Title: Gothic rock - Wikipedia
Headings: Gothic rock
Gothic rock
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Contents
Characteristics
History
Forerunners (1960s and 1970s)
Origins
Expansion of the scene
Subsequent developments
Visual elements
Impact
See also
References
Bibliography
Books
Journals
External links

Content: Gothic rock stood out due to its darker sound, with minor or bass chords, reverbs, dark arrangements or dramatic and melancholic melodies, having inspirations in gothic literature allied with themes such as sadness, existentialism, nihilism, dark romanticism, tragedy, melancholy and morbidity. These themes are often approached in a poetic way. The sensibilities of the genre led the lyrics to represent the evil of the century and the romantic idealization of death and the supernatural imagination. Gothic rock then gave rise to a broader goth subculture that included clubs, fashion and publications in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. Contents
1 Characteristics
2 History
2.1 Forerunners (1960s and 1970s)
2.2 Origins
2.3 Expansion of the scene
2.4 Subsequent developments
3 Visual elements
4 Impact
5 See also
6 References
7 Bibliography
7.1 Books
7.2 Journals
8 External links
Characteristics
According to music journalist Simon Reynolds, standard musical fixtures of gothic rock include "scything guitar patterns, high-pitched basslines that often usurped the melodic role [and] beats that were either hypnotically dirgelike or tom-tom heavy and 'tribal'". Reynolds described the vocal style as consisting of "deep, droning alloys of Jim Morrison and Leonard Cohen ". Several acts used drum machines downplaying the rhythm's backbeat. Gothic rock typically deals with dark themes addressed through lyrics and the music's atmosphere. The poetic sensibilities of the genre led gothic rock lyrics to exhibit literary romanticism, morbidity, existentialism, religious symbolism or supernatural mysticism. History
Forerunners (1960s and 1970s)
The Doors performing live in 1968.