Music > Siouxsie and the Banshees Submitted by: dishmop On: 2000-10-12 Genre: punk tradgoth Unofficial Site: Siouxsie And The Banshees Home Page Best songs: Spellbound Happy house Forever The Passenger Israel Peek-a-Boo Playground Twist Kiss Them for Me Cities in Dust Happy House Description, by dishmop Fortuitously formed in the mid-70s, SATB was a vehicle for icons galore, including Sid Vicious, Robert Smith & of course herself of the unmistakable voice/eyeliner. Siouxsie's image & early singles "Happy House" & "Spellbound" caused SATB to be counted amongst the goth scene founders, though their sound became somewhat lighter & more eclectic in later years. When the band broke up in 1995, Siouxsie & drummer/husband Budgie continued on as The Creatures (a venture they'd started in 1980).

Albums: Join Hands Music type: punk tradgoth Best track on the album: Playground Twist You have to log in before you can vote! See best track results Featured comment (1/1) by Victoria Blingtrash on 2002-07-10 Join hands, recorded 1979, as the second Banshees record features more punk classiscs, including a few chart singles: Playground Twist and Icon. The Short, eight track album is slightly less accessible than some of the later banshees records, and it may be a better idea to hear the better tracks from "once upon a time", the compilation album to get a feel for it first. [ Submit a comment about this album | Buy ] Ju Ju Music type: punk Best track on the album: Spellbound You have to log in before you can vote! See best track results Featured comment (1/1) by rozzlyn on 2002-09-19 JuJu contains the Goth-hits "Nightshift", "Spellbound" and the socio-political "Arabian Nights". Overall, this is an excellent example of post-punk / proto-goth music. It's a tad aggressive, yet generally creepier than the Scream. Earlier pressings of this album (and, seeing as this album's as old as I am, these pressings were on 33RPM record) also included a bonus 45RPM single of "Isreal", which later endeded up on the singles collection Once Upon A Time. [ Submit a comment about this album | Buy ] Kaleidoscope Music type: tradgoth Best track on the album: Happy House You have to log in before you can vote! See best track results Featured comment (1/1) by Victoria Blingtrash on 2002-07-10 Kaleidoscope, 1980, is my personal Favourite Banshees album. It has a really good sound, and some true classic tracks. This is evident from their inclusion on the "Once upon a time" best of compilation, and the fact they are almost overplayed at goth nights throughout the country. "Happy House", "Red Light" (siouxsie at her BEST), "Christine" and "Hybrid" are all worth a listen, even if the Banshees arent your personal taste. [ Submit a comment about this album | Buy ] Nocturne [Live] Music type: punk tradgoth Best track on the album: Israel You have to log in before you can vote! See best track results [ Submit a comment about this album | Buy ] Once Upon a Time 'The Singles' Music type: punk Best track on the album: Happy house You have to log in before you can vote! See best track results Featured comment (7/7) by Cesare Kemmler on 2002-10-21 Impressive collection of their early punk hits. Includes the brilliant 'Spellbound', 'Christine' and 'Arabian Knights'. Siouxsie and Co are currently working on new Banshees and Creatures stuff for this year, which should be good. But right now you can sit down (or pogo dance) to their songs of old. Absolutely recommended. [ Submit a comment about this album | Buy ] Peep Show Music type: punk tradgoth Best track on the album: Peek-a-Boo You have to log in before you can vote! See best track results Featured comment (1/1) by Iside on 2002-09-09 I think this is where I lost it with the Banshees. it all becave a bit to avant-garde and stick your head in a bucket for me. Well I know what I mean anyway ~s~ [ Submit a comment about this album | Buy ] Superstition Music type: tradgoth Best track on the album: Kiss Them for Me You have to log in before you can vote! See best track results [ Submit a comment about this album | Buy ] The Rapture Music type: punk Best track on the album: Forever You have to log in before you can vote! See best track results Featured comment (1/1) by krazy k on 2002-01-31 A bit of a mixed bag of an album, this. Although it doesnt contain many immediate grab-you by-the-throat classics such as spellbound etc., compared to other siouxsie albums this record still includes some real gems. Case in point: the fantastic album closer 'love out me'. You know you're onto a winner from the second this song begins with the immortal lines "I smash the glass into my face..."! Other highlights include 'Oh Baby' and 'Falling Down'. [ Submit a comment about this album | Buy ] The Scream Music type: punk Sorry, you have to log in first. Through the Looking Glass Music type: punk tradgoth Best track on the album: The Passenger You have to log in before you can vote! See best track results Featured comment (1/1) by evilgirl on 2002-05-29 Fantastically diverse and interesting album of cover versions, with Auntie Soo and the boys covering everything from Iggy Pop and the Doors to, erm, Kaa the snake, from Disney's Jungle Book :-} A wonderful and surprising album. [ Submit a comment about this album | Buy ] Tinderbox Music type: tradgoth Best track on the album: Cities in Dust You have to log in before you can vote! See best track results [ Submit a comment about this album | Buy ] Twice Upon a Time Music type: punk tradgoth Featured comment (1/1) by Cesare Kemmler on 2003-10-25 Twice upon a time is of course the second of a 'best of/singles' album. It boasts a neat mix of older hits up to later songs, ie; the fantastic 'face to face' as featured in Tim Burtons Batman Returns (1992). A worthy addition, it offers only more Siouxsie brilliance and I would recommend it to new comers alike. There latest greatest hits collection is 'Dizzy' which features a new track entitled, er..Dizzy. However Twice upon a time strkes me as a stronger, more eclectic collection of the Banshee's tunes. [ Submit a comment about this album | Buy ]