Floodland

#263/1001 🇬🇧🕶⬛️ Really enjoyed this, the late 80s were a great time for this dark industrial studio sound. I was actually suprised by how accesible this was and that one of the tracks was purely played on the piano. Best tracks: flood 1, Dominion / Mother Russia, Lucretia My Reflection, This Corrosion, 1959.

Listening to Lucretia My Reflection on Floodland by The Sisters of Mercy I have a creeping sense it's such a dark goth classic that bands like Type-O Negative and London After Midnight ought to be paying blood tribute. Easily pairs with and overshadows contemporaries like Fields of the Nephilim. Like a single eye staring out at me from half a face, though the truth is that my time with this band has mostly been about the singles: This Corrosion, Lucretia, and to a lesser extent Dominion/Mother Russia. And yet, it's entirely possible that in the dark waters of this house a copy of the album has been floating around. Sure, the vocal performance is overly dramatized and deeply gothic and some of the sonic qualities of the drum machines and synths sound dated, but overall the original eight song construction is a near perfect slab of minor 80s vampire vibes. Put it on and drift drearily like a lost boy on a dark wave.

80s pop goth - and I'm so here for it! Who knew the thing to finally get me into the 80s synths and drum machines was a just a little bit of horny darkness!

This was great fun! Sounded a lot like Depeche Mode with a hint or mild Ramstein and a splash of The Cure I’m rounding this one up to a 4 which may also be because the preceding album was so shit!

Another album to add to the 'seminal Goth releases' of the 80s, all the more impressive as they had basically split (two ex members formed The Mission after their debut) and this album is basically the instruments and vocals of Andrew Eldritch. Bizarrely Jim Steinman (Meat Loaf) produced Dominion and This Corrosion which I think are the standout tracks. I even recall a Q magazine reviewer comparing This Corrosion to Queen's Innuendo! I can't help but hear Ian Curtis in a lot of the vocals and Joy Division are all over much of the Goth stuff after their demise. I've been pleasantly surprised by this album - I wouldn't have given it the time of day in '87 other than what was played in the charts.

5 stars … and now i have an uncontrollable urge to wear black in inappropriate weather conditions.

The music and beat are great, but the vocals don't work for me. The singer's deep voice feels monotonous, and the lyrics seem random and hard to understand. I can appreciate the atmosphere and instrumentation, but the songs don't connect with me because they don't make much sense. Music 4, voice and lyrics 2

Decent album.

Good

Incredible. A true work of artistic mastery and a complete surprise. I've never heard anything from there before but this is a work of considered perfection. It's like if The Cure scored a perfect hit with every song. The long songs need to be long, the dark ones dark. There's a wonderful contemplative number in 1959. I'm not even goth but this took me to that world for 45 minutes.

Meh

This is absolutely, painfully 80s. It's also the sort of faux-goth, Depeche Mode-adjacent synth rock you'd expect from the cover. The rhythms are driving enough to keep it listenable, particularly on the opening track and "This Corrosion." But man, I dunno about these lyrics or the singing. It's like a bad Bowie impression, or a poor man's Ian Curtis. On that note, this rolled over into Joy Division, which is the good version of this.

Alvöru drungagoth með 80's full on soundi. Ég var að fíla þetta, en mest svona á köflum. Solid þristur þrjár og hálf jafnvel.

Fínasta eitís goth, en kannski einum of. Ef þeir hefðu aðeins sparað reverbið hefði þetta örugglega lifað betur eins og Cure.

bem autêntico, gostei bastante, tem uma atmosfera bem '' o corvo ''

Hab schon besseren 80er Synthrock gehört.

Einfach eine Reihe von 3 Sterne durchschnittsalben hintereinader

This album is silly, but it's also good fun. Not really what you think of when you think of goths, but from the first...riff? of Dominion, the album chugs along hard at its industrial but not unfriendly pace and is buoyed and further humanized by the completely overwrought vocalization. Lyrically it's as goth as it gets and all three are so silly that it can't help but be fun. Also, 45 minutes is usually my make-or-break point and they come in juuuuust on the side of "not wearing out the welcome." Nice piece.

Marvellous stuff this. "This Corrosion" on my go-to playlist already thanks to the synth / deep vocals but from the opening electronic drums & midi sounds of Dominion you just know this is going to be (a) very 80s (b) very OTT.

