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9	[[caption-width-right:350:''[[https://youtu.be/mZ_tR2tZI3I "Some wear leather, some wear lace\
10	Some wear makeup on their face"]]''[[note]]Clockwise from upper left: Music/{{Bauhaus}}'s ''Bela Lugosi’s Dead''; Music/{{The Sisters of Mercy}}'s ''First and Last and Always''; Music/{{The Cure\|Band}}'s ''Pornography''; Music/{{Fields of the Nephilim}}'s ''Dawnrazor''; Music/{{Christian Death}}'s ''Only Theatre of Pain''; Music/{{Siouxsie and the Banshees}}'s ''Juju''; Music/{{The Damned\|Band}}'s ''Phantasmagoria''; Music/{{Specimen}}'s ''Batastrophe''; Music/{{Xmal Deutschland}}'s ''Fetisch''.[[/note]]]]
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13	Primary Stylistic Influences:
14	+ PostPunk, PunkRock, GlamRock, ProtoPunk
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16	[floatboxright:
17	Secondary Stylistic Influences:
18	+ early RockAndRoll, {{Rockabilly}}, {{New Wave\|Music}}, sometimes also PsychedelicRock, ProgressiveRock, Surf Music, KrautRock and HeavyMetal.
19	]
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21	->''"So here it is: the new positive punk, with no empty promises of revolution, either in the rock'n'roll sense or the wider political sphere. Here is only a chance of self-awareness, of personal revolution, of colourful perception and galvanization of the imagination that startles the slumbering mind and body from their sloth."''
22	-->-- '''Music journalist Richard North''', on the emerging 80s Goth scene.
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24	The child of PostPunk and the genre of music that is the center of the [[{{Goth}} Goth Subculture]].
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26	Goth Rock or Gothic Rock emerged in [[UsefulNotes/{{GreatBritain}} the UK]] in the [[TheSeventies late 1970s]] as an {{evol\|vingTrope}}ution of PostPunk, with its essential features [[TropeCodifier codified]] by bands such as Music/SiouxsieAndTheBanshees, Music/JoyDivision, Music/{{Bauhaus}} and Music/{{The Cure\|Band}}. What differentiates Goth from Post-Punk is a more theatrical style (and arguably more GlamRock influence) and (most of the time) more elaborate songs with more frequent use of electronics. The theatrical style, with its connotations of artificiality, resulted in a situation where most of the bands closely identified with Goth vehemently denied being Goth bands, notably Music/{{The Cure\|Band}} and Music/TheSistersOfMercy. Goth Rock has four subgenres which are Deathrock,[[note]] which is characterized by a much greater punk influence and a more theatrical presentation that often takes heavy influence from BMovie {{horror}} and '50s kitsch, occasionally overlapping with {{psychobilly}}.[[/note]] DarkWave, Cold Wave, and Ethereal Wave. [[note]]Not to be confused with DreamPop or {{Shoegazing}}.[[/note]]
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28	Common musical features of the genre include [[LeadBassist melodies carried by the bass guitar]], with the electric guitar taking a secondary role, sparse and minimalistic beats,[[note]]Commonly created by drum machines, if not a real drummer.[[/note]] effects-laden scything guitar patterns with [[EchoingAcoustics lots of reverb]], and (often) use of synthesizers. The most common vocal styles tend to be {{creepy monotone}}s, [[note]]As exemplified by Ian Curtis, Dave Gahan, and Peter Murphy[[/note]] deep, droning baritones, [[note]]As exemplified by [[Music/TheSistersOfMercy Andrew Eldritch]], [[Music/FieldsOfTheNephilim Carl [=McCoy=]]], Louis [=DeWray=] and Music/NickCave[[/note]] or a more flamboyant, glam rock-inspired style. [[note]]As exemplified by Ian Astbury, Robert Smith, and Rozz Williams.[[/note]]
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30	Lyrics are usually [[ByronicHero brooding, thoughtful and introspective]], and there may be inspirations in literature[[note]]Often GothicHorror[[/note]] and poetry, allied with themes of [[RuleOfSymbolism religious symbolism]], {{romanticism}} and supernatural mysticism, as well as [[UsefulNotes/{{Existentialism}} existentialism]], [[StrawNihilist nihilism]], [[MelancholyMusicalNumber melancholy]] and {{tragedy}}.
