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As everyone knows I am a big Interpol fan and the comparisons to Joy Division are too numerous to mention. So I have decided to find out for myself why the comparisons.

I do not own any Joy Division so I am asking: Which one should I get first?

the "closer" album - without a doubt !

No, "Substance" first.

yeah I agree, although "Permanent" will give you the broader picture.

edit: sorry I meant I agree with "Closer" ..don't know the difference between Permanent and Substance..

Substance has all the non-lp material, all the single A and B -sides.

Hi Maryann,

Just to confuse you even further... I disagree with almost everyone on here. 'Substance' and 'Permanent' do great jobs at shovelling all the singles and B sides etc, but this can just sound dis-jointed.

To get a true picture of the band, go for either of the two studio albums - 'Unknown Pleasures' and 'Closer' - you can't go wrong with either, and each one has it's own individual style, sound, colour and space in the music.

yeah well, like me and another said: get 'Closer' !!

as maryann asked because she likes interpol & they are quite often compared with jd , "closer" is the album that she would certainly like , imho ! ;-)

that's my reason for recommending that specific album to her 1st & foremost ! :-)

Heh! Heh! 'Unknown Pleasures'!

Ping-pong with Joy Division albums! It'll confuse the hell out of Maryann but, hey ho!

i've never got on with UP very much ..God knows I've tried.

BTW is that 'Closer' as in 'more close' or as in 'something which closes, as opposed to which opens..' . .i.e. hard or soft 's' ....