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Urban Hat€monger ? · 07-22-2008, 11:24 AM

I think you have to be British to really appreciate what Joy Division did.

Without them no Factory Records , with no Factory Records you can discount most of the 80s British indie scene. Sure it would have happened eventually but not to the scale it did. How many other independent bands were getting appearances on prime time TV and radio in 1979. I'll give you a clue , the answer is zero.

If they don't deserve a place in a hall of fame for being trailblazers of what was then a virtually non existent independent scene in the UK and making it a vibrant creative culture with a worldwide audience then who does?

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Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,626	I think you have to be British to really appreciate what Joy Division did. Without them no Factory Records , with no Factory Records you can discount most of the 80s British indie scene. Sure it would have happened eventually but not to the scale it did. How many other independent bands were getting appearances on prime time TV and radio in 1979. I'll give you a clue , the answer is zero. If they don't deserve a place in a hall of fame for being trailblazers of what was then a virtually non existent independent scene in the UK and making it a vibrant creative culture with a worldwide audience then who does? __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.