Billy Corgan, after the Beatles this is the most influential rock band

Most discussions about the most influential band of the twentieth century include i Beatles. This assumption was taken at face value in an episode of the Track Star podcast on the greatest bands of all time (after the Beatles) the frontman of Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Corgan expressed his opinion.

When the host of the show made him listen “Disorder”Corgan danced a little and made the following statement: “I’ve been saying for 20 years that probably, other than the Beatles, Joy Division is the most influential rock band of the 20th century. I think they speak for themselves. They crystallized post-punk in a way that no other band ever did and they became the model for many bands that came after.”

Further analyzing the music of
Joy Division
as Loudwire reports,
Billy Corgan
he explained, “It’s pop music not made for a pop market, and that’s why people still listen to it. But where does that music go? They had a big song, which is ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart.’ I think they’re one of the greatest bands of all time and it’s really easy for me to get behind that.”

Adding further: “Major bands like the Beatles, the Velvet Underground and Joy Division create a template by which other bands create their music. They basically copy those bands in an unprofessional way, but you don’t necessarily feel the influence. So there are 400 bands stemming from Joy Division, but you don’t necessarily feel the influence. Even if they try to imitate Joy Division, they don’t really succeed. This is where it gets strange. You can hear Beatles influences, but not necessarily Joy Division influences. I hear them in the way they produce their records. I think it’s that post-pop minimalism that was very popular in Chicago and has never died out here.”

Unfortunately, the story of
Joy Division
it was short. The band was formed in 1976, after that
Bernard Sumner
And
Peter Hook
they met during a concert of
Sex Pistols
. In their history they have released two albums:
“Unknown Pleasures” (read the review here)
in 1979 and
“Closer”
in 1980. When the group was about to embark on a tour in 1980, the singer
Ian Curtis
he committed suicide. The other band members formed the
New Order
. As Corgan pointed out, the band had a far-reaching influence, with artists such as
U2, Cure, Tears for Fears, Husker Du, Future Islands
and even i
Soundgarden
they pointed to them as their influence.