having read Hook's book, you'll feel like you were the fifth member of the band' GQ 'A bittersweet, profanity-filled recollection. INTERVIEW: Peter Hook Mick Middles, October 19th, 2012 05:51 The former New Order bassist talks Mick Middles, author of From Joy Division To New Order, through Unknown Pleasures, his new account of Joy Division Memories still crowd Manchesters most famous building. it's a window like no other into the reality of life in this most aloof of bands' Metro 'An immense account of Joy Division's rise. Few pop music books manage that' Guardian 'An honest, enthusiastic account. In Unknown Pleasures, founding member and bass player Peter Hook recounts how four young men from Manchester and Salford rose from the punk scene to create a. 'Hook has restored a flesh-and-blood rawness to what was becoming a standard tale. Heres that bands Peter Hook, singing lead and playing bass, supported by a guitarist, drummer, keyboard player, and additional bassist. This is the rollercoaster story of Joy Division - the friendships, fights, fall-outs the rehearsals and recording sessions the larger than life characters - told by the band's legendary bassist, Peter Hook. Godfathers of the enduring alternative scene, they reinvented rock in the post-punk era, creating a sound - dark, hypnotic, intense - that would influence U2, Morrissey, R.E.M., Radiohead and many others. 'Genuinely funny indeed, the story will keep you entertained for a very long time' Sunday Times Joy Division changed the face of music.
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