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Joy Division rose out of the England punk scene (that exploded and then imploded about as quickly) in 1977. Joy Division were more interested in setting mood and atmosphere rather than just playing fast music and yelling. The members of Joy Division were: Ian Curtis: vocals, Bernard Sumner: guitar, Peter Hook: bassist and Stephen Morris: Drums. Originally named Warsaw the band changed their name to Joy Division after realizing the similiarity of their name to another band (Warsaw Pakt). Joy Division's trademark was the often deadpan (yet still emotional) sounding vocals of Ian Curtis and his frentic performance on stage which was hard to tell if it was self induced or brought upon by his frequent seizures. The first LP released by Joy Division was Unknown Pleasures in 1979. It garnered great reviews and sold well. Later in this year Joy Division released the song Transmission, but it never appeared on a actual album nor did the subsequent song Love will Tear us Apart a year later. ...