u/burrito_infinito

Specifically the guitar solo at around 2:03 in most versions of the song. It's Bernard Sumner playing, recorded in 1980.

MM has long been my favorite band, and Ceremony has long been one of my favorite songs, and I never realized how much the lead guitar sounds exactly like Isaac. Something about the style of the melody and the tone, especially that middle solo, could be taken straight from Isaac's brain. Except Isaac was 5 years old.

Just thought the similarities were cool. I don't know if MM ever mentioned new order or joy division as an influence but I bet they liked this song a lot. The drums and bass also rip on Ceremony, especially on live versions where they play it fast