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Goth in the 60's?
15 years ago
here's an interesting idea that i recently thought of. What if goth existed in the 60's? what would it have been like.
There was a lot of B horror and black and white vampire films out at the time. The munsters and the Adam's family to name a few. horror based themes and imagery has always played a major roll in the subculutre. So i reckon that maybe it would have started out as a cult following based on this stuff. The musical styles would most likely range from Rockabilly, classic rock, and surf.
Then, when the Vietnam war broke out, Use those themes as a metaphor to express the famine and true horror behind it. As opposed to the hippie's "hey man. Lets run away from the problems by getting stoned and running through fields holding hands. And play songs on a guitar about love and happiness." To me, protesting the way i described would be a much more formidable way of protesting the war.
There was a lot of B horror and black and white vampire films out at the time. The munsters and the Adam's family to name a few. horror based themes and imagery has always played a major roll in the subculutre. So i reckon that maybe it would have started out as a cult following based on this stuff. The musical styles would most likely range from Rockabilly, classic rock, and surf.
Then, when the Vietnam war broke out, Use those themes as a metaphor to express the famine and true horror behind it. As opposed to the hippie's "hey man. Lets run away from the problems by getting stoned and running through fields holding hands. And play songs on a guitar about love and happiness." To me, protesting the way i described would be a much more formidable way of protesting the war.
and he is such a mellow person! Not in a boring way. But in a non-stressful way. he's really tall. and a hugger. lol X3 but yeah.. I bought both of his books from him right then and there. he signed them! (gah sorry.. I'm spewing on like a schoolgirl..) if you write him a letter, he responds personally
I still likes my crunchy, snarling metal and EBM, though. Yum! Go find some Within Temptation- gorgeous symphonic metal. And Theatre of Tragedy is one of my all-time faves, too (it's Liv Christine's voice on the earlier albums- she's not with them anymore, though).