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Sextonseven, you were right!  
I've picked up Kaleidoscope, Juju and A Kiss in the Dreamhouse over the past few months, and I've fallen in love! I always knew I would like Siouxsie and the Banshees, but I never gave them enough attention. Juju and A Kiss in the Dreamhouse warmed me up, but the Kaleidoscope remaster has pushed me over the edge! What a great, great, great band with such an extensive musical palette! My faves so far: Israel- such a delicious bass groove keeps me coming back every time! This is quickly becoming one of my favorite songs by anyone. So hypnotizing and mysterious! 
Happy House- a perfect slice of post punk pop! Siouxsie's ghostly oohing at the beginning and the end is simply chilling! This is a perfect, perfect single, coupled with a fantastically fun video. Classic! Christine- another great poppy gem coupled by another great video! Red Light- seedy synth pop at its best! Siouxsie totally nails the lascivious and lusty delivery. Tantalizing! Melt!- Siouxsie turns into a sultry torch singer on this dark and romantic lullaby. It sounds ancient and gets into my bones! Other favorites that don't have videos: Hybrid- such a disarmingly beautiful track! The high bass playing really renders this song as very poignant and heartfelt. Lunar Camel- evil and experimental synth dirge, and I love it! Desert Kisses- an indelible melody tucked inside layers of post punk fog. Gorgeous! Feel free to join in the Prince Album Poll 2018! Let'a celebrate his legacy by counting down the most beloved Prince albums, as decided by you! | |
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stop, you're just gonna inflate his ego  If you will, so will I | |
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thekidsgirl said: stop, you're just gonna inflate his ego
:blowing:  2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: thekidsgirl said: stop, you're just gonna inflate his ego
:blowing:  oh geeez!If you will, so will I | |
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I must b the only soul that loves The Rapture...  | |
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Embarrassing edit. The Rapture is a Banshees album AS WELL as a band.  [Edited 6/5/08 21:22pm] Feel free to join in the Prince Album Poll 2018! Let'a celebrate his legacy by counting down the most beloved Prince albums, as decided by you! | |
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You should also check out the album TINDERBOX as well. The most inquisitive thing about this album is that although the melodies are light , the thematic choices are very much dark and ominous. For example , songs like "The Sweetest Chill" , "Cities In Dust" , "Lullaby" , "Umbrella" , and others are beautiful and simply takes my breath away. In my opinion , TINDERBOX showcases what is probably the band at its tightest and most invigorated. | |
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EccentricLady said: You should also check out the album TINDERBOX as well. The most inquisitive thing about this album is that although the melodies are light , the thematic choices are very much dark and ominous. For example , songs like "The Sweetest Chill" , "Cities In Dust" , "Lullaby" , "Umbrella" , and others are beautiful and simply takes my breath away. In my opinion , TINDERBOX showcases what is probably the band at its tightest and most invigorated.
Tinderbox is definitely on my wish list! I also really want The Scream and Hyaena. Picked up Join Hands a few days ago! Feel free to join in the Prince Album Poll 2018! Let'a celebrate his legacy by counting down the most beloved Prince albums, as decided by you! | |
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Kaleidoscope is not one of my favorite Banshees' albums, but I'm glad you like it, Moonbeam! It's their most new wave sounding record which makes sense that it would appeal to you the most. I prefer the darker and more refined Tinderbox and the experimental Peepshow albums myself. Juju would be my third favorite Banshees release. The single "Christine" is exquisite, though. Have you seen the video for "Red Light"? | |
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Moonbeam said: Picked up Join Hands a few days ago!
Oh dear. I hope you will still be a fan after you hear it.  | |
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EccentricLady said: You should also check out the album TINDERBOX as well. The most inquisitive thing about this album is that although the melodies are light , the thematic choices are very much dark and ominous. For example , songs like "The Sweetest Chill" , "Cities In Dust" , "Lullaby" , "Umbrella" , and others are beautiful and simply takes my breath away. In my opinion , TINDERBOX showcases what is probably the band at its tightest and most invigorated.
Tinderbox is pretty much flawless I think. The weakest song might be "92˚", but every other track is excellent. The b-sides included on the CD are very cool also. | |
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"Christine", "Happy House" and "Isreal" have been three of my favorite songs since high school.
