Juju

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I’ve never listened to a record by Siouxsie and the Banshees before. This was a nice introduction to their music. I felt like I was immersed in an episode of TOTP2, but in a good way. I feel like I can get lost in these songs, perhaps even more so if I was to partake in some kind of smokable substance. The guitar riffs are captivating and Siouxsie’s voice keep you listening right to the very end of each track. I’m going to give this four out of five. Bumped up by one as there’s just something more to this when you’re listening to it in a dark room… Standout track - Monitor

Just ok, was hoping for better.

Pre-The Cure with its uneasy, eerie sound. Reminds me of 90s alt-rock, specifically "Night Shift" with its guitar playing and loud drums. Sticks to a vibe for sure (3.5-4).

Ethereal at times. Can be shrieky also. Close to 3 but not quite. Might be worth a relisten

This is a decent record. The production is much different than The Scream. The reverb on the vocals is way overdone. Generally speaking, I like the music and the alternative guitar work... it reminds me of both early post-punk alterno and early grunge.

Har bara hunnit dra igenom snabbt, skulle behöva lyssna ett par gånger till Hyfsat eget Helt okej

Inledningen med Spellbound, Into the light och Arabian knights är hyfsat stark gothpop/ postpunk. Likheter finns med PJ Harvey. Sedan dyker tyvärr nivån. Sista halvan blir tröttsam att lyssna på. Låtar utan några riktiga krokar.

För en gångs skull New Wave som låter riktigt hyfsat (sen kanske det egentligen ör mer post-punk, vad nu skillnaden är). Framförallt inledningsvis är det spännande. Siouxsie har en självklarhet i sin röst. Låtarna en attityd jag gillar. Senare delen av albumet håller inte riktigt samma klass. Klart godkänt blir det emellertid.

Sången förstör det här helt för mig. Tack vare gårdagens album färskt i minnet blir det precis godkänt.

Got worse the further I got.

Don’t really like new wave in large doses or the singer’s vocal style. Spellbound is a good track.

If I listened to this at night on Halloween, 5 stars probably, but as it is now mid-March and I listened to this at noon with the sun shining in, I'll have to give this a 4 star rating. It's what I'm feelin. But I do respect it. All about timing & place I guess...

Am familiar with the band but never listened to an album by them. I really like the dark/mysterious vibes. Very nice

A classic display of early 80s goth, punk. She’s the queen.

Heaps going for it, just can't completely get into it. Fav tracks: Spellbound RYM: Y (#306) Saved a song: N

SO GOOD

I like vaguely gothic electro pop. Makes for a good radio after it finishes too.

this clearly influenced bands like interpol & metric, maybe yeah yeah yeahs.

Goth rock goodness. Will return.

Nice, I like this one.

Just not super into the 80s new wave sound

Atmospheric, moody, genre defining. Love it

It was OK, they have better music

This might be my favourite discovery so far on this journey. 6/5.

I love listening to these old albums and hearing the original versions of modern songs that either are reinterpretations or samples it took me a minute to realize Spellbound inspired Abracabra

I enjoyed this more than I expected to. I appreciated the clear guitar sounds, very of its time in a good way

It's ok

- Spellbound: Off to a good start. I quite like this. Is this gothic? 1981 might predate the gothic subculture. This might be part of the grassroots, or an early entry into it. I'll need to get the timeline right first. In any case, A+ start. Looking at what the band members look like, I'm pretty sure this is gothic so it should be interesting to look into. - Into The Light: Alright, now this I'm really into. - Arabian Knights: Catchy. I'm noticing the vocals feel kind of low volume. The whole album feels audially washed out, I think. I dunno. Maybe it's just the age of the album but this is really contributing to the vibe. - Sin In My Heart grasped my attention again. I quite like the drums in this one. Yes, this is very nice. - Head Cut: this one demands attention. Can't listen to this in the background. Cool guitars. Drums continue to hit. Definitely doing something interesting, but the vocals and lyrics aren't really doing it for me. - Voodoo Dolly: Oh yeah. I like this. - The Spellbound 12" mix is hitting as well. Might be the best on the album. It might be the exact same as the first song in the album. Maybe it just hit harder the second time, idk. I'll figure that out later. Alright, the album is good, of hat there's no doubt. But gothic rock has never really gotten my gears turning. It does light up my vampire cortex so that's nice. The vibe is definitely there, but the enjoyment is intermittent. Sin In My Heart was a highlight.

Always felt interchangeable with Florence and the machine. Kind of expected musically , sometimes tribal and a couple of times felt very reminded of the doors. Nothing wowed me here.

For a 45 year old record, this sounds like something that could have came out this year. You can see the influence on a lot of the female lead hard rockers out now like Wet Leg and Amyl & The Sniffers. The guitar tone on the opening track Spellbound is phenominal. Night Shift is a banger. Will be coming back to this one.

this album rocks. I read "Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984" by Simon Reynolds a couple years ago, and that turned me on to a bunch of bands/albums I had heard of but never really checked out. "Juju" was one of those albums, and I had it on repeat for like 6 months. so much minor key goodness here. Siouxsie crushes her vocal performances. I've already noted I don't listen much to lyrics when I put music on, and upon relistening to this LP for this list, realized how dark a lot of the lyrics are. John McGeoch delivers some thrilling, knotty guitar work that has been influential in the decades since (if you're a fan of that aspect, check out his work on the Magazine albums "Real Life" and "Secondhand Daylight"). and the drums here pack a punch and keep driving the songs forward while avoiding unnecessary complexity.

I loved this. The guitar is so urgent and varied on every song. Siouxsie has a perfect presence for these songs. The whole band kills it. Kicks ass all the way through.

Even the misses had pretty great bass/drums. Spellbound/Night Shift the best

loved the sound of this but the album itself lost a bit of steam midway through. defo an indicator that i could be a big siouxsie and the banshees enjoyer so a band for me to invest more time into for sure

Spooky post-punk at its peak !

Une autre belle découverte. Groupe post-punk anglais, un album un peu dark. La voix sur les chansons je trippe un peu moins, mais j'adore la plupart des mélodies. Coup de coeur pour Spellbound. On suit la lignée des 3! Il en manque toujours un peu pour le 4 et trop bon pour le 2, que voulez-vous!

