The Scream

This 1000% deserves to be heard. That doesn’t mean I liked it.

It was fine, not really in the mood for it today

Review - further evidence that I prefer the idea of Siouxsie and the Banshees to the actual Siouxsie and the Banshees. It's not a bad album and it's nice that they were trying something that was very different in its era and is still different than other rock bands today. But it's just not that enjoyable to listen to. Some good tracks here and there and the guitar parts are always interesting but not in a rush to listen again Rating - 6.5/10 Need to hear? YES

If 3 stars exemplified anything, it would certainly be this album right here. Add this to the ever growing list of albums that I enjoyed more than I didn't, but really can't say much for or against because of how by the books and generic it all was. Maybe not when it came out, but by today's standards, this album really did not do anything new or interesting for me. Again, I enjoyed every song just fine. I liked how it mixed both Post Punk and Rock elements together, and I like the lead singer's voice. But, every song sounded the exact same, and Siouxsie Sioux has such a familiar voice, even though I've never heard of her in my life until listening to this album, so it's not going to be very memorable in a day or 2, and I'll likely mistake this band for the million others on this list that sound just like it. Post Punk isn't necessarily the deepest genre of music, and a lot of it sounds pretty similar, especially around the 70's and 80's when it was actually relevant. All that being said, I easily managed to listen to it all day, so it's going to get a 3.5 stars. My favorite song was, funnily enough, the cover, "Helter Skelter", because I liked how fun and goofy it was. Pretty lively, and they did a good job singing it. It's the only song on the 12 song album I've put to memory. Damn, I can't tell any of them apart by looking at the song names. That's pretty telling. I'm already running out of anything good or bad to say about this album. It's just one of those, you know? I enjoyed listening to it, spent the entire day vibing with the cool vocals, and then absolutely blanked when it came to being creative with the review. Oh well, at least it was good. Bit of a shorter review today. The creative juices aren't flowing with this one. Next album please.

Some great songs but the overall album doesn’t connect

Pure - 3/5 Jigsaw Feeling - 4/5 Overground - 3.5/5 Carcass - 3.5/5 Helter Skelter - 3.5/5 Mirage - 4/5 Metal Postcard (Mittageissen) - 3.5/5 Nicotine Stain - 4/5 Suburban Relapse - 4/5 Switch - 4/5 This is one of those albums where even though I don't vibe with it 100% of the time, I can totally see how this was an influence to the genre. Without this, post-punk wouldn't have been the way it was and likely not have gotten stuff like Joy Division/New Order, The Cure, or any of those bands influence by post-punk. Overall: 3.5/5 Favorites: Jigsaw Feeling, Switch

Day 210 An album I thought got better as it went on to the point that the final 3 songs were the best. That Helter Skelter cover is fucking woeful though. Highlights Switch Hong Kong Garden The Staircase

Nice sound, nothing really jumped out as greatness but I did enjoy. 3.5/5

Banger album. Kenny Morris just tears it up. The four on the floor, tom-tom primal drumming really drives this album. The guitar, bass and Souixsie's wailing is just icing on the cake. Really strong album and I enjoyed it a lot.

No thanks

The last track, Switch, was a pleasant change after mostly dull songs. Don’t love her voice.

A ver, esta bueno, no me gusta mucho. osea no escucharia el album de corrido, pero si rescato buenos temas.

I mean I got another Siouxsie album on the 1001 more list and it was alright, but this one was kinda bland and all over the place. Also her voice was grating.

What’s their most popular one? Not on this album. Helter Skelter? I hardly know er. . .

I can't seem to get into any of these punk albums.

No es para mi y aparte, no entiendo por que algunos álbumes de esta listas tengan una canción muy escuchada y el resto repudiadas en comparación. Me hace pensar que es para justificar que hay un one hit wonder, pero para eso haces una lista de 1001 mejores one hit wonder.

Based on the timing, I guess this was very influential but it's not very interesting to listen to. Not nearly as fun as other early punk like the Sex Pistols and the Ramones.

I’m a sucker for an interesting Beatles cover. The rest of the album is also pretty good.

Another fun one from the 80s, you know I love it

Unsurprisingly really enjoyable.

NOW we're talking. One of the best albums to come out of the post-punk era (though I hesitate to call Siouxsie post-punk as their work is a very broad spectrum)

Like it 3/5

Fav Songs: Mirage, Helter Skelter, Carcass, Nicotine Stain Least Fav: Overground 7.6/10

music to listen to while a thick goth woman steps on me

Can't believe this album is from 1978. I've read some pretty big names that were influenced by these guys and and really just just stating diving into some of the music over the last few years at the recommendation from Jun. Recognize Hong Kong Garden but the rest of the album is relatively new to my ears. Like the overall sound of the band and the singing of Siouxsie. Have to say, I enjoyed the first album off this list more, but overall, an enjoyable listen, 3

3.5 Our second outing with Ms. Sioux, and I gotta say, I enjoyed it about as much as the last. Compared to Juju, this album has “debut” energy written all over it with its more simplistic songwriting and production, but in many ways, therein lies the charm, as I really think it embodies the untampered spirit of the group - it also commands more attention to Siouxsie’s vocals, which is always is a plus. The punk influence is much more noticeable as well, though the gothic traces of what’s to come are just as present. While I oftentimes find the term “post-punk” vague and misleading (you’re telling me a song like Pictures of You is the musical evolution of say, Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue?), I don’t think it’s ever felt so apt as it does here - this truly does feel like the perfect midpoint between first and new wave, having as much Ramones to it as it does The Cure, and yet, it still manages to feel entirely like its own all the same. That all to say, this album is strong in terms of overall sound and vibes, but unfortunately, it doesn’t lend itself to a ton of memorable moments. I know that’s not necessarily the point, nor should it be the most important metric an album is graded on, but I think I would have enjoyed this a bit more (or would at least find it more replayable) if it didn’t mostly run together. Don’t get me wrong, I think the aforementioned production does this a lot of favors, but it’s also hard not to feel like there’s a certain one-note quality about it. While I can confidently say that I liked every song that I heard, Jigsaw Feeling and Helter Skelter (an improvement upon The Beatles’ if you ask me) are probably the only two I really remember four listens later. Oh, and Hong Kong Garden of course, but unfortunately, it’s a non-album single that was later bundled as a bonus track on certain reissues, so I can’t really factor it in here - which is a shame, because I think its inclusion may very well have kicked this up to a 4. I’ll never be unhappy to listen to more Siouxsie Sioux, but this isn’t quite Juju-level for me. Oh, and since I mentioned them earlier in my review, I have to give a shoutout to The Ramones’ debut turning 50. If it weren’t for that band, who knows if I’d still be doing this 1001 albums challenge now. Hell, who knows if Siouxsie and the Banshees even still exist. To all my fellow punks out here, keep fighting the good fight. Hey ho, let’s go.

Love this band and had no idea they did a cover of Helter Skelter so there’s that.

Siouxsie And The Banshees took a unique approach, with the bass and especially the drums interpreting their traditional roles in a somewhat more expansive way. In contrast, the guitar work is extremely simplified compared to other rock bands. According to Wikipedia, the result can be classified as post-punk, but to me it sounds more like new wave, especially because of Siouxsie's vocals. For 1978, the sound is extremely clear, and I also like the band's somewhat alternative approach. However, the latter led to extremely repetitive arrangements, as the guitar, as the only instrument that was really suited to it, largely refused to contribute to the creative design. This might still work if Siouxsie didn't have an extremely annoying voice, but one that could really carry the songs. For this reason, however, I say: nice, but no.

I like the distinctness of S&tB's sound, its influential but still unique. Problem is I don't really like many of the songs. Fave Tracks: Switch 2.7/5

3-4

This album is totally fine today and easy to see why it was big when it came out. They were never my favorite, but they were adjacent to and/or influenced a lot of bands I do love, so I appreciate them for that. In 2026 and without any personal/emotional connection to this album, it sounds pretty muddy and uneventful.

Very cool

#866. I know this is one of those "your favorite artist's favorite artist" kind of things, but it didn't seem particularly special or interesting to me. 3/5: acceptable

I wanted to like this, given how much I've heard about this group. But I had a hard time with the vocals - they just grated on me. I can hear the influence they've had on other groups. It was just okay for me.

Zone out a fair amount. Beat was a bit too slow for me at first. Didn't really vibe

She has a very interesting voice. Metal Postcard was fun.

Enjoyed this. Would listen to again

schowieder susi hoila. erste song isch es nüt, zweite isch en guete sehr susi und au sehr banshees. sind sie mega früe gsi mit post punk oder so? ok jo sinds. overground baut uhuuuere guet uuf und sie tönt bitz wie d alanis morrissette wenn sie hässig isch und da isch guet findi. overground isch meega fun gsi. helter skelter beatles? ja beatles. ok sie mached avant garde time hä. respektieri. wird schneller, baaanger cover findi. bin etz bi suburban relapse und sie singt scho cool aber s isch au eeaasy streng.

OHA POSTPUNK aso s andere album vo ihne hani na cool gfunde I'M BACK s intro isch scho recht cool, setzt e gwüssi atmosphäre hmm ok es tönt ufe art recht reduziert? s fehle vode cymbals merktmer schochli hahah hans gfühl d cymbals tünds amigs zemmeliime helter skelter findi no haaard, het chli öppis unhingeds leider verlürts mi chli, s tönt alles chli glich für mich ohh switch mitem switch! jaa au wenn jz für mich selte lieder ah sich ussegstoche sind, hanis recht cool gfunde!

Listens: 3 Standout Tracks: Jigsaw Feeling, Helter Skelter, The Staircase (Mystery) This album just feels important, culturally. It oozes punk/alternative rock. It feels incredibly fresh coming out of the 70s. The guitar playing is excellent; sharp, aggressive... just totally rocking out. I do with there was a little more melody and singing in tune, but I seriously call into question that thought; if that's really truly needed, if it would elevate the music or actually detract from it. I suspect, in the spirit of punk or post-punk, singing out of tune is sort of the point. Edit: This album has become a mainstay over the past couple of weeks. I keep coming back to it and it's getting better and better. So, I'm retroactively bumping this to a 5.

Suzy, for inflicting such aural torment on me this morning I hereby Banshee you to the very depths of my ratings. And stop spelling your name in such a silly way.

Good lyrics (except Hong Kong garden obviously) but neither the music nor Siouxsie Sioux’s voice were enjoyable to listen to.

Was ok honestly, nothing memorable. Didn’t hate it though

As above

Really great early punk with a killer vocalist and catchy tunes. Must-listen #299.

unfortunately only got through half but what i did listen to i enjoyed! very unique sound that while slightly repetitive i really appreciated the vocals

Preffered this album to the later 80s ones. More raw, viseral.

Although Kenny Morris has just died, I can’t ignore the fact the Banshees didn’t really come into their pomp until Budgie took over as drummer. For my taste, they also had to find the right producer in Nigel Gray. Lillywhite’s production may have defined British post-punk, but for those, like me, who chose the Once Upon a Time singles collection as their entry point for the band, it is a rough experience. On the debut album, it is all Lillywhite chill and primitive thrashing. Of course, I feel bad for Morris and McKay that they couldn’t intregrate themselves into the Siouxsie/Severin matrix, but The Scream (and Join Hands) show that the Siouxsie/Severin coupling was insufficient on its own. They will go on to do better. Heck, the will go on to do a better Beatles cover. 2.5 This knocked my socks off. Hong Kong Garden was all I knew of this album but I have been marvelling over the rest from first listen. The guitars and drums are very good of course; never less than texturally interesting but Siouxsie Sioux’s voice is absolutely mesmerising all the time. It is hard to praise particular features of her voice outside the context of the actual lines she sings which are inspired musical contrarianism. I almost can’t think of a worse idea for a Beatles cover than Helter Skelter - Hey Jude maybe. But there sits, in magnificent defiance of common sense and most of the original melody, an absolutely inspired version in the midst of this album. Because we have an original to measure against, it also frames the conundrum(s) of what Siouxsie is up to as a singer clearer than any other track. Does she know she’s not merely declaiming in a contemptuous punkish sort of way? That she’s instead singing entirely different notes to the original? Apparently she does, because she repeats the same notes throughout. So when she picks out another hypnotically abrasive note on for example Jigsaw Feeling or Nicotine Stain I know it’s design not accident. Which just makes the whole thing all the more bloody impressive. Hopefully it doesn’t sound too pretentious to say that Siouxsie’s singing put me in mind of another famous puzzler - Pierrot Lunaire. I listened to it straight after The Scream and felt that it had opened up a bit for me. We took a break for a couple of weeks there and I have listened to the half dozen albums on our backlog a few times each at least. This one I have returned to more than any of them and with pleasure every time. 3.5/5

Starts off really strong, dips a little but comes back with a vengeance. Hard to imagine The Strokes hadn't listened to The Staircase before they wrote Reptilia. 4 - a great album, even among this list

Siouxsie’s early singing voice has always been a bit of a miss for me. Lots of drama and passion and whatnot, alongside the darker melodies, kinda par for the course with early punk. This one feels a bit inchoate, a bit stuck on the rudimentary simplicity of early punk and post-punk, lots of volume and drama standing in for the more interesting material to come.

I couldn't really get into this.

I like their later work a lot. Although this is an influential album it's rough around the edges.

This album was apparently revolutionary, but you really need to be in context. The VCR was revolutionary as well, but neither has aged well. It was OK, but their later stuff was better.

Have never been a big fan of theirs...this one didn't change my mind.

fun

Algunos riffs son disfrutables pero la estética post-punk es mi sonido. 2.7

Probably need to give this album a couple more spins

Siouxsie my Banshee!

Awesome debut album, still sound innovative today. Curious about all the other stuff they made.

I like

Well this is awesome. I can hear the influence they had on The Cure and Joy Division

Nothing to get excited about. 2.5.

Really enjoyed this album, can't say I have ever heard of them before it will definitely listen again

I can see why this album was important but this is not a style of music that I enjoy.

Not really something I'd throw on but it is undeniably cool and influenced many other artists I really like so extra points for that.

they're very cool

Love Siouxsie and the Banshees but this isn't my favorite album of theirs. Favorite songs: Switch, Hong Kong Garden

It was so longgggg. I'm sorry but i did not like it... 1.5/5

I can see the influence but not really my thing

Ahhh, the Banshees’ debut. I’m a huge, huge fan of Siouxsie and the Banshees. I do think they really hit their stride and had the best output with the addition of Budgie, but let’s not pretend their debut isn’t also great. There are so many artists who really elevated punk in the late 70s and early 80s, but the Banshees take the cake. The almost mythical status of this album (and let’s be real, damn near all of their discography) is well deserved.

Excellent album, a good picture of how goth evolved from punk. This still sounds a lot like their contemporaries, and I do prefer their later work. This is probably 4.5 stars by itself, or 5 stars if the bonus tracks 'Hong Kong Garden' and 'The Stairway' are included. Oh, let's say 5 stars, she has one of my favorite voices in rock music.

Totally respect the influence of this album and its presence on the list, but as a collection of songs, it didn't really do it for me; everything sorta blended together. Liked the vibes more than the execution. 3.5 stars.

I thought I didn't like SaTB, but it seems I do. Enjoyed this more than expected. 4.

Not sure where this fits in the British punk timeline, but it's a far better album than the Sex Pistols and (heresy I know) The Clash. Angular guitars, driving bass and a charasmatic singer - this led the way for some greater post-punk artists.

sympa

Sympa mais sans plus

Je connaissais pas le groupe. C'est original, des grosses vibe de The Cure entre autres. La voix est particulière mais on s'y fait

boring

Hugely influential! Yeah, don’t care.

Bastante guapo

Spiky and alluring Favourite tracks: Helter Skelter, Mirage, Suburban Relapse

Började helt ok men jag tröttnade

No complaints, just not particularly memorable. Like a mid Blondie album

Hooray! The type of album that makes this dumb ol thing worth it! I’d heard Hong Kong Garden & I don’t like that song so I never gave the album a shot. Turns out I like everything else.

One of the better random, nothing British bands that seem to make up 1/3 of this list but still a random, nothing British band.

A good listen. Could be a 4 maybe from multiple listens but shall go with a 3 for now.

qué aburrimiento :(

Good stuff by the Queen of Goth

musically and vocally good. dark and twisty

++: Helter Skelter, Metal Postcard (Mittageisen), Suburban Relapse +: Jigsaw Feeling, Carcass, Mirage, Nicotine Stain, Switch +-: Pure, Overground 6,0/10

Something very different from what I typically enjoy, but has a very alluring quality that kept me entertained through the runtime. Uneven in places, but carries a strong goth post punk sound that reminds me a lot of Joy Division (even though this came first). Top tracks: Jigsaw Feeling, Mirage, Switch

Siouxsie is such a goth icon. It's so cool to see how a teenage groupie of the Sex Pistols who was just around for vibes and rebellious behavior then later develop her own band and sound, culminating into this debut album. The band's balance is great. I love the spookiness of the bass-driven songs and though I dressed up as Siouxsie Sioux for Halloween, I wasn't aware of how much better listening to the band's entire albums were compared to their hit singles. The spookiness works so well in the less structured and more sonic tracks for me where the songs hint toward depression or a mental breakdown. Really enjoyed Jigsaw Feeling, Metal Postcard, Suburban Relapse, The Staircase. 4.5 but have been feeling generous lately. Music has been getting me through this frigid winter!

I started really getting into this album after Overground, so much so that I relistened. While it hints at the pop punk and new age genres I usually pan, I see so much influence by this artist in modern music and really enjoy the edginess of the vocals and guitar/percussion (haven't analyzed the lyrics yet). Possible it's a 4.5 but I'll go with a 4 while I evaluate more deeply

Very Good. But not as distinctive as some of their other albums. 4 stars

I have lots of feelings after listening to this. I recognize that it's historically important in setting the sounds of other groups that would come - and do it better. So while I recognize that this needed to walk so that bands like the Joy Division could run, that doesn't mean that I want to give the a participation trophy for their contribution.

Honestly, this didn't do it for me. But I'm so deeply uninformed about the artist I don't feel qualified to be giving much of another comment

A classic, which I played to death as a teen. Doesn't really sound like anything else of the time, especially the icy rush of tracks like Jigsaw feeling. I have finally warmed to the version of Helter Skelter, but am still not buying the story about the lyrics to Hong Kong Garden, given some of their other efforts (Arabian Nights, for one).

The Beatles released Let It Be only eight years before The Scream came out. It sounds like a musical lifetime has shifted in that period when you listen to the Banshees debut compared to The Beatles. The music of 2026 is very similar to that of 2018. Sure, the Banshees weren't alone responsible for this transformation, but The Scream does show what is possible when you refuse to play alongside the established rules. It's still accessible, with the rhythm and SHOCK tunes! Hong Kong Garden is a little, erm, awkward these days. Still a great debut.

# Album Name: The Scream # Artist: Siouxsie And The Banshees # Rating: 2/5 # Comments: Didnt gel with this album. # Top Tunes: # Would I listen to it again? No

Very good, this is a 3,7

Very dark. A bit limited compositionally, but I liked the energy of Carcass and Hong Kong Garden is a standout.

Enjoyed this album, particularly liked the last track.

I’m on a post punk period in my life so kind of dig it. Not a fun of her wailing but when Siouxsie is singing on the low register, oh it work so well with the angular guitars, pounding bass, and thundering drums.

Will forever sound like running around Mexico City to me.

It may be groundbreaking for the musical style of "how-'80s-teens-deal-with-their-angst" and that's a style I'm always on board for, this one just gets a little redundant

Listened to this while playing Leviathan Wilds with my partner. We won! I thought I was a fan of Siouxsie because i remember their song on the batman returns soundtrack was my favorite (aside from kiss from a rose.) Boy was i surprised by this album...but not in a good way. I can appreciate what it did for post punk...but post punk is probably one of my least favorite genres. At least we won our game!

I really wish I liked siouxsie and the banshees more than I actually do. Maybe part of it is the sound system (or lack thereof) I listen to them on? Some of their songs are absolutely great and amazing. A lot of them I have a hard time listening to because of the vocals. It’s screeching. Which is just really unpleasant to listen to even though I think the style and performance and genre is iconic. I appreciate them for being so distinct and original and unabashedly themselves. So, I don’t necessarily wish they would change their vocals, but I would listen to them a lot more if it was easier to listen to. It’s hard to engage much more in the music because I’m so distracted most of the time by the discordant, high pitched vocals.

Listening session: january 22th, while commuting to intership Listened to before: no Thoughts: I liked the general sound of this album but I have to admit that some songs sounded really similar Favourite tracks: Carcass & Switch

Kinda decent punk thing going on. Although, a lot sounds like it was written on the fly. Maybe that’s just the vibe they were going for. 3.0/5.0

Fun teen goth vibes, plus an absolutely horrendous Beatles cover that is very unpleasant to listen to

Never got Siouxsie and The Bamshees. Still dont.

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Riot grrrl x1000. I don't think I'd heard the Helter Skelter cover before. Good stuff. High 2s.

Not my favorite

This album is a righteous classic. Eerie, dark, and with the haunting vocals of Siouxsie accompanied by John McKay's metallic guitar parts and riffs, I was blown away the first time I heard it. Surely inspired by Patti Smith's Horses, but carrying it miles further into much darker, more claustrophobic territory and influencing peers like Joy Division and The Cure, as well as Nine Inch Nails years later, this was and is an outstanding record. 5/5

Yeah, perfectly fine punk

Lubię ten wokal. Gdyby Florence próbowała śpiewać punk to pewnie tak właśnie by brzmiała. Dziwne, nietypowe, oryginalne. Tak, niektóre utwory kaleczą uszy, ale po to ma się ich parę, aby się specjalnie tym nie przejmować. 7/10

everything just kind of sounded the same? i can’t tell you a single lyric or what have you

Good clean post punk. Not for everybody and it’s not something I’m going to reach for often but I appreciate it. Switch and Hung Kong Garden were my faves.

Mediocre punk music. The best song on the album is the cover of Helter Skelter. Overall, the vocals are grating and music is eh.

Funyn to hear "Helter Skelter" for the second day in a row, and a good reminder that everyone likes or ins influenced by the Beatles. The rest of this was not for me. The sound is certainly unique.

I liked it. I'm not a huge fan of that echoy atmosphere, but this album had some cool riffs and vocals. Nothing super exciting, but pretty good background music. 7/10

Suenan a Florence + The Machine pero punk, estuvo bien, se hizo largo el álbum

Some nice guitar work offset by terrible singing.

This is another one I expect was ground breaking at the time (?) but on today's light was mid. Perhaps this is unfair, but either way I will be forgetting about it forever.

Just alright, liked this band a lot in the day but I'd say my tastes have changed.

Has a certain “yelling in a garage” vibe that I don’t really like.

I thought this would be better than it was..

Not at all what I'm used to listening to. But there's something about her vocals and the tripiness and reverb in the guitar that was very transcendental

What a goddamn earsore. I started out with an open mind but I was ready for this meandering, repetitive, nothing of an album to be over from by a few tracks in. I'm happy for folks who like Siouxsie And The Banshees, but it's not for me. 1/5

Dark, driving bass and high-pitched, emotionally detached vocals - what's not to like? The riffing gets the job done, more focused on rhythm than melody. It's mostly pretty depressing stuff but there's some catchy moments if you're patient. Nicotine Stain is one of these, letting the guitars loose a bit. The last official track Switch is also strong, a slow builder. The last two tracks from the CD release appear to be non album singles and are a bit of a different vibe - not rating these.

Realizing that post-punk just isn't my genre. Cool name tho. 3/5

Annoying

This kind of energy is enjoyable for a couple of songs, then it slowly starts draining your soul lol

I can hear the groundwork for a lot of music I love, but it feels a bit too rigid for my taste

I mentioned accessibility in a previous review I did, and this is another perfect example: to a goth-curious kid in the late 80s / early 90s, this album did not exist. You could not walk into Sam Goody or the music section at Caldor and pull it off the shelf, and the industry was just starting to convert vinyl to new media, with early albums from English punk bands not being a priority. With all the complaints about streaming service and digitalization, the fact that I can listen to this album in my car, just by asking an invisible robot to play it for me, should stand for something. Anyway … it’s ok. Old man complaints aside, Siouxsie Sioux obviously had a revival almost a decade later and with a different sound but the same distinctive voice, which is the uniqueness of the album. It’s worth listening to and they were/are a good band. My continued knock on this list is the metric that puts albums onto this list — why exactly do I have to listen to The Scream versus the entire catalog of Taylor Swift or The Foo Fighters? I’m not complaining— again, this album feels like it never existed and I credit the project for mentioning it — but not even cool stuff from a cool era gets all the stars.

This was a pretty good album on the one listen I gave it. It is one I have to definitely be in the mood for I think; It definitely has a good sound and energy to it. If I was presented this album closer to Halloween, I might have had a different reaction to it. I may go back and listen when I have proper wits about me, based on what I have read about it. That's what I love about this whole list is that it does give you awareness that these albums exist and may trigger a point to go back and listen. Biggest Hit - Carcass, Hong Kong Garden (though the Apple Music version doesnt list this on the 1st CD) Biggest Miss (if I had to choose one) - Helter Skelter Biggest Surprise - Jigsaw Feeling (after the intro, this one hits you in the face)

Love this band but they made far better records real quickly after this, but I can’t deny that there’d be no Joy Division without The Scream.

I had Juju in the last week or so and whilst I liked it, I wasn’t sure I gave it the attention it deserved and landed on 3 stars but with a note to return. I’m glad I got another album so soon as a chance to listen and again, I could hear the influence they must have had on PJ Harvey. The first half of the album felt a bit more raw and energetic and at times, I wondered how much I liked it but as the album grew to a close it became apparent that’s where I was finding the best songs, feeling a bit more rounded and really catching my attention. A good debut.

If I could do half stars it would be a 3.5 but I pushed it up to a 4

Good one

***An ok album

Like a lot of the post punk, proto punk, Brit punk etc on the list, this one is full of great songs. The guitar is full of great ideas. But can’t take the singer’s voice. Glad I heard it. Don’t need to hear again

Very entertaining album. I liked it a lot.

Really good to hear this album again, I had it many years ago, and saw them in 1978, with The Cure as support! So many good tracks on here

Kind of makes me think of being crammed in a basement with far too many.people and listening to music far too.loud.

Innovative and original, but ultimately a little annoying to my ears.

Not bad at all. Really dig the goth feels. Not my cup of tea the way other post punk bands are, but undeniably good.

It deserves a 10

Siouxsie and the Banshees are an amazing band and this is maybe their most underrated album. It's just a good dose of that dark, gothic-tinted post-punk with amazing vocals and a strong atmosphere. I love the tension between the nocturnal guitars and tight drums. Creates a very one of a kind sound that is different from the rest of the band's discography. The energy is pretty crazy and makes the album a wild ride. Jigsaw Feeling, Overground and Helter Skelter in particular are highlights.

SIOUXSIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

After a couple of listens I just don't connect a ton with this.

Better than I remembered.

Couple of classics, but maybe just a bit too messy.

No, don’t float my boat.

Marvellous

Another day, another late 70s punk album, and honestly, I can’t complain. This was a pretty interesting listen, especially since I wasn’t familiar with the band at all going in. It’s raw, energetic, and has that early punk feel where everything sounds urgent and slightly out of control. Nothing fancy, just attitude and momentum the whole way through. Favorite song: Jigsaw Feeling

Too shouty for me

Another unexpected gem of a find. Never expected to like this as much as I did.

A very enjoyable listen with a sound that is way ahead of its time. No tracks really grabbed me as stand out and the vocals are a little grating but would listen again.

What a nice surprise. I thought this would be some trashy punk, but no, the girl can sing and totally hold the album. It’s really quite intriguing that there’s a lot of deliberate, almost anti feminine tones, and then she’ll switch with ease and power. The guitar and drums have a nice pushing drive to the songs. You can see how this had a big goth influence as well, in the slightly theatrical nature of it. Shame about the Hong Kong song though, seemed an unnecessary gimmick and didn’t really fit. Anyway, I really enjoyed it.

cute, cool, didn't listen too closely tho

It's a solid debut but I'm not as keen on this as I was on Juju and I'm not sure if it merits inclusion here.

She might also be a banshee.

Always have been a fan of Siouxsie's voice, it takes what might be a mediocre album to fantastic.

early new-wavey punk rock music. i seem to be attracted whenever there's female leads in punk; compared to the more common male-centered space there's a certain energy that the dudes lack. this album is abrasive and a little loud, constant like a wailing police siren. siouxsie has a KILLER voice and i bet it would sound even better live. it's rough and sometimes scattered, but that's really a lot of albums that came out around this time... it stands out quite a bit and i think it's a real hidden gem.

Blondie and The B’52’s vibes. Not a bad album

I made it all the way through without ever particularly enjoying any of it.That was largely because the album was relatively short and I fell into a rabbit-hole on wikipedia that started off with me reading about this album. It gets 2 stars, and it can count itself fucking fortunate to get that many!

My rating 2.8

Love the guitar/drum/bass on this, such a clean sound, so driving, fantastic energy. But then there's those punk vocals, what I think of as shout style. I don't necessarily hate shout singing - love it from Devo - but Siouxsie and a lot of other punks shouted as a fuck off, and it works. 4 for the band, 1 for the vocals.

I find the vocals to be quite annoying. It takes away from the rest of the album

Kind of like Magazin, decent arty punk but nothing spectacular

I don't like her voice and the music made me anxious.

3.5/5

Like a worse Jefferson Airplane

Meh. Kind of all blended together.

I couldn't get through it. 1/5

its something else i guess

decent

With a title like "The Scream", it is very apt that a lot of the sound of this album is almost primeval. There are pop sensibilities to the punkyness, and I did find a few of the tracks quite catchy

post-punk is kind of hit or miss for me, this is pretty good, i can see how it ended up being so influential

7/10

Invented Post-Punk before Punk had really gotten started.

I didn't like them then and I don't like them now

2.5 - Just not mad about her voice

already listen to this a number of times before going through this album list Pure - no rating Jigsaw Feeling - 5/5 Overground - 4/5 Carcass - 5/5 Helter Skelter - 4/5 Mirage - 5/5 Metal Postcard (Mittageissen) - 4/5 Nicotine Stain - 5/5 Suburban Relapse - 4/5 Switch - 4/5 Average score: 4.4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ this doesn't top Juju for me, but it's a close second (though i'll have to hear the rest of their discography to confirm). since i can't give half-star ratings, i'll be generous and bump the score up a bit

Raw. Straight-ahead. Post-Punk. You can hear the beginnings of what would eventually become the Riot Grrl movement of the 90s. What took me by surprise (considering that Siouxsie And The Banshees emerged from of the 70s punk scene in the UK) is how each song is so carefully, thoughtfully constructed.

Not my favorite I much prefer their other album but not terrible by any means. Just not as hooky as the other record

Rather enjoyed this! Always love their cover of helter skelter. And this album cover is gorgeous.

Mid. Not as good as later stuff.

Didn’t hate it, but didn’t love it either. And a few of the songs really annoyed me. It’s between two and three stars for me. I’ll settle at two.

The Scream by Siouxsie and the Banshees is a striking and thrilling debut that I genuinely enjoyed. It’s an album that still feels sharp-edged and alive, full of jagged guitars, icy atmospheres, and Siouxsie Sioux’s commanding presence. There’s an intensity running through the whole record that pulls you in straight away dark, dramatic, and completely self-assured. What stands out most is how fresh it still sounds. For a late-70s release, it feels wildly forward-thinking, carving out a bold space between punk, post-punk, and something uniquely theirs. The basslines are hypnotic, the guitars angular, and the rhythms relentless, creating a kind of controlled chaos that is utterly compelling. It’s easy to see why this album is considered such an influential cornerstone. Even with its raw edges, the album is cohesive and atmospheric, and I found myself really immersed in its world. It’s intense but never alienating, experimental but still accessible a balance few debuts manage so well. Favourite track: I really like the cover of Helter Skelter and Nicotine Stain is also an excellent song Least favourite track: Everything on the album was worth a listen Album artwork: Dark album cover

I've never been a huge Siouxsie fan like some people I've known but it is really good.

This was really cool!!!

Very cool album! It did kind of blend into itself as a "sound" more than individual songs, but... wow, and must have been crazily unique when it came out and all of that! :) I'll definitely re-listen!

Decent - distinctive sound - enjoyed - struggled between 3 and 4

The music was fine but her voice got grating after a bit. It’s a 2.5 but I’m rounding down

The guitar licks really stand out on this album. Liked it a lot. 4/5

I quite liked the music, not so the singing. Very shouty vocal style, not my cup of tea

Very nice. Not the best Siouxsie album but still damn good.

I still have yet to find a Siouxsie record that I like. Favourite Track(s): Switch Least Favourite Track(s): Carcass, Mirage

Like the Banshees, Siouxsie not so much.

Much prefer Juju to this one.

Pretty good post punk type noise, but one song just kind of blends into the other.

Fierce, unapologetic and wildly influential. Exactly what I needed on a frigid November morning.

I do quite like Hong Kong Garden. The rest I don't really vibe with as much as I think I would. Generally I find I really like singles from Siouxsie And The Banshees... but albums not as much. Interesting

The drums are cool. Everything else I did not like. Not into post punk 4 / 10

No

Good tunes and new to me, thx!

Idk. Not for me. I looked it up and her makeup is absolutely dope though The helter skelter cover was pretty good

It was pretty good I suppose

Punk but with a lot of reverb and chorus. That Helter Skelter cover was sick.

Just more Birtish proto punk with a bassist given way too much leeway to strum his songs into oblivion before they even start. Next.

Every once in a while, I get around to a record that I "missed". In this case, I'm really glad I did. This is a great record that deserves the accolades and attention that it's gotten over the years.

