Joy Division – Isolation
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This song would actually be OK if it was 5 seconds long. But it’s not. It lasts 2:53 and those are 2:53’s you’ll never be able to claim back.
First thing’s first, what the fuck is it with the synth noises? This may be innovative but that doesn’t make it good. It’s as if Martin Hannett has deliberately tried to sabotage the record with this purile techo-wank. Curtis’s vocals are unbelievably bad here too. It took me 3 weeks to realise that this isn’t a joke. It sounds like he’s trying to do a Pee-wee Herman impersonation singing through an empty Pringles can. How can anyone take this man seriously?
The following line from the song sums up Joy Division perfectly.
“Mother I’ve tried please believe. I’m doing the best that I can”
Well Ian, sometimes your best just isn’t good enough! Why couldn’t you have just stayed at home and got a job as a postman, instead of plaguing the word with this utter bollocks?