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Everlasting Dream

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Released: Jan 1, 1992

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Everlasting Dream
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In the Shadow of the Sun
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Look Out
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Genre: Gothic
Location DE
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Last Login: 2/15/2009
Member Since 5/11/2007
Record Label Unknown Indie
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.. .. .. ........ ............The 1989 “Sinister dawn” EP from German goth group Love Like Blood is a classic amalgamation of all its '80s goth influences: Bauhaus, Sisters of Mercy, Fields of the Nephilim, and the Cure. The band's songwriting and textural range would improve over the next five years or so, but this early work is entirely worthwhile... ....The first full-length CD “Flags of Revolution” from Love Like Blood carries on in the vein of its predecessor, the EP Sinister Dawn, and includes tracks that originally appeared on that disc ("Doomsday," "Swordlily"). Compared to the more lush-sounding later work of the band, this early stuff sounds somewhat minimalistic; still, it's darkly effective goth which follows devotedly in the footsteps of archetypal descendants like (early) Sisters of Mercy and Bauhaus... ..Love Like Blood 's 1991 EP Ecstasy features a new guitarist, Stephen Noschilla, four new originals, and a cover of the Rolling Stones ' "Angie" (perhaps a response to the Sisters of Mercy 's recasting of "Gimme Shelter"). The originals are quintessential goth, which follow genre guidelines with classical precision. The band's overall sound, which is a bit skeletal here, would receive a full-fledged facelift from masterful guitarist Mark Wheeler, who would join the band on its next album, An Irony of Fate... ....Love Like Blood achieves gothic greatness on the superb Irony of Fate , thanks in large part to new guitarist Mark Wheeler , who adds fantastic new layers of texture and orchestration to the band's sound. Nearly every track on AIOF is a powerful, beautifully executed gothic masterpiece, featuring the tightly wound rhythm section of Jochen Schmid and Gunnar Eysel (bass and drums, respectively), Wheeler's immaculate guitar work, and the growling vocals of singer Yorck Eysel , whose style borrows equally from twin goth icons Peter Murphy and Andrew Eldritch . Where earlier Love Like Blood efforts recall the creepy, skeletal style of early Sisters of Mercy , IOF is pure, soaring, gothic elegance with the capacity to be hard-rocking, romantic, and chilling, often all at once. Irony of Fate reflects a band operating at the peak of its skill, and, along with the subsequent Odyssee , is Love Like Blood 's best work... ....1994's Odyssee , like its predecessor An Irony of Fate, again finds Love Like Blood at the apex of its skill. The band's immaculately executed goth rock is produced with expert attention to detail, resulting in a richly orchestrated gothic masterwork. Guitarist Mark Wheeler , who seems to be leading the band, adorns each song with loads of texture, from muscular hard rock power chording to pristine, echo-drenched nylon string segments. Growling singer Yorck Eysel is at his dramatic best, sounding beautiful and threatening at the same time. From the haunting opener "Feedback" to the hurtling "Fallacious World," each song is memorable. Along with An Irony of Fate, Odyssee is absolutely essential goth, and represents the very best of Love Like Blood ... ....With the departure of guitarist Mark Wheeler , Love Like Blood unfortunately lost the guiding hand that made its two albums An Irony of Fate and Odyssee such memorable gothic masterpieces. New guitarist Colin Hughes lacks Wheeler's virtuosic flair for texture and orchestration, and therefore leads the band to less-distinguished territory on Exposure ... ..(Source ..www.music.com..).. ...."Chronology of a Love Affair" features Love Like Blood playing covers of classic goth songs that were originally released between 1985 and 2000. To me, it sounds disturbingly like the final death rattle of a band once practically hailed as the future of gothic rock... ..I remember finally receiving my vinyl copy of the first Love Like Blood album in the very beginning of the nineties. "Flags of Revolution" turned out to be a rather crappy album of Sisters of Mercy rip offs, which made the following album even more surprising. "An Irony of Fate" had me and most of my friends astounded - here was a fresh, exciting goth album carrying on the tradition of Fields of the Nephilim. If a band could develop so much between albums, there must be great things ahead? .. ..Apparently not so. The next album was much bleaker, and after band member Mark Wheeler left the band, things started tumbling downhill. After several boring albums, the band conceived the idea of covering important goth songs, trying "not to lose the charm of the originals but playing them as if they were new Love Like Blood Songs". Why, oh why? .. ..Above all things this album makes you long to hear the original versions of New Order's "Decades" and Tiamat's "Whatever That Hurts". I don't have anything against bands playing covers - again Type O Negative, Bauhaus and even Sisters of Mercy have all made great covers - but please do it for a reason. Not out of boredom. .. ..(Source ..www.releasemagazine.net..)..........
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