Siouxsie and the Banshees

Siouxsie and the Banshees
	; Siouxsie & the Banshees – od lewej: Steven Severin, Siouxsie Sioux, Budgie
Rok założenia	1976
Rok rozwiązania	1996
Pochodzenie	Anglia
Gatunek	post-punk, new wave, gothic rock, rock alternatywny
Aktywność	1976–1996; 2002
	Byli członkowie
	Siouxsie Sioux; Steven Severin; Marco Pirroni; Sid Vicious; Kenny Morris; Peter Fenton; John McKay; Budgie; Robert Smith; John McGeoch; John Valentine Carruthers; Jon Klein; Martin McCarrick; Knox Chandler
	Multimedia w Wikimedia Commons
	Strona internetowa

Siouxsie and the Banshees – brytyjski zespół rockowy założony w 1976 roku w Londynie przez Siouxsie Sioux i Stevena Severina. Grupa reprezentowała styl post-punk (nurt cold wave), a także gatunki nowa fala, rock gotycki i rock alternatywny.

Zespół wykształcił się z punku i grał posępną, refleksyjną muzykę. Był jednym z czołowych przedstawicieli post-punku oraz gotyckiego rocka. Formacja wywarła wpływ na rozwój tego stylu, a także na zespoły takie jak Joy Division^[2], The Cure^[3], U2^[4], The Smiths^[5], Radiohead^[6]^[7], PJ Harvey^[8]^[9] czy Sonic Youth^[10].

W 1978 roku pierwszy singiel grupy, „Hong Kong Garden”, osiągnął wysokie pozycje na listach przebojów. Na początku listopada tego samego roku ukazał się ich pierwszy album, The Scream. Inne najbardziej znane tytuły grupy to „Happy House” (1980), „Christine” (1980), „Spellbound” (1981), „Cities in Dust” (1985), „Peek-a-Boo” (1988) i „Kiss Them For Me” (1991).

W 2022 roku „All Souls” kompilacyjny album z 10 utworami, zawierał „Spellbound” (użyty w zakończeniu Stranger Things – sezon 4), „Fireworks”, „Peek-a-Boo” i kilka utworów dotychczas wydanych na singlach^[11]. Został wydany na czarnym winylu, a także na pomarańczowym winylu – w limitowanej edycji^[12].

W grudniu 2022 roku Siouxsie ogłosiła powrót na scenę w 2023 roku^[13]

W 2024 roku, 20 kwietnia w Polsce, z okazji Record Store Day, ukaże się podwójne winylowe wydanie albumu koncertowego Nocturne z 1983 roku^[14]. Reedycja winylowa z 2024 roku z nową grafiką została zremasterowana w Abbey Road Studios^[15].

Muzycy

Ostatni znany skład zespołu

Siouxsie Sioux – śpiew (1976–1996, 2002)
Steven Severin – gitara basowa (1976–1996, 2002)
Knox Chandler – gitara (1995–1996, 2002)
Budgie – perkusja (1979–1996, 2002)

Byli członkowie zespołu

Sid Vicious – perkusja (1976–1977)
Marco Pirroni – gitara (1976–1977)
Kenny Morris – perkusja (1977–1979)
Peter Fenton – gitara (1977–1979)
John McKay – gitara (1977–1979)
John McGeoch – gitara (1980–1982)
Robert Smith – gitara (1979–1980, 1982–1984)
John Valentine Curruthers – gitara (1984–1987)
Martin McCarrick – keyboard, wiolonczela, akordeon (1987–1996)
Jon Klein (1987–1995)
Knox Chandler – gitara (1995)

Dyskografia

Albumy

1978: The Scream
1979: Join Hands
1980: Kaleidoscope
1981: Juju
1982: A Kiss in the Dreamhouse
1983: Nocturne (nagranie koncertu w Albert Hall)
1984: Hyaena
1986: Tinderbox
1987: Through the Looking Glass
1988: Peepshow
1991: Superstition
1995: The Rapture
2002: The Best of Siouxsie and the Banshees
2003: Seven Year Itch (nagranie koncertu)
2004: Downside Up (55 niewydanych stron b singli – 4 CD)
2006: Voices on the Air (sesje dla radia BBC)
2009: At the BBC (nagranie koncertu i sesje dla radia BBC – 3 CD + 1 DVD)
2022: All Souls ((kompilacja z trzema singlami + niepublikowane utwory – winyl))

Wideografia

VHS

1981: Once Upon a Time: The Singles
1983: Nocturne
1992: Twice Upon a Time: The Singles

