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'Genuinely funny; indeed, the story will keep you entertained for a very long time' Sunday Times
 
Joy Division changed the face of music.

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. 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.
 
'Hook has restored a flesh-and-blood rawness to what was becoming a standard tale. Few pop music books manage that' Guardian
 
'An honest, enthusiastic account . . . 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 . . . having read Hook’s book, you’ll feel like you were the fifth member of the band' GQ
 
'A bittersweet, profanity-filled recollection . . . if you like Joy Division, you really have to read it' Q Magazine
 
'Hook lifts the lid on the real Ian Curtis' NME
 
'He's frank, incredibly funny, and it isn’t shy' Artrocker

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Hook writes with real enthusiasm about the unlikely lads who ended up forming two of Britain's most influential bands... he is genuinely funny - Sunday Times

An immense account of Joy Division's rise, cataloguing the group's struggle for recognition... Having read Hook's book, you'll feel like you were he fifth member of the band - GQ

The most colourful and intimate account of Joy Division ever written... explaining the creation of his band's remarkable music with all the passion and insight it deserves - Mojo

This is an honest, enthusiastic account of the life and times of the band... It s a window like no other into the reality of life in this most aloof of bands Metro

This memoir is a bittersweet, profanity filled recollection of their brief existence, delivered with much, often indiscreet detail. If you like Joy Division, you really have to read it - Q Magazine

A lucid and unromantic account of the band's short life and a veritable treasure trove for those aforementioned fans... truly heart-wrenching - Live4ever Ezine

A memoir of the recording of that legendary first album and an insider's look at a band that has moved into myth... He's frank, incredibly funny, and isn't shy about talking about his book - Artrocker

Peter Hook's Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division is refreshingly no-nonsense account of the band's brief career - Uncut

Hook has restored a flesh-and-blood rawness to what was becoming a standard tale. Few pop music books manage that -Guardian

The Joy Division story often appears misleadingly neat in the telling: two near perfect albums of unusual grace and gravity, then a human catastrophe which forced the surviving members into a new life as New Order... Hook's mission is to relate the chaotic day-to-day existence of four young men kids, really before it was smoothed into legend --The Observer

The current, bitter feud between Hook and Bernard Sumner...simmers throughout, with frequent airings of what Hook views as the guitarist's meanness and laziness, tempered with admiration for his playing. As is to be expected from a northern man of a certain age, the past is viewed as another country they did things better there, pet --The Observer

This memoir is a bittersweet, profanity filled recollection of their brief existence, delivered with much, often indiscreet detail. If you like Joy Division, you really have to read it' --Q Magazine
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Joy Division changed the face of music. Godfathers of alternative rock, they reinvented music in the post-punk era, creating a new sound dark, hypnotic, and intense that would influence U2, Morrissey, R.E.M., Radiohead, and numerous others. The story is now legendary: in 1980, on the heels of their groundbreaking debut, Unknown Pleasures, and on the eve of their first U.S. tour, the band was rent asunder by the tragic death of their enigmatic lead singer, Ian Curtis. Yet in the mere three years they were together, Joy Division produced two landmark albums and a handful of singles including the iconic anthem "Love Will Tear Us Apart" that continue to have a powerful resonance.

Now, for the first time, their story is told by one of their own. In Unknown Pleasures, founding member and bass player Peter Hook recounts how four young men from Manchester and Salisbury, with makeshift instruments and a broken-down van, rose from the punk scene to create a haunting, atmospheric music that would define a generation. Peter talks with eye-opening candor and reflection about the suicide of Ian Curtis; the band's friendships and fallouts; the evolution of their sound and image; and the larger-than-life characters who formed a vital part of the Joy Division legend, including Factory Records founder Tony Wilson and producer Martin Hannett. Told with surprising humor and vivid detail, Unknown Pleasures is the book Joy Division fans have awaited for decades.

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  • PublisherSimon & Schuster UK
  • Publication date2016
  • ISBN 10 1471148335
  • ISBN 13 9781471148330
  • BindingPaperback
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