Frogtoon Music - Genre information for Second-Wave-Goth
Second Wave Goth Is A Style Of Gothic Rock Started In The 1980s. By 1985 The Post-Punk Era Was Giving Way To New Musical Styles And Many Of The First Generation Gothic Groups Disbanded Or Changed Their Style. The Sisters Of Mercy's Debut Album First And Last And Always 1985 Cracked The British Top Ten Which Showed The Important Influence That This 'first Generation' Goth Band Was Having On The Second Generation. Vocalist Andrew Eldritch's Voice Earned Him The Moniker "the Godfather Of Goth" And The Bands' Use Of A Drum Machine Along With Fellow Leeds Residents March Violets Was Innovative For The Goth Scene. The Three Johns And Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Also Leeds-Based Bands Used Drum Machines As Well Which Became Much More Common During The Second Generation Drum Machines Continued To Be Common In Goth Music In The 2000s . During The Second Wave Of Goth The Term And The Style Became Noticed In Mainstream British Publications Like The Face And The NME. Goth Fans Developed Fanzines And Goth Clubs Began To Spring Up In Imitation Of London's Batcave. The 1983 Vampire-Genre Film "The Hunger" Starring David Bowie Featured An Appearance By Bauhaus Which Helped To Cement The Relationship Between Glam Horror Goth And Mainstream. 4AD Recording Artists Such As Clan Of Xymox Who Had A Mainstream Hit With "Imagination" Dead Can Dance And The Cocteau Twins Got US College Radio Airplay And 'first Generation' Acts Such As Siouxsie And The Banshees Became The Goth Scene's De Facto Spokespeople To The Mainstream Press. Others Such As Southern Death Cult And Death Cult Evolved See The Cult . Second-Wave-Goth Every artist, every band, and every song you can imagine, from the newest to the oldest, are easily accessible through Frogtoon Music. Get ready to indulge yourself and allow the music to enrich your soul, ignite your passion, awaken your emotions, and bring back some beautiful memories. The following is a directory of top artists and bands from Second Wave Goth: As you visit their pages, you will be presented with a list of popular videos, top tracks, recommended mixes, and music from all the albums they released. In addition, within each page, you can access and discover music from similar artists and bands.