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32	Arguably, the TropeCodifier for the genre is one specific song: "Bela Lugosi's Dead" by Music/{{Bauhaus}}. All the primary elements of Goth Rock are there: Sparse drumming, guitars used for texture rather than being the dominant instrument, the bass guitar carrying the melody, dark lyrics, monotone vocals, and lots of reverb on everything.
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34	The {{Trope Namer\|s}} was Rob Gretton, manager of the band Music/JoyDivision, when he described their music as ''gothic'' to the music press (much to the band's consternation).
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36	Not related to GothicMetal or UsefulNotes/CyberGoth.
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38	See also: DarkWave, DarkCabaret
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41	!! Notable Artists:
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43	[[index]]
44	[[foldercontrol]]
45	[[folder:Pre-Punk Predecessors]]
46	* Music/DavidBowie - His vocal stylings and darkly theatrical music and aesthetics were a ''massive'' influence on virtually all aspects of gothic music and fashion.
47	* Music/MarcBolan: Like Bowie, he was a major vocal, musical, and aesthetic influence.
48	* Music/IggyPop - Especially Music/TheIdiot due to that album's sound as well as the vocal style used by Iggy. Furthermore, Iggy's physical appearance at this time resembled that of an emaciated vampire.
49	** Music/TheStooges - [[https://youtu.be/c8ExEu0Z7Aw "We Will Fall"]] from their first album is an epic, dark and downright disturbing song that definitely contains some early goth elements.
50	* Music/LeonardCohen - A major inspiration for Music/TheSistersOfMercy[[note]]The Sisters would often open their concerts with a Leonard Cohen cover, and are named after one of his songs to boot.[[/note]] and Music/NickCave, he'd always had a dark and cryptic edge to his lyrics and ''Music/SongsOfLoveAndHate'' definitely had the kind of spooky, and downright chilling atmosphere you'd hear in GothRock. His image could also be considered somewhat vampiric as he had dark hair and often wore dark suits to go with it.
51	* Music/AliceCooper - His over the top ShockRock theatrics and dark humor have been cited as influential particularly among deathrock acts. Music journalists have pointed to him as "the true ungodly godfather of goth".
52	* Music/TheDoors - The term "Gothic Rock" was first used to describe their sound (in ''[[http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/062/945/e3c.png 1967!]]'') in a review which wrote that the band met "in the gloomy vaulted wine cellar of the Delmonico hotel, the perfect room to honor the gothic rock of the Doors". Jim Morrison's baritone vocal style influenced many Gothic Rock singers.
53	* Music/NewYorkDolls: Their theatricality, androgyny and gender-bending aesthetics, wry sense of humor, and the overall punkiness of their sound was a huge influence on deathrock and the harder side of gothic rock.
54	* Music/{{Nico}} - ''The Marble Index'' is sometimes referred to as "the first Goth album", and proved to be influential due to its haunting sound as well as Nico's dramatic change in her appearance, which would serve as a visual prototype for the early 1980s goth scene.
55	* Music/RoyOrbison - Another aesthetic influence, and his knack for dramatic, theatrical, and often gloomy and melancholic songwriting and lyricism also struck a chord with many goths.
56	* Music/VanDerGraafGenerator - Known for being DarkerAndEdgier than other ProgressiveRock bands. Peter Hammill's vocal style has been described as a "male Nico".
57	* Music/TheVelvetUnderground: Their dark, theatrical, atmospheric songs about taboo subjects and the downsides of the human condition were a huge influence on many acts, and Lou Reed's vocal style was a particularly major influence on a lot of gothic rock and deathrock singers.
58	** Music/LouReed
59	** Music/JohnCale
60	* Music/ScreaminJayHawkins - He used a horror themed gimmick for his entire career and was also probably the main influence for ShockRock.
