Line #24 Music/Bauhaus


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bauhaus_5216.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350: Left to right: Music/PeterMurphy, David J, Daniel Ash, and Kevin Haskins.]]
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4	->''The pangs of dark delight,\
5	Don't cower in night fright''
6	-->-- "Double Dare"
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8	Possibly TropeMakers and certainly TropeCodifier of Goth Rock. Bauhaus aren't just ''a'' {{goth}} band, they were ''the'' goth band. Although the band mainly performed GothRock and PostPunk, they were not limited by it, and often explored their love of [[{{Reggae}} Dub]] music. The band consisted of: Vocalist Music/PeterMurphy, guitarist Daniel Ash, bassist David J, and drummer Kevin Haskins.
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10	When the band broke up, Murphy formed the short lived Dalis Car with Music/{{Japan}} bassist Mick Karn, followed by [[Music/PeterMurphy a solo career]]. Haskins, Ash, and roadie Glenn Campling formed Music/TonesOnTail. Shortly after Tones on Tail dissolved, Ash and Haskins re-grouped with David J to form Music/LoveAndRockets (named after the [[ComicBook/LoveAndRockets Hernandez brothers' comic]]). After Love and Rockets' breakup in 2009, Daniel and Kevin formed a new group in 2017, Poptone, with Kevin's daughter Diva Dompe on bass. Peter and David toured together in celebration of Bauhaus' 40th anniversary the following year.
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12	In August 2019, Peter suffered and quickly recovered from a heart attack, which led to renewed contact with his former bandmates.
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14	Not to be confused with the German artistic movement, although their name is a ShoutOut to it.
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17	!! Studio Discography:
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19	* ''In the Flat Field'' (1980)
20	* ''Mask'' (1981)
21	* ''The Sky's Gone Out'' (1982)
22	* ''Burning from the Inside'' (1983)
23	* ''Go Away White'' (2008)
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26	!! This band provides examples of:
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28	* AlbumTitleDrop: The experimental "Exquisite Corpse" for ''The Sky's Gone Out,'' and "Black Stone Heart" for ''Go Away White.''
29	* TheBandMinusTheFace: After the band broke up and Murphy declined a reunion, the rest of the band reformed under the name Music/LoveAndRockets, which achieved commercial success.
30	* TheCameo: Briefly but prominently featured in Film/TheHunger, performing "Bela Lugosi's Dead" during the opening credits.
31	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Peter. Case in point: Fishcakes.
32	** From ''This Is For When...'':
33	-->'''Peter:''' Watch your camera's, my feet eat them for dinner! ...Am I being overly arrogant?
34	* CoverVersion: "In Heaven" from ''Film/{{Eraserhead}}'' on ''Rest in Peace: The Final Concert,'' Music/DeadCanDance's "Severance" on ''Gotham,'' Music/DavidBowie's "Ziggy Stardust," among other covers, were usually played in live concerts, and many were recorded as singles.
35	* DeliberatelyMonochrome: In true {{Post Punk}}/{{Goth Rock}} fashion, most pictures of the band, most of the album covers and the video for "She's in Parties," are in black and white. The band also chose to eschew colourful stage lights, in favour of straight white lights.
36	* DissonantSerenity: In the Maxell ad "Break the Sound Barrier", Peter sits in front of a sound system that is so loud that objects literally start flying across the room, all while having a completely neutral expression on his face.
37	* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Peter and Daniel.
38	* EpicRocking:
39	** "Bela Lugosi's Dead" and "Burning from the Inside" clock in at over 9 minutes.
40	** "Nerves", "1-2-3-4", "Saved" and "The Dog's a Vapour" are 6-7 minutes.
41	* EvilLaugh / LaughingMad:
42	** featured on "Rosegarden Funeral of Sores"
43	** Downplayed on "The Sanity Assassin", which at one point features an evil chuckle.
44	* GenreRoulette:
45	** Recorded quite a few [[{{Reggae}} Dub]] songs, in addition to their better known gothic music.
46	** ''Mask'' had a more pronounced {{Funk}} element in several of its songs, particularly "Dancing," "Kick in the Eye" and "In Fear of Fear".
47	** "Exquisite Corpse" goes through several genres in a single song.
48	* GothRock: TropeCodifier with "Bela Lugosi's Dead" (1979).
