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Disorder

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Jun. 15, 19791 viewer386.5K views

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The opening song to the band’s most famous album, “Disorder” do not fail in setting the tone for what is to come.

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What did Joy Division say about "Disorder"?
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there are a few bum notes […] It’s where I was playing the lower string and catching the A and D with my plectrum, which has given it that guitar sound. Playing it back, I can’t imagine ‘Disorder’ without those sounds. Some of the low notes are a bit wild too but, hey, we were young. […] It’s a mistake, but it ended up being a good mistake; to me it sounds really interesting.

– Peter Hook via his memoir, Unknown Pleasures (2012)

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