Floodland

Yeah nah. I'm not into late 80s Goth rock. Too many gated drums and emotions.

Pretty good! Not a huge fan of the vocals though.

Cool

Delightfully campy.

top 10 goth album lol

3.5 stars. Dark gothic rock that feels like a fun soundtrack to a scary adventure. Standout is "Lucretia My Reflection".

What a journey with this album haha! I hated the start to the point where I couldn't listen to the full track for tracks 2-4. It was super gothic new wave which I guess is their signature sound?? Not my bag at all. Then I loved 1959, it was more Nick Cave vibes, the piano style was really nice even with the 80s synth effects on it. I also enjoyed This Corrosion, which was more up-beat and reminded me of the Footloose soundtrack which is the side of 80s music which I love too much. Makes me want to dance and have a great time hahaha. Now we are coming towards the end stages in the last 3 tracks and I'm back to meh-ville. Boring, over-dramatic at best and giving me anxiety at worst. Such a mixed album for me.

This was absolutely fine. Listened on a run in Kent and it was a good accompaniment and felt soooo 80s. A bit OTT and silly in some ways but overall I did like it

Ah I guess this was fine, just sounded like so much 80s moody synth stuff, nothing special but not bad

Marching through the night. Bit emo but powerful!

not for me

Wasn't in the mood for this!

Surprisingly brilliant. Looked like the sort of thing I’d hate but genuinely loved it.

Some good stuff, some naff stuff, a slightly harsh 2

Alternates between dance tracks and gloomy gothic. I really liked Lucretia, This Corrosion, Flood II and Driven Like Snow. 1959 is pretty good as well.

very dramatic.

This felt extremely stereotypical and almost like a parody of oneself. That isn't to say it's bad, it's completely competent as an album, but everything just sounds like surface level 80s dark wave. Now, at the time I'm sure this was revolutionary as a darker sound in new wave, but now it feels like the bare minimum as to what someone would be playing if there was a soundtrack for the 80s. It just screams angst, but that angst is hard to take seriously with the cheesy synths and repetitive drum machine. Maybe if one of these songs alone was on a whole album that sounded different, then I'd be interested due to the darker tone, but instead I was just bored by the end. Maybe in the right mood, but I have no clue what that mood would be, and why I wouldn't pick something like Depeche Mode or Joy Division first.

I liked this more than I had expected.

I love goths

3/5 Best: Dominion / Mother Russia Worst: 1959

Nope

this is what this project is all about! I have never heard Sisters of Mercy and never really considered myself a fan of post-punk, goth music. But really enjoyed this album and the recommendations from Spotify following the album introduced me to tons of modern bands in this genre. Down a rabbit hole and loving it!

7/10. I kinda liked this one

Yup, that’s goth rock. 6/10

Typically 80s alternate rock. Got massive Lost Boys vibes with the drums and guitar

Not iconic as the first album, but still outstanding to some extend. And solid production

A little underwhelming.

4.3/5.0

overall ok, but quite repetitive and monotone

This Corrosion was a fantastic centre point of an otherwise quite dreary album with an unfortunately muddy mix

I don't recall this band or their music, but because I was a teen and in my early 20s in the 80s, this style is very familiar, so there's a slight sense of nostalgia in the sound for me. Musically, though, I wasn't that interested in this album.

Surprisingly enjoyed this one quite a bit. The slower songs weren't that great, but really like the dark 80s synth sound of the rest. 4/5

Een stel theatrale Engelse goths die graag met een extra-laag-opgezette stem diepzinnige teksten mompelen, fluisteren en soms hijgen op onheilspellende jaren '80 muziek. New Wave met extra veel eyeliner. Ik kan niet genoeg benadrukken hoe vies theatraal dit is, van de saaie digitale drums met bakken galm tot en met de onweergeluidseffecten. Zo'n nummer als "This Corrosion" begint echt super vet met dat koor, maar wanneer de Gezusters zelf inzetten word je weer vol die vieze jaren '80 ingezogen. Enorm jammer. Kitscherige drek. Ik kan er wel naar luisteren, maar enthousiast word ik er zeker niet van.

So, like... does every newwave/darkwave/synthwave band just use the same singer? Is that why they all sound the same? Because, despite being serviceable electronic music, this was boring AF. Nothing new, nothing exciting, nothing unique. Just the same guy singing about the same stuff over a slightly more emo flavor of the same synths.

At the time - as a loyal Sisters fan present at the last ever concert by Sisters mk 1 at the Albert Hall - this was viewed as an awful attempt to 'go mainstream' . The world had moved on by 1987 and AE was desperate. Thirty years later and I'm of the view it was a great attempt to 'go mainstream' with This Corrosion, Dominion and Lucrezia My Reflection the equal of any earlier Sisters work. Still not quite sure there's a whole album here, so four stars. Patricia Morrison: the goth Bez here.

Very good

Cool sound, but becomes dull by the end. The first half was dynamic with great production and songs, but it just didn’t maintain the momentum.

Surprisingly good, loved the atmosphere and the sound of it

I liked this much more than Pornography. Still gothic but had that new wave vibe. Pretty cool. 1959 was my favorite.

This one has held up better than I would have anticipated. At the time I thought the choice of Jim Steinman (Meat Loaf) as producer was a tad odd. Some how it works, and The Corrosion and Lucretia My Reflection are as good as it got for Sisters of Mercy. A lot depends on whether you Goth or don't Goth. I do but am not sure this would make my list.

