Joy Division - Best of Joy Division
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Artist: Joy DivisionEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2008-04-29
Music Label: Rhino
Soundtracks:
- Digital
- Disorder
- Shadowplay
- New Dawn Fades
- Transmission
- Atmosphere
- Dead Souls
- She's Lost Control
- Love Will Tear Us Apart
- These Days
- Twenty Four Hours
- Heart and Soul
- Incubation
- Isolation
Music reviews of Best of Joy Division
Music Review: An Excellent Introduction...
Rating: 5 Stars
This album, released in 2008, will serve little purpose for someone who is already a big Joy Division fan. For those people, you can stop reading my review now, as this is geared towards a different audience.
It is however a solid collection for somebody with little or no exposure to the band, and for these people it is a "must have". I bought this on a whim because (a) It was reasonably priced and (b) Many of my favourite groups at the time were unfavourably regarded as Joy Division clones (and I wanted to make my own comparison). This CD for me did not disappoint as an introduction to one of the greatest bands of all-time.
The obvious starting point was the undeniable classic "Love Will Tear Us Apart", as it was on so many Best Song Ever lists. After a week or so of repeating listenings, it made an impact on me like only a few songs previously had so I decided to explore the rest of the album which proved to be just as good. Songs like "Dead Souls", "Atmosphere", "Digital" and "Twenty Four Hours" are a few more personal highlights but everything on this album is a classic worth listening to.
I subsequently bought Substance to get the 9 additional songs that weren't included on this album and one thing that makes this album better is the sound quality, which wasn't as good on Substance. Also, six songs from this Best Of (Disorder, Shadowplay, New Dawn Fades, Twenty Four Hours, Heart & Soul and Isolation) do not appear on Substance so the two albums are good companions to one another if this is all the Joy Division you want in your collection. If still not satisfied, do what I did and purchase the Heart and Soul Box Set for a more complete look at Joy Division's work.
The only disappointment arising from this endeavour was discovering that several of my favourite bands (i.e. Editors, The Killers, White Lies, etc.) just didn't seem as good anymore when stacked up against them.
This CD for me turned Joy Division from a group I had only heard about to one of my favourite groups of all-time and for that, I can't not offer a glowing recommendation.
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