Hmm...well I think i may add my list

many of these are best ofs and other complations
1)Bauhaus - Crackle
2)Sisters of Mercy - Some girls wander by mistake
3)Siouxsie and the Banshees - Twice upon a time
4)Joy Division - Substance
5)Skinny Puppy - Back and fourth
6)Lacrimosa - Echos
7)The Blair Witch soundtrack ("otherwise known as Josh's Blair Witch mix", it has bauhaus, tones on tail, skinny puppy, the creatures and more)
Pink Floyd - The Wall (not really goth, but it has themes that are constantly repeated in goth music, and it does have a feel synonomous with goth/industrial in a couple of the tracks and in the movie
9)Delerium - Karma
10)New Order - Substance
11)The Damned - Not of this earth
12)Mortiis - The smell of rain
13)Something by malice mizer (too many to pick one)
14)Untoten - Vampire Book
15)Paradise Lost - One Second

In no particular order (List Put Together in 5 Minutes)

#1 Bauhaus-In The Flat Field

#2 The Sisters Of Mercy- First And Last And Always

#3 Christian Death- Only Theatre Of Pain

#4 The Cure- Disintegration

#5 The Sisters Of Mercy- Floodland

#6 Bauhaus- Mask

#7 Switchblade Symphony- Serpentine Gallery

#8 Siouxsie and the Banshees - Juju

#9 Alien Sex Fiend - Who's Been Sleeping In My Brain

#10 Joy Division- Closer

#11 The Sister's Of Mercy- Some Girls Wander By Mistake

#12 Bauhaus- Gotham

#13 Dead Can Dance- Dead Can Dance

#14 The Cure- Pornography

#15 Alien Sex Fiend - The Legendary Batcave Tapes

For a list put together in five minutes, it looks pretty good for representing a good bit of the old-school music like mine (except for Switchblade Symphony). I must say, you have good taste.

Uggh, and upon re-reading my last post, it appears to showcase my need for a thesaurus. ;(

Hmm. I don't have a huge amount, so I'll post my top 5, that okay with everyone? If it isn't, I could add another 10, but it'd either be bordering on everything I've heard, or throwing in semi-goth stuff.

1. The Sisters of Mercy: Vision Thing
2. The Sisters of Mercy: Floodland
3. Bauhaus: Crackle
4. Joy Division: Unknown Pleasures
5. Alien Sex Fiend - The Singles 1985-1993(alright, I copped out again =P)

Also, while Tori isn't "Goth", I reecently heard to Venus and Back which *does* sound a lot more "Goth" than some of her stuff.
It got put in my "Goth, Industrial, and Weird Shit" folder in my mp3 collection =P

Also, I need a proper Siouxsie album. All I have is the best of and some mp3s. Is Juju really the best?

Is it a bit odd Vision Thing being my favourite, when it's a bit on the hard rock/80s "heavy metal" side?

Here's my bit. Sorry if I don't make the full 15 but I'll try.


1. Floodland - The Sisters Of Mercy

2. JuJu - Siouxsie And The Banshees

3. Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division

4. Execution & Elegance - Sex Gang Children

5. Mask - Bauhaus

6. First And Last And Always - The Sisters Of Mercy

7. Until 2003 - Phantasmagoria

8. Serpentine Gallery - Swichblade Symphony

9. Here Cum Germs - Alien Sex Fiend

10. Angst - KMFDM

11. Vision Thing - The Sisters Of Mercy

12. In The Flat Field - Bauhaus

13. Ashes In The Brittle Air - Black Tape For A Blue Girl

14. Hyaena - Siouxsie And The Banshees

15. Closer - Joy Division



Yay, I did it!!!


Another few bands people have been listing, which I wouldn't really consider goth myself;

Dead Can Dance (Into The Labyrinth), Einsturzende Neubauten (Strategies Against Architecture 80-83)




~AntiChrist

That really depends on who you ask, as no two studio albums really have the same style when it comes to Siouxsie and the Banshees. If you ask me, though, I most definitely would place Juju as #1 (followed closely by Tinderbox and Kaleidoscope). It has some of their spookiest and gloomiest songs ever, especially Night Shift and Voodoo Dolly. It certainly captures the Banshees in their gothiest moment, which is one reason why so many here consider it one of the 'essential' goth albums.

