Before Bauhaus: How Goth Became Goth

So what modern bands do you believe embody the spirit of gothic rock?

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Careful With That Axe, Eugene !

It's about a poser trend.

At first I thought this was gonna be about the font

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completely missed christian death (1979) and deathrock, rozz williams even covered dream home heartache.

I was born in 1974 while everything is created in this genre and when I literally starts listen to music its on punk and darkwave , thank you so much for this content keep it up, more power to your page and this channel, .. peace

The End – what made Apocalypse Now such a great film.

Often you've brought order to the music that has been the soundtrack of my life <3

I was disappointed on how they barely touched on Bowie. Certain tracks off The Man Who Sold The World are certainly in the proto department and "We are the Dead" is frankly an early goth classic. Also, a mention of Arthur Brown's "Fire" would've been appreciated. At least Roxy got a mention, as they should.

Alright, I'm gonna have to stop you right there at Marilyn Manson. He embodied Goth just as well as he embodied Glam. It was more than just fashion and you may want to listen to his lyrics before dismissing him as easily as you did "my chemical romance" for example "I am so all american, I'll sell you suicide" or how about "you poison all your children to camouflage your scars" He held a black mirror to this country and really he captures the macabre quite well. Manson gave that scene a set of balls it didn't have before he got to it. Damn shame, now I won't be watching the rest of this video because I can tell that your research is minimal.

How could you leave out Radioactivity by Kraftwerk? Huge giant glaring omission.

I would say the true origin stems from Cab Calloway when you think of all the creepy jazz scores that he performed for 1930s Betty boop cartoons and with his dark creepy lyrics mixed in with the wailng drone of the saxophone , you can clearly see where origins of modern goth music stems?

Without Alice Cooper, no GOTH. PERIOD.

bruh needs to mention christian death the best goth rock band from the 80s

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I very much enjoyed this video, but it exists in a punk forward counter culture echo chamber. That's said as more of an observation of a missed opportunity rather than a criticism, but how can you discuss the protogenesis of modern Goth and barely mention its strong connection to the increasing interest in the occult, and various other ancient knowledge, which bloomed throughout the 50's – 80's? I appreciate the highlight of SJH at the beginning, but the lasting impact of the connection he made between music, performance, and the mystic trails off as a footnote in this highly punk-centric thesis. No mention at all of Mr. Crowley and his Golden Dawn, or Lovecraft and his cosmic horror mythos, which heavily influenced some of the most profound incarnations of Goth rock and musical theater like Christian Death, Mephisto Walz, and The Fields of The Nephilim. It's a great video, full of interesting and accurate info, yet incomplete.

I live in Leipzig. We have a goth festival. It is clearly a scene based on girls with daddy issues and perverts who photograph them. The music is also clearly below the lame fashion aspect. Fuck goth.

Wintery night time walks is my theme

Excellent information on an interesting topic. It's neat to hear these again.

I'm fine with JD and Bauhaus being credited as being the first Goth band pioneers, but have always loved THE END by the Doors and never knew why….

Crediting Jay Hawkins is ridiculous. Shakespeare or Edgar Allen Poe would be much MUCH closer to reality. No one cared about Hawkins, and Goth bands never cited him as an influence in interviews the way they cited Poe.

Barely a mention of Sisters of Mercy and The Mission

Cool documentary — shit ending. Goth music hasn't "always has been" — the documentary itself traces the music to Screamin' Jay in the 1950s. But still this made me think. I wouldn't have thought Nico but a good case is made here. I would maybe include "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" because it is pure death worship circa 1968.

Pretty good list. I know Swans don't self identify or dress as goth but they go to some incredibly dark places and have that eerie Doors type sound (mixed with classic goth country). Especially their late 80's & 90's period. They're just as, or more goth that Joy Division I'd say. That baritone voice too. They really do tick most of the boxes.

Goth started in 79 with Day of the Lords, Joy Division. Anything before that is not goth!

how is this shit supposed to be dark when it sounds so bright? uses dub reggae reverb, major chords.. ukuleles and shit.. christ, sound more like a coffin sinking into the deepest part of the ocean…

You left out Iggy Pop who may have been the creator of Goth and Punk musuc.

So you mention The Doors at length but no side note shout out to: Dark Shadows, Edgar Allen Poe, The Addams Family or Vincent Price?

Jay Hawkins is very influential to metal too

This reminds me of the Southpark episode. I'm not A Vamp I'm a Goth. Jesus!!