Someone tell this guy his Bowie impression is pretty good, he clearly worked hard on it. What genre is this anyhow? It almost feels like black metal without the metal. I really liked This corrosion, the rest of it was ok. Shrug

Much more listenable than I expected for something so synth-heavy! I normally hate new-wavey stuff that's just synths and drum machines, and while this sounds *very* much of its time it's actually decent. A pleasant surprise. 3.8

Foundational goth music

Quand les français traduisent les noms de films, ils se donnent toutes les libertés du monde. Par exemple, "Fright Night" devient "Vampire, vous avez dit vampire ?".

This was not bad at all, it took me a while to get through the whole thing but it was always entertaining. 3.5

I might not be checking out their other albums soon, but worth a 4

It was fine…it all pretty much sounded the same to me.

Songs were too long but I grooved so its forgivable

Better than I thought it would be— a slightly more theatrical Cure, or a slightly less punk TSOL. There are, alas, some moments that don’t age well (in my 80’s vampire nightclub-averse mind), and the drum machine can get repetitive, but there are enough compelling tunes within the gloom. 3.5 stars

This kind of goth shit is a blind spot for me and I really like some of it

Gear: SIMGOT SuperMix 4 Artwork: 😎🌕🌊 Production (2006 Remaster): 🎚️🥁👌 Music: 🕷️🌡️🔞 Rating: 🕸️🕸️🕸️🕸️/5

Absolutely 5 stars. The gorgeous pouty goth we didn't know we needed. Maybe we did know. Either way, they are fantastic live and this album is a powerhouse of their best work.

Very 80s goth rock. It's was overly dramatic, but I had fun.

Another cold wave band I never heard of but absolutely loved immediately

October 1st review here... great choice to start off this month. Spooky. Thanks for reminding me to play some goth music.

Bon

This just reminds me of better bands that did this sound in a superior way. That being said, it *did* remind me of those bands.

The drum machine sucks, but „This Corrosion“ is great.

It’s goth but it’s fun somehow

this was a good time to listen to but i also knew i was gonna forget it as soon as it was done

It was in the background. I didn’t mind it. I will never seek it out again.

This was great!!! Loved the sound. Goth 80s

While I'm not super familiar with this band, I figured I was going to love this album. Goth rock from the 1980s has always been my favorite genre and decade. Plus when I pulled up the album on Spotify, I saw I had previously added one of the songs to my favorites when I must have come across it on some sort of playlist I listened to. I have to say that I was a little disappointed. There were three songs that I really liked and consider to be goth. They definitely had a "Cure vibe" to them - the bass guitar sounded like it could have been Simon playing. But the rest of the songs were a bit cheesy and too much of a pop sound for me. The lead singer's voice is also a bit annoying and just didn't appeal to me. I found it overall to be a little boring and uninspired. I definitely would seek more music out from this band because I'm sure they have other stuff I like, but listening to a whole album of theirs didn't leave me loving them.

served its purpose

Great goth rock album for the start of October.

1,4/5

Average at best

Exactly how I imagined a sisters of mercy album would sound like. 3/5

Interesting album that I'd never heard of from a group I was not familiar with at all. I can't say I really liked the album that much, but I'd probably need another listen to fully form my opinion. I'll come back to this sometime in the future and see if it grows on me.

I like 80s goth music a lot and this is that. Drums are very 80s, love it. The lyrics are a little too bombastic for me. It doesn't quite strike the balance that Depeche Mode, the Cure, or Japan do. Its a genre I like but didn't really click with me.

Decent

Особливо не запамʼяталось, проте це нормально. 2,5

This probably sounds like the Berlin Wall. I actually kinda like it. If Bowie had fronted The Cure.

2.5 rounded down

Forgot abt this to be honest but pretty cool

never heard of this before but it was pretty cool... i liked the first track a lot... i liked it a lot (dumb and dumber's lloyd christmas voice)

So dark and synthy, loved it.

Better than expected.

One of the classic goth records. Nailed the mood

Wear your cheap leather pants, put on some black eye makeup, and grab your glasses - we’re on a delicious gothic journey, baby. This is a Masterpiece - Deep and yet makes you dance. Each song is fun and intense. 1000 recommended

This sounds so much 80s, OK I can say that I listened to it.

Spooky

I found this album to be unbelievably boring and unremarkable.

Day976 - i like dark and gloomy but most of the songs could have been cut in half.

