The Sky's Gone Out - Bauhaus

With the release of the darker and multi-faceted 'The Sky's Gone Out,' it was almost as if Bauhaus' mediocre sophomore release never happened, as many songs and styles here sound like direct continuations and perfections of those attempted in the debut. Vocalist Peter Murphy is at his best here, starting off energetic and shouty in the opening song before returning to the Mark E. Smith style on 'In the Night' before that song heads towards a more satisfying punk finale, and even attempting a near-ballad in 'Spirit' that avoids the pitfalls of usual ballads which, as you no doubt know, are rubbish. He still sounds a lot like Bowie, but thankfully in a good ...