My team would be called “come undone”, to include a Duran Duran reference here ^^
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Moby’s version is solid. But it’s not the best 
I am pretty sure have seen him do that live, BTW - but my memory of the evening is… suspect
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The best nights are the ones you don’t remember - for whatever reasons ^^
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They really verge on being my favorite band. Between them and Joy Division/NO, it’s between trading one set of foundational influences for another. cEvin Key is so damn good.
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About Joy Division: have you seen “24 hour party people”? Highly recommended, and much better than “Control” in my opinion - though it was directed by Dutch Anton Corbijn…
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Oh absolutely have seen it! The Tony Wilson story. Absolutely great with tons of cameos.
I disagree though about Control. Given whose memoir it was based on, it is nearly perfect, and then becomes 100% perfect when you learn that the actors actually performed all the songs in the movie. The soundtrack is amazing. Also, the actor for Hooky is SPOT ON.
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Yeah, no! Control was not for me.
I did buy this though after watching:
(For the younger ones, reading this: it’s a book. Think “tiktok” but not on your phone, but on paper!)
EDIT Sam Riley was great in that movie, but I just couldn’t connect to him. That was different when he played Mark Smith (The Fall!!!) in 24 hour party people-
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It was based on Deborah’s autobio. So yes, it had a slant. But the actor choice and depictions were so very very good, and I mean for the love of God, this is amazing:
Knowing the personalities involved, that scene is absolutely perfect. And knowing the actors were actually playing that… OMG
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My favorite 24hPP moment was the Howard DeVoto cameo 
Ok either that or the Happy Mondays/Bez scene.
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Hmmmm … to me the 24 hour party people Curtis was better … but I can relate to the singing part!
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“I definitely not remember this happening!”
I choose the legend too!
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Such an awesome scene
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I’m gonna rewatch 24 Hour Party People this evening, yay!
BassBuzz keeps inspiring me, always!!!
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So I think the depiction of Ian Curtis in Control was more accurate (which makes sense, it came from his wife). I think the depiction in 24hPP was more entertaining.
The depiction of Tony Wilson, though, was PERFECT in 24hPP.
When I briefly met (and drank) with Rob Gretton and Peter Hook, I would lean in on the Control depictions, but YMMV.
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Just watching that again, the Hooky headbutt, every single thing about Rob Gretton (“It’s in my ‘fuck off’ pocket!”), and the depiction of Ian - yeah that’s what I am there to see.
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That’s a great lineup
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This may be sacrilege but I’ve grown so fond of oHgR over the years that I tend to throw one of his / their albums on more than SP nowadays. I miss the old Puppy live shows. It’s a shame he became allergic to something in the fake blood he used to use. I did get to see them in downtown Disney in Anaheim when they were touring for Greater Wrong of the Right. That was a memorable set, and Disney banned them from performing on their property after that.
I really love Control, bias and all. The actors were perfect.
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Yeah, his (and cEvin Key’s) side projects were awesome. I really like Cyberaktif, which was Key, Bill Leeb, and Rhys Fulber - that was destined to be awesome.
Totally!
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That is like a Medal of Honor!!!
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