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Back in early 90's, there used to be a lot of them... :lol:

I remember particurlarly The Wake (no, not the old UK band) from the states, more Sisters than the originals !
Same tunes, same voice, with songs like Nazarene (=Alice), Locomotive Age (=a mix of Body Electric and Train) and so on..., but i must admit i liked their cd (Masked, Cleopatra 1993). Perfect for those frustrated there wasn't a LP right after F&L&A.
The only difference was they had a real drummer.

Another one is called The Merry Thoughts. Very Avalanched drum machine. I don't know how many things were released, but of what i can remember deserved truly the word clone.

I'm sure there was a lot more.
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And let's not forget Rosetta Stone - the most blatant Sisters copyists ever IMHO (they even had the nerve to use the Carson Antique font on their record sleeves for f**k's sake!), although their later material spriralled off in a different, more "industrial" direction.
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The Merry Thought's "Psychocult" album is real reflection of "Floodland". not only music. even the band's photo - a man with sunglasses and a woman standing by the train. and songs... "Flow" :) and the drum-machine with a name.
but i still like this album 8)
about Rosetta Stone - think, they deserve a little bit more attention than just a Sisters' copycat. at least their latest stuff is quite interesting. i never loved NIN but listening to Rosetta Stone i can understand fans of NIN.
this summer in M'era Luna i saw another "Floodland"-band - The Cascades. their guitarist had both The Sisters' and The m*****n's logo tattooed on the same arm :)
and there are also more bands very influenced by The Sisters - for example Star Industry... can't remember all of them...
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i love the merry thoughts. i've only heard the album pyshcocult though.
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The Merry Thoughts :!: are certainly the best band similar at the SOM..... for me....
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Yeah - it's basically Rosetta Stone and The Merry Thoughts, IMHO. The Merry's lead singer even *sounds* like Eldritch, for chrissake!!
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SINsister wrote:The Merry's lead singer even *sounds* like Eldritch, for chrissake!!
and looks like him :wink:
(at least on pictures taken some years ago)
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But.... there's someone that he has news of Merry Thoughts ???? :?: :?: :?: :?:
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last news i heard is that they have started a studio recording session, dunno hwen they will release the new material
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Drsisters wrote:last news i heard is that they have started a studio recording session, dunno hwen they will release the new material
oh great!

sisters-lite, with neither the irony nor the intelligence... :roll:
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Quiff Boy wrote:
Drsisters wrote:last news i heard is that they have started a studio recording session, dunno hwen they will release the new material
oh great!

sisters-lite, with neither the irony nor the intelligence... :roll:
agreed, just because a band sound like you favourite band doesn't mean that they're good.

Screw the clones, I'd rather listen to the real thing. Even if they haven't released anything in 10 years.
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Marvin Arkham (Merry Thoughts Singer) - was a "Dead Ringer" :von: for old VON (without shades) - I managed to see TMV a couple of times. :D

I do have a photo of ME :eek: and Marvin - which i will post ASAP - when I find it!

I will also relate the story as to what I said to him just AFTER :!: the pic was taken! :wink:
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hallucienate wrote:
Quiff Boy wrote:
Drsisters wrote:last news i heard is that they have started a studio recording session, dunno hwen they will release the new material
oh great!

sisters-lite, with neither the irony nor the intelligence... :roll:
agreed, just because a band sound like you favourite band doesn't mean that they're good.

Screw the clones, I'd rather listen to the real thing. Even if they haven't released anything in 10 years.

New Material of Merry Thoughts ??? We hope !!! :D :D
I believe It as much reductive to speak about the Merry Thoughts like of a group clone of the Sisters... they are very good... for me !!
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I'm pessimist... there aren't many news..... :cry: :cry: :cry:

http://www.themerrythoughts.de/en/
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Also the Clan of Xymox and The Wake they have some influences of the Sisters..... for me.....

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well, i still want to make one humble correction - Clan Of Xymox can have influences but i would not call them The Sisters clone.
but talking about remarkable The Sisters' influences - we can find them by some Swedish bands (in addition to many German ones :) ) -
for example Bay Laurel.
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Ok ! Sorry !! :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :innocent: :innocent:
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