While badly tuned guitars were the rage during the punk era in late-'70s England, Hook's bass playing instilled the importance of rhythm in punk rock, helping to inspire a generation of dance-oriented new wave bands.Īfter Ian Curtis hanged himself on May 18, 1980, Hook joined the other surviving members of Joy Division in New Order. Although the late Ian Curtis' harrowing lyrics and downcast vocals are often credited for Joy Division's bleak beauty, many of the group's songs were driven by Hook's sinister, throbbing bass. In the late '70s, Hook's ominous bass enabled Joy Division to carve portraits of profound despair.
The pioneering sounds of the highly influential English bands Joy Division and New Order were dominated by the droning basslines of Peter Hook.
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