I hate Depeche Mode and by the transitive property, this too. Glum synthesizer music with no soul (and perhaps no actual musicians either). Never need to hear this again.

While this was not for me at all, I think it executed its mission. If I was a goth vampire in the 80s, how could this not be my soundtrack? I will never listen to this again but I can see why someone else would like it.

Could have saved time and listened to the shortest track nine times. Very monotonous. Made it thru thanks to a traffic jam and nothing more promising coming to mind

This one I quite enjoyed. 80s Gothic synth. Quite dark and brooding, but super enjoyable. Definitely worth another listen

Forgettable 80s tunes

Very 80s dated gothic rock from a bitter vampire man. In a good way.

Dark & stormy

Some truly bog standard 80s synth wave/new wave. Your level of enjoyment with this really depends on how long you’ve been working through the list. I’m creating album 900, and I’ve definitely heard this exact album 50+ times now.

me gustó bastante la vdd igual tranka ponele que 7.5/10

Not a fan 2/5

Well produced but very samey. I guess with this new wave stuff your either into the energy or you're not, I think most of us hearing it for the first time 49 years later are probably not.

Excellent!

FART

Better than I remember. Doomy lyrics and vocals but surprisingly tuneful, Dominion - excellent.

gothic and very atmospheric. it's a f'kin masterpiece.

Suddenly I am wearing all black and eyeliner. Standouts: all 46 minutes. And the album artwork. “This Corrosion.” 5/5.

I knew a little Sisters of Mercy but had never dove into a complete record and wow I feel I have missed out all these years. This one was great end to end - big towering doom-laden songs with a tinge of industrial due to the drum machines. The pace is good, the length is good and w every song has its place. I also have learnt how to nail the description of the band to the uninitiated - kind of the Cure as if sung by Bowie.

This is what this is all about. Zero knowledge or expectation, end up really enjoying some moody 80s synth stuff.

An amazing album, 'Dominion / Mother Russia,' 'Lucretia My Reflection' & 'This Corrosion' are fantastic tracks!!

Highlights: Dominion / Mother Russia, This Corrosion

It flooded my ears with noise.

Genuinely surprised at how much I liked this. Had always dismissed Sister's of Mercy as being goth nonsense but I liked this album

This was a bit of a surprise, I had heard the name of this band but never knew who they were. I really enjoyed a lot of this, will come back to it for sure. Definitely sounds like a precursor to a lot of 80s and 90s rock and metal.

Rating: 6/10 Best songs: This corrosion

I like how the vocals are done: lots of dark tones. Some of the bass tracks are good. But the drums are from a machine. And I'm not a fan of 80s synth. It's a bit like Depeche Mode and the rest. "1959" is a good track. Nice piano. The vocal style works well, and no annoying synthetic drum beat. "Lucretia My Reflection" is the most radio-friendly track: good bass line, quality vocal arrangement, and it has a groove. I could have skipped the other songs - nothing original about any of these. Sisters of Mercy suffer the same problem as other groups in the same category: each song, album, and band sound just like the others.

Total mood of an album, in the best way. What I love about this kind of music is how monumental it all sounds. It's a really immersive sound with authoritative vocals, intense arrangements, and evocative lyrics. As I recall when this album came out, it sounded really dark and exotic compared to a lot of 80s postpunk. Sure there were better bands, but listening to Sisters of Mercy was like stepping into another world. Listening to the album 35+ years on, the best songs are still really compelling. As a total production, the album is nicely crafted, with a strong musical point of view. There's an almost theatrical approach to how the songs are placed and flow in relation to each other (Yes, I did see Jim Steinman in the production credits, which seems fitting). There really isn't a bad song on here. The only downside of course, is how the band relied so much on synths and drum machines, which may have sounded top of the line cool in 1987, but can come off now as rather flat and dated. Fave Songs: This Corrosion, Flood II, Driven Like the Snow, Lucretia My Reflection, Flood I

Based on this and Prettyhatemachine, I am assuming goth originated in new wave somehow.

I don't hate it that much But this is not worth anyones time 1 Definitely has some vibes that reccurs in the vaporwave that I love. But eeeehhhh

Pasty faced and massive of hair, the band enlist a drum machine and the occasional hand of Jim Steinman to add some more pomp to their misery. Epic in parts, not quite in others - there are better goth albums out there but this one is definitely worth listening to. Best Tracks: Dominion/Mother Russia; Lucretia My Reflection; The Corrosion

Starts out with Russians, then rushin' waters. Fake shaky old man voice throughout. Where's the mercy?

Wie zijn dit, de stoute zusjes van A-ha? De jaren tachtig brengen wederom een jaren tachtig-plaat voort. Ik ga de vertrouwde elementen niet eens meer opnoemen. Laten we zeggen dat ik ineens fluorkleuren zag langsvliegen, witte sportschoenen, reclames voor Sporthuis Centrum en aerobicsvideo's met zweetbandjes.

Het eerste nummer is ijzersterk. Er zit een hint van opera door de stevige 80 basis. De rest van het album is aardig. Het varieert binnen het jaren tachtig genre. Maar dat levert soms ook wat gepingel op (1959).

Oh jee, daar zijn ze weer, de 80s. The era of the drumcomputers en de synthesizers. Maar als je er dan een soort van industrial mee maakt, dan past dat er juist keurig bij. Lekker duister met die donkere stem. Het zou ook prima passen bij een soundtrack voor een film als de Terminator. Dat heb ik een keer eerder gezegd, en toen was ik niet de enige die dat dacht, want iemand op internet had het ook daadwerkelijk onder Terminator I gezet. En dat paste als een jas. Ik moet zeggen dat ik dit prima kan waarderen, ik heb hem met plezier nog een keer opgezet.

