My Top 1000 Songs #146: Twenty Four Hours

A second fave from Joy Division's epic second (and final) LP Closer . And it's a doozy. Musically, there's a thrilling dynamic, shifting back and forth between the hushed, atmospheric sections (driven by Peter Hook's creepy bass riff and swathed in producer Martin Hannett's reverb-drenched ambience) and the frenetic, double-speed, guitar-driven bits. And of course, with Joy Division, it's the devastatingly dark lyrics that drive everything home, a break-up song to end all break-up songs. As with ...