From the iPod #40 - "More"

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The one constant in Leeds' legendary goth band The Sisters of Mercy has been vocalist Andrew Eldritch, he of the fantastic deep voice, who leads a busy revolving door of bandmate's. At some point after he and bassist Patricia Morrison made Floodland, one of the best goth albums ever recorded, Eldritch tired of the goth label. He recruited a new band, featuring former Generation X and Sigue Sigue Sputnik bassist Tony James, and set out to make an actual rock record, Vision Thing. On Floodland, Eldritch had worked with producer Jim Steinman (Meatloaf, Bonnie Tyler, Air Supply) on two of that album's best tracks, and the two hooked up again for Vision Thing's tour de force, "More." Steinman's over-the-top production style works quite well with the Sisters music, and "More" is no exception. "More" is about as far from goth as it gets, featuring loud, muscular guitar play aimed at the back of the arena instead. Eldritch had performed backing vocals that same year on Gary Moore's After the War album, and apparently the experience stayed with the Sisters leader. The epic (eight-plus minutes) tune is Vision Thing's anchor. And it's really, really good, one of the Sisters' all-time great songs. Style-wise, it's nothing like anything on the Sisters' goth blueprint First and Last and Always, which is fine. Not everybody can remain goth indefinitely.