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- One doesn’t have to listen to only Goth music in order to be Goth. Below is a list of some of the genres of Goth music…but within these lists are sub-genres. Many Goth bands fall within multiple categories. I will attempt to classify the genres more thoroughly by listing in parenthesis what I or other people might classify certain bands as.
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You clearly listen to a fair amount of goth bands. That's the only requirement - that you listen to and appreciate goth music. Most goths listen to a variety of non-goth music as well. So long as goth is/one of the favorites you're not a poseur.
May 29, 2023 · The Top 10 Original Goth Bands Every Goth Should Know | Bound in Bone. Read Next: Culture, Music, New to Goth. The Top 10 Original Goth Bands Every Goth Should Know. Haunting melodies, introspective lyrics, dark subject matter – here are the original goth bands every goth should listen to. DarcieRae. May 29, 2023. 9 min read. Share. Discuss.
Listening to goth music as a main genre is the only non-negotiable part of being goth, but main genre doesn't mean only genre. Goths can and do listen to practically any genre(s) of music alongside goth, with goth always as a main genre.
I think the statement "you have to listen to goth music to be goth" is seen as gatekeeping, because some peope interpret it as "you can only call yourself goth if you listen exclusively to goth music".
- Bauhaus – “Bela Lugosi’s Dead” (1979) Dracula himself was born in Hungary in 1882, a country he fled after the failed Communist revolution, ending up in Hollywood, where he would get his break as Bram Stoker’s iconic monster, a dark-lipped, exoticized evil that stalked across screen, careening in a stylish black satin cape.
- The Cure – “A Forest” (1980) To call The Cure the greatest goth band in history is a profound and unmatched understatement. This entire list, conceivably, could comprise nothing but the band’s works but, in the interest of fairness, we have deigned to include others.
- Siouxsie and the Banshees – “Cities in Dust” (1985) Siouxsie and the Banshees evolved from a cantankerous group of punks set on antagonizing their audience into a covertly canny pop group in only a matter of a few years.
- Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – “The Mercy Seat” (1988) The murder ballad is a hybrid owing as much to the blues as it does to Irish folk music and early country.
Oct 25, 2019 · Do goths listen to metal? Some do. There is a long tradition of goth metal bands, who usually play big riffs with syrupy, romantic guitar tones that channel goth’s depressive vibe.
May 22, 2018 · By Louder. published 22 May 2018. What is goth? What is World Goth Day? Which bands are goth? All your questions answered… What is goth? How can I look goth? What’s the difference between emo and goth? Which bands are goth? What songs should I listen to? Do you have any funny gifs or videos to illustrate these points?
