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NEW ORDER
It emphatically spelt the end of Joy Division when Ian Curtis took his own life in 1980, so few could have anticipated how far, let alone in which direction, the remaining three would go. Yet with keyboard recruit Gillian Gilbert rounding out the line-up of New Order, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook and Stephen Morris found an alternative dance-rock sound often unrecognisable from Joy Division's post-punk stylings - and sold millions more records, to boot.
Hard to imagine I guess, but New Order easily could have faded into obscurity like so many other groups that suffer a loss of a lead singer.
I wasn't around in the eighties, so forgive me not knowing, but I wonder what effect Ian's suicide had in generating interest in New Order, in that morbid sort of way?
Also, I saw this on the bottom of the page. Glad I'm not the only one....though I don't think 'Knickers' is much better at all.
Another profound, earth-shattering, revealing insight into the music, personality and influence of the band. Well done.
