While Bauhaus and Cure have similar influences, I always saw Bauhaus as true Gothic Punk, and Cure as more Gothic Pop. They are certainly lighter and fluffier. Both bands are good, and have their own merits.
5 years later and this is STILL one of my favorite albums of the last 15-20 years and top 10 song. Really wish they had not gotten into another spat and canceled the shows they were planning. I think Murphy is the culprit, sadly. he does have an inglorious ego.
I actually didn't expect too much because usually when a band gets back together it's missing something, but I think it's just the opposite. I love this album. Endless Summer of the Damned totally rocks and Dog's a Vapour is just sublime!
I think the whole album's great! Its classic music for listening to walking down the street or in the background while you're cooking or something... I love the last track Vapour..
No shit!!! My daughter and I saw him and his band perform here in Bakersfield back in August, and he still has it all in tact!!! Too short of a show but damned good one!!! :)>
They wouldn`t cut an experimental album, with no tour dates or video to support it in the states that coincide with it`s release and call it quits. They still haven`t released a video. I`m glad they created some new. They left me hanging for more. Not good marketing but it gives me hope. As pros, I do expect them to tour in the states and do a goodbye at the very least.
Shame they couldn't get over their artistic differences and take this album on tour, some great new songs mixed in with their older material would have been fantastic. I am able to go to meet my maker happy with the knowledge that I eventually got to see them live.
Don't judge a day for the first rainy hours. This album kick rocks, I D-Jayed em when Burning from the Innside was released in 83. It's really daring and spetacular. Highly recommandable to any new and old listener. My fav. on this was 'Saved', lyricks remind me of a crossover between Bowie and the acclaimed album The Drift by the legendary Scott Walker. Welcome back Peter and his friends, but for god sake stage A TOUR!!! you're wanted outside the cyberspace..cheers anyway,thanks for record
It may not be the actual "end" of this "21st Century" but at least it marks "the end" of this fucking DYSTOPIAN 2020 year and supposedly the "2010s Decade" today... I'm definitely ready for the beginning of year "21st" which hopefully might be a much KINDER year and see Bauhaus back in action touring again!!!.... ***Happy End of Decade!!!.... December 31st 2020*** 🕛 🎆 🎉
This single sounds raw and unpolished. Think about it like this, the song "Boys" from 1978(Gawdamn..) on the flip side of Bela was quite like this. Free form with a touch of T-Rex meets Thin Lizzie. I say listen and give them a chance.
Apparently a disagreement. Usual thing. Murphy went of to his spiritual retreat place in a huff, apparently. They barely managed to finish the album first. Shame, I thought the convsersation on it sounded as if they were fairly upbeat and together - "This IS the solo!"
I don't think so I mean this album is just a little over a year old so definetely no tours since it's release. I think that maybe when I'm old enough to be working a dead end job they'll do a reunion tour that won't come through my area lol
The sound is not like old Bauhaus but Love & Rockets with Murphy in the voice. Is not bad, it`s different... The best part of the album are the second part. Really Bauhaus songs
This was such a great album (comeback or not). It is just a shame their orneriness exploded again and they broke up before making videos or taking it on tour.
When you say British Clash are you referring to "The Clash"???? As in Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, etc.????? One of the experimental bands of the 70s and 80s. That really did tear some shit up in the process. Joy Division which developed into New Order, Oh God, IGGY!!!! He has and always will be one of the special ones as punk, rock, Motor City Madness, and all that shit He is the one still kicking it.
A band is best appreciated when they are gone. That's when they enter their "MYTH" stage. Why the hell do you see fourteen year olds wearing Ramones, and Led Zepplin t-shirts. That is when appreciating them becomes "Crystaline" and infamous. Besides Bauhaus isn't done yet.
Anybody out there know what the hell happened to make these guys cancel the tour to this album? I heard there was an "incident" which caused the guys to not want to continue as a unit. WHAT INCIDENT?
Its the shit........It has Bowie, T-Rex and Celtic Frost.......oh, and Bauhaus, who also did Iggy and never mind Joy-Division and British Clash, in general, and late 70/80's, never mind Punk being that age, but i add that as an under-theme. I am the best musical historian eva'. yeah?
they have surpassed bela w Zikir...listen to this track as an intro to the album w endless as the 2nd track instead of as the 5th song...Bauhaus has alway been wise in choosing track sequences, except on this cd....if you move those tracks as stated then it is well deserved to call this their swan song...and again w much debate even surpassing bela
