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The Sisters of Mercy
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Leeds, United Kingdom (1980 – present)
One of England’s leading goth bands of the 1980s and originating from Leeds, the Sisters of Mercy were described by critic Steve Huey as playing “a slow, gloomy, ponderous hybrid of metal and psychedelia, often incorporating dance beats.” The one constant in the band’s career has been deep-voiced singer Andrew Eldritch. The band is named after the Leonard Cohen song “
Sisters Of Mercy” according to Eldritch. The band originally formed in 1980 with guitarist Gary Marx and drummer-turned-vocalist Eldritch. Doktor Avalanche, the drum machine, joined them on their second single Alice. Guitarist Ben Gunn and bassist Craig Adams were added to make live gigs feasible, and the Sisters built a reputation through several singles and EPs. Gunn left the band in 1983 and was replaced by Wayne Hussey.
They signed to WEA in 1984 and released the Body and Soul single. This featured a re-recording of Body Electric, Train, and Afterhours. This was followed by Walk Away towards the end of the year. The B-sides were Poison Door and On the Wire. Early releases of this single came with the 7” flexi Long Train (ampetamix).
1985 started with the release of No Time to Cry (backed with Blood Money and Bury Me Deep) and their first album First and Last and Always. In 1985 Gary Marx chose to leave the band, leaving a few days after the recording of First And Last And Always and Marian for The Old Grey Whistle Test program. The final concert of the tour at the Royal Albert Hall was recorded and subsequentally released as Wake on VHS.
Sisters Of Mercy” according to Eldritch. The band originally formed in 1980 with guitarist Gary Marx and drummer-turned-vocalist Eldritch. Doktor Avalanche, the drum machine, joined them on their second single Alice. Guitarist Ben Gunn and bassist Craig Adams were added to make live gigs feasible, and the Sisters built a reputation through several singles and EPs. Gunn left the band in 1983 and was replaced by Wayne Hussey. They signed to WEA in 1984 and released the Body and Soul single. This featured a re-recording of Body Electric, Train, and Afterhours. This was followed by Walk Away towards the end of the year. The B-sides were Poison Door and On the Wire. Early releases of this single came with the 7” flexi Long Train (ampetamix).
1985 started with the release of No Time to Cry (backed with Blood Money and Bury Me Deep) and their first album First and Last and Always. In 1985 Gary Marx chose to leave the band, leaving a few days after the recording of First And Last And Always and Marian for The Old Grey Whistle Test program. The final concert of the tour at the Royal Albert Hall was recorded and subsequentally released as Wake on VHS.
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First and Last and Always
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Some Girls Wander by Mistake
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OrientDiver wrote:
good old SOM, a pitty Andrew stopped that whole thing more than one and a half decades ago... they haven´t been considered music, they were a cult
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Neurotik_Barbie wrote:
I hear you calling Marian. ♥
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MrLJM wrote:
Someday, someday, someday, I'd like a cape! (27,387,434,067)
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N3croyeti wrote:
they are not departed or gone
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MadonnaWGacy wrote:
of Mercy
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skinnydrifter wrote:
The Sisters
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AnnaBorodina wrote:
Боги!!!
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aHeadOnTheDoor wrote:
Von's first law of the internet: "the net is allergic to truth, reason and humour."
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android9791 wrote:
i just bought Some Girls Wander By Mistake. WOW...
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Neurotik_Barbie wrote:
SOME DAY SOME DAY SOME DAY, DOMINIOOON (23)
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cysquatch1 wrote:
Hey hey hey hey hey na na na na
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cha0sm0nkey wrote:
Come a time...
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satin666 wrote:
careful you guys, the dude with the lul cat avatar is gettin angry
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doulfe wrote:
M'era Luna 2010 = SISTERS + hordes of dodgy darklings for the 4th time. They must pay really good.
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aHeadOnTheDoor wrote:
M'era Luna 2010 = SISTERS + hordes of dodgy darklings.
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erinnerung1 wrote:
SOME DAY SOME DAY SOME DAY, DOMINIOOON (22)
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cysquatch1 wrote:
SOME DAY SOME DAY STOP DOING THIS SHIT FAGGOTS. GOT NOTHING BETTER TO SAY? THEN SHUT THE FUCK UP. God, what is it with people repeating this shit?
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Alfa-Beta wrote:
"Some people get by with a little understanding. Some people get by with a whole lot more. I don't know why you gotta be so undemanding, I want more."
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aHeadOnTheDoor wrote:
"Shut the fuck up!" (onstage comment by Andrew Eldritch, 1991) [1]
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