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I was browsing through a friend’s rather large record collection recently, and I stumbled upon the gem Warsaw. Now for those of you who don’t know, Warsaw is the band that would become Joy Division, which in turn would become wildly successful(though not nearly as legendary or good) New Order. Warsaw changed their name to avoid confusion with the band Warsaw Pakt, and Joy Division became New Order after the now infamous death of lead singer Ian Curtis. I had heard some tracks off of Joy Division’s Substance compilation that had been written in their early Warsaw days, but this was the first time I was coming in contact with the actual album that they recorded. The Warsaw recordings are awesome because you get to see a glimpse of Joy Division without madman producer Martin Hannett guiding their sound. While Hannett is the one who delivered the signature Joy Division sound that would define the band, I find it much more intriguing to hear the band in their rawest form. These songs are much more punk, and without the glossy sheen of Hannett’s production the listener is really able enjoy the simplistically brilliant song writing. Warsaw would never have achieved the semi-mainstream success that Joy Division has earned since Curtis’ death. Hannett really was a genius, and the Joy Division recordings are near perfect. Still, there is something just a little bit more dangerous about Warsaw, and that’s something worth getting excited about. |
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