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Why are some bands reluctant to call themselves goth? (lemmynsfw.com)
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In comments, Eldritch and I were discussing why some bands seem reluctant to call themselves "goth" even though they seem to have that style.

Eldritch gave the example of Dr Arthur Krause who said "Some people call it goth and we are fine with that."

I note that the TRAITRS song I just posted sounds a lot like early Cure, but their bandcamp page labels it as "punk / coldwave / post-punk".

Is that kinda thing common? If so why?

Look Siouxsie straight in the eye and tell her why.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The use of the term "gothic" in the Victorian era initially meant "barbaric", but people ran with the description and it came to define what you mentioned: the interest in death and the occult, tragedy and darkness.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Good point fair enough LOL