Music : Gothic Rock, Vol. 2: 80's Into 90's
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0741157964820
Label: Cleopatra
Manufacturer: Cleopatra
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: Cleopatra
Release Date: September 19, 1995
Sales Rank: 296387
Studio: Cleopatra
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Well I bought what I though was this CD in 1998. But what the CD shop imported for me was Gothic Rock vol.2 . For some reason, the one has almoust all the song the other one has. But I wanted the CD for Midnight Configuration - No Limit. Now after 6 years 'n found the one I was looking for in the firs place. Love the older Gothic songs. I'm still waiting for my order...
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this cd is a mass of black sounds and wonderfull vacant atrocity...buy it if like seethingly dark music,soundscapes of requiem for black masses
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I could hardly pick a better compilation myself. The first CD features bands that influenced the birth of Gothic Rock. By today's standards they don't seem so gothic, as they often don't conform to the typical gothic dress and sound. Bands like Theatre of Hate, The Southern Death Cult, Skeletal Family, Bolshoi, and March Violets showcase early gothic music at its best. You could pick up a cd by almost any band on the first CD and you will not be disapointed.
The second disc has some more modern gothic bands, that fit more into the stereotype. The songs are on this disc are actually better then on the first, but if you buy a random cd by one of these bands you may find that they only have 1 or 2 good songs -ie Two Witches or Die Laughing. The real standouts are Rosetta Stone, Love Like Blood, London After Midnight, Corpus Delecti, and Inkubus Sukkubus. Buy this CD and you will not be sorry.
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DISC ONE:
First, the band choices on this CD- while a few of the seminal 'Positive Punk' *snork* and some cross-overs between New Wave/punk rock/industrial music (e.g. Siouxsie, Joy Division), this is an OK, if rough (and the inclusion of Play Dead and Virgin Prunes is damn impressive). Another quibble in this vein- why is there no Rozz-era Christian Death? 'Death Wish- Wishful Death Mix' is based off of a song released on recent editions of 'Only Theatre of Pain', true, but neither hide nor hair of the original lineup. I would argue that while neither the first incarnation of CD nor the version fronted soley by Valor were necessarily properly 'Goth'- the former was more thrash/deathrock, the latter metal- 'Catasrophe Ballet' and 'Ashes' were. Besides, there's a good split between Rozz fans and Valor supporters. One would expect that one of the two songs would be from the Rozz-era. But no.
Next, the specific songs. One would expect these things, if one were to assume they were surveys of the scene's sound, would have classic songs that showcase a band's sound in context. Perhaps, perhaps not. One thing stands- this has plenty of rarities, of all things. Perhaps an attempt to hook the already jaded? Worked for me. Not all the tracks are rare- 'Trees Come Down' is practically ubiquitous, and 'Kick In The Eye's single mix isn't radically different to what's on 'Mask'. 'Snake Dance', whilst by a tragically under-appreciated band, isn't too-too rare. But 'Baby Turns Blue', ... Read More
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While this probably isn't a definative collection of Gothic Rock; I found it to be a useful starting point for finding bands I'd never heard of, and finding out what some other bands sounded like. All the bands I've bought albums by because of it, have sounded pretty much like they sound here, so you probably won't run into any unpleasent surprises if you use this as a springboard.
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