Closer

They were just one of those bands that have this big song and then that's really all you would know from them, at least from an American perspective.

But then once I started to get into their work by going to, of course, Unknown Pleasures and Closer, the two albums that they did, I was just astounded by it.

Also, I'm going to just make a joke, but it's true because Helen's wearing the shirt.

I knew them more for the iconography of Unknown Pleasures than maybe even the band itself.

Did that work for you

guys? I mean, I didn't like try to look into it, but I assume it just meant that she didn't want to be in it or something.

She's still alive, right? Because her books, what Closer is based on,

yeah

Yeah.

But if you're gonna put this album up against Closer.

Right.

Released in July '80, a year before.

You're gonna, you're gonna lose that battle big time.

It's, it's a very good post-punk album.

It's not a great one, whereas Closer is one of the greatest, if not the greatest.

From, from front to back.

[laughs]

Joy Division's second to end last release, Closer.

This, of course, is another four-quadrant album.

We all thought that this was a worthy album of note.

It, it's such a great inf- a, a great and iconic album.

This, this, this record inspired so many, and in my honest opinion, it still does.

Um, I could listen to Closer on a, well, on repeat for sure.

In fact, I have in my car over and over and over again.