@DanHerb10
I used to see Twitter as more evil than good, but not now. We're looking for family, searching for tribe, right? I reckon we've found it. Perhaps we'll all meet up at an NMA gig one day, perhaps not. But in these dark days we're here for eachother: we are family, we are tribe.
Over 50 and not ready to be farmed out to a SAGA holiday any time soon (make that ever). Anyone who has expectations about how I should behave or think at my age can fck right off...
๐ฆ๐ค๐ฆ Appreciation tweet for the glorious Goth professors bringing style and intellect to our screens - there was a real lack of such fabulous female role-models on TV when I was growing up. I salute you ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฆ
@DrJaninaRamirez
@theAliceRoberts
@ImmortalEgypt
(Joann Fletcher)
#30GreatWomenMusicians
Patricia Morrison - bassist
Alice Bag Band, The Gun Club, The Sisters Of Mercy
Lucretia, My Reflection
๐ค An Easter treat for me - not just the formidable basslines, but an image I've admired (and badly copied) for so long ๐ค
#30GreatWomenMusicians
Kristin Hersh (guitarist, vocalist, genius)
Throwing Muses, 50 Foot Wave
Take
An impossible task - it took most of yesterday to choose one video to encapsulate Kristin - my most significant musician, nobody else comes close ๐
We really enjoyed watching Billy Nomates on before Amyl And The Sniffers at Rock City last year. Fabulous energy, such an engaging performer. Love and respect to all of the brilliant female musicians doing what they love on their own terms
@_billy_nomates
@penfriendrocks
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In 2nd place
#7albums90s
I could have chosen any of the first three Levellers albums, but opted for the debut. Cracking tunes, love, hope and political rage - from a lovely group of friends who enjoy making music together ๐
Blind faith, it'll be ok
Everybody tells you so...
Wishing you a very happy birthday Justin Sullivan
@officialnma
Your music has got so many of us through such a tough year. Thank you so much.
We are old, we are young
We are in this together ๐
๐ฆ๐ค๐ฆ Happy World Goth Day to those who celebrate! ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฆ Some things are too precious to be grown out of...
#WorldGothDay2022
Aged 15 Almost 50
๐ฆ๐ค๐ฆ Turning 50 today with some new, absolutely stunning fuck off Goth boots... feeling lucky that my half century's up with my life full of great friends and family (including NMA family and
#MusicTwitter
) and a fantastic list of gigs and festivals coming up too ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฆ
#33Thirds
The Sisters Of Mercy - No Time To Cry
From First And Last And Always
๐ฆ๐ค๐ฆ A lace and velvet clad Goth classic ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฆ
It's just a feeling I get sometimes...
#5albumsFinal
In second spot for me - a stunning album that is both gorgeous and melancholy in equal measure ๐ค
You strangle me, entangle me
In hopelessness and prayers for rain...
#FemaleVoices
Day 1
Utterly unique and enigmatic, the guitar hero
@kristinhersh
stole my heart decades ago ๐
Throwing Muses - Two Step
50 Foot Wave - Clara Bow
#30GreatWomenMusicians
Kim Deal (bassist, vocalist)
Pixies, The Breeders, The Amps
Pixies - Gigantic
๐ Mythical levels of awesome... a true titan ๐
#Top15FaveAlbums
Should have been yesterday in order of release - it was also Frank Black's birthday yesterday ๐ค
March 1988
Pixies
Surfer Rosa
River Euphrates
Bone Machine
#33Thirds
PJ Harvey - Dress
From Dry
๐ A very special year for me - so many happy memories are tied up in this song. On my list
#5albums92
๐
Swing and sway, everything'll be alright
But it's feeling so damn tight tonight
If you put it on...
