Juju

After a run of 1, 2s and 3s here we are, at least, a genuine brand new find that ticks all the boxes. Juju is a great album, sharp, angular, cutting, dark and brooding. It sounds like a lot of bands, but preceded them all! Faith restored in the 1001

Good album

Rate: 9/10.

Listen again

Ok but a but shouty fog me ;)

Edgy and spooky, perfect for this time of year. Not a go-to for me though.

Always heard the name but never listened to this group until now. I had no idea what this band was going to sound like before I pressed play but I enjoyed the groovy and fun post punk that the Banshees are bringing. My one gripe is that this album does feel one note at times. There were moments I totally didnt realize the song had switched simply because it sounded too much like the one before it. Overall though I enjoyed my first Banshees experience and I am excited to get their other album that I know is on this list. 4/5

So-so with an occasional attention grabber.

Paired well with a loopy drive to the North Shore

Catchy

I got to know Siouxsie a few years after this so thier style had already developed more. This is a solid S&B album. Worthy of being on this list. Does Spellbound remind anyone else if Christine though?

Gromt!

Delightfully macabre

Amazing album

I have heard some Siouxsie and the Banshees music. I liked what I heard. I haven’t heard this particular album. This is a good album. Siouxsie and the Banshees sound a bit like the Cure, especially with the guitar. The group has an alternative/goth sounding style. Siouxsie’s vocals are unique. Her singing is different but likeable. The guitar really stands out. It is a different sort of style. That is what I would say about the band, different but good. There are two outstanding songs: Spellbound and Arabian Nights. The lyrics in both songs are good. The rest of the songs are okay. This is a good album. Four stars.

This was such a great album. The guitars on the album were unique and really good. The vocals were also amazing; her and Florence from Florence and the Machine sound a lot alike.

Amazing album

Buen disco de rock. Dentro de todo me gustó, aunque no sé si lo escucharía devuelta. Por eso van 2 estrellas.

This is who the Pretenders were pretending to be.

Was good. Shouty chalky female vocals

#471/1001. After a row of star 2 reviews to well established artists and highly acclaimed artists, I guess I still go against the grain by giving a 5 to a haunting siren of a voice in which to swim in among pounding new wave bass and drum and echoed, wailing, shrieking post-punk guitar. Spellbound! I don't own any Siouxie albums, don't really know why because she is the beacon of a generation of lost souls (perhaps I have thought I wasn't lost and now have been proved wrong).

LA VOCE FEMMINILE MI GARBA. PREFERISCO BASSI PIÙ POSEROSI E IPNOTICI COME FANNO I THE CURE. RIMANE UN BELL’ ALBUM A TRATTI HORROR, SOPRATTUTTO IN “VOODOO DOLLY”, CHE POTREBBE STARCI IN UNA DELUXE DI PORNOGRAPHY. 3/5

Very same-y big washes of chorus guitar. Bit tedious. It’s on the low plains

A lot of the instrumentals were rad, unfortunately I hated the vocal performance

Fine.

This was awesome, can't believe I've never listened to it before! The production is pretty crappy but it doesn't even matter, the songs and performances are that good

It’s weird Love her voice Great album, but no song stands out for me

Listening to this album I can see, smell and feel the rooms of sad, disappointed teenage girls with sugar in their tinted hair - I always had a knack for them back in the days. Not my everyday music.

One of the most ‘middle of the road’ albums I’ve heard in my roughly 300 albums journey on this list so far. Really not bad or boring whatsoever, but it just doesn’t do much for me. Well performed, not really memorable too much. 3/5

Not a big fan of the overall sound. Found the album quite forgettable and a chore to get through.

This is an example of post punk/new wave done right. Haunting guitars and vocals, droning but with purpose. Surprisingly good! None of the songs are as catchy and immediate as Mirage from their debut. So four stars, that's why

Loved the album

Beetje halloween punk Dissonant ritmisch en minder melodisch

Not bad.

This is a great album - was completely new to me. Spellbound and Monitor were particular standouts

It was okay. For the eighties it wasn’t exactly what I thought. Most likely wouldn’t listen to again

Alright, didn’t grab me as a memorable album.

goth post-punk excellence, Spellbound outstanding

Early stuff much better.

What it would sound like if Bjork joined the Hex Girls Saved: Into The Light

só deus sabe como eu amo mulheres vocalistas em bandas de rock... músicas muito boasss, porém nem todas são meu estilo, gostei de monitor!

I only knew this band as a teen from later songs ‘Kiss Them For Me’ and ‘Peek-A-Boo’, so I was interested in hearing a full, earlier album. It’s an interesting mix of goth and pop. Some of the songs sounded similar, but overall I liked it. 3.5 stars

It was ok. I liked the ones I remembered from back in the day.

Pretty great album.

fun time

What a nice little groovy, and somewhat trippy, rock album.

Kinda felt like a half baked take on Jefferson Airplane with some B-52s mixed in. Not the worst thing I've ever heard, but I wouldn't call it great either.

Funky girl rock and an album featuring some spooky themes. This sounded a little like the B-52 without Fred Schneider's terrible vocals.

I thought I was going to love Siouxsie and the banshees, but this album didn't really work for me.

Baustelle, Gerstetten, Deutschland. Tolle Platte!

3.5

This is a great album. Just throw it on and enjoy. Survivors: Spellbound | Into the Light | Arabian Knights | Monitor | Night Shift | Sin In My Heart | Fireworks

Incredible record. Best siouxsie I think. 4.5 stars if I could give it

I have been listening to a lot of modern post-punk lately and have been really enjoying it. When I saw that I had Siouxsie and the Banshees today’s I was excited. I had I always thought of them as a gothic rock band but that does them a disservice because they are really rocking the fuck out on this album. Sure there is a dark theme on the record but I don’t see them as goth I guess I can understand dark wave. I do hear the post punk. This album is so good. I need to listen to more of their discography especially early stuff

Classic

- I really enjoyed this... dark and moody goth-punk (I know they didn't being called goth, but I get why they are called that). - Definitely could have done without the racism on Arabian Knights. - Great rich but kind of warbly/virbrato-y voice and cool guitar work throughout. - My one complaint is that it can feel a little plodding, at times. - My cat likes it, too, lol.

A marvelous record, the kind of thing that makes me say “yay, I know I'm going to like this” when I reveal my album of the day. I never had a copy of this Siouxsie album, but I of course know several of the songs like "Spellbound" and of course "Halloween." This is what I love about this project - there are so many albums from the 80s and 90s that I never got around to going back to because I was off into some different thing. The rock/post-punk/whatever music I like best has a certain scary movie kind of tension to it, and this is just that sort of thing. I'm glad to hear some of the tracks I hadn't heard at all or in a very long while, like "Into the Light" (with a bit in the background that reminded me of some Eno song that I can't remember at the moment), "Monitor," and "Night Shift." And “Sin in My Heart," with the guitar that sounds like a piece of metal being struck. Oh, and the frenzied ending to "Voodoo Dolly." Well ok the whole album, really, and particularly the guitar.