I love that they made a choice with the general sound of this album. Super halloweeny and fun for a lot of the songs. The vocalists timbre isn’t my personal taste, but I fuck with it. That’s like a 4/5

I love Siouxsie And The Banshees! This is a great album and I loved listening to it.

I was sort of expecting this to be good, but it's actually great. The first 3 tracks are incredible. Then Halloween is a miss. The rest of the album doesn't quite hit the highs of the beginning, but are all good tracks.

Another day, another 1980s British new wave album... though this one at least has a female singer. It also has a gothic bent to it, which makes it an interesting coincidence that I got it on Friday the 13th. It sounds pretty much exactly like you'd expect it to sound. The singer is tolerable but not great, and the lyrics are usually pretty mediocre explorations of supernatural themes. Some of the songs have good hooks to them, but none of them are truly great songs. There are plenty of good songs and some mediocre ones, which ultimately results in a pretty good, though not great, album. This grew on me the further I got into it, as if the better songs were on the second side. However, the last track was pretty tough to listen to, though I've had worse come from the generator on that front. I won't call it a great album, but it is one of the better new wave offerings of the list, and is far better than yesterday's album(Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell, coincidentally also from 1981).

So rare to hear a female voice on this list. Also a rare occasion to get an album that I already know (almost in its entirety). It starts at 5 stars, but for some reason along the way 4 stars feel more fitting. I love her voice, but the instrumentals kinda sound the same in a few places. I think that's what's making me feel it doesn't deserve 5 stars. Great album, though not perfect. I prefer Tinderbox honestly.

Just reminded me of a rock band I don’t know nothing special not bad not fantastic

If you are going to have a very distinctive sound, you really want to distinguish the songs by having interesting lyrics sung clearly. That is not the case with this album and the error is compounded by having the vocals sung in a slightly shrieky and annoying fashion

*1981. *This sounds like Jefferson Airplane but with early 80s synth pop. *I didn’t know Siouxsie is just a play on the lead singer’s name - Susie. *Did not particular enjoy this, but it wasn’t awful either. RATING - 6/10

I hate goth rock and post punk so much that if you make a goth rock post punk album that I don’t completely hate then you must have done something right. I didn’t particularly like this album, but I hated it way less than I assumed I might.

Juju Spellbound: 4.6 Into the light: 4.3 Arabian knights: 4.1 Halloween: 4 Monitor: 4.3 Night shift: 4.5 Sin in my heart: 4 Head cut: 4.2 Vodoo dolly: 4.0 4.22/5 hyponotic

Some strong songs and enough weirdness.

I am here and I am listening, it's all thundering. I imagine how it would have all been for Lucy and Dan, this kind of darkness, a cosiness to it. Same with the Cure, each to each eternally young and walking home. Makes me feel small and scared in some ways, through having grown through. I find the thunder interesting. I wonder about it all.

good.

Weird in a great way. Seems like this would’ve influenced a lot of modern music I like.

Aquelas bandas que já tinha ouvido falar, mas nunca tinha escutado, o disco é bom, bem performático, claramente uma banda que devia ser ainda melhor ao vivo. A banda transpira anos 80 e com certeza a música Sin In My Heart me ganhou

Pretty great, a little repetitive but overall still a banger

its pretty good even if not my taste

No. 131 The music is fantastic, and Siouxsie's voice is making it a thousand times cooler.

wow into the light is sooo good so many bangers

Surprisingly not my thing

Favorite track(s): Spellbound, Into the Light, Arabian Knights, Halloween, Monitor, Night Shift Foundational. Too bad everyone with piercings is busy listening to Fall Out Boy instead. Heard before Previous rating: 9/10

It’s a muddy, claustrophobic sound but some bangers lurk beneath.

I think post punk you either start early or never. Not really my jam. But the album was listenable. It was not enough experimental for my taste, just regular music played with an indy sound and vocals. It was fine to listen to but I'm not gonna cue this again.

This album is much better than the The Scream. Really like the discordant guitar work especially. It creates a really haunting atmosphere. Most importantly the songs are bloody brilliant.

Despite several Siouxsie and the Banshees songs in my favorites, I listened to this album for the first time — and it was a success. The entire record jumps between energetic punk rock and calmer post-punk, yet you're never free of tension throughout the songs. This dark atmosphere is primarily supported by the vocals and guitar. We'd later hear sharp, slightly jagged riffs in the works of Johnny Marr, Dave Navarro, and John Frusciante, but it was John McGeouch who first dabbled in them. Siouxsie Sioux's voice will be familiar to fans of Florence + the Machine. Siouxsie's image, however, is the complete opposite — it's exactly what every '80s alt-girl wanted to be, and Tim Burton clearly modeled Lydia from Beetlejuice on her. It's rare that a studio album can rival a greatest hits collection in terms of density. A very pleasant surprise and a record that is truly worth to hear before you die!

yes so fucking good

Lowkey shadowy.

This is an intense record. The entire band came to rock, especially Siouxsie, who leaves it all on the studio floor with virtually every performance. This pressing captures the power of her vocals well, especially on "Night Shift," where she eschews gothic charm and goes full-on real-life horror show. "Fuck the mothers; kill the others" almost three full years before The Smiths' "controversial" song "Suffer Little Children." This woman did not come to play! This is the only Siouxsie And The Banshees album I have on vinyl. I need to correct that. I've listened to my digital and physical copies of this record for this OAD over and over, and it gets better every time. Five stars.

Enjoyed this so much more than the first Siouxsie and the Banshees album!

