Do yourself a favor and listen to some Bauhaus.

My favorite songs:
Stigmata Martyr
Dark Entries
King Volcano
The Spy in the Cab
Rosegarden Funeral of Sores (John Cale song)
Bela Legosi's Dead
Crowds

Most if not all of the bands in this poll existed before the term goth was even used...but I voted Cure.

i was a cure fan when i was younger. mainly due to my sister playing them all the time and hearing it through her bedroom wall. she got to see them when they were at their best too.

I'm not sure if these are all so-called Gothic bands, but here go's.
All about Eve, the mission, sisters of mercy, Bauhaus, Coil, Swans.

Christian Death?Oh my god,this forum will never cease to surprise me.I admit that they were one goth band that i listened to regularly.

Even though they weren't strictly goth in sound(metal was most certainly an influence).

its over 100 degrees here in berlin and hotter on the trams and trains and yesterday i saw a male gothe in full make up, all in black with a satin jacket on! no wonder they are all so thin.

And black slims you down doesn't it?

I'd say that All About Eve, The Mission, and Sisters of Mercy certainly all fit well into the Goth pigeonhole. Bauhaus predated Goth but got sucked into the genre by the media - they were more a "post-Glam" band. Coil and Swans may share some lyrical concerns with Goth bands, but never in a million years would I include them in the genre.

Goth is more a "style" than a genre, I would say (speaking as one who dabbled with that style for almost three years).

Last time i've been at the Slimelight i've seen some of the most ridiculous of people.It suits some people but some others just look silly.

I looked silly. You have to have the pale complexion / dark hair thing going on for it to work, and I don't.

Round of applause.

Thank you thank you.

Agreed.

I like this picture teasing,

LOL for ya porkie and sonicl !!!

On that list, the Cure. But Bauhaus is good.

Isn't The Cure new wave pop?

Some dared saying that Curve were goth.That's a crime.

well, if i was asked to pick one from that list, then there you have it.

I mean Curve not The Cure honey.You werent even born at that time.