49	* HoYay: Invoked by Murphy and Ash on stage, fairly often. Sometimes between Peter and David J.
50	* {{Instrumentals}}: "The Three Shadows: Part 1", "Wasp" and "Satori."
51	* IronicNurseryTune: "The Three Shadows: Part 2" is stated by Peter Murphy, as a song based around this.
52	* LargeHam: Peter Murphy, especially on ''In the Flat Field.'' The album was bashed by critics at first because of that.
53	* LighterAndSofter: "Spirit" is unusually upbeat for them, with lyrics about encouraging someone to not be nervous and go out and steal the show.
54	--> Be glad for first-night nerves, for fear gives courage wings
55	** The gentle acoustic ballad "All We Ever Wanted Was Everything".
56	** Love And Rockets and Dalis Car as a whole were this to Bauhaus.
57	* LiveAlbum: ''Press the Eject and Give Me the Tape,'' ''Swing the Heartache,'' ''Rest in Peace: The Final Concert,'', ''This is for when... (Hammersmith Palais - 9th November 1981),'' and ''Gotham.''
58	* LongRunnerLineUp: Though they've broken up several times, there's only ever been one lineup.
59	* MaleFrontalNudity: On the cover of ''In the Flat Field''.
60	* MilkingTheGiantCow: Peter's performances had plenty of dramatic hand gestures, especially in the video for "Spirit".
61	* MinisculeRocking: "Wasp" is only 20 seconds long.
62	* MoodWhiplash:
63	** On ''Mask,'' "Hollow Hills," an extremely ominous song, is sandwiched between the significantly upbeat songs: "Dancing" and "Kick in the Eye."[[note]]Well sonically upbeat, [[LyricalDissonance not so much upbeat when you read the lyrics.]][[/note]]
64	** On ''The Sky's Gone Out,'' the melancholy "All We Ever Wanted Was Everything" comes directly after the catchy "The Three Shadows: Part 3."
65	** Happens within "1. David Jay 2. Peter Murphy 3. Kevin Haskins 4. Daniel Ash", which is essentially four different songs rolled into one. It opens with a serious piano-ballad before morphing into [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext an absurd, goofy song about fishcakes.]]
66	* OminousLatinChanting: On "Stigmata Martyr", Murphy recites The Lord's Prayer in Latin, becoming increasingly unhinged while the same chanting is played in reverse.
67	* PostPunk
68	* PrecisionFStrike: "Crowds" features this twice. Also one of the rare times they've used profanity in their songs.
69	--> You worthless bitch! You fickle shit!
70	* ProgressiveInstrumentation: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKRJfIPiJGY "Bela Lugosi's Dead"]]. Starts with a drum beat, then the bass joins, then the guitar slowly comes, then the voice appears.
71	* RearrangeTheSong: They made several dub remixes of their own songs, such as "In Fear Of Dub" ("In Fear Of Fear") and "Here's The Dub" ("She's in Parties").
72	* RippedFromTheHeadlines: "Terror Couple Kill Colonel."
73	* SharpDressedMan: The whole band, and especially David J, would frequently wear things like suits, (bow)ties, and [[WaistcoatOfStyle Waistcoats Of Style]], like on this page's image
74	* ShirtlessScene: But it also wasn't uncommon for Peter (and Daniel, to a lesser extent) to perform shirtless.
75	* SiblingTeam: The rhythm section of David J and Kevin Haskins are brothers.
76	* SopranoAndGravel: David J and Peter Murphy on "Of Lilies and Remains" and "Departure". Although in their case it is more of a contrast in energy than in pitch, with David providing monotone, spoken-word vocals and Peter's being very theatrical and intense.
77	* StepUpToTheMicrophone: David J provides the vocals for "Who Killed Mr. Moonlight?", as well as the opening verse of "Of Lilies and Remains" and on a large portion of "Departure".
78	* StudioChatter: Very briefly in "Here's the Dub" and at the beginning of "King Volcano".
79	* SurprisinglyGentleSong: The (mostly) acoustic, melancholic yet warm-sounding "All We Ever Wanted Was Everything".
80	* TheStoic: David J when performing on stage, often with StoicSpectacles to boot. Kevin Haskins also could be considered this.
81	* ThreeChordsAndTheTruth: ''Go Away White'' is a simplified GarageRock album.

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