Ok this was a surprise. My only real exposure to Siouxsie is the "Marie Antoinette" soundtrack, and hearing "Peekaboo" on the radio a few times. This was great fun. It's exciting and invigorating unlike many post-punk albums I know of. Three things really stand out for me. * Siouxsie isn't much of a singer and isn't great at writing melodies BUT she has a unique voice and approach, and is an incredible frontwoman. * The drumming is exceptional. I loved the drum parts on this record and thought his execution was fantastic. * The guitar player is out of this world. He sounds absolutely modern to me, not someone from 45 years ago. The entire A side is a showcase for this guy, with "Monitor" especially blowing me away. Wow. Like many of the records from this time, the band seemed to run out of ideas by the end, but overall this was a dynamic record full of great songs and stellar performances. A very strong FOUR STARS

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Every time the list spits out a punk album with a female vocalist I jump for joy

very good and cool and fun i enjoyed a lot

listen ............................... i know siouxsie and the banshees are the foundation for much of alt rock and goth music as we know it, but perhaps that comes as a detriment for giving them a listen now. some good tracks ! but maybe not my thing

Eh

tearing into this album without having heard a single one of the songs before felt like christmas morning. favorite track is Into The Light, Monitor is also dope, and Voodoo Dolly is a very cool outro. one or two more definite bangers would bump it up to a perfect score easy. very strong 4

Rating: 9/10 An early gothic rock achievement and an album I love a lot, the first song is a good indication of the kind of sound Juju provides, which is spellbinding. The band gives a dark and haunting performance in these songs led by Siouxsie's vocals, a highlight of the record, singing a lot of really strange lyrics. I think almost every song on here is great, my least favorite being Head Cut. Voodoo Dolly is a weird one but gets pretty interesting at the end making for a good closer. All around the B side is little weaker than A, that first few tracks run is fantastic. Spellbound is absolutely an all-timer for punk/rock hits but my favorite is actually Monitor.

Super sick. Another success story of the full album living up to the one or two hits I've heard before. Checks most of my "great album" boxes, sets a great tone and really just knows what it's going for 8.2/10

Into the Light - funky riff throughout. Seems like a good album to listen to while driving around delivering packages.

I appreciate how many musicians this band has influenced and I wanted to like this, but it fell flat for me. The vocals and melodies were too droning and repetitive. I loved the riff and the driving guitars on “Monitor.”

1981 c'est l'année où le monde a basculé dans un gris chromé, où la laque à cheveux a commencé à trouer la couche d'ozone plus vite que les usines de la Ruhr, et où une certaine Susan Janet Ballion a décidé que le punk était trop propre pour elle. On sort les vinyles, on dépoussière les souvenirs et on pose le diamant sur Juju de Siouxsie and the Banshees. C'est le moment de se replonger dans cette atmosphère de rituel païen enregistré dans une cave humide de Londres. Quand je regarde cet album aujourd'hui, avec mes yeux de mec né en 1970, je revois le gamin que j'étais, découvrant que la musique pouvait être autre chose qu'un simple divertissement radiophonique. On est loin de la variété qui squattait les ondes car là, on parle de Post-Punk pur jus, celui qui gratte, qui suinte et qui te file des frissons dans le bas du dos sans jamais demander pardon. C'est l'album qui a posé les bases de ce qu'on appellera plus tard le gothique, même si à l'époque, on cherchait surtout à fuir l'ennui mortel des banlieues. On ne peut pas parler de Juju sans parler de John McGeoch car ce mec n'était pas un guitariste, c'était un alchimiste. McGeoch, c'est l'anti-héros de la guitare. Pas de solos interminables de branleur de manche, juste des textures de verre brisé, des arpèges qui te percent le crâne comme des aiguilles de glace. Son jeu sur cet album est une leçon magistrale de tension et d'espace. C'est tranchant, c'est glacial, c'est génial. Et puis, il y a la section rythmique avec Budgie et Steven Severin. À la radio, dans les années 90, j'adorais passer des titres de cet album juste pour le plaisir d'entendre la basse de Severin vrombir dans les monitors de la régie. C'est une basse qui ne se contente pas de suivre le rythme ; elle te dicte tes battements de cœur. Quant à Budgie, c'est le roi du rythme tribal. Il ne cogne pas, il invoque. Et au milieu de ce chaos organisé, il y a Siouxsie et elle n'est pas là pour te chanter des berceuses. Elle hurle, elle déclame, elle tance. C'est une présence impériale, une prêtresse qui dirige son sabbat avec une poigne de fer. Sur cet album, sa voix a atteint une maturité fascinante. Elle a délaissé les aboiements punk pour une diction plus théâtrale, plus habitée. Quand elle chante, on y croit, on voit les poupées vaudou, on sent l'odeur du soufre, on est dans le film d'horreur psychologique. Juju c'est un "Incontournable". Pourquoi ? Parce qu'il n'y a pas un gramme de gras. C'est un disque sec, nerveux, qui va droit au but. On ne perd pas son temps en fioritures. Chaque note est là pour te mettre mal à l'aise ou pour t'élever vers une sorte d'extase sombre. C'est ce mélange de beauté froide et de violence contenue qui fait que, quarante ans plus tard, le disque tient encore la route face à n'importe quel groupe. Mais voilà, on arrive au point de friction, la note de 4 sur 5. C'est une putain de bonne note, on est d'accord car c'est un chef-d'œuvre. Mais je dois l'avouer, et c'est là que mon cœur de fan de The Cure parle : j'ai toujours préféré Robert. Désolé Siouxsie, tu es la reine, tu es iconique, mais Robert Smith, c'est ma came absolue. Il y a chez Robert une vulnérabilité, une mélancolie crasseuse et magnifique que je ne retrouve pas totalement chez les Banshees. Chez Siouxsie, tout est un peu trop... contrôlé ? Trop "performance". Robert, lui, il donne l'impression qu'il va s'effondrer sur sa guitare à chaque seconde. C'est cette fragilité-là qui me touche davantage. Quand j'écoute Faith ou Pornography (sortis à la même époque), je me sens chez moi, dans mon propre bordel émotionnel. Avec Juju, je suis un spectateur, fasciné certes, mais un spectateur devant une œuvre d'art monumentale et un peu effrayante. C'est la différence entre un cri du cœur et un cri de scène. Cet album, c'est le son d'une époque où l'on pouvait être expérimental tout en restant (un peu) accessible. C'est le sommet créatif d'un groupe qui ne s'est jamais reposé sur ses lauriers. On sent que chaque membre pousse les autres dans leurs derniers retranchements. McGeoch et ses pédales de flanger, Severin et sa distorsion, Budgie et ses tons... C'est une machine de guerre. Une machine de guerre habillée en dentelle noire et couverte de maquillage qui coule, mais une machine de guerre quand même. Alors oui, 4 étoiles. Parce que c'est un album que j'ai vendu des centaines de fois, que j'ai défendu à l'antenne, que j'ai écouté dans ma chambre d'ado en fumant des clopes en cachette. C'est un album qui pue l'authenticité des années 80. C'est une pièce maîtresse du projet "1001 albums", y'a pas de débat là-dessus. C'est le genre de disque qui te rappelle pourquoi tu aimes la musique : pour ce moment où tu te sens un peu moins seul dans ton propre noir. Mais au final, quand je ferme les yeux et que je dois choisir un disque pour m'accompagner sur une île déserte, mon bras partira toujours vers un album du gros Robert avant de chopper celui de Siouxsie. C'est comme ça, on ne commande pas à ses tripes. N'empêche, si vous voulez savoir ce que c'est que d'être "Spellbound", lancez ce disque à fond les ballons, éteignez les lumières et laissez John McGeoch vous lacérer les tympans. Vous m'en direz des nouvelles.

