Siouxsie & the Banshees - Ranking the Albums: from 'The Scream' to 'The Rapture'
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- In this special edition of Friday On The Turntable, I am ranking Siouxsie & The Banshees' entire studio album catalog - from 1978's 'The Scream' to 1995's 'The Rapture' - that's 11 albums, ranked #11 (good) thru #1 (the absolute best). Feel free to leave your comments and your own ranked lists below. Please keep it positive.
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hyaena is so underrated.( blow the house down is such an epic song )
I love every track on that one.
I love it too- I’d love someone to remix it with a more modern sound.
*I think "Hyæna" is my favorite album from Siouxie and the Banshees.*
Massively underrated band.
No weak albums and very few weak songs, and I'm including The Creatures and Siouxsie's solo stuff.
Thanks for watching!
1. kiss in the dreamhouse
there's really nothing else that can be number one. it's the most unified, consistent album, capturing not a single sound, but a single theme, and every single track is good. it's one of the few albums in the world i can play through without skipping any song because i love them all.
Saw them live in 1978 as a 15 year old Punk in London.
The Scream is still my second favourite album of all time.
I don't mean second favourite Banshees album....I mean second favourite album....Full Stop!
Right on!
Totally
1. A Kiss in the Dreamhouse
2. Hyaena
3. Juju
4. Tinderbox
5. Join Hands
6. The Scream
7. Through The Looking Glass
8. Kaleidoscope
9. Peepshow
10. Superstition
11. The Rapture
The Scream, Juju and Join Hands are those I still listen regularly and never get tired of. Juju is my fav, a poisoned black magic album!
A Kiss In The Dream House and Peepshow are my faves….
Thanks for tuning in, Ed. Great choices. - Bret
Ed Langham mine too
0.Nocturne
1.Tinderbox
2.. A Kiss in the Dreamhouse
3. Hyaena
4. Through The Looking Glass
5.The Scream
6.Kaleidoscope
7. Juju
8 . Peepshow
9. Join Hands
10.The Rapture
11.Superstition
1. Juju - Monitor / Nightshift/ Halloween
2. Tinderbox - Lands End / 92 Degrees / Cannons
3. The Scream - Jigsaw Feeling / Suburban Relapse / Overground
4. Peepshow - Rhapsody / Scarecrow / Carousel
5. Kaleidoscope - Paradise Place / Skin / Red Light
6. Join Hands - Placebo Effect / Regal Zone / Icon
7. A Kiss In The Dreamhouse - Painted Bird / Obsession / Green Fingers
8. Hyaena - We Hunger / Blow The House Down / Take Me Back
9. The Rapture - Not Forgotten / Sick Child / Love Out Me
10. Through The Looking Glass - Johnny Jewel / This Town Ain't Big Enough... / You're Lost Little Girl
11. Superstition - Silly Thing / The Ghost In You / Little Sister
I own in excess of 400 pieces of Banshees vinyl (many imports, ltd editions etc), love almost all their albums & know all the Banshees songs pretty much word for word... apart from some of those on Through The Looking Glass & Superstition, which I've just never particularly enjoyed.
Superstition, in particular, just doesn't sound like the Banshees to me (Which is odd given their diverse musical legacy). The production is slick but lifeless, the whole thing sounds very trebly and, to my mind, the songs are weak. It seems odd that Superstition seems to be appreciated much more in the USA, than here in the UK... Maybe it's a cultural/style thing?
Excellent choices especially Silly Thing, Cannons, and Carousel
Juju and Rapture are tied for my fave for sentimental reasons, but her vocals are absolutely the most beautiful & haunting on Superstition, my #2. "Little Sister" is my fave on there. 💖💖💖
Dazzle is one of my fav Siouxsie songs off Hyaena
It's a beautiful song. Thanks for watching.
I had them all. I fell into poverty. I lost my vinyl. I saw them twice. Juju is my favorite, too. I also love The Creatures!
1-A kiss in the Dreamhouse
2-Kaleidoscope
3-Juju
4-The Scream
5-Nocturne
6-Trough the looking glass
7-Superstition
8-PeepShow
9-Tinderbox
10-The Rapture
11-Join Hands
12-Hyaena
But this is not definetily my ultimate list. It changes every year. I re-discover SATB albums again and again and again and again and again and again.........
Diego de Aduriz yea lol the scream and juju are always my first 2 good list tho
Hyaena at 12 yikes
Thanks for sharing. I love all of their records. Here's my ranking:
1. Tinderbox
2. Juju
3. Kaleidoscope
4. Peepshow
5. A Kiss in the Dreamhouse
6. Hyaena
7. The Scream
8. Join Hands
9. Through The Looking Glass
10. Superstition
11. The Rapture
Yes, Tinderbox is the BEST álbum
Nocturne is by far my favourite, maybe because it was the first one they released after I'd become a fan, but it is a classy PL with great songs and a very complimentary production.
Siouxsie and the Banshees are my favorite band!! They are so multi-faceted and talented. I love how they told stories and explored different types of music through 20 years! 💖💖 My fave albums are Juju, Superstition, The Rapture, and Hyaena!!
