Influential English post-punk band The Sisters of Mercy laid the foundation on this song for the pulsations that would ultimately become quite popular as industrial music. However, the sound of this 1988 track combines mechanical drum effects and beats with a fierce rock guitar attack often missing from the work of the genre's most well-known practitioners. A bit more melodically inclined than much contemporary experimental music, "Lucretia My Reflection" mostly showcases the breathy growl of lead vocalist Andrew Eldritch, who by this latter portion of the group's career had become the band's only remaining full-time member. Though often given the sometimes misunderstood label of goth rock, The Sisters of Mercy ultimately presents an eclectic fusion that can't be isolated quite so easily. Darkness in fashion notwithstanding.
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This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - The Sisters of Mercy's "Lucretia My Reflection"
By Steve Peake, About.com GuideDecember 30, 2009
Influential English post-punk band The Sisters of Mercy laid the foundation on this song for the pulsations that would ultimately become quite popular as industrial music. However, the sound of this 1988 track combines mechanical drum effects and beats with a fierce rock guitar attack often missing from the work of the genre's most well-known practitioners. A bit more melodically inclined than much contemporary experimental music, "Lucretia My Reflection" mostly showcases the breathy growl of lead vocalist Andrew Eldritch, who by this latter portion of the group's career had become the band's only remaining full-time member. Though often given the sometimes misunderstood label of goth rock, The Sisters of Mercy ultimately presents an eclectic fusion that can't be isolated quite so easily. Darkness in fashion notwithstanding.
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Ah, love this one.