Just in case... massive thanks to
@tansleyjames
and
@RichardS7370
for the endless fun and new discoveries we've enjoyed through your polls. Honestly, this has been both an education and a constant mental health support in these difficult days ๐
#5albums
love to you both x
#30GreatWomenMusicians
Brix Smith - guitarist
The Fall
Cruiser's Creek
๐ Not sure whether it was easy to be in The Fall for any length of time given the high turnover, but this very cool iconic woman features on all of my favourite albums of theirs ๐
๐ Close your eyes, breathe slow and we'll begin...๐
I played this tape to total destruction as a teenager - some beauty and romance amidst the Goth gloom. In the top 3 for me
#5albumsSF3
The Pan Within
#FemaleVoices
Day 29
๐ Yeovil's musical genius is a true national treasure - each time I have seen Polly Jean play she has commanded the stage and her voice is mesmerising... One of my all time favourite songs ๐
PJ Harvey - Dress
#AlbumClosingSongs
1. Throwing Muses - Two Step
From The Real Ramona
The closing song for me. The only song that can reduce me to a weeping mess for no obvious reason. All the best for 2023
@kristinhersh
and thanks again for a lifetime of treasure ๐
#Top15FaveAlbums
In order of release: February 1988
The Mission
Children
Beyond The Pale
Kingdom Come
Dream On (belated happy birthday to Craig Adams for yesterday ๐ค)
@crow_creature
This has been worrying me for a while now. As a 50 year old Goth female in the UK, I am all too aware that there are enough people who would rather not share their spaces with me. We could definitely be next.
#5albums87
Some albums stick with you and are treasured always ๐ The lyrics and storytelling are as vital as the racing guitar and drums.
My Favourite Dress is one of the best songs ever written. My heart breaks for David
@weddingpresent
every time
@RichardS7370
Hi Rich! My
#5albumsFinal
1. The Cure - Pornography
2. The Cure - Disintegration
3. Pixies - Surfer Rosa
4. Pixies - Doolittle
5. Rage Against The Machine - s/t
My job is supporting mental health.
#5albums
has been a joy and a lifeline for so many of us. Thank you so much ๐
๐ฆ๐ค๐ฆ I still believe in God, but God no longer believes in me... So starts my 3rd placed record
#5albums86
Peak Wayne Hussey. And I adore it ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฆ
And The Dance Goes On
Sacrilege
Wasteland
@RichardS7370
Hi Rich! Here's my list
#5albums83
1. Bauhaus - Burning From The Inside
2. Xmal Deutschland - Fetisch
3. The Southern Death Cult - s/t
4. The Danse Society - Heaven Is Waiting
5. The Chameleons - Script Of The Bridge
HMs: War changed my life forever, Madonna 1st tape I bought
How was my night, you may ask... JS on sparkling form, tiny venue, Higher Wall, No Greater Love, Autumn... Oh, and Fate and Bodmin Pill for the encore. Probably enough said. Beautiful Days are in for a typically brilliant treat tomorrow
@officialnma
๐ค
#PixiesTop15
13.
I Bleed
So much Kim on this one...
Aside from the superb vocals and baseline, the best element of Kim's contribution for me is the low, almost devilish repetition of the words I Bleed to end the track with a sort of vampiric flourish ๐ค
#FallFriday
Still reeling from hearing the very awesome Continuum by HOUSE Of ALL for the first time, I regret not including either of my favourite albums by The Fall on my
#Top15FaveAlbums
list ๐ค๐
Living Too Late
New Big Prinz
๐ฆ๐ค๐ฆ As always, seeing The Mission was a wonderful experience... I'm so teeny that I couldn't clearly see Wayne and the lads, but they certainly sounded brilliant - and You'll Never Walk Alone was really powerful ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฆ
#PixiesTop15
4.
Gouge Away
For me the finest example of what Pixies do best - quiet/loud perfection ๐ Also my teen's favourite Pixies song.
I break the walls
And kill us all
With holy fingers...
๐ค No confusion, no surprise... my top place
#5albums85
goes to a record that changed my life - every track a masterpiece of Gothic style and swagger ๐ค
Walk Away
No Time To Cry
Nine While Nine
#AlbumClosingSongs
4. The Sisters Of Mercy - Some Kind Of Stranger
From First And Last And Always ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฆ
All of my words are second hand and useless in the face of this...
