Fuck Peter Hook. He did this to himself.
― brotherlovesdub, Sunday, 17 June 2018 15:54 (six years ago) link
It can be sad when people do things to themselves.I was keen to see the Substance tour, especially now that the backing band is basically Monaco, so Potts can presumably do the most Bernard-y vocal parts, but nobody else had the slightest interest
― kelp, clam and carrion (sic), Sunday, 17 June 2018 16:08 (six years ago) link
I refuse to support him after the horrible shit he said about Gillian. He degraded her and showed what an egotistical asshole he really is.
― brotherlovesdub, Sunday, 17 June 2018 17:08 (six years ago) link
What was that?
― PaulTMA, Sunday, 17 June 2018 17:55 (six years ago) link
touring Technique & Republic starting in September, with opening Joy Division set: https://peterhookandthelight.live/
― StanM, Sunday, 19 May 2019 11:38 (five years ago) link
That's just weird, though the choice of Republic is intriguing. Didn't Stephen Hague famously nix a lot of his bass playing on that one?
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 19 May 2019 13:50 (five years ago) link
well he's just about out of albums now, I suppose he'll be touring Revenge's One True Passion before cover his own Peter Hook and the Light's covers of Unknown Pleasures again.
― akm, Sunday, 19 May 2019 15:08 (five years ago) link
There's the Monaco albums too!
― michaellambert, Sunday, 19 May 2019 17:13 (five years ago) link
He should try his hand at Music Complete!
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Sunday, 19 May 2019 17:15 (five years ago) link
Just go ahead and cover the Electronic albums.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 19 May 2019 17:22 (five years ago) link
Those last two suggestions would be wonderful trolling!
― michaellambert, Sunday, 19 May 2019 18:52 (five years ago) link
I saw the latest tour last night. He is touring Unknown Pleasures and Closer bookended by various JD/NO tracks (last night, we got "ICB," "Dreams Never End," "Leave Me Alone," "Regret," "Crystal" and "True Faith" to start, and for an encore got "Warsaw," "Ceremony," "Transmission" and, of course, "Love Will Tear Us Apart"). It was a much, much better show than I expected, and also surprisingly emotional for me--I suppose some of it had to do with the fact that it had been 37 year to the day since I first saw New Order. The band is very tight, and his singing is much stronger than I would have given him credit for.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 17 August 2022 18:04 (two years ago) link
Still boycotting Peter Hook since his horrible comments about Gillian and the way he acted towards the band when he left. He's a complete asshole who's essentially a casino act at this point living off two albums he was a part of 40 years ago. At least he isn't as bad as Morrissey (that we know of).
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 17 August 2022 23:06 (two years ago) link
Other evidence for the prosecution:
a) faking Ian Curtis's signature on JD memorabiliab) claiming Caroline Aherne abused *him* 20 years plus after their divorce, and, therefore...c) failing to pay tribute to Aherne when she diedd) DJing from a Mixmag cd
― Grandpont Genie, Thursday, 18 August 2022 11:05 (two years ago) link
I saw the tour earlier in the year (in Metz, France). Like jimbeaux, I was pleasantly surprised by the band, but I disagree about Hooky's voice - he's no singer, really. I see the charge sheet set out above, and there's no denying it's a karaoke/tribute act, but I can't help it, I enjoyed it.
― giraffe, Thursday, 18 August 2022 11:58 (two years ago) link
He's a complete asshole
Has that ever been in doubt? Both he and Sumner are pretty notorious douchebags. Hooky used to thrive on that image.
giraffe, I'm not saying he's a great singer, but since I had essentially zero expectations, I was pleasantly surprised.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Thursday, 18 August 2022 12:29 (two years ago) link
Saw him last night, impressed they still managed to burn through both JD albums + a 3-song encore even with a rain delay of like 45 minutes after the initial New Order set.
― Jaime Pressly and America (f. hazel), Thursday, 1 September 2022 17:54 (two years ago) link