Influental, not fully realised sound. I prefer their later albums. Still cool though. 6/10

They played the chords on Helter Skelter wrong.. 2/5

Okay

solid

Lijed Juju better but still good

Jeg synes ikke det er 5/5 no skip album. Men jeg synes det er deroppe af uden tvivl. Jeg kan godt lide det mørke post/punk attitude hun har i sin stemme og det proto gothic som er over lyden. Det er meget mørkt og tror delvist det er hendes stemme og måske også musikken som lyder meget skrattet, industriel og skarp i lyden. Specielt hendes stemme som lyder sådan lidt fjern på en måde og sådan lidt tribal med gentagelser der får det til at lyde mere som et instrument. De har åbenbart også inspireret bølgen af noise rock og Dream pop bl.a. sonic youth og coctaeu twins som jeg godt kan lide. The cure og pj harvey er også inspireret af det nok af forskellige årsager. Det er koldt, intenst hypnotisk, industriel og fremmedgørende.

Tough to rate because I appreciate the creativity, but can’t say that I actually enjoy listening to most of it.

1.5

Didn't vibe with this group, extra so because this is the 2nd opportunity. Vocals just doesn't work for me.

I do not understand why Siouxsie and the Banshees don't appeal to me. I like goth. I like new wave. It should tick all the boxes, but I always am just left cold.

This sucked

Very much in the influential but I don’t like it category

Not bad. Not my cup of tea. Worthy of a there. Would come back to it.

Fun and energetic.

GREAT ALBUM.

It was bad.

4/5 i like this dark little goth psychodelic rock, kind of punk and vocal reminds me of band "X" and music with "Sisters of mercy" or "The cure" but singer is a woman not a man

Solid album, nothing wow tho for me and there is a cover of helter skeltzr in there which is not bad.

I was avoiding this album becasue of what I thought this would sound like, and I started listening to it and was relieved that it wasn't that. But as the music wore on, I realized it still wasn't my taste. just a different genre. I don't know. It's a darker smiths? just not what I would sit down and listen to. Probably culturally relevant though?

I remember Siouxsie And The Banshees from the time when I was into gothic and dark wave. I listened to them once. It was okay, but I wasn't thrilled. The same goes for this album. Okay but not thrilling. I don't like Siouxsie's voice. It's a bit too shrill for me. I won't be listening to it again anytime soon. 3/5

Eh. It was fine. Not for me really. Hong Kong Garden was the standout track.

Fikk ikke helt taket på vokalen.

Немного, что называется, "уан ноут", но атмосферно, и плюс главный хит. Лучшая песня - Hong Kong Garden.

I've heard Juju already, and I gave that one a 2, mainly for having an inaccessible sound, bad vocals, and bad guitarwork. The Scream improves greatly on the guitars (and all-round instrumentation), but the vocals could still use some work. Still, I liked the majority of tracks here, so I can't justifiably give this a low rating too. I feel the Helter Skelter cover kind of misses the point of the original Beatles version. The texture doesn't vary at all, while the original shines because of its ups and downs. Actually, a lot of songs on The Scream suffer from lack of "flow" in song structure. The verse-chorus model, while cliché, is insanely popular and dominant in the mainstream for a reason: it's a great model. (Punky artists tend to reject a lot of music convention for the sake of it, rather than because it sounds good. But I digress.) The Staircase (Mystery) does well in this department, however. I do like the tense build-up in the opener, Pure, and how it pays off with the explosive Jigsaw Feeling. Siouxsie's singing is still pretty terrible, though, and at this point I doubt that'll ever change. I feel that her timbre is more suited to balladesque pieces rather than punk rock, which typically requires shouting. Her shouting voice is just... not good. Nor are most people's, to be fair. It's one of many reasons why punk hasn't aged well as a genre. (Yelling about feelings and political leanings is, more often than not, way more grating than singing them well – and it makes you subconsciously reject the artist's message.) Siouxsie is also frequently out of tune – she's slightly flat for the entirety of Overground and Carcass, and most of Suburban Relapse – and the mixed self-harmonising doesn't disguise it. It sounds terrible. Which is a shame, because the guitars are really solid in Overground. 3/5 Key tracks: Jigsaw Feeling, Metal Postcard (Mittageisen), Hong Kong Garden

It kind of just kept going. One or two songs of it would have been okay, but after a while it was a little grating. I like the last song a lot but often had a hard time understanding her. Overall, not bad but nothing grabbed a hold and made me love it.

I like Siouxsie & the Banshees. We had JuJu back in May and it was a 5 for me. My favorite thing about this album is the guitars but her vocals are great too and really unique. noisy, chaotic, punk rock at it's most artistic. Sometimes they have a really raw, kinetic energy that reminds me of Pixies. Other times a dark brooding groove with hammering dissonance that reminds me of Bauhaus. I think I'm going to have to listen to ALL of this bands albums after the project is over. It's pretty awesome but not all the songs are their best. U2 stole Helter Skelter from Charles Mason and Siouxsie is stealing it back tonight. I didn't especially care for their version but props for doing it in their style. My favorites are scattered all over the album: Jigsaw Feeling, Carcass, Mirage, Suburban Relapse, The Staircase.

This album has a lot of spunk. It’s just not my vibe. I’ve got zero complaints to what they are presenting. Their art is pushing the boundaries of the time, but it’s just not hitting for me. I definitely respect it though.

I wanted to really like this. I like Siouxsie's vocals, and apparently the sounds they created here were quite innovative and influential so that's cool. The instrumentation was pretty rockin' too. That said though, there was nothing on here I loved. I didn't add even one song to a playlist, and it's not something I'd return to. It could use a little polish and shine. Appreciate the vibes and the pioneering they did though!

I typically like this era of punk/post-punk and have learned recently that generally the rawness of it is a big part of my appreciation. We, evidently this album was a bridge too far because it just felt like noise to me and I found the whole experience pretty off-putting.

I mean it sounds kinda cool but I didn't want to explore it more than that.

One of the best name for a band and a good name for this band’s album. A very somewhat familiar sounding album for some reason.

