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([personal profile] ebb Mar. 24th, 2009 10:30 pm)
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Some of you are, but most of you aren't, aware that [livejournal.com profile] alixandrea, Paul (with no lj) and me are in the planning stages of presenting a Goth night on 209 radio (105fm). We had a meeting tonight (which I'm just in from, and am soaked as the heavens opened on me) to basically swap some tracks around, get a hold on what we all thought it is, or isn't, and generally have a bit of a natter.

It's prompted me to look into a few bands I'd not heard of, always a good thing.

But it's also made me curious and this is where I need your help EVERYONE please.

Name a few tracks that, in your view, come under the 'Goth' umbrella.

Time period, style etc are pretty much irrelevant - and if you don't count yourself as a 'Goth', even better actually. What are your pre-conceptions of a typical Goth track? There is, let me make myself clear, no 'wrong' answer here. I'm curious! :)

If everyone on my friends list (here on lj and over there on facebook) could give me three tracks, that'd be a huge help.

(ino, walking in the rain at night listening to Muse's 'Invincible' is a great way to spend a few minutes, so long as you know there's a warm house and fluffy towel at the end of your stomp!)
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From: [identity profile] blackmetalbaz.livejournal.com


From your core goth ideal list, I'd argue that at least two (and possibly more) are classic examples of goths misappropriating bands from other genres to make up for their lack of contribution to the musical landscape. Paradise Lost are an out and out metal for almost all of their career, and I'd challenge you to name anything Laibach have ever done that is "goth". I'd quibble over Siouxsie and The Cult as well (though Southern Death Cult I'll grant you). At least no-one so far has tried to claim Joy Division are goth...

It almost makes you miss the days of Commune and Rocksoc-Chat, when these pointless arguments seemed to flare up roughly once a week :-)

From: [identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/melancholyrose_/


Joy Division may not be classic goth but the original goths did dance and listen to them, (much to my annoyance).
I agree with you on Siouxsie, I've never seen the banshees as goth.
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