Pretty good, some really nice songs on here like Spellbound but lost me a little bit at times too. I will say I think the guitar work on this is really nice.

Good Juju not bad Juju. Enjoyed alot. Great vocals cracking drums and nice jangly guitars.

Juju It took a few listens for this to land with me properly. Initially, outside Spellbound, I felt underwhelmed, similar to Mask, but whereas the debt to Bowie on that album felt overbearing, this has a much more singular and interesting feel to it, with a genuinely dark and agoraphobic atmosphere, compounded by the relentless rhythmic density. The guitars are also excellent, combining a hard, cutting sound with a swirling, almost psychedelic feel, and Siouxie’s at turns sweet and scratchy vocals and ominous, fractured lyrics add to the unsettling, brooding atmosphere. The first half is particularly strong, Spellbound is a superbly implacable post-punk/gothic groove followed by Into the Light, a relatively immediate and open feeling song, but musically mirroring the lyrics brilliantly. I love the bass that carries Arabian Knights along with the tom toms and circling guitars, it's a great track. Halloween is also fantastic, elements of Joy Division and a great catchy refrain. You can hear both Station to Station-era Bowie and future industrial sounds in Monitor, completing side one with another great track. I don’t find side two quite as powerful as side one, but there are still 4 great songs, the unrelenting throb of Night Shift, the nagging beat Sin in my Heart, the excellent guitars of Head Cut and the brilliant, moody, oddly shifting and unsettling Voodoo Dolly. After initially struggling, this grew on me with each listen, the intricacies and portentous, sorcerous atmosphere getting under my skin, and it's a truly excellent album. 5 🎎🎎🎎🎎🎎 Playlist submission: Could be many, I’ll go with Halloween.

This is one of my all time favourite albums of all time. And I only heard it a week ago. Its sounds years ahead of its time. From the opening bars of 'Spellbound' I was, hmm what's the word - mesmerised. Easy to see why Marr cites this track, and is a fan of the guitarist John McGeoch (formerly of Magazine). The guitar really is central, and constructs some beautifully complex sounds throughout. 'Voodoo Dolly' takes more of an experimental Joy Division' approach and arguably feels indulgent amongst the rest. But the more I listen the more I love this album's winding melodies, its untheatrical gothicism, the unhistrionic but pristine vocal, delivered with the punch of punk. It's pretty much the perfect album.

I really wanted to like this, but I don't. 'head cut' was fun when she was screaming and going wowwwowoww and making weird noises. The rest of the album is kinda dreary and repetitive.

I was really digging the first two songs and then the rest of the album didn’t go anywhere interesting to me. Still a fun listen!

i don't think i like this. cool band name. cool vocals. weird everything else. maybe adding this one to my list of reasons i hate british people.

While it wasn’t really my style, I found this one to be pretty cool. Very moody vocals and instrumentals. I don’t think I’d listen to it regularly but I didn’t regret giving it a spin.

Clearly influential and deserving of this list. I’m at like a 3.5 leaning more to 3.

A delightful post-punk treat. As always when listening to Siouxsie Sioux, I am filled with a particularly depressed form of happiness, or a particularly happy form of depression. Who's to say? I just know John McGeoch’s guitar tone on this album is cool as shit.

This album came into existence when a bargain bin “haunted house sound effects” record got struck by lightning at midnight. Next Halloween, I’m choosing “trick” and teepeeing the homes of anyone that gives this below a 2

Listened previously. Expectations: Mid - Verdict: Very Good - I like the set up of the band on this album. Some really good tracks, Arabian Knights and Night Shift are great. I really like Sin In My Heart as well. Overall a really good album.

This was spooky and really cool. I loved it. 7/10

The Good: When you got JuJu, you got Juju! The Bad: Of course, when you got an itch… you scratch… The Ugly: Finding out that Juju, indeed, will make you scratch… I was never into the emo that much back in the ‘80s, or, as we called it, new wave—lump sum name for any band where most of the clothes worn were black, or grey, and maybe some white or red to break things up… Since the ‘80s I’ve started to appreciate the big guns of the New Wave so much more than I did back then. The Cure, Tears for Fears, Depeche Mode et al… Siouxsie… she always scared me, and still does. I guess that is what Juju is all about… fear! For me, this album is too much of that feared New Wave from when I was a teenager. Not the kind of music that I’d gladly sit down for and enjoy a 40 minute contemplation about times gone a by… missing the - - there. Sorry Siouxsie, can’t give you the 4* you deserve as I’ve listened to this album 4 times, and I don’t think my opinion will change on the fifth listen. 3*

Favourite Songs: Into The Light Arabian Knights Monitor Night Shift Sin In My Heart

Ugh. Couldn’t stand most of this.

80's British post-punk band that I've never heard of? I was braced for the worst but this was actually not bad.

Some great tracks on here! Really enjoyed the higher energy moments. Sounds a bit dated in places but Siouxsies energy is obviously legendary.

low 4

Did not really enjoy

meh

𝘑𝘶𝘫𝘶 is a sharp, atmospheric blend of post-punk tension and early gothic drama. The guitars slash and shimmer, the rhythm section drives everything forward with icy precision, and Siouxsie Sioux delivers her vocals with that unmistakable mix of control and menace. It’s a strong record, but not one that fully grabs me; the mood is consistent, almost to a fault. Still, as a bridge between post-punk and what would soon be called goth rock, it’s an important and intriguing listen.