I was also rather disappointed with their Best of album, which turned out to not be their best at all, but just a lame singles collection (as if they needed another singles collection in the first place), and Dizzy didn't make up for the disappointment. You're just not going to know the scope and power of the Banshees if you only listen to their singles. In my opinion, their best material is actually found as album-exclusive tracks and a few B-sides (speaking of which, their B-sides collection, Down-side Up, is finally due out in less than a month). While there are still some decent singles out there, they certainly weren't the band's forté. So... chop, chop! Time for you to start collecting! (:

Well, here's a bit of my collection.

1. Abney Park - From Dreams or Angels
2. The Cure - Disintegration
3. The Cure - Pornography (I know they're not exactly a goth band but founding fathers count right?)
4. Christian Death - Only Theature of Pain
5. Bauhaus - Crackle (It's like a greatest hits album so I suppose it works)
6. Clan of Xymox - Medusa
7. Faith and the Muse - Burning Season
8. Ghosting - Lips Like Red
9. Sisters of Mercy - Some Girls Wander By Mistake
10. The Cruxshadows - The Mystery of the Whisper
11. Alien Sex Fiend - Information Overload
12. Ghost Dance - Gathering Dust
13. Fields of the Nephilim - Dawnrazor
14. Human Drama - Songs of Betrayal
15. Joy Division - Closer
[grasps hanky..wipes sweat away], Whew

here's my list, for the hell of it

1. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
2. New Order - Ceremony/In A Lonely Place "12 (yeah it's not a full album)
3. Einturzende Neubauten - Halber Mensch
4. Fad Gadget - Love Parasite
5. Bauhaus - The Sky's Gone Out
6. The Cure - Seventeen Seconds/Faith/Pornography (there all great)
7. 45 Grave - Autopsy
8. Ministry - With Sympathy
9. Skinny Puppy - Remission
10. Tears For Fears - The Hurting
11. The Cult - Ceremony
12. The Sisters Of Mercy - The Reptile House E.P. (wait there not goth)
13. Cabaret Voltaire - Micro Phonies
14. Front 242 - Geography
15. Killing Joke - Night Time

thought i'd re-do my list, cause the last one wasn't all that great... ( again, it's in no particular order )

1. Bauhaus - Mask
2. Christian Death - Only Theatre of Pain
3. Dead Can Dance - Into the Labyrinth
4. Dead Can Dance - Dead Can Dance
5. Faith and the Muse - The Burning Season ( Darwave is always good )
6. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
7. Siouxsie and the Banshees - Juju
8. Sisters of Mercy - Floodland
9. Sisters of Mercy - First and Last and Always
10. Stabbing Westward - Darkest Days
11. Switchblade Symphony - Serpentine Gallery
12. The Cruxshadows - Telemetry of a Fallen Angel ( or The Mystery of the Whisper )
13. The Cruxshadows - Wishfire
14. The Cure - Pornography
15. The Cure - Disintegration

That's about it. Should be a good start to whoever is just starting out with the whole goth scene

...Stabbing Westward?

Well because being in "Australias most isolated city" Perth - which being isolated is true in some respects but also bullshit - I haven't aquired as many goth albums as I would like to. I haven't taken the time to sit down and figure out what I want to order from overseas yet. So, my favourites from what I have are (in order of my favourite at this very moment)

1.Bauhaus - The Sky's Gone Out

2.Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - Abbatior Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus

3.Joy Division - Closer

4.Sisters of Mercy - Floodlands

5.Clan of Xymox - Notes From The Underground

6.Christian Death - Only Theatre of Pain

7.The Cure - Pornography

8.Bauhaus - Gotham

9.Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - Your Funeral My Trial

10.Sisters of Mercy - Floodlands

11.Joy Division - Substance

12.Dead Can Dance - Into The Labyrinth

13.Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures

14.The Cure - The Cure

15.Interpol - Antics (goth? yes, no?)(I don't actually own this yet, but what I hear I love)

Well I wasn't expecting to reach fifteen. There you go.

i hate to admit that i don't have any of those albums... Where could i get them? Send me a private message if you care to answer

Yes, Stabbing Westward. Their album 'Darkest Days' is very industrial with depressing/angry lyrics. You should check them out if your an industrial lover.

and the mounteback, Interpol is punk. Not the Power-pop 'punk' that you see on mtv, but the real punk ( think ramones, sex pistols ect ) only they are newer.

Ah okay then, if you say so. I still like em lots. I'll just take them off the list. Or people can disregard it.

and Pyrodragon1, if you lived here in Perth, I'd burn you copies of what I've got because I might be getting close to buying out whats left of gothic music in Perth. Then again I could make my own heh.