DVD

2003: The Seven Year Itch
2006: Nocturne

Przypisy

↑ ^a ^b allmusic ((( Siouxsie and the Banshees > Overview ))).
↑ Playlist – Peter Hook’s “Field recordings Q magazine 23-04-2013 „Siouxsie and the Banshees were one of our big influences [...] The Banshees first LP was one of my favourite ever records, the way the guitarist and the drummer played was a really unusual way of playing”.
↑ Mark Paytress. „Siouxsie and the Banshees the Authorized Biography”. Sanctuary publishing. 2003. „Siouxsie and the Banshees and Wire were the two bands I really admired. They meant something.” He also pinpointed what the 1979 Join Hands tour brought him musically. „On stage that first night with the Banshees, I was blown away by how powerful I felt playing that kind of music. It was so different to what we were doing with the Cure. Before that, I’d wanted us to be like the Buzzcocks or Elvis Costello, the punk Beatles. Being a Banshee really changed my attitude to what I was doing.
↑ U2 Jukebox U2wanderer.org 1-11-2010.
↑ Mitchell, Pete. „Spellbound: the story of John McGeoch” BBC2. 02 2008. About McGeoch’s contribution to the single „Spellbound”, Johnny Marr stated: „It’s so clever. He’s got this really good picky thing going on which is very un-rock’n’roll and this actual tune he’s playing is really quite mysterious”. Radio 2's Pete Mitchell talks to Howard Devoto, Siouxsie Sioux and Johnny Marr among others, as he shines a light on the life of this unsung guitar hero.
↑ Radiohead Official Biography – Capitol Canada MuchMcapitolmusic.ca 2012 Colin Greenwood remembers: „The first single we’re releasing is actually the longest song on the record. („There There”). It was all recorded live in Oxford. We all got excited at the end because Nigel was trying to get Jonny to play like John McGeoch in Siouxsie and the Banshees. All the old farts in the band were in seventh heaven.
↑ Jeff Klingman 10 Bullet Points from the Thom Yorke Interview on WTF with Marc Maron Thelmagazine.com 22-07-2013 „The band that really changed my life was R.E.M. and Siouxsie and the Banshees...”. „My favourite show I ever saw then was Siouxsie and she was absolutely amazing. She’s totally in command of the whole audience.”.
↑ Appleford Steve Checking In With. PJ Harvey In a New York State of Mind Los Angeles Times 29-11-2000 Q: Was there any figure who connected with you when you were just a listener? A: It’s hard to beat Siouxsie Sioux, in terms of live performance. She is so exciting to watch, so full of energy and human raw quality.
↑ „7th January 2000 PJ selects her Top 10 Albums of 1999”. Pj Harvey.net. 7th January 2000 – PJ selects her Top 10 Albums of 1999. LP of The Creatures(aka Siouxsie)
↑ Kaye, Ben. „Here are Thurston Moore’s favorite songs of all time”. ConsequenceofSound.com. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
↑ „Siouxsie and the Banshees announce All Souls – press release”. Prnewswire. 2022.
↑ „All Souls (Orange Vinyl -ltd edition) Siouxsie and the Banshees”. udiscovermusic.com. 2022
„All Souls (black vinyl) Siouxsie and the Banshees”. Thesoundofvinyl. 2022
„All Souls (Orange Vinyl -ltd edition) Siouxsie and the Banshees”.Thesoundofvinyl.com. 2022
„All Souls (Orange Vinyl -ltd edition for Germany and Europe) Siouxsie and the Banshees”. Bravado.de. 2022.
↑ Cruel World Fest To Feature Siouxsie Sioux’s First U.S. Show Since 2007 [online], Spin.com, 23 stycznia 2023 [dostęp 2023-01-23] .
↑ Record Store Day Poland, Recordstoreday.com [dostęp 2023-12-08] .
↑ ''Nocturne'' 2024 Record Store Day, Recordstoreday.com [dostęp 2023-12-08] .

Linki zewnętrzne

Siouxsieandthebanshees.co.uk oficjalna strona (ang.)
Siouxsie.com oficjalna strona (ang.)

[allmusic.com-1] usic ((( Siouxsie and the Banshees > Overview ))).

[qthemusic--2] Playlist – Peter Hook’s “Field recordings Q magazine 23-04-2013 „Siouxsie and the Banshees were one of our big influences [...] The Banshees first LP was one of my favourite ever records, the way the guitarist and the drummer played was a really unusual way of playing”.

