10 Best Alternative Rock Bands Of The 1980s

There's no real set of rules on how to deal with losing one of your band members. As much as you might think that things aren't working out, no one can really help you when you find out that your creative partner is no longer around to bounce ideas off of. When the rug was pulled out from under Joy Division's feet though, they managed to pick up the pieces and become even stronger as a part of New Order.

Don't mistake the New Order sound as being the more acceptable version of Joy Division though. Without Ian Curtis at the helm, these songs are almost like night and day, especially when you hear the amount of synth that appears on some of these tracks. For most punks, this would be a sign of selling out, but the way New Order used the keyboards on stuff like Power Corruption and Lies were miles ahead of the bubblegum pop that it was being used for on MTV.

If anything, the main instrument to pay attention to in New Order is Peter Hook's bass, as he weaves in lines n the higher part of the neck that gives every song a bit of an otherworldly feel whenever you listen to them. The idea of selling out might fit New Order's style, but the synth in this case is more like another piece of the puzzle rather than dominating the conversation.