Edited by Jon Savage and with a foreword by Deborah Curtis, So This Is Permanence presents the intensely personal writings of one of the most enigmatic and influential songwriters and performers of the late twentieth century, Joy Division's Ian Curtis.
The songs of Joy Division, infused with the energy of punk but seeped in a resigned longing, were born of Manchester in the late 1970s - a once flourishing industrial city in decline. They were the songs too of Ian Curtis's inner tragedies, as he battled depression, epilepsy and debilitating stage fright. Ian Curtis committed suicide in 1980, on the eve of the band's first American tour.
Interspersed with the lyrics are previously unpublished facsimile pages of Ian's notebooks, which throw his highly emotive lyrics into fascinating relief and cast light on the creative process of this singularly poetic songwriter.
Edited by Jon Savage and with a foreword by Deborah Curtis, So This Is Permanence presents the intensely personal writings of one of the most enigmatic and influential songwriters and performers of the late twentieth century, Joy Division's Ian Curtis.
The songs of Joy Division, infused with the energy of punk but seeped in a resigned longing, were born of Manchester in the late 1970s - a once flourishing industrial city in decline. They were the songs too of Ian Curtis's inner tragedies, as he battled depression, epilepsy and debilitating stage fright. Ian Curtis committed suicide in 1980, on the eve of the band's first American tour.
Interspersed with the lyrics are previously unpublished facsimile pages of Ian's notebooks, which throw his highly emotive lyrics into fascinating relief and cast light on the creative process of this singularly poetic songwriter.
Has anyone picked this up yet? I'm thinking of getting a copy and was looking for any views on whether it is worthwhile.
Last Edit: Nov 1, 2014 15:27:48 GMT 1 by razorsedge
I don´t know, if everybody accept it, but take it as "nostalgia live"
Forest
As I was unable to ever see Joy Division perform, I am grateful that Peter Hook performed these shows. Those songs were, and still are great. It was wonderful to hear new life breathed into them, by him. Just as when I saw New Order, and they treated us to their versions of several Joy Division tracks.
