1979 to critical acclaim.

However, the relentless touring negatively affected the band. Ian Curtis had epilepsy, and sometimes experienced seizures during concerts, leading to their cancellation. His seizures were getting worse as the band continued touring, but he pushed himself to the point of exhaustion, as the band needed to tour to become better-known in the fairly exclusive music scene of the 1970s. He concealed the extent of his disability until the breaking point. His lack of sleep, alcohol abuse, and collapsing marriage only added to his severe depression; he died by suicide on 18 May 1980 (supposedly after watching ''Film/{{Stroszek}}'' on TV and listening to Music/IggyPop's ''Music/TheIdiot''). Their The band's second and final album ''Music/{{Closer}}'' was released two months later to both critical and commercial success, and is widely seen as their masterpiece. The band was a key influence on AlternativeRock on both sides of UsefulNotes/ThePond over the next few decades.



The band are portrayed by actors in the movies: ''Film/TwentyFourHourPartyPeople'' and ''Film/{{Control}}.'' The former is a {{biopic}} of Factory Records head Tony Wilson, with Joy Division playing a major role, along with their manager Rob Gretton, in the first part of the film, with some remaining members throughout the second act as New Order personnel. The latter is a biopic of Ian Curtis himself, directed by photographer Creator/AntonCorbijn, who often worked with the band during their early years, and directed the music video for the 1988 reissue of "Atmosphere".

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The band are portrayed by actors in the movies: movies ''Film/TwentyFourHourPartyPeople'' and ''Film/{{Control}}.'' The former is a {{biopic}} of Factory Records head Tony Wilson, with Joy Division playing a major role, along with their manager Rob Gretton, in the first part of the film, with some remaining members throughout the second act as New Order personnel. The latter is a biopic of Ian Curtis himself, directed by photographer Creator/AntonCorbijn, who often worked with the band during their early years, and directed the music video for the 1988 reissue of "Atmosphere".
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* HistoricalBiographySong: "Warsaw" is a first-person account of the rise and fall of Rudolf Hess, Deputy Führer of the Nazi Party. The song chronicles Hess' life from his involvement with the Beer Hall Putsch in 1923 to his imprisonment by the British authorities after fleeing to Scotland in 1941.
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+Influences: Music/DavidBowie, Music/TheDoors, Music/SexPistols, Music/TheStooges, Music/IggyPop, Music/{{MC5}}, Music/VelvetUnderground, Music/{{Can}}, Music/MarcBolan, Music/VanDerGraafGenerator, Music/{{Kraftwerk}}, Music/RoxyMusic, Music/TalkingHeads, Music/ThrobbingGristleMusic/ThrobbingGristle, Music/SiouxsieAndTheBanshees
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Now YMMV, and would fit better under Creator Driven Successor on New Order's trivia page since the original lineup consisted of the surviving members of Joy Division.


* SpiritualSuccessor: Music/NewOrder.
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* TransatlanticEquivalent: A band influenced by punk hailing from an economically depressed (at the time) city from the north of their country, with a depressed lead singer who commits suicide, leaving behind a wife and a young daughter. The drummer forms a new band that turns out to be a LongRunner. We could easily be talking about Joy Division or Music/{{Nirvana}}.

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* TransatlanticEquivalent: A band influenced by punk hailing from an economically depressed (at the time) city from the north of their country, with a depressed lead singer who commits dies by suicide, leaving behind a wife and a young daughter. The drummer forms a new band that turns out to be a LongRunner. We could easily be talking about Joy Division or Music/{{Nirvana}}.
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However, the relentless touring negatively affected the band. Ian Curtis had epilepsy, and sometimes experienced seizures during concerts, leading to their cancellation. His seizures were getting worse as the band continued touring, but he pushed himself to the point of exhaustion, as the band needed to tour to become better-known in the fairly exclusive music scene of the 1970s. He concealed the extent of his disability until the breaking point. His lack of sleep, alcohol abuse, and collapsing marriage only added to his severe depression; he committed suicide on 18 May 1980 (supposedly after watching ''Film/{{Stroszek}}'' on TV and listening to Music/IggyPop's ''Music/TheIdiot''). Their second and final album ''Music/{{Closer}}'' was released two months later to both critical and commercial success, and is widely seen as their masterpiece. The band was a key influence on AlternativeRock on both sides of UsefulNotes/ThePond over the next few decades.

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However, the relentless touring negatively affected the band. Ian Curtis had epilepsy, and sometimes experienced seizures during concerts, leading to their cancellation. His seizures were getting worse as the band continued touring, but he pushed himself to the point of exhaustion, as the band needed to tour to become better-known in the fairly exclusive music scene of the 1970s. He concealed the extent of his disability until the breaking point. His lack of sleep, alcohol abuse, and collapsing marriage only added to his severe depression; he committed died by suicide on 18 May 1980 (supposedly after watching ''Film/{{Stroszek}}'' on TV and listening to Music/IggyPop's ''Music/TheIdiot''). Their second and final album ''Music/{{Closer}}'' was released two months later to both critical and commercial success, and is widely seen as their masterpiece. The band was a key influence on AlternativeRock on both sides of UsefulNotes/ThePond over the next few decades.
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Per TRS.


* BadassBaritone: Ian's deep singing voice was a key element of the band's dark sound, and he could sound ferocious in live performances.
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* SingingVoiceDissonance: Ian's singing was baritone and American accented, whereas his normal speaking voice was higher and [[OopNorth Northern English]].

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* SingingVoiceDissonance: Ian's singing was baritone and American accented, whereas his normal speaking voice was higher and [[OopNorth Northern English]].

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