61	* Music/ScottWalker - Just listen to ''Scott 3''. It's like the soundtrack of a horror movie. His gloomy baritone vocals certainly helped add to the creepiness, too. His later work definitely fits this trope. ''The Drift'' basically ''is'' a horror movie in audio form.
62	** Music/TheWalkerBrothers - Their last album ''Nite Flights'' is very dark and gothic Art Rock bordering on Goth Rock.
63	* Music/ArthurBrown - Similarly to Alice Cooper, Brown was known for his theatrics and also wore ghostly white face paint during all his performances. He also added quite a lot of occult themes into his gimmick.
64	* Music/TheElectricPrunes - Their debut album was very dark and eerie sounding, with [[https://youtu.be/F-kVFfKezVo "I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)"]] being the standout example.
65	* Music/{{Suicide\|Band}} - Known for minimalistic song arrangements that consisted of electronic droning and a single, repeated drum beat and also Alan Vega's gloomy (and sometimes [[CarefulWithThatAxe terrifying]]) rockabilly-styled vocal delivery. [[https://youtu.be/8_dXp0eF8s0 "Frankie Teardrop"]] is probably the best example of their work. It's also worth noting that they were an influence for Joy Division, and also on Bruce Springsteen for ''Nebraska''.
66	* Music/BruceSpringsteen - ''Nebraska'', with its sparse arrangements, extremely dark lyrical content and hopeless and at times apocalyptic feel, and stripped-down, raw production, was a definite influence on a lot of gothic country and neofolk artists.
67	* Music/RoxyMusic - Their second album ''Music/ForYourPleasure'' absolutely counts. The song [[https://youtu.be/G56DaSAeZfM "In Every Dream Home a Heartache"]] in particular has a creepy and chilling atmosphere throughout thanks to the repetitive guitars and Brian Eno's synths. Furthermore, Bryan Ferry was a major vocal influence for many singers in the genre.
68	** Music/BrianEno - His early solo work contained goth elements. Notable examples include "Here Come The Warm Jets" and "Third Uncle".
69	* Music/BuffySainteMarie - One of the earliest female predecessors to the genre, her album ''Music/{{Illuminations}}'' is generally considered to be a precursor to the genre with its psychedelic and spectral atmosphere and dreary, spiritual lyricism.
70	* Music/NinaSimone - Probably the earliest female predecessor to goth. Any song she covered was virtually guaranteed to be DarkerAndEdgier than the original (most notably her covers of [[https://youtu.be/ua2k52n_Bvw "I Put A Spell On You"]] and [[https://youtu.be/QH3Fx41Jpl4 "Sinnerman"]]) and her vocal delivery gave the songs that darker touch that they wouldn't sound out of place in a horror film.
71	[[/folder]]
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73	[[folder:Punk Predecessors]]
74	* Music/{{The Damned\|Band}} - Helped pave the way with a theatrical vampire lead singer and the name of the band itself. Mixed gothic stylings with Hard Rock and then later became a full-on Goth Rock band themselves.
75	* Music/GloriaMundi - A rather obscure UrExample. Known for being ahead of their time with their dark stage imagery. Also reportedly inspired Music/{{Bauhaus}} to alter their image.
76	* Music/TheCramps - Similarly dark and theatrical, but with a distinct '50s kitsch feel.
77	* Music/TheGunClub - They bordered on post-punk and were closer to punk blues and cowpunk than gothic rock musically, but their aesthetics were very much in line with the gothic rock scene, while they were also a major musical influence on psychobilly and/or an arguable UrExample.
78	* Music/{{Devo}} - Much more well known as a NewWaveMusic group, but the early material found on their ''Hardcore'' compilations certainly displays gothic elements with the crunchier guitars, droning keyboards and Music/MarkMothersbaugh's much gloomier vocals.
