Siouxsie & Banshees - Once Upon a Time: Singles 78-81 (Dig)
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Artist: Siouxsie & BansheesBrand: SIOUXSIE & THE BANSH
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2006-06-20
Music Label: Ume Imports
Product features:
- Siouxsie & The Banshees - Once Upon A Time The Singles
- Hong Kong Garden
- Mirage
- The Staircase (Mystery)
- Playground Twist
- Love In A Void
- Happy House
- Christine
- Israel
- Spellbound
- Arabian Knights
Music reviews of Once Upon a Time: Singles 78-81 (Dig)
Music Review: Great Band's Early Period
Rating: 5 Stars
Siouxsie and the Banshees started out as a primitive, arty punk band with a raw yet streamlined sound. This little punk rocker of a collection is a great intro to this band.
1. Hong Kong Garden- For a band whose first ambition was to get booed off stage, this poppy little first single is very strange for them. This classic is a punk song with an unconventional touch: It has a faux-Asian melody complete with chimes and lyrics that reflect it.
2. Mirage- This track is off the Banshees' first album "The Scream". It is a great song about how negativley television is affecting our lives. The song is very urgent sounding and menacing.
3. The Staircase (Mystery)- A kooky, crazy second single for the band with metallic guitars and percussion that reminds me very much of a merry-go-round. Siouxsie vocals were far from the gorgeous restraint that she would sing with later in her career , but they suit the song very well.
4. Playground Twist- The only single off "Join Hands", this song is very underrated. It always gives me the creeps, with its menacing guitars and its odd time signature. The chimes and saxophones are a nice touch too.
5. Love in a Void- Many fans hold this song in such high regard, but I can't see why. Siouxsie's singing is awful in this song, and I think that the Banshees were great because they did things that many bands did not do. This song sounds like the same old stuff to me.
6. Happy House- After a couple years as an all-out punk band, the Banshees went for a change of pace. This song is still punky, but with great touches of synths. Siouxsie's singing shows a massive amount of improvement in this song.
7. Christine- This song is the centerpiece of the Banshees' foray into New Wave-esque music. With acoustic guitar, flecks of synths and keyboards, and Siouxsie's singing showing even more improvement.
8. Israel- After fiddling around with New Wave, the Banshees returned to a more guitar-based sound, but with lots of changes. For one thing, Sioux was now a great singer, and new drummer Budgie added a much-needed kick to their music. This song is a prime example of their reinvigoration, with squealing guitars courtesy of the late John McGeoch, and tribal drums courtesy of Budgie.
9. Spellbound- This is a sacrificial dance of a song, with pounding percussion, wailing guitars, and Siouxsie Sioux ranting and chanting her way through it. A true classic.
10. Arabian Knights- What I love about Siouxsie and the Banshees is how big an influence Eastern music and culture has on them (Their first single was called "Hong Kong Garden"). These influences are in full force on "Arabian Knights", with Budgie's walloping drums, Siouxsie's bizarre howlings, and John McGeoch's piecering guitar. Oh, and the lyrics too.
This is a key introduction to this band.
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