This stuff was OK 5 years previous but by 1981 I had become bored by it. Only die hard punks were still into it and in fairness have continued to be so to this day. So well done to them but for me the whole punk thing was a temporary aberration. 2/5 2/9/26

Loves it witchy power

Monitor is the first song that hooked me. The previous ones waffled maybe because I see the word punk on the wiki and my brain tries to reconcile how this is anything like the Ramones, Iggy, Sham, dunno. Even loose post-punk affiliation. Monitor sounds like this is what they're trying to convey. Probably my hang up. Head Cut. What in the ever loving dolphin Bjork fuck is this?! Wow. It works. It's like the English incarnation of Normand L'Amour. Voodoo Dolly way out there, reigned back in by Spellbound which has a nice groove drone melody to it. This album is pretty badass; my ears maybe needed some time to get accustomed. The singer/style akin to Josefin Öhrn The Liberation? though that is a little lighter. 180'd on this album started out flat as week old cola then turned into a sparkling surprise. 3. would be 4 but I'm not that knowledgeable to know if this was as big a splash. To heck with it. This is a 4 because I know I will revisit at some point.

AMAZING ALBUM. I LOVED THE FEMALE LEAD VOCALS. The guitars add this vibe to the album that makes you feel relaxed / also brings this vibe of almost Halloween-ish music... definitely playing this one near Halloween.

Mt fixe!

#5 Now that's some actual quality rock music. Felt very nice to listen and the dark vibe is really cool. I wish there was more to say but I was kinda sleepy listening to it.

Ok

it was pretty good

Es todo como que muy caótico pero a la ves lleva cierte melodía y me terminó gustando bastante. Canción fav: Arabian Knights Lo volvería a escuchar: si

This one grew on me as I listened. 3 1/2

yeah awesome voice

The perfect fall album, the mix between the eerily beautiful and foreboding dissonant makes this one of the all time peaks of gothic and punk music. Lyrically this generally comes across to me as an exploration of the fascination of morbidity: through insatiable lust (Spellbound, Sin in My Heart, Head Cut, Voodoo Dolly), to critique of the viewpoints of women in current cultures (Arabian Knights, Night Shift), and to how the passage of time causes us to reflect on how we view the macabre itself (Into the Light, Halloween). While arguably the first half is slightly more balanced than the second half, I still thoroughly enjoy every song on here as each one offers its own unique sonic experience, especially since the close "Voodoo Dolly" ends this record perfectly on Siouxsie's hauntingly beautiful chants mixed with the wails of John McGeoch's guitarwork and the tribal patterns of Steven Severin and Budgie's bass/drum rhythms.

“Siouxie Image, Ltd.” Strong 4/5 Favorite song: “Monitor”

The 80s are generally considered so bad because of a lot of those mid/late albums that are just horrific. Juju is another one of those early 80s albums that is exceptional in its own right (not just a good album for the 80s). Sioiuxsie, is an exception lead voice and demands all your attention. Her raw, powerful voice is set against some really nice jammy groove rifts. I haven't heard them say it, but I imagine Sleater-Kinney being heavily influenced by SaTB and this album.

“Monitor” is a real standout song that sounds about 15 years ahead of its time, but the rest is pretty meh.

words I have trouble spelling: mozzarella phlebotomist siouxsie

Siouxsie and the Banshees have improved considerably from their debut, *The Scream*, to their fourth album, *Juju*. The guitar now carries the songs effectively, and Siouxsie herself has, in the meantime, developed a voice that’s a pleasure to listen to for an entire hour. Added to this are songs with a distinct identity of their own and, as a result, high recognizability. I would even agree with those who already recognize the blueprints for later gothic rock here. Very nice - not quite top-tier, but well above average and rightfully on the list.

Loved the sound!! Cool to hear a full album

I've been listening to this record for decades at this point. It was nice to revisit it. I've always thought of this record as their best album and that hasn't changed with the relisten. It's clear that the new line up has solidified at this point and the band has broken away from the often a bit leaden sound of the first two albums and some of the fairly interesting electronic experiments of Kaleidoscope. One of the things I noticed from the last listen was how important Budgie's drumming was to the sound. It allows them to hold on to the heaviness of the first couple records without the kind of leaden sound. The rest has embraced the more postpunk sound being developed, although you can hear the poppier and more psychedelic elements seeping in. Those later records are really good, but this has a nice sense of balance. All the songs here are fairly amazing. The first half is more immediately engaging, but the second half with its slower tempos (at times) sneaks up on you. At this point, Head Cut and Night Shift might be my favorite songs on the album, but it took a while for me to really appreciate them. Also, despite the band's aversion to being associated with goth (which they share with a lot of bands that share that label), its fairly understandable why this album has that association and I suspect that it had a very big influence on that subculture.

2026.08.24.

This sounded pretty meh to me on the first pass, but reading the other reviews and the Wikipedia article, it seems like I may have missed something. I think I'll take a second look at it this weekend

[3/5] post punk rock goth. not really sure what’s going on. one minute i’m a goth, the next my head is being chopped off. nice layering and atmosphere building, but not much stood out to me. track notes: 1. that’s one way to deal with grandma. one of the most replayable tracks 2. walking on a tightrope of guitar strings while a folk festival happens in the distance 3. creepy and scary 4. starts with machinery, follows with guitars like a plague of locusts 5. i think the birds truly enjoy being government drones 6. are they stacking shelves in asda or gone out killing? you decide 7. aggressively hauling me in then SMASH 8. listening to a guillotine. macabre 9. atmospheric alcoholism. easy to get lost in [bonus] 1. 1 but more time and less chaos 2. 3 but the atmosphere feels wider and more barren 3. out of place, too much energy with almost a happy atmosphere

6/10 Buen album pero meh. No tiene nada que me atrape

This is a group I have never heard of, nor heard any of their songs before. I can definitely see the impact they have had on subsequent artists whether directly or indirectly. This was definitely enjoyable but not something I see myself returning to.

I think it was good, definitely interesting sounding. Maybe just not my thing but there were definitely bits of this album that I was rocking to

It was pretty good. I wouldn’t listen again, but I did like it. It was definitely a unique genre. I love their use of unconventional sounds and or samples.

I mean it’s alright. I like track two

Not very bad and I would’ve liked it more in a different context

juegaaaa buena atmosfera

I don’t think I would ever investigated further in Siouxsie And The Banshees were they not in this list. I quite liked it. I think it did everything I thought it would, but I still found it entertaining. All this completely passed me by as a kid, so… Not sure I’d revisit it much, but it was good.

decent but too long

It's fine. It's not going to change you, but it won't hurt you either.

Okay. I guess it was alright.

not my style but its not terrible

Meh

great 80s and 90s band with incredible vocals.

I get that Siouxsie was an important post-punk artist, and I can sort of kind of see how this record might be interesting with its angular edgy songs, sharp guitar lines, Goth lyrics, and clattering rhythms, but I just don't feel compelled, excited, into it. While the vocals are amazing, it all sounded the same.

Perfectly acceptable early 80s fare. But I think it has lost its edge lo these many decades later.

No. Not good. I’m sorry..

its monday, and i already forgot what this sounded like. i do recall not super enjoying it though...

The first track had me hoping for a strong album but the rest of the songs were a little bit of a letdown. Not bad by any means, it just had a lot of promise that fizzled out in my opinion. Would come back to Spellbound and maybe a couple others, but that's about it.

A solid album with a good sound. Nothing to write home about.... or to add to a list.

There was a question in the crossword about the band the same day I got the album which felt serendipitous

When I was 13 this was the epitome of cool. This album came out when I was just a kid, but like Joy Division, that just added to its mystique. Still love it, honestly. Actually hard to believe that it’s 45 years old! 4 Boolean: True

4,5. Really great. Love the vocals

Masterpiece from the beginning to the end.

Recientemente comencé a escucharlos con más frecuencia a pesar de conocer tan poco... sigue siendo un reto para mi escribir el nombre de la banda sin equivocarme y el nombre de este álbum me parece gracioso, debo tener algún tipo de retraso, pero bueno. Solo conocía cuatro canciones suyas, bastante buenas, no esperaba que tuvieran más que darme así que me sorprendieron! Me gusta mucho la voz de Siouxsie........ y amo su maquillaje. Tengo que aclarar que vengo de escuchar The Cure; mi banda favorita y vocalista favoritos de toda la vida, es confortante escuchar algo similar a lo que te gusta, pienso. Por ese lado creo que por esa relación fue más fácil que me gustara su música, no es lo mismo, pero es la escencia. Ahora, acabo de descubrir que no participó en este álbum, pero de todos modos, me parece interesante hacer conexiones. Todo el álbum tiene un buen sonido, comenzando por Spellbound, que tiene un inicio increíble; no es mi canción favorita pero es buena. Into The Light es rara y raro sería que no me gustara, es entretenida. Arabian Knights es un descubrimiento de hace un mes que me encantó y ahora es de mis favoritas de toda la banda, es y suena épica, la amo. Monitor igualmente se une a mis descubrimientosa aunque siento que es algo plana, pero los momentos de la guitarra hacen que valga la pena. La guitarra en Sin In My Heart es un deleite, creo que aún tengo que escucharla un par de veces más para que termine de convencerme completamente; pero definitivamente me fascina. Del resto de canciones no hay mucho que decir y está bien. Justamente, lo considero un 4.5, es satisfactorio pero aún es nuevo para mí y quizá cambie mi calificación/opinión en un tiempo conforme más los escuche, quien sabe, me gustan y seguiré explorandolos! :)

There was nothing wrong with the album, just nothing stood out.

Like the pretenders investigated a haunted house. Great voice and interesting songs.

Stylish, cold and dark. Cool, not fun.

I’ve heard this before. Siouxsie and the Banshees is a band that I slept on for many years and I’m not sure why, because I’ve always loved goth shit like this and I had a copy of Superstition in middle school that I was really into. Anyway I’ve gone through the discography a number of times in the past decade and picked up a few more albums, but not this one. Anyway this is a perfect post-punk goth record that falls in the sweet spot between The Birthday Party, Bauhaus, and The Cure.

I mean yeah, it was the blueprint for "gothic rock" which inspired some great bands such as The Cure, but... 80's production, riffs with no soul, singing with no warmth.. I know it's the point here, but it just ain't for me. I've told you that plenty of times now already.

fourth album release by rock band sioxsie and the banshees. the group had some new faces around the time of the album's initial creation, and it's said to be a return to traditional rock sounds after their previous album kaleidoscope. its cohesive and consistent sound, plus its darker themes make it a fan favorite among gothic and new wave music circles. i always write short summaries when it comes to what the album is and how it sounds, and this is another case of me just going "yup! this is clearly that." THIS is a true goth rock album from beginning to end, with haunting lyrics and equally spooky ooky performances (literally there's a track called 'halloween' in here) that'll knock your socks off. this isn't the first album i've heard from sioxsie, and truth be told i like this album more than the last one. has a lot more oomph, a track or two feels like you're being physically shaked in a good way. a goth put a spell on me, and i just cannot resist the music after getting a good dosage. i loved this!

Kinda liked this, I'm not a hige fan of thesr guys but female punk vocals almost always sound great.

Siouxsie Sioux is goth royalty, not only because she is the obvious choice for the queen, but because she and her Banshees knew how to harness the genre into something that wasn't just dark, but was, er, Spellbinding. I man, sure, the joke is bad, but listen to that maelstrom brewing in the first track. So much goth is as good as tuneless. Siouxsie could go either way. Sometimes she, appropriately in banshee mode, could be the howl through the darkness. Sometimes, though, she could make even a simple melody shimmer. We see this on Juju as early as Into the Light. The guitar work is enough of a draw, but it's there to carry her voice along. These are songs you can just as frequently sing along with as mope-dance-in-a-cape to. Is Sioux the first to blend pop sensibilities into the genre? I don't know the genre well enough to say, but certainly I'd argue they've always been doing more blending of the gothic dirge and the pop hook (the bitter and the sweet?) than most of their contemporaries were at this point. One thing I really have dug about this project, even as I complain often about the worse albums, is that it has forced me to revisit things. Juju is simply better on this go-around than it sounded the first time I heard it. And maybe it's that I am keyed into that proto-deftones vibe on Monitor (Chino wears his inspiration on his sleeve, so I would be gobsmacked if he wasn't inspired here), or maybe it's because I've heard Arabian Knights more often since then, or maybe it could just be that time changes us in subtle ways. But this is definitely a solid ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ this time around.

Heard it before. Spellbound is a massive banger. The album overall is just great and a goth classic 3/5

Some interesting parts but does get very repetitive. 3/5

Feeling so angsty

Ni slabo

really good LP, will for sure check out there other albums.

SO many gems on this album! Easily see how this band's musical style, guitar sounds, and aesthetic influenced 90's goth and industrial up through modern day. Dig the darkness in this post-punk classic, it deserves its place among it's top contemporaries in the early 80's scene.

One of the best albums I've heard in a long while. Inventive in every respect, excellent instrumentation, stellar guitar work, and dark yet captivating lyrics about voodoo dolls, severed heads, Halloween and whatnot. Moody and atmospheric throughout with dramatic vocals by Siouxsie Sioux. How could I not love this record? Now I also want to listen to the band's other albums.

meh highlights: into the light monitor

The first few were promising but they strayed from my taste as the album went on

Flirting dangerously with one star. Just not for me.

This has a pretty cool sound that appeals to me for some reason. It's dark, sounds like the kind of thing you'd listen to in a goth club in an east Berlin basement or something. Some elements give me a Doors-like vibe, like Voodoo Dolly, the closing track. Might give it another listen. 4/5

no opinion – enjoyed tho

molto bello, atmosfere cupe, punk e new wave, riff e groove di batteria interessanti

Me ha gustado el rollo. 7 fácil

1981 post punk Halloween Nightshift Spellbound

I think this album is a four out of five in the truest nature. I really enjoyed the tone and the various types of reverbs and chorus effects and flanges on the vocals and all these type of creative elements that made this Gothic album feel very dark. I can see how this album is very inspirational to a lot of musicians down the line. I really enjoyed the tracks. I think the tracks were very layered and complex and emotional. I think this album is closer to a nine out of 10 and a four out of five. I see its quality, I hear its influences in music today and these songs kicked butt.

I mean it was okay I guess

I really don't know why I didn't get into Siouxsie when I was younger -- this music is exactly up my alley and I had a lot of friends who were into her. I think I didn't totally understand goth at that point (which is ironic because I was a teenager). Anyway, this is great and I would listen to this over and over again. I look forward to adding this to a bunch of spooky Halloween playlists.

Although I am used to this kind of music from my younger years it is not my preferred style. And there is nothing really remarkable or unique on. Because of "Spellbound" I give it the weak three stars. worst: "Voodoo Dolly" 2,5

Get the vibe.

Echte 70s britse pop-rock muziek. Vind er niet veel aan.

Listening session: august 5th, while cooking and eating dinner Listened to before: no Thoughts: I like that they have female vocals, but for some reason this band doesn’t really grab me. I liked this album better than The Scream though Favourite tracks: Spellbound, Arabian Nights & Monitor

ehhhh. it was fun, i guess. the first song drew me in, but then it kind of left me there... i felt like the flow of every song was the same. interesting flow to have, but if it doesn't change, it gets kind of boring...

6/10 Siouxsie & The Banshees emerged from the burgeoning punk scene in 1976, though it’s probably fair to say that they never completely fit in with the punk sound, always being a bit more sonically adventurous and striving to take their music in more broad directions. By the time this album was released in 1981, they were off the back of a more electronic album in Kaleidoscope, and were toying with post-punk, new-wave and developing the foundations of goth rock. They were clearly innovators, and you can hear echoes of what they were doing in a lot of bands and genres that would follow. This album showcases moments of quality, some excellent soundscaping and atmosphere-building, as well as a dark, brooding and, at times intense songs. There are great rhythms and interesting tonal approaches, including the use of the Gizmotron and Ebow on the guitar on a couple of tracks, to create a wider range of textures. Siouxsie herself is also a very strong part of the sound, with her forward delivery and intensity contributing greatly to the aesthetic. The songwriting, however, does on occasion become a little bland and repetitive. Take a song like Sin In My Heart, for example, in which you can skip around and, apart from moments of sonic exploration and production tweaks, the core song doesn’t really change much at its core for the duration. That’s not always a problem, of course, an they’re clearly leaning into atmospheric work as much as anything else, but it did start to get a little bit bland after a while, and I could have done with a bit more range. There are some solid efforts on here, with the end of side one being probably the strongest section of the record, but it feels like there could be a lot more done with this to help it become a more powerful and well rounded release. Spellbound - There’s a cool, rolling rhythm to this. It’s got great drive, which is tonally interesting against what is largely arpeggiated guitar work. Siouxsie’s vocal is strong and direct, which aligns it almost more with the rhythm section, although the melodic work is also pretty strong. Into The Light - This continues the fairly sharp, staccato feel of the opener, with the drums adding even more of a spiky edge to the sound. There’s a somewhat dark aesthetic that sits beneath this, and it’s sonically pretty interesting, though it is a bit repetitive in places. Not bad though. Arabian Knights - And now they’re leaning further into that brooding darkness, with an atmospheric, vibe-filled song. The use of the Gizmotron on the guitar gives it that weird, otherworldly tone that adds a spacy interest to the sound. While this is more of a brooding effort, there are elements of pop melodic sensibility in here too, which helps to make it feel more approachable. It’s definitely pointing in the direction of goth music too, which is cool. Pretty good stuff. Halloween - This is another cool blend of styles. Insistent rhythms, slightly off-kilter pop music vocals, post-punk guitar work. It grows well from the last track and it’s pretty good fun. They play with textures very well, particularly in the guitars, but it never overwhelms and only enhances the track. Another good one. Monitor - Again, there’s a great groove to this. They use some nice effects and production tricks to give depth and sonic interest to the mix, and there are some great hooks. It is quite repetitive though, and Siouxsie’s vocal is a bit too persistent and lacking in range, particularly with the repetitive nature of the composition in mind. Night Shift - Atmospheric and full of vibe again, there are some great textures in here, though it does feel a bit rhythmically rigid and repetitive. It’s not terrible and leans well into the goth sound they were developing, but it’s not a particularly interesting song outside of that. It could well be great live at an oppressive volume with an intense light show, though. Sin In My Heart - We return to something with a bit more rhythmic range and intensity now. It does get a bit repetitive again after a while, and the fairly narrow range of the songs across the record, as well as Siouxsioe’s vocal delivery means that the record is starting to drag a little. It’s not bad, but it’s also not vastly interesting either. Head Cut - There’s a bit more sonic interest to this track and the rhythms have a bit more range to them. The main premise is again very repetitive though, so despite the extra bits of sound design and ear candy, it does get a bit flat towards the end. More great vibe though, so swings and roundabouts. Voodoo Dolly - A slow burn of a track that works more with sound design and atmosphere building. This has a touch of Joy Division about it, in terms of the oppressive production, use of delay and reverb. The increasing tempo that happens through the middle is excellent and feels incredibly intense. While this works better as a piece of sound design and sonic experimentation than it does a song, it’s still an atmospheric and evocative experience that closes out the album excellently.

Está bacano pero no es de mi gusto

Given that I have a bunch of more albums to go through and I've already heard and enjoyed JuJu and the bulk of Siouxsie and the Banshees music, I'll just say: yeah this album is very good. Okay I have to move forward with the other reviews now. It's a great album and worth your time to hear it, some actually good 80s music whose weirdness helps it age better compared to many other such albums of its decade.

This fucks

Cool album, I hate this guys voice but love the instrumental

Her vocal quality wasn’t my favorite and she put too many effects on it. I also thought the chords were clashy.

