One of my all time favorite bands and one of the greatest things about UK postpunk. Siouxsie Sioux was the superstar frontwoman, the creative kernel was her and bassist & fellow founding member Steven Severin, Budgie was the virtuoso drummer and then there was the revolving door of guitarists, including superstars like John McGeoch and one Robert Smith.
At their best, the mix of punk kicks, avant-garde noise and goth atmosphere was pretty fucking irresistible
This the the McGeoch era lineup
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This is the early, pre-Budgie lineup, which broke up after 2 albums
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And we all know who this is
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I'll be posting facts and songs I love, starting with one of their slower numbers. I think it's about having an orgasm as a result of fucking??
Chasing a monsoon over the dune
Oh fly me to the moon, get me there soon
I don't have to prove I'll last longer than you
Great band! One of my favorite Banshees tracks:
Lovely music.
Quote from: SGR on Mar 27, 2023, 11:13 PMGreat band! One of my favorite Banshees tracks:
That was the song and the album that got me into them.
^ it's great single
This is a great single that never was
Their cover of Dear Prudence is better than the original 8)
Subscribed to thread :)
I know them and like some of their songs, but never took the plunge. Maybe that can be rectified.
One of their best pop singles. The keyboard riff was written by the guitarist, which is why it sounds a lot like a Cure single from 1983-5
This is heavier and darker and one of my faves
Have to hold off on vids.
But favorite Siouxsie songs are Playground Twist and Arabian Knights
This was the first song I heard by them shortly after it was released...
Siouxsie and The Banshees — ChristineI've been a fan ever since.
Don't come at me with those oh but they're aren't goth actually "caveats"... Not interested. All I know is that this is one of the all time goth bangers
None of the biggest goth bands are goth, it seems. So Siouxsie isn't goth? Neither is The Cure according to Robert Smith. Or Sisters of Mercy, according to Andrew Eldritch.
Poor goths.
My favorite goth band is Fleetwood Mac.
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A homemade music video for one of their great songs with Siouxsie Sioux looking really fabulous. Post-punk psychedelia at its finest
Another cut from A Kiss in the Dreamhouse, the last of their McGeoch trilogy