Goth rock flew under
my radar for the longest time. I never really had an interest until I
started getting into gothic metal in the late 90's. It was then I kept
hearing about bands that had influenced the sound: Christian Death, The
Cure, Swans, and The Sisters of Mercy.
For whatever reason
Sisters of Mercy went unnoticed by me for many years, it wasn't until
the mid 2010's that I truly decided to start looking into them. For many
years the definitive sound of 80's goth rock was the Cure - that was
until I finally dove into Sisters.
Floodland is the second album
from Sisters and was my first exposure to them. The first time I heard
the album I wrote it off, I thought it was total junk. Everything here
screams 80s: the synths, the song structures, the half sung/half spoken
vocals, the production... everything. I hated what I heard, and shelved
the album only to try again some time later.
When I returned, I
had a more receptive mind. What I found was a groovy, dark, romantic,
and sexy sound that could only have been forged in the 80's. It has an
infectious sound that sticks with you long after the record stops...
just listen to This Corrosion and try not to hum along. This song has no
business being nine minutes long - it feels like a 3 minute banger.
This
album stands as one of the prime examples of 80's goth rock done right.
Its the kind of album that would go on to influence countless artists
after its release. It comes so natural that I'm not sure that the
artists realized what a monumental album they had on their hands, and
that's the true beauty of this release.
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