Peter Hook tours "Unknown Pleasures"

What is more ridiculous, that Peter Hook has formed a band to play "Unknown Pleasures" in its entirety, that he his singing lead vocals, or that apparently he has ceded bass duties to someone else? I mean, I may still see it, but ... really.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5Eqsl4T2Z0

he is such an embarrassment

does he do Ian Curtis dance moves?

Should tour with the Jerry Only-lead Misfits

haha i saw the michael graves era misfits open for gwar, they had a dude named C.H.U.D. on drums, they let him out from a cage under the drum riser

http://www.live4ever.uk.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/peterhook276-450x270.jpg

The confusion in his eyes.

It's almost like he understands.

He looks like a German fridge salesman.

she's lost contrrrrroooooollll!!

she's lost contrrrrrlooooooooooooooooool

They toured this in Melb last month (I think it was?), as "Peter Hook and Friends" or some excerable title. Apparently the gig started with some dull and boring 20-30 minute doco/movie thing on a screen and everyone was yelling "get on with it".

They should nail him to a roadtrain.

I'm refusing to see this shit. I did pay out for that 7" box set but I'm not paying to see this tour.

that apparently he has ceded bass duties to someone else?

to his SON

when he was doing press for the tour of this down here, he also kept noting that the kid is not as good as him at playing the bass on Joy Division songs "but he's coming along"

look forward to wolfgang hook's sweet bass playing!

Could be worse, he could have reunited Revenge.

Think he's trying to make money, tho

christ who would go to this? what an awful idea.

I'd go see a tour with Electronic, Revenge and The Other Two. That LTM reissue of One True Passion went a long way in convincing me Revenge wasn't the worst thing anyone from New Order had been involved in. FreeBass is clearly the worst thing any of them have ever done.

I got the FreeBass thing in the mail the other week as a PR mailout. I barely knew what to think.

my friend tony's solo noise project FREEBASS >>>>>> Peter Hook's FreeBass

http://www.myspace.com/gotdamrecords

Could be worse, he could have reunited Revenge Mpnaco.

Er, Monaco.

Pwnaco.

Ha, that clip doesn't actually sound all that bad.

What Do You Want From Me is the third best post-Factory New Order single.

sha la la la la la laa

Second is "I beg your pardon" by Kon Kan

Oh dear, I actually saw this. Worst decision I've made this year.

This guy is dividing the joy into infinitesimally small pieces by now.

I saw a bit of it at a festival in July-ish, luckily with it being a festival I was able to seek refuge in one of the tents.

Not to be outdone in the shiteness ratings, Bobby Gillespie's Silver Machine played some limp garage rock covers afterwards.

oh my, is that a real thing?

Could be worse. He could have sang for his own Jesus And Mary Chain cover band called the Talking Candies or something.

And now he's touring "Closer"! What a hero.

btw: http://tickets.oztix.com.au/?Event=23849&utm_source=OzTix&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=IntroBlurb&utm_campaign=Oztix_NSW_1111W3

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I mean, I know he lost a bit of money on The Hacienda back in the day, but come on.

"No thongs or steel-capped boots"

Peter Hook to perform Joy Division’s Still in full - GAH!

http://www.factmag.com/2012/02/28/peter-hook-to-perform-joy-divisions-still-in-full/

how can this be any kind of surprise

We've been going "GUH" on the Joy Division thread on this. Pretty ridiculous.

Currently on SiriusXM 1st Wave

The recent Peter Hook and the Light gig at Manchester Cathedral was a triumphant re-assement of his early New Order back catalogue. In the atmospheric and perfect setting of the venue, the songs were played with an added edge that reinvigorated them and made them more than mere retreads.

Fortunately the gig was recorded and is due for release soon with the release of Peter Hook & The Light’s full live Manchester Cathedral concert of New Order’s “Movement” and “Power Corruption & Lies” and other singles from the 1981 to 83 period of both LP’s.

I'm not sure who wrote that review, but.

Catchy title though:

Peter Hook & The Light : "Full live Manchester Cathedral concert of New Order’s “Movement” and “Power Corruption & Lies” and other singles from the 1981 to 83 period of both LP’s"

http://louderthanwar.com/peter-hook-to-release-classic-manchester-cathedral-gig-and-announces-more-gigs/

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qvS0dwqEHck/Twtm7ibUu5I/AAAAAAAAAZs/TMr2alQLRuY/s1600/wargames-quote-not-to-play.jpg

Is it only me, or was it a brilliant decision to make Rowetta lead singer of his band? She has a fucking great voice - and I'm really glad to see her get her just deserts as a lead singer after all these years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiG1cUVVLGg

Is it only me, or ban everybody?

My comment was perhaps drunkenly over-enthusiastic, I admit (it's 2.30 pm), but she is good nonetheless.

Rowetta has a much better voice than Ian Curtis.

So he & his backing band The Light continue with the two Substance compilations. Interesting interview where he is kind of sad that the relation to the other New Order members - esp. to Sumner, I guess - is so totally in shambles. I quite like the arrangements and the sound of the new interpretations of the 4 songs on the site. Even Love will tear us apart which I never wanted to hear again somehow still gets me here.
https://www.npr.org/sections/world-cafe/2018/06/13/619219351/peter-hook-on-world-cafe

Yeah those are... surprisingly powerful. Those songs carry some weight even in other hands.

Fuck Peter Hook. He did this to himself.

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

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.

What was that?

touring Technique & Republic starting in September, with opening Joy Division set: https://peterhookandthelight.live/

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?

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.

There's the Monaco albums too!

He should try his hand at Music Complete!

Just go ahead and cover the Electronic albums.

Those last two suggestions would be wonderful trolling!

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.

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).

Other evidence for the prosecution:

a) faking Ian Curtis's signature on JD memorabilia
b) claiming Caroline Aherne abused *him* 20 years plus after their divorce, and, therefore...
c) failing to pay tribute to Aherne when she died
d) DJing from a Mixmag cd

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.

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.

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.