This Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else
Joy Division: The Oral History

Si alguien quiere describir lo que es un grupo de culto, o saber lo que se quiere decir cuando se habla de un grupo de culto, entonces no hay más que ver a Joy Division, y su historia. Un grupo que grabó dos discos, y que antes de sacar el segundo su vocalista se suicidó. Este libro es un homenaje a......more

Only wished it had been a bit longer.......more

Pete Shelley's story of driving down to London with Howard Devoto in a borrowed car, hoping to come across a Sex Pistols gig, calling around, then finally meeting Malcolm McLaren at the store. Is that priceless or what? Can people still relate to that in the internet age? Sigh. That Terry Mason, OMG.......more

The four of us didn’t know what we were doing, and the chemistry was unbelievable… but it was easy, it was easy writing those songs and playing that well, it was easy, and it only got difficult when he died. If you’re any kind of a Joy Division fan, then you doubtless know at least most of what you’r......more

A very sad book toward the end, but a very good read of a band making the big time, or right before the huge acceptance. The first part of the book gives a lot of color to the Manchester life, and bands like Buzzcocks are very much part of the narrative. The last part of the book dealing with Ian Cu......more