Enjoyed this more than expected

Tämä kuulostaa hyvältä 69 eyesilta. Gootti!

Synkkyyttä rytmitettynä olemattomaksi kaiutetulla rumpusetillä. Ei minulle estetiikka, joka pelastaisi silloin, kun musiikki on yhtä valovuosien pituista jyystöä.

Kind dig it. It's like a goth Talking Heads. Pretty clear where their influences are. Talking Heads, Depeche Mode, The Cure. I can't quite give it a 4 but it was pretty close.

Cool

I do appreciate goth 80's post-punk, though this particular flavor is a little light on melody and heavy on snare (wow. Those are some reverby snares) for my taste.

Just what I've been looking for, a mid tear goth concept album about flooding. 2 Noah's arks out of 5 ⛵⛵

naaah

cracker the extra version of Some Kind of Stranger!

I have zero experience or understanding of "goth" industrial type stuff. I assume this is like, a tentpole of the genre. I liked it, but I don't know that I'd request it.

3 stars

Darkwave is such a great genre name. Shame this is mostly a bit bland and edgy

This is a banger. Very enjoyable. Just misses 5 stars because it needed a little more variety. But it does what it does very well.

Pretty good goth. Moody and atmospheric.

Gave me a type o negative vibe, not bad.

Yet another album that might (emphasis on might) been of some interest to someone back in the day, but sounds way outdated and irrelevant these days.

Fácil identificar as características da onda gótica, e não me agradou.

I feel like this record has influenced so many of my favourite artists. Went straight back in for a second listen. Big fan 🦇

Too monotone, too long. Just didn't do it for me. I did like The Corrosion. Fun track, but didn't make up for the rest.

I like some good gothic rock

Wow, is this ‘80s or what? I feel like this entire album could be the soundtrack to a Clive Barker made-for-TV movie about gothic vampires. From what I read, this band doesn’t even have a drummer! It’s a drum machine named Dokter Avalanche. I find that hilarious. Let’s see…. Synth on every track? Check Songs which are almost entirely made of digitized synth percussion? Check Affected, cheesy ‘80s vocals? Check Choir-like female backup vocals? Check Trash-can drums? Check Drums that sound like a basketball hitting a school gym floor? Check Midi ballad? Check Final thoughts: catchy but gets old really quickly. Not bad, but not good. But then again, I’m not an ‘80s goth vampire so…

Not my style. It was pretty boring through the entire thing. 3.5/10

Glad I tried it, but not sure why this album made the list.

Interesting dark quality to this one. Kind of a mix between Tears for Fears and early Nine Inch Nails. Love that high-impact, high-reverb drum sound. Quintessential 80’s. Probably won’t listen again, but enjoyed a few tracks.

Couldn’t even finish this garbage

Absolute snoozefest.

I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Lucratia was a great song!

Never heard any of this and I will be honest, (I might go to hell for this) I kinda like it. I hope my pastor doesn’t read this review.

I have a soft spot for the 80s sound. I love the gothic tone of their music. Overall it's okay - Lucretia through Flood II are solid but the rest of it is forgettable.

I need this album artwork printed on a shirt. This album is perfect for going on a 5-star rampage with some cheat codes in GTA4..which I’ve done before as Dominion was on the soundtrack for the game. Which is my favourite on this record. DA-MIN-I-ON !!!! This has just 80s oozing out of this thing, but somehow in a good way. Which is a sentence I don’t think that’s ever been spoken before. I’ll give credit where credit is due, I enjoyed listening to this album for the most part. There were some fragments that tried to corrode my ears with their repetitiveness, but hey, what album doesn’t do that? Some of the highlights for me was when there was a Flood of choir singing / backup vocals appearing in tracks. It’s so over the top, but so on brand with being an edgy, “the world is weird” kind of band. If this is goth, well then pass me the black nail polish

I'll be honest, when I read the description I thought it had 1/5 written all over it. Normally I despise the drum compression and synth heavy music like this but these Sisters are doing it right. A lot of people talking about Lucretia - that one stood out to me at first too but by my third listen I was kind of over it. 1959 is a lovely little song that weirdly reminds me of Orville Peck? Without the vocal range of Orville. This Corrosion is a banger for sure, I would like that to be the backing track for my revenge montage. Floods 1 & 2 and the last two tracks don't really do much for me. Really enjoyable listen, this was a fun one!

I must admit I enjoyed this more than I expected. The first song is garbage, some typical extremely 80s junk where the snare is so compressed the roadies probably kept it in their pockets. However it improves steadily, peaking with This Corrosion which is actually a pretty damn good song. At first the length of it felt a bit much but honestly it doesn't get old on me as much as some of the other songs on the album that are half the length. Besides the first track, each song has something to enjoy, whether it's a decent chord progression, decent guitar playing, good bass, or good keyboards. The drums are boring and fairly shitty, but they're a drum machine so pretty par for the 80s. I don't like the singer's voice and the melodies are usually pretty bland, a definite low point in their sound. Definitely pleasantly surprised here.

Better than absolute 80s garbage I guess.

The exception to the "don't judge a book by its cover" rule? The album art for this is just so... on the nose. I didn't hate it at all actually but it is capital G Goth at its most stentoriously self-serious. Though possibly in on the joke? If so, with an amazing poker face about it.

