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From: rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Rich Rosen)
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Subject: Re: Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, The Sisters of Mercy, & Joy Division
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Date: Sun, 23-Jun-85 19:18:03 EDT
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> Joy Division is one of those groups who ought to have a warning label on
> the cover of their albums.  I innocently bought one of their albums because
> it had a nice looking family of curves plotted on it...
> [PS - No flames, please.  I mean, I'm not commenting on the moral aspects
> of their music or anything like that... only that it's the kind of stuff
> some people might find uncomfortable.]

Which is why it should be required listening for people living in the
20th century, especially those who spend their time listening to refrigerator
music on magic radio stations.

> I guess the term "joy division" probably means something to those in the
> right subculture that gives them a clue, but I had no idea until I read the
> lyrics.  Ugh.   Kind of hard to relate to.

I recall joy division was a term referring to the sections of Nazi
concentration camps in which the prostitutes were kept.
-- 
Like a sturgeon (GLURG!), caught for the very first time...
			Rich Rosen   ihnp4!pyuxd!rlr