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Sisters clones
Posted: 20 Jan 2003, 14:56
by Anton Albrecht
Back in early 90's, there used to be a lot of them...
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.
Posted: 20 Jan 2003, 17:58
by Scardwel
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.
Posted: 21 Jan 2003, 00:39
by pikkrong
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
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...
Posted: 22 Jan 2003, 16:01
by EricSweden
i love the merry thoughts. i've only heard the album pyshcocult though.
Posted: 22 Jan 2003, 20:58
by Ribbons75
The Merry Thoughts
are certainly the best band similar at the SOM..... for me....
Posted: 22 Jan 2003, 21:36
by 6FeetOver
Yeah - it's basically Rosetta Stone and The Merry Thoughts, IMHO. The Merry's lead singer even *sounds* like Eldritch, for chrissake!!
Posted: 23 Jan 2003, 00:24
by pikkrong
SINsister wrote:The Merry's lead singer even *sounds* like Eldritch, for chrissake!!
and looks like him
(at least on pictures taken some years ago)
Posted: 23 Jan 2003, 00:58
by Ribbons75
Posted: 25 Jan 2003, 16:32
by Drsisters
last news i heard is that they have started a studio recording session, dunno hwen they will release the new material
Posted: 25 Jan 2003, 16:35
by Quiff Boy
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...
Posted: 25 Jan 2003, 17:31
by hallucienate
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...
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.
Posted: 25 Jan 2003, 23:04
by Andy TG
Marvin Arkham (Merry Thoughts Singer) - was a "Dead Ringer"
for old VON (without shades) - I managed to see TMV a couple of times.
I do have a photo of ME
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!
Posted: 26 Jan 2003, 01:01
by Ribbons75
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...
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 !!!
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 !!
Byeeeeeee !
Posted: 26 Jan 2003, 01:32
by Ribbons75
Posted: 29 Jan 2003, 18:31
by Ribbons75
Also the Clan of Xymox and The Wake they have some influences of the Sisters..... for me.....
Byeeeeeeeee
Posted: 29 Jan 2003, 22:01
by pikkrong
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.
Posted: 30 Jan 2003, 09:30
by Ribbons75
