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corarose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 09:27 PM
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Bauhaus Are they the fathers of Goth?
Edited on Tue Oct-28-03 09:33 PM by corarose
I know these guys from England from when they first started out. Mind you I haven't seen them in years and I wouldn't want them to see me right now.

A free Netflix subscription came with this computer and I rented the Bauhaus Concert CD.

Damn they are looking so much older.

What I want to know are they the fathers of Goth?

They were out before the Cure so please don't say that the Cure created the look.

Peter Murphy has the deepest voice that I have ever heard.
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MojoKrunch Donating Member (513 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 09:31 PM
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1. Bauhaus and The Smiths popularized it
but it could be argued that Lou Reed/VU and the Warhol gang actually "created" the look.
Pale, thin, dressed in black early heroin chic.

Mojo
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corarose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 09:34 PM
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3. Bauhaus was out before the Smiths
I went through the original punk rock era and Bauhaus was dressing Goth years ago.

Pete & Danny were into vampires and the look.
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Caution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 09:34 PM
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2. The look?
Edited on Tue Oct-28-03 09:49 PM by Caution
The look goes to Johnny Cash plain and simple. The original man in black. As for the music, well Siouxsie, Bauhaus, The Sisters of Mercy and the Fields of the Nephilim pretty much cover the entire genre (though if you want to get really esoteric you could throw in Dean Can Dance, The Damned and Christian Death)

Edit to throw in a few other seminal Goth bands:

Alien Sex Fiend
Danielle Dax
Death in June
Mephisto Waltz
Joy Division
The Cure
Sex Gang Children
This Mortal Coil
Southern Death Cult (later The Cult)
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corarose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 09:36 PM
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5. Siouxsie Sue was out at the same time as Bauhaus
They lived about 1/2 hour from each other and played the same clubs.

Could be a tie between both of them.
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Nlighten1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 09:49 PM
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9. Christian Death.
I saw them in concert in Germany. It was great.
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Caution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 09:58 PM
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14. RIP Rozz Williams
Rozz Williams (frontman of the original Christian Death) killed himself not that long ago.

Too great Christian Death albums:
Only Theater of Pain
Catastrophe Ballet
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JanMichael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 09:35 PM
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4. I guess...Actually I don't know.
Edited on Tue Oct-28-03 09:35 PM by JanMichael
I'm still digging the Sisters of Mercy...F'n A! Check out their new website!

http://www.the-sisters-of-mercy.com/

"This is the official site of The Sisters Of Mercy.

We are a rock'n'roll band. And a pop band. And an industrial groove machine.
And intellectual love gods in our spare time.

We make records, sometimes.
We play concerts, sometimes.

You're here anyway.

This website contains ninety-seven million words,
which are personal oil and ignorant zealots and the USA is a rogue state.
This website contains five pictures of Isabelle Adjani.

You're welcome."

Roooock ON!
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corarose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 09:39 PM
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6. Memories are flooding in right now!
Shit I remember when I first heard Bela Lugosi's dead and I remember the Sisters Of Mercy.

Do you remember Ultravox?
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JanMichael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 09:44 PM
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8. Of course I do.
Sure I was drunk at Maxi's in downtown WPD, in 1987(or 1988, 0r 1989...), listening to the Smiths, or Smithereens?, no the Smiths and after dancing with this chick, that looked like Courtney Love, no that "Friends" chick, what's her name, in that Springsteen video, a couple of spinning tracks Ultravox came on I like, you know, I was home next, where's the car man?
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Nlighten1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 09:55 PM
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12. How about...
The Clan of Zymox?
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Caution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 09:57 PM
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13. Newish goth
It's Xymox, and they are halfway decent, their first album is pretty good, i saw them with a band called Switchblade Symphony (who SUCK)
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Nlighten1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 09:59 PM
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15. Actually no...
It is Zymox.
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Caution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 10:04 PM
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17. sorry dude
there are a lot of people who make that mistake apparently but it is Xymox

http://www.clanofxymox.com/

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JanMichael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 10:06 PM
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18. BOTH WRONG! It's PSIMOX!
Bwahahahaha!

Gawd I crack myself up...:evilgrin:
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Caution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 10:10 PM
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20. Well...Perry Farrell 's first band was called Psi Com..
and it was a goth band....oh wait...you were joking...

