{"product_id":"9781471148330-unknown-pleasures","title":"Unknown Pleasures","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInside Joy Division\u003cbr\u003eThe story of Joy Division told by the band's legendary bassist, Peter Hook\u003cbr\u003e'Genuinely funny; indeed, the story will keep you entertained for a very long time' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Joy Division changed the face of music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Godfathers of the enduring alternative scene, they reinvented rock in the post-punk era, creating a sound – dark, hypnotic, intense – that would influence U2, Morrissey, R.E.M., Radiohead and many others. This is the rollercoaster story of Joy Division – the friendships, fights, fall-outs; the rehearsals and recording sessions; the larger than life characters – told by the band’s legendary bassist, Peter Hook.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'Hook has restored a flesh-and-blood rawness to what was becoming a standard tale. Few pop music books manage that' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'An honest, enthusiastic account . it’s a window like no other into the reality of life in this most aloof of bands' \u003ci\u003eMetro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'An immense account of Joy Division’s rise . having read Hook’s book, you’ll feel like you were the fifth member of the band' \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'A bittersweet, profanity-filled recollection . if you like Joy Division, you really have to read it' \u003ci\u003eQ Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'Hook lifts the lid on the real Ian Curtis' \u003ci\u003eNME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'He's frank, incredibly funny, and it isn’t shy' \u003ci\u003eArtrocker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31618516549729,"sku":"9781471148330","price":9.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31789269.jpg?v=1734596406","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781471148330-unknown-pleasures","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}