I like the lead singer rest is alright

This tight and urgent yet cool rock record, stalked and haunted by McGeoch’s killer post-punk guitar, has liberated me from whatever prejudice had me write-off Siouxie and the Banshees as the label “goth”, and added this line-up to the list of bands I wish I could back and see live to have my face slayed.

Definitive goth-pop album, would have loved this when I was younger. Spellbound is the highlight, and the guitar and drums sound great throughout. Also: 'Veiled behind screens, kept as your baby machine Whilst you conquer more orifices, of boys, goats and things' Don't get that in the Top 40 anymore..

Love the gothic vibes on this one. Every song was a banger too, nice riffs. Bit muddy on the mixing - wish Siouxsie's vocals were a bit louder and clearer - but I enjoyed it nevertheless. Favourite tracks: Monitor, Sin In My Heart, Head Cut 5/5

Juju was the banshees nickname for Len Houmous. 3.4 5/9 Monitor

This came out during the summer between my junior and senior year in HS, a pretty pivotal summer for me. A group of about a dozen students travelled through the Canadian Rockies and into Glacier, Yellowstone, and the Badlands over a 3 week time span. We were in 2 vans. Ours had an 8 track tape player. We did not have Juju playing, we were listening to Blizzard of Oz on repeat. That fall, I saw Bruce Springsteen, AC/DC, and Genesis live. These folks were just not on my radar. Some other post-punk acts were, but, as I've said in other reviews, I was just never that into goth, emo, dark, sad music that much. I can appreciate this, but I understand why I wasn't listening to it then and I don't think I'd come back to it now.

knew i was gonna like it from the first note

biased, imperfect reviewer that i am, i think my impression of this record as whole is being colored by the presence of Arabian Knights, which is a monstrous song. that's not to say that religious fundamentalist communities can't be incredibly misogynistic, but jesus. we've seen, over and over again, since October of 2023 and many times before, where this dehumanization of Arab men gets us. it's a hell much worse than any foretold on this album the thing though is that this is a quite cool record, punchy and theatrical - i especially like Into the Light, which has a nice bit of Cocteau Twins to it, and Night Shift. i recently played in a band with a friend who loves Siouxsie, and now that i listen to her, it's cool to hear how much of this is in our music i know the actual review is slight, which might seem a bit bad-faith, but a lot of these post-punk/goth records will probably be similar like-not-love things for me. it's a sound i never have trouble with, but it's never a favorite either

Very close to being a 5... I just think there are better albums in this genre. Still very good.

Good

A band I've heard of but never listened to. Easy to hear that this had a huge influence on lots of bands. To be honest I'm surprised it's not mentioned more given how good it is

I LOVE SIOUXSIE SIOUXXXX

Less punk, more darkness weighing down the music. Turn off the lights and embrace the abyss for this one.

overall, very good listen, but not a repeat album for me! It’s very interesting —- the main singer’s voice is incredible and very dynamic! They play a lot with different rhythms and textures here! I think there’s not many songs to really latch on to (ie: that I find catchy) other than spellbound! But I think overall it’s really cohesive and such a rollercoaster of an album!

This album made me an Emo in big 2026. Not complaining, it was just a marvelous experience.

This album was an intriguing listen! I really enjoyed the brooding and intense, but overall clean sound and balance of the band. The vocals had what I’d call a “searing” quality or tone that I’m a big fan of! Turns out I’m a sucker for British bands with a goth sound and dark lyrical content. 🤷‍♀️ Diving into stand-out songs, of course Spellbound and Into the Light great, but the songs that really had my attention were Arabian Nights, Halloween, Night Shift, and Sin In My Heart. Arabian Nights and Sin In My Heart will be repeat listens for me and Halloween is going on my playlist for October! I was disturbed by the lyrics of Night Shift so I looked further into it, and it sets the tone of the Yorkshire Ripper’s reign of terror in the late 70s. I’m a “Crime Junkie” and “Murderino” so hearing a song depict the effects of an infamous serial killer earns bonus points for me!

Not my style, can appreciate the soundscape but not much the melodies. Though it stands on the works of the doors it falls short in terms of songwriting. Some tracks are ok, punchy, but overall not my cup of tea

AL FIN UNA MUJER. LO AMÉ

Esencial. Su álbum más representativo, desde el título, la temática, la redondez de cada tema. Una banda en estado de gracia. La percusión de Budgie, la guitarra de McGeoch, el bajo de Severin, la voz y estilo de Siouxsie, todo encaja. Héroes del silencio hicieron una carrera a partir de este tema, pero vamos que como ellos, otros cientos de bandas. La influencia de Siouxsie y John McGeoch es enorme incluso hoy en día. La de Budgie no es menor. Ya habían avisado con Israel, un temazo que no se incluyó ni en Kaleidoscope ni en este Juju. Abre con Spellbound, imposible de imaginar sin su vídeo, es un tema imponente. El resto, con Arabian Knights como destacada, conforma una obra mayúscula. Cualquier disco de su trilogía entre Kaleidoscope, Juju y A Kiss in a Dreamhouse merece estar en el listado. Into the Light es un tema que para sí quisieran los fans de The Cure. Halloween es como estar en un ritual extraño. Monitor sigue con sonidos potentes, duros pero mucho mejor ejecutados que el pelotón de bandas de la época. La cara B es densa y oscura, hace honor al título del disco. Night Shif se hace algo pesada pero Sin in my heart es una maravilla para escuharla una y otra vez. Dan ganas de botar sin parar. Head cut es otra muestra de rock oscuro que acaba con la lúgubre y siniestra Voodoo Dolly. Esto fue el clavo en el ataud del Punk, que dejó de ser una autoparodia y aprendió a introducir otros temas, estilo, sonidos y texturas.

It’s ok a little too grungy for me

Rörigt

Didn't much care for this one

Hot

She has such a great voice

Obsessed with this. The vibes are so dark and luxurious. A perfect album.

