Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division - Couverture souple

Hook, Peter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1471148335 ISBN 13 : 9781471148330

Editeur : Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2016

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

Joy Division changed the face of music. Godfathers of alternative rock, they reinvented music in the post-punk era, creating a new sound—dark, hypnotic, and intense—that would influence U2, Morrissey, R.E.M., Radiohead, and numerous others. The story is now legendary: in 1980, on the heels of their groundbreaking debut, Unknown Pleasures, and on the eve of their first U.S. tour, the band was rent asunder by the tragic death of their enigmatic lead singer, Ian Curtis. Yet in the mere three years they were together, Joy Division produced two landmark albums and a handful of singles—including the iconic anthem "Love Will Tear Us Apart"—that continue to have a powerful resonance.

Now, for the first time, their story is told by one of their own. In Unknown Pleasures, founding member and bass player Peter Hook recounts how four young men from Manchester and Salisbury, with makeshift instruments and a broken-down van, rose from the punk scene to create a haunting, atmospheric music that would define a generation. Peter talks with eye-opening candor and reflection about the suicide of Ian Curtis; the band's friendships and fallouts; the evolution of their sound and image; and the larger-than-life characters who formed a vital part of the Joy Division legend, including Factory Records founder Tony Wilson and producer Martin Hannett. Told with surprising humor and vivid detail, Unknown Pleasures is the book Joy Division fans have awaited for decades.

Revue de presse :

'Peter Hook's Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division is a lucid and unromantic account of the band's short life and a veritable treasure trove for those aforementioned fans. Indeed, the final passages of the book are truly heart-wrenching...Peter Hook has written an honest, no frills account of Joy Division in all their troubled, gloomy glory. Packed with anecdotes and insights, Unknown Pleasures is a rewarding read' Live4ever Ezine 02/10
'Despite no longer being a member of New Order (and not being on the best terms with the others), Hooky is not resting on his laurels. He's been performing with his band The Light and is just about to publish his new book Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division, a memoir of the recording of that legendary first album and an insider's look at a band that has moved into myth. Peter Hook doesn't act like a myth though, he acts like a Salford lad made good. He's frank, incredibly funny, and isn't shy about talking about his book' Interview, Artrocker October issue
'Peter Hook's Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division is refreshingly no-nonsense account of the band's brief career and tell us something about them before their history was re-shaped by the suicide of singer Ian Curtis. Hook's story-telling voice is generally gruff and often hilariously droll' Uncut November issue

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1471148335
• ISBN 13: 9781471148330
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368