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Gothic rock (also called goth rock or simply goth) is a style of rock music that emerged from post-punk in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. The first post-punk bands which shifted toward dark music with gothic overtones include Siouxsie and the Banshees , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Joy Division , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Bauhaus , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and the Cure .
"Gothic rock" is a term typically used to describe a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes. According to both Pitchfork [1] and NME, [2] proto-goth bands included Joy Division, [1] [2] [3 ...
Goth is a subculture that began in the United Kingdom during the early 1980s. It was developed by fans of gothic rock, an offshoot of the post-punk music genre. Post-punk artists who anticipated the gothic rock genre and helped develop and shape the subculture include Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bauhaus, the Cure and Joy Division.
In “Goth: A History," Tolhurst says he was inspired by the writings of Joan Didion — and so he weaves in first-person accounts while exploring goth music's origins from punk's anarchy. The ...
The Cure's Lol Tolhurst, Siouxsie and the Banshees' Budgie on the true origins of Goth: 'We weren't sitting in the school playground with a Ouija board trying to summon up spirits' Lyndsey Parker ...
Dark wave, or darkwave, is a music genre that emerged from the new wave and post-punk movement of the late 1970s. [5] [6] Dark wave compositions are largely based on minor key tonality and introspective lyrics and have been perceived as being dark, romantic and bleak, with an undertone of sorrow.
Deathrock (or death rock) is a rock music subgenre that merges punk rock and post-punk with gothic and glam rock visuals and elements of horror film scores.Often overlapping with, and sometimes considered a subgenre of, gothic rock, the genre was pioneered by bands from the early 1980s Los Angeles punk scene, including Christian Death, Kommunity FK, 45 Grave and the Super Heroines.
"Bela Lugosi's Dead" is considered the harbinger of gothic rock music and has been immensely influential on contemporary goth culture. [22] In an article by The Guardian titled "Bauhaus invent goth", the newspaper ranked the song number 19 on their list of the 50 key events in indie music history, stating: