Siouxsie and the Banshees

Siouxsie and the Banshees
	Siouxsie in Edinburgh, 1980
Achtergrondinformatie
Jaren actief	1976–1996, 2002
Oorsprong	Londen, Engeland
Genre(s)	Postpunk, new wave, gothicrock, alternative rock
Label(s)	Polydor, Geffen, Sioux, W14, Universal, Decca
Oud-leden
Zangeres	Siouxsie Sioux (1976–1996, 2002)
Bassist, toetsenist	Steven Severin (1976–1996, 2002)
Gitarist	Marco Pirroni (1976)
Drummer	Sid Vicious (1976)
Drummer	Kenny Morris (1976–1979)
Gitarist	Peter Fenton (1976–1977)
Gitarist	John McKay (1977–1979)
Drummer	Peter "Budgie" Clarke (1979–1996, 2002)
Gitarist, toetsenist	Robert Smith (1979, 1982–1984)
Gitarist, toetsenist	John McGeoch (1980–1982)
Gitarist, toetsenist	John Valentine Carruthers (1984–1987)
Toetsenist	Martin McCarrick (1987–1996)
Gitarist	Jon Klein (1987–1995)
Gitarist	Knox Chandler (1995–1996, 2002)
	Officiële website
	(en) IMDb-profiel
	(en) Allmusic-profiel
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Portaal	Muziek

Siouxsie and the Banshees was een Britse postpunkband met als belangrijkste leden zangeres Siouxsie Sioux,^[1] bassist Steven Severin^[2] en drummer Budgie.^[3] De band was vooral in de jaren zeventig en tachtig populair. De bekendste nummers van Siouxsie and the Banshees zijn "Hong Kong Garden", "Happy House", "Christine", "Spellbound", "Arabian knights", "Cities in dust", "Peek-a-Boo" "Kiss Them for Me" en "Face to Face".

Het werk van Siouxsie and the Banshees was erg invloedrijk. Bands als Joy Division,^[4] The Cure,^[5] U2,^[6] en The Smiths,^[7] noemden ze als referenties. Nadat de band eindigde in 1996, een nieuwe lichting muzikanten, waaronder Tricky,^[8] Massive Attack,^[9] Radiohead,^[10] PJ Harvey,^[11] en LCD Soundsystem,^[12] bleef ze in interviews als inspiratiebron aanhalen.

↑ Spreek uit: "Soezie Soe"; echte naam Susan Janet Ballion; geboren op 27 mei 1957.
↑ Echte naam Steven Bailey; geboren op 25 september 1955; de artiestenachternaam is ontleend aan een personage uit de sm-roman Venus im Pelz van Leopold von Sacher-Masoch.
↑ Echte naam Peter Clarke; geboren op 21 augustus 1957.
↑ Playlist – Peter Hook’s “Field recordings. Q magazine (23 de abril de 2013). Gearchiveerd op 7 november 2017. Geraadpleegd op 10 de enero de 2017. “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. Geraadpleegd op 1 de noviembre de 2010.
↑ Horner, Al, Johnny Marr On Working With Noel Gallagher, Scottish Independence And More – Twitter Q&A. NME (19 de septiembre de 2014). Geraadpleegd op 2 de noviembre de 2016.
Mitchell, Pete. "Spellbound : the story of John McGeoch" BBC2. February 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2010. 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.
↑ Tricky website "Tattoo" (Siouxsie cover)
↑ Massive Attack website "Superpredators" ("Metal Postcard" Siouxsie cover)
↑ Radiohead Official Biography – Capitol Canada. MuchMcapitolmusic.ca. Gearchiveerd op 29 de junio de 2006. Geraadpleegd op 10 de febrero de 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.” <nr />Jeff, Klingman, 10 Bullet Points from the Thom Yorke Interview on WTF with Marc Maron. Thelmagazine.com (22 de julio de 2013). Gearchiveerd op 14 de octubre de 2013. Geraadpleegd op 2 de septiembre de 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 de octubre de 2000). Geraadpleegd op 10 de mayo de 2016. “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. Fecha: 7th January 2000 - PJ selects her Top 10 Albums of 1999. LP of The Creatures(aka Siouxsie) Anima Animus]
↑ LCD Soundsystem CD "Slowdive" (Siouxsie cover)

[1] Spreek uit: "Soezie Soe"; echte naam Susan Janet Ballion; geboren op 27 mei 1957.

[2] Echte naam Steven Bailey; geboren op 25 september 1955; de artiestenachternaam is ontleend aan een personage uit de sm-roman Venus im Pelz van Leopold von Sacher-Masoch.

[3] Echte naam Peter Clarke; geboren op 21 augustus 1957.

[4] Playlist – Peter Hook’s “Field recordings. Q magazine (23 de abril de 2013). Gearchiveerd op 7 november 2017. Geraadpleegd op 10 de enero de 2017. “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”

[5] 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.

[6] U2 Jukebox. U2wanderer.org. Geraadpleegd op 1 de noviembre de 2010.

[7] Horner, Al, Johnny Marr On Working With Noel Gallagher, Scottish Independence And More – Twitter Q&A. NME (19 de septiembre de 2014). Geraadpleegd op 2 de noviembre de 2016.
Mitchell, Pete. "Spellbound : the story of John McGeoch" BBC2. February 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2010. 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.

[Tricky-8] Tricky website "Tattoo" (Siouxsie cover)

[Massive_Attack-9] Massive Attack website "Superpredators" ("Metal Postcard" Siouxsie cover)

[10] Radiohead Official Biography – Capitol Canada. MuchMcapitolmusic.ca. Gearchiveerd op 29 de junio de 2006. Geraadpleegd op 10 de febrero de 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.” <nr />Jeff, Klingman, 10 Bullet Points from the Thom Yorke Interview on WTF with Marc Maron. Thelmagazine.com (22 de julio de 2013). Gearchiveerd op 14 de octubre de 2013. Geraadpleegd op 2 de septiembre de 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.”

[la-11] Appleford, Steve, Checking In With . . . PJ Harvey In a New York State of Mind. Los Angeles Times (29 de octubre de 2000). Geraadpleegd op 10 de mayo de 2016. “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. Fecha: 7th January 2000 - PJ selects her Top 10 Albums of 1999. LP of The Creatures(aka Siouxsie) Anima Animus]

[Jackson_Free_Press-12] LCD Soundsystem CD "Slowdive" (Siouxsie cover)

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