256. Bauhaus

Given the title of the “Fathers of Goth music”, Bauhaus took Post Punk music in a darker and gloomier direction than their contemporaries. Bauhaus was able to incorporate other musical styles like Glam Rock, Krautrock and Funk and keep the mood dark. In their brief career, Bauhaus mastered the art of taking music into emotional places that most musicians never even thought about. As such, Bauhaus found themselves as an unintentional muse for future bands and were considered quite influential. They may have never got past cult (which they still have today) status, but Bauhaus could have never been a mainstream band anyway.

The Bullet Points: 

Eligible Since:

2004

Country of Origin:

United Kingdom (Northampton, England)

Nominated In:

Never

Why They Will Get In:

They have been considered influential and the forefathers to a musical subgenre.

Why They Won’t Get In:

They never got past cult band status.

Essential Albums:

In the Flat Field (1980)

Mask (1981)

The Sky’s Gone Out (1982)

Burning from the Outside (1983)

Our Five Favorite Songs as Chosen by Each Member of the NIHOF Committee:

Bela Lugoosi’s Dead (Single, 1979)

Dark Entries (Single, 1979)

God in an Alcove (From In the Flat Field, 1980)

The Passion of Lovers (From Mask, 1981)

Kick in the Eye (From Mask, 1981)

www.bauhausmusik.com