History Music / Bauhaus

* EvilLaugh: featured on "Rosegarden Funeral of Sores"

* LiveAlbum: ''Press the Eject and Give Me the Tape,'' ''Swing the Heartache,'' ''Rest in Peace: The Final Concert,'' and ''Gotham.''

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

When the band broke up, Murphy formed the short lived ''Dalis Car'' with ''Music/{{Japan}}'' bassist Mick Karn, followed by 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 (after the [[ComicBook/LoveAndRockets Hernandez brothers' comic]]). After Love and Rockets' breakup in 2009, Daniel and Kevin have formed a new group in 2017, Poptone, with bassist Diva Dompe.

* DeliberatelyMonochrome: In true PostPunk / GothRock fashion, most pictures of the band 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.
* EpicRocking: "Bela Lugosi's Dead," clocking in at over 9 minutes.
** "Nerves," "1-2-3-4," and "Burning from the Inside" count as well.

** ''Mask'' had a more pronounced {{Funk}} element in several of its songs. "Dancing" for an example.

When the band broke up, Murphy formed the short lived ''Dalis Car'' with ''Music/{{Japan}}'' bassist Mick Karn, followed by 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 (after the [[ComicBook/LoveAndRockets Hernandez brothers' comic]]).

When the band broke up, Murphy formed the short lived ''Dalis Car'' with ''Music/{{Japan}}'' bassist Mick Karn, followed by 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 (after the [[ComicBook/LoveAndRockets Hernandez brothers' comic]]).

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

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

* 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, was usually played in live concerts, and many were recorded as singles.

* SiblingTeam: The rhythm section of David J and Kevin Haskins are brothers.

* 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, was usually played in live concerts, and many were recorded as singles.

* 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, and many were recorded as singles.

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 Dub music. The band consisted of: Vocalist Music/PeterMurphy, guitarist Daniel Ash, bassist David J, and drummer Kevin Haskins.

** Recorded quite a few Dub {{Reggae}} songs, in addition to their better known gothic music.

--'''"Double Dare."'''

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 dub music. The band consisted of: Vocalist Music/PeterMurphy, guitarist Daniel Ash, bassist David J, and drummer Kevin Haskins.

** 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.

* IronicNurseryTune: "The Three Shadows. Part 2" is stated by Peter Murphy, as a song based around this.

** On ''Mask,'' "Hollow Hills," an extremely ominous song, is sandwiched between the significantly upbeat songs, "Dancing" and "Kick in the Eye."

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

** "Nerves", "1-2-3-4" and "Burning From The Inside" count as well.
* GenreRoulette

* IronicNurseryTune: "The Three Shadows, Part II" is stated by Peter Murphy, as a song based around this.

** On ''The Sky's Gone Out,'' the melancholy "All We Ever Wanted Was Everything" comes directly after the catchy "The Three Shadows, Part III."

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

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

* BreakupBreakout: While the band were more influential than successful, both Music/LoveAndRockets and Music/PeterMurphy solo had hit singles in the US.

* DeliberatelyMonochrome: In true PostPunk / GothRock fashion, most pictures of the band 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.

** Recorded quite a few dub {{reggae}} songs in addition to their better known gothic music.

* IronicNurseryTune: "The Three Shadows, Part II" is stated by Peter Murphy as a song based around this.

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

* 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.

* LargeHam: Peter Murphy, especially on "In the Flat Field." The album was bashed by critics at first because of that.

When the band broke up, Murphy formed the short lived Dalis Car with Music/{{Japan}} bassist Mick Karn, followed by a solo career. 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.

** ''Mask'' had a more pronounced {{Funk}} element in several of its songs. "Dancing" for an example.

Possibly TropeMakers 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.

* CloudCuckooLander: Peter. Case in point: Fishcakes.

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.

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

[[caption-width-right:350:Left to right: Music/PeterMurphy, David J, Daniel Ash, Kevin Haskins.]]

--'''"Double Dare"'''

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 Music/DanielAsh, bassist Music/DavidJ, and drummer Music/KevinHaskins.

When the band broke up, Murphy formed the short-lived Music/DalisCar with Music/{{Japan}} bassist Music/MickKarn 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.

!!Studio Discography

!!This band provides examples of:
* AlbumTitleDrop: The experimental "Exquisite Corpse," for ''The Sky's Gone Out'' and "Black Stone Heart" for ''Go Away White''.

* 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.

* 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."

* IronicNurseryRhyme: "The Three Shadows, Part II" is stated by Peter Murphy as a song based around this.