EW's GRADE
B+

Details Release Date: Sep 19, 2006; Lead Performance: Various Artists; Genre: Rock

A comprehensive Goth-rock primer for the vampire-obsessed, A Life Less Lived: The Gothic Box's four discs include an impressive array of gloom purveyors, from the well-known (the Cure, Bauhaus) to the not so (Xmal Deutschland). Bonus: Entertaining, if dated, videos from the likes of the Sisters of Mercy and the Cult.

Originally posted Sep 15, 2006 Published in issue #898 Sep 22, 2006 Order article reprints

Add your comment

The rules: Keep it clean, and stay on the subject or we might delete your comment. If you see inappropriate language, e-mail us. An asterisk * indicates a required field.

500 characters remaining
Advertisement

Today's Most Popular

  1. The Music Mix Madonna breaks silence on M.I.A.'s middle finger: 'It's such a teenager, irrelevant thing to do'
  2. Photo Gallery: Grammys 2012 Grammys 2012: Who will/should win
  3. PopWatch This Week's Cover: 'The Vampire Diaries'stars talk about the red-hot Damon-Elena-Stefan triangle
  4. Inside TV 'NCIS,''Once Upon a Time,''Fringe,''Vampire Diaries': Find out what's next in the Spoiler Room
  5. PopWatch Pro-Ellen ralliers surpass One Million Moms on Facebook