{"product_id":"9781471141669","title":"Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Genuinely funny: indeed, the story will… keep you entertained for a very long time' Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoy Division changed the face of music. Godfathers of the current alternative scene, they reinvented rock in the post-punk era, creating a new sound - dark, hypnotic, intense - that would influence U2, Morrissey, R.E.M., Radiohead and many others. This is the story of Joy Division told by the band's legendary bassist, Peter Hook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Hook has restored a flesh-and-blood rawness to what was becoming a standard tale. Few pop music books manage that'Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'An honest, enthusiastic account … It's a window like no other into the reality of life in this most aloof of bands' METRO\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'An immense account of Joy Division's rise…Having read Hook's book, you'll feel like you were the fifth member of the band' GQ\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A bittersweet, profanity filled recollection… If you like Joy Division, you really have to read it' Q Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Hook lifts the lid on the real Ian Curtis' NME\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'He's frank, incredibly funny, and isn't shy'Artrocker\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hook, Peter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Music)","offer_id":48146718130400,"sku":null,"price":10.8,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/Screenshot2025-11-20at3.53.59PM.png?v=1763668444","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/9781471141669","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}