who can tell me the history of gothic rock?

Question

please it's for a project.

Answer 1

The Wikipedia answer is a bit confusing for those who don't know the music, so here is a site about the history of the movement: http://www.scathe.demon.co.uk/histgoth.htm

In brief, it came out of the late 70s post-punk movement with bands like Joy Division, Siouxsie & the Banshees, and Bauhaus. It solidified into a distinct movement in the early 80s, and in the mid 80s bands like Mission UK and Sisters of Mercy popped up and shed much of their punk roots. More mainstream bands like the Cure and the Smiths used gothic elements in the 80s. By the 90s, the first generation of gothic bands, along with the original goths, had mostly gone. The genre diversified, with industrial goth rock and ethereal gothic music joining the mix. By the late 90s, the popular version of what gothic music was skewed (Marilyn Manson is metal, people!) but the music continues to survive and grow.

Answer 2

Just to be clear on the history of gothic rock, Joy Divison are not gothic rock. Sure, they were the first band to be coined as "gothic", but they had nothing in common with any of the other bands in the gothic rock movement of the 80's. The same goes for the Sisters of Mercy. Don't get me wrong; I love both of those bands, they're just not gothic rock.

As for its history, gothic rock basically spawned out of those essential bands like Bauhaus and Siouxsie. The need for a movement in this type of music was inspired by artists like David Bowie, the Velvet Undeground, and the Doors, when they began using macabre imagery in their shows and even music. There was also a great androgynous fashion inspiration to the culture, which came not only from glam groups like T Rex, but from early punk like New York Dolls and shock rock like Alice Cooper.

Gothic rock has gone on steadily to this very day, except now it has its own watered-down counterpart for the mainstream --pop goth. Bands like My Chemical Romance, AFI, HIM, etc. portray the gothic image, occasionally even a resemblance to the sound, but stripped of goth's intelligence and watered down with the everyday cliche': love this, love that. It's just as well not gothic at all.

Thankfully, however, goth is still striving through events like Drop Dead Festival, Old-school Goth nights at clubs, fanzines, and the internet. Just as the old saying "Punk's not dead" goes, the same can be said about "Goth's not dead". Goth is going through its mainstream fad just as punk did, but it will calm down soon. Fads don't hold interest for long.

Answer 3

History (and more) of Gothic Rock, check!

Answer 4

I would start here at Wikipedia, but be sure to check out the footnotes section at the bottom of the page...it contains the sources where the article came from. I would also look at those depending on how long/indepth your project has to be.

Answer 5

yes

Answer 6

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_rock

Answer 7

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=history+of+gothic+rock

That was hard.