[kj] ot. new bauhaus C.D, ;( what a let down! NO

[T.B.]

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From: "sade1" wrote:



>> these types of reunions reek of desperation for acceptance and cash.

>

>  Not Bauhaus'. Both the '98 and '05 tours prolly scared the shit out of 

> wannabe

>  bands into quitting music and go back to school. I want to think it also 

> halved the

>  lifespan of the Emo genre:

>    how could one see Bauhaus live and dare to spin emo from the same 6 

> strings.

>  Sacrilege, heathens...blasphemies! *evil Jaz eyeglare*


I kind of missed the boat when Bauhaus was first around at the beginning of 
the 80's. Beyond picking up their two compilation cds "1979 - 1983" and 
liking a few of their more significant singles, I really didn't listen to or 
know much else about them. I actually got more into Love and Rockets through 
the 80's due to their self titled album with the single "So Alive."

However, when Bauhaus reformed in '98, I saw one of their Hollywood 
Palladium shows on basically a whim and it turned out to be one of the all 
time best concerts I've ever seen and I quickly went nuts and bought 
everything they've ever released on any format.

When I saw them in '05, that was also a damn good show but they basically 
did their show on a bare stage with no props unlike the '98 tour and Murphy 
frankly looked like he'd aged about 20 years, looked really unkempt with a 
pot belly and badly bleached scraggly hair complete with a big bald patch. 
He looked somewhat better when I saw them open for Nine Inch Nails a year 
later but his best days are clearly behind him and he looks like a right 
twat when he does those goofy goth aerobics moves these days.

T.B.