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THE REVIEW
Album indeed overrated.
Let's pretend to approach this LP as if it were released today: immediately a "Heart and soul" overwhelms you: a metronome-like drum, a guitar that wearily accompanies the rhythm: simply a masterpiece, the essence of Joy Division is here. "Twenty four Hours" takes you into that dramatic time/space that made me cry so much back then: OK? Lovely disengaging tail. "The Eternal", swarms of insects accompanied by Peter Hook's bass immediately brought back to the psycho/depressive essence of Ian Curtis: I have no words for this piece. Warning "Decades": grand organ gusts that break the absolutely funereal rhythm of Curtis: another masterpiece, isn't it perhaps from here that certain Disco-Music was born? (New Order, of course).
"Atrocity Exhibition" is absolutely terrifying in how it combines an acidic wandering guitar, a gasping drum: nothing phenomenal yet the result is chilling: there are sounds like "The Thing" by John Carpenter when the beast emerges, I don't know if you get the idea. "Isolation," oh! finally a normal song: rampant bass (aaah! what a bass) accompanied by icy organ gusts, "Passover" and "Colony" are nice pieces, for heaven's sake, perhaps a bit too influenced by Interpol and Editors (funny, huh!). "A Means to an End", great: I can physically see Ian Curtis desperately thrashing around to the rhythm of this song.
I only wish that those who approach this album are at least 20% satisfied with what was (I) felt at the time of its release. That would be more than enough.
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The review reflects on Joy Division's album Closer as a masterpiece filled with dark, emotional, and powerful compositions. Key tracks like "Heart and Soul," "Twenty Four Hours," and "Decades" are praised for their haunting qualities and instrumental depth. The reviewer connects the album's essence intimately with Ian Curtis' tragic presence and recognizes its lasting influence on post-punk and related genres.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
Joy Division
Joy Division were an English post-punk band formed in the late 1970s (Ian Curtis, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris). They released two studio albums, Unknown Pleasures (1979) and Closer (1980). After the suicide of lead singer Ian Curtis in May 1980 the remaining members later formed New Order.43 Reviews
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