A blast from the past that has aged well

Mag die anderen Alben lieber, aber still good

Being a fan of gothic music, I've heard about this band for a couple years ago, and I'm sure I've heard them plenty of times in goth clubs, but this is my first time exploring them, and I'm shocked they're not an all-female band like I always thought. In fact, this album's only female contribution was brought over from a side project. As a huge fan of Cure's Disintegration, this has everything I could expect: haunting deep vocals, a fast echoey drum machine, repetitive groovy basslines, powerful and creepy in-your-face synths, muddled screaming guitars that add ambience, plenty of reverb on everything, etc. There's only 8 of them, and they're all long and memorable to the point where I fell in love with nearly every one of them. It's a mix of grand upbeat dance tracks and ethereal atmospheric tracks that go back and forth so you don't get sick of the same formula in successive tracks. It goes beyond my expectations and scratches my itch for something that's not quite the Cure even if I'm not in love with most of them, like a budget Disintegration.

8th March 2023 Listened during the day while working in the office and finished in the airport the next day on the way to Naples. Grungy doom music, sounded like the hell music the guys in South Park use

It definitely had an 80s feel to it. It wasn't a great album, but it wasn't awful. It was better than a 2 but not really a 3. I will round up.

Cheer up guys! You're in a band!

60 seconds in… who thought this was a good idea? The saxophone was a real surprise.

Ok

Dark, gothy, and mysterious

Muy 80, me gusta la oscuridad y profundidad se algunos sonidos

Dark, gothic, great beat and fab vocals. I love this stuff.

Interesting...

It was ok. Not much wrong with it but didn't really resonate with me. 3/5

No van fer un disc dolent. És clar que només van fer tres... aquest, el del mig, és el més atmosfèric, el més proper al rock gòtic com a génere. El seu ambient opressiu i els seus ritmes durs li donen gran part de la seva personalitat. I no hi ha cap tema que sobri. La banda estava en un moment molt dolç de creativitat

Cool relic from my year of birth.

LOVE LOVE LOVE

Rock gótico no melhor estilo 80s. Relativamente gostoso mas não achei muito notável

Why 80’s? Why!!!!! Just so fucking cliche and lame

Another of those where you can understand why it's in the 1001, even though it's not my usual choice. Good listen, though probably wouldn't listen a second time

Felt very 80s! Some good electronica and synth work going on.

Awesome soundscapes helped by the rich production and imagery of the lyrics. A paragon of the goth genre, even if I do think The Cure were slightly better at it.

Am I crazy to call this a fun record? I'm not the type to go out to dance but this is something that would get me on the floor. The instrumentation and production is very 80s but it holds up. Solid songs, too. Everything is accented by the vocal performances of a 400 year old vampire.

interesting different from my usual music but alas i got bored

Industrial 80's sound is cool, unlike any of the songs. Would not listen again

Kun sen äänen kuulee, on hankala sukeltaa syvälle soundiin. Jos pääsee sen yli eikä mieti sitä lukua liikaa niin aivan uskomaton albumi.

Grew on me. Besides, shades at night?!?

Pop. Un poco aburrido.

Not bad

Classic of the genre. End of.

Hey now. Hey then. Hey how you doin'?

andrew eldritch: we're not goths also andrew eldritch: "dance the ghost with me"

this corrosion 5 rest of the album 3

When the Wikipedia snapshot said it was English Gothic Rock, I was prepared for the worst. Then I started listening to it and realized that it was released in ‘87. It had such a familiar ’80 sound that it brought back memories of my clubbing days. As far as gothic goes, it seems more a caricature of the genre than any hardcore goth sound. I would not have been surprised if any of these songs were part of the Highlander movies since they were kind of goth fantasy movies. I can only imagine that this album was added to the list because it is a good representation of a heavy late ‘80s sound. It’s not bad. But it’s not exceptional either. I did enjoy listening to it for the nostalgia value and would listen to it again. Scale: 5 - My absolute favorites. 4 - Albums I like. 3 - It was ok to listen to it but wouldn't seek it out. 2 - Didn't like. 1 - Absolute shit.

Very Goth, reminded me of Depeche Mode

Hearing One song is fun 80’s punk. Listening to the whole album is torture.

Can we get some more echo on the drum machine please?

Love the dramatic, brooding vibe.

It's not 'Bad" but I found it a bit dull. Not really for me.

3/5. I heard the first few notes and thought I wasn’t going to like it but it has definitely grown on me. It does get a little old later in the album but at least three of the songs are very fun.

Brooding and melodic. Very 80s. 4.5

I really don't like this style of music. I don't know what it is about his voice, but it just rubs me the wrong way. Like he's pretending to have a deep voice but he can't really hit low notes. Anyway, that said, somehow this didn't really piss me off as much as usual. Get a good singer and this gains at least a star. 3.5 stars.

The end of the Sisters as far as I'm concerned. After this, it's a vanity project which I'm not interested in. This, on the other hand, retains enough of the pre-Sisters of Mercy releasing an album, to maintain the interest.

This album really takes me back. Not because I was familiar with it already, but because it reminds me so much of that Peter Murphy song, Cuts You Up, that was everywhere around that time. I'm not a huge fan of goth rock, but it can be catchy and danceable at times. Best example on this album is This Corrosion. Although it goes on a bit long it's a very good song. Overall this is okay but not really my thing. 3 stars.

not bad

Bad Bowie Copy - circa Black Star

Dark evil new wavey awesomeness 5/5.

We’re goths, not vamps! I don’t love the style. And that super low voice is distracting.