I had never heard of Siouxsie and The Banshees before, and so coming into this I was excited for this to be something new and interesting, perhaps opening me up to new musical avenues not yet gone down. This album was a pain to sit through. Its the only album that I've felt a real pull to just turn it off halfway through, and upon finishing I have very little good things to say about it. Instrumental wise, they are obviously very talented, and their was some cool ideas being conveyed in each song, but I felt no effort was made to expand on any of these concepts past the first stage. It felt similar to Zombie by Fela Kuti, except that the monotony in that project is at least broken up by interesting solo pieces, soaring backup vocals, and Fela own unique and fun vocals that kept me interested. This album has none of that. But if this album were all instrumental, I wouldn't feel nearly as strongly as I do about my dislike for this. but sadly it is not. Siouxie's vocal performances on this record are downright god awful in my opinion. The lyrics are stale, uninteresting, and evoke no sense of emotional resonance from me. Her lack of interesting melodic timbre does nothing to justify her incessant wailing throughout every single song, which evokes the feeling of babies crying. Ugly babies. 1/5.

It was overall very cool with the vibes and the effects of the album making it feel very spooky and goth although the effects were similar and made everything blend together

It was aight

I think her later records were better, more memorable. She has some punkish energy that works but I prefer her lighter, poppier material that prioritized synthesizers over the post-punk stuff she was going for here

Interesting to compare and contrast this album with Talk, Talk, Talk by The Psychedelic Furs that the random generator gave me yesterday. Both albums are from 1981, both described as Post Punk but listening to them one after the other shows that they are very different in tone and feel. Siouxsie was one of the original Bromley contingent of punks and can be seen in the background of the notorious Sex Pistols interview where they - gasp! - swore on live tv. To be fair, the lecherous Bill Grundy really was a dirty old fucker. As with just about everyone on that scene she didn’t hesitate to form a band and quickly established a unique sound that was darker and more sophisticated than contemporary punk thrash. Although she doesn’t like the term, this is definitely one of the roots of both goth rock and the associated fashion sense - Siouxsie single handedly invented the goth archetype of huge black hair, black clothes and heavy black eyeliner. This album has a lot going for it - distinctive heavy bass, interesting guitar sounds (using an odd little gadget called a Gizmo to good effect), phenomenal drumming from Budgie (who would later form the Creatures spin off band with Siouxsie) and most importantly Siouxsie’s dark, shimmering vocals giving a unique feel to this album. The lyrics are also edging into dark (and dare I say Gothic) territory - not quite a concept album but there’s a definite air of the macabre here. Definitely-not-goth-no,siree-tastic!

Really good stuff. Great music and solid album

The First album I wasn’t familiar with at number 5. Siouxsie and the Banshees clearly have had a huge influence on the kind of music I listened to as a teenager, and listening to Juju warmed my little emo, alt rock heart. The ropey bass weaves through the album and I love the little plucks of sound distortion within some of the songs. Siouxsie has an amazing voice, and I love her vocal range from hypnotic lull to vicious scream. The lyrics can feel like a ritual chant, and I love the spookiness of some of the songs. This is probably the first band on the list that I will follow up on. Favorite song: Head Cut Least favorite song: none

Siouxsie and the Banshees Damn. the twisty noisemaker sounds on Halloween just sold me over. I would never have listened to this. I’m so freaking happy and yet need to get through the rest of what doesn’t seem to be a very interesting album (remastered and explanded… I wonder if it will be missing songs like that last horror…) I Heard a Rumor is totally Umbrella Academy.

This feels like one of those bands I should really like, but it’s going to take some time. The first two songs didn’t blow me away, but by the time I got through "Arabian Knights", "Halloween", and especially "Monitor" I was really feeling it. Time will tell where we go with this.

The Cure have filled up too much of my heart and I haven’t got much room for similar bands.

Listenable

I'm not usually a big fan of post-punk, but this was a bit of a refreshing entry in the genre with a unapologetic gothic flair. The start of the album was relatively weak, but I felt it kept getting a bit darker and a bit weirder throughout.

fun singing and very interesting guitar work, but every song feels like it's hollow and missing a quarter of the arrangement, and it's a bit samey over the run

For some reason I’ve always conflated Siouxsie and the banshees with X-ray specs. My mistake. Both bands are great but completely different type of vibe. Juju is a bit uneven but the highs are stratospheric. ”Sin in my heart” is worth five stars alone. A sinister, dark and lustful aural bomb.

Listens: 4 Siouxsie is a name I was raised to respect, but until recently the only song I'd been exposed to was "Christine"—a song I liked but have never really come around to loving. More recently I got around to listening to the album Kaleidoscope (1980), but for some reason I haven't felt compelled to listen to it again. I was still curious to check out more Siouxsie regardless, so I was glad to see this come up on the list. Juju was their next album (1981), and I immediately connected to this one more, probably because it's more guitar-based, and I'm a sucker for some good angular guitar. It's also got that classic shimmering guitar, which I'm more ambivalent toward, and lots of toms in its percussion, bringing The Cure's Pornography to mind. (Pornography came out the following year, and Robert Smith has said Siouxsie was a direct influence on that album, though it's unclear if the drums were a part of that.) The songs themselves are fairly up my alley as well. While the album seems to lose steam in the latter half, the first half is full of catchy, emotive songs in a classic goth sound. The biggest standout to me is "Into the Light"—I love a good two-chord song, and this is just such a beautiful and feelsy example. I just wish I liked the final four songs more, alas. It's wild to me how early this was—1981, and yet that distorted guitar that opens up "Monitor" sounds incredibly contemporary. Of course, it definitely sounds very 80s otherwise, most notably in the reverb that's unfortunately slathered all over Siouxsie's vocals (though of course if it's Siouxsie's vocals it's gonna sound great regardless). The drum recording lacks much of a punch, at least with respect to my preferences, but at least the snares aren't overly gated like much of what followed that decade. And, of course, there's that shimmering guitar, which to my (very much incomplete) knowledge has yet to make a comeback. Still, I didn't think this sound hit until later in the 80s, and it's so cool to trace the origins of some of my favorite music.

The Banshees have a lot of good songs and they like to experiment a lot. This particular album was jus ok for me. “Spellbound” is really good as are “Arabian Knights” and “Voodoo Dolly.” I appreciate them continuing to reinvent themselves. The bass playing is really good on this album.

Nice and vibey 80s rock. Much better than what I was initially expecting. It was easy to listen to and transported me into a Stranger Things episode or a retro arcade.

Kjennskap: 0% Artig band. Men tviler på at jeg kommer til å sette på dette selv. Sikkert bra live.

