Archive for November 2nd, 2023
Why are people so concerned about whether or not they’re allowed to be considered goth?
I follow several music/subculture reddits and almost none of them have people asking if they truly fit the title or not, absolutely none have near as many people asking this as I constantly see here in r/goth.
As far as I've always been concerned, the only opinion that should matter is your own when it comes to self image and applying labels is futile, you're allowed to enjoy something without being boxed in by the eyes of others. That's kind of a major point of punk/goth/metal's foundation as far as I understand it.
I'm not trying to disparage, but I am genuinely curious why this seems so consistant here. Any speculation as to why this particular subreddit seems so desperate for the approval of others and some silly sense of permission to consider themselves a part of the culture?
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Reddit’s Goth Community
You can only choose 3 albums to listen to for the rest of your life…
Mine would be Mask – Bauhaus, Goo – Sonic Youth, and Heaven or Las Vegas – Cocteau Twins <3
Usually good indicators for a good album, imo, is having un-skippable songs and being timeless (you can listen over and over without getting tired).
Interested to see everyone’s opinions here and low-key hoping for some good suggestions 🙂
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Going to a show and insecure that i dont know how to dance lmao
Ive just been a listener and have never went to shows. Finally going to one and insecure that i dont know how to dance lmao. From what ive seen most of it seems like a kind of swaying dance and lots of use of the arms. I dont wanna look like an idiot and be banished lol
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favourite underrated bands?
I love groups like Siouxsie and all but I like to keep an eye out for the real niche stuff too. One group which might count as underrated is Plastique Noir, a darkwave band which has about 40k montly listeners on Spotify. Not super well known but hardly fully unknown either.
A band that definitely counts as underrated though is Sister Medusa, another darkwave band who have like 10 monthly Spotify listeners. No clue how I stumbled upon them but I'm glad I did, they have a really catchy esoteric sound which I reccomend trying out.
Anyone have any other suggestions for bands that you feel no one else knows about?. Looking for some real obscure stuff here
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