In this final installment of his internationally bestselling three-part memoir—including The Hacienda and Unknown Pleasures —British rocker Peter Hook focuses on the s New Wave and Dance Punk scene and the rise of one of the most influential bands of the Second British Invasion: New Order. Resurrected from the ashes of Joy Division after the suicide of its lead singer, Ian Curtis, New Order would become one most critically acclaimed and important bands of the decade and beyond.
With their hits "Bizarre Love Triangle", "Perfect Kiss", and "Blue Monday"—the biggest-selling inch single of all time—Peter Hook and company quickly rose to the top of the alternative music scene. Widely regarded as the godfathers of electronic dance music, their sound would influence Moby, The Chemical Brothers, The Postal Service, The Killers, and other acts that followed in their wake. A well-written and brutally honest remembrance of the glory days of rave culture.
In this final installment of his internationally bestselling trilogy of memoirs, Peter Hook describes the s new wave and post-punk scene and the rise of one of the most important bands of the Second British Invasion: New Order. In May , Joy Division had the world at its feet. In the wake of that tragedy emerged New Order.
This innovation would earn them the reputation as one of the most influential groups of their generation, and change the course of popular music on both sides of the Atlantic. Containing outrageous anecdotes, tales of excess and astonishing creative perseverance, Substance is also packed with rich detail, complete discographies, and fascinating technical information about how the music was made. Peter Hook was born in Salford, England, in He lives in Cheshire, England, with his wife, Rebecca, and children, Heather, Jack, and Jessica, and their dogs, Wilma and Bo.
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