Thanks for watching! :)
1. Tinderbox
2. Ju Ju
3. Kaleidoscope
4. A Kiss In The Deamhouse
5. Peepshow
6. Superstition
7. Hyaena
8. The Scream
9. Join Hands
10. The Rapture
11. Through The Looking Glass
11. The Rapture - "Not Forgotten", "The Rapture", "Forever"
10. Superstition - "Kiss Them for Me", "Drifter", "Softly"
9. Join Hands - "Icon", "Playground Twist", "Premature Burial"
8. Through the Looking Glass - "Trust in Me", "This Wheel's on Fire", "Sea Breezes"
7. Hyæna - "Dazzle", "Belladonna", "Swimming Horses"
6. Tinderbox - "The Sweetest Chill", "Candyman", "Party's Fall"
5. The Scream - "Suburban Relapse", "Switch", "Metal Postcard (Mittageisen)"
4. Peepshow - "Peek-A-Boo", "Burn-Up", "The Last Beat of My Heart"
3. A Kiss in the Dreamhouse - "Obsession", "Melt!", "Slowdive"
2. Kaleidoscope - "Skin", "Red Light", "Happy House"
1. Juju - "Spellbound", "Halloween", "Voodoo Dolly"
Thanks for sharing your list, Dylan. Cheers.
Sure you probably hear this all the time but I'll say it anyways because it Bears repeating oh, you have really excellent taste in music. Thank you for covering this ban is they often get overlooked and you helped to remind me that I've thoroughly enjoyed and loved this band's music over the years but also LOL that I had forgotten to listen to their second album at all which your recommendation got me to go out and listen to right away and you are absolutely correct I don't know how the hell I missed it. Thank you for covering these bands you are like the only person I've ever seen it talks about deconstruction or Gene Loves Jezebel or Peter Murphy. In fact you brought me back to Peter Murphy as I thought that he had retired or something and was not putting out albums anymore. Stay amazing I hope your album is doing well and I I appreciate your efforts to keep good music out there
Thank you very much for the kind words, James. :)
Very well done! I picked three different songs from each album you mentioned, but I thought this was really well done! Thanks for keeping her music alive!
Thanks for watching & commenting, Gregory. I appreciate the kind words.
1) The Scream
2) Peepshow
3) Juju
4) Join Hands
5) Through the Looking Glass
6) Kaleidoscope
7) Hyæna
8) Tinderbox
9) A Kiss in the Dreamhouse
10) The Rapture
11) Superstition
In my case it's Hyaena & Tinderbox neck and neck for no. 1 with Kaleidoscope making no. 3. After that I can't say. SATB doesn't have a bad album in my eyes. Respect.
I agree, not a weak album in their discography. Tinderbox is their masterpiece. And Hyena is even better with Dear Prudence attached.
Siouxsie And The Banshees is such a great band, have been a big fan of them for a long time. All of their albums are very interesting and have their own unique sound compared to each other. No two are exactly alike. Hard, but not impossible, for me to rank them because each album has it's own unique feel and specialness to it. I believe that you can be a fan of an artist and still have favorites and least favorites. Here is my list and top 3 songs included. You and I picked some of the same songs for top 3's. My list: 1. Juju - Arabian Knights, Sin In My Heart, Monitor 2. Kaleidoscope - Christine, Tenant, Paradise Place 3. Tinderbox - The Sweetest Chill, Cannons, Lands End 4. Peepshow - Peek A Boo, Scarecrow, Rhapsody 5. Through The Looking Glass - Gun, The Passenger, Strange Fruit 6. The Rapture - Sick Child, The Rapture, The Double Life 7. A Kiss In The Dream House - Painted Bird, Melt, She's A Carnival 8. Superstition - Kiss Them For Me, Shadowtime, Little Sister 9. The Scream - Switch, Overground, Jigsaw Feeling 10. Hyaena - Dazzle, Belladonna, Blow The House Down 11. Join Hands - Icon, Playground Twist, Mother (Oh Mein Papa) (tried to write this as a list but for some reason it keeps showing up as a paragraph.)
+paintedbird Well said, paintedbird. Thanks for taking the time to share your list here.
Glad to see you love Cannons it's one of my favorites as well!
Totally with you on Arabian Nights, Rhapsody, and Strange Fruit. :)
I saw the Peepshow tour in Montreal in /89. It was outstanding!
Excellent! What a great album and tour see them on. Thanks for watching!
Great video! It's funny how a beloved band's discography can be completely intertwined with our own biographies. In my case, as a teenage and YA goth in the 90s and early 00s my favourite albums were probably the post-punk proto-goth albums with McGeoch (who was and still is my favourite guitarist ever), but as I grew older I got more and more into their later stuff. Nowadays I'd say that Peepshow is my favourite and Superstition my 2nd favourite I guess, with my absolute favourite track being "The Ghost in You." What an amazing band, the best of their generation imho.
loved it! Brings back a lot to see all these records. Your #7 is much higher on my list however, but who cares.. Love your rankings, and this was fun! Thanks Bret
Thanks James! I had a feeling that my #7 would be close to the top for you. :) Thanks for watching. Just curious... what would you put at #11?
