A music-based subculture that evolved out of punk in the late 70's
Besides punk rock, early musical influences for goth come from The Doors and the Velvet Underground
Staples of the genre include:
Low pitch, drawling vocals inspired by Jim Morrison; fast drum beats (often programmed), or slow, tribal drums; punk rock rhythm guitar over repetitive, high pitched bass-lines and spacy lead guitars; lyrics dealing with macabre or dramatic subjects
Gateway bands:
Bauhaus, Joy Division, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Christian Death
The visual style of goths comes from Punk, Post-Punk and Glam Rock:
Black clothes; teased, spiky hair, sometimes with the sides shaved; makeup; black nails; accessories such as studs, crosses, webs; boots; leather or denim jackets; fishnets
As far as political views go, goth is left-wing like the punk sub-culture it evolved out of
A lot of poser Goths will tell you goth is "apolitical" however being right of center is in direct contradiction to the goth subculture.
If you're a goth, you're already punk by default and if you're punk without being left-leaning, then you are a poser.
You have to be a goth music fan in order to be goth and you can't be a Nazi. Two very simple rules that no one seems to get right :)
Goth is not "a mindset"; there are goth sensibilities and common values, and the vehicle for that is goth music
Goth isn't always a style of dress. Joy Division don't "look" all that goth but I'd say early Joy Division were Goths
Besides punk rock, early musical influences for goth come from The Doors and the Velvet Underground
Staples of the genre include:
Low pitch, drawling vocals inspired by Jim Morrison; fast drum beats (often programmed), or slow, tribal drums; punk rock rhythm guitar over repetitive, high pitched bass-lines and spacy lead guitars; lyrics dealing with macabre or dramatic subjects
Gateway bands:
Bauhaus, Joy Division, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Christian Death
The visual style of goths comes from Punk, Post-Punk and Glam Rock:
Black clothes; teased, spiky hair, sometimes with the sides shaved; makeup; black nails; accessories such as studs, crosses, webs; boots; leather or denim jackets; fishnets
As far as political views go, goth is left-wing like the punk sub-culture it evolved out of
A lot of poser Goths will tell you goth is "apolitical" however being right of center is in direct contradiction to the goth subculture.
If you're a goth, you're already punk by default and if you're punk without being left-leaning, then you are a poser.
You have to be a goth music fan in order to be goth and you can't be a Nazi. Two very simple rules that no one seems to get right :)
Goth is not "a mindset"; there are goth sensibilities and common values, and the vehicle for that is goth music
Goth isn't always a style of dress. Joy Division don't "look" all that goth but I'd say early Joy Division were Goths
"my favorite Goth band is Nosferatu"
"I like your hair: it's very Goth"
"Movies such as Dracula give me heavy Goth-vibes"
"I like your hair: it's very Goth"
"Movies such as Dracula give me heavy Goth-vibes"
by Gwen Gacy March 16, 2022
Get the Gothmug. Samuel Goth is a character that appears in The Sims 3: Supernatural, he appears as a ghost in a house with his wife Olivia, and niece Frida, who are also ghosts, they all share a house with Helen Hall (not a ghost)
Who is Samuel Goth, he is the great uncle of Mortimer, and after he died, his wife was distraught and inadvertedly electrocuted herself, starting a fire that killed herself and Frida.
by BlankCanvas742 April 4, 2022
Get the Samuel Gothmug. mixing fur,dark & primary or brighter Colors, & jewlery of any kind.
normally find them listening to Sycamour, Bugatii's Roadshow, Bring Me The Horizon, Just Go Along, or Lorna Shore...etc etc
normally find them listening to Sycamour, Bugatii's Roadshow, Bring Me The Horizon, Just Go Along, or Lorna Shore...etc etc
by nora archymern April 7, 2023
Get the Jewlery Gothmug. A goth girl known for rather crazy behavior.
Freaky goth girls tend to be into things like pegging, locking you up in their basement and/or basically any other crazy, sometimes even illegal activities.
Freaky goth girls tend to be into things like pegging, locking you up in their basement and/or basically any other crazy, sometimes even illegal activities.
Fred: Did you hear what happened to Ben?
David: No, what about him?
Fred: His Girl friend is a freaky goth girl!
David: When was the last time you saw him?
Fred: Just before he went missing after a double date with me and my girlfriend.
His Girlfriend claimed they'd have an awesome night later...
David: No, what about him?
Fred: His Girl friend is a freaky goth girl!
David: When was the last time you saw him?
Fred: Just before he went missing after a double date with me and my girlfriend.
His Girlfriend claimed they'd have an awesome night later...
by joniiiiiiii May 19, 2024
Get the freaky goth girlmug. Once was considered a Germanic tribe long ago, it is used now as a music genre branched from punk. It mainly came from the late 1970s to the whole entire decade of the 1980s. The goth music genres are mainly Post Punk, Gothrock, Nowave, and Deathrock. It was originally founded in the United Kingdom, and some of the bands were Siouxsie Sioux and the Banshees, Bauhaus, and Joy Division for example. The goth music and fashion scenes were also popular in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand in the same time periods. Most of the people who liked goth music liked the spooky sounding music. Goth is mainly about the music, but there are two styles of goth; Trad Goth and Deathrock. Deathrock dressed in deathawk, tartan pants, leather jacket, and the like. Deathrock is also to describe one of the branches of goth music. Alien Sex Fiend is an example of a Deathrock band. Trad Goths liked their hair really teased up and liked to wear leather jackets, vinyl pants or skirts, and wore their favorite post punk, deathrock, goth rock, or no wave band shirt. The batcave was very popular place to go to for goths. Mainly goth music and fashion is a diy, so most goths went to thrift stores to get their clothes. Joy Division is one of the most popular and cult like bands in the goth music scene today. Some other goth bands are Specimen, Sex Gang Children, The Cure, and The Birthday Party.
Goth was once known as a Germanic tribe, but now today Goth is a music genre from the 1970s to the 1980s. It also had DIY fashion.
by midwest_em0 September 25, 2019
Get the Gothmug. by icky aug November 26, 2020
Get the Goth Crymug. Samuel Goth is the dead husband of Olivia, brother of Victor, and of Frida and Gunther, he died when eating his favourite treat, as it had been poisoned.
Who is Samuel Goth, he is the great uncle of Mortimer, and after he died, his wife was distraught and inadvertedly electrocuted herself, starting a fire that killed herself and Frida.
by BlankCanvas742 December 7, 2021
Get the Samuel Gothmug.