http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2101&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rssJoy Division was formed after Peter Hook and Bernard Albrecht (later Bernard Sumner) saw the Sex Pistols perform in Manchester in the late 1970s. Initially calling themselves Warsaw, the band unleashed a form of punk that had all of the genre's calling cards and yet was too moody and emotional to fall under the strict leather and bondage pants guidelines quickly being established. By the time the band took the name Joy Division in late 1977, they were creating repetitive, tuneful dirges that could explode into frustration or travel into bleak, romantic territory marked by paranoid atmospherics. Above all, the group sounded like nobody else. The band quickly found solidarity with Tony Wilson and his nascent label, Factory Records. With producer Martin Hannett in tow and Peter Saville's stark design aesthetic, the group forged a sound that exuded despair, pathos and catharsis through punk rock minimalism. Much has been made of vocalist Ian Curtis's spastic, shuddering vocal work, but their music owed as much to Peter Hook's low, distinct bass tone and Bernard Sumner's skittering lead guitar, which provided much of the tension. Throw in Stephen Morris' manic, propulsive, Krautrock-derived drum attacks (thrown up very high in the mix on Hannett's influential, truly amazing production) and you had a sound and an energy that has yet to be reproduced. - Jon PruettPost-Punken720Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:01:42 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2101&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Joy Division was formed after Peter Hook and Bernard Albrecht (later Bernard Sumner) saw the Sex Pistols perform in Manchester in the late 1970s. Initially calling themselves Warsaw, the band unleashed a form of punk that had all of the genre's calling cards and yet was too moody and emotional to fall under the strict leather and bondage pants guidelines quickly being established. By the time the band took the name Joy Division in late 1977, they were creating repetitive, tuneful dirges that could explode into frustration or travel into bleak, romantic territory marked by paranoid atmospherics. Above all, the group sounded like nobody else. The band quickly found solidarity with Tony Wilson and his nascent label, Factory Records. With producer Martin Hannett in tow and Peter Saville's stark design aesthetic, the group forged a sound that exuded despair, pathos and catharsis through punk rock minimalism. Much has been made of vocalist Ian Curtis's spastic, shuddering vocal work, but their music owed as much to Peter Hook's low, distinct bass tone and Bernard Sumner's skittering lead guitar, which provided much of the tension. Throw in Stephen Morris' manic, propulsive, Krautrock-derived drum attacks (thrown up very high in the mix on Hannett's influential, truly amazing production) and you had a sound and an energy that has yet to be reproduced. - Jon Pruett http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.31051618&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Rock/Pop Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:08:27 -0800 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 31051618 ply.31051618 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.31051618&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.30737631&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:38:58 -0800 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 30737631 ply.30737631 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.30737631&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.29482928&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:13:04 -0800 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 29482928 ply.29482928 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.29482928&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.28877677&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:41:17 -0700 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 28877677 ply.28877677 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.28877677&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.28877674&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:50:48 -0800 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 28877674 ply.28877674 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.28877674&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.28643490&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:03:04 -0800 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 28643490 ply.28643490 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.28643490&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.28536127&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Rock/Pop Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:04:55 -0700 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 28536127 ply.28536127 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.28536127&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.27807078&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Blues Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:29:43 -0700 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 27807078 ply.27807078 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.27807078&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.27730935&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Thu, 9 Jul 2009 12:10:23 -0700 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 27730935 ply.27730935 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.27730935&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.27298477&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Sat, 30 May 2009 09:15:26 -0700 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 27298477 ply.27298477 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.27298477&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.26904444&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Sat, 5 Sep 2009 11:18:55 -0700 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 26904444 ply.26904444 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.26904444&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.27114414&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Sat, 11 Apr 2009 14:12:39 -0700 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 27114414 ply.27114414 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.27114414&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.26403306&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Tue, 3 Mar 2009 17:37:46 -0800 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 26403306 ply.26403306 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.26403306&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.26065060&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:42:56 -0700 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 26065060 ply.26065060 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.26065060&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25800881&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Sun, 1 Feb 2009 10:35:10 -0800 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 25800881 ply.25800881 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25800881&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25526210&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:05:18 -0700 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 25526210 ply.25526210 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25526210&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25525903&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:43:41 -0800 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 25525903 ply.25525903 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25525903&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25244982&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Thu, 25 Dec 2008 07:49:57 -0800 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 25244982 ply.25244982 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25244982&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25035475&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:20:52 -0800 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 25035475 ply.25035475 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25035475&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25035554&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:20:51 -0800 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 25035554 ply.25035554 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25035554&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25035550&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:20:50 -0800 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 25035550 ply.25035550 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25035550&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.24736089&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:41:44 -0800 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 24736089 ply.24736089 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.24736089&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.24192426&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Sun, 7 Jun 2009 07:58:57 -0700 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 24192426 ply.24192426 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.24192426&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.23969798&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Tue, 4 Nov 2008 15:26:39 -0800 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 23969798 ply.23969798 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.23969798&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.23969790&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:19:45 -0700 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 23969790 ply.23969790 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.23969790&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.23588288&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Tue, 3 Nov 2009 11:24:32 -0800 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 23588288 ply.23588288 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.23588288&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.22867215&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:37:55 -0800 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 22867215 ply.22867215 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.22867215&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.22693820&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:52:40 -0700 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 22693820 ply.22693820 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.22693820&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.22489961&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:49:41 -0700 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 22489961 ply.22489961 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.22489961&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.22489959&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:03:41 -0700 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 22489959 ply.22489959 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.22489959&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.21315483&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:42:00 -0700 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 21315483 ply.21315483 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.21315483&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.21300584&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Mon, 16 Jun 2008 04:51:36 -0700 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 21300584 ply.21300584 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.21300584&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.20945978&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Wed, 9 Sep 2009 10:10:51 -0700 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 20945978 ply.20945978 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.20945978&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.20517545&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:47:00 -0800 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 20517545 ply.20517545 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.20517545&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.20253554&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Thu, 15 May 2008 07:58:01 -0700 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 20253554 ply.20253554 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.20253554&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.20198873&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:49:44 -0700 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 20198873 ply.20198873 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.20198873&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.19226619&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Sat, 8 Mar 2008 06:41:23 -0800 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 19226619 ply.19226619 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.19226619&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.18285102&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:41:14 -0700 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 18285102 ply.18285102 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.18285102&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.18176287&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:12:20 -0800 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 18176287 ply.18176287 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.18176287&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17941552&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:04:14 -0700 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 17941552 ply.17941552 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17941552&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17774926&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Rock/Pop Thu, 3 Jul 2008 08:13:29 -0700 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 17774926 ply.17774926 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17774926&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17731427&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Rock/Pop Thu, 3 Jul 2008 08:13:29 -0700 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 17731427 ply.17731427 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17731427&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17684858&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Rock/Pop Wed, 19 Dec 2007 06:28:09 -0800 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 17684858 ply.17684858 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17684858&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17668960&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Rock/Pop Wed, 19 Dec 2007 06:28:11 -0800 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 17668960 ply.17668960 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17668960&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17589932&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Wed, 1 Oct 2008 18:41:31 -0700 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 17589932 ply.17589932 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17589932&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17369757&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:08:09 -0800 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 17369757 ply.17369757 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17369757&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17291347&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:02:26 -0700 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 17291347 ply.17291347 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17291347&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17162057&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:55:36 -0700 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 17162057 ply.17162057 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17162057&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17012096&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Fri, 7 Aug 2009 09:42:01 -0700 Playlists Featuring Joy Division on Rhapsody Online 17012096 ply.17012096 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17012096&variant=play&rws=%2Fjoy-division%2Fplaylists.rss