"counseling at the time of his death. The song ""Ian Curtis"" was named after late lead singer of the UK group Joy Division. Another victim of suicide, Curtis hanged himself in his Macclesfield home in 1980. The song contains many Joy Division song references, most notably ""Love Will Tear Us Apart"". The song ""Dying in New Brunswick"" was written by Geoff Rickly about his girlfriend who moved to New Brunswick and was raped while she was there. The lyrics are about how he hated the city for what happened and how he felt like he was dying whenever he was"
"recorded in March 1980 at Strawberry Studios, Stockport, making this song one of the last studio recordings recorded by the band prior to the May 1980 suicide of their lead singer, Ian Curtis. On the US release of the 12"" single, ""She's Lost Control"" appeared as the A-side (with ""Atmosphere"" as the B-side), as opposed the UK version, where the song appeared as the B-side to ""Atmosphere"". Curtis primarily drew the lyrical inspiration for ""She's Lost Control"" from a young woman with whom he had become acquainted through his employment as an Assistant Disablement Resettlement Officer at a Macclesfield occupational"
"since, the band has gone through various hiatuses and personnel changes, most prominently the departure of Hook in 2007. They released their tenth studio album ""Music Complete"" in 2015. Between 1977 and 1980, Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, and Bernard Sumner were members of the post-punk band Joy Division, often featuring heavy production input from producer Martin Hannett. Curtis took his own life on 18 May 1980, the day before Joy Division were scheduled to depart for their first American tour, and prior to release of the band's second album, ""Closer"". The rest of the band decided soon after"
"the suicide of the band's singer Ian Curtis. The entire concert was released on the ""Still"" album in 1981, and is also notable for including one of only three known recordings of Ceremony. The song features in the films ""24 Hour Party People"" and ""Control"", where Tony Wilson sees the band play for the first time. The song was used prominently by the BBC during their coverage of the 2005 Six Nations rugby tournament. Not only was it used in the 2005 Six Nations championships, but it is still used in the BBC's coverage of all international rugby. It is"
"deeply mournful it seemed to have a special resonance with his current state of mind. When the record finished, Rheinallt heard that the voice was that of Ian Curtis of the then popular group Joy Division and that he had committed suicide that very day. Far from deepening Rheinallt’s depression, this news brought a profound inspiration to him and he decided that moment that he would forge a new career as a popular singer."" Upon hearing their contribution to the album, BBC Radio Cymru DJ Nia Melville invited them to record a session for her show Heno Bydd yr Adar"
"music for decades"". In 2015, after the release of their tenth album ""Music Complete"", the album was remastered and re-released on music streaming and purchasing platforms. After the suicide of Joy Division's singer Ian Curtis in May 1980, and the subsequent shock for those surrounding him, remaining members Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook and Stephen Morris elected to carry on, albeit under a new name – New Order. With the exception of two songs, ""Ceremony"" (first played live at Joy Division's very last gig, a little over two weeks before Curtis's death) and ""In a Lonely Place"" (unreleased, but demoed in"
"Closer (Joy Division album) Closer is the second and final studio album by English rock band Joy Division, released on 18 July 1980 by Factory Records. Produced by Martin Hannett, it was Joy Division's first posthumous album and was released two months to the day after the suicide of the band's lead singer and lyricist Ian Curtis; later posthumous Joy Division albums would be released in the form of compilations and live albums. Following the release of the non-album single ""Love Will Tear Us Apart"" in June 1980, the remaining members re-formed as New Order. Today, ""Closer"" is widely recognised"
"buried at Macclesfield Cemetery. A memorial stone, inscribed with ""Ian Curtis 18 – 5 – 80"" and ""Love Will Tear Us Apart"", was placed above his ashes. In a 2007 interview with ""The Guardian"", Stephen Morris expressed regret that nobody had realised during Curtis's life the distress he was in, even though it was evident in his lyrics. Shortly after Curtis's cremation, Sumner, Hook, and Morris—strongly aided by Rob Gretton— formed a new band. Initially calling themselves ""The No Names"" and playing largely instrumental tracks, they soon became ""New Order"". Shortly after Curtis's death, Bernard Sumner inherited the Vox Phantom"
"his wife of his intentions to spend the night alone, first making her promise not to return to the house before he had taken his scheduled 10 a.m. train to Manchester to rendezvous with his bandmates. In the early hours of 18 May 1980, Curtis killed himself by hanging himself in the kitchen of his house at 77 Barton Street, Macclesfield. He was 23 years old. His wife Deborah found his body the next morning; he had used the kitchen's washing line to hang himself after having written a note to her in which he declared his love for her"
