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...... BAUHAUS
ON THE DARKER SIDE OF THINGS THERE WAS
BAUHAUS. BAUHAUS WAS, IN MY OPINION, THE FIRST "GOTHIC"
BAND. RUMOR HAS IT THAT FOUNDING MEMBERS DAVID J AND PETER MURPHY
MET AT A GAY STRIP CLUB IN LONDON IN THE LATE 70'S. I DON'T KNOW
IF THIS IS TRUE BUT IT DOES MAKE FOR AN INTERESTING STORY. THE
BAND CONSISTED OF PETER MURPHY, LEAD VOCALS, DAVID J, BASS AND
BACK UP VOCALS, DANIEL ASH, GUITAR AND VOCALS, AND KEVIN HASKINS
ON DRUMS. (I THINK I GOT THAT LINE UP RIGHT) BAUHAUS NEVER HAD A
"HIT SONG" AT LEAST NOT IN THE US. THEY MAY HAVE HAD
ONE OR TWO IN THE UK BUT I REALLY DON'T KNOW. THE CLOSEST THING
TO A HIT THAT I CAN THINK OF THEM HAVING WAS THE EVER OVER PLAYED
"BELA LUGOSI'S DEAD".(BY THE WAY, THE LINE IS
"UNDEAD UNDEAD UNDEAD" NOT "I'M DEAD, I'M DEAD,
I'M DEAD")* I NEVER MUCH CARED FOR THAT SONG BUT IT WAS
THEIR BIGGEST HIT. PERSONALLY MY FAVORITE SONG BY BAUHAUS IS
"IN THE FLAT FIELD" 
BUT I DO LIKE
THEIR COVER OF "ZIGGY STARDUST". BAUHAUS BROKE UP IN
1983 DUE TO ARTISTIC DIFFERENCES. KEVIN HASKINS AND DANIEL ASH
FORMED THE BAND TONES ON TAIL IN 1982. PETER MURPHY FORMED DALI'S
CAR IN 1984, AND DAVID J JOINED THE SINISTER DUCKS IN 1983 AS
WELL AS STARTING A SOLO CAREER. WHEN TONES ON TAIL DISBANDED, ASH
AND HASKINS REJOINED DAVID J AND FORMED THE BAND LOVE AND ROCKETS
(ALSO KNOWN AS THE BUBBLEMEN)**, WHICH IS STILL PERFORMING TO
THIS DAY. PETER MURPHY LEFT DALI'S CAR IN '87 TO CONCENTRATE ON
HIS SOLO CAREER. ALL THE MEMBERS OF BAUHAUS, WITH THE EXCEPTION
OF KEVIN HASKINS, HAVE PURSUED SOLO CAREERS, BUT NONE HAVE BEEN
AS SUCCESSFUL AS PETER MURPHY. RUMORS HAVE BEEN FLOATING AROUND
FOR YEARS ABOUT BAUHAUS REFORMING, BUT IF WHAT I'VE HEARD IS
TRUE, I DON'T THINK IT WILL EVER HAPPEN.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BAUHAUS TALK A LOOK AT THIS
*THE REFERENCE TO THE "BELA LUGOSI'S DEAD" LYRICS IS FOR ALL YOU PEOPLE WHO ALWAYS WANNA SING THE DAMN SONG BUT ALWAYS SING IT WRONG. AS WAS SAID ON A COMMERCIAL FOR SPIN MAGAZINE "IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE WORDS, DON'T SING THE SONG"
**THE BUBBLEMEN WAS WHAT LOVE AND ROCKETS WOULD CALL THEMSELVES WHEN THEY WOULD PLAY SMALL CLUBS. THE MAKE A REFERENCE TO THE BUBBLEMEN IN THE VIDEO FOR THE SONG "NO NEW TAIL TO TELL". THE GUYS DRESSED UP IN THE BEE SUITS ARE THE BUBBLEMEN.