While we're on the subject of other bands, does anyone like Wire?
154 and Chairs Missing are amazingly good albums.
i think 154 is almost as good as Unknown Pleasures & Closer.

--- In unknownpleasures@..., An-dirain
<lost_echoes@y...> wrote:
> I agree with sarah_flourella66, they're a really good band.
> In my opinion they're the best band to come out in over 5
> years. But, they don't come close to Joy Division.
>
> In time, we don't belong in our own lifetime.
>
>
> --- sarah_flourella66 <no_reply@...> wrote:
> > In terms of them being a successor to Joy Division I
> > agree with you
> > chook - I think there are very clear influences on the
> > band from JD
> > as well as other British bands around a similar period.
> > However I
> > fooking adore their album and haven't stopped listening
> > to it since I
> > bought it about 3 months ago!
> > Granted, they do wear a lot of black and there are
> > similarities voice
> > wise but not much else. I saw them at Glastonbury and the
> > music was
> > absolutely brilliant - emotionally they do alot for me
> > and as for
> > being hyped by the British music press, I think they
> > deserve some of
> > it for putting a different slant on the 'new rock
> > revolution' stuff
> > that's been coming out of NYC lately. They certainly
> > deserve a bit
> > more hype than those bloody Kings of Leon blokes have
> > been getting -
> > talk about overrated!!
> > Anyway that's just what I think!
> > xxx
> >
> >
> > --- In unknownpleasures@...,
> > boy_in_eyeliner
> > <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> > > what are people's opinions on this band all the critics
> > say sound
> > > like Joy Division?
> > > i've only heard 3 or 4 songs but i think they're
> > nothing special,
> > > certainly not a modern day successor to Joy Division!
> > > as usual, the music weeklys have hyped up a new band
> > far beyond
> > what
> > > said band deserves.
> >
> >
>
>
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