Have heard of these guys, but never listened till now. Cool vibes, I liked Monitor. Album didn't blow me away, but still liked it overall.

such a fun and exhilarating album that feels like florence and the machine but has high energy throughout.

I'm combing my hair into a spike and heading out to look for a rave. Do the still have those?

I got a very early-MTV vibe. And I’m not mad about it.

Really really cool bridge from post punk to goth. You can totally feel that they're trying to make a post punk album, but the goth can't help but break through. It sounds a lot like what The Cure was trying to do on Three Imaginary Boys (except I guess the counter to that would be that Siouxsie on this one doesn't seem to be chasing any sort of commercial success). I guess I just say that because it's a blend of goth and post punk. This is definitely a crystalizing album for the genre tho. Sick guitar and even sicker drums imo. I love how the guitar sets this atmosphere that is almost Cure-like, but the drums propel it forward in a punk way. It's like you're trapped in the water tunnel the turtles are in in finding nemo, but make it goth. I just think it's so insanely cool how obvious it is they weren't trying to make a goth album. It just naturally surfaced.

This feels like a very modern album, it could’ve been released yesterday and fit right along side everything by coming out today. I don’t know if that means the band was very forward thinking or if Goth-rock just hasn’t changed much in 40 years but man is this album good. The vocals are some of the best I’ve heard and everyone is playing their instruments impeccably.

Uah

Discazo, nada más que decir.

Una banda importante de conocer para entender lo que sigue del post punk

It's not britpop, it's britpunkish. Not sure I would ever revisit it but it's enjoyable.

A little lackluster Fave track: Arabian Knights

Heard three tracks, heard em’ all. 3/5

It was fine

There's nothing truly wrong with this album, but I just didn't get anything from it. I probably wouldn't listen again.

Has a few really cool tracks!

Cool punk/goth punk - started really cool, liked Into the Light, Halloween, Monitor, Night Shift - then took a shift with the Yorkshire ripper song, a severed head song, and voodoo dolly - overall very distinct and interesting vibe

Ooooo this was fun and I think will be getting a re-listen from me soon, if not right away. The singer has a great voice and the songs just all have a really neat energy. I also immediately added Halloween to my Halloween playlist. Voodoo Dolly might make the cut too if I like it as much on the re-listen.

Weird album for July that felt like a Halloween theme. Enjoyable intro and a few others but a little lacking

Early 80s goth music was so cool. You can see why people wanted to make it their entire personality.

I use to listen to this

I liked this i just didn't add any

It might be the vibe I was in at the time, but I loved every minute of it. Track one starts with an all time song, only goes from there

Not really my favorite genre, but it was a fine listen. I do like the goth aesthetic, but the vocals may be a bit too glammy.

4.5★/5 07.21.2026

OK, must listen again

Eerie as fuck. Like if you went on a punk haunted house ride through a run down and dilapidated city street. Siouxsie’s vocals are one of the all-time greats imo. Still gives me shivers.

Music that’s good but too cool for me

Incredible album

Great album, love Sioux’s vocals Great first half with a good second half Spellbound, Arabian Nights, Sin in my Heart, and Night Shift are some of the stand out tracks…Voodoo Dolly is a fantastic closer to the album

A very pleasant surprise. I knew only the biggest Siouxie hits before this. But after Juju was assigned to me for this project, I listened to it three times in the past 24 hours. Side A is near-perfect. It’s full of songs that are fun listens but also interesting and complicated. “Spellbound” is basically a song made to dance to at goth clubs, but sounds like it has acoustic guitars in it? Which is apparently all guitar trickery by absolute master John McGeogh? Incredible. 4 goth masterpieces in a row and then, to keep you from getting complacent they hit you with straight-up rock banger “Monitor.” This is an album that demands your attention. Side B is more diverse, and weirder. It’s a tougher listen but so interesting. Album closer “Voodoo Dolly” starts as a haunting, ethereal piece and then picks up the pace, getting darker, faster, and scarier. There are some poppy bits on the album but “Voodoo Dolly,” playing with tempo, getting bigger and smaller, using both deep, quiet and then shrieking vocals, ending in a cacophony over which Siouxie hisses “Listen!”, it gives the message that this band WILL be taken seriously. And makes you want to push play again and start over at “Spellbound.” Side A - 5/5 Side B - 4/5

Sacred in this house.

I forgot about Siouxsie and Banshees. Fun to hear this but not something I will listen to regularly.

I always love to get women-led albums. And a post-punk one at that. I’ll say that I enjoyed the first half of the album more than the second. I’d never really heard any of there stuff before, but I really dug it. The vocals were solid. The musicality was varied and had a lot of interesting elements mixed in. The lyrics were classic punk. Sardonic and biting. The album went down very smooth and I really enjoyed it.

Decent album, 80s sound little bit of punk, little bit of pop.

I don't remember much after Spellbound, but i certainly enjoyed the ride.

Solid album. Only Voodoo Doll is shit.

7/10 - Its good. I want to come back to this with more intention. I bed it can jump up to an 8 or a 9 Fav Song: Into The Light Heard before? --------–- ❌ Saved a new Song? ----- ✅ Saved Album? -------–-- ❌ Will Listen Again? ---––– ✅ Album Cover ----------– The seemingly pile of music notes is unsettling which accompanies the vibe of the album well. Similarly with the totem artifact and the non-italicized capital letters in the top right. A great album cover

I really enjoyed this, felt fresh despite being older than I am

7 - GOOD

It's 3.75

Giving me a bit of a Bangles vibe. I enjoyed most lyrics. What is that cover art?

I enjoyed the beginning but got a little tired of it by the end. Added a few songs to my bangers playlist and a few to my Halloween mix.

Really grungy witch punk

Not my cup of tea Didn't like the singer or instrumental

Her voice is vry pretty

i liked "into the light", "monitor", and "head cut" the best

This was enjoyable, but felt like it took a long time to get through.

This isn't a bad group. We love to see female leads. I'm not sure why they went with this album over others, but all the same. Again, I find myself motivated by would I buy this album?

I know this was super influential for a lot of my favorite artists. The music was super cool. Almost like a punk rock rush. But the vocals made it nearly unlistenable.

some good songs, another not that memorable, mid album overall

La primera canción, y casualmente la más conocida, me gustgó mucho. La onda de la banda es interesante, medio goth jajaj, no sé si escucharía. El disco está bien, nada muy wow.

Loved this album. I don't think I had every listened to it before.

Discordant and disturbing, echoey and loud, crash-bash-bang. Would be so fun to hear live. It's also cool to read about how many bands were influenced by her. Love a scary woman, she can cut my head off and eat it any time.

