Does exactly what it says on the tin. Some of the nonsense contained herein may be very loosely related to The Sisters of Mercy, but I wouldn't bet your PayPal account on it. In keeping with the internet's general theme nothing written here should be taken as Gospel: over three quarters of it is utter gibberish, and most of the forum's denizens haven't spoken to another human being face-to-face for decades. Don't worry your pretty little heads about it. Above all else, remember this: You don't have to stay forever. I will understand.
I got into the Sisters purely by chance. I was in a public library that loaned out CDs as well as books. I saw the Vision Thing CD sitting on a shelf and the cover intrigued me. I had never heard of The Sisters Of Mercy but I thought I'd take a chance on it because the cover looked cool.
There were no goths as I was coming up, either.
Mostly, because the word still applied to a historical culture &/or architecture, then.
I got labeled "Death Hippy" by some who insisted on categorizing folks,
but we were mostly just an eclectic blend of counter-culture postpunks
trying to look intimidating enough that the jocks would leave us alone.
...and some of us wandered off entirely on purpose.
"And when you start to think about death, you start to think about what's after it. And then you start hoping there is a God. For me, it's a frightening thought to go nowhere".
~ Peter Steele
Pursued By Trees wrote:Ever taken a punt on a record based soley on the sleeve art?
This one didn't work out so well for me:
and the redeeming features of that particular work of 'art' are?
"And when you start to think about death, you start to think about what's after it. And then you start hoping there is a God. For me, it's a frightening thought to go nowhere".
~ Peter Steele
I got into goth when I was about 15 ... circa 1986 (just before the second wave I guess) ... didn't really get know anyone else who was into that sort of music until a couple of years later so finding out what bands were out there wasn't all that easy what with the lack of independent record stores in the small English town where I spent my teenage years.
It was all a bit hit-and-miss to start out with ... although the back cover really should have been hint enough I guess. It's a little bit like 'First Avalanche' by Rose Of Avalanche ... only without any of the redeeming features that may (or may not) be considered to have.
Aw c'mon ... everyone has had a couple of stinkers in their collection at some point surely?
I'm headed for the trees over there
If that's not a destination
I don't care
Pursued By Trees wrote:Aw c'mon ... everyone has had a couple of stinkers in their collection at some point surely?
Yeah, but most of 'em are demos/promos of friends' music projects.
I don't throw them out b'cos I fear someday, they'll look through my albums,
but, the truth of the matter is that the fact that they're still in their wrapper
is a dead give-a-way that I'm not very interested in listening to them.
...and some of us wandered off entirely on purpose.
I Am The Jaw wrote:I got into the Sisters purely by chance. I was in a public library that loaned out CDs as well as books. I saw the Vision Thing CD sitting on a shelf and the cover intrigued me. I had never heard of The Sisters Of Mercy but I thought I'd take a chance on it because the cover looked cool.
same 'cept it was an LP, and it was FALAA, age don't you know.
‎"We will wear some very loud shirts. We will wear some very wrong trousers."
I Am The Jaw wrote:Looks like Roger Dean artwork, he used to do the artwork for Yes albums in the 70's.
no shit Sherlock?
"And when you start to think about death, you start to think about what's after it. And then you start hoping there is a God. For me, it's a frightening thought to go nowhere".
~ Peter Steele
did I not mention it has a 'pop-out' badger on the inside?
FACT!
"And when you start to think about death, you start to think about what's after it. And then you start hoping there is a God. For me, it's a frightening thought to go nowhere".
~ Peter Steele
badgers just look and behave like the coolest wee guys
"And when you start to think about death, you start to think about what's after it. And then you start hoping there is a God. For me, it's a frightening thought to go nowhere".
~ Peter Steele
"And when you start to think about death, you start to think about what's after it. And then you start hoping there is a God. For me, it's a frightening thought to go nowhere".
~ Peter Steele
n'Emolicia wrote:Interesting.
Most folks, I think, find out through word of mouth.
A now ex-girlfriend turned me on to the Sisters, the only good thing she did for me
You still think swastikas look cool
The real nazis run your schools
They're coaches, businessmen and cops
In a real fourth reich you'll be the first to go