The Dark Reign Of Gothic Rock

whitesatin · 27 Aug 2003, 21:22

I mean the book by Dave Thompson.Is it worth for reading?

taylor · 27 Aug 2003, 21:50

you cant live without it
it featuring some amazing old Sisters pics

pikkrong · 28 Aug 2003, 00:23

read it in winter. what can i say? maybe not any new info for Sisters trainspotters but some interesting facts about others. in general - not bad. don't regret i ordered it.

MrChris · 28 Aug 2003, 12:52

Hmmm, I was wondering whether to buy this one too, never got around to it.

moonchild · 28 Aug 2003, 14:51

I have it but never read it. Only saw the pictures.
I ask that question to myself millions of times. I have to start reading it one day.

pikkrong · 28 Aug 2003, 20:32

i became a customer of British Amazon because of this book

29 Aug 2003, 01:42

it's worth a read as it puts the whole goff thing into some kind of timeline... and you realise that the sisters where late comers to the party, and not actually as guilty as they seem.... more a case of "guilt by association"

if you dont have it but have a bit of spare time, buy it. if you already have it, read it. its not bad

whitesatin · 29 Aug 2003, 15:03

Quiff Boy wrote:it's worth a read as it puts the whole goff thing into some kind of timeline... and you realise that the sisters where late comers to the party, and not actually as guilty as they seem.... more a case of "guilt by association"

if you dont have it but have a bit of spare time, buy it. if you already have it, read it. its not bad

Actually,I ordered that yesterday.I've always been feared the book had included nothing new to the people who into the 'that kind of' gothic
music like me........
But it did not looks like a bad book,you all said. i decided to read.

well my own regret is what a fool i am to forgot Amazon in England,i ordered american version of a diffrent cover like this

instead of this

Arrrrrrrrrrgh.

But i expect the contents of book did not chaged.......

MrChris · 29 Aug 2003, 18:15

I must say, the American cover is still quite funny - I like the look of it, myself.

pikkrong · 29 Aug 2003, 19:54

i got the English version.
but maybe i even prefed the other cover... I mean particularly the Von's pic - he looks more contemporary, not some retro stuff.
of course, all this isn't important at all

taylor · 30 Aug 2003, 11:33

pikkrong are a newish fan ?
Uk cover is one of the best live Sisters photo ever
I want remember our friend so, not all s**t that comes after that photo
Andy please dont release further s**t, I pray you

pikkrong · 30 Aug 2003, 15:15

taylor wrote:pikkrong are a newish fan ?
Uk cover is one of the best live Sisters photo ever
I want remember our friend so, not all s**t that comes after that photo
Andy please dont release further s**t, I pray you

I'm a big fan of old Sisters, also the very early.
But talking about their images through the ages - the only period when they looked a bit ridiculous was "The Wake" and around it.
I would say it was the only periood when Sis hadn't Von's face but Hussey's...
Well, to be true that pic on the English book cover isn't ridiculous at all, on the contrary - quite cool

but it remains me too much "The Wake" (which, of course, is also very cool

if we talk about music).

pikkrong · 30 Aug 2003, 15:32

pikkrong wrote:
taylor wrote:pikkrong are a newish fan ?
Uk cover is one of the best live Sisters photo ever
I want remember our friend so, not all s**t that comes after that photo
Andy please dont release further s**t, I pray you
I'm a big fan of old Sisters, also the very early.
But talking about their images through the ages - the only period when they looked a bit ridiculous was "The Wake" and around it.
I would say it was the only periood when Sis hadn't Von's face but Hussey's...
Well, to be true that pic on the English book cover isn't ridiculous at all, on the contrary - quite cool but it remains me too much "The Wake" (which, of course, is also very cool if we talk about music).

but i can be mistaken - maybe it was another Von's face which Hussey stole and turned to The m*****n's trademark...

whitesatin · 01 Sep 2003, 10:43

pikkrong wrote:
pikkrong wrote:
taylor wrote:pikkrong are a newish fan ?
Uk cover is one of the best live Sisters photo ever
I want remember our friend so, not all s**t that comes after that photo
Andy please dont release further s**t, I pray you
I'm a big fan of old Sisters, also the very early.
But talking about their images through the ages - the only period when they looked a bit ridiculous was "The Wake" and around it.
I would say it was the only periood when Sis hadn't Von's face but Hussey's...
Well, to be true that pic on the English book cover isn't ridiculous at all, on the contrary - quite cool but it remains me too much "The Wake" (which, of course, is also very cool if we talk about music).
but i can be mistaken - maybe it was another Von's face which Hussey stole and turned to The m*****n's trademark...

I thought that English cover is more suited for the title of a book.....

Looks very g***ic.

pikkrong · 01 Sep 2003, 21:21

whitesatin wrote:
pikkrong wrote:
pikkrong wrote: I'm a big fan of old Sisters, also the very early.
But talking about their images through the ages - the only period when they looked a bit ridiculous was "The Wake" and around it.
I would say it was the only periood when Sis hadn't Von's face but Hussey's...
Well, to be true that pic on the English book cover isn't ridiculous at all, on the contrary - quite cool but it remains me too much "The Wake" (which, of course, is also very cool if we talk about music).
but i can be mistaken - maybe it was another Von's face which Hussey stole and turned to The m*****n's trademark...

I thought that English cover is more suited for the title of a book.....

Looks very g***ic.

i have to admit you are right.
this pic really suits more to the title.

MrChris · 08 Dec 2003, 16:01

Well, I finally got around to buying this, and read it at the weekend. I have to say, when I started it, I thought it was sh*te - the guy is by no means a good writer, and his argument about what constituted Goth - or Gothic - or Dark Rock - was frankly all over the place, and not at all convincing. However, the first chapter aside, it turned into a very interesting and entertaining history. Hell, I kept picking it up to see what Love and Rockets did next. So I enjoyed it a lot as a potted history of some interesting bands, and once I decided to ignore what is supposedly the central argument of the book! Thank you everyone for the recommendation. Now, are there any good books about the Cure?

08 Dec 2003, 16:11

I used to (vaguely) know a guy called Dave Thompson. Is there any "about the author" info in the book?

08 Dec 2003, 16:13

markfiend wrote:I used to (vaguely) know a guy called Dave Thompson. Is there any "about the author" info in the book?

aye. it says he used to work in a record shop in leeds....

08 Dec 2003, 16:14

Quiff Boy wrote:
markfiend wrote:I used to (vaguely) know a guy called Dave Thompson. Is there any "about the author" info in the book?
aye. it says he used to work in a record shop in leeds....

well, it says that somewhere in the narrative. i dont recall any "about" section... the book is at home right now

MrChris · 08 Dec 2003, 16:15

Here's what I have surmised. Don't trust any of it:
He used to work in a record shop around the late 70s, selling punk, perhaps in Leeds? He was on the scene, went to the early goth gigs? He now lives in America? He also wrote a book on Industrial music?

MrChris · 08 Dec 2003, 16:16

Oh, you beat me to it. Heh.

08 Dec 2003, 16:17

Hmmm... Probably not the same guy then.

ryan · 08 Dec 2003, 16:24

no but theres a killer on joy divisionno but theres a killer on joy division

MrChris · 08 Dec 2003, 16:25

The one on JD/New Order, with the yellow cover? I have it on my shelf, waiting for a rainy day...

08 Dec 2003, 16:33

i used to have this one:

ten imaginary years

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... 41-8171045

it was written about 13 years ago, but the period of the cure's history it DOES cover was quite entertaining...