79	* Music/NinaHagen
80	[[/folder]]
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82	[[folder:PostPunk Predecessors]]
83	* Music/AdamAndTheAnts - Adam Ant was a big influence on gothic fashion, and ''Dirk Wears White Sox,'' while not a Gothic Rock album, had a lot of musical elements that gothic acts would later pick up on.
84	** 1979 - ''Music/DirkWearsWhiteSox''
85	** 1980 - ''Music/KingsOfTheWildFrontier''
86	** 1981 - ''Music/PrinceCharming''
87	* Music/TheBirthdayParty - Although they disliked the term ''gothic,'' they were very influential on Deathrock bands, and members formed bands that are definitely gothic leaning. They're fairly popular in the goth scene, too. Having one of the ''[[Music/{{Bauhaus}} other]]'' seminal vampire songs, "Release the Bats," helped.
88	** Music/NickCave
89	* Music/TheChurchBand
90	* Music/EchoAndTheBunnymen
91	* Music/JoyDivision (TropeNamers)
92	** ''Music/UnknownPleasures'' (1979)
93	** ''Music/{{Closer}}'' (1980)
94	** ''Music/SubstanceJoyDivisionAlbum'' (1988)
95	* Music/KillingJoke - Started out as abrasive Post-Punk that started taking a gothic direction on ''Revelations'' and became a full fledged gothic act on ''Fire Dances,'' though they moved out of this and towards Industrial Rock with ''Extremities, Dirt and Various Repressed Emotions.''
96	* Music/TheSmiths
97	** ''Music/TheQueenIsDead'' (1986)
98	* Music/TheSound
99	* Music/{{Wire}} - Whilst not strictly a goth band, the cold, austere sound of their albums ''Music/ChairsMissing'' and ''[[Music/OneFiftyFour 154]]'' proved massively influential to the style.
100	* Music/GaryNuman - Definitely a stylistic influence thanks to his all black clothes and hair. In terms of music, his first album ''Tubeway Army'' is definitely the most "gothic" of his discography, blending PostPunk with early DarkWave. His next two albums were pretty similar before he shifted to NewWaveMusic afterwards.
101	* Music/TheHumanLeague - Andrew Eldritch of The Sisters Of Mercy cited their first album ''Reproduction'' as an influence due to its dark, synth driven sound.
102	** ''Music/{{Reproduction}}'' (1979)
103	** ''Music/{{Travelogue}}'' (1980)
104	[[/folder]]
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107	[[folder:First Wave Goth Rock]]
108	* Music/{{Bauhaus}} (TropeCodifier with "Bela Lugosi's Dead")
109	** Music/LoveAndRockets
110	** Music/PeterMurphy
111	** Music/TonesOnTail
112	* Music/BloodAndRoses
113	* Music/{{The Cure\|Band}} - Their first album was something akin to Pop Punk or early {{New Wave\|Music}}, but the three albums following it grew progressively towards Goth Rock. ''Seventeen Seconds'' began the trend as a pure Post-Punk album, ''Faith'' followed it with strong Joy Division influences, and the third in the "trilogy" ''Pornography,'' was pure Goth Rock. After ''Pornography,'' they moved more towards {{New Wave\|Music}} for many years (and most of the rest of their career), with a few exceptions such as the theatrical second wave goth of ''Disintegration.'' They never fully abandoned Goth; each of their post ''Pornography'' albums contain a few Goth Rock songs or pop songs with some Goth Rock textures.
114	** ''Music/SeventeenSecondsAlbum'' (1980)
115	** ''Music/DisintegrationAlbum'' (1989)
116	* Music/TheDanseSociety
117	* Music/DepecheMode - Their first four albums were closer to New Wave (although with a slight {{Industrial}} bent). Then ''Black Celebration'' and ''Music for the Masses'' took them into full on Goth Rock. They are closer to DarkWave or Alternative Dance in general.
