Before Bauhaus, before Bowie's darker leanings: Who are the grandparents of goth?
I nominate one Screamin' Jay Hawkins. Call it what you will, when I hear this man belt out, "I Put A Spell On You" (circa 1956) it sends shivers through me. Black on black, skulls and voodoo demon blues. No, no 4/4 disco beats, sorry., but we're talking about legends here. Hey, he toured with Nick Cave, even. Check him out!
getthepicture.free.fr/Portrai...rgue.htm
Does the goth genre have to be danceable? I know goth means something different to everyone, but what, may I inquire, is the common link- for you?
And the other nominees are?
*go ahead, hate me*
I nominate one Screamin' Jay Hawkins. Call it what you will, when I hear this man belt out, "I Put A Spell On You" (circa 1956) it sends shivers through me. Black on black, skulls and voodoo demon blues. No, no 4/4 disco beats, sorry., but we're talking about legends here. Hey, he toured with Nick Cave, even. Check him out!
getthepicture.free.fr/Portrai...rgue.htm
Does the goth genre have to be danceable? I know goth means something different to everyone, but what, may I inquire, is the common link- for you?
And the other nominees are?
*go ahead, hate me*
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Re: Before there was goth... as we know it.
Wed, April 25, 2007 - 1:33 PMI nominate the Doors as the grandparents of goth.
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Re: Before there was goth... as we know it.
Fri, April 27, 2007 - 6:44 PMI'm gonna be all uber PC and say there are many grandparents in my opinion. The Doors, yep. Also, Led Zepplin. I mean, they were singin' about " In the darkest depths of Mordor " before most people knew what the fuck Mordor even was. I'll have to think about more influences. And no, Goth doesn't have to be danceable. Just dark-licious...
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Re: Before there was goth... as we know it.
Mon, April 30, 2007 - 2:38 PMNo, yer on to something..... recently my big bro was playing some early 70s prog rock, and I was like "Whoa...... this sounds like Bauhaus and Siouxsie......!" Who knew? -
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Re: Before there was goth... as we know it.
Fri, May 4, 2007 - 9:34 PMI'm gonna go waaaayyy out on a limb here, but what about Billie Holliday's "Strange Fruit"? If that ain't dark and bitter, I don't know what is. And it doesn't get more Goth than that. Even Siouxsie's cover didn't top Lady Day's original.
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Re: Before there was goth... as we know it.
Tue, June 26, 2007 - 1:55 PMVery interesting post.
Screamin' Jay Hawkins.
" . . . 'cause you're miiiiiiiine!"
Yeah, I can dig it.
There a many, many early recording artists,
whose creepy, scary, or darkly ambient recordings
evoke an atmsosphere worthy of a horror movie.
There. I said it. THAT'S the common thread for me.
Spookiness, whether "real", as in implicative of
all things occult, or fun-scary, as in monster movies.
Say, ya see the recent werewolf film release, "Blood & Chocolate" yet ?