"Tinderbox" is a classic as well. I also recommend "Through the Looking Glass" it's an album of covers, but they do some incredible versions of some songs - including "Strange Fruit" by Billie Holiday - it's haunting. [Edited 6/10/08 14:17pm] | |
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Here are some more favorites:
"Dear Prudence" http://youtube.com/watch?...re=related "Hong Kong Garden" http://youtube.com/watch?...re=related "Cities in Dust" http://youtube.com/watch?...re=related "The Passenger" http://youtube.com/watch?...re=related "The Killing Jar" http://youtube.com/watch?...re=related I'm so glad you're loving Ms. Sioux  
(and, yes, Sexton is often right about these things, but too humble to admit it. ) | |
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i have a thing for hyaena, the scream and join hands. those are my favorite siouxsie albums...i also like peek-a-boo...  | |
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applekisses said: (and, yes, Sexton is often right about these things, but too humble to admit it.
)I wish I was often right about things. It seems like I'm always wrong. | |
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baroque said: i have a thing for hyaena, the scream and join hands. those are my favorite siouxsie albums...i also like peek-a-boo...
Join Hands is like The Scream's evil twin. | |
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baroque said: i have a thing for hyaena, the scream and join hands. those are my favorite siouxsie albums...i also like peek-a-boo...
peek-a-boo 
Just kidding - but, I'm still sick of it and I haven't listened to it in about 15 years (seriously). | |
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sextonseven said: Kaleidoscope is not one of my favorite Banshees' albums, but I'm glad you like it, Moonbeam! It's their most new wave sounding record which makes sense that it would appeal to you the most. I prefer the darker and more refined Tinderbox and the experimental Peepshow albums myself. Juju would be my third favorite Banshees release. The single "Christine" is exquisite, though. Have you seen the video for "Red Light"?
I haven't heard Tinderbox or Peepshow aside from one single from each ("Cities in Dust" and "Peek-a-boo". I'm surprised you don't like Kaleidoscope more! I often prefer more cohesive albums, but when an album showcases diversity in such a masterful way (like Sign o' the Times), it really can show off an artist's extensive musical palette. I like it a lot more than even when I started this thread! Maybe it is a new wave thing, but I think the songwriting is top notch, and there are some disarmingly beautiful songs on it. Feel free to join in the Prince Album Poll 2018! Let'a celebrate his legacy by counting down the most beloved Prince albums, as decided by you! | |
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sextonseven said: Moonbeam said: Picked up Join Hands a few days ago!
Oh dear. I hope you will still be a fan after you hear it.  I'll keep that in mind! I've read that it's a bit of a challenging listen.Feel free to join in the Prince Album Poll 2018! Let'a celebrate his legacy by counting down the most beloved Prince albums, as decided by you! | |
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applekisses said: "Christine", "Happy House" and "Isreal" have been three of my favorite songs since high school.
"Tinderbox" is a classic as well. I also recommend "Through the Looking Glass" it's an album of covers, but they do some incredible versions of some songs - including "Strange Fruit" by Billie Holiday - it's haunting. [Edited 6/10/08 14:17pm] Seems like Tinderbox should be my next purchase! Feel free to join in the Prince Album Poll 2018! Let'a celebrate his legacy by counting down the most beloved Prince albums, as decided by you! | |
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Moonbeam said: applekisses said: "Christine", "Happy House" and "Isreal" have been three of my favorite songs since high school.
"Tinderbox" is a classic as well. I also recommend "Through the Looking Glass" it's an album of covers, but they do some incredible versions of some songs - including "Strange Fruit" by Billie Holiday - it's haunting. [Edited 6/10/08 14:17pm] Seems like Tinderbox should be my next purchase!  It's really great. | |
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This is just breathtaking!
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Moonbeam said: sextonseven said: Kaleidoscope is not one of my favorite Banshees' albums, but I'm glad you like it, Moonbeam! It's their most new wave sounding record which makes sense that it would appeal to you the most. I prefer the darker and more refined Tinderbox and the experimental Peepshow albums myself. Juju would be my third favorite Banshees release. The single "Christine" is exquisite, though. Have you seen the video for "Red Light"?