I’ve always slept on Sisters of Mercy because honestly while I have mad respect for the genre I’m just not really into goth rock. By track two I was literally grooving in my seat and resisting the urge to crack out my palest foundation and the really dark blue lippie I really love but should throw out because I’ve worn it once in 10 years. This is so so close to being a 5 for me and my favourite “new” discovery (this album and I are almost exactly the same age).

This simply did not hit anything unique or special

This felt like a gothic combo of the cult and tears for fears, and it mostly works

Like the Cure, but not as good

Who the hell actually listens to this nihilistic bullshit? Another in a long list of albums to suicide to. But oh wait, they’re from the UK, so naturally they deserve a spot on this list 🙄

It's good, pretty solid. As a child of the 80s I typically like to mark up my Gen X music but best I can do here is a 3. It just never did much for me and still doesn't. Maybe I need some black lipstick.

I've never heard of them ... but I have heard the sound they created.

Good

Kind of annoying

Bland and boring

This was a really really fun listen, love the electronic feel as well as the 80s rock. Favorites: This Corrosion, Flood I, Dominion/Mother Russia

One of the great classic goth records, perhaps even quintessentially so, whether or not Eldritch wants to admit it.

Sludge Metal played in an empty warehouse.

A really good and dark gothic rock album. Some songs were a bit dull, but many actually had catchy earworms. 4/5

This is the best album of dark, romantic gothic rock I've ever heard. Sprinkle some Black Sabbath if you need to get Type O Negative.

It was decent, mellow 80s rock -nothing really stood out but it was fine.

I have a soft spot in my heart for the goth scene. Bless those weirdos and their style and their freaky dance parties and the scene they've built for themselves. Wish I liked the music a little more. In small doses, sure, throw on a Bauhaus or SoM song and I'll be excited. But a full album like this is too much for me.

When I read post punk I wanted to scream into a pillow but actually enjoyed a lot of this. Lot darker/cureesque. Best when it avoided generic 80s L by

I wouldn’t normally listen to this, but I certainly don’t think it’s bad. Two stars…

Meh.

It's about time I got a gothic rock album. The first few tracks, such as "Lucretia My Reflection", are fantastic. After about 30 minutes, "Floodland" becomes dull. I really thought I was about to get 2 five star albums this week. "Lucretia My Reflection" could become one of my favourite songs, though. 4 stars for "Floodland".

In no way a surprise to anyway who knows me this is getting a 5. It’d been a constant album for me since its debut and rarely goes a month without listening to it atleast once. Certainly one of the Sisters albums is on most weeks. Love it.

I haven't listened to this in a while and forgotten just how good it is. There's definitely a nostalgia element but the singles especially still sound amazing.

I suspect I'd score this higher if I knew it better - however it's maybe a little too heavy for me

Was familiar with This Corrosion from back in the day, which at the time was an ok departure from what was even on alternative radio. Never liked it enough to seek out anything more. Didn't completely hate it, but not for me

droppedddd

Great for that time. Now some songs and especially the style seems out of date.

Lucretia My Reflection This Corrosion

If I were someone who made tiktoks where I recommended albums with an "immaculate dark academia vibe" or whatever to young people, this album would probably come up at some point. It's a whole vibe! Most of the songs are a bit samey from beginning to end, and many are a bit samey in comparison with one another, but the vibes cannot be denied.

I see the stellar reviews for this from others, and I just cannot relate. To me it's just a bit meh.

This reminded me of 1959 when This Corrosion was Driven Like the Snow.

Joy Division meets Depeche Mode... But darker.

Relatively indifferent with a slight lean towards dislike.

To put it nicely, it just doesn't interest me. It seems very self-serious while simultaneously being very ridiculously over the top. So I guess it is very 80's, which may be your thing, but it very much isn't mine. Fav Track: 5 - This Corrosion

6/10 none of the songs are really atrocious but none of them are particularly amazing either. Lucretia My Reflection and Flood II prob my fav songs :)

Me gustó, pero un punto menos porque se llaman Sisters y son Brothers.

Dark 80s synth rock. I very much liked this album. I dont know what it says about me that I enjoy a creepy synth rock album that makes me think of "Goodbye Horses" from Silence of the lambs. I love the very 80s feel of Andrew Eldritch's deep creepy vocals. The driving bass guitar makes this a perfect driving album. "Lucretia My Reflection" gives me a mental image of driving on a motorway at night with street lights passing overhead. It feels like a gothic shoegazing 80s club soundtrack and this would be my scene. I will be adding this to my favorites. (4.333)