Haven't heard all of their albums yet, but from what I've heard so far, my list goes as follows:
1. Tinderbox ~ Candyman, Cities In Dust, Cannons, 92
2. Juju ~ Spellbound, Arabian Knights, Into The Light, A Sin In My Heart
3. A Kiss In The Dreamhouse ~ Cascade, Melt, Painted Bird, Slowdive
4. Hyaena ~ Dazzle, Belladonna, Bring Me The Head Of The Preacher Man, Running Town
5. Kaleidoscope ~ Happy House, Christine, Trophy, Desert Kisses
6. The Rapture ~ Sick Child, Fall From Grace, Rapture
7. Peepshow ~ Peek-a-Boo, Rhapsody, Scarecrow
Hyaena is a fantastic album and Blow the house down is one of the most creative moments of the Banshees
Great video! Really enjoyed it. The Banshees are one of my favorite bands.
Thanks for watching, Mitch
My ranking would be...1--Peepshow. 2--The Rapture. 3--Through The Looking Glass. 4--Tinderbox. 5--Hyaena. 6--Superstition. 7--A Kiss In The Dreamhouse. 8--Kaleidoscope. 9--Juju. 10--The Scream. 11--Join Hands. For The Creatures it would be...1--Boomerang. 2--Feast. 3--Anima Animus. 4--Hai! Does anyone know the title of the movie that has a scene where Sean Ono Lennon holds up a magazine with a full page pic of Siouxsie?
Thanks for watching and sharing your list, Tim.
I was a big fan of siouxsie not just because she was fit but because her songs were good but then i started getting into the Manchester lads bands like Oasis and Stone Roses and changed totally in my music influences
Albums:
1. Peepshow
2. Tinderbox
3. Juju
Songs:
1. Dazzle
2. Cities in Dust
3. Killing Jar
Hidden gems:
1. Scarecrow
2. Bring Me the Head of the Preacher Man
3. Silly Thing
Oh my gosh!!! this is awesomeQ I love Siouxsie and the Banshees!! best band ever...amazing sounding music love love love
Man so GOOD to see you THis xx
Bravo Brett, that was awesome! Great bad great collection to have all those on vinyl sweet. I saw them a couple of time late 80's early 90's good times.
Thanks!
1) Tinderbox (their masterpiece) 2) Peepshow (Killing Jar. Last Beat is a masterpiece) 3) Kaleidoscope (Christine. Paradise Place) 4) Superstition (Shadowtime) 5) Hyena (Dazzle . Swimming Horses) 6) A Kiss In the Dreamhouse 7) Ju Ju (Israel) 8) Join Hands 9) Through The Looking Glass 10) The Scream 11) The Rapture
I like Tinderbox more than Juju but still they are both great perfect albums
11. The Rapture
10. Superstition
9. Peepshow
8. Join Hands
7. Through the Looking Glass
6. Kaleidoscope
5. The Scream
4. Tinderbox
3. Hyaena
2. A Kiss in the Dreamhouse
1. Juju
Right on, Scott. Thanks for posting your list. - Bret
I am agreeance with you, for me ju ju is the banshees, nightshift has perhaps scariest piece of feedback recorded
Juju was the second record I ever bought,(the first record was Killing Joke's self titled), back when I was young 11 year old in 1981.
Juju is just about flawless and still captivates me to this day. It opened a door for me I never even knew existed.
#2) A Kiss in the Dreamhouse. It was the next release and by this time Siouxsie was a goddess walking the earth to me.
#3) Kaleidescope. Started buying the back catalogue.
#4) The Scream.
#5) Join Hands
#6)Hyaena
#7) Nocturne. I know, not an album, but a great live tape that I still watch often.
#8) Tinderbox. Big release when it came out. Lots of play on mtv for Cities in Dust. Saw them twice on that tour, DC and NYC, and the band was really good and Siouxsie's voice was entrancing. Oddly enough this one hasn't held up over time for me. Loved it when it came out, but now it's one I only play a few times a year.
#9) Peepshow
#10) Superstition
#11) the covers record and the swan song didn't do much for me and still don't.
Tinderbox Was always Loud and exciting great memories
Thanks for watching!
Awesome! Intriguing band, love the sound and the artwork.
Thanks for watching!
"Softly" from the SUPERSTITION album is so achingly beautiful.
+William Frederick A wonderful song. Listening now :)
Now try it with headphones...even more sumptuous and hospitable to the ears.
"The Ghost in you" as well
Not bad !!! I agree with you, Juju is the best of the best album ever made by S&B !!! I was introduced to you by Tara Vanflower! she shares you're links from time to time. Great to meet you !!!
