Christian Death's current sound

[Manny]

I'm fairly certain that from the current tracks available on their 
myspace,
what Valor's CD is playing now is much more goth than metal.
10 years ago, it was more metal than goth but not anymore, it would 
seem.

The current songs actually remind a bit of Apocalypse Theatre.
Again, go to the myspace and listen for yourself.

-mt

On Jun 6, 2008, at 3:01 PM, Jeremy wrote:

> Sure, Piper sounds way different than Dark Side, no doubt, but the
> underlying themes are the same, and they're still the same kind of a
> band. Peter Gabriel's Genesis sounds way different than the sucky Phil
> Collins version, but they're still making progressive rock.
>
> But deathrock and metal are two different kinds of music. If you're a
> fan of old deathrock, a metal band would not be the first band I would
> recommend to you, and that's what Christian Death is now. However, if
> you like metal, then good news! Christian Death is a metal band now.
>
> Personally, I think the concern about who the membership is kind of
> lame, but to each his own, I guess. I just think it's dumb to think
> that not only must the band sound right, and look right, and shake
> their pelvises in just the right way, but they have to *be* the right
> people or else I WONT BE ABLE TO ROCK OUT. But if that's the most
> important thing on your mind as a music fan, then go for it, I guess.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 3:02 PM, Manny <manny at garfieldartworks.com> 
> wrote:
>> that's what I said. go to the myspace and make your decision.
>>
>> but your point is slightly off.
>>  The Wall and Dark Side of the Moon are WAY different than Piper at
>> Gates of Dawn.
>> Abacab and Mama are SOMEWHAT different than Lamb Lies Down.
>> Although both stayed in the same genre, both went in a slicker
>> direction.
>>
>> In that respect, the analogy also holds for Christian Death.
>> What Valor is doing now is certainly goth, but different goth than 
>> Only
>> Theatre of Pain or even Scriptures. It's not different enough, 
>> however,
>> that someone *outside* the goth scene could really detect it easily.
>>
>> On Jun 6, 2008, at 2:40 PM, Jeremy wrote:
>>
>>> Bands like Pink Floyd and Genesis (two good examples of bands which
>>> lost their lead singer but kept on going anyway) kept the name and 
>>> the
>>> vision of the band throughout with no break. Pink Floyd continued to
>>> be about psychadelia, Genesis continued to be about prog. However, 
>>> the
>>> band Christian Death ceased to exist, and then was brought back in a
>>> different form and in a different artistic direction. Nowadays 
>>> there's
>>> only one original member if I'm not mistaken.
>>>
>>> Not that "original membership" in a band should make a giant
>>> difference in my opinion. Caring a lot about original membership is
>>> just playing into the culture of celebrity -- one of the points Pink
>>> Floyd made in The Wall. But the band sounds very different than they
>>> used to. They're a different *kind* of band with one member holding
>>> the string tenuously together, and a lot of time between then and 
>>> now.
>>>
>>> So, does that make them the "real" Christian Death? Does it matter? I
>>> guess that's an aesthetic decision that each listener can make for
>>> themselves.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 2:46 PM, Manny <manny at garfieldartworks.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> just remind people of this:
>>>> rozz did 1 record. then broke up the band.  then started it again 1
>>>> year later w/ Valor.  many years and records go by, with both Rozz 
>>>> and
>>>> Valor.
>>>> Rozz quits.  Valor continues.....
>>>> Rozz gets offered a ton of money to play 1 show. He says they paid 
>>>> me
>>>> so much money that i had to call it Christian death.
>>>> the promoters recorded and released the live album.
>>>> Rozz doesnt do that again. rozz dies.
>>>> valor still continues...
>>>>
>>>> remind people that SYD BARRETT was in Pink Floyd first.  is The Wall
>>>> not the real pink floyd then?
>>>>
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