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Conference marvin::uk_music

Title:The UK Music Conference
Notice:Welcome (back) to UK_MUSIC on node MARVIN.
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Created:Mon Mar 28 1988
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1381
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513.0. "Siouxsie & the Banshees" by BREW11::TIMMINS () Tue Oct 10 1989 18:25

    
    Another Note for Siouxsie & the Banshees, being as they are
    one of a few original Punk/Goth bands from the seventies.
    
    How Many singles have they made over the years.
    
    
    Jezza
    
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513.1Who's Life Is It Anyway??AYOV11::LGRAYThu Oct 12 1989 19:249
    
    Hi,
    
    Did you read the article in last weks NME on the Creatures, a very
    interesting read.
    
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    Linda
513.2WIKKIT::WARWICKTrevor WarwickMon Jun 10 1991 14:407
    
    I was in HMV this morning (bright and early...), and I heard a couple
    of tracks from the new Siouxsie and the Banshees album, which I thought
    sounded pretty good. Has this only just been released (e.g. today) ?
    If anyone already has it, what do you think of it ?
    
    Trevor
513.3no help hereFORTY2::ASHGrahame Ash @REOMon Jun 10 1991 18:298
Trev,

While you were there, did you pick up your tickets for the show at the 
University on the 26th?!!

g

ps	Thought I'd see them before investing in the album.
513.4make-over of the 90'sSRFSUP::BERZERempire of the senselessMon Jun 10 1991 19:378
    I think the new album's fantastic! stupendous! But then again, I
    am a HUGE Banshee fan.  I'm glad the new single is getting a lot
    of airplay around here. 
    
    -Vicki
    
    See Siouxsie as Emma Peel (Diana Rigg) in the "Kiss Them For Me"
    video.             
513.5SUBURB::TUDORKLaboratory ladySun Jun 30 1991 23:106
    Second hand review here - I work with someone who saw Siouxsie at the
    Uni last night - she said they were diabolical.
    
    Shame really - I'm of an age to remember her first time round. 
    "Because the Night" and all that...:-(
    
513.6CHEFS::PRICETBurning Me Out From The InsideMon Jul 01 1991 12:146
513.7New record and concertUPROAR::WEBSTERMMike WebsterMon Jul 01 1991 14:5217
    
    I bought Superstion recently and also think it is a great record.
    It probably hasn't got some of the urgency and raw feeling of the old
    stuff. It's a record that grows on me, each listening I discover
    something else I like.
    
    I saw Siouxie at the T&C on Sat. The show is composed of 60% tracks
    from Superstition, including Cry, Silver waterfall, Kiss them, even
    the slow number Softly, which is much improved live and 35% old stuff
    including Metal Post Card, Happy house, Cities in dust etc.
    
    The other 5% was the first encore, a thankfully short cabaret/Ertha
    Kitt style number. The second encore more than made up for it.
    
    I great concert.
    
    Mike.
513.8Reading ReviewFORTY2::ASHGrahame Ash @REOMon Jul 01 1991 16:2621
Well, I think 'diabolical' is a bit strong! Maybe luckily, I hadn't seen them 
before, and haven't really been a great fan. Though I've liked the singles and 
Peepshow is great.

After each of the first few songs, Siouxsie complained about how unhappy she 
was with the way it was going, though it wasn't obvious to me what it was. 
Their problem seemed to be a lack of variety. Every song was driven along by 
the drummer, percussionist and bass, with only the occasional entry from a 
keyboard to relieve the pounding. The giutarist seemed to be there just to 
make them look symmetrical on stage! Though this really highlighted 
"Peek-a-boo' when the keys player came to the front with an accordion. The 
only other song which really made it for me was 'Kiss them' which used 2 
keyboards (no bass) to generate some interest.

Short, perfunctory encores, and both band and audience seemed disappointed by 
the whole affair. 

The new single is 'Shadowtime' (?), another highlight, on only one hearing - 
might yet fork out for the album!

grahame
513.9Album is pretty goodWIKKIT::WARWICKTrevor WarwickWed Jul 03 1991 18:237
    
    I bought the album, and I've only listened to it a couple of times so
    far, but I think the best tracks are "Kiss Them For Me", "Shadowtime"
    and "<something> Sister". I can't remember what <something> is - it's
    track 5, anyway.
    
    Trevor
513.10Each of us gets older-she too..COL01::STANIENDAThu Jan 23 1992 19:0818
    I really adore Siouxsie Sioux since many years - she's always good for
    any surprise, though the last two LPs were a bad surprise ("Peepshow"
    sounded like "Queen" for Heteros, except of "Peek-A-Boo" which is
    really great, and "Superstition" is simply boring).
    
    So I've collected lot of Banshees-Records, but it seems to me one is
    still missing. My collection starts with "The Scream" and "Join Hands"
    both recorded 77/78, but as I far I can remember their first success
    was "Hongkong Gardens" (which even hit the UK Top Ten in 77). Is there
    any LP (probably not released in Germany?) containing this song?
    
    During their "Superstition"-Tour last autumn the German Gigs were 
    cancelled because Siouxsie caught a cold - or something like that.
    Does anybody know if there will be another European Tour in 92?
    
    Punx not dead - but it starts smelling a bit strong
    
    Rainer
513.11re: -1SWAM2::BERZER_VIWhy don't we just wanderThu Jan 23 1992 19:384
    The Banshees are playing LA Feb 1 & 2.  Perhaps they'll tour Europe
    afterwards.
    
    -Vicki
513.12Chicken Chow Mein and Chop SueyXSTACY::PATTISONSeek.. Locate.. Exterminate...Fri Jan 24 1992 14:198
	I thought "Hong Kong Garden" was on "the Scream", I must be
	wrong. Anyway there was a "Singles" album that contains it and
	other early hits, the best being "Love in a Void" (not available
	on any other album). This album was out in about 1983 I think,
	and was re-released on CD in later years.

	Dave
513.13Found it - Thanks!COL01::STANIENDAMon Jan 27 1992 11:367
    Found it this weekend in a Cologne Record Shop. Its called "Once upon
    a time" (real good stuff, though I don't know what's so mysterious
    about a staircase).
    
    Thanxalot,
    Rainer