[Mark_Paytress_Siouxsie_and-3] Mark Paytress. „Siouxsie and the Banshees the Authorized Biography”. Sanctuary publishing. 2003. „Siouxsie and the Banshees and Wire were the two bands I really admired. They meant something.” He also pinpointed what the 1979 Join Hands tour brought him musically. „On stage that first night with the Banshees, I was blown away by how powerful I felt playing that kind of music. It was so different to what we were doing with the Cure. Before that, I’d wanted us to be like the Buzzcocks or Elvis Costello, the punk Beatles. Being a Banshee really changed my attitude to what I was doing.

[disco-odd01-4] U2 Jukebox U2wanderer.org 1-11-2010.

[watch-SJ0MnnF0edE-5] Mitchell, Pete. „Spellbound: the story of John McGeoch” BBC2. 02 2008. About McGeoch’s contribution to the single „Spellbound”, Johnny Marr stated: „It’s so clever. He’s got this really good picky thing going on which is very un-rock’n’roll and this actual tune he’s playing is really quite mysterious”. Radio 2's Pete Mitchell talks to Howard Devoto, Siouxsie Sioux and Johnny Marr among others, as he shines a light on the life of this unsung guitar hero.

[capitolmusic-1154-6] Radiohead Official Biography – Capitol Canada MuchMcapitolmusic.ca 2012 Colin Greenwood remembers: „The first single we’re releasing is actually the longest song on the record. („There There”). It was all recorded live in Oxford. We all got excited at the end because Nigel was trying to get Jonny to play like John McGeoch in Siouxsie and the Banshees. All the old farts in the band were in seventh heaven.

[thelmagazine--7] Jeff Klingman 10 Bullet Points from the Thom Yorke Interview on WTF with Marc Maron Thelmagazine.com 22-07-2013 „The band that really changed my life was R.E.M. and Siouxsie and the Banshees...”. „My favourite show I ever saw then was Siouxsie and she was absolutely amazing. She’s totally in command of the whole audience.”.

[articles.latimes-ca-43749-8] Appleford Steve Checking In With. PJ Harvey In a New York State of Mind Los Angeles Times 29-11-2000 Q: Was there any figure who connected with you when you were just a listener? A: It’s hard to beat Siouxsie Sioux, in terms of live performance. She is so exciting to watch, so full of energy and human raw quality.

[classic-web.archive-news-9] „7th January 2000 PJ selects her Top 10 Albums of 1999”. Pj Harvey.net. 7th January 2000 – PJ selects her Top 10 Albums of 1999. LP of The Creatures(aka Siouxsie)

[consequenceofsound--10] Kaye, Ben. „Here are Thurston Moore’s favorite songs of all time”. ConsequenceofSound.com. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.

[11] „Siouxsie and the Banshees announce All Souls – press release”. Prnewswire. 2022.

[soul-12] „All Souls (Orange Vinyl -ltd edition) Siouxsie and the Banshees”. udiscovermusic.com. 2022
„All Souls (black vinyl) Siouxsie and the Banshees”. Thesoundofvinyl. 2022
„All Souls (Orange Vinyl -ltd edition) Siouxsie and the Banshees”.Thesoundofvinyl.com. 2022
„All Souls (Orange Vinyl -ltd edition for Germany and Europe) Siouxsie and the Banshees”. Bravado.de. 2022.

[13] Cruel World Fest To Feature Siouxsie Sioux’s First U.S. Show Since 2007 [online], Spin.com, 23 stycznia 2023 [dostęp 2023-01-23] .

[14] Record Store Day Poland, Recordstoreday.com [dostęp 2023-12-08] .

[15] ''Nocturne'' 2024 Record Store Day, Recordstoreday.com [dostęp 2023-12-08] .

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Albumy studyjne	The Scream Join Hands Kaleidoscope Juju A Kiss in the Dreamhouse Hyæna Tinderbox Through the Looking Glass Peepshow Superstition The Rapture
Inne wydania	Nocturne The Seven Year Itch At the BBC
EP	The Thorn
Kompilacje	Once Upon a Time: The Singles Twice Upon a Time: The Singles The Best of Siouxsie and the Banshees Downside Up Voices on the Air: The Peel Sessions
Single	„Hong Kong Garden” „The Staircase (Mystery)” „Playground Twist” „Mittageisen” „Happy House” „Christine” „Israel” „Spellbound” „Arabian Knights” „Fireworks” „Slowdive” „Melt!” „Dear Prudence” „Swimming Horses” „Dazzle” „Overground” „Cities in Dust” „Candyman” „This Wheel’s on Fire” „The Passenger” „Song from the Edge of the World” „Peek-a-Boo” „The Killing Jar” „The Last Beat of My Heart” „Kiss Them for Me” „Shadowtime” „Fear (of the Unknown)” „Face to Face” „O Baby” „Stargazer”
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