I thought it was alright. Don't NEED to listen again.

This album started off okay for me. I didn’t mind the opening track, Spellbound, and I quite enjoyed Into the Light, but overall it went downhill from there. I’m personally not a huge fan of her voice, and the rest of the album felt pretty similar and, at times, mundane, the same vocals, melodies, and instrumentals repeated throughout. Nothing really grabbed my attention or kept me engaged after the first couple of tracks. First two songs, 3.5, the remainder of the album 2

Pretty good.

Overall found it kind of boring and uninspiring

More enjoyable than most albums on this list. So rounding 3.5 up.

The music is fantastic, and Siouxsie's voice is making it a thousand times cooler. The drama in every song, the vocal accents and theatrics, the gothic monotonous rhytm with that wild, torn energy — it all makes Siouxsie and the Banshees so magnificent and recognizable. Simply amazing.

I was listening to this during work and I literally felt myself check out for easily 3 songs of the album which I don’t know if that is my fault or the music…. I’m gonna blame the music.

This is a really cool album, very moody. Unfortunately I listened to it in outside in the sun, which is the completely wrong way of listening to it.

What a wonderful album. It is one of my favorites and also inspired a generation of goths.

Interesting. Not my style but rather enjoyed it. Crazy vocals

Hella awesome, Spellbound is an exciting start and I love the dark textures throughout

Never listened to a Siouxsie record all the way through. Definitely on the short list of icons that I should have heard sooner. Never realized how similar she sounded to Patti Smith. One of my favorite “discoveries” of this series.

I liked it. Was good company for a dreary morning. Maybe not something I'd spin up again and again but there were a few nice tracks.

Didn’t hate it. Not gonna gush over it.

This was fine, but it's hard to differentiate it from a lot of other post-punk. 3.0/5.0: Good

as far as post punk goes this was pretty good, really enjoyed spellbound and monitor

Absolutely incredible one of the best albums I've listened to in a while.

Everything hits, except the cover art. Just sit back, and enjoy.

Some brilliant stuff ("Spellbound", "Into the light", "Halloween") and some other tracks like "Voodoo Dolly" which become a bit hard to listen to.

Great album! I've never heard any song from the band and it was a pleasant surprise.

Excelente álbum! Desde el primer hasta el ultimo tema es muy bueno!

First time I’ve listened to a full Siouxsie album, it’s so cool! Extremely of its time in the best way. Moody, chorus bass, chorus everything, reverb everywhere. Killer vocals from Souxsie Soux, and they’re all catchy songs in their gothic ways. Spellbound is a killer opening track. 4.5/5.0 Best Song: Monitor / Spellbound Best Song:

Never been a massive Siouxsie fan, didnt mind this album but it doesnt stand out that much to me either. Spellbound is a fun song though

Not a bad album. Very different to what I was expecting, but it started strong and got weaker for me personally.

Didn't expect to enjoy the album this much. It's very good.

good album, decent grooves and vocals

Starting song is ok I think they have better songs tho ending of spellbound I like. Really like the 2nd track. 3rd starting beat kinda sounds like falling 4 ya lol, Oms i reco track 4 i hate this song track 5 is good I like it I dont really feel much for this one Id say like 3/5? its good but not great or anything 2/17/2026

I like this record but I don't know the precise reason why.

Seeing the music I like it seems like I should be very into Siousxie and the Banshees but I somehow never got into them so let’s give them another chance. The vibes here are great, but this really reminds me of the Jesus and Mary Chain. It has great aesthetics and some good musical ideas I just wish somebody takes this stuff and makes actual good songs out of it (like The Cure did, for instance). It’s just pretty monotonous and goes nowhere. So let’s give them three stars because unlike Psychocandy I can’t seem to find a single song that fully works for me here but still yeah you should listen to Siouxsie and the Banshees before you die.

Could not get into it at all.

Night Shift was nice. Some were less to my taste because of the repetition, but the mood was nice because of guitars. I don't like the mix. Voodoo dolly was cool.

Boring.

Another influential band that I've never listened to until today. I ended up listening to this several times as it is amazing. I can see that it influenced a lot of artists that followed. Definitely going to be adding this to my rotation from now on and will likely buy on vinyl. 5/5 amazing album.

Just weird

Female rage-y but very repetitive formula

Really good album. Not sure about the last song, but maybe it will grow on me. I'm surprised I never came across this group before.

Hot damn, what an album! Siouxsie is still the coolest and "Spellbound" is still fire. Favorites: Spellbound, Arabian Knights Would I listen to it again: Yes

Dark wave from the dark 80s, nice finding.

Single good gimmick, repetitive.

Arabian Knights

Very good, will revisit

Маджажа

I had to listen to this twice, mostly as I really liked it but wasn't sure how much. It was a lot, but not quite to make it a 5. Spellbound, Sin in My Heart, Arabian Knights, Into the Light... All great. Will explore more. I'd i only heard about two Siouxsie sounds before and one was a Beatles cover. She can be forgiven for hanging around in with the Sex Pistols.

i listened to this three times, this is incredible.

Oh. This is brilliant. So brilliant. I think I have heard a lot of these songs before without realising it was the banshees. It has clearly had a huge influence on lots of the bands I like and even the TV shows I watch that clear used the songs in their sound tracks. I will be putting this on again A lot.

Top Track: Into The Light

- gothic punk? hell yeah! the vocalist looks sick as hell and the music is very textile and dark, atmospheric. feeling like wednesday adamms. super many textures for percussion and tones for guitar. Ghosts and ghouls and all. Bit weird cos they’re post rock gothic punk, but very cool songs for sure, and some cool ass vocals that stretch out. Kind of trippy, no? Anyways, happy halloween, and good night.

Defining goth album for the decade and all time

I enjoyed this but didnt listen to the whole thing

Great goth album, got some nice punk/noise elements sprinkled in. Fav Song: Monitor

Some Old faves here for sure. Fun but I doubt a revisit.

Not for me.

