History NightmareFuel / JoyDivision

** Special mention for this track goes to Peter Hook's guitar-playing[[note]]He usually plays bass, but here switched instruments with Bernard Sumner[[/note]] and Martin Hannett's editing. The gibbering clicks and weird wails sound like a chorus of deformed souls moaning in agony. Did I say a chorus? I meant a ''cacophony''. It's horrifying and it totally fits in with the lyrics.

** Special mention for this track goes to Peter Hook's guitar-playing[[note]]He usually plays bass, but here switched instruments with Bernard Sumner[[/note]] and Martin Hannett's editing. The final product sounds like a chorus of deformed souls wailing in agony. Did I say a chorus? I meant a ''cacophony''. It's horrifying and it totally fits in with the lyrics.

-->''I'm ashamed of the things I've been put through, I'm ashamed of the person I am."

-->''I'm ashamed of the things I've been put through, I'm ashamed of the person I am.

* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9v5Ip7UqdM In a Lonely Place]]" was recorded a few days before Ian Curtis hung himself, and ''boy'' is it unnerving. Mind you, the Music/NewOrder version is pretty creepy as well, but the production work, and Curtis's slightly ghostly sounding voice just cranks up the nightmare fuel factor to a whole new level. And it goes without saying that the final lyrics of the song are [[HarsherInHindsight eerie as all hell]].

-->''How I wish we were here with you now''.

** Special mention for this track goes to Peter Hook's guitar-playing[[note]]He usually plays bass, but here switched instruments with Bernard Sumner[[/note]] and Martin Hannett's editing. The final product sounds like a chorus of deformed souls wailing in agony. It's ''horrifying'' and totally fits in with the lyrics.

* "She's Lost Control:" Curtis wrote this song about an epileptic woman he once knew. The nervous rhythm closely follows her own mental breakdown.
* "Wilderness;" Curtis singing as if he's an ancient traveler who saw nothing but mankind's misery and despair around him:

-->[...] ''"I saw the tears as they cried. THEY HAD TEARS IN THEIR EYES. TEARS IN THEIR EYES!"''
* "I Remember Nothing:" A loosely-structured 6 minute dirge based around sinister chanting and murmuring, punctuated briefly by broken glass.

* "Dead Souls:" The haunting refrain of [[MadnessMantra "They Keep Calling Me"]] just tops it off.
* "Atrocity Exhibition:" About people who pay to see a barely living man in an asylum. ''"For entertainment they watch his body twist."''

* "Heart and Soul:" Something about the song feels so ancient, and Ian's [[DrivenToSuicide mind-state]] at the time ''really'' shows. It doesn't help that his vocals are slightly off-key the whole time.

* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9v5Ip7UqdM In a Lonely Place]]:" The song was recorded a few days before Ian Curtis hung himself, and ''boy'' is it unnerving. Mind you, the Music/NewOrder version is pretty creepy as well, but the production work, and Curtis's slightly ghostly sounding voice just cranks up the nightmare fuel factor to a whole new level. And it goes without saying that the final lyrics of the song are [[HarsherInHindsight eerie as all hell]].

Music/JoyDivision's music has never sounded happy to begin with. Their band name was even inspired by a prostitution wing in a Nazi concentration camp. So it will come as no surprise that their gloomy music features lyrics with images that seem to come from your deepest nightmares.

Also impossible not to forget is the fact that the lead singer, Ian Curtis, committed suicide before the group actually broke to the mainstream. This paints a black shadow over their entire oeuvre.

'''Music/UnknownPleasures'''
* "She's Lost Control": Curtis wrote this song about an epileptic woman he once knew. The nervous rhythm closely follows her own mental breakdown.
* "Wilderness": Curtis singing as if he's an ancient traveller who saw nothing but mankind's misery and despair around him.
--> ''"I travelled far and wide through prisons of the cross/what did you see there?/the power and glory of sin/what did you see there? The blood of Christ on their skins."''
--> (...)''"I saw the tears as they cried. THEY HAD TEARS IN THEIR EYES. TEARS IN THEIR EYES!"''
* "I Remember Nothing", a loosely-structured 6 minute dirge based around sinister chanting and murming, punctuated briefly by broken glass.
--> ''Weeee... were straangers...''

'''Music/{{Closer}}'''
* "Dead Souls". The haunting refrain of [[MadnessMantra "They Keep Calling Me"]] just tops it off.
* "Atrocity Exhibition" about people who pay to see a barely living man in an asylum. ''"For entertainment they watch his body twist."''
--> ''You'll see the horrors of a faraway place/ Meet the architects of law face to face/ See mass murder on a scale you've never seen/ And all the ones who try hard to succeed...''
* "Heart And Soul". Something about the song feels so ancient, and Ian's [[DrivenToSuicide mind-state]] at the time ''really'' shows. It doesn't help that his vocals are slightly off-key the whole time.
--> ''An abyss that laughs at creation,''
--> ''A circus complete with all fools,''
--> ''Foundations that lasted the ages,''
--> ''Then ripped apart at their roots.''
--> ''Beyond all this good is the terror,''
--> ''The grip of a mercenary hand,''
--> ''When savagery turns all good reason,''
--> ''There's no turning back, no last stand.''
--> ''Heart and soul,''
--> ''One will burn''

'''Other'''
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9v5Ip7UqdM "In A Lonely Place"]]. The song was recorded a few days before Ian Curtis hung himself, and ''boy'' is it unnerving. Mind you, the Music/NewOrder version is pretty creepy as well, but the production work, and Curtis's slightly ghostly sounding voice just cranks up the nightmare fuel factor to a whole new level. And it goes without saying that the final lyrics of the song are [[HarsherInHindsight eerie as all hell.]]
--> ''The hangman looks round as he waits.''
--> ''The chord stretches tight, then it breaks.''
--> ''Someday we will die in your dreams.''
--> ''How I wish we were here with you now''.

