A Life Less Lived: The Gothic Box [Box]

Performer: Various Artists
Producer: Liz Goodman
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: Box set packaged in hard case with 58-page softcover book, within corset slip-cover. Rhino is known for their lovingly selected and packaged box sets, but they've completely outdone themselves with LIFE LESS LIVED: THE GOTHIC BOX. It gives a bird's-eye view of the antecedents, offshoots, and major practitioners of Goth rock, attempting--and in large part, succeeding--to provide a definitive overview. Die-hard Goths may quibble over who truly belongs here, but with a track list that includes Joy Division, Bauhuas, Gene Loves Jezebel, Throbbing Gristle, Siouxie and the Banshees, the Sisters of Mercy, and almost everyone else whose music caused listeners to don black eyeshadow, it's difficult to really complain. In addition to three discs worth of music, there is also an extensive, sumptuous booklet and an excellent DVD featuring 12 tracks. DVD Features: DVD includes videos for: 1. The Cure - Lullaby 2. Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead 3. The Sisters of Mercy - Lucretia My Reflection 4. Fields Of The Nephilim - Moonchild 5. The MIssion UK - Deliverance 6. Love & Rockets - Ball Of Confusion 7. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Head On 8. Echo & The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon 9. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Where The Wild Roses Grow 10. Ministry - Stigmata 11. The Cult - Spiritwalker (live) 12. Sioxsie & The Banshees - Cities in Dust

Rolling Stone (p.128) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n audacious tour of this bizarrely indestructible New Wave subgenre, summing up twenty-five years of undead pop..."

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