"she returned. The suicide shocked the band and their management. In 2005, Wilson said: ""I think all of us made the mistake of not thinking his suicide was going to happen ... We all completely underestimated the danger. We didn't take it seriously. That's how stupid we were."" Music critic Simon Reynolds said Curtis's suicide ""made for instant myth"". Jon Savage's obituary said that ""now no one will remember what his work with Joy Division was like when he was alive; it will be perceived as tragic rather than courageous"". In June 1980, Joy Division's single ""Love Will Tear Us"
"their album ""The Plateau Phase"" and final single ""Sexus"". ""The Plateau Phase"" was given a five star review by ""Sounds"". In April 1980 singer Alan Hempsall also appeared on stage with Joy Division at Derby Hall, standing in for Ian Curtis who had suffered an epileptic fit, a performance which ultimately descended into a riot. This scene is depicted in the Joy Division biopic ""Control"". During 1981–1982 Crispy Ambulance played several dozen live dates in the UK, as well as a short European tour with Section 25. They also recorded a session for John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show in"
"Apart"" was released, which hit number thirteen on the UK Singles Chart. In July 1980, ""Closer"" was released, and peaked at number six on the UK Albums Chart. ""NME"" reviewer Charles Shaar Murray wrote, """"Closer"" is as magnificent a memorial (for 'Joy Division' as much as for Ian Curtis) as any post-Presley popular musician could have."" Morris said that even without Curtis's death, it was unlikely that Joy Division would have endured. The members had made a pact long before Curtis's death that, should any member leave, the remaining members would change the band name. The band re-formed as New"
"due for release in March 2016. Ian Robbins died in 2014. Steven Young died on 13 July 2016. All released on the 4AD label. Chart placings shown are from the UK Indie Chart. Colourbox Colourbox were an English electronic musical group on the 4AD label, releasing a number of records between 1982 and 1987. The band was formed by brothers Martyn and Steve Young, Ian Robbins, and vocalist Debbion Currie . Currie and Robbins left the band in 1983, with the role of vocalist being filled by Lorita Grahame from that point on Colourbox stood apart from their then-4AD labelmates"
"2007 film ""Control"", a biopic of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis. The single's cover art was inspired by Peter Saville's artwork for Joy Division's 1980 single ""Love Will Tear Us Apart"", a song that Alkaline Trio singer and guitarist Matt Skiba covered in November 2008 with his side project Heavens. He explained that Joy Division were a major influence on the writing of ""Help Me"": I've always been a big Joy Division fan and I was quite touched by the film. I thought it captured Joy Division and Ian Curtis' life beautifully. The sincerity of their music combined with their"
"""China Girl"" on 1983's ""Let's Dance"" became a major hit. Pop himself has called ""The Idiot"" his ""album of freedom"". Siouxsie Sioux described it as ""re-affirmation that our suspicions were true – the man was a genius and what a voice!"" The album has been cited as a major influence on a number of post-punk, electronic and industrial artists including Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails and Joy Division, whose lead singer Ian Curtis was found hanged in 1980 with the record still spinning on his turntable. Killing Joke's Martin Glover also described ""The Idiot"" as one of his favorite albums."
"""The Night"", ""Lafaye"" and ""Scavenger"". On November 13, 2012, the EP ""Put Your Sad Down"" was released. In February 2013, Curtis was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma after several weeks of displaying symptoms. Curtis did not recover and died on December 29, 2013 at Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. The last piece of music produced by Curtis before his death, a cover of Joey Ramone's ""I Got Knocked Down (But I’ll Get Up)"", was made available in June 2014. The group's fourth album, ""SVIIB"", completed after Curtis's death, was released in February 2016, preceded by a single,"
"Factory Records. Their debut album ""Unknown Pleasures"", recorded with producer Martin Hannett, was released in 1979. Curtis suffered from personal problems including a failing marriage, depression, and epilepsy. As the band's popularity grew, Curtis's condition made it increasingly difficult for him to perform; he occasionally experienced seizures on stage. He committed suicide on the eve of the band's first American tour in May 1980, aged 23. Joy Division's second and final album, ""Closer"", was released two months later; it and single ""Love Will Tear Us Apart"" became their highest charting releases. The remaining members regrouped under the name New Order."