Honestly thought I would enjoy this more given how many bands cite this as an influence. Spellbound was pretty good though

Solid but not wowed

I thought this one was pretty fun. Some crazy lyrics in here like in head cut. Very punk

The album goes from fun and mostly palatable and gets progressively insane until it culminates in the final song Voodoo Dolly, which sounds a little like if you put knives into a garbage disposable and turned it on. I liked it. (Spellbound, Arabian Nights, and Halloween were highlights). originally I gave this a 3 and then went back and gave it a 4. It's so haunting and eerie I keep coming back and listening to this album.

I love some of the moments on this. The first on Into the Light is awesome. Monitor is great and feels like a precursor to Nine Inch Nails' guitar sounds. I can also hear a real influence on Yeah Yeah Yeahs, too. It feels like this would have been wild to hear in 1981.

Not my vibe at all

Love this album. Favorite tracks: Spellbound, Arabian Knights, Monitor

nice sounds goth

At last an album I own. Love Siouxsie got all the albums as they came out. This is one of the best. A joy to listen to. 6 out of 5.

First Listen; 5; I'm not sure there's enough good things I could say about this album. But to start, I'm not sure how I never heard this band or album before. To me, this sounds years ahead of its time. I'm a sucker for thumping tom toms with arpeggiated guitars with a warbly, thin sound. Also makes good use of synthesizers and effects - really helps to set an ominous feeling without sounding overbearing or gimmicky. Very interesting guitar riffs as well as vocals that really play around the guitar melodies well. Also really impressive how solid this album is from start to finish. Mostly high energy, pulsing, uptempo, but slows down in place and has some more experimental tracks/moments. Reminds me a lot of Joy Division. After just 150 albums, this is my favorite album that I had never heard or heard of at all. Favorite Track: Halloween

This was completely new to me — and what a find! Dark, moody, full of interesting textures and sounds. Great songwriting. And what a presence Siouxsie is in every track. It is somehow immediately of its era but not dated in the slightest.

There's no denying that this band had a massive influence on artists that followed. I always wanted to like Siouxsie and the Banshees but I'll leave my appreciation at the place where they made the sounds that meant that others could build on them later...

my fav song is spellbound

I had never heard of this band before. I was pretty well entertained throughout. Fun, new wave style.

like the cure vibes but lk don't fuck w high pitched distorted fuckass guitars 2.5/5

THIS WAS AMAZING, but if I think about rumours, which is five stars to me, this just didn't hit like that. So I would say 4.5 stars, but I can't select that as an option.

A pretty fun listen but I lowkey tuned out halfway through and have no idea what the second half of the album sounded like. If it's that forgettable then its not allowed to get above a 3. 3/5

Fun listen

Siouxsie later said that the goth bands who came in their wake simply ended up diluting what Juju built. She said this without apparent irony, which is exactly the correct energy. She is right. Bauhaus, Sisters of Mercy, every band who ever wore eyeliner in a fog machine at a university venue in 1984, all of them owe rent money to this record that they will never pay back. Juju did not start the goth scene so much as accidentally invent it while trying to do something more interesting, which is honestly the most goth origin story possible. During the recording sessions, Siouxsie and drummer Budgie quietly fell in love, which they kept secret from the rest of the band. They later formed a side project called The Creatures together and released their first EP two months after Juju came out. Nobody in the band noticed until it was already happening, which suggests the album's atmosphere of psychological tension and paranoia was not entirely fictional. I came to Siouxsie through Peepshow, which is a more colourful, upbeat, and immediately accessible version of what Juju is doing in the dark with the curtains closed. Knowing Peepshow first and arriving at Juju later is like meeting someone's fun party version before discovering they also write intense poetry at 3am. Both are real. One is just easier to invite to things. Spellbound is a perfect song. The rest of the album is very good and deeply committed to an atmosphere that rewards patience more than it rewards casual listening. I appreciate it the way I appreciate a very serious film that I am glad exists and will not be revisiting frequently. 3 out of 5. One star for Spellbound. One for the cover art, which involved scissors, sheet music, and a tribal mask and somehow looks incredible. One for Siouxsie, who invented an entire subculture by accident while falling in love with her drummer and keeping it secret. Iconic behavior across the board.

In my youth this was my introduction to Siouxsie and the Banshees and a teenage crush. Still a great album to this day with Siouxsie's distinctive tones and McGeogh's guitar being the main features that made them stand out

Spellbound = banger. Not all of it was for me

얀데레가 부르는 것 같다

This was decent. The first song is by far the best tho, so even listening twice to the album felt let down as it went on with no more real standouts. 2.75

This is one of those bands I've been meaning to check out for ages. I really like it but I don't *love* it (I am so particular about a singer's technique and style and there's kind of a monotony to the vocals on this album that feels redundant even though she's clearly an incredibly talented vocalist) but overall a very enjoyable listen while I plug away at my work. I'm going to give it a 5 because the longer i listened the more the album had me spellbound (heh) but my accurate rating is 4.5

Always a pleasure listening to Siouxsie and the Banshees. Excellent post-punk. Sweet riffs, nice guitar/bass tone, Siouxsie is a treasure. Great listen.

Boring. Poorly recorded or mixed

Er ekki að fara að hlusta á hana aftur, en þetta var allt í lagi. Ágætlega áhugavert.

Juju was the grand Marshall on the parade that ushered in the 80s. So influential. This album impacts so many artists that we would learn to love.

Couverture d’album stylé, CHANTEUSE!! Alt et cool et unapologetic, j’ai kiffer

for me, that's the most influential siouxsie album, the perfect transition into a more structured post-punk sound that is very characteristic. it has changed me profoundly since the first time i listened to it, when i was 15. thanks sioux

Me gustó pero nose q opinar me hacer acordar mucho a otra banda o nose

Great album! Such a legendary band and i love it!

geilomatiko

This album was... fine? No takeaways, not a particularly enjoyable listen but also didn't dislike it. Had some interesting parts and was interesting enough.

At the beginning I liked this album more than I expected to. But as it went on I found myself skipping the last 30-45 seconds of every song as they just devolved into noise. It was like each band member was trying to play over the other instead of blending, and the vocalist didn’t have anything to do so she’d just make random noises.

Not good but not actively bad "Halloween" was easily the worst song on the album

What the hell did they put in this one. Ethereal. Otherworldly.

Very 80s, not bad.

Love you bat-girl 🖤🦇🥀

ok

They just sang the song titles a lot. A LOT. With a backing track of intelligible guitar. Works as background music, but didn't move me.

It was a pleasure having such a classic on this list. Maybe I’m just biased being already familiar with the entire album, but I still couldn’t help but dance along to every single song. Siouxsie Sioux reminds us why she’s the mother of goth music with her iconic spooky vocals, graveyard beats, and ghastly synths. Although not the type of album one would describe as “emotional”, it inspires a deliciously gloomy mood. To me, that’s the baseline of all effective goth music.

