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Goth Rock

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Goth Rock	type	FeatureClass
Goth Rock	label	Goth Rock
Goth Rock	page	GothRock
Goth Rock	comment	Primary Stylistic Influences: Post-Punk, Punk Rock, Glam Rock, Proto Punk Secondary Stylistic Influences: early Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, New Wave, sometimes also Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock, Surf Music, Kraut Rock and Heavy Metal. The child of Post-Punk and the genre of music that is the center of the Goth Subculture. Goth Rock or Gothic Rock emerged in the UK in the late 1970s as an evolution of Post-Punk, with its essential features codified by bands such as Siouxsie and the Banshees, Joy Division, Bauhaus and The Cure. What differentiates Goth from Post-Punk is a more theatrical style (and arguably more Glam Rock influence) and (most of the time) more elaborate songs with more frequent use of electronics. The theatrical style, with its connotations of artificiality, resulted in a situation where most of the bands closely identified with Goth vehemently denied being Goth bands, notably The Cure and The Sisters of Mercy. Goth Rock has four subgenres which are Deathrock,note which is characterized by a much greater punk influence and a more theatrical presentation that often takes heavy influence from B-Movie horror and '50s kitsch, occasionally overlapping with psychobilly. Dark Wave, Cold Wave, and Ethereal Wave. note Not to be confused with Dream Pop or Shoegazing. Common musical features of the genre include melodies carried by the bass guitar, with the electric guitar taking a secondary role, sparse and minimalistic beats,note Commonly created by drum machines, if not a real drummer. effects-laden scything guitar patterns with lots of reverb, and (often) use of synthesizers. The most common vocal styles tend to be creepy monotones, note As exemplified by Ian Curtis, Dave Gahan, and Peter Murphy deep, droning baritones, note As exemplified by Andrew Eldritch, Carl McCoy, Louis DeWray and Nick Cave or a more flamboyant, glam rock-inspired style. note As exemplified by Ian Astbury, Robert Smith, and Rozz Williams. Lyrics are usually brooding, thoughtful and introspective, and there may be inspirations in literaturenote Often Gothic Horror and poetry, allied with themes of religious symbolism, romanticism and supernatural mysticism, as well as existentialism, nihilism, melancholy and tragedy. Arguably, the Trope Codifier for the genre is one specific song: "Bela Lugosi's Dead" by Bauhaus. All the primary elements of Goth Rock are there: Sparse drumming, guitars used for texture rather than being the dominant instrument, the bass guitar carrying the melody, dark lyrics, monotone vocals, and lots of reverb on everything. The Trope Namer was Rob Gretton, manager of the band Joy Division, when he described their music as gothic to the music press (much to the band's consternation). Not related to Gothic Metal or Cyber Goth. See also: Dark Wave, Dark Cabaret
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Goth Rock	isPartOf	DBTropes
Alternative Rock	processingCategory2	Goth Rock
Darker and Edgier	processingCategory2	Goth Rock
Echoing Acoustics	processingCategory2	Goth Rock
Goth	processingCategory2	Goth Rock
Lead Bassist	processingCategory2	Goth Rock
Lighter and Softer	processingCategory2	Goth Rock
Mis-blamed	processingCategory2	Goth Rock
Nobody Loves the Bassist	processingCategory2	Goth Rock
One-Woman Wail	processingCategory2	Goth Rock
Post-Punk	processingCategory2	Goth Rock
Spin-Off	processingCategory2	Goth Rock
The '80s	processingCategory2	Goth Rock

The following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.

Goth Rock	processingCategory2	Music Tropes
Chrome (Band) (Music) / int_62dd83c6	type	Goth Rock
Closer (Music) / int_62dd83c6	type	Goth Rock
Disintegration (Music) / int_62dd83c6	type	Goth Rock
Disintegration (Album) (Music) / int_62dd83c6	type	Goth Rock
Emo	seeAlso	Goth Rock
Guano Apes (Music) / int_62dd83c6	type	Goth Rock
Have a Nice Life (Music) / int_62dd83c6	type	Goth Rock
Innuendo (Music) / int_62dd83c6	type	Goth Rock
Killing Joke (Music) / int_62dd83c6	type	Goth Rock
Kuroyume (Music)	seeAlso	Goth Rock
Love and Rockets (Music) / int_62dd83c6	type	Goth Rock
Peter Murphy (Music) / int_62dd83c6	type	Goth Rock
PunkRock	seeAlso	Goth Rock
Songs of Faith and Devotion (Music) / int_62dd83c6	type	Goth Rock
Teenagers In Tokyo (Music)	seeAlso	Goth Rock
The Birthday Party (Music) / int_62dd83c6	type	Goth Rock
The Chameleons (Music) / int_62dd83c6	type	Goth Rock
The Cult (Music) / int_62dd83c6	type	Goth Rock
The Cure (Band) (Music) / int_62dd83c6	type	Goth Rock
The Damned (Band) (Music) / int_62dd83c6	type	Goth Rock
The Mission (Music) / int_62dd83c6	type	Goth Rock
The Mission UK (Music) / int_62dd83c6	type	Goth Rock
Tones On Tail (Music) / int_62dd83c6	type	Goth Rock
Unknown Pleasures (Music) / int_62dd83c6	type	Goth Rock
Vaniru (Music)	seeAlso	Goth Rock
VernianProcess	seeAlso	Goth Rock

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