"13 March 2012. Dramatis Dramatis are an English synthpop band formed in the early 1980s. Chris Payne (vocals, keyboards), Rrussell Bell (guitars, keyboards), Cedric Sharpley (drums), and Denis Haines (keyboards) were all originally members of Gary Numan's backing band. They formed Dramatis following Numan's announced retirement in April 1981. They released seven singles and one album before disbanding in 1982. Two of their singles reached the UK Singles Chart: the 1981 single with Numan ""Love Needs No Disguise"" which reached number 33, and the 1982 single ""I Can See Her Now"" which reached number 57. Cedric Sharpley died from a"
"of the United States in 1990. In 1990, Psychic TV released the song ""I.C. Water"" from the album ""Towards Thee Infinite Beat"" as a 7"" and 12"" single on the 10-year anniversary of the death of Joy Division vocalist Ian Curtis. The sleeve was a hand drawn image of Ian Curtis derived from a famous photograph. In the early 1990s, Vice-President of Elektra Records, Howard Thompson took an interest in signing Psychic TV. He explained that he was going to take a one-year sabbatical from the music industry and he had been asked to run a major independent record label"
"to the UK to appear on Top of the Pops. Tormé was replaced by White Spirit guitarist Janick Gers (who would later join Iron Maiden) and this line-up released the live/studio double album ""Double Trouble"" at the end of 1981. In August 1982, the final album ""Magic"" followed. By this time, tension over money had reached fever pitch and Ian Gillan needed time to have nodes removed from his vocal cords. After the ""Magic"" tour, the band performed a final show at the Wembley Arena on 17 December, and then Ian Gillan dissolved the group while he underwent surgery. He"
"by Keith Allen). Though it's not visible in the documentary, the band was filmed at the brink of their separation that would last for five years. The documentary starts off with the Joy Division days through its vocalist Ian Curtis's suicide to the formation of New Order. An edited version of the documentary was first broadcast on the ITV network on the night of 29 August 1993, coinciding with New Order's headline performance at the Reading Festival. It was then released on VHS in October 1993, edited into a full (British) version and a shorter American version. In 2005 the"
"formed in 1999 that included Young (vocals), Alan Warner (Guitar), Steve Bingham (bass), Gary Moberly (keyboards), Tony Laidlaw (sax) and Sam Kelly then Steve Dixon (drums). This version of the group was re-formed due to the popularity of the film ""There's Something About Mary"", and the interest created resulting from the 1968 hit ""Build Me Up Buttercup"" being featured in the film. Some time later Young left this version of the group and was replaced by Hue Montgomery (aka Hugh Montgomery). Clem Curtis died on 27 March 2017 at age 76, from lung cancer. From the band's beginning to their"
"The Urban Verbs second album for Warner Bros., ""Early Damage"", was recorded in Atlanta with producers Jeff Glixman and Steve Lillywhite. Urban Verbs were scheduled to tour with Joy Division in May 1980. Arriving in Toronto for the first show, the band found the tour was canceled due to the suicide of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis. After subsequent touring in 1980, Robin Rose and Linda France left the band. France was replaced by bassist Billy Swann. The band toured the United States and Italy until 1981. In 1995, Urban Verbs reunited to perform at the closing celebration for the"
"independent label Factory. On 18 May 1980, the eve of the band's first American tour, Curtis was found dead in his home. Unable to continue as Joy Division, the remaining members disbanded the group. The band's second album, ""Closer"", was released two months later to critical acclaim. Since then, several posthumous releases have been issued from the band. During their career Joy Division released a number of songs exclusively on Various Artists EPs: Joy Division discography The discography of English rock band Joy Division consists of two studio albums, four live albums, twelve compilation albums, three extended plays, and five"
"band's distinctive guitar-less, organ-driven sound is now viewed as a definitive precursor to the progressive rock movement. Clouds (60s rock band) Clouds were a 1960s Scottish rock band that disbanded in October 1971. The band consisted of Ian Ellis (bass and lead vocals), Harry Hughes (drums) and Billy Ritchie (keyboards). In early 1964, Ian Ellis and Harry Hughes were playing in a band called The Premiers. The band itself consisted of Bill Lawrence (bass guitar), James ‘Shammy’ Lafferty (rhythm guitar), Derek Stark (lead guitar), Harry Hughes (drums) (born 5 August 1944) and Ian Ellis (vocals) (born Ian John Ellis, 7"
