| Depeche Mode | New OrderĪs always, thank you all so much for participating.īEST OF SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES: ALL 176 SONGS, RANKEDġ. PREVIOUS POLLS: The Cure | The Smiths | R.E.M. 2 song, a perhaps more surprising selection in the runner-up spot. 1 selection - not surprisingly, one of the Banshees’ bigger alt-rock radio singles - topped the list by about 40 votes over the No.
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RELATED: Playlist of all 176 Siouxsie and the Banshees songs, ranked - minus 48 not on Spotifyīased on a total of about 27,000 votes, the full results are presented below. The same photograph was used and edited for Deep Purple's album Stormbringer (released 1974).Today we unveil the results of Round 6 of our Slicing Up Eyeballs artist poll series, a ranking of all 176 songs officially released by goth/post-punk icons Siouxsie and the Banshees over the band’s decades-spanning career, from their debut single “Hong Kong Garden” in 1978 to the scattered once-unreleased tracks that have trickled out in the 2000s.Ī little refresher: We asked readers to vote for up to 25 of their favorite songs recorded by the Banshees, choosing from a ballot that listed all 176 of the band’s singles, album tracks, soundtrack cuts (“Batman Returns”! “Showgirls”!) and cover songs. We didn’t include live versions or remixes. Her photograph has become a classic image, and was used on the album's cover. On Ja tornado near the town of Jasper, Minnesota was photographed by Lucille Handberg.
Steven Severin - electric bass, keyboards, piano, drumbox, emulator.Siouxsie Sioux - vocals, piano, whistle." Song from the Edge of the World" (John Valentine Carruthers' Version - unreleased version)."The Sweetest Chill" (Chris Kimsey 12" - unreleased version)." An Execution" (B-side of "Cities in Dust")." The Quarterdrawing of the Dog" (B-side of "Cities in Dust").
The arrangements are less complex than in immediately preceding albums, but there are still plenty of subtle, effective production touches to be found throughout." Track listing
There is of course a fine line between consistency and lack of contrast, but this album stays firmly on the side of the former in fact, there's a certain satisfying feel to the musically uniform wall of sound here. The songs here are intense and unfold slowly, some starting off less vigorously but becoming hard rockers further along. "rocking drumming, drivingly aggressive yet fully textured guitar playing, and masterful, gutsy singing. Retrospectively, critic David Cleary gave the record a four and a half star rating out of five and applauded the band for Apart from the singles "Cities in Dust" and "Candyman" (which perpetuates the Banshees' sinister view of childhood), the sparks fly on the crystal clear "Cannons" and the unsettling "Parties Fall". Carruthers fits in to the point that you wouldn't know there was a change, and Budgie's drumming is superb. "its scope, ease, and assurance make it a good collection for the Banshees to relaunch themselves into the international market this spring. Jon Savage also hailed the record in Spin magazine: Kevin Murphy wrote, " Tinderbox romps and swoons with all the majesty of Dreamhouse", and added, "it's a refreshing slant on the Banshees' disturbing perspective and restores their vivid shades to pop's pale palette." Sounds magazine praised the album on its release.
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