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Leeds, England (1981 – 1991, 2004 – present)

Red Lorry Yellow Lorry (commonly referred to simply as “The Lorries”) is a post-punk band formed by guitarist/songwriter Chris Reed and vocalist Mark Sweeney, along with bassist Steve Smith and drummer Mick Brown (who would later join The Mission). Sweeney left the band in late 1981 and Reed permanently took over as vocalist, with Martin Fagan joining as a second guitarist. The group’s sound, featuring a numbing guitar drone, powerfully throbbing drums, and Reed’s cavernous vocal tones, caused the Lorries (as their fans came to call them) to be quickly lumped into the then-developing gothic rock scene by pop journalists, although the band themselves preferred to cite Killing Joke and Wire as influences.
The use of a drum machine seems to have been a determining feature of bands coming out of Leeds, England (the Sisters of Mercy and The Three Johns are other examples).

In 1982, independent record label Red Rhino signed the band based on the strength of some of the group’s demos. Their first single “Beating My Head” made a strong appearance on the influential New Musical Express (NME) independent record chart. Fagan and Smith soon departed the band, to be replaced by Dave Wolfenden and Paul Southern respectively. In 1983 and 1984, several more singles would be released by the band (including “He’s Read” and “Monkeys On Juice”). In 1985, the band’s debut album, Talk About The Weather, was released and reached #1 on the NME indie rock chart.

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Tiila wrote:
yesterday afternoon

<3

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skinnydrifter wrote:
last month

lol

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sgath92 wrote:
last month

Some female fronted symphonic metal is quite good, the problem is finding it. The good bands are immersed in a sea of over-merchandised, mass produced not-really-metal artists that are metal in name only, gothic in name only, and are only apart of the gothic-metal genre because of the clothes the lead (female) vocalists wear to gigs

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skinnydrifter wrote:
October 2009

Thank you... this is why you should turn to deathrock or darkwave... "Gothic" started somewhere and from where it started was artistic, obscure and beautiful. Female-fronted symphonic metal is today perception of "Gothic" ...Absolutely useless.

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konigindestraum wrote:
September 2009

I always took them for goth. Never really thought it to be disputable.

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skinnydrifter wrote:
September 2009

you could say The Mission doesn't sound very "goth" either, but trust me on this one

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typejunky wrote:
September 2009

yep alt, the early stuff wasn't at all, coming from Leeds plus the era they existed in made them seem like part of the movement, more than I ever thought they were.

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zazoo999 wrote:
August 2009

i agree not goth , i saw them also in london , alternative more like ;-))

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skinnydrifter wrote:
August 2009

It was very goth at the time.

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typejunky wrote:
August 2009

Brilliant band, not Goth at all at their inception or at least they didn't seem to be, sort of transformed into it later, then dipped back to be less gothy later. Saw at the electriv ballroom in 86-ish - absolutely one of the best bands I have ever seen.

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Freelove_ wrote:
August 2009

Join my group: Post-Punk.

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sh_wants_rvng wrote:
August 2009

Hmm... Never heard before. They are SUPER. Wow.

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The_Mantid_Man wrote:
July 2009

love

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porcelain_tree wrote:
July 2009

I saw the Lorries in London in 1989. Loud guitars and huge, relentless drums. Good show. Definitely a goth band at the time. I had never seen so many people with black lipstick.

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Preacher_WF wrote:
June 2009

Talk About Weather album is a goth classics. Worship!

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ggoes wrote:
June 2009

you always hurt the one you love. i heard it yesterday.

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analfabethka wrote:
June 2009

so underrated band.. talk about the weather is very, very good!

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Namey wrote:
June 2009

New stuff available from their site!

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hp_vicious wrote:
June 2009

"Talk About the Weather" <3

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Manowar1 wrote:
May 2009

"how. is. this. goth." ???????????? [2}

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