Spellbound - 4/5 Into The Light - 4.5/5 Arabian Knights - 4.5/5 Halloween - 4/5 Monitor - 4/5 Night Shift - 3/5 Sin In My Heart - 3/5 Head Cut - 4/5 Voodoo Dolly - 3.5/5 Spellbound - 12" Mix - 3/5 Arabian Knights - 12" Vocoder Mix - 4/5 Fireworks - 12" Nigel Gray Mix - 4/5

One of the post punk greats. Sounds a bit dated now, and not their best, but always worth listening to.

I’ve been aware of Siouxsie Sioux for a while, and I’ve been meaning to give her a listen. What an excellent introduction this was. Eclectic, haunting, driving, melodic. The arrangements were inventive, the guitars/synths were dialed in to precise and interesting tones that really elevated the whole album. This is one I know I'll be coming back to. I listened to the first track three times before I was ready to move on from it. That's worth something!

I love Depeche Mode. It was cool to hear one of the main bands that influenced them. Spooky punk. Nice.

eh

música para morras chidas, para chicas guapas. me mama el sonido de las guitarras y de las baterías en este disco

Some places here and there I thought were enjoyable, but for the most part, I felt I was listening to a Geddy Lee sing-alike w/ his garage band.

Not bad overall but only a few moments stood out to me.

3,5

Grata surpresa

Previously unknown. I liked it as a whole - except for the last song.

low-mid 4.5

Yes! Great album, and comes straight in at the most known banger for song 1

This was a nice surprise and seemed really ahead of it's time.

Much better than their debut album. Not as punk-ish. A more polished and less angry sound.

This album felt like a female lead, gothy version of Talking Heads "Remain In Light". It's kinda atmospheric with an art-school vibe. The album your older sister would have listened to and said, "you don't get it". Lots of tight grooves. You can dance to it, but it's not comfortable. I got into "Night Shift" and "Halloween". Not bad all the way through. My Rating: 3/5 wooden masks.

2.5 - Overall forgettable.

2/9/26. First time diving into this band, definitely hear this sounds in later bands I've come across. Cool mix of early post punk and dark, and better vocals!

Strong 5. I can't express how much I enjoyed this.

I just know the moshpit for Monitor would go crazy

fav songs: spellbound into the light sin in my heart head cut groovy, fun guitar work, hooks galore 60/100

Can see why they were so influential.

okay i like it but a little outside what i'd typ listen to favorite song: fireworks

7/10

A classic, an old favorite. How Halloween isn’t a literal holiday staple everywhere (and not just in my own personal rotation) is beyond me.

While I truly believe that Siouxsie And The Banshees are important to R&R I do not care for any of their music. I'm assuming this is their best work?

Good stuff

This was a great listen - it felt retro in a good way!

I wasn’t a big fan.

I’m a sucker for a goat post punk album, and to no surprise these goths absolutely delivered. Siouxie’s voice is absolutely entrancing and the guitar work is some of the strangest and most transfixing I’ve ever heard. This album is also surprisingly ahead of its time, some of the instrumental remind me of alternative music that would come 30 years later. This album rules, it’s like if the B-52s were witches and they were hunting you through a dark London forest.

liked it more than i thought i would

Not bad, good driving guitar throughout and a great voice

Very good album. The darker vibes and lyrics hit so good.

4/5 God there's so much I can say about this album, but knowing that it's the witchiest, most gothic album Siouxsie and the Banshees made, it's one of my favourites easily. I love the darker tone that this album takes as opposed to the rest of their discography, and as a goth this is some good juju. My favourites are Spellbound and Voodoo Dolly.

Holy guacamole

Dope. 4/5

Some good stuff, some a little slow, some a little reminiscent of the smiths. Not a Siouxsie fan, but this isn't bad

Juju really worked for me. It feels progressive for its time, rooted in punk but clearly moving into something darker and more alternative. I loved the atmosphere and how confident it sounds as a full album. A strong 1980s listen that still feels sharp and interesting. 4 stars

It's different but I enjoyed it.

love it

Banger intro that leads into my favorite song on the album, Into The Light. It's an underrated and creative riff in my opinion, and its atmosphere perfectly swells into the next song, Arabian Nights. It unfortunately kinda drags, after this though. But it has an awesome front half.

Some interesting vocals and instrument use but not really my thing

no hear

3 stars I’ve only listened to a siouxsie and the banshees greatest hits collection, so this is my first full length. I enjoyed it and feel like it could grow higher for me with more listens. “Spellbound” is a clear highlight and great opener. I’ll give it more chances over time to increase, but it didn’t stand out immediately as something requiring more listening.

love love love

meh, Arabian nights was decent

Not my vibe

I think they d9 some brilliant work, i just wish they mix up the sound a little

Most songs sound pretty similar. I like the lead vocalist. There are some good melodies. I recognized two songs.

I thought the album started out just fine, but I knew I was in trouble when I started looking to see just how many more songs, I had to listen to for the album to be complete, and that was before the very long song: "Voodoo Dolly". Still on the whole the album was okay.

Spellbound best of a bad bunch

I think this is fine and aptly named but nothing is memorable enough for me to rate this higher than a low/mid 3

decent

Solid

Très rythmé, très rock, avec une batterie assez rapide, une voix insupportable, type gothique, post punk. Je n’ai pas du tout apprécié cet album. Groupe post punk, percussions saccadées.

Classic goth album. Really good. Been a while since I've listened to it.

Dark and moody, this album feels ahead of its time and very well done. Reminds me of 1980's post apocalyptic sci-fi. You've got to be in the right mood, bit really hits the spot if you are.

Yet another post-punk band I clearly should have listened to long before now. I'm halfway through a second listen and am completely hypnotized. Noisy post-punk is my favourite kind of post-punk and this album absolutely delivers on that front! I love the sharp, jagged guitars with the heavy flanging modulation! And the driving, pounding drums! Also, I feel a bit thick having not realized that Siouxsie Sioux is pronounced Susie Sue.

5/10

Wow. This was great. Love a lady rocker. Didn’t love Voodoo Dolly, but the whole album is worth additional attention.

