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London, England (1976 – 1996, 2002 – 2002)
Siouxsie and the Banshees were an influential alternative rock band which formed in 1976 in London, England. Initially associated with the British punk rock scene, the band quickly evolved to create “a form of post-punk discord full of daring rhythmic and sonic experimentation”. The Times cited Siouxsie and the Banshees as “one of the most audacious and uncompromising musical adventurers of the post-punk era.” After their split in 1996, Siouxsie and drummer Budgie continued to record music as The Creatures, a second band they had formed in the early 1980s. In 2004, Siouxsie began a solo career.
Siouxsie and the Banshees’ Story
Their first singleHong Kong Garden reached the top ten in the UK in the summer of 1978. Their first album, The Scream (1978), is today considered as a classic. The NME wrote in its review : “The band sounds like some unique hybrid of the Velvet Underground mated with much of the ingenuity of Tago Mago-era Can, if any parallel can be drawn…Certainly, the traditional three-piece sound has never been used in a more unorthodox fashion with such stunning results.” Indeed, Switch placed them as pioneers of the post-punk bands.
Their second album was Join Hands (1979); perhaps the darkest album. Guitarist McKay and drummer Morris left the band shortly after its release.
This change allowed the Banshees to play a different music. They recruited the drummer Budgie and the gifted guitarist John McGeoch, formerly of Magazine (his work with the Banshees was later praised by Radiohead and The Smiths).
Siouxsie and the Banshees’ Story
Their first single
Hong Kong Garden reached the top ten in the UK in the summer of 1978. Their first album, The Scream (1978), is today considered as a classic. The NME wrote in its review : “The band sounds like some unique hybrid of the Velvet Underground mated with much of the ingenuity of Tago Mago-era Can, if any parallel can be drawn…Certainly, the traditional three-piece sound has never been used in a more unorthodox fashion with such stunning results.” Indeed, Switch placed them as pioneers of the post-punk bands. Their second album was Join Hands (1979); perhaps the darkest album. Guitarist McKay and drummer Morris left the band shortly after its release.
This change allowed the Banshees to play a different music. They recruited the drummer Budgie and the gifted guitarist John McGeoch, formerly of Magazine (his work with the Banshees was later praised by Radiohead and The Smiths).
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baslisten2rock wrote:
Juju > Lulu
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PulledToBits wrote:
Yeah, it really does.
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somemusicdude wrote:
"Goth" doesn't have horrible connotations too?
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pannajemiola wrote:
Arabian Knights is perfect [5]
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hookbags wrote:
I would say not only Arabian Nights is perfect but the WHOLE Juju album is perfect.......
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kabelta wrote:
Arabian Knights is perfect [4]
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flowwwz wrote:
who wrote that generic ass description? alternative rock? that has such horrible connotations at this point. no shame in being a fucking goth band
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Kareem7 wrote:
Arabian Knights is perfect [3]
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BowieFreak wrote:
Great band.
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Musilov wrote:
The banshees are a bit 'darker' though; but yeah, it's no coïncidence I like both.
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MusicxxAddicted wrote:
I can see where Warpaint got their inspiration from
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Arabian Knights is perfect [2]
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♥ [666]
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Rhapsody, Halloween, Not Forgotten, Spellbound... ♥
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Happy House ♥
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Arabian Knights is perfect
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happy house is perfect
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They-are-admittedly-definitely-and-whatever-else-I-could-say-AMAZING.
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Cities In Dust, Mirage, Dear Prudence, Christine.... ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
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News
USA Based Shop Update
9 Aug 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/siouxsieandthebanshees
Sorry for the delay but the new State-side Siouxsie & The
Banshees shop should be live next week.
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30 Dec 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/siouxsieandthebanshees
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MitDerZeit, jkmelot, UsagiSkittles and 16 other people added Siouxsie and the Banshees to their libraries. yesterday evening
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DJ-RoseofDeath wrote about Siouxsie and the Banshees in Playlist "Goth on the Rocks" vom 7.2.2012. Tuesday evening
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ACDC-fan tagged Siouxsie and the Banshees with gothic rock and post-punk. Tuesday evening
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musmortwin tagged Siouxsie and the Banshees with new wave and post-punk. Tuesday morning
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Related Journals
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Playlist "Goth on the Rocks" vom 7.2.2012
by DJ-RoseofDeath |
7 Feb 2012
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At the BBC
by c2357 |
26 Jan 2012
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December 2011 - Every time I look, something breaks
by dandyboy73 |
6 Jan 2012
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Old School Goths
46 members
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The Danse Society
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Scars
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Real Goth Music
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