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Tony Wilson , the protagonist, is a famous Manchester TV host, and you can get a ticket even if you are famous for picking up the train. The beginning of the film was shot of him doing paragliding. He also broadcasted news, did special interviews on the canal, interviewed people who used ducks to herding sheep, and even hosted the lucky turntable. Obviously these things are boring, so he started looking for venues and recording performances. This found Joy Division, a band that was inspired by the scene of Sex Pistols, just like Buzzcocks.
Although Tony is one of the producers, he doesn't know anything about production. He intends to collaborate with recording genius Martin Hannett. When Martin was found, the latter was standing on a small mountain bag, facing the void with the microphone.
Tony shouted: What are you doing? Martin: I'm recording silence. Tony surprised: Recording silence? Martin turned the microphone over and said that I was recording Tony fucking Wilson now.
This is how they met.
As a genius, Martin offered a sky-high price: 50 pounds an hour. He was very dissatisfied with JD's musicians, saying that the guitarist "dressed like a musician, so it's better to play some fucking music." He also moved the whole set of drums from the recording room to the rooftop. But he has made an indelible contribution to Joy Division's unique style. Without him, what we would hear would be the old-fashioned bulge of 2.5 million years ago. Martin's death was as dramatic as his life: because his chubby body was too fat to fit in the grave, people had to leave the coffin on the ground.
JD was a big success, but lead singer Ian suffered from epilepsy, and finally hanged himself before going to the United States to tour.
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Since then, Manchester City Rock has started to develop in another direction. The other three members of JD formed NewOrder, and the style changed from "postpunk" to "new wave". Tony invested in the founding of "Factory Records" (Factory Records), but not a company, at best a losing investor. "All bands have their music and the freedom to get out at any time"-Tony's blood book. That's why he was later played around by the lead singer of Happy Mondays, and he smashed 20,000 pounds but didn't get any money: Shaun took all the money to buy medicine.
Soon after the "Factory" was established, Tony opened a club named "Manor." The rave culture was born here. People no longer worship musicians or record companies, but instead worship DJs. Manchester has suddenly become a mecca for everyone, where there are the best clubs, the best dance music and the best medicine. Tony didn't sell drugs in the club, all the money went to the drug dealers. The "Manor" didn't make a penny, and had to pay for venues, equipment, DJs, etc. When drug dealers got rich, they bought guns, and the violence spread to the club. Soon the "Manor" went bankrupt. This is the end of the film.
Punk developed to its peak in the 1970s, with representative bands such as Sex Pistol and Buzzcocks from the United Kingdom, Ramones from the United States and so on. The emergence of this music genre is a protest against hippies represented by The Beatles, and a subversion of classic rock and roll represented by Black Sabbath and Led Zeppline. The content of the song is mainly political in the United Kingdom, and in the United States, it strives to draw on the classic pop music of the 1950s and 1960s. ). Due to a huge commercial failure, punk quickly turned into a low ebb and did not return until Nirvana was established. But Kurt died soon too. Punk now doesn’t know what it is.
After the "Manor" collapsed, Tony still worked on the TV station. Whether losing money or making money, he is an indispensable figure in the history of British underground music, a figure that pierces a needle. He gave up commercial interests to train the band out of appreciation for musicians (although he really doesn't understand music, his vision is more bad than good). He often speaks with a self-deprecating tone. Compared with the almost clown comedy character in the movie "Control", Tony Wilson in 24HPP is more lovable.
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