Thanks Raquel. Nice to meet you - my band Audra were labelmates with Lycia (on the Projekt label), so I've known them for quite a long time. Great people. Happy to see that you share the same #1 pick as me. Thanks for watching. :) - Bret
Many arguments can be made throughout our lives about who is better than whom, who is smarter, who sings "better," who's the prettiest and who is the not-so-prettyist. These become extremes of opinion. But just because The Rapture (their final album) is pristinely produced, and pop-song-oriented does not mean it should be last. I argue that the songs (as songwriting goes) are stronger than some of their earlier records. Remember that with each year the band had more time to learn more about musical structures and broader harmonic possibilites. In their raw, punk stage, the energy and dark, mysterious nature of their personalities came thru some often chaotic and even clumsy music. But just because you have created an original style and approach does NOT mean that experimental albums better. A classic album (just like a Classic film, or Classic novel) needs to incorporate ALL of the aspects of music, theatre, production, and vocals. Their musically weakest albums are more like Cult classics. Again, just as in a Cult-classic in film. It's not a CLASSIC--it's a cult-classic). I don't see how Juju (his #1 pick) could be better than A Kiss in the Dream House (his #7 pic out of eleven albums). I think A Kiss in the Dream House supremely incorporates both intense, inspired song-writing, but also the a raw, almost sub-human savagery that almost evoked polished chicken bones and other bizzare tribal instruments of excoricsm. It's that FEELING. Especially highlighted in "Green Fingers." Or take the near insane head-spinning sound of "Circle," with it's theme of the downward-spiral found in the trappings of post-modernism culture as we know it. Then they suddenly throw in a lilting, beautiful ballad, but where she beckons her lover to LITERALLY melt. To contrast, althoughThe Rapture, as an album, does not flow so smoothly (good album must have that flow of an expanded emotional journey), you can still pick out songs from it to add to the top of the Banshees strongest material. As far as "A Kiss in the Dream House," i compare it to The Smiths "The Queen is Dead." Seminal works, but which were so original in sound that they possibly came from another world. Although not included here, "Boomerang" should be at the top. And it should be included because it was carried along by Siouxie and Budgie. With Budgie's tribal drums and Siouxsie's complimentary voice, the record sounded like some sort of bizzare secret incect-carnvival hidden deep in the Amazon jungle. What record, in recording history, can be compared to Boomerang? It was like Sesame Street on acid.
Very interesting video Bret. In the UK we had a single release: Hong Kong Garden which was a success for them followed by the Scream. I bought both and went to see the band live in Bristol, UK and they rocked. Siouxsie was really pee'd off because the support was Nico and no one in the audience was into her and some idiot threw a glass of beer over her. Siouxsie came on and said you insult my friend you will not get an encore. She played a very angry awesome set and then stormed off. It was one of the best gigs I have seen. After that I heard various singles but only Happy House and Dear Prudence are ones I know. For some unknown reason I never bought any more Banshees albumns. Your video has inspired me to try some so thanks for that. I'll see what I can find. Robert Smith only helped them out while they found a permanent guitarist.
Hey Jon, thanks for watching. I have the Hong Kong Garden single - what a great sign of what was to come! Thanks for the Siouxsie / Nico story - very cool that you got to see The Banshees so early on... and Nico - one of my favorites of all time. I once saw Bowie get pelted with a bunch of ice - what is it with people?! Keep me posted if you pick up some other Siouxsie records. - Bret
That was Great! I never had much interest in the band even tho there's the Robert Smith connection and I'm a huge Cure fan. However your discussion on it was so well spoken and informative It totally kept me interested and now I know when I see Juju that that's the one I'll grab to start.
Excellent, happy to inspire you to explore some Siouxsie - Juju is a treat. I did a Cure ranking video a while back, be sure to check that one out when you get a chance. Thanks for tuning in. - Bret
Juju is the obvious ‘goff’ one
The Scream will always be my favourite. It is just a phenomenal album 😊
Yeah, that and the Peel Sessions of the same. I really have a soft spot for the early punk Siouxsie & The Banshees. I wish the "Downside Up" collection was available on vinyl. I'd be all over that one!
I had this signed by Siouxsie and The Banshees, but only preferred the 'Kiss them for me' track.
Superstition is my guilty pleasure album. John Klein rips in Silly Thing. Little Sister hits ya right in the Heart.
Thanks for watching. I'm gonna have to revisit this ranking soon... see how things land now that it's been like 10 years!
I enjoyed this!! Here are my picks:
11) Through the Looking Glass (top 3 are “strange fruit”, “little johnny jewel, & “you’re lost little girl”)
10) Join Hands (top 3 are “icons”, “placebo effect”, “the Lord’s Prayer”)
9) Juju (top 3 are “into the light” “voodoo dolly” “night shift”)
8) Hyaena (top 3 are “dazzle”, “take me back”, “blow the house down”)
7) The Scream (top 3 are “switch”, “nicotine stain”, “metal postcard”)
6) A Kiss in the Dream House (top 3 are “obsession”, “painted bird”, “green fingers”)
5) The Rapture (top 3 are “not forgotten”, “forever”, “love out me”)
4) Kaleidoscope (top 3 “red light”, “lunar camel”, “clock face”)
3) Peepshow (top 3 “scarecrow”, “rhapsody”, “the last beat of my heart”)
2) Tinderbox (top 3 “party’s fall”, “lands end”, “an execution”)
1) Superstition (top 3 “the ghost in you”, “little sister”, “silver waterfalls”)
Thanks for sharing your list! Great picks.
1. JuJu
2. kaleidoscope
3. The scream
4. A Kiss In The DreamHouse
5. Hyena
6. Join Hands
7. Tinderbox
8. Peepshow
9. Through The Looking Glass
10. The Rapture
11. Superstition
It's really difficult to rank because almost all their albums are very good to excellent. Even superstition has at least a few great tracks. I hope more people will give their albums a good listen because the banshees were very unique and highly influential. Wish they were still together to do one more tour!
+g2277 Thanks for your comments and list!
