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Title: Goth goes mainstream?
Review: I received this comp as a present from my girlfriend, and for the most part I *do* like it... as you can see, classic standards in the scene are present here (Echo & The Bunnymen, Gene Loves Jezebel, etc...), so the album does work as a brief taste into the genre.However, I'm somewhat troubled by the addition of Nine Inch Nails Atmosphere, and Alkaline Trio to the party, only because they seem to be present as filler material - NIN and Alkaline appear as more "mainstream", recognizable names to the uninitiated on the album, while Atmosphere's track seems to be somewhat incongruous with the flow of the album.I'm also having issues with Alkaline's cover of the Sisters of Mercy classic "Lucretia My Reflection" - it's a decent cover, but nothing like the original standard.
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