Goth is Great

[Termite Man]

I have been in listening to a fair bit of Goth over the last few weeks and have come to the conclusion that when it is done well it is better than any other music out there . Obviously there is some utter rubbish in the genre and even the great Goth bands have produced some shit but when it's at it's best I don't think anything else comes close .

 

[The Rural Juror]

all the best bands liked by goths weren't goth bands. The bands that were specifically goth were all shit

 

[Termite Man]

all the best bands liked by goths weren't goth bands. The bands that were specifically goth were all shit

I'm sort of lumping in Alien Sex Fiend , Bauhaus , Sisters of Mercy into goth as well , goth is probably quite a hard genre to define

 

[DotCommunist]

are we talking bahaus and all that crap? it hasn't aged well imo

 

[miniGMgoit]

all the best bands liked by goths weren't goth bands. The bands that were specifically goth were all shit

So there!

 

[Steel Icarus]

I can stomach a bit of Sisters of Mercy up to Vision Thing. And the Fields of the Nephilim were fab on occasion.

 

[Maggot]

Temple of Love is a great tune.



I don't really know what counts as Goth, Bauhaus made some top tunes.

 

[Dr. Furface]

all the best bands liked by goths weren't goth bands. The bands that were specifically goth were all shit

As a general rule I think that's right. I was never into any goth bands, hated them actually, but there were some bands I liked back in the 80's - mainly electronic, like early Skinny Puppy - which were classed as industrial but really were very goth. Unfortunately they later went the whole way and became goth - and shit.

And right now too. My fave gig of this year was Fever Ray, with Zola Jesus supporting - and they both undoubtedly use goth themes and imagery, and do it brilliantly.

 

[Termite Man]

I don't really know what counts as Goth, Bauhaus made some top tunes.

It appears I don't know what goth is either .

 

[ouchmonkey]

It appears I don't know what goth is either .

who does? I tend to agree that the most important bands weren't actually 'goth' that it was kind of a genre of second division, reactionary, derivate arse water.

Meanwhile that Crystal Castles and Fat Bob single has put me on a Cure binge of late and they really were great, and not especially goth, a lot of the time.

Can I refer you all to this curious goth/not goth mix someone you may remember did a short while back - With Goth On Our Side

It's a mix of great and crap

and sorely missing 'Cathouse' which is genius

 

[Cloo]

Temple of Love is a great tune.

Heard Dave Clark finish a final set at Fabric with it once... it was great. Everyone under about 25 looked a bit puzzled, but then got into it, everyone else just went mental.

 

[Cloo]

Should also add that this, by a bunch of Scandinavian gothy types, is one of the most arse-shakingly bouncy dance tracks of all time:



Yay for Goth disco!

 

[Casually Red]

I have been in listening to a fair bit of Goth over the last few weeks and have come to the conclusion that when it is done well it is better than any other music out there . .

for fucks sake

 

[Maurice Picarda]

Sisters of Mercy, March Violets, Rose of Avalanche, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry: that's quite an impressive list of bands to come from a horrid Yorkshire town in a couple of years.

 

[lizzieloo]

It's too diverse to say whether you like it or not, you can't really compare The March Violets with The Mission with Alien Sex Fiend with Miranda Sex Garden with All About Eve etc.........

What have you been listening to specifically TM?

 

[Part 2]

Heard Dave Clark finish a final set at Fabric with it once... it was great. Everyone under about 25 looked a bit puzzled, but then got into it, everyone else just went mental.

Fllorshow was a regular at Back to Basics before Ali Cooke died. Think him and Ralph Lawson even did a remix of it.

 

[Blagsta]

It's too diverse to say whether you like it or not, you can't really compare The March Violets with The Mission with Alien Sex Fiend with Miranda Sex Garden with All About Eve etc.........

What have you been listening to specifically TM?

I used to know Katharine's brother. He's now in the bonkers Gyratory System

 

[Blagsta]

Should also add that this, by a bunch of Scandinavian gothy types, is one of the most arse-shakingly bouncy dance tracks of all time:



Yay for Goth disco!

Not as good as this

 

[Blagsta]

or this

 

[Maurice Picarda]

the bonkers Gyratory System

That's ever so good. If there was ever a level on Super Mario Kart which involved zooming round a 19th century East European shtetl, that would be the soundtrack for it.

 

[audiotech]

Red Lorry Yellow Lorry - Talk About The Weather

 

[audiotech]

Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead

 

[lizzieloo]

 

[albionism]

yay for Goths in the sunshine.

 

[Casually Red]

its all shit, cheer up for fucks sake . Plus theres no such thing as vampires .

 

[Nanker Phelge]

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[DJWrongspeed]

I was thinking the other day how alot of post punk is doing quite well for itself these days. "They were there first" exploring the rock vector that was opened up. Even now stuff like 'dream pop' bands are being revered , they did it first. I'm not sure whether this is because retroism is in too much in vogue or new bands can't leave the past behind.

Here's one of my faves. As an exercise in studied gloom it's faultless.

 

[audiotech]

"Nag Nag Nag" by Cabaret Voltaire (1979)

 

[Termite Man]

What have you been listening to specifically TM?

Christian Death, Bauhaus , Sisters of Mercy , Killing Joke , Alien Sex Fiend , Theatre of Hate ( not sure if they would be classed as Goth or not but it feels like goth to me )

 

[Dr. Furface]

"Nag Nag Nag" by Cabaret Voltaire (1979)

Utterly brilliant. But goth? Nah.