Kiss them for me. Cry. Little sister. The ghost in you are my favorites
#1JUJU
#2 The Scream
#3 Kelidoscope
#4 Join Hands
#5 A kiss in the dreamhouse
#6Tinderbox
#7Hyaena
#8Through the looking glass
#9 Peepshow
#10 Superstition
#11 The Rapture
I honestly love their first records first the most up to A kiss in the dream House, juju, the scream, kelidoscope just play them one after another and its amazing how young and great the music they made was, kind of wish they'd stick to that dark post punk tribal sound but oh well they been there done that obviously.
Thanks for watching and sharing your list.
1. Tinderbox
2. Juju
3. Hyaena
4. A Kiss In The Dream House
5. The Scream
6. Kaleidoscope
7. Superstition
8. The Rapture
9. Through the Looking Glass
10. Peepshow
11. Join Hands
Its tough.. I like them all
Thanks for posting your list, Zane!
1.Hyaena
2.JUJU
3. Nocturne
4. Kiss in a dream house
5. Tinderbox
6. Kaleidoscope
and honorable mention the thorn EP
Thanks for posting your list!
Nice list. This is a band i completely disregarded up until and couple of years ago. Now i love 'em. I think Tinderbox is my favourite.
Thanks Anthony. Tinderbox is definitely a gem.
1 *Tinderbox* Carruthers was such an underrated guitarist and I rank his work alongside John McGeoch. I thought his playing was evocative, subtle and mysterious. Perfect for the Banshees: Land's End, 92 Degrees, Sweetest Chill and Candyman are best for me.
2 *Dreamhouse* For years this was the most respected Banshees album (critically speaking) here in the UK. It was the one you bought first for your introduction to their studio albums. Painted Bird, Slowdive, Cascade and Obsession standout tracks for me.
3 *Peepshow* Loved the arrangements. Siouxsie's voice is great ( for me it went downhill after this ) and the arrangements are clever. Rhapsody, Carousel, Last Beat of my Heart and Peek a Boo.
4 *Juju* Utilised the great John McGeoch's presence best. Nightshift ( always great 'live'), Monitor and Spellbound standout.
5 *Kaleidoscope* Great singles, McGeoch's debut. Dated a bit for me, but still a few timeless tracks: Trophy (great opening riff, wish they'd played it 'live' more), Christine and Happy House.
6 *Hyaena* Overall a bit disappointing but you can forgive their self indulgence for the beauty of the singles 'Dazzle' and 'Swimming Horses'
7 *Through the Looking Glass* They never just did a lazy cover of anything. Their take on 'Wheels on Fire' being a case in point. It sounds nothing like any previous version. 'Gun' is an obscure track I'd never heard but I enjoyed hearing it. 'Trust in Me' stands out for Siouxsie's understated, silky, yet still powerful vocal.
8 *The Scream* Felt they got better the farther away from their punk roots they travelled - but some enduring songs here: Metal Postcard, Switch, Carcass.
9 *Superstition* Too "studio" for me. Bit overproduced. Standout tracks: Kiss Them For Me, Little Sister.
10 *The Rapture* Swansong and clearly a band whose heart wasn't in it. Standout track 'Tearing Apart'.
11 *Join Hands* Love their version of 'Mother / O Mein Papa' cleverly done. But a hugely overrated record for me. Interesting concept and an enigmatic cover, but the songs don't deliver. I wouldn't buy this album as an introuction to this great band. They rarely performed any of them 'live' as staples in their set lists - there's a reason for this.
Enjoyed reading your list. Thanks!
Thank you! I have a lot of time on my hands and am vain. Validation is always appreciated. xx
aerialkate I agree with your assessment of John Valentine Carruthers. Amazing guitar player. And of course, John McGeoch is as well. They're both huge influences of mine.
I love Cannons, Party's Fall and Land's End madly along with the rest of Tinderbox!
Hey Bret great ranking I'm really interested in checking out Siouxsie's earliest records like JuJu , Join Hand etc all I have is Superstition, Tinderbox and Superstition I love them as well she has a huge catalog great stuff Bret
Thanks Lovell - definitely pick up any - and all - that you see. :) So many gems. Thanks for watching. - Bret
Holy crap, I am so jealous that you have every S&TB album on VINYL!!!!
Hard for me to rank them, I love them all very much. My list--
1. JuJu
2. Kaleidoscope
3. A Kiss In The Dreamhouse
4. Peepshow
5. Superstition
6. Join Hands
7. Hyaena
8. Tinderbox
9. The Scream
10. Through The Looking Glass
11. The Rapture
My list is like a horse race: :) I love them all too! Not willing to go further than this:
01. Hyaena or Tinderbox
02. ???
03. Kaleidoscope
04. The Scream or Join Hands or A Kiss In The Dreamhouse or Through The Looking Glass
05. ???
06. ???
07. ???
08. JuJu
09. Peepshow or Superstition
10. ???
11. The Rapture (mainly for bein' the last. weeaaah!)
Hi Bret,
I would love to give you an honest opinion on this ranking but quite frankly I cannot. I have never listened to half of these albums in full. I am very familiar with their 86 through the early 90's period and that it is all. I was working at the record store while all of these albums were released so I listened to them a lot. The only mid nineties song I ever really listened to was her collaboration with Morrissey on the Timi Yuro song 'Interlude'. I have a few versions including a long one which tends to bore me a bit. Anyways, you did a nice job with this. I know exactly the guitar part 11:28 that you are talking about in 'The Sweetest Chill'. Although the whole bass arrangement reminded me of 'Some Girls are Bigger Than Others' it was such a great song. 'Tinderbox' was such a great album.
