Unknown pleasures, paperback/peter hook

Genuinely funny; indeed, the story will keep you entertained for a very long time Sunday Times Joy Division changed the face of music.

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.

, 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 bands legendary bassist, Peter Hook.

Hook has restored a flesh-and-blood rawness to what was becoming a standard tale.

Few pop music books manage that Guardian An honest, enthusiastic account .

its a window like no other into the reality of life in this most aloof of bands Metro An immense account of Joy Divisions rise .

having read Hooks book, youll feel like you were the fifth member of the band GQ A bittersweet, profanity-filled recollection .

if you like Joy Division, you really have to read it Q Magazine Hook lifts the lid on the real Ian Curtis NME Hes frank, incredibly funny, and it isnt shy Artrocker.