#30GreatWomenMusicians
PJ Harvey (guitarist, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist)
Dress
๐ The final British musician on my list is a genuine national treasure ๐
#33Thirds
Throwing Muses - Hate My Way
From Throwing Muses
My most significant album growing up - screaming along to this got me through my teenage years ๐
#30GreatWomenMusicians
Tanya Donelly (guitarist, vocalist)
Throwing Muses, The Breeders, Belly
Belly - Full Moon Empty Heart
๐ This woman is probably an actual goddess... ๐
@RichardS7370
Hi Richard! Before I start on the rum cocktails, here's my list
#5albumsSF2
1. The Sundays - Reading, Writing And Arithmetic
2. Pearl Jam - Ten
3. Joy Division - Closer
4. The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
5. PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
Cheers ๐ป
#30GreatWomenMusicians
Manuela Rickers - guitarist
Xmal Deutschland - Augen-Blick
๐ค The guitar sound from this iconic 80s German goth/post-punk band is distinctive and quite wonderful ๐ค
๐ If there's a Throwing Muses album, it'll always be high on my list
#5albums95
๐
Shimmer
Bright Yellow Gun
Hazing
Big love and respect
@kristinhersh
๐
#5albumsFinal
In fourth place, a freakish explosion of noise and wonder ๐ค
Doolittle is a more accomplished album - the impact of hearing Surfer Rosa first gives it the edge for me.
We're chained...
๐ฆ๐ค๐ฆ Another spin around the sun successfully negotiated ๐๐and I'm excited about watching NMA Sinfonia in my new t-shirt - sending so much love out to wonderful friends
#MusicTwitter
and here's to another year full of brilliant music ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฆ
A stunning debut from an iconic artist - I was privileged to see Polly Jean in June 92 after its release. Only one link, to one of my favourite songs of all time ๐ On my list
#5albums92
Dress (live 93 - perfection)
Album version
#PixiesTop15
9.
Bone Machine
Took my tape home and pressed play... my first 1st Pixies song was Bone Machine. What was that?! My 15 year old brain reduced to a joyful mush - even Kristin's Throwing Muses debut hadn't quite prepared me for that ๐
@RichardS7370
Hi Richard! Lots of great records on here, but here's my list
#5albumsSF1
1. Pixies - Surfer Rosa
2. The Cure - Disintegration
3. Rage Against The Machine - s/t
4. Siouxsie And The Banshees - Juju
5. Nirvana - In Utero
Have a great weekend! ๐ป
#PixiesTop15
15.
Cecilia Ann
Among other things, an appreciation of surf guitar has developed through listening to The Only Alternative. This instrumental Pixies cover is my favourite example so far. It is also the latest Pixies track in my top 15 ๐
#33Thirds
Fields Of The Nephilim - Phobia
From The Nephilim
๐ฆ๐ค๐ฆ In excited anticipation of Goth Night next Saturday, I will be faithful to my favourite genre all week. What a cracking song this is... ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฆ
All my days
I'm turning over
#AlbumClosingSongs
3. Fields Of The Nephilim - Last Exit For The Lost
From The Nephilim
My idea of heaven may be atypical, but to me this is divine ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฆ
Forever Remain...
#AlbumClosingSongs
26.
Pixies - Levitate Me
From Come On Pilgrim
Boston 4AD bands taught me to delight in bizarre, unfathomable lyrics... I adore the album and this is a suitably strange and brilliant closing track ๐
If all in all is true...
@RichardS7370
Hope you had a fab holiday, Richard! Here's my list
#5albums92
๐
1. Rage Against The Machine - s/t
2. PJ Harvey - Dry
3. Therapy? - Nurse
4. Curve - Doppelgรคnger
5. Throwing Muses - Red Heaven
๐ Ministry, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Carter USM, L7 ๐
๐ค๐Seasons greetings to those wonderful Music Twitter friends who broaden my musical horizons and make me smile every day... All the best for 2024 - with much love, Nic ๐ป๐ค
๐ค A change of name and bio this morning... I've finally realised I need to have the courage of my convictions to support my loved ones. I've been a coward for too long. If my concern for marginalised and persecuted groups offends you, please feel very free to block/unfollow ๐ค