Way to go Bret. I also just noticed that you have 900 subs. That is quite an accomplishment. Have a great weekend~
Rob/Boston
Rob, first off thanks on the 900 subs congrats - I appreciate it. :) It was interesting reading about the Interlude recording experience in Morrissey's book - quite fascinating really. I'm kind of indifferent to that track overall. Gonna have to listen for the 'Some Girls' comparison! Thanks for watching, Rob - I hope you have a splendid weekend as well. :) - Bret
1. Peepshow
2. Kaleidoscope
3. Tinderbox
4. The Scream
5. A Kiss In The Dreamhouse
Dude ! You're one of the only human in the universe that like me put Kaleidocope at the top in your Top !
Thanks !
***** It's a great record and deserves to be up there in the top. :)
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For sure !
Hi Bret ! Great review despite we do not agree on the ranking order :-D. I started out buying the TWICE UPON A TIME singles comps to get a taste of SATB's and that made me buy all of the albums. Could you tell me why is it that the album versions have so much better sound than on this comp ?
It was difficult for me to rank them, because individually they're so good an different between them, but roughly :
11-Into The Looking Glass ( horrible choice of covers, exception made of ¨This Wheel's On Fire¨and ¨The Passenger¨; passable singles)
10- The Rapture (liked only 6 songs but really liked them, the rest are too ballady; well produced with great turn-your-sub-off production)
9-Peepshow (2 horribly boring songs here, yet redeemed by 7 interesting ones and my all-time SATB's fav ´Peek-A-Boo)
8-Hyaena (a very even album; no tracks stand out but I don't skip any song, like them all. Could have been so much better if Smith had put a little more effort in it and production sucks)
7-A Kiss In The Dreamhouse (SATB's at their psychidelic peak, marred by the incompetent thin and harsh production of deaf dumb Mike Hedges)
6-Superstition (fantastic production, a total pop departure; different, bold, machine-laden, oriental elements abound)
5-Tinderbox (the strongest, guitar-driven album from their ¨second era¨, and Carruthers from clock DVA on guitar !)
4-The Scream (the punkiest yet totally post punk, matter of fact blueprinting the style on its very own !)
3-Join Hands (the most tribal, darkerst, bleakest, influenced JD's Closer,has The Lord's Prayer on it as filler; what a wise choice-freakin' love the song!)
2-Kaleidoscope (the freakiest album; Jones and McGeoch, introduction of psychidelic elements)
1- Ju Ju (the strongest of them all; larger )than life
i really like your view on music. With that said, my view is much different. Because SATB were so creative and honest with themselves, each record holds so many individual evocative thoughts, views, and feelings that these albums were more of a creative exercise of raw release or purge, whereas they developed a sort of system of album creating, ( get it out of their psyche, then move on to the next.) where upon, leading to the final creation "The Rapture" they realized they were done. I honestly cant say what is my favorite. With each having such a strong view point, instead, i find an album of theirs is best at fitting with what my individual mood needs at that time in my life..... which is always perfect. i really cant say that about any other band. They are SUBLIME !
Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts!
"Superstition" is my absolute favorite!
I agree! Her voice is absolutely magical. Silver Waterfalls is awesome.
Another fantastic video. I'm happy you had Hyaena so low. I bought it for Dear Prudence and never liked the other tracks. How about doing a ranking video with Clan Of Xymox/Xymox?
That would be an easy ranking :
1 MEDUSA
2 CLAN OF XYMOX
3 TWIST OF SHADOWS
4 PHOENIX
Most of everything to follow in a tie for last place 😂
Correct about the top two! JuJu is a complete masterpiece.
Thanks for watching, Linda!
you can now easily get all 11 of these (12 if you consider nocturne) in the two volume "classic album selection" series. vol. 1 contains the scream through nocturne...vol.2 has hyaena through the rapture.
by far I like the later half of the band as best illustrated on
"twice upon a time the singles..."
great stuff.. i guess Sweetest Chill had been planned as a third single from Tinderbox since they already produced a 12" version
Thank you, great rating!
1. juju- Arabian knights, night shift, Halloween 2. kaleidoscope- trophy, hybrid, desert kisses 3. a kiss in the dreamhouse- cascade, fireworks, slowdive 4. the scream- switch, mirage, metal postcard 5. tinderbox- 92 degrees, cities in dust, candyman 6. hyaena- swimming horses, blow the house down, bring me the head of the preacher man 7. through the looking glass- gun, the passenger, you're lost little girl 8. join hands- regal zone, icon, playground twist 9. peepshow- the killing jar, peek a boo, the last beat of my heart 10. the rapture- stargazer, forever, sick child 11. superstition- kiss them for me, shadowtime, little sister
My favorites albums:
1) Juju,
2) Kaleidoscope, and
3) The scream.
Yep - JuJu for me - classic album, this and Nocturne are my go to albums....
Both excellent albums. Thanks for watching, David.