At first, I didn't get Floodland. But then, I heard 1959, and I finally got it. I'm not a fan of low singing, but Andrew Eldritch's vocals were great on 1959 and This Corrosion. Really, those are the only songs I'd listen to again.

Too much edge to my Rock n Roll.

The whole dark wave/goth rock genre is perhaps another genre that is overly represented on this list. This is not for me, and honestly is just kind of straight up bad. Nothing very redeeming about it.

Goth music that ebbs and flows through engagement.

All a bit one dimensional

Disco muy en la línea de The Cure. Pop un tanto oscuro con melodías suaves y algo de electrónica

A pretty weird and very 80s Esque album. With the whole album being the theme from thriller this album probably has a set group of listeners. The synths are heavily played and one song repeated itself for nine minutes. Safe to say this one wasn’t great. 3.9/10

Goth as hell, some real bangers

Отличный альбом!

Nice dark and moody, enjoyed muchly.

Bonus star for evoking happy memories of the indie-goth-rock night at the Escape club in Southampton in the late 80s. Getting a wave of nostalgia (or nausea?) for snakebite and black and the ever-present stench of patchouli oil

All I needed was to be tipsy on cheap fruit schnapps somewhere formal like a funeral or railway station waiting room, listening to this on cheap headphones, and I would feel teenage again.

It was fine, I quite liked Lucretia My Reflection. Apart from reading about the melodrama of the band during the recording, I'm unsure what else is noteworthy for this to be on 1001. 2.5

Okay album, not what I’d normally listen to. I think there’s a reason this kind of music lost popularity so quickly.

Genuinely loved this.

Overall sound is a little too dark. Not my kind of music.

Rock gótico. Ni fu ni fa.

Electrónica gótica. Está bien. Dudaba entre 4 o 5, pero, venga, un 5

Dark

Very Gothic. Very long songs, but overall very enjoyable.

À little too dramatic to my taste. An apocalyptic ambiance that would make it a great movie music.

Amazing

Ehh meh

I thought it was interesting the way it sounded but i don’t know it just didn’t stick with me. It wasn’t necessarily boring, but not up my alley.

It takes exactly one second to figure out which decade this was made in. (gated reverb drums although it certainly sounds like it's just a programmed drum machine). I do quite like the mostly minor key of most of this album; the 80s goth mood is definitely intriguing and cool (even if i didn't at all like this kind of thing at the time). It's just that so much of the instrumentation (drum machine in particular; keyboards) sounds so very dated and often too much so. Not sure why this in particular is so noticeable to me but it becomes a little distracting and often detracts from the songs - e.g. not the fact that there's a drum machine but that there's often little variation in the rhythm (and it's also mixed so damn hot; esp on "Never Land" yeeeeesh turn that snare down) - it's a bit soulless/joyless. Again... it's hard to distill that from the intent and what gives this a unique sound but it often makes it fall just short of me connecting as much as I think I could have or really want to. Would enjoy hearing again but it's a bit short of elite. 5/10 3 stars.

Part of a thriving independent music scene in Yorkshire in the 80s they were outshone eventually by The Cult. This album is a change of direction towards a moodier, more keyboard led sound, however it fits Eldritch's voice and is the sound that most people identify with the Sisters of Mercy. Whether it is good or not is an open question for me. It depends, as music often does, on my mood when I am listening to it. If I am in a quiet, reflective mood than it is excelent, but if I am upbeat and active, then it just sounds depressing.

3.5/5

I went from "hmmm not bad" to "Christ I'm bored" in about 1.5 songs. What I assume is supposed to be atmospheric and moody is just as my Grandpa would say "Dull as duck shit". A yawning 2 stars.

This sounds like a stereotype 80s album but can still be nice from time to time

I should listen more to this album.

Interesting. 2.5

Tellement dark, tellement cool

blip bloup

Can’t go wrong with these crazy hippies

bore

Este fue un descubrimiento

Too weird.

I don't think anything can say it better than this review I saw: "Meatloaf joining The Cure for a remake of Lou Reed's Berlin."

I found this to be pretty freaking good in a vacuum, before remembering that there are plenty of others who really nail the sound better.

cool album

I like. Dark wave vibes that I would definitely listen to again

This album has not aged very well. Specifically the keyboard sounds are outdated. The songs are ok though.

This is honesty the moody, gloomy, late 80s goth-rock I never knew I needed. First Listen?: Y Fav. Track(s): Flood I, Lucretia My Reflection, This Corrosion Rating: 4.7/5

Pomp goth! Always loved this album. It's hilariously overblown and you just know Eldritch is in on the joke.

Firmly placed in the eighties, propelled along by the insistent drum machine and synth sound, here is a moody, gothic, new wave classic. The tracks are catchy, Eldritch is a charismatic front man and the topics are spiky and angular. In lesser hands, the project would seem overblown and pompous but there’s an integrity and consistency throughout which the sisters completely pull off. I was thrilled to find this record and my re-evaluation of eighties music continues.

A little dismal but not bad

Mwah, used to like this and the dark sound back at the day, now i don´t. Still some songs that are ok.

Sister of Mercy's debut album is better of course so should have been on the list (as well). .. but Floodland has built up some status over the years and led to a massive number of copycat groups until even nowadays. So seems fine to be included in the list. It is practically a 1-person project and I much like how consistent it is in every aspect. Songs are all 4-5 star. Production is fantastic so clearly 5 star overall.

Solid album. I quite like the dark gloomy sound, but not enough to prevent my attention from dropping off from time to time. In these moments, it gets too repetitive and things like the rather harsh drums get a little annoying. I think I liked this better when I listened to it back in the nineties.