Jane's addiction fans should check out Psi Com if they get a chance....if only to realize how much better Perry did the second time around.
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JanMichael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 10:13 PM
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25. Perry is a freak but I still like Jane's Addiction.
Edited on Tue Oct-28-03 10:14 PM by JanMichael
Hell I almost liked Porno for Pyros.

Psi Com was Goth? Hmm. Learn something new every day I suppose:-)
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Nlighten1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 10:17 PM
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27. Well...
ain't that a stinker. :)
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Khephra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 10:09 PM
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19. You thought Switchblade Symphony sucked?
Wow...I just love them. I listen to them almost on a weekly basis.
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Caution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 10:12 PM
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24. one of the worst live acts I have EVER seen
I've seen quite a few and they were among the worst. Me and my brother actually started laughing at them at one point. Their recorded stuff might be good (i've never bothered to check it out since the live stuff was so horrendous).
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Khephra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 10:15 PM
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26. That could be so
I've seen a lot of bands that I liked on CD sucking in real life. L7 is one that comes to mind on that one for me.
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Caution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 10:18 PM
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28. yeh I've seen a number of bands that were terrible live
but great recorded material (and some of the opposite as well...like GWAR..no reason to ever buy an album but if you havent seen em live...well you have never had a 7 foot long penis ejaculate on you).

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TimeLord Donating Member (122 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-29-03 07:44 PM
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46. I still go into a trance when I hear Bela Lugosi's dead....
Great music...great times.
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corarose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-29-03 10:08 PM
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48. That was my favorite song by Bauhaus and still is
Peter Murphy's voice is so deep.
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Robb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 10:47 AM
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53. Indeed....
That song always brings me to memories of the time. Sex and other misdeeds. ;)
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Caution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 09:43 PM
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7. hehehe now if only Von would update the damn thign occasionally
I've seen the sisters about 5 times now and have pretty much every single piece of recoding material they have ever released, many in first pressings. Great band and a phenomenal live show. They hit the states every few years but tour yearly in Europe.

If you liek the sisters check out Rosetta Stone and pick up a copy of The Sisterhood's Gift (the Sisterhood is a side project of SOM).

Also some of the original members of SOM went on to form The Mission UK.
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corarose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 09:49 PM
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10. I have to find a copy of URGH
My old boyfriend was the drummer of Holly & The Italians and I am trying to find a copy of his old tapes.
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Caution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 09:54 PM
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11. here you go
Edited on Tue Oct-28-03 09:55 PM by Caution
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corarose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 10:12 PM
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23. Thank You so much!
I lived in England in the early 80's and the punk rock scene was going strong.

You couldn't buy your clothes you had to create your clothes and look.

Thanks so much for that link.

The last I heard about my old boyfriend was that he was serving time in Prison in England.
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Kathy in Cambridge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 10:10 PM
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21. I remember them-wow
I'm having flashbacks to my misspent youth.
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meow mix Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 10:04 PM
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16. cant forget Morrison
the doors get a little credit too.
shifting away from soft/cheerful hippy music...

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Caution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 10:10 PM
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22. most definitely
it doesnt get much darker than The End.
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corarose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 10:21 PM
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29. I stopped a Punk Rock show one time from laughing so loud
I believe it was X and the guy came out with the top of his pants cut off and they weren't made that way he had literally cut them off and it wasn't a pretty site.

His schlong was falling out and most of his butt crack showed.
He started shoving the microphone in and out of his mouth that he was well you know what I mean. He was very sexual and his outfit made us laugh.
He stopped the show and bent down and said BITCH SHUT THE FUCK UP and by that time I was crying because I was laughing so hard and I was not the only person laughing. When you hear a couple of people laugh your gonna laugh and we had most of the audience keeling over.
The guy walked off the stage and was pissed off. The owner of the club had to bring them back on.
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JanMichael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 10:33 PM
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31. "X"?!
Ha! I think I saw a thing about them on "E" a few months ago.

You stopped them? Bwahahahahahaha! Nice.
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corarose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 10:40 PM
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33. A friend of mine owned the club
He was laughing also.

