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    Posted: November 07 2009 at 14:02
Hello everybody, in this period i re-discovered THE CURE, i love thier music, especially their first albums, "17 Seconds" (1980), "Faith" (1981), "Pornography" (1982). the last one is their masterpiece, very dark. After some mediocre albums, in 1989 they released their most successful album, "Disintegration" with very good songs, some pop rock songs and other more dark.
 
I must say that i love the dark atmospheres and i know many good bands, but i would like to ask you if you have some good suggestions, prog or not, thank you, bye...ANDREWWink
 
 
 
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I forgot "Wish" (1992) which has a few good songs "Apart", "Trust" and others...
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Originally posted by ANDREW

I forgot "Wish" (1992) which has a few good songs "Apart", "Trust" and others...
 
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Was it the will of Andrew? LOL
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Sex gang children

Siouxsie & the Banshees (Robert Smith played with them for two years in the early eighties)
 
Fields of the nephilim
 
echo and the bunnymen
 
clan of xymox
 
and many more...
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If you're interested in the dark side of eighties music then I would suggest
 
Cocteau Twins - Garlands is especially dark
Siouxsie and the Banshees :  Ju Ju is 'dark'  or the live 'Nocturne' I believe the only album with Mr Smith on.
Sisters ' Some Girls Wander By Mistake' all the first ep's on one CD
Xmal Deutschland - Fetisch or Tocsin
The Virgin Prunes - If I Die I Die
Joy Division - anything you will know them of course!
Danse Society - not that I liked them
 
 
There is lots of other dark stuff from the times of 'Pornography' such as Sex Gang, UK Decay, Southern Death Cult, etc that have litte to do with The Cure but if you want to know about the scene at the time!
 
I am sure there is more modern stuff but still haven't found any  like so would be interested in suggestions - Nothing to dense for me though needs a bit of space.  If that means anything?
 
 


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Hey, guys, wait a minute. One name: Bauhaus. The whole stuff, of course.
About "dark-prog", there are many threads about this tendency, especially in the Zeuhl and the R.I.O. styles. Some progressive-electronic acts can be very dark, not to mention the dark-ambient and ritualist style: Zoviet France, Rapoon, Vidna Obmana, etc.
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Originally posted by CPicard

Hey, guys, wait a minute. One name: Bauhaus. The whole stuff, of course.
About "dark-prog", there are many threads about this tendency, especially in the Zeuhl and the R.I.O. styles. Some progressive-electronic acts can be very dark, not to mention the dark-ambient and ritualist style: Zoviet France, Rapoon, Vidna Obmana, etc.

 
Embarrassed  I was going to mention 'Bauhaus' oops!  Some tracks like Double Dare will have influenced the Cure' s Pornography me thinks.
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I like also these albums:

1 - BAUHAUS : "In The Flat Field" (1980) and "Mask" (1981)
2 - COCTEAU TWINS : "Garlands" (1982) and "Head Over Heels" (1983)
3 - JOY DIVISION : "Unknown Pleasures" (1979) and "Closer" (1980)
4 - KILLING JOKE - "Killing Joke" (1980) and "What's This For!" (1981)
5 - SEX GANG CHILDREN - "Song And Legend" (1983)
6 - SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES - "The Scream" (1978), "Kaleidoscope" (1980) and "Juju" (1981)
7 - SISTERS OF MERCY - "First And Last And Always" (1985) and a collection called "Some Girls Wander  By Mistake" (1992)
8 - VIRGIN PRUNES - "... If I Die, I Die" (1982) and "Heresie" (1982)
9 - THIS MORTAL COIL - "It'll End In Tears" (1984)
10 - WIRE - "154" (1979)
11 - THE CULT - "Dreamtime" (1984) and "Love" (1985)
 
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Paternoster. Austrian band from 1972. Spooky sh*t. Check the band listings on PA.
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Cocteau Twin's best album is Treasure, dark wave and ethereal. It sounds like it's from a dark heaven.

I also recommend Joy Division's Closer, and Talking Heads' Remain in Light. It's getting cold in November so you'll enjoy those albums more.
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