There are a few good songs but it's too dark for my taste.

cool

Those who get it, get it! I was very excited to see an album I know inside and out. As a kid to Gen X parents who loved the Sisters of Mercy, this is one of my favorite albums that I was introduced to. It's definitely not for everyone, though, as the icy gothic sound is present FULL force. This album contains many of the Sisters' best tracks. There is not one that I skip. The album is cohesive and I have always loved the pair of "Flood" songs, giving the impression of a cinematic reprise. Lucretia My Reflection has a simple but iconic baseline all throughout. This Corrosion delves into the band's more pop, dance-oriented side with powerful choral accents. The last two songs are slower and sparse and I'd give them a shot even if you don't like the rest of the songs. I'd recommend their first album for those who would prefer a less dramatic sound from the Sisters. "Goth" cult classic. 5 stars!

This is incredible. Once I got used to the vocals and 80s sound, I was absolutely rocking. Not one that I probably ever would have even thought to try based on my current preferences, but unbelievably glad I did. I could see myself revisiting certain moments on this album very regularly. Hoping this might be a gateway into me appreciating a different style of music.

I’m a sucker for the 80s glam rock stuff, but didn’t get much of a chance to listen to this album. How good did it seem from what I heard? 6/10. How likely am I to seek it out again? 3/10.

Weird, but cool. Like something a vampire listens to. This corrosion was hella good. And Lucretia my reflection. I can see why it's on here. Good for spooky season.

Dominion/mother russia - really catchy. Love the classic 80s vibe. Flood I - also good but sounded similar to the previous track Lucretia my reflection - that fat bass riff. Love it. Wanting to throw on sunglasses during my 5am commute at this point. 1959 - bringing it down a little with some softer piano. Kind of cheesy. Piano recording quality is terrible. This corrosion - not bad but I started getting bored at this point and arrived at work. I listened to the remaining songs on the way home and although I thought they were good, nothing really stood out to me. I enjoyed this album for what it was and I was pumped to get another album from an artist I had never heard of. Loved the 80s goth vibes but the album really lost my interest after 1959. Would listen to the first three tracks again.

New Wave Dracula doesn’t suck blood, he just sucks.

Dominion/ mother Russia- pretty interesting dramatic start. All transitions really solid and I'm a sucker for pretentious poetry references👍 Flood l- instrumental drowns vocals out. Honestly was kinda getting intoit at the end but definitely something to be listened to in the context of the album and not on it own Lucretia, my reflection- this is quite petty lol, musically v solid👍 1959- held back track with just piano and melodramatic vocals. This corrosion- starts with choir . Jesus this guy sounds like a dick no wonder all his bandmates left. Wrote a 9 minute song bitching about he thinks his former band mates lyricism is shit Flood II - better version of flood I👍 Driven like the snow - fairly lowkey for this album, nice track👍 Never land (a fragment)- v meh Rating Cd tracks: torch - sounds like he's given up in the vocal department. Like the flute(?) solo Colours- doesn't do enough for long One of those band but not really a band projects. Feel like this could be atmospheric but I was interrupted. Feel like with the 80s synth sound l should like it more, but idk some lyrics didn't appeal to me. 3/5.

This is like boomer goth music

The echo of drums, the discernible cadence of 1980s beats, this is everything the 80s in terms of sound. Vocals are sung in the lower registers, the synthesizers in full effect establishing the base rhythm, filling in the empty space with electronic sounds, almost as if taking a cue from Vangelis's "Chariots of Fire". Minus the 80s sound, the vocals are reminiscent of The National in their lowered pitches. However, this is also reminiscent of what Cradle of Filth would have been had they been an 80s band to go along with a slightly brighter disposition. The album art is practically gothic in tone, but the album itself is a bit more ambiguous. Admittedly that is a weird takeaway. Overall, this album is remarkable in its enjoyability. The recording available on Spotify is very good on the ear, the space between each instrument avoids that crowded "feel" and gives it a sense of reality where much of the 80s sound made things feel crowded-while-somehow-in-space. "Flood II - Vinyl" is an exceptional track, musically. The electronic elements are there a la John Carpenter (again, not gothic but a bit dark), but what really stands out and gives the brightness is that the acoustic guitar is heavily featured as somewhat of a torch in a dark room. The drum beats are hopeful in their loops, the strings are positive in their presentations. The darker elements are all electronic as previously noted, and in the haunting vocals. Towards the end of the album, it is about time to learn a bit more about Sisters of Mercy and it is a bit of a surprise. Notes of Cradle of Filth all of a sudden make sense, even though they could not be more opposed. The album gets a highly praised 4.

Never understood this stuff - despite hailing from the heart of dark gothic stuff. it's joyless miserable posturing

Loving it!

Pretty 80s.

This album generated a lot of hype in me. Just flows really nice

Pleasant surprise. Feels like the Cure on steroids. Not exactly my genre but a nice listen nonetheless

I don't care how cheesy it is, this is cool as shit.

This is what the skids in Letterkenny listen to when they're coming down off of an intense dance-off session. Best track: Lucretia My Reflection

Heard before: no Not really my kind of music, but I can appreciate that the band have a strong sound - loved the drums and the groove.

3.5 Never heard this before. I really wish I would have listened to it in 1987, I am sure it would be a classic for me now. It is exactly what I like.

