The Sisters - a great rock band? or sad Goths?

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The Sisters - a great rock band? or sad Goths?

Great rock band
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62%
Sad Goths
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Both
11
23%
Neither
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11%
 
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Right. Our very first poll... and to pick up where Mr Chris left off:

"The Sisters - do you think they're a great rock band? or sad Goths?"

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Hey, this is wicked! You're a technical genius, QB!
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aww shucks... :D

nah, the feature actually came with the bb software in the first place... its just that commented it out coz i didnt trust you all to use it properly ;) :twisted:
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As Von always said....

We are a rock'n'roll band.

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Just look at that goddamn picture. Now, tell me that is a sad goth. I think not. A great great rock star.
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Big Si wrote:Image

8) :notworthy:
Ace piccie Big Man! Where did you get that treasure? Cooool! :notworthy:
Cast my vote.A great rock band.
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Angelchild wrote:
Big Si wrote:Image

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Ace piccie Big Man! Where did you get that treasure? Cooool! :notworthy:
Cast my vote.A great rock band.
The site belonging to our very own Mr Vicus

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Big Si wrote:
Angelchild wrote:
Big Si wrote:Image

8) :notworthy:
Ace piccie Big Man! Where did you get that treasure? Cooool! :notworthy:
Cast my vote.A great rock band.
The site belonging to our very own Mr Vicus

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Thanks for the info,had a peep.Cooool :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:

BTW you must be a good judge of character me being a girl. Had a bit of a flush on when that one loaded up.Indeed I do have a fondness for Mr Eldtrich...especially when he looked like that.
(Note to BP I know he's your beau but us other girls may admire him from afar)
Cheers!!!!! :D
There you go, prised me out of me timid shell a bit!!!
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aaargh. go easy on the stupidly large images please! :o

if they are that big, can you just put the link rather than embed them? ta :)
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Quiff Boy wrote:aaargh. go easy on the stupidly large images please! :o

if they are that big, can you just put the link rather than embed them? ta :)
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no, just a pair of glasses! :o :D :D :D

its not a bandwidth issue - they're not hosted on my site - just one of proportion.. they make the page go all skwiffy :|

having said that, i'm always ready for a paypal donation! :D :D :D :innocent: ;)
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Quiff Boy wrote:no, just a pair of glasses! :o :D :D :D

its not a bandwidth issue - they're not hosted on my site - just one of proportion.. they make the page go all skwiffy :|

having said that, i'm always ready for a paypal donation! :D :D :D :innocent: ;)
:eek: And you expect a part jewish yorkshireman, currently residing in scotland to give you some of those crispy bits of paper from Mummy's purse?

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Go on Bawbag! I get paid Tuesday so a nice Lloyds TSB cheque will be on its way to QB, nuthin' extravagant like FFS!
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danke! mucho apreciado :von:
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Quiff Boy wrote:danke! mucho apreciado :von:
to the both of you ;)
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Great rock band (just voted).

They are NOT A GOTH BAND and I don't think these guys were:

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Thanks again to Vicus :notworthy:

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re. above pic - Proto Goths?
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by the way, I just noticed Ben Gunn's badge... strange... as far as I know it was an emblem of SS :evil: , the logo of Death In June... well, also the logo of Leather Nun and recently I saw it related with Laibach... sorry, maybe it's my ignorance - maybe it has been used also by Hell's Angels or something - as they have used German helmets from WWII... :?:
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I cannot answer this poll. Goths aren't necessarily SAD. :evil:

So: a great rock band that once was goth. Not sad.

The source of my theory:

http://www.myheartland.co.uk/gallery/de ... age_id=114


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Marian (Version)

In a sea of faces, in a sea of doubt
In this cruel place your voice above the maelstrom
In the wake of this ship of fools I'm falling further down
If you can see me, Marian, reach out and take me home.....

CHORUS
I hear you calling Marian
Across the water, across the wave
I hear you calling Marian
Can you hear me calling you to
Save me, save me, save me from the
Grave...
Marian

Marian, there's a weight above me
And the pressure is all too strong
To breathe deep
Breathe long and hard
To take the water down and go to sleep
To sink still further
Beneath the fatal wave
Marian I think I'm drowning
This sea is killing me

CHORUS

Was ich kann und was ich konnte (What I can do and what I could do)
Weiss ich gar nicht mehr (I just don't know anymore)
Gib mir wieder etwas schones (Give me something beautiful again)
Zieh mich aus dem meer (Drag me from the sea)
Ich hore dich rufen Marian (I hear you calling Marian)
Kannst du mich schreien horen (Can you hear me calling?)
Ich bin hier allien (I am here alone)
Ich hore dich rufen Marian (I hear you calling Marian)
Ohne diene hilfe verliere ich mich in diessem ort
(Without your help I am lost in this place)
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I think the lyrics of Alice prove they have never been a goth band. What do other Heartlanders think about this?
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pikkrong wrote:I think the lyrics of Alice prove they have never been a goth band. What do other Heartlanders think about this?
actaully, i think the lyrics to alice prove they were a goth band, beyond a shadow of a doubt! :D :D :D

and the body and soul lyrics just add to that ;)
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i say both, without the sad.
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I can't see how the lyrics to Alice prove they were a goth band! Alice is a pee-take on silly people who surround themselves in incense and tarot cards and superstition and avoid dealing with reality. Which (sorry for saying this, but...) obviously works as a criticism of a large number of goths. It's a defence of rationalism and modernity and cold logic, not eyeliner and snakebite. While we're at it, First and Last and Always is contains a similar criticism (only this time focussing down on those rather mingy 'hand-me down dresses').

So I agree heartily with Pikkrong. As for Body and Soul, I've never had any idea, and I've never liked it at all!
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Neither.

They ain't "rock", they're Rock 'n' Roll!!!

We must never forget the "roll", that puts the fun back in.
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