2000 Great Songs #1271: Autosuggestion
Here's another one of those songs on the list where its rarity plays a significant role in my fascination with the track. Objectively speaking, "Autosuggestion" isn't one of the most memorable Joy Division tunes out there; strictly as a musical matter, I'd probably grab a few more cuts off of Unknown Pleasures or Closer , or even a couple more singles or outtakes from Substance or Still , before landing on this one. But when I first became obsessed with Joy Division back in college, this cut was somewhat mythical. "Autosuggestion" (and its b-side "From Safety To Where") had been released on some obscure and out-of-print 1979 compilation EP called Earcom 2: Contradiction , along with some tracks by two other bands I'd never heard of (and have still never heard). So I was left to imagine what they might sound like, seemingly forever. Fortunately, a few years later, 1988's Substance compilation remedied the situation, collecting vario...
