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Tuesday, 25 May 2004
SWITCHBLADE SYMPHONY-
Mood:
 caffeinated
In the same way that Goths look at the Hot Topic stores iz the same way I percieve Goth.They're embarrased to say that they actually LIKE the store.And,for me,I confess,I LIKE Goth music.Most likely for me tho,iz cuz everybody dresses like it's Halloween all year long and they worship the same idols az I-Bela Lugosi,Boris Karloff,Tim Burton & Vincent Price.
Swicthblade Sisters,a band consisting of two gothed out chickies warbling like tortured witches iz one of the big bands in the Goth scene.Kinda like what Rush iz to classic rock.Everybody has a record by them but they don't necissarily like 'em.
I don't despize them,in fact I kinda dig thier toonz,even tho they all use the same drum beat and the same vocal patterns on every synthesized Wiccan inspired ditty.Most of the time,I gather,one of the two spooky girls takes the lead singer position,but my fave iz when they both sing together,cuz they then sound like those tiny twins in the Godzilla moviez that sings "Moth-O-Rah!"to awaken tha giant moth from slumber.
And speaking of Godzilla,I truly believe Blue Oyster Cult iz THEE Original Gothic Band.They alwayz sang about nosferatus,Joan Crawford and death.I think it's high time the kidz realize this.BOC!!Yeah!And they even wrote a song about Godzilla!So,I guess BOC would be The Godzilla Of Goth and Switchblade Symphony would be the Mothra of Goth!Yep-I figured it all out for ya.
But back to the cd.It's a "live"one,course it sounds like they're playing for about 10 teenage girls with dreams of thier first lesbian kiss and they're all excited cuz after the show they get to pick out what they're gonna wear to the midnight Pagan Ritual behind Grandma's house in the woods.
But the band sounds good,it's pretty easy stuff.Turn on the drum machine,get a guy to blow The Munsters Theme on the sax and do that wierd Stevie Nicks dance in front of a strobe light and ya gots a gothic dance party.Course the moody gothiness iz all ruined when the Switchblade Sisters chirp "thank you" like Betty Boops hopped up on helium in between the songs.Ugh.Way too cutesy n'sugery for me.And here I spent hourz drawing a bloody pentagram on my rug,lit all my black candles and dug out The H.R.Giger Necronomicon for nuthin'.
Now where did I put my copy of "Cultasaurus Erectus?".
Ragz Rates It A:5.69
Posted by ragzdandelion
at 9:24 PM PDT
Updated: Tuesday, 25 May 2004 9:27 PM PDT
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