But I suppose that was the whole point of Goth. He blacker the better. When I think of the Goth scene I always wonder what a young Goth is like on holiday - with his or her parents. Do they sit by the side of the pool or in the beach desperately sweltering and trying not to tan? Happy in their miserableness? Trying not to have a good time? Good question but one I can't even begin to answer as I've never really had any Goth leanings. Some of my mates did though, or at least they went as far as their parents would allow....which was not far! MR was by far the most advanced Goth - he had a black hat and everything. Which believe you me was very radical for Hartlepool.
It was not until I moved to Leeds that I really realised what proper Goths look like. More face hardware than a ironmongery. Proper Goths are proper scary.
But don't call this album Goth as Andrew Eldritch would take the hump. Depending upon your point of view, there are only two full time members of the Sisters; Andy (bet he hates that) and Doktor Avalanche, the drum machine. And therein lies the problem.
It's not a bad album, but not a cheery proposition. Stay clear pop heads, this is dark, hard, mechanical and with song titles like 'Dominion', 'This Corrosion' and 'Lucretia My Reflection' how could it be anything else? These are all decent songs, as are the others on the album, but they lack one crucial element......soul. Maybe I'm missing the point, and that is the whole point, but without feeling what is music?
It's strange then that I have danced many a-time to these tracks at student nights up and down the country, as they must've moved me enough to put down my pint and take to the floor. Except in Leeds. Like I said before, proper Goths are proper scary, especially when they're on a dance floor - just look at the height of the shoes for starters! It would only take one over enthusiastic Goth to topple over and it would start a chain of inhuman dominoes. No - best to stay clear and at a safe distance.
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