Joy Division: Piece by Piece: Writing About Joy Division 1977-2007 - Couverture souple

Morley, Paul

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0859654044 ISBN 13 : 9780859654043

Editeur : Plexus Publishing Ltd, 2007

Synopsis

Paul Morley knew Joy Division intimately. He not only wrote extensively and evocatively of the "mood, atmosphere and ephemeral terror" that enveloped the group and their doomed front man, Ian Curtis, but he was present when Curtis suffered his life-changing epileptic seizure following a London concert in April 1980 and was the only journalist permitted to view Curtis' corpse. Joy Division: Piece By Piece encompasses his complete writings on the group, both contemporary and retrospective. In addition to collecting all of Morley's classic works about the band, the book includes his eloquent Ian Curtis obituary and hindsight pieces on the group's significance, framed by an extensive retrospective essay, as well as his reviews of the films 24 Hour Party People and Control. Morley, who emerged from Manchester at the same time as Joy Division, effortlessly evokes that city's zeitgeist and psycho-geography to tell the story of this uniquely intense group.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Joy Division remain the perennial cult post-punk band. Author/TV broadcaster Paul Morley wrote extensively and evocatively of the 'mood, atmosphere and ephemeral terror' that enveloped this unique group and their doomed front man, vocalist Ian Curtis. These are his complete writings on Joy Division, both contemporary and retrospective, forming a close personal account of the band's brief, turbulent history: from primitive beginnings as Manchester punk band Warsaw, to Curtis' near-fatal epileptic seizure following a London concert, and his tragic suicide in May 1980. As Morley says, 'The more that time moves on, the more I have to say about them.' In addition to collecting all of the author's journalistic writings on the band from the late 1970s/early 1980s (including his eloquent obituary for Curtis), this unique work includes retrospective articles on the significance of the group, framed by an extensive essay. Contemporary elements include Morley's critique of the acclaimed new film 'Control', recounting the brief life of Ian Curtis, for which the author visited the set during production. Most movingly, Morley includes the original text that grew into his literary work 'Nothing', paralleling the two suicides that marked his life: those of his own father, and his young contemporary Curtis. He also evokes the late 1970s zeitgeist and the 'psycho-geography' of Manchester, which combined to produce the most uniquely intense rock group ever.

Biographie de l'auteur

Paul Morley wrote for the NME from 1977 to 1983 when the magazine was at its most successful and notorious. He wrote for the first few issues of The Face, was a regular contributor to Blitz, and was one of the first presenters of The Late Show. He currently writes for Arena, Esquire, The Sunday Telegraph and contributes to numerous TV and radio programs.

His previous books include Nothing, which was published to great acclaim in 2000 and Words and Music: A History of Pop in the Shape of a City, described by the Guardian's reviewer as 'the best book about pop I had ever read'.

Morley is the man who knew Joy Division best he was the only journalist permitted to view Curtis' corpse, was present when Curtis suffered his life-changing epileptic seizure following a London concert in April 1980, and wrote extensively and evocatively of the 'mood, atmosphere and ephemeral terror' that enveloped this unique group and their doomed front man.

These are his complete writings on Joy Division, both contemporary and retrospective. As he says, 'the more that time moves on, the more I have to say about them'.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Plexus Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0859654044
• ISBN 13: 9780859654043
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible