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United States (1986 – present)

Black Tape For a Blue Girl is a band from the USA formed in 1986. Their music incorporates elements of gothic, dark cabaret, ethereal, ambient and neo-classical music.

Fronted by Projekt Records manager Sam Rosenthal, the band’s lineup has changed significantly over time. The current lineup has Rosenthal on programming, guitar and keyboards, Brian Viglione (The Dresden Dolls) on percussion, guitar & bass, and vocalists Athan Maroulis (ex-Spahn Ranch), Laurie Reade (ex-Attrition) and Nicki Jaine. The most notable former member of the band is their long time vocalist, Oscar Herrera & Elysabeth Grant. Former Cellist, Mera Roberts, is currently the lead singer/multi-instrumentalist for Mercurine and Oblivia.

The style of black tape for a blue girl is generally described as “gothic”, though their long catalog of music does not often gel with all of the contemporary standards of gothic or darkwave music over time. Much of the lyric writing is done by Rosenthal himself and often explores powerful emotions of love, vulnerability, isolation, loss, jealousy, and passion.

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1	All My Lovers full track	148
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5	The Glass Is Shattered	74
7	The Lie Which Refuses to Die full track	72
7	Redefine Pure Faith full track	72
9	Overwhelmed, Beneath Me full track	69
10	Tell Me You've Taken Another full track	65
11	With My Sorrows full track	62
12	Kinski full track	57
13	Sailor Boy full track	56
14	Ashes in the Brittle Air full track	52
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deviantpsyche wrote:
Friday morning

just got this Artist's ringtones at www.itsflycell.com. All My Lovers is my favorite! love it.

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Gurthaur wrote:
last week

Greetings, Im Orbay, from Turkey. 5 minutes ago, having been listening Pandora's Box from A Chaos of Desire album, I decided that Black Tape for a Blue Girl is like sum of all my dreams, coming true. I want to marry a Black Tape for a Blue Girl listener, Im 21 years old, studying engineering at university, probably will have a good career. Im a quite open minded person, living not for greed or lust but for life itself. Im obsessed with 19th century literature and it would be fascinating if my partner is that way too. Thanks for reading, waiting to hear from you.

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Gurthaur wrote:
last week

Pandora's Box. Sam's vocals are giving me a boner.

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AngelusBabilon wrote:
14 days ago

http://www.lastfm.com.tr/music/Umut+Babilon One woman dark ambient/raw black metal project... You can download three released demo albums from www.myspace.com/umutbabilon

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Catharios wrote:
14 days ago

Волшебно.

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Aztech74 wrote:
17 days ago

MY band opened up for Black Tape about 8 years ago and we kicked there ass ... Sam is kind of a ass ... but she is cool.....

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dead_dollie wrote:
23 days ago

This Lush Garden Within is my favorite album for me to listen to when I go to bed.....so dark and dreamy <3 <3

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swr-troll-two wrote:
last month

<3 I ♥ GOTHIC. I ♥ GOTHIC. I ♥ GOTHIC. <3

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Isopropano wrote:
last month

Kunggi must die

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TrueFenriz666 wrote:
last month

LOL @ Kunggi

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Neirol wrote:
last month

Ambient? Surely then haha

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Kunggi wrote:
last month

one of worst ambient acts I've heard. just pure garbage.

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TheMadGod wrote:
October 2009

simply beautiful

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Auraomega wrote:
October 2009

Some of the darkest stuff I've ever heard came from these, those songs that truely haunt you, so beautiful.

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Auraomega wrote:
October 2009

They look so cute on that picture.[2]

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SE16-3LN wrote:
October 2009

i love 10 neurotics. sam is great.

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TripleSol wrote:
October 2009

They look so cute on that picture.

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Neirol wrote:
October 2009

Open your mind! 10 Neurotics is worth of it.

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KhaeomZhyu wrote:
October 2009

I don't know what to think of 10 Neurotics, either. It doesn't sounds like the Black Tape I love and I can't say I like it either. I tried to listen to it, but instead I switched to "A Chaos of Desire" after the third song. I've been a huge fan since mid 90's, to a point in which I still wear my near-to-rags The Rope t-shirt since 1998, but their last albums have left such a bittersweet taste in me and it makes me sad...

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Halatir wrote:
October 2009

«I no longer separate the shame frome the pleasure». It takes my breath away.

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