THE CURE THE CURE THE CURE THE CURE THE CURE. ...isn't goth.
- Glitter Misfit.:
- Marilyn Manson :file:
- Wikipedia:
- Gothic rock (alternatively called goth rock or simply goth) is a genre of alternative rock that originated during the late 1970s. Originally, bands from the genre had strong ties to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk styles. The genre itself was defined as a separate movement from punk rock during the early 1980s. Gothic rock artists deal with dark themes and intellectual movements such as gothic horror, Romanticism, and nihilism. Notable gothic rock bands include Bauhaus, The Cure, Siouxsie & the Banshees, The Sisters of Mercy, The Mission, and others. Gothic rock gave rise to a broader goth subculture that includes goth clubs, goth fashions, and goth-oriented magazines.
The guitar tone is usually processed with electronic effects.[2] The genre is also known for its frequent use of synthesizers.[2] As well, gothic rock has a characteristic guitar playing style. Gothic rock guitar playing takes its downstroke playing style from punk, and emphasizes angular melodic lines instead of thick chords. Minor keys and minor mode melodies are prevalent, but major keys are also used. The Phrygian mode, characterized by a lowered second scale degree contributes to the gothic sound with its "haunting" and dissonant mood. Gothic rock songs are typically mixed so that there is a heavy bass sound, which creates a moody and gloomy atmosphere.
Gothic rock often uses repetitive snare drum snap to propel the beat, either a real drum beat or, later on, usually a drum machine beat. The metronomic snare drum sound can be first heard on Iggy Pop's The Idiot. It continues on in Joy Division's songs, Gary Numan's early music, on early Cure albums (beginning with Seventeen Seconds) and early Sisters of Mercy recordings. More sophisticated variations of the snare drum snap are used by Kevin Haskins in Bauhaus's music. In the 1990s, some bands in the gothic genre wrote songs with a more hard rock feel, such as the Sisters of Mercy's Vision Thing album, and Fields of the Nephilim, Rosetta Stone, London After Midnight, and The Wake.
Those silly little men. They are quite goth indeed.
- Four Minute Mile:
- The Cure don't like being called goth.
Her following is very goth. Have you ever heard of The Night of a Thousand Stevies?
- Four Minute Mile:
- Is she? I wouldn't have thought so. But I'm not sure... Isn't she more Rock n Roll sorta?
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- stay with me.:
- Four Minute Mile:
- It's alright but i just love Robert's whiny voice, so nothing can get past the Cure.
His voice is amazing.
