Walk Away. Adam Pearson (guitars) The Sisters of Mercy delivered a solid performance to an adoring audience under some initially challenging conditions. “Gift”, and the single “Giving Ground”, are dominated by keyboards and synthesizers rather than guitars. Visit our corporate site. Knocking on Heaven`s Door (Bob Dylan) Everybody said, ‘You can’t survive as a band if you don’t put out albums – you’ve got to keep your record company.’ Twenty years later, I’m not so sure. Ben Christo (guitars) We thought we belonged to a bloodline that stretched back through glam to the Stones to Gene Vincent. I don’t blame anybody for wanting that. So in interviews we’d be more likely to mention the Stones than The Psychedelic Furs. Is was rumoured that the full name of that project was SSV – NSMABAAOTWMODAACOTIATW – an acronym for Screw Shareholder Value – Not So Much A Band As Another Opportunity To Waste Money On Drugs And Ammunition Courtesy Of The Idiots At Time Warner. “Music suitable for slaughterhouses and asylums” is how Andrew Eldritch described the first years of the Sisters in an interview with German television. I make it for me. Otherwise, we’re good. ”Love for the party, love for the nation “Lucretia My Reflection” was the last single to be released during the “Floodland” era. Distance Over Time (1997) That's good to know. But it’s what the record companies swore blind they needed to sell records. I know the song Bat Out Of Hell. Chris Catalyst (guitars) I can see albums rather than hear them. Founded 1980 by Gary Marx (Gary Mark) and Andrew Eldritch (Andrew Taylor) with the intention of recording an album to hear themselves on the radio. Glam, glam and more glam. And that’s what we got. However, the band, and especially Eldritch, rejected all the initial contracts offered by the major labels. Because he had previously played in a band called “Dead or Alive”. And Pink Floyd. Rather than being driven by commercial reasons, this compilation was intended to allow old and new Sisters fans to become acquainted with the early Sisters without having to spend a fortune at record fairs and on bootlegs. It’s not as good as (Don’t Fear) The Reaper by Blue Öyster Cult, or Edge Of Seventeen by Stevie Nicks, or Aerosmith’s Dream On. But in the early 90s, when he believed that his singular artistic vision was being compromised, Eldritch declared that The Sisters Of Mercy were “on strike” against their record company. Maggie Reilly’s backing vocals (most people will be familiar with her as the singer of Mike Oldfield’s “Moonlight Shadow”) were one of the things that made “Something fast” what it is: a beautiful, thoughtful hymn that makes people link arms and sing along. Being in the public eye makes me uncomfortable. It is a fact that the Sisters and their music came from the gothic scene, which they accompanied and shaped. The Sisters of Mercy song "Lucretia My Reflection" was written by Eldritch about Morrison Not directly. Sophisticated guitar lines, ingenious compositions, Eldritch‘s sepulchral voice and a minimum of synthesizers characterise the album. After the break-up, Eldritch, Hussey and Adams agreed that nobody would use the name “The Sisters of Mercy” for any new projects for now. And the band turned into Andrew Eldritch‘s one man show. SSV is short for the acronym SSV-NSMABAAOTWMODAACOTIATW, which in turn is short for “Screw Shareholder Value – not so much a band as another opportunity to waste money on drugs and ammunition, courtesy of the idiots at Time Warner”. Shallow synthesizer melodies and soft drums dance around a duet by Eldritch and Ex-Berlin singer Terri Nunn (yes, the one who sang “Take my breath away“), before, in the finale of the song, the guitar machine guns are drawn and the playful melodies are slaughtered. hahahaha. But it’s not as good as Golden Earring’s Radar Love, is it? This website contains ninety-seven million words, which are "REDEMPTION" and "BEACH". So James Ray did the vocals, while the rest of the project consisted of Patricia Morrison, Alan Vega and Lucas Fox. Europe 2008 When I started performing. There was a problem. One of the weaker new songs. I regarded them as so tangential. That was Lucretia My Reflection. Sister Ray (Velvet Underground) But they also had ideas for new songs. What are your earliest memories of music as a child? But the icing was always very shiny. In June 1984, the band released its first single after signing its record deal. Whereas “No time to cry” was rather commercial, the B-sides of this single were more convincing. Dr. Avalanche (drums, bass & synths) I’m very fond of that album. I don’t make music for you. At concerts we always play new songs, and not always the same ones. Commercially, the song never got above number ten in the charts anywhere in Europe. Is that why you chose it? You're welcome. I live a fairly privileged life in that I made my money before the music industry imploded. Why? Since 1996 Andrew and his boys have played regularly to packed venues on extensive tours around the world and have presented new songs to their fans. “Top Nite Out” (2000): People think that I live in a Bavarian castle surrounded by bats. By It was a sensation, and details about the album and the oncoming tour were given at the press conference during the Bizarre festival. The Sisters of Mercy are a Post-Punk and Goth Rock band fronted by the somewhat arrogant Andrew Eldritch, who is now the only original member left in the band. They were Andrew Eldritch, Tony James (formerly Sigue Sigue Sputnik) and Andreas Bruhn. The hired hand Too much for some supporters, too much for fans of the gothic scene. Ben Christo (guitars) Burn Not enough for head-banging, but good fun. Eldrich cited Psychedelic Furs, Slade, Pere Ubu and David Bowie as his primary influences. Tune in Turn on Burn out – Armageddon. Driving bass lines, noisy guitar hooklines cutting into the head, and a monotonously and mercilessly stomping Dr. Avalanche. Looking back, “Walk away” could also be regarded as a look into the future. Ravey Davey (nurse to the doctor), Line up 1997 – 1999: Dr. Avalanche (drums, bass & synths) Why? This feature first appeared in the 2012 special, The Cure & The Story Of The Alternative 80s. So I can move around with impunity. This Corrosion. This Corrosion is ridiculous. Chris Catalyst (guitars) It made sense at the time. Starting with The Sisters’ breakthrough single, 1984’s “ Temple Of Love,” the band got widely tagged as goth. So I can afford to do that. Hussey and Adams then renamed their Sisterhood “The Mission“. A good song to go and grab some beers at a concert. viale Umbria 118, 20135 … Andrew Eldritch (vocals) What else is there to write about the Sisters? For almost three years. As a statement about the music industry, SSV is reminiscent of the famous 1994 stunt by the K Foundation, when they claimed to have burned a million pounds. Nobody knows if there will ever be another studio album by the Sisters. 28 comments Look, I love my cats but I don’t take them for walkies so that other people can look at them. And love for the fix, for the fabrication Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (ABBA) Medley: Capricorn/I didn`t knew i loved you till i saw you Rock ’n’ Roll (Motörhead/Gary Glitter) With the music industry imploding, it’s hard to see why putting out an album would make much sense. Emma (Hot Chocolate)