"of the Strokes and Interpol. Curtis died on December 29, 2013 at Sloan-Kettering Memorial Cancer Center in New York. He was 35. Benjamin Curtis (musician) Benjamin Curtis (September 23, 1978 – December 29, 2013) was an American guitarist, drummer, and songwriter. He was a founding member of the bands Secret Machines, School of Seven Bells, and UFOFU. He was also drummer for the band Tripping Daisy from 1997 to 1999. Curtis was born in Lawton, Oklahoma and lived in Frederick and Norman until moving to the Dallas, Texas area in junior high school. Curtis was a member of School of"
"For Reality. Curtis unfortunately died in 1996 of Diabetes. In remembrance and tribute of him, Reverse Spin Music released a greatest hits album entitled ""Celebrating Curtis Hairston"". The compilation included some unreleased songs which he recorded before he passed away. Curtis Hairston Curtis Kinnard Hairston (10 October 1961 – 18 January 1996) was an American soul/funk vocalist, who had a number of Top 75 hit singles in the UK and US, both as a solo artist and as a featured artist in the B. B. & Q. Band. Hairston's signature hit came in 1985, when he reached #13 in the"
"Dramatis Dramatis are an English synthpop band formed in the early 1980s. Chris Payne (vocals, keyboards), Rrussell Bell (guitars, keyboards), Cedric Sharpley (drums), and Denis Haines (keyboards) were all originally members of Gary Numan's backing band. They formed Dramatis following Numan's announced retirement in April 1981. They released seven singles and one album before disbanding in 1982. Two of their singles reached the UK Singles Chart: the 1981 single with Numan ""Love Needs No Disguise"" which reached number 33, and the 1982 single ""I Can See Her Now"" which reached number 57. Cedric Sharpley died from a heart attack on"
"""Secret Story""/""Island"" (FAC 57), the flexi single ""Een Kus"" (FACBN 13 - later reissued as 7"" vinyl on LTM Recordings with ""Son"" on the B-side), the single ""Time""/""Lights"" (FBN 11) and the full-length album (FACBN 15), which was released by Factory Benelux in 1982. ""Sparks in a Dark Room"" The band's first live appearance in England was at the Beach Club, a Manchester venue associated with Factory. They went on to share further bills with Joy Division and, after Ian Curtis' death, New Order, as well as appearing with A Certain Ratio, Scritti Politti, the Au Pairs and Comsat Angels."
"reflected on the first time she became familiar with Joy Division: ""[W]e didn't have a car and us three needed a lift home. So we asked them, and they said, 'Alright, but you have to buy one of our singles.' So we did and got it home and played it on this horrible record player. We'd known Stephen before. We thought, 'My god, this sounds horrible.'"" She would later begin dating Morris. After Ian Curtis's death in May 1980, the three remaining members of Joy Division renamed the band New Order. Wishing to complete their line-up with someone they knew"
"the group considering it outdated and anachronistic. We are still in full blast punk-wave-dark and the youth culture of Puglia is very sensitive especially to the dark-wave. During those years the live performances of The Sound, New Order, Bauhaus, Virgin Prunes, Simple Minds were very popular among young Italians. At that time that the band dedicated a song to the Joy Division singer Ian Curtis In 1987 the original band separated due to conflicts especially related to university commitments that make it increasingly difficult to meet for rehearsals. Drummer Marco Lippe, certainly the most active member for his numerous musical"
"The Warehouse (Preston, Lancashire) The Warehouse has been an alternative nightclub and music venue in Preston, Lancashire, England, since 1972. It was originally named The Warehouse, then Raiders, and then back to The Warehouse in 1988 when the current owners took over. The venue was seen as a focal point of the punk movement in the late 1970s, evolving over time and hosting a variety of the large touring bands of the day, including The Stone Roses in 1986. Joy Division recorded their live album ""Preston Warehouse"" there 12 weeks before Ian Curtis' death. Black Flag singer Henry Rollins was"
"acclaimed promotional tour supporting Buzzcocks in November 1979, ""Unknown Pleasures"" had neared 15,000 copies sold. ""Unknown Pleasures"" failed to chart on the UK Albums Chart. However, following Curtis's suicide in May 1980 and the release of their second album, ""Closer"", in July, it was reissued and reached No. 71 at the end of that August. It fared better on the UK Indie Chart, placing at No. 2 on the first chart to be published in January 1980 and going on to top the chart following its reissue, spending 136 weeks on the chart in total. In 2007, remastered versions of"