Teen Gothic

Listening to the new Deceits album (which is really good, btw) as I'm pulling into the cemetery in which Anne Rice is buried and the chorus of the song playing is "Just bury, just bury me". I think life is having a giggle at my situation.

I can't get it out of my head. It was something that sets Lebanon Hanover apart from all those lives I've been to. Anyways, what kind of dance is it even called?

What are 3 unpopular or controversial opinions you have regarding the goth scene? I will start

• I prefer Peter Murphy’s solo stuff over Bauhaus.

• I think Only Theatre of Pain is extremely overrated and quite frankly it’s just meh.

• I find myself enjoying The Mission more than Sisters Of Mercy

Mine is probably Christine- Siouxie and the Banshees

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?

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 🙂