FAITH AND THE MUSE VERA CAUSA DOUBLE COMPILATION METROPOLIS RELEASE: OCTOBER 23, 2001 REVIEW: NOVEMBER 15, 2001

The goth rock and dark wave genres are surprisingly vigorous. They constantly manage to produce mythical, sinister and original music that find the bleeding hearts of a broad audience.
Faith and the Muse have been around for about seven melodramatic years, sharing stage with bands like The Mission and The Sisters of Mercy. It is not by coincidence.
The new album "Vera Causa" deal with most of the seven years in a manner, some bands do, who don't find it appealing to put together an ordinary "best of" compilation. Covers, rare material, live takes and remixes are gathered on a double album, together with "the story of Faith and the Muse".
I generally have a love/hate relation to records modelled for fans. Is it to please them, or exploit them, I ask myself? Well, it's most likely shares of both ingredients.
"Vera Causa" is separated in several parts, some better than others. Much of the rare material and most of the covers are quite boring, actually. Then there are seven songs recorded live last year. Seven songs, which I would with pleasure, give the highest grade possible.
Unfortunately that is not enough. If you are deeply in love with goth and dark wave you should probably obtain the three previous full-length albums before this. That is the tale thus far.

ANDERS WIIK

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