I was standing right next to the stage in my a red polished cotton skin tight jumpsuit and I was drinking champaign so I felt good.
Several of my friends and I were kind of drunk and he couldn't stop us from laughing at him and it broke the whole audience up.
I remember trying to get that jumpsuit off because I had to pee after laughing so hard at him and I had trouble but I got it off in time.
He was putting the mike down his throat so far our eyes came out of our head and then we busted out laughing at his getup and what he was doing.
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Loonman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-29-03 08:14 AM
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38. X suck anyway
n/t
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GreenArrow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-29-03 07:33 PM
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44. nah, X rocks
at least the early stuff.
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corarose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-29-03 10:10 PM
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50. X has Xiene(?)
It wasn't the band with Xiene in it.
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GreenArrow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 10:28 AM
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52. Exene was in X
Posion Ivy is the guitar player for the Cramps.
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GreenArrow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-29-03 07:33 PM
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43. Sounds like Lux Interior
of the Cramps. He did the same schtick in the URGH movie and when I saw them live.

Didn't stop the show though.
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corarose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-29-03 10:09 PM
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49. It was the Cramps
OMG It was the cramps.

Sorry!
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corarose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 10:23 PM
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30. You want to know who put on a horrible show? Killing Joke, 999
I can name several others.
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Kathy in Cambridge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 10:36 PM
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32. Corarose, You saw all the bands I saw back in the '80s!
Killing Joke were boring as hell.

I saw X several times between 1980 and 1983. They always put on a good show but man that story was funny!
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corarose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 10:47 PM
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34. When I was touring with my old boyfriend on the Blizzard Of Oz tour
Steve's band backed Ozzy up.

Well, one night they were playing in PA and Stevie (Malcolm & Angus from AC/DC nephew)had a cold and he couldn't stop his nose from running.

When he went on stage he ran out of Kleenex and there was a security guard messing with the crowd that was by the stage and Stevie sneezed and shot snot all over the guards head.
The guy was a biker with a bald head and a biker jacket on. He was a big and tough bouncer and he waited for Stevie and he was looking for him back stage and everything.
I had to borrow him one of my dresses in order to get him out of that Theater and I am not kidding.
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ThorsteinVeblen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-29-03 02:09 AM
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35. Bowie was the King. Bauhaus was the eldest son - heir apparent.
Edited on Wed Oct-29-03 02:10 AM by ThorsteinVeblen
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Nlighten1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-29-03 06:28 AM
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36. Searching for Satori
the kick in the eye
and the end of reproduction
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Loonman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-29-03 08:14 AM
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37. Sisters of Mercy, maybe, or Durutti Column
I think Leeds was more instrumental in the rise of Goth.



Arguing about who created what and who did what first and who's more "Goth" is an argument for posers.


Joy Division
Bunnymen
Skinny Puppy
The Mission(UK)
Christian Death
Siouxsie and the Banshees
The Legendary Pink Dots
Ministry
Clan of Xymox
Dead Can Dance

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corarose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-29-03 07:16 PM
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41. Eco & The Bunnymen???
You've got to be kidding right?
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Loonman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 07:55 AM
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51. Thanks
You just illustrated my point.
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vi5 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-29-03 08:32 AM
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39. The Cure's early stuff was far from Goth, I think...
The Cure didn't really get Goth until Pornography. Their 3 Imaginary Boys album was much more of a post-punk affair. By the time Cure got all dark and gothy Bauhaus had been around for a while.

Now in a race between Bauhaus and Joy Division......you may have a case.
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corarose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-29-03 07:17 PM
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42. I remember Bauhaus and they came out before Joy Division
When was Gang Of Four started?
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kutastha Donating Member (400 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-29-03 07:56 PM
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47. Joy Division
JD actually started in 77, Bauhaus played their first show on New Years Eve, 1978.

Joy Division really didn't really get Gothish until about 79 with Unknown Pleasures. They were much more punk before that. IIRC, I think Martin Hannett had a lot to do with it.
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number six Donating Member (244 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-29-03 09:49 AM
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40. It's all Joy Division's fault
Just kidding, but Siouxsie and the Banshees predate Bauhaus, so (much as I hate to say it) maybe they were at least as responsible. That, Bowie and the Doors of course.
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MisterP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-29-03 07:44 PM
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45. I'm thinking of the art movement--and that gave birth to Curious George
the book, not Uncurious/Spurious George, the shambling, empty-eyed ape-man squatting in Gore's house...
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