118	** ''Music/BlackCelebration'' (1986)
119	** ''Music/MusicForTheMasses'' (1987)
120	** ''Music/{{Violator}}'' (1990)
121	** ''Music/SongsOfFaithAndDevotion'' (1993)
122	** ''Music/{{Ultra}}'' (1997)
123	** ''Music/PlayingTheAngel'' (2005)
124	* Music/FleshForLulu
125	* Music/GeneLovesJezebel
126	* Music/LordsOfTheNewChurch (had members of The Damned)
127	* Music/PlayDead
128	* Music/SiouxsieAndTheBanshees - For some albums, at least- they started out as a PunkRock band (albeit one with an experimental bent), evolved into a PostPunk / GothRock band by the time of their third album ''Kaleidoscope'' and then gradually became a kind of Goth-influenced, poppy AlternativeRock.
129	** Music/TheCreatures - An off-shoot of the Banshees featuring lead singer Siouxsie Sioux and Budgie. They would be a acclaimed duo combining goth rock with art rock and exotica.
130	* Music/SouthernDeathCult (eventually the singer formed the band Music/TheCult, but they're not really the same band).
131	** Music/TheCult's first two albums lean towards Goth Rock as well, albeit with a lot of PsychedelicRock and HardRock influence. After they started working with Rick Rubin they became a straight-up '70s-style HardRock / HeavyMetal band.
132	* TheatreOfHate - An unusual saxophone-driven example. Later provided their guitarist to Music/TheCult.
133	* UKDecay
134	* VirginPrunes
135	[[/folder]]
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137	[[folder:Second Wave Goth Rock]]
138	* Music/AlienSexFiend - Known for their Industrial-leaning sound.
139	* Music/ClanOfXymox (from UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands, also one of the earliest DarkWave bands)
140	* Music/DeadCanDance (also darkwave and neoclassical)
141	* Music/FieldsOfTheNephilim (some psychobilly elements)
142	* Music/JadWio
143	* Music/TheMarchViolets
144	* Music/TheMission
145	* Music/RedLorryYellowLorry
146	* Music/SexGangChildren - One of the three prominent bands associated with the Batcave nightclub along with Music/{{Specimen}} and AlienSexFiend
147	* Music/TheSistersOfMercy (despite Andrew Eldritch firmly rejecting his music being labeled as "goth rock")
148	* Music/SkeletalFamily
149	* Music/{{Specimen}} - The house band for the influential Batcave nightclub.
150	* Music/GloriousDin
151	[[/folder]]
152
153	[[folder:Third Wave Goth Rock]]
154	* Music/BuckTick - although they started in 1983, they were playing Punk at the start of their career, and wouldn't shift to Goth until the '90s.
155	* Music/DevilDoll -- also ProgressiveRock.
156	* Music/MephistoWalz
157	* Music/EyesOfTheNightmareJungle
158	* Music/RosettaStone
159	* Music/LoveLikeBlood - Early material only. Later shifted towards GothicMetal.
160	* Music/TheWake
161	* Music/InkubusSukkubus
162	* Music/GardenOfDelight
163	* Music/LondonAfterMidnight
164	* Music/LoveIsColderThanDeath
165	* Music/{{Nosferatu}}
166	* Music/LunaSea
167	* Music/MirandaSexGarden
168	* Music/{{Restoration}}
169	* Music/LoveSpiralsDownwards
170	* Music/SwitchbladeSymphony
171	* Music/WitchingHour
172	* Music/TheMerryThoughts
173	* Music/ChildrenOnStun
174	* Music/DreadfulShadows
175	* [[Music/TheCruxshadows The Crüxshadows]]
176	* Music/ThisBurningEffigy
177	* Music/CorpusDelicti
178	* Music/FearCult
179	* Music/{{Suspiria}}
180	* Music/FaithAndTheMuse
181	* Music/TheFrozenAutumn
182	* Music/{{Manuskript}}
183	* Music/RomeBurns
184	* Music/{{Athamay}}
185	* Music/{{Swans}} - Although [[GenreBusting not a straight-forward example]], they started incorporating elements of the genre into their sound starting on ''Children of God''. Later jettisoned all traces of Goth Rock on ''Soundtracks for the Blind''.
