Posted on 01/25/2023 1:46:34 PM PST by nickcarraway
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Would the post-punk era be called "New Wave"? Are those synonymous terms?
Great band. Tragic, life-destroying epilepsy made Ian Curtis a prisoner of his own body, and he took his own life at age 23.
A collection of movements. New Wave, New Romantic, Goth/Alternative
Many people might use the synonymously. But not all. New Wave would be considered more accessible or pop related. Post Punk was more Avant-Garde and dissonant, including No Wave.
No.
They overlap
So the Police would be post-punk then New Wave (or at the same time) then pop/rock?
Since 1978???
I had no idea. Amazon Prime Music is my go to source for music. I have over 15,000 songs in my personal library.
25 of them are by Joy Division
Joy Division went on to become New Order, who had several big hits in the 80s.
(I'm not implying anything either way; I simply don't know.)
Also, during the late 70s and very early 80's I never remember anyone using the post-punk or alternative label. This was created by music critics much later. It seemed to me that the description of "Alternative Music" came about around when MTV's 120 minutes was on the air for some time - say until the very late 80s early 90s. From my recollection.
It would be the start of Electronic music. Keyboards. The band post-Ian’s suicide INVENTED synthesizers. There were really NO synthesizers around in 1979 that were being played properly. Another amazing fact are the lyrics side of the band. And do not get me started on the publishing side, Fantasy Records and the best music dance club in the entire World -— located in Manchester, England. An incredible story, how they LOST MONEY on the BIGGEST 12” record/song ever published, and a song still being played today in every major city on the planet. Too bad they are libtards.
There were synths on Atmosphere, so it’s plausible Joy Division would start adding them more. New Order’s keyboard player was the drummer’s gf already.
I didn’t discover Joy Division until about five years ago. I had heard a few New Order tunes back in the day but I am just now learning the whole catalog from YouTube. They both are my current favs. If anyone is interested, there were two movies made about them. 24 Hour Party People and Control.
She’s Lost Control.
Factory Records.
He was mis-diagnosed and given the wrong medication.
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