Peek a boo is genius! Easily the best song on Peepshow imo...
Mi top 4:
1- Tinderbox
2- Peepshow
3- Juju
5- A kiss in the dream House
Nice choices.
You can shuffle them 'round as you like, each one is different and everyone a winner.
Well, for the ones I'm familiar with I'd rank them as following: 1. Peepshow 2. The Rapture 3. Through the Looking Glass 4. Superstition 5. Tinderbox.
I came to them late. First song I heard was Peek a boo, and loved it. That song, Rhapsody, and Burn Up are my favorites form Peepshow, though there are others that I love as well.
I totally disagree with your assessment of The Rapture--their best song IMO. Also like Stargazer and Oh Baby.
I don't know if Through the Looking Glass should count since it's all covers, but I do like it. Trust in Me is good, I love Strange Fruit and The Passenger.
I was disappointed in Superstition because it followed Peepshow. I did like Drifter, Silver Waterfalls and Cry.
As far as Tinderbox goes, I didn't really like it. Cities in Dust was okay, but too much a product of its time. Didn't like Candyman. Not pleasant to listen to at all. Ca ca ca ca. Like listening to a record skipping.
As far as the rest, I have listened to some of their older work. I agree that Icon, Overground and Dazzle are very good. Didn't like much of the rest, though. Not my style, I guess. I also really like Something Blue, but I'm not sure what album (if any) it is on.
Great Ep. Siouxsie is very hit and miss with me, but there is definitely something on every album I enjoy. Plus, she still has a killer body...so I love that, too.
Thanks for watching!
Had 'Superstition' signed by the band, but the only track I enjoyed was 'Kiss them for me'.
Great list! Ready now in my iPod to really get the mood you want to convey. I may no agree on the ranking with Tinderbox and AKitDH but defo Juju is the mosto SatB'ish one, and I have Juju in LP, Casette and CD. ;)
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the video on Siouxsie & The Banshees. Although I've been recollecting vinyl about 3-years now and nearly everyone of my interests over the years is represented in my collection I have yet to get anything by them. I think I might have Nocturne some where but I could be mistaken. Although their LPs where widely available here in the US in the eighties, presently (unlike the Cure) their stuff is only available in the UK so it's really expensive, and then you have to add $20 shipping on top of that. I guess if I could find one seller who is offering their titles I could do a sort of combined shipping to get them to an agreeable price? Otherwise they are long overdue for remastered editions + boxset.
Hello and thanks for watching! I feel like a lot of the Banshees records had been reissued over the last few years, as I remember seeing them at stores, but yeah they seem to have all disappeared now. Hopefully they’ll get a repressing. Did you get the All Souls comp that came out last year? That was a really good one.
@@BretHelmsLifeOnThisPlanetBlog Not yet... I definitely know of it. I guess I'm waiting to see how the tour she's rumored to be doing this year goes? Keep-up the awesome work!
@@cbond1c113 Thanks! I recommend the All Souls comp - it's an interesting selection of deep cuts and b-sides mixed in. I talked about it in this video, if you'd like to take a look: czcams.com/video/mKGHGwHe9VQ/video.html
I love your list, very close to what mine would be. On Kaleidescape I believe they were attempting to make up for the percieved "hole" in their sound without a permanent guitarist. McGeoch only came along at the end as you can see he only contributed writing on one track
Thanks for watching!
You're cool and I pretty much agree with your opinons about SATB snd your vibe in genreal. 'A Kiss In The Dreamhouse' is my #1. I'm gonna look for you on FB. Cheers!
+Skeeter NYC Thanks for watching!
Bret, something that may interest you. John McKay the original guitarist, lives in Kildare, Ireland. He has a little art store in the high street. I live nearby in county Carlow.
Indie Discs Very cool!
I think they don't have any bad albums and my ranking changes a lot but for now it is like this:
1.Juju
2.A Kiss In The Dreamhouse
3.Kaleidoscope
4.Tinderbox
5.Peepshow
6.The Scream
7.Join Hands
8.Hyaena
9.Superstition
10.Through The Looking Glass
11.The Rapture
Thx for your ranking, here is mine: JUJU, A kiss in the dreamhouse, Join hands, Peep show,....
Thanks for watching!
My list:
1. Peepshow
Easily their best work of their later career and entire for me. Their creative peak for sure. So diverse. Every song is a trip. Excellent vocal delivery. Great insightful, deep lyrics. And it also produced the wonderful avant-garde peepshow tour. With all that considered it's hard to say that it's not their best.
Best tracks: Carousel, Scarecrow & Rhapsody
2. Superstition
Ok so there's a couple duds on it (Fear & Got to Get Up) but the highs make up greatly for it. Had the band replaced these clunkers with the kiss them for me Bsides (staring back & return) I think this album would've been received a lot better. None the less I still put it at #2 cause it contains 3 of my most favourite Banshees songs..