English rock band I liked 1959 a lot - great piano This Corrosion was good too

Knew nothing about this album, at all. Had quite low expectations but was pleasantly surprised, a dark, almost gothic sounding album with chilling vocals

Música oscura, rock y sintentizadores, rock gótico que entretiene y se escucha bien. No me encanta la voz, los coros sí y los arreglos con el sax me parecen muy buenos acentos. Mother Russia, Lucretia My Reflection y 1959 son las mejores.

Es que la música Goth no me termina de agarrar. Tiene sus cachitos que no son malos pero luego viene otra vez la onda darks muy darks y no complementa bien. Tampoco es una mugre y con eso alcanza sus 3.

ALL OF THE MOST DIRE, WORST THINGS ABOUT THE 80'S ARE RIGHT HERE. CHEESY KEYS, DREADFUL TUNELESS TALK-SINGING, DRUM MACHINE BEATS, STYLE OVER SUBSTANCE. FUCKING AWFUL. GOTH DICKHEADS. Can't give 0, so it's a kicking-and-screaming 1 star.

Big, commanding synth sounds. It makes me feel cold and empty, in a bad way. This will go in the "I don't like it but I respect it" category.

I may be a closet goth, and I'm all for minimalism, but this one falls a little flat. Perhaps intentionally so, but still. The cover kinda cracks me up. Almost looks like a parody of a goth rock album from a sketch comedy show or something. It screams: Yes, I'm the mysterious and moody genius behind the creation of this record... and this other person behind me in the shadows kinda helped too...

I find gothic rock in this style comically cheesy. Seems like it's trying so hard to be edgy and dark but at least today it's trite. Mostly the vocals are the reason it's so corny. Instrumentally it's competent but... yeesh.

I knew of, but missed this band first time around. I enjoyed this a lot.

As I was listening I was like I know this...why do I know this? And then "This Corrosion" hit and I looked it up, The World's End with Simon Pegg. I think I looked them up when the film came up...must have checked out a few tracks as it seemed very familiar but at the same time I know I didn't listen to this when it came out...which considering musically what I was into at the time is a tad surprising.

I thought I was going to hate this but ended up finding it very interesting. Loved the choir opening on This Corrosion. Overall found it pretty moody and dark with strong 80s vibes.

mid af

1987, so must have scratched an itch I had back when I was 12. Enjoyed it all again.

I'm not a fan of this genre of music. I feel that is sounds cheesy and dreadful. I can appreciate that others may enjoy it. But it feels very dated to me.

Didn't do much for me

I enjoyed this one a lot. In general, I'm not all that big on gothic rock or metal. But this one really hit all the right spots as the perfect mix of dark new wave in the vein of The Cure, classic rock and the emerging gothic scene. The production was fantastic as well.

2.5/5

Very dark

Cool. I used to listen to this band before going to sleep a lot for some reason and I kind of Pavlov dogged myself. I could feel my eyes closing on their own even though it was only 2 PM while I was listening to this. Gothic rock is up my alley, but I prefer Siouxsie and the Banshees, Joy Division, Nick Cave and the background music for Big Boo's Haunt in Super Mario 64. Still very good though - a 3.5/5

p569. 1987. 3 stars. Broody Goth rock meets Jim Steinman and ends up sounding like late 70's Bowie/Iggy. It's OK, but nothing special.

Didn’t care much for it.

Love the way the tracks merge into one another, perfectly executed.

nah tried to get onboard but it's just bad rock with "atmosphere" which doesn't translate unless you're all in.

I'm on the fence with this one. There are definitely some good, catchy songs here but it's a bit too long-winded at times. It's still got some charm though. Lucretia, My Reflection is great. I'd probably listen to this again.

Pretty run of the mill stuff. Sounds very 80s. Not too bad not too good. Album art looks like the cover of a bad 2000s YA novel.

There’s a distinct Depeche Mode similarity I’m hearing. And possibly some Tears for Fears rubbed off on them too. I’m alright with it. It’s like those good bands had a little sullen goth okay band.

This is an extremely 80s and extremely dark album. Not really my scene but there's some good shit. This Corrosion is weirdly compelling.

Had never heard of these guys...was sort of expecting something adjacent to Leonard Cohen's song "Sisters of Mercy". This is not that. This album is right up my alley, though. Many of these songs, like "1959", and "The Corrsion" (while very different from each other) have a "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds meet the Talking Heads" vibe, which I love. Okay, album over, and this is the first full album that I've immediately added to my Spotify list. 5/5.

Enjoyed this album. Always a fan of 80s music and this cross between rock and synth was great to listen too. Felt like I could have been watching the Lost Boys movie. Definitely a dark goth feel to it. This Corrosion got me amped!

I found myself enjoying a few of the songs on here after being initially skeptical. That album cover tho.

Kinda cool so far; a bit 80s, but not in a bad way.

This was kinda fun. I'd need to listen to it again I think but it had a cool sound. I enjoyed it.

Not my style a little too dark and dreary

synth pop!

broughton girlies get it x

For people who tell everyone Robert Pattinson is their favorite Batman, but really prefer Ben Affleck if they're being honest with themselves. If you feel like 1959, that might suggest you're a closet racist.

Always thought of this band as a cheesy Bauhaus imitation. It's not horrible but not great either.

Very 80s gothic rock. Not my favorite genre or anything but it was alright. Especially the corrosion song

Ik vind dit soort muziek altijd een beetje de goedkope 80s sound, maar wel heel typerend. Niet zo mijn ding eigenlijk, maar prima te luisteren. De melodietjes zijn soms leuk maar de zang vind ik helemaal niks. Mijn favoriet is "This Corrosion" ***

Sounds like Bauhaus.

