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Substance
- Inside New Order
- Narrated by: Peter Hook, Keir Stewart
- Length: 19 hrs and 55 mins
- Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Music
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Summary
Rollicking, no-holds-barred account of New Order's entire history.
Two acclaimed albums and an upcoming US tour - Joy Division had the world at their feet. Then, on the eve of that tour, the band’s troubled lead singer, Ian Curtis, killed himself. The next time they got together, they were a new band.
That band was New Order - their label was Factory Records; their club, The Haçienda. Their distinctive sound paved the way for the dance music explosion that followed, earning them the reputation as one of the most influential bands of their generation and changing the course of popular music.
Following on from his best-selling titles The Haçienda and Unknown Pleasures, Peter Hook has written a rollicking, no-holds-barred account of the band's entire history. Substance is packed with never-before-seen detail, discographies and technical information. This is possibly the most entertaining memoir ever written by a British musician.
Photo credit: Mark L Hill.
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- Anonymous
- 22-03-21
Hooky's best book yet
Amazing book, read this a few years ago, nice to hear the man read it himself. It's like being down the pub with Hooky hearing him tell you classic tales about New Order.
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