Best tracks: The Ghost In You, Little Sister & Shadowtime
3. Tinderbox
This was a tossup between Tinderbox and Juju but Tinderbox ultimately came on top. John Valentine was an extremely underrated guitarist and I think some of their best work is on this album. It flows very well with no true duds. Perhaps what's holding it back from being in the top two is the fact that a lot of the songs sound similar. But I love this album and the songs I list as the best are amongst my favourites in their entire discography
Best tracks: The Sweetest Chill, Land's End & Cities in Dust
#4 Juju
Such an interesting and original album. Some very dark songs but some amazing stuff on here that no other band has been able to duplicate. The band really started coming into their own here
Best tracks: Spellbound, Night Shift, Headcut
#5 Kaleidoscope
The first to incorporate more of a "pop" sound if you will incorporating lots of different colourful sounds and ideas. Not to mention this album translates extremely well live. Another unique album from a band that grew so much from their first two releases. This sounding like a different band completely.
Best tracks: Lunar Camel, Paradise Place, Red Light
#6 A Kiss in the Dreamhouse
A fun and abstract album. To me this was like a Kaleidoscope 2.0 but diving deeper into the experimental phase also adding in strings, bells, organ etc. Some very catchy stuff on here. If you look back at it you can see this was the foreshadowing of the band diving into more of a alt rock sound.
Best tracks: Painted Bird, Slowdive, She's A Carnival
#7 Hayena
The Robert Smith album ends up being a bit of a disappointment when you compare their previous 3 albums, not to mention his work with The Cure. The latter half is quite clunky with not a lot of standouts. However it starts off very strong with one of their best singles!
Top tracks: Dazzle, Swimming Horses, Belladonna
#8 Through the Looking Glass
The covers album is pretty good. Well worth a listen but wouldn't be one I pick up much. Some nice work but also some stinkers when comparing to the original artist.
Best tracks: This Wheels on Fire, The Passenger, Trust in Me
#9 The Rapture
Usually considered their worst by fans. However it remains more listenable to me than their first two efforts. Some very bland stuff on here with a horrible lead single choice. It provides a few nice moments and I must say for their final album it's not bad when you look at other bands final work.
Best tracks: Stargazer, Love Out Me, Sick Child
#10 The Scream
I've only listened to this and the latter a handful of times but it has never grown on me. Granted I've never been a huge fan of punk music. In my opinion both are very noisy and nearly unlistenable for my ears. It does not contain any songs I like unless you count the later added "Hong Kong Garden"
#11 Join Hands
Again not my type of music. Lower than Join Hands simply because I skip most of the songs on here if I ever listen to it.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Alexis! Enjoyed reading your list. :) - Bret
Your individual track picks are great. I wish you'd included more about why one particular album was better for you than the one you put under it.
Simon Patience Hey Simon, right on - thanks for the feedback.
I really enjoy these ranking videos. I now know that I am missing some of there music.lol
Thanks Chad!
On your ranking file it says the Scream is the Screen. Please fix this error:)
Don't overlook 'The Glove': Smith/ Severin collaboration.
The Glove got some love in my Best of 1983 video: czcams.com/video/C20p-W9PA9Y/video.html
1. Tinderbox (1986)
2. Peepshow (1988)
3. A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982)
4. Juju (1981)
5. Superstition (1991)
6. Hyæna (1984)
7. Through the Looking Glass (1987)
8. The Rapture (1995)
9. The Scream (1978)
10. Kaleidoscope (1980)
11. Join Hands (1979)
yeah very good choices there ! if i was pushed mine would be similar though i do like the rapture (always so overlooked) but would be difficult to put any at number 11!! peepshow tinderbox kaleidoscope juju defo top 4 :)
Thanks Phillip! It's always difficult to choose a last place on these kinds of things, but always makes for a fun discussion. Excellent Top 4 choices you've made. Cheers! - Bret
1. Peepshow
2. Tinderbox
3. Kiss in the dreamhouse
4. Juju
5. Rapture
6. Hyaena
7. superstition
Not a big fan of the other 4
Thanks for watching and sharing your list!
Unfortunately Geffen Records did not help promote their last albums let alone Polydor
it'd weird how similar my favourite songs are to yours, there are little changes though
Paradise place ..
“Superstition” will be my fav forever!
Excellent. Favorite song on Superstition?
@@BretHelmsLifeOnThisPlanetBlog All of them! Ironically, my fav song by the band period is “Return.” It was gonna be in the Superstion album, but was released only as a single…..
That's a beautiful song! I have it on the b-side of the "Kiss Them for Me" 12" single. Haven't listened to it in a long time. Thanks for mentioning!
@@BretHelmsLifeOnThisPlanetBlog Wasn’t that song and Staring Back on the B side on some issues? They blended into one song.
That's correct. "Staring Back" then "Return" then the 7" mix of "Kiss Them for Me." Also collected on that super cool b-sides box set - Downside Up!
I knew it lol! I need to complete my Siouxsie collecetion. Just picked up a copy of The Rapture on cd which will do for the time being., totally agree JuJu is the best of the best but I like all of these albums , the early ones remoind me of being 15 and just gewtting into music. S and the Bs seemed really different and dangerous compared to a lot of what was around at the time - John
Well said, John. Had you heard The Rapture before? Curious to see what you think of it. :)
No , not heard the Rapture , so it wil be interesting to see how it grabs me in the light of your comments and the wider list.
good job. the live record is good too.
I agree with your no.1 (if with very little else in your rankings). There is a fundamental problem with Juju though - it's really badly mastered. Many of the songs on it sound much better on the BBC sessions - Head Cut, etc.