** ''"You'll see the horrors of a faraway place/ Meet the architects of law face to face/ See mass murder on a scale you've never seen/ And all the ones who try hard to succeed..."''

* "Atrocity Exhibition" about people who pay to see a barely living man in an asylum. ''"For entertainment they watch his body twist."''
** ''"You'll see the horrors of a faraway place/ Meet the architects of law face to face/ See mass murder on a scale you've never seen/ And all the ones who try hard to succeed..."''

** ''"I travelled far and wide through prisons of the cross/what did you see there?/the power and glory of sin/what did you see there? The blood of Christ on their skins."''
** ''"I saw the tears as they cried. THEY HAD TEARS IN THEIR EYES. TEARS IN THEIR EYES!"''

-->An abyss that laughs at creation,
-->A circus complete with all fools,
-->Foundations that lasted the ages,
-->Then ripped apart at their roots.
-->Beyond all this good is the terror,
-->The grip of a mercenary hand,
-->When savagery turns all good reason,
-->There's no turning back, no last stand.
-->Heart and soul,
-->One will burn
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9v5Ip7UqdM "In A Lonely Place"]]. The song was recorded a few days before Ian Curtis hung himself, and ''boy'' is it unnerving. Mind you, the New Order version is pretty creepy as well, but the production work, and Curtis's slightly ghostly sounding voice just cranks up the nightmare fuel factor to a whole new level. And it goes without saying that the final lyrics of the song are [[HarsherInHindsight eerie as all hell.]]
--> The hangman looks round as he waits.
--> The chord stretches tight, then it breaks.
--> Someday we will die in your dreams.
--> How I wish we were here with you now.
* "She's Lost Control": Curtis wrote this song about an epileptic woman he once knew. The nervous rhythm closely follows her own mental breakdown.
* "I Remember Nothing", a loosely-structured 6 minute dirge based around sinister chanting and murming, punctuated briefly by broken glass.
-->Weeee... were straangers...

Music/JoyDivision 's music has never sounded happy to begin with. Even their band name was inspired by something unpleasant: the prostitution wing in a Nazi concentration camp. So it will come as no surprise that their gloomy music features lyrics with images that seem to come from your deepest nightmares.

Joy Division's music has never sounded happy to begin with. Even their band name was inspired by something unpleasant: the prostitution wing in a Nazi concentration camp. So it will come as no surprise that their gloomy music features lyrics with images that seem to come from your deepest nightmares.

* "She's Lost Control": Curtis wrote this song about an epileptic woman he once knew. The nervous rhythm closely follows her own mental breakdown.

* ''"Atrocity Exhibition"'' about people who pay to see a barely living man in an asylum. ''"For entertainment they watch his body twist."''

* ''"Wilderness"'': Curtis singing as if he's an ancient traveller who saw nothing but mankind's misery and despair around him.

* ''Dead Souls''. The haunting refrain of [[MadnessMantra "They Keep Calling Me"]] just tops it off.
* ''Heart And Soul''. Something about the song feels so ancient, and Ian's [[DrivenToSuicide mind-state]] at the time ''really'' shows. It doesn't help that his vocals are slightly off-key the whole time.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9v5Ip7UqdM ''In A Lonely Place'']]. The song was recorded a few days before Ian Curtis hung himself, and ''boy'' is it unnerving. Mind you, the New Order version is pretty creepy as well, but the production work, and Curtis's slightly ghostly sounding voice just cranks up the nightmare fuel factor to a whole new level. And it goes without saying that the final lyrics of the song are [[HarsherInHindsight eerie as all hell.]]

* ''"She's Lost Control"'': Curtis wrote this song about an epileptic woman he once knew. The nervous rhythm closely follows her own mental breakdown.

* "She's Lost Control": Curtis wrote this song about an epileptic woman he once knew. The nervous rhythm closely follows her own mental breakdown.

--> How I wish we were here with you now.

** ''"You'll see the horrors of a faraway place/ Meet the archtects of law face to face/ See mass murder on a scale you've never seen/ And all the ones who try hard to succeed..."''

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9v5Ip7UqdM ''In A Lonely Place'']]. The song was recorded a few days before Ian Curtis hung himself, and ''boy'' is it unnerving. Mind you, the New Order version is pretty creepy as well, but the production work, and Curtis's slightly ghostly sounding voice just cranks up the nightmare fuel factor to a whole new level. And it goes without saying that the final lyrics of the are [[HarsherInHindsight eerie as all hell.]]

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9v5Ip7UqdM ''In A Lonely Place'']]. The song was recorded a few days before Ian Curtis hung himself, and ''boy'' is it unnerving. Mind you, the New Order version is pretty creepy as well, but the production work, and Curtis's slightly ghostly sounding voice just cranks up the nightmare fuel factor to a whole new level. And it goes without saying that the final lyrics of the, [[HarsherInHindsight eerie as all hell.]]

-->One will burn

-->Beyond all this goo's is the terror,

* ''Dead Souls''. The haunting refrain of [[MadnessMantra "They Keep Calling Me"]] just tops it off.