186	[[/folder]]
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188	[[folder:Contemporary Goth Rock]]
189	* Music/{{AFI}} (starting with ''Burials'' onward)
190	* Music/BellaMorte (also DarkWave)
191	* Music/TheBirthdayMassacre (also DarkWave)
192	* Music/{{D}}
193	* Music/TheDivineMadness
194	* Music/ExecutionersMask
195	* Music/DiamandaGalas
196	* Music/LebanonHanover
197	* Music/MarilynManson has been moving in this direction since 2015's ''The Pale Emperor''; while the band's pre-2015 output showed influence from the genre (such as on ''Eat Me, Drink Me''), categorizing their music as Goth was very contentious, as old school Goths felt that the term was being hijacked by the band and their fans, and Goths did not want the public to perceive Goth as being synonymous with IndustrialRock, which the band had fused with elements of GlamRock and Goth. To this date, Goths and Manson fans are very divided as to whether they are a Goth band or merely influenced by the genre.
198	** ''Music/AntichristSuperstar'' (1996)
199	** ''Music/HolyWoodInTheShadowOfTheValleyOfDeath'' (2000)
200	* Music/MaryAndTheBlackLamb
201	* Music/MidnightResistance (also DarkWave)
202	* [[Music/MonoInc Mono Inc.]]
203	* Music/QueenAdreena
204	* Music/TheRasmus
205	* Music/ShePastAway
206	* Music/VioletUK
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210	[[folder:Cold Wave]]
211	* Music/AsylumParty
212	* Music/LostDesert
213	* Music/Traitrs
214	[[/folder]]
215
216	[[folder:DarkWave]]
217	[[DarkWave Has its own page.]]
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220	* Music/TheFrozenAutumn
221	* Music/ClanOfXymox
222	* Music/DrabMajesty
223	[[/folder]]
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225
226	[[folder:Deathrock]]
227	* [[Music/FortyFiveGrave 45 Grave]] (also Horror Punk)
228	* Music/CatholicSpit
229	* Music/ChristianDeath: Particularly earlier works with Rozz Williams at the helm -- ''Only Theatre of Pain,''
230	* Music/AllGoneDead
231	* Music/KommunityFK
232	* Music/VoodooChurch
233	* Music/CinemaStrange
234	[[/folder]]
235
236	[[folder:Ethereal Wave]]
237	* Music/CocteauTwins
238	* Music/DeadCanDance
239	* Music/ThisMortalCoil
240	* Music/Lycia
241	* Music/FaithAndTheMuse
242	* Music/FaithAndDisease
243	* Music/ThisMortalCoil: Creator/FourADRecords {{supergroup}} including members of Music/CocteauTwins, Music/DeadCanDance and Music/ThePixies. Also DreamPop.
244	** ''Music/{{Blood}}'' (1991)
245	[[/folder]]
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249	Some definitive gothic post-punk and first-wave goth tracks:
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251	* Bauhaus - [[https://youtu.be/Fqy-fCf6Ymg "Bela Lugosi’s Dead"]]
252	* The Cult - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCOSPtyZAPA "She Sells Sanctuary"]]
253	* The Cure - [[https://youtu.be/SbAxbmAHgx4 "A Forest"]]
254	* Siouxsie and the Banshees - [[https://youtu.be/TjvvK-Rj0WI "Spellbound"]]
255	* Joy Division - [[https://youtu.be/atXB3qQ5CPU "Heart and Soul"]]
256	* The Birthday Party - [[https://youtu.be/tvyInFFLJoc "Mr. Clarinet"]]
257	* Southern Death Cult - [[https://youtu.be/NDAGBXPFYXM "Moya"]]
258	* Virgin Prunes - [[https://youtu.be/IimsciWwHHk "Baby Turns Blue"]]
259	* UK Decay - [[https://youtu.be/-xs_dPDeA8Y "Black Cat"]]
260
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262
263	Some second-wave goth rock tracks:
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265	* Xmal Deutschland - [[https://youtu.be/rzV8rhDKLN0 "Incubus Succubus II"]]
