Nostalgia and familiarity say Unknown Pleasures, but I think Closer might be the better and more interesting record.

Closer wins.

Unknown.

Closer is just too... "cold" for my tastes.

Talking about bands that would be good/fun candidates for a 'tribute act' last night and Joy Division crops up. I maintain that their popularity (now seemingly universal) is accurately thus: 80% of people who say they like Joy Divison actually like 'love will tear us apart', and the first 30 seconds of 'she's lost control'.

Thus if you're joining my Joy Division tribute band, you'd better get used to the idea of playing a 'lost love will control us apart' medley for 2 hours.

Decoy Division?
Joy Diversion?

Unknown P. by a significant margin.

Closer is a tombstone, matched only by the avant-goth Nico records. U.P is a brilliant post-punk record, unique and sonically innovative... but they summoned an eldritch despair on Closer that very few have been able to approach.

Closer.

Cold, repetitive, mechanical, desperate. Closer.

It's Closer, though "Disorder" is the better opening track most likely. They're both great.

Adam_I_III wrote: Fri Oct 29, 2021 3:23 am
Decoy Division?
Joy Diversion?

We could get ABBA-style yoof avatars and play as Boy Division?

sparky wrote: Fri Oct 29, 2021 5:48 am

Adam_I_III wrote: Fri Oct 29, 2021 3:23 am
Decoy Division?
Joy Diversion?

We could get ABBA-style yoof avatars and play as Boy Division?

Might be cheaper to go DMs/Fred Perry as Oi! Division.

You are correct. We might also patent a novel dance with that approach.

Substance because all of their best work came out as singles.