History Music / Bauhaus

Not to be confused with the German artistic movement.

Possibly TropeMaker and certainly TropeCodifier of GothRock. 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 dub music. The band consisted of vocalist Music/PeterMurphy, guitarist Daniel Ash, bassist David J, and drummer Kevin Haskins.

When the band broke up, Murphy formed the short-lived Dali's Car with Music/{{Japan}} bassist Mick Karn followed by a solo career, and Haskins, Ash, and Glenn Campling formed Music/TonesOnTail. Shortly after Tones on Tail, Music/LoveAndRockets (after the [[ComicBook/LoveAndRockets Hernandez brothers' comic]]) was formed from Ash, Haskins, and J.

* AlbumTitleDrop: The experimental "Exquisite Corpse", for ''The Sky's Gone Out'' and "Black Stone Heart" for "Go Away White".
* TheBandMinusTheFace: After Peter Murphy left the band, the rest of the band went under the name "Music/LoveAndRockets", which achieved commercial success.

* CoverVersion: "In Heaven" from ''Film/{{Eraserhead}}'' on ''Rest in Peace: The Final Concert''. Music/DavidBowie's "Ziggy Stardust", among other covers, was usually played in live concerts.
* ADayInTheLimelight: David J. provides the vocals for "Who Killed Mr. Moonlight?".
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: In true PostPunk[=/=]GothRock fashion, most pictures of the band and the video for "She's in Parties" are in black and white.
* EpicRocking: "Bela Lugosi's Dead", clocking in at over 9 minutes.

** Recorded quite a few dub reggae songs in addition to their better known gothic music.
** ''Mask'' had a more pronounced Funk element in several of its songs. "Dancing" for an example.

* {{Instrumentals}}: "The Three Shadows: Part 1" and "Satori".
* LargeHam: Peter Murphy, especially on "In the Flat Field". The album was bashed by critics at first because of that.
* LiveAlbum: ''Press The Eject and Give Me the Tape,'' ''Swing the Heartache,'' ''Rest in Peace: The Final Concert'' and ''Gotham''.
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Range from a 1 ("The Three Shadows: Part 1") to about a 5 ("Dark Entries"), but they're generally a 3 or 4. Their reunion album "Go Away White" has a substantially harder sound, although it never surpassed a 6.
* MoodWhiplash: On ''Mask'', "Hollow Hills", an extremely ominous song, is sandwiched between the significantly upbeat songs "Dancing" and "Kick In The Eye".
* OminousLatinChanting: On "Stigmata Martyr".

* RippedFromTheHeadlines: "Terror Couple Kill Colonel".

* GothRock: TropeCodifier with "Bela Lugosi's Dead" (1979)

* {{Instrumentals}}: "The Three Shadows: Part 1" and "Satori"

* MoodWhiplash: On ''Mask'', "Hollow Hills", an extremely ominous song, is sandwiched between the significantly upbeat songs "Dancing" and "Kick In The Eye"
* OminousLatinChanting: On "Stigmata Martyr".

* CoverVersion: "In Heaven" from Film/{{Eraserhead}} on ''Rest in Peace: The Final Concert''. David Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust",among other covers, were usually played in live concerts.

* DeliberatelyMonochrome: In true {{Post Punk}}/{{Goth Rock}} fashion, most pictures of the band and the video for "She's in Parties" are in black and white.

->The pangs of dark delight,
->Don't cower in night fright
->"Double Dare"

When the band broke up, Murphy formed the short-lived Dali's Car with Music/{{Japan}} bassist Mick Karn followed by a solo career, and Haskins, Ash, and Glenn Campling formed Tones on Tail. Shortly after Tones on Tail, Love and Rockets (after the Hernandez brothers' [[LoveAndRockets comic]]) was formed from Ash, Haskins, and J.

Possibly TropeMaker and certainly TropeCodifier of GothRock. 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 dub music. The band consisted of vocalist Peter Murphy, guitarist Daniel Ash, bassist David J, and drummer Kevin Haskins.

When the band broke up, Murphy pursued a solo career, and Haskins, Ash, and Glenn Campling formed Tones on Tail. Shortly after Tones on Tail, Love and Rockets (after the Hernandez brothers' [[LoveAndRockets comic]]) was formed from Ash, Haskins, and J.

