terrancestamp
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Went to see this artist against my better judgement (he has slagged off Morrissey loads of times in the past). I am a casual Joy Division fan and bought the "Substance" vinyl when it came out at Turtles (anyone remember that place?). Liked some of the songs, but Ian's beyond sad voice was not really my cup of tea. I should have been more aware of the evenings preceding's, but I was not. He played a mini New Order set to start the show and that was great. After the set he went off stage and came back and did the first Joy Division album in its entirety (Unknown Pleasure). I think I was aware of maybe four tracks off that album. The rest were songs I have not heard in decades or never. After another short break he came back again and did the second album in its entirety (Closer). I was even less familiar with that album. The fourth and final short set comprised of a mix of New Order and Joy Division greatest hits. The middle two sets were difficult to sit though (and thank goodness I was sitting). Not even the crowd cared much about the full albums being played. They got excited for a couple of songs off each album. The concert went over 2.5 hours! Like I said I am glad I was sitting down! If these two albums were "The Joshua Tree" or "The Queen Is Dead" the album cuts would have been amazing and stand alone. These two JD albums do not contain those type of songs. I will have to say I have probably seen close to 500+ shows in my lifetime and I have never seen someone so into themselves on stage. He spoke like three words at the start of each set. Played his base across the stage like he was the bass GOD! At the end of the show, he pulled off his shirt and threw it into the crowd. It was all very Morrisseyesq for me. I think it confirmed a notion that I have long held, that the negativity toward Morrissey was really just vailed jealousy. In closing if you are a casual fan of JD like me, you might want to stay away. If you love every track JD ever did then make sure you are there!
P.S. Waited for Peter after the show (along with 3 others) and he blew us all off. He even seemed petrified that we would approach him. Don't get me wrong, nobody has to sign and take photos, that does not ruin a show or make him a bad person. I will just say I have a lot more respect for artist that do sign and stop like (Johnny Marr). In my opinion, that shows a mutual respect between the fans and artist.
P.S. Waited for Peter after the show (along with 3 others) and he blew us all off. He even seemed petrified that we would approach him. Don't get me wrong, nobody has to sign and take photos, that does not ruin a show or make him a bad person. I will just say I have a lot more respect for artist that do sign and stop like (Johnny Marr). In my opinion, that shows a mutual respect between the fans and artist.
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