Great find, really pressing atmosphere - not what I normaly listem to - but that's what this project is all about

Was kinda mid or miss for me. However, I quite enjoyed Spellbound and Arabian Knights. Voodoo Dolly was annoying.

Kinda gave me ABBA vibes. I honestly enjoyed it. Night Shift was really quite good I liked it.

Not my fav

Enjoyable enough listen. Probably would have preferred a bit more variety in the songs, nothing particularly stood out to me.

hey thats highkey kewl

I could take one or two songs. It's almost really good. It might be their voices that just don't do it for me. I liked a lot of the intros tho.

I was scared of this album before listening… 80s and by a band called Siouxsie and the Banshees 😬… and my fear was warranted. I thought melodically it was interesting at times, but could not connect with vocals or songs in total. 1.6

This rocks! It dragged a little on a couple of songs, but I need more female-led rock in my ears. 8/10 Most Excellent

its ok

In the moments where they strip back, the album loses momentum. However, the ones where they go all-out more than make up for it.

Olipas jännää kamaa, luulin eka että omituiset soinnit oli syntikkaa, mutta ne olikin kitaraa. Melkonen jujutus. Tämä oli mielenkiintoista ja varmaan tulee kuunneltua uudemmankin kerran.

Todella menevä levy paikoitellen, mutta myös hyvää mörinää. Aloituskappale tuttu jostain, en oo ihan varma mistä. Tykkäsin kuitenkin, saattaa mennä uudestaan kuunteluun. Jostain syystä naisvetoset levyt iskeny paremmin tältä aikakaudelta.

I like this, I’ve heard songs of Siouxsie but never a whole album, her voice has a great gothic, atmospheric quality, kind of camp and theatrical.

Assez chouette mais bon voila quoi. Dingue d'écouter ça sous canicule. ça donne chaud.

A surprise, wonderful vocals

Meh rockpunk

really loved some songs (nothing new) saved one

Really cool, never been a big goth guy but I liked this a lot!

A masterpiece through and through from a masterful band. guitar work is unreal. Siouxsie's voice is unreal. I love this album and always will. It is a piece of music I will cherish forever. Happy to listen to it in full again as it's been a very long while. Some albums on this list piss me off - but I am truly glad this one was here. I had to listen to Yeezus right before this and wanted to rip my skin off. Now, I feel very happy and my skin does too.

Better than Coldplay

Liked a lot!

I liked this.

Its nice to listen to an alternative band with a female lead for once. Though, I didnt really feel the album until more later and less played on that platform at least tracks, like Voodoo Dolly, Sin in my heart and Monitor

Good

Magically good Juju! ★★★★

Liked it more than their other offering here, some nice guitar. Siouxsie's vocals still wearisome though - a pop icon through accident of geography.

This sounds like the sort of grungy girl rock that my husband listens to that I find a bit misc, but hey, at least these guys were doing it way before everyone else.

Siouxper!

Cool album! Love the post-punk vibe, some underlying spooky vibes. 4/5, I liked Night Shift, Spellbound and Sin In My Heart

It was fine. I could appreciate the music. But wouldn't listen again. Few good songs. 2/5

It’s good

Early punk. Take it or leave it.

At last! The first Siouxsie and the Banshees album! Even when John McGeoch and Budgie replaced Kenny Morris and John McKay on the previous year's Kaleidoscope, the band's establishing principle was unchanged: Siouxsie and Severin would write the songs together, an odd vocal and bass duet, and present them to the band. I think you can hear the use of bass as a compositional instrument on the album still - I would have sworn Arabian Knights was one such instance, but Wikipedia says Siouxsie wrote that herself, unusually on guitar; Night Shift obviously begins with Severin - but there is no Banshees album were the unit is more fully integrated as a band, where their interplay is what organises the music. By the following album, they will introduce more instruments and produce great recordings moreso than great performances. Two albums down the line, the dynamic is all over the place: McGeoch is ejected over substance misuse and the romantic relationship between Siouxsie and Budgie destabilises her creative relationship with Severin, who teams up with Robert Smith instead. Thus, for one brief moment, the Banshees is a band of equals with shared goals and abilities, all pointed in the same direction. They are no longer just a thrashing machine that makes Siouxsie sound good. Ultimately, Morris and McKay weren't as interested in that as Siouxsie and old boyfriend, Severin, and old boyfriend, Nils Stevenson, their manager. If you are to be in the Banshees, you have to foreground Siouxsie. And, thus, She still sounds good here, if more restrained than on The Scream, but then, everybody sounds good - McGeoch casually invents Johnny Marr on Spellbound and Deftones on Monitor; Budgie simply plays drums like nobody else. This hides a certain shallowness in the songwriting, where Siouxsie is much more concerned with atmosphere than any lyrical depth, but what an atmosphere. She can try for depth later. 4 Well this blew me away. It is my own fault I suppose that Siouxsie and the Banshees has entirely passed me by until recently despite being around my entire life. I am sure someone told me but apparently they didn’t tell me hard enough. Siouxsie’s voice and lines are mesmerising. John McGeoch’s guitar….actually I’ll skip the blazon because truthfully I just loved what everyone did. I loved everything about this. Except Voodoo Dolly. Alongside CCR as the discovery I am most grateful for in the course of the few hundred albums we are through so far.  4/5

Typical Koornbeurs music! (The Koornbeurs was the student association I was once a member of). I often danced to this.

3/5

Buen disco es un estilo post pank muy bien elaborado y la voz de la vocalista muy cristalina pero firme, me gusto

Intensely atmospheric with a gothic kick to it. Full of great performances and enchanting landscapes. 4/5

Never my complete cup of tea musically, this band successfully navigated the quick demise of punk as it became known as the 'New Wave' and mutated into Alternative and Goth genres / approaches. It's produced by original Police producer Nigel Gray (which definitely explained how well the guitars came across after how well he got Andy Summers to sound on record). 'Spellbound' was a strong single which was rare in that acoustic guitars are heard on an 80s hit song, and one cannot fault the commitment in vocal performance from Siouxsie and the moods conjured up by John Mcgeoch's guitar playing - a defining statement of Post punk music, but not an entirely satisfying listen.

Liked this a lot more than I thought it would!

Fine a little boring at points

Awesome vibe, great guitar work, but I cannot get around the whiny voice of Siouxsie. Individual songs that appear in my shuffle playlists: amazing! A whole album though… not for me.

Conozco unas canciones que me gusta del grupo que me gustan mucho, así que esperaba que este álbum fuera así. Tristemente solo me gustaron las primeras tres canciones, pero el resto las sentí todas parecidas.

Theres good post punk, and theres bad post punk. This is not only good, but its great. 10/10 would listen again. And Voodoo Dolly is such a roller coaster

Weird kinda punk like rock.

nothing special here. cant say i remember anything.