I’ve written about Siglo XX before and how they have been constantly compared to Joy Division. I recently came across this 1983 show recorded at Melkweg in Amsterdamn which I was pretty surprised to find. The most interesting part of the recording was this Joy Division cover. Ironically, their version of “Day Of The Lords” sounds a lot less like Joy Division than some of their original songs.
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Download: Siglo XX – Day Of The Lords (Live Joy Division Cover)
I came across Siglo XX when I was seeking out bands on Play It Again Sam and Wax Trax! Records. They were from Belgium, formed in 1980 and as far as I know released their last record in 1989. I remember reading an old PIAS press release and they really played up the fact that their sound was so close to Joy Division. When I first heard them I thought they were just a Joy Division rip off band, but then I found out that they were around the same time so it may have been a case of having the same influences.
