Original video release, live and studio footage.Original video release, live and studio footage.Original video release, live and studio footage.
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Ian Curtis
- Self
- (archive footage)
Peter Hook
- Self
- (archive footage)
Joy Division
- Themselves
- (archive footage)
Stephen Morris
- Self
- (archive footage)
Bernard Sumner
- Self
- (archive footage)
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Important register for unique reasons but it's a tough viewing
The praise given to this video project comes for being the only time Joy Division could be seen during live performances during their brief career. The maker
of such compilation of four performances of the band between late 1979 and early 1980 did not credited himself with the material and at the end of the film he
doesn't claim any copyright (great point but also obvious since the band could go after him). Rare video moments for the band, which makes highly appealing to fans,
but honestly, it's a quite depressive experience for countless reasons. But the group's hits are all there and there are a couple of good moments. But...
1) It's all very dark, with few points of lights. Besides lead singer Ian Curtis, Peter Hook and a shoegaze act by Bernard Sumner, you can only get a glimpse of Stephen Morris behind the drums at the final performance (and the very last shot). It's really hard to see things; 2) it's all filmed from one particular angle, very amateurish work but on the other hand one shouldn't expect seeing a true well-equipped documentary or filming of one particular gig; 3) the sound was very poor but Joy Division didn't seem to be the kind of group where they feel the need to interact much with audiences or keep presenting a particular song or dwelling in its creation.
On the positive note that makes this interesting are the songs, the exquisite performances of some of them which have prolongued introductions, and the dancing routine of Curtis, which goes insanely fast that for a moment I thought it was an editing trick. He really had great moves, and as for potent baritone voice, it's amazing to notice how close to the original album recordings he really could get.
I wished that I could be more hopeful about it. It was a tough viewing because of the countless technical reasons. So, the positive note was that someone was able to follow through many different gifs of theirs and make a register for future audiences who only get to know them visually through one official music video ("Love Will Tear Us Apart") and some TV appearances. It's alright that at least we got this edit here. 6/10.
1) It's all very dark, with few points of lights. Besides lead singer Ian Curtis, Peter Hook and a shoegaze act by Bernard Sumner, you can only get a glimpse of Stephen Morris behind the drums at the final performance (and the very last shot). It's really hard to see things; 2) it's all filmed from one particular angle, very amateurish work but on the other hand one shouldn't expect seeing a true well-equipped documentary or filming of one particular gig; 3) the sound was very poor but Joy Division didn't seem to be the kind of group where they feel the need to interact much with audiences or keep presenting a particular song or dwelling in its creation.
On the positive note that makes this interesting are the songs, the exquisite performances of some of them which have prolongued introductions, and the dancing routine of Curtis, which goes insanely fast that for a moment I thought it was an editing trick. He really had great moves, and as for potent baritone voice, it's amazing to notice how close to the original album recordings he really could get.
I wished that I could be more hopeful about it. It was a tough viewing because of the countless technical reasons. So, the positive note was that someone was able to follow through many different gifs of theirs and make a register for future audiences who only get to know them visually through one official music video ("Love Will Tear Us Apart") and some TV appearances. It's alright that at least we got this edit here. 6/10.
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- Jul 15, 2023
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