Sisters of Mercy - Classic or Dud

Mark can remember the free concert in Leeds city centre in '87 or possibly '88?

new model army.

f*ck yes.

human pyramid.

immense.

human pyramid.

It is so long ago I had forgotten about that, the memory has only just come back to me. jesus!

Well I can't get you that show but speaking of them and Leeds (and approaching Christmas)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5kHAU_rMNA

get the new model army off this oustanding sisters of mercy thread. THIS IS A GOTH SAFE SPACE

Been rocking "Lucretia" quite a lot lately.

been on a sisters o' mercy kick lately. adrenochrome is the best damn thing ever.

Alice don't give it away...No

Of the really early stuff I think I probably play "Good Things" the most. They need to release those BBC sessions officially.

This is making me want to break my EWF mondo listening session and throw on Some Girls Wander By Mistake

I never leave the Sisters for long. Recently been revisiting the Reptile House EP and the Aloce 12".

Someone shared this on Facebook recently:

http://www.the-sisters-of-mercy.com/misc/deardok.htm

Enemies of the Sisters: journalists, record companies, goths, Hussey :)

Yawn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk7F07Q4EiA

whenever I see this revive I expect it to be because Eldritch is dead

Was just reading this interview with Jon Langford on his brief time in the band: http://clrvynt.com/jon-langford-interview/

I thought Eldritch was a pretty clean living dude? Like running marathons and eating kale and all.

kale is the fruit of satan

that interview is great!

Andrew Eldritch is Moving Back to Leeds

like

dud

Okay so last year there was this excellent, really great piece by Mark Andrews on the first years of the band, up to the release of "Alice," featuring interviews with Mr. Eldritch, Jon Langford, etc. Lengthy, detailed, essential

http://thequietus.com/articles/21215-sisters-of-mercy-leeds-andrew-eldritch-interview

The sequel just ran today -- interviews with Gary Marx, Wayne Hussey and Craig Adams, covering "Alice" up through "Temple of Love."

http://thequietus.com/articles/23082-sisters-of-mercy-interview-wayne-hussey-craig-adams-gary-marx

I loved the first part and enjoyed this part even more; gripped from start to finish. 1983 was also my entry point to the world of The Sisters.

Awesome!!!

Enjoyed these. Now I'm reading interviews and came across this:

One time someone came to me and said there is a major scene in a film with these guys in a car driving down a boulevard with them singing one of your songs whilst that happens and I was, ‘well ok’ and I asked for the script and I thought that this is a fucking terrible film. It turned out that is was the scene in Wayne’s World where they are singing Bohemian Rhapsody and originally they wanted This Corrosion!
But for me a bunch of American morons singing my song in a Japanese car is not an exact reflection of what the song was about!

lol, is this common knowledge?

Ha, that's new to me.

i hit leeds in oct'86, so this era was over - sort of.
the hangover from the band loomed heavy where ever you went.
their influence over the city was palpable.
hence why at the time AOC for me felt fresh and new with their go-go styled covers and hip hop/noise collision.
however, both of these articles have been absolutely brilliant and kickstarted a revisit of their early days releases.
'some girls wander by mistake' compiles a lot of the music mentioned - if only we could have a remastered edition.

There is no way that Wayne's World story is accurate.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-oral-history-of-the-wayne-s-world-bohemian-rhapsody-scene-20151130

chatted to geoff t/aoc re the article as he clearly knew a lot of this gang.

i asked if he had ever visted the house :

"Nah, would never have dreamt of going to The House tbh...sounds all mythological in that piece (as does all of it) but it was in reality a 2-up 2 down back-to-back behind the Co-Op on Cardigan Road - both inhabitants were signing-on...it wasn't that enticing tbh.

I recall the era well though...I met Neil & Steve in 82....we played a debut gig in 83, so all the way along the early days the Sisters were the Leeds Indie band who'd been wherever before we had...paying live say, or getting a single paid for, studio sessions etc etc. It was a useful guide to have tbh...it indicated what was immediately possible.
"

There is no way that Wayne's World story is accurate.

Seemed far-fetched, it's funny that he would say it though.

http://media.rhino.com/press-release/sisters-mercy-some-girls-wander-mistake-boxed-set-available-september-1

(expanded but not remastered?)

!!!

going to have to buy this to finally have a high quality adrenochrome on vinyl. what is "Alice" - 1993 Version like?

i am just going to pretend that wayne's world story is fact from now on. too good.

Alice 1993 is slicker and also quite unnecessary imho.

https://youtu.be/_WqThVvWcsk

i don't have any way to listen just now but will take your word for it.

And then there's

http://thequietus.com/articles/23123-nurse-with-wound-sisters-of-mercy-this-corrosion

Haven't heard it, but there's also this: https://www.discogs.com/Andrew-Liles-First-Monster-Last-Monster-Always-Monster/release/6769332

Amazing how an article still gets written every time someone puts a song through Paulstretch.

otm

there's a normal speed part in there too, so it's not just Paulstretch

FM&LM&AM: it's wrong but it's not bad either:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzt6DVW5pEM

listened to 'temple of love' three times before breakfast this morning. did we ever sort out whether the 1983 or the 1992 version was best?

I prefer the later version. I'm amazed how many people seem to prefer early Sisters in general but I don't know what the consensus is. If someone had described me both eras I'd think the earlier stuff would be better but after experiencing it all I think from Floodlands onward they are superior in every way. "Under The Gun" is fucking fantastic.

Agree. Album-era Sisters > EP-era Sisters.

Thirded, but I can totally see how early Sisters had more of an impact on the scene.

can't imagine anyone rating Vision Thing THAT highly. But sure, First Last and Floodland are amazing.

I vastly prefer Vision Thing to First Last but Floodlands is their best by miles.

Some Girls comp >>> Vision Thing

Gift by The Sisterhood is great too btw (other singer but most people don't notice)

A Slight Case of Overbombing is my favorite Sisters release tbh.

Vision Thing is awful