3.5/5. Had some really strong songs such as spellbound, Halloween, monitor and night shift. Some solid theming and pretty fun instrumentals. I understand a good album without it being my full cup of tea :3

This album has one of the best opening tracks of all time and the soundwork is supurb I'll have this sit at an 8.5

Taka mocna 3-ka. W sumie to dobrze się tego słuchało i dało się odróżnić utwory od siebie.

kinda tripy

At last an album I love ! My type of music, really good will dive into more Siouxsie and the banshees

Really liked it and I had heard more songs on this than I thought I had. I'm prone to really enjoy this genre. Loved the production, writing and vocals.

Цікаве звучання але мені не відгукується

A band I have no familiarity with whatsoever. This album didn't really do much to convince me to change that. Couldn't really find anything worth latching onto here.

An iconic example of the gothy post-punk genre. Very well written, performed, and produced. It's just not something I'm particularly into, unless maybe I'm playing a game of Vampire: The Masquerade.

4.5/5 interesting and enjoyable

esta bien, pero nose no me genero mucho. por ahi estaba dispersa pero bueno ni idea

Not my genre, not my favourite Still decent for what it is, so I give it a 3, I was able to finish

Very cool!

Great.

Siouxsie and the Banshees is, has been, and always will be among my favorites. What is not to love for one who favors post-punk, goth, club music? Even my hardest criticism, that a "whole album in the same voice" falls flat here with her VERY distinct voice featured the entire album. It is nearly shameful that I let this band slip off my radar. But than again, I am talking of a L o n g range of time and bands and styles and genres and everything else that I either sort of had not thought about or am still discovering, so ... Great Great Great re-discovery for me!

Almost a precursor to Cocteau twins

Such a classic! Love this album, love this style. Such a pioneer for the genre. I love Siouxsie's voice. "Spellbound" will always be a favorite, but "Monitor" jumped up in my book after this listen. Recommended listening for anyone inclined to the darkside.

mid, but at least lead singer is woman

A few standout tracks. Siouxsie Sioux is a FORCE! Her power carries this album. Gets a little samey but being that it's not super long makes it easier to get through it. 3.5/5

I really liked the sound of this album

Something new for me, realy cool album

I don't find myself drawn to this genre (post-punk? goth punk?) very often, and it starts to grate on me by the end but I thought the vocals were intriguing and the music kept me interested.

Pandering 80s pop shizzle, but ok

Liked it. Pretty great guitars and vocals reminded me of some German rock from a decade later actually.

A fantastic album. Exemplary vibes.

8/10

The riffs and vocals are great together, and the dark gothic atmosphere is also well conveyed. I liked it quite a bit, but I doubt I'll listen to it again. Rate 7/10

I liked it at first, she has a cool voice but it was getting annoying toward the end

3rd listen, still surprises me that this is 1981 3.5

It’s aight, don’t mind it there are nice instruments and riffs but the vocals do feel like they’re missing something so it’s a 3.

Started off strong with the first two songs, then dipped, then the last Voodoo Dolly got my attention again..overall, it was good.

Ça commençait très sympa et c'est devenu bizarre à la fin ? Et un peu toujours pareil au final

M’oui

Une bonne surprise, j'ai passé un bon moment et j'ai ajouté Spellbound à ma playlist

siouxsie has a good voice but this kind of music isn't for me I like more Loud stuff

Honestly this is a very good album. I will likely re listen to it. It is good top to bottom 8/10

Love the drum tuning of early songs. Spellbound, Into the Night, Arabian Nights a great 3 song run, but a lot of the other songs felt monotonous and either flat or just noisy. Arabian Nights Night Shift

I hoped it would be better. Just okay.

Why is there so much Siouxsie Sioux on this list?

Not for me.

Very good, better than previous albums on the list, more gritty and less ethereal

Interesting, probably important to the genre, but not my bag of cheez-its.

Although nothing stood out, she's got a great voice.

Classic emo librarian vibe

This is amazing. Again reminding me why post punk has been one of my favourite genres so far in my 1001 album journey. I feel like with a couple more listens to this I could really get into Siouxsie And The Banshees, which I already expected to like as I'm a fan of other artists that drew inspiration from them. Siouxsie's vocals in Juju are not just technically good, they're angsty, haunting, dark and powerful. There's something hypnotizing in the mix of Siouxsie's singing and the, at times, almost chaotic guitar. The guitar in this album has a huge impact too. For now I'm rating this a 4, but it could perfectly turn into a 5 with a re-listen. Edit: I'm relistening 4 months later, after really wanting to listen to Siouxsie and the Banshees again. I'm bumping the rating up to 5 now.

Into the light

Nie siadło

Mejor que el anterior, más post-punk

very high 4

Its a 5 i love this album sk fucking mjch

Thought this was pretty good, def art-house 80s. Feels original to them and a band in their creative peak. Don't think I'll revisit it but I'm glad it was on this list

I liked this. Punk and the post modern aesthetic grows up and there's a strong sense of atmosphere, musicality and the zeitgeist. In many ways I couldn't believe it's 45 years old. The first time I'd properly given any time to Siouxsie and the Banshees. You can hear the influence of this album everywhere, including I think in the direction that bands like Depeche Mode and New Order took.

I started this project because I’d more or less topped listening to whole albums and just used playlists. This album is proof why listening to whole the thing has a value. From its title, into the opening track spellboundthis is just an atmosphere rather than a collection of songs. All glimpses of hidden knowledge and darkness. Pinned down by thumping drums and scything guitars. Enchanting

Nothing of note to write about it but I didn’t hate it.

Ich kann damit nichts anfangen. Das ist genau der Shit, der auf DLF Kultur als "wachstumskritischer Post-Punk" angekündigt wird.

Begann im Stil von White Rabbit von Jefferson Airplane was Hoffnungen weckte und sich zu spannender Unterhaltung hätte entwickeln können. Leider ging es ab Song 2 abwärts und entwickelte sich zu einer englischen Nina Hagen.

Must be honest didn't enjoy this. No real standout tracks for me. Only memorable track was Arabian Knights.

Love this album

I liked this way more than I thought I would. My first dip into "punk". Standouts for me were: "Arabian Knights", "Halloween", and "Monitor". 4/5

not trying to get cancelled but i don’t like this. i know i should but i dont. im sorry! maybe need to revisit and give another listen …. will if you’re reading this im sorry bc i know this is the weird shit that makes you foam at the mouth

8/10 cool album with some good songs

Didn’t really like