This album sounds really raw and unpolished, but not necessarily in a good way. I like Siouxsie Sioux‘s voice, but it feels lost in a fog in some songs and like it’s competing with the instruments in others. I read that this was all intentional production-wise, but I don’t care for it. Admittedly, the only songs I knew from Siouxsie & The Banshees prior to listening to this album were Peek-A-Boo and Kiss Them for Me, both of which are much more melodic than this album’s fare. I didn’t connect with much on this album, so I probably won’t revisit it. I am going to delve further into their discography though because I’m intrigued at how their sound evolved and I’ve got to hear what Robert Smith’s contribution to the band was during his tenure as I’m an avid Cure fan.

Surprisingly good recommendation.

I like the sound, but nothing in particular stood out to me. Feels like a very foundational album upon which others built.

Would have been better with a different singer

Not as good as Juju (the album I got earlier from this band), but still great. I listened to Hong Kong Garden last year and hated it and wrote off the band, but listening to the song now, I find it perfectly fine, though I prefer the album's other songs. No idea what I was on about back then, maybe I was just in a really sour mood!?

Plötzlich sehe ich mich wieder vor dem Radio sitzen, Sender: BFBS, Sendung: John Peels Music. Eintauchen in ein komplett anderes Musikuniversum als ich gewohnt war. Und das BFBS TV: Black Adder und Spitting Image... ähm, ich schweife ein wenig ab. So ist das wenn Opa vom Krieg erzählt.

Apparently this has a ton of influence in the early punk scene. I'm guessing that is why it's included because I just didn't get anything groundbreaking, unique or really even enjoyable from this. Vocals were awful, akin to a yelping injured dog.

Insane.

2,75

Raw, early punk joy.

I don't care much for the vocal. OK tunes and OK album.

Really good.

Not even the cover of Helter Skelter can save this travesty. 1001 album worthy: no - 108/204

Into it. Her voice has had such a lasting influence but it takes a beat to get into.

Some of the records on this list are there due to critic-brain. I'm sure I could point to better 1978 records that didn't make it (and I like other Siouxsie records)

Punk/5

The cover of Helter Skelter is pretty good - the rest is all about the same.

annoying and unoriginal

Ok, wo ich Punk gelesen habe hatte ich Sorgen, aber hörte sich gar nicht so kagge an. Klang für mich irgendwie n wenig nach depressivem Brit-Pop

Beim Joggen gehört. Nicht nervig, aber ausgeblendet, alles ähnlich, stimme nicht so angenehm

Not really my thing, but I guess it's important as their first album.

Didn't like her voice. Found this like noise.

I can see why its here, not my thing though. Droning voice, I hate the guitar tone and it wasnt interesting enough for me to buy in.

Such a cool and modern sounding album for 1978. I love the attitude and mood. Seems like a continuation of Jefferson Airplanes coolest side.

Not for me

Cool

Enjoyable

I knew none of these songs going in. My wife loves Florence + The Machine and I feel so much of Siouxsie's influence in future artists like her. Good, not great album

I’m not a fan.

Love her. So good. 5*

Should have been called banshee and the banshee because this banshee is SCREECHING

This album starts a little weak to me but ends real strong. The longer I listen the more I enjoyed it. Listen to while making a third eye cats. Very appropriate IMO.

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this album. It's weird in a way I love.

Just the right vibe for a very chaotic day.

I liked this one better than the previous album we listened to by Siouxsie and The Banshees, but it still feels a little overly performative, like the musical theatre version of punk. The cover is fun and visually interesting, that is a 4/5 for me.

No es un álbum que me haya gustado o que desearía escuchar de nuevo, pero puedo apreciar algunos aspectos. Por un lado la cohesión del álbum, me pareció que la selección y el orden de temas que conforman la obra está muy bien dispuesta. El álbum anterior, "The Yes Album" de Yes tenía el problema de no tener mucha cohesión a pesar de que los temas en sí tuviesen una gran musicalidad, lo cual es interesante, porque prefiero mayor cohesión a una interpretación virtuosa. Por otro lado pienso que también es adecuada la duración del álbum. Además en varios momentos me sorprendió con los sonidos más experimentales que buscaron en los temas. Sin embargo el álbum no es lo suficientemente experimental como para ser sobresaliente. Tal vez en su época fue más relevante, pero en este momento hay demasiadas bandas que han hecho este estilo mucho mejor.

Kinda mid Enjoyed a few songs

Truly seminal and great to remember how pioneering Siouxsie was. My younger self loved this. I felt a bit disconnected from it today but I appreciate how powerful it was.

I had a best of album of Siouxsie & the Banshees on vinyl long ago, and a couple of tunes from that are here. Really like those tracks, and I'm a fan, but this didn't rise above a 3-star for me as a whole.

Another day where I had to listen while on the go, so I didn't get to give it 100% of my attention. Overall, I thought this was pretty solid. I can see how influential this was. I didn't love the Helter Skelter cover, but the rest ranged from solid to killer.

This really grew on me as I mad my way through the album. Great Beatles cover!

Classic

What a debut! What an album! What a band! Crazy to think about what else was being released in the late 70’s. Such an important time for music.

Early Souxsie? Yes please!

I was rushing a little bit, so this whole album was a little bit of an "okay, come on... nothing exciting is happening, pretty meh overall, and I just want it to finish", but I am sure it is listened to, because it was relatively chill.

This just felt put-on to me.

Not my cup of tea, but I did kind of enjoy it

Unique for the time, but you can hear where it influenced things later. Not sure I'm a fan of Siouxsie's singing, but not bad.

This i do find unique sound , as the other albums of theirs I got felt that way too and I respect It’s not really a genre I like but if I feel pop rocky I will consider going here

No me gusta

I see where the Yeah Yeah yeahs drew their influence.

Definitely some good tunes and a worthy entry for post punk, but there's also a lot of extended riff and wailing

Musically almost o.k. but the vocals often on the edge to annoying!

Cheerful

Decent