"Unknown Pleasure" came out in 1979 only in the UK. The band was offered a million dollars for American distribution but refused it. This proves that Joy Division was only in it for the music and their love for it and it shows with one of the most breathtaking albums to ever be recorded, "Unknown Pleasures".

"Unknown Pleasures" isn't an album you can sit down and listen to in one sitting. It takes awhile to get into it fully-to notice Ian's amazing, gloomy, and dark vocals; the sharp and intense guitar work; and the beautifully written lyrics. Joy Division is able to create a sound that barely any band can match; it's intense, dark, heart stopping, and undeniably brilliant. The fact that Ian later hung himself adds and even darker atmosphere to an already vile recording.

After the death of Ian, Joy Division became New Order. However, I can't recommend New Order due to their new-wavy sound and the horribly overrated "Blue Monday" single. It's definitely hard to follow up on Joy Division and I hope listening to this album will bring mainstream fans into real music. "Unknown Pleasures", to me, is the bands most complete and cohesive work and it's a classic that should be in every serious music fans collection.

Best songs: Disorder, Insight, New Dawn Fates, She's Lost Control ...