Teen Gothic

Wow, seeing that old Siouxsie & the Banshees on YouTube started giving me memories on how grateful I am to Robert Smith. I don't think he would ever realize just how much he has changed my life. I literally would be so lost in life without his influence.

I first picked up the guitar because of Robert Smith. I was so inspired by how he is able to turn such deep, profound and sometimes even dark feelings into a beautiful canvas of lush symphonies of ethereal tone that is so extraordinarily beautiful to listen to. I wanted to reproduce that art for myself, also so he inspired me to learn the guitar.

Fast forward about 3 years and I got heavy into the classical guitar because of the same thirst to seek beauty in tone. What got me heavy into it was when I bought a cheap 3$ classical guitar album with someone playing the Six Suites for Unaccompanied Violincello transcribed onto guitar. I was like, what the heck, it's only 3$ and I do need to listen to as many types of guitar music if I am ever going to master this instrument. I swear they actually sound better on the guitar then it does on the cello as if it was meant to be composed for the instrument. Bach is known to be so mathematically precise his melodies and harmonies. I listened to it stoned once and I swear I heard 5 different melodies I didn't hear before and a very complicated bass line to go with it. I swore that I would one day be able to play that entire album, which consists of Suite I and III BWV1007 and BWV1009 if you are ever curious on listening or learning it, and I learned both suites within a year because I was so motivated and practiced 12 hours a day to learn it!

Anyone else had his/her life changed and defined by listening to a similar artist?

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An old postcard that I saved! Sweet, beautiful guitar that he probably painted himself.

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I would have never intimately known the beauty of Clarita, my guitar, if it wasn't for the extraordinary man above.

Basically, I’m 17, looking for a job and my first one but like, it’s really difficult because of how my hair and my piercings so is there any like companies for part time anyone would recommend if you’re goth?

Which one gets that repeat treatment?

I’d go for Virgin Prunes, Alien Sex Fiend, and Love Life, but I’m also interested in hearing everyone else’s picks. Interpret the prompt however you like.

babybat here; i loved Bela Lugosi’s Dead so i went to listen to In the Flat Field, but it didn’t really seem like what i was looking for. i will say i don’t really remember much from it right now so i might need to give it another listen, but it didn’t really seem like it had the usual goth characteristics to me. what would a more experienced goth say is the most goth Bauhaus album??

I meant this like who is the most famous person in all the possible mainstream industries, circles, celebrities that is Goth in their day to day lives and is Unironically (lol) Goth? – Idk if i made any sense so feel free to ignore if this didn't 😅

I'll be getting my first bass very soon! I love goth music but as a brand new bassist I have no idea what is going to be good to start with vs something to work my way up to. If you play, I'd love some reccomendations for easier songs to work on plus any other tips you'd like to share

Goth music is full of self aware tongue-in-cheek campy songs. I would like to challenge the community to find the most campy songs ever put out.

I will go first. I think “Go away white” by Bauhaus is exceptionally self aware and campy.

I’m interested to see what you all come up with.

I personally have my option that it’s Robert Smith, but I’m curious what everyone else thinks.

It doesn't have to be albums, individual track names that come to mind would be nice.