siouxsie and the banshees: classic or dud? search and destroy

I was a huge, huge fan in the 80s, saw them live several times (they were shit hot) once with Robert Smith on guitar which must be like a goth's wet dream or something. But for some reason I went right off them very quickly and don't listen to them at all now (well, apart from the nostalgic tug of "Hong Kong Garden" and "Jigsaw Feeling"). Maybe it was me, maybe it was "Dear Prudence"

I too read Paytress' book (whilst on jury duty) and enjoyed it so much that I was genuinely sad when it was over.

Has anyone heard the new Creatures record? It's been getting glowing reviews.

Am I the only one who genuinely appreciates "Kiss Them for Me"?

*Thinks it's alright* - sign me up.

chapterhouse/siouxsie sample

I do like "Kiss Them for Me," I thought it was very alluring and interesting (and I loved the subject matter). Great video too -- reminds me that a decent video collection and B-side comp is WELL overdue from them.

I LOVE THAT SONG.

_Hai!_ sounds a lot like the spacier moments of _Boomerang_ with bigger, fatter drums, which of course means that I think it's GODLIKE.

Anyone hear anything about Siouxsie?

total evil riffage, amazing off kilter drum beat from budgie

(Actually, this doesn't really surprise me, but hey; I'll take every "you were right" that gets flung my way.)

search: everything, especially "Painted Bird"

destroy: who told they are dud.

Regardless, in spite of the opinion that everyone seems to be throwing around, I love the Dear Prudence cover. And Spellbound is absolutely amazing.

*sway, sway, hand flutter*

(xpost: Hmm, Atnevon's production point might explain why _Tinderbox_ is perfect; it's the fulcrum point between their two extremes.)

Actually, I think that the last time I listened to them might have been in 2001.

Um, except everyone loves their cover of "Helter Skelter" (where "everyone" actually means "me"). The problem is that the song "Dear Prudence" is an irredeemably twee piece of shitty songwriting that should be beaten with sticks.

But at least, Dead Prudence is filler to a great album, in my opinion.

"DEAD Pru-DENCE
WILL-YOU-NOT-COME-OUT-AND-PLAY
DEAD Pru-DENCE
GREET-THE-BRAND-NEW-DAY."

The problem is i am Elvis is DEAD.

But now I think "I SEE DEAD PEOPLE". Pour Prudence...

I dunno. I like every Beatles cover over the original except for that Journey cover of "It's All Too Much".

All of the Siouxsie Beatles covers are great, even that recent cover of "Blue Jay Way"

More credence for the "'Dear Prudence' is actually shitty" theory.

OT$$$

With the upcoming heatwave, it might be time to give '92 Degrees' a few spins! OMG I love that song..

Wednesday 20th October

Siouxsie Sioux guest presenting The John Peel show
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/alt/johnpeel/index.shtml

tune in !

However, it picked up!

I might be the only fan of gloss to have disliked "Face to Face" since 1992. Stephen Hague + the Banshees didn't pair well.

It’s great at the goth club. And the b-sides were pretty fun too

I came around on tunafish sandwiches and still love listening to The Lords Prayer …

I bought Hyæna and Tinderbox around the time of release, saw the Through the Looking Glass tour and opening for David Bowie at Angel Stadium Glass Spider. But none of that comes close to Siouxsie and the Banshees - Juju poll

Been a SATB fan since I first saw the video for "The Passenger" on 120 Minutes in the 80s (didn't even know that it was an Iggy cover yet), but somehow I'd just never gotten around to listening to 'The Rapture' until I heard "Stargazer" on a "vintage alternative"-type radio show. Now I've heard it and think it's great! I guess that was a quality effort to sign off with, and I might think it's even a click or two better than 'Superstition.'

Definitely. Rapture was good but their time had passed. Superstition is the only low point in their discography

Also, Downside Up is the best b-side 4xCD box. I’ll fight with it in the reissue goth war

If I could second this.

Definitely. Rapture was good but their time had passed. Superstition is the only low point in their discography

Of the two times I saw them, Lolla 91 was good but yeah I remember thinking that beyond a couple of killer singles that was an uneven effort to be touring for, putting it mildly. But I did see The Rapture tour stop at the Wiltern and that was really lovely -- the songs from that album killed live, the overall setlist and crowd vibes were great. It kinda put a pin in everything just so, so I never bothered with the reunion. (Did see the Creatures with John Cale a few years later and that was a fine addendum, though I do regret not seeing the Boomerang tour in 1990.)

Downside Up is fantastic - I listen to CD1 of that more than most actual Banshees albums though the other discs are almost as great.

The Rapture is a top five Banshees CD imo

Feels like Superstition was their (weak) attempt to break the American mainstream, while Rapture was them saying fuck it (would also reflected in the set lists of both tours).

I love Shadowtime. Also love love love the b-sides Staring Back and Return. Great memories of Dear Prudence on the first Lollapalooza tour at sunset.