266	* Specimen - [[https://youtu.be/giE78F2k6Dk "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang"]]
267	* Skeletal Family - [[https://youtu.be/8weD6mClMIo "Promised Land"]]
268	* Christian Death - [[https://youtu.be/7OTADgfTpIQ "As Evening Falls"]]
269	* The Sisters of Mercy - [[https://youtu.be/x2mwjng0Jkc "Lucretia My Reflection"]]
270	* Fields of the Nephilim - [[https://youtu.be/AqrNMK6rDKc "Laura II"]]
271	* The Mission UK - [[https://youtu.be/yAo42BFos98 "Wasteland"]]
272	* The Damned - [[https://youtu.be/ks_xu8JSL0Q "The Shadow of Love"]]
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275
276	Some third-wave goth rock tracks:
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278	* Witching Hour - [[https://youtu.be/CK9RZ9qgSfg "Ligea"]]
279	* Suspiria - [[https://youtu.be/BTj7U22EF70 Allegedly, "Dancefloor Tragedy"]]
280	* Mephisto Walz - [[https://youtu.be/FdVr8nKlC7Y "Mephisto Walz"]]
281	* Nösferätu - [[https://youtu.be/Hn7xKulTBHI "Vampyres Cry"]]
282	* Corpus Delicti - [[https://youtu.be/rmyLpy03vmQ "Saraband"]]
283	* Inkubus Sukkubus - [[https://youtu.be/B2D6C2IC1U0 "Wytches"]]
284	* The Wake - [[https://youtu.be/w0tLidnbcHo "Nazarene"]]
285	* London After Midnight - [[https://youtu.be/egLAkA4HrXU "Sacrifice"]]
286	* Faith and the Muse - [[https://youtu.be/R0DdmX7ulfc?si=gnT60qsS_Hf1qRxT "Sovereign"]]
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289
290	!! Tropes Common in Goth Rock:
291
292	* AlternativeRock: It's usually considered a subgenre of this, and some Goth Rock artists (Music/{{The Cure\|Band}}, Music/SiouxsieAndTheBanshees, Music/LoveAndRockets, and Music/TheSistersOfMercy) were pretty popular on CollegeRadio back in TheEighties.
293	* DarkerAndEdgier: Goth Rock is a evolution of PostPunk, only darker in tone.
294	* EchoingAcoustics: Common, though by no means universal. It tends to add to the dark atmosphere.
295	* TheEighties: The genre's heyday.
296	* {{Goth}}: TropeNamer. Goth Rock and its four subgenres are the center of the Goth Subculture.
297	* LeadBassist: Lots and lots of Type D examples, owing to the inverted roles of guitar and bass (bass is usually a lead instrument, guitar's role is generally textural).
298	* LighterAndSofter: Some individual bands and the Ethereal Wave subgenre headed in this direction.
299	* {{Misblamed}}: The genre (and the {{Goth}} scene as a whole) is often blamed for things like school shootings -- never mind that most school shooters haven't been known to listen to the genre (the oft blamed so-called "Goth" bands, such as Music/{{Rammstein}}, generally are not actual Goth Rock artists), or that which music they listen to is largely irrelevant anyways.
300	* NobodyLovesTheBassist: Usually averted -- the bass is often quite important to the overall atmosphere of the genre, and bassists like [[Music/{{The Cure\|Band}} Simon Gallup,]] [[Music/SiouxsieAndTheBanshees Steve Severin,]] and [[Music/{{Bauhaus}} David]] [[Music/LoveAndRockets J]] are both well known by fans of the genre and highly regarded.
301	* OneWomanWail: Ethereal Wave is a subgenre that amps up the distortion of Goth Rock for a more soothing type of sound. Many Ethereal Wave songs include airy and hard-to-decipher female vocals.
302	* PostPunk: Originated as a subgenre of this before gaining a life of its own around the time Post-Punk as a whole began to decline during the second half of the '80s.
303	* SpinOff: Goth Rock is a spin-off of Post-Punk.

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