I haven't heard Tinderbox or Peepshow aside from one single from each ("Cities in Dust" and "Peek-a-boo". I'm surprised you don't like Kaleidoscope more! I often prefer more cohesive albums, but when an album showcases diversity in such a masterful way (like Sign o' the Times), it really can show off an artist's extensive musical palette. I like it a lot more than even when I started this thread! Maybe it is a new wave thing, but I think the songwriting is top notch, and there are some disarmingly beautiful songs on it. I don't have a problem with the songwriting at all. It's the new wave thing that turns me off a little actually. The album sounds a little too flimsy to me. I don't think that new wave works for the Banshees as well as punk (The Scream) or goth (Juju). For example, I much prefer the live version of "Paradise Place" on the Nocturne album. There's a lot more power in that recording. | |
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Moonbeam said: This is just breathtaking!
Maybe I'm being overly critical because I'm a fan, but like Prince, I always thought the Banshees made videos that looked cheap. Love the song "Dazzle" though. | |
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sextonseven said: Moonbeam said: This is just breathtaking!
Maybe I'm being overly critical because I'm a fan, but like Prince, I always thought the Banshees made videos that looked cheap. Love the song "Dazzle" though.They do look very low-budget until around 1988. Her hair is way cool in this video, though. | |
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sextonseven said: Moonbeam said: I haven't heard Tinderbox or Peepshow aside from one single from each ("Cities in Dust" and "Peek-a-boo". I'm surprised you don't like Kaleidoscope more! I often prefer more cohesive albums, but when an album showcases diversity in such a masterful way (like Sign o' the Times), it really can show off an artist's extensive musical palette. I like it a lot more than even when I started this thread! Maybe it is a new wave thing, but I think the songwriting is top notch, and there are some disarmingly beautiful songs on it. I don't have a problem with the songwriting at all. It's the new wave thing that turns me off a little actually. The album sounds a little too flimsy to me. I don't think that new wave works for the Banshees as well as punk (The Scream) or goth (Juju). For example, I much prefer the live version of "Paradise Place" on the Nocturne album. There's a lot more power in that recording.  Feel free to join in the Prince Album Poll 2018! Let'a celebrate his legacy by counting down the most beloved Prince albums, as decided by you! | |
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sextonseven said: Moonbeam said: This is just breathtaking!
Maybe I'm being overly critical because I'm a fan, but like Prince, I always thought the Banshees made videos that looked cheap. Love the song "Dazzle" though.Oh, but the cheap videos are the charming ones! I definitely agree about Prince's videos by the way- they're quite embarrassing in some cases! Feel free to join in the Prince Album Poll 2018! Let'a celebrate his legacy by counting down the most beloved Prince albums, as decided by you! | |
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Moonbeam said: sextonseven said: I don't have a problem with the songwriting at all. It's the new wave thing that turns me off a little actually. The album sounds a little too flimsy to me. I don't think that new wave works for the Banshees as well as punk (The Scream) or goth (Juju). For example, I much prefer the live version of "Paradise Place" on the Nocturne album. There's a lot more power in that recording. Kaleidoscope is the equivalent of Prince's 1979 self titled album. It was the Banshees following the times before discovering their signature sound on the next LP. | |
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sextonseven said: Moonbeam said: Kaleidoscope is the equivalent of Prince's 1979 self titled album. It was the Banshees following the times before discovering their signature sound on the next LP.  
How would you rank the Banshees' albums? What would your top 10/20 songs be? Feel free to join in the Prince Album Poll 2018! Let'a celebrate his legacy by counting down the most beloved Prince albums, as decided by you! | |
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Moonbeam said: sextonseven said: Kaleidoscope is the equivalent of Prince's 1979 self titled album. It was the Banshees following the times before discovering their signature sound on the next LP.
How would you rank the Banshees' albums? What would your top 10/20 songs be? I would rank the studio albums in this order: Tinderbox Peepshow Juju Hyæna The Scream Through The Looking Glass A Kiss In The Dreamhouse Superstition Kaleidoscope The Rapture Join Hands | |
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