! Discography
* Studio Albums
** ''In the Flat Field'' (1980)
** ''Mask'' (1981)
** ''The Sky's Gone Out'' (1982)
** ''Burning from the Inside'' (1983)
** ''Go Away White'' (2008)

* TheBandMinusTheFace: After Peter Murphy left the band, the rest of the band went under the name "ComicBook/LoveAndRockets", which achieved commercial success.

* DeliberatelyMonochrome: In true Post Punk/ Gothic Rock fashion, most pictures of the band are in black and white. The video for "She's in Parties".
* EpicRocking: 'Bela Lugosi's Dead", clocking in at over 9 minutes.

** ''Mask'' also had a more pronounced Funk element in several of its songs. "Dancing" for an example.
** Also, David J and Daniel Ash recorded two tracks with Creator/AlanMoore, "The March of the Sinister Ducks" and "This Vicious Cabaret" from ''Film/VForVendetta''.

* GothRock

* LargeHam: Peter Murphy, especially on "In the Flat Field". In fact, this album was bashed by critics at first because of that.
* LiveAlbum: ''Press The Eject and Give Me the Tape,'' ''Swing the Heartache,'' ''Rest in Peace: The Final Concert'' and "Gotham".

* TropeCodifier: For GothRock with "Bela Lugosi's Dead" (1979).

* RippedFromTheHeadlines: "Horror Couple Kill Colonel".

* ADay in theLimelight: David J. provides the vocals for "Who Killed Mr. Moonlight?".

* RippedFrom theHeadlines: "Horror Couple Kill Colonel".

* ADayintheLimelight: David J. provides the vocals for "Who Killed Mr. Moonlight?".

* RippedFromtheHeadlines: "Horror Couple Kill Colonel".

* CoverVersion: "In Heaven" from Film/{{Eraserhead}} on ''Rest in Peace: The Final Concert''. David Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust",among other covers were usually played in live concerts.

* TropeCodifier: For GothRock with "Bela Lugosi's Dead" (1979).

* AlbumTitleDrop: The experimental "Exquisite Corpse", for ''The Sky's Gone Out''

* CoverVersion: "In Heaven" from Film/{{Eraserhead}} on ''Rest in Peace: The Final Concert''

** ''Mask'' also had a more pronounced Funk element in several of its songs. "Exquisite Corpse" and "Satori", for example.

* HoYay: Invoked by Murphy and Ash on stage, fairly often.

* LiveAlbum: ''Press The Eject and Give Me the Tape,'' ''Swing the Heartache,'' ''Rest in Peace: The Final Concert''
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Range from a 1 ("The Three Shadows: Part 1") to about a 5 ("Dark Entries"), but they're generally a 3 or 4.

* Instrumentals: "The Three Shadows: Part 1" and "Satori"

* GenreRoulette: Recorded quite a few dub reggae songs in addition to their better known gothic music. ''Mask'' also had a more pronounced Funk element in several of its songs.
** "Exquisite Corpse" and "Satori", for example.
*** Also, David J and Daniel Ash recorded two tracks with AlanMoore, "The March of the Sinister Ducks" and "This Vicious Cabaret" from VForVendetta.

When the band broke up, Murphy pursued a solo career, and Haskins, Ash, and Glenn Campling formed Tones on Tail. Shortly after Tones on Tail, Love and Rockets (after the Hernandez brothers' comic) was formed from Ash, Haskins, and J.

* TheBandMinusTheFace: After Peter Murphy left the band, the rest of the band went under the name "LoveAndRockets", which achieved commercial success.

Discography-

Possibly TropeMaker and certainly TropeCodifier of GothRock. 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 dub music.

When lead singer Peter Murphy left the band, the group changed their name to Love And Rockets (after the [[LoveAndRockets comic book]]), which was less successful in the UK but more successful in the US.

* LargeHam: Peter Murphy, especially on "In the Flat Field". In fact, this album was bashed by critics because of that.
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Range from a 1 (The Three Shadows: Part 1) to about a 5 ("Dark Entries"), but they're generally a 3 or 4.

* AlbumTitleDrop: The experimental "Exquisite Corpse", for "The Sky's Gone Out"

* MoodWhiplash: On "Mask", "Hollow Hills", an extremely ominous song, is sandwiched between the significantly upbeat songs "Dancing" and "Kick In The Eye"

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* TropeCodifier: For GothRock with "Bela Lugosi's Dead".