#5: Is there a local Goth band or group in your area?
Hah! There isn't even a goth club anymore. Downtown San Jose used to have a fun little goth night on Thursdays called Backlash in the mid-1990s, but it's long gone.
Not that I care much. I'm not really interested in going to clubs or seeing live music anymore. Not my thing -- I'm an old lady and far happier hanging out with friends at my house or theirs, where we can drink not-overpriced cocktails and actually hear each other talk.
#6: Handwrite your favourite lyric and take a picture.
Uh... sorry, I can't think of a fave lyric!
#7: Ten of your favourite goth bands.
- The Cure
- Sisters of Mercy
- Love and Rockets
- The Smiths
- Siouxie and the Banshees
- Bauhaus
- The Mission
- Dead Can Dance
And no quibbles, please, about The Smiths -- the music is so freaking dark, at least lyrically, that it's goth in my book! Also, see Goth Challenge Day 1 to see how it was a influence on my BabyBat days.
I can go along with you on that list. Seems to me the definition of what is true goth music is too restrictive, and then I think all of those bands have denied being goth at some point, that I've decided to scrap the whole thing and say there's no such thing as goth as a genre. LOL It's an aesthetic in music, just like in fashion, that depends heavily upon an individual's idea of darkness. I'd personally have Depeche Mode in my list, although I never see them called goth.
ReplyDeleteairstepper - Heh, I was just about to add Depeche Mode! It's true, very hard to decide what fits in the genre.
ReplyDeleteWhile some groups do fit a rather strict definition of "gothic" (and they tend to be the second and third generation bands), I prefer to think that there is music that "goths" happen to enjoy - a far broader range.
ReplyDeleteMost of the groups listed never identified themselves as gothic, and thought of themselves as "punk", or "post-punk", or preferred no label at all.
I think every goth has Duran Duran's "Rio" hidden in their closet.