A bit tedious.

I always thought of goths as boring people wearing a lot of make up bored with their own lives. Then emos came and they were much worse. But, hey! These are audiences, and we are here to discuss music, right? Right.  If I were to pick up an essential post punk band with really pessimistic sound and content, Joy Division would be that band. Still, this doesn't totally mean that I consider other bands in the dark/goth spectrum to be derivative, mind. I really love some of them, from Christian Death to Fields Of The Nephilim. I wasn't really familiar with the Sisters Of Mercy though. Lucretia My Reflection, Dominion, and the mighty This Corrosion (which I am sure I already heard in the past) were singles, and they were great. As a whole, the album really sounds huge, with all those busy, upfront bass lines and insisting drumming, a lot of female backing vocals, even some choir (a 40 piece one on This Corrosion), but never feeling overcharged. 1959 with only piano and voice fills up the room effortlessly. On Flood II there is an acoustic guitar along with the synths and the aforementioned, very effective rhythm section, and the whole thing comes out from the speakers as if it was a roaring monster. I could go on and mention all the songs in here, as there is no filler really. All I can say is that I need this record in my collection. A masterpiece. 

Goth… didn’t give this my full attention. Not very fair on SOM. Maybe I shall return one day.. but for now!

Solid Industrial

sort of a dark new wave album which is quite unique in sound in my experience but it lacks a bit to be really considered great i suppose

If this is your thing you'll love it. It's not really mine but I did enjoy big parts of it. More from a nostalgia perspective I think.

Over the top goth/synth. Big fan of the single "This Corrosion". Enjoyed the listen.

I just had a hard time really getting into this one. I like some goth-rock and some of the tracks on this were good, and I never wanted to turn it off, but I can't see myself choosing to listen to it again anytime soon.

Ended up liking it towards the end

Was fine to put on Sometimes forgot to listen Nothing outstanding 4/10

Totally rad, gothy synthetic 80s pop stuff. Maybe like it better than Depeche mode

I have mixed feelings.

De va swag!

Cool post punk et al

Ogillade det... kändes väldigt långt.

I was really caught off guard by how much I liked this. Considering how much time I didn’t spend with it during formative years, my tastes definitely seem to align really well with gothic stuff whenever I come across it. much to think about.

Damn this is a really good album, not sure how I missed it back in the day.. Lucretia My Reflection is a great great dance floor song...but every song is great not a dud among the 8 tracks. 4.5 🌟

This was a fantastic goth album. I will definitely explore the genre now.

Turn off the lights. Prepare a candle. We're about to get a little more....goth. Following the innovations to post-punk by Bauhaus and Siouxsie and The Banshees in 1979, Sisters Of Mercy would follow shortly after. Though not coming out with a first album until 1980, they would fit nicely in with the likes of The Cure and other gothic rock contemporaries. This brings us to Floodland, which is a perfectly reverb-drenched, rhythm-heavy album that's so dark, the vampires love it. If you're not big on gothic rock, there's no way you're going to like this record, as this is a prime example for the genre. There's a huge focus on atmosphere more than anything else, which may not be everyone's jam, but I think it's great.

Good album that has stood the test of time.

This album exactly how I expected an 80s goth pop album to sound. I'm not a fan of 80s pop for the most part and this has too much of that era in its sound. I'd be interested to hear any of their later albums, and may give the band another try at some point.

Very odd, which is not a bad thing! Some songs sounded like rammstein covering Kenny Loggins, others like David Bowie fronting a particularly gloomy Echo & the Bunnymen, and one sounded like a piano ballad from some schlocky horror movie. I would never have found this on my own, and would not have expected it to sound like this based on what I had heard of the band before. Loses a star for not having a proper drummer.

Cest pasns8 mauvais, ca sonne un peu billy idol ? J’ai las deteste mais pas trip mon style. 3

I fucking love this album. It's amazing that they did so much with such a minimal approach. Just last night I was drunk and trying to get my mates to love Lucretia my reflection as much as I do, so this is fitting. 5/5.

It’s not unpleasant music, but also not very memorable at the same time. The songs kinda of blur into a cloud of hazey guitars and moody vocals. 4/10

Dominion/Mother Russia is a goth masterpiece. The last of the album flags a fair bit, and has aged rather poorly. But still has its time and place intact...

I could see this influencing early NIN with the drum machine and themes. The singing was a bit comical for me though - exactly what I imagine "British gothic rock" to sound like".

Ik twijfel tussen 3 en 4. Echter vind ik een ander album van hun beter, dus 3

Als dit de eerste keer was dat ik dit hoorde, had ik ongetwijfeld een tering hekel gehad aan dit soort 80s gothic, maar door mijn herinneringen stijgt dit voor mij boven zichzelf uit. Dominion/Mother Russia is zo ontzettend cool!

Iets teveel gothic voor mij.

Lekker over de top en theatraal, maar een paar echt wel toffe nummers. Ik zie mezelf weer in de donkere krochten van De Boulevard op die stenen dansvloer de alto staan uit te hangen. En ondertussen natuurlijk de neuzen van mijn legerkisten inspecteren.

Niet bepaald een verrijking van m’n leven.

I always assumed 80s goth rock would be cheesy (the album cover didn't help), but this was quite good.

I would have liked this more when I was, like, 19. Doesn't do much for me now.

Shitty 80s music. So moody. Bland and forgettable

Second half better than first. Not my kind of music. Highlight tracks: 4, 5, 6

Album respectable. Mélange de rock et new wave qui se laisse écouter