Love, sister, is just a kiss away.

[Nevernose]

Thoughts?

[flamingyouth]

1. Merry Clayton - one of the best backing vocalists ever

That's my thought.:D

[madrchsod]

3. you are so right

everytime i hear that song ..well it really gets to me....

[playahata1]

4. RAPE, MURDER,

is just a shot away....

One of the most haunting passages in rock, IMO.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

21. YEAH BABY!!!!

[playahata1]

2. I had to think about it a minute before I realized that this is from

"Gimme Shelter," by the Rolling Stones. Other than that, I have nothing to go on.

[Nevernose]

5. Same here, but it's a killer tune, ain't it?

n/t

[iconoclastic cat]

8. I like the Sisters of Mercy cover of it a bit more.

But that's just me.

[Nevernose]

14. I'm searching, I'm searching

Am I looking in the wrong place?

[iconoclastic cat]

22. What are you looking for?

The Sisters of Mercy was a goth band from the early 80's to the early 90's. Good for their time.

[POed_Ex_Repub]

6. Whew, what a relief...

On first reading, my mind read that as something where people are encouraged to find love by kissing their sisters.

Yeah.. it's 1am, and I should be in bed by now.

:spank:

[Nevernose]

7. It's only ten on the Left Coast

ALso, that's what commas are for.

[bhunt70]

9. I love the Sisters of Mercy version.

[iconoclastic cat]

10. Whatever happened to them?

[bhunt70]

11. couldnt tell you, I saw them back in 92 (?) with public enemy

It was when Tony James (I think) from Sigue Sigue Sputnik was playing bass for them. Andrew Eldritch acted like a total jerk on stage like he hated being there, threw down the mike, left the stage.

He came back about 5 minutes later, did a few more songs and ended the show.

Public Enemy came on and blew them away. That is my last memory of them.

[iconoclastic cat]

12. It was '91! I saw that show at Poplar Creek in the Chicago suburbs!

Yeah, and Gang of Four sucked.

[bhunt70]

13. yep I thought so too. Sisters was supposed to headline here in DC

but Public Enemy was having transportation problems so they had to go on last.

Warrior Soul was equally crappy.

Every now and then I check up on some of those bands to see what's going on with them (Fields of the Nephilim, The Mission UK, Sex Gang Children, Lords of the New church, etc)...I guess it's time to check on the Sisters of Mercy.

[iconoclastic cat]

15. The only good part of Warrior Soul's set was the "Bush has got to go"

chant that they had everyone do. How weird is that!

[bhunt70]

16. I guess it's time for them to do another reunion.

[iconoclastic cat]

17. Uh, no. No bad metal for me, ma!

I'm in a weird spot these days, though. All I can listen to is early Bowie and Japanese jazz electronica.

[Nevernose]

18. It's some kind of existentialist Hell.

Straight out of Sartre!

[iconoclastic cat]

20. Sartre would stone me.

Then bury me in a tree, since the ground is too bourgeois.

[bhunt70]

19. haha yeah, I've "progressed" from some of my earlier listening habits

[SilasSoule]

23. Absolutley the best Live performance of Gimme Shelter Right Here

Best Live performance of the Stones doing Gimme Shelter