Juju

Couldn't get into it. Each song sounded the same, and at least twice per song I debated if I should just turn it off. Not my cup of tea

bien mais je suis trop vener contre ma mère

Droned on, kind of boring.

This is right from my favorite era of music in my youth. I loved the tribal feeling of the drums. I like the compositions. Her voice. Just liked it.

I liked “Spellbound”, “Into the Light”, and the rest got kind of experimental and I lit started to grate on me. (Lookin’ at you “Voodoo Dolly”)

A very cool unapologetic album. First one from the list I had not heard at all before. 8/10 [KEEP]

a pleasant surprise

Absolutely wonderful. Brilliant voice

The gothic instrumentation contrasts wonderfully with Siouxsie's vocals which makes a wonderful record

Another Siouxsie banger

This was very bleh and underwhelming.

I always want to like them more than I actually do.

Foram inspiração para despeche mode e the cure e faz imenso sentido. Adorei. Muito bom para dias cinzento ou para ouvir de madrugada

Temu Rush has a baby with Temu Joan jett

Generally very one note, only a couple songs stand out even though no one song is “bad” on its own (except for the opening track)

Thought this album was a fun, rocky vibe that I’d put in the same category as the Cranberries and the Sundays, maybe just a bit heavier. I wasn’t really in the mood for lots of drums when I listened to it, so think I’ll give it a second listen when I’m ready for something more rocky.

Excellent. I listened twice back to back. Highlights for me was “monitor” and “into the light”

75/100

Sounded okay actually but a 2.

Did not finish, I'm too busy

This is pretty good. I like the bass playing and singer's voice. It does wear out its welcome for me towards the end, but all in all a solid album.

I was aware of this band but had never really listened to them. I found this album quite enjoyable and am sure repeat listens are warranted.

This feels like the definition of an 80s album to someone thay wasn't old enough to remember it at the time. So seeing it released in 1980 makes me feel like this was ahead of its time and a big influence on the decade - without making any atte.pt to validate this claim. Warrents further exploration of this band I dind't love it on first listen, but 2nd time round there's quite a bit to like

-S Tier- Spellbound -A Tier- -B Tier- Into the Light Arabian Knights Monitor -C Tier- Halloween Night Shift Sin in My Heart -D Tier- Voodoo Doll AVG SCORE: 2.625 With the exception of Spellbound, a lot of the other songs on this album are hard to distinguish, fairly simple, and not very memorable. Into the Light, Arabian Nights, and Monitor, sort of, stand out a bit, but not so much that I would regularly seek them out.

I wish I could give this album 4.5 stars. It is soooo good. Never heard this artist before, but I’m a big fan and will be listening to them more!

I like the idea of Siouxsie and the Banshees more than I like the music. Stylistically, it's perfect. The ultra-influential goth look, the jagged songwriting, the yelping vocals, the moody atmosphere. Occasionally, a song will hit and sound great and memorable, but a lot of them won't. I guess it needs more listens. Key tracks: Spellbound Arabian Knights Halloween

Very fun, I enjoyed this album

Pas ma came mais je capte pq des gens aiment

Very nice almost experimental sounding rock album. Loved the guitar work and especially the bass work, made it all sound complex but still in agreement . The vocals were also very dreamy and mixed well. 9/10, Favorite Song: Into The Light.

Repetitive album with tracks that shine similarly by rhythm and cadence. This album offers a solemn consistency for those who seek it.

Love the basslines

Not as dark and goth as I expected but pretty cool

pretty good but not too many stand outs liked the album as a whole tho

Good but not my thing. Lots of tension.

Very cool

Really enjoyed this. My favourite song was Into The Light, and I definitely need to listen to the other albums as well.

This album started very strong for me and fell off towards the end. Maybe I need to listen to this on Halloween or a full moon.

Not my favorite Siouxsie album, but still brought back memories of m younger years when music was original.

Started off really enjoying the vocals and layering of sounds, but it became repetitive and I got bored by the end of the album. 2.5/5

Enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Art rock. Probably will not revisit this but the vocals and guitar work are definitely worth a listen. Much higher energy than I expected.

Her voice sounds like the effervescent feel of champagne coming out of a bottle. It fizzes and pops with excitement and energy. It crackles from the pressure of the bottle and desperately wants to escape its boundaries.

The album where they grow up but don't leave any of the intensity behind - or probably even builds a bit on past outings (Monitor - are you kidding me) Songs are more confident. SSs voice rings out of the speakers. Creative arrangements. It's a new day. Badass.

Never heard of 'em before but I really liked the album. I like that it's a kind of concept album. Music is good, and I'll definitely revisit this one some time in the future. Great recommendation. 8 / 10

Loved it!

Such a wild and crazy album! Loving it, especially the album cover which left a deep impression right at the first time I saw it

Stærkt album. Nogle af de første som var med til at skabe hele goth stemningen i 80’ernes new wave og post punk. Det lyder næsten helt tribal eller som en besværgelse når forsangeren synger, hun er virkelig dygtig. Der er også vanvittigt mange gode numre på. Er tilbage fra pinden mellem jul og nytår, efter ikke at have lyttet så meget med.

Boring drivel not worth listening to

DNF Really not a goth rock fan. Had a hard time finding any connection to this one TOP 3: N/A

Siouxsie and The Banshees exist on the darker side of New Wave and has always been an enjoyable listen. But I’ve always found that over the course of an hour (or an album) that each song can start to feel the same.

I'm glad to have listened to it, as this was a band I'd heard a lot about but never approached before in any real way. However I'm not really digging it that much. There's some good propulsive beats in there, but the overall style isn't really my thing. It's fine, but it's not stirring much in me.

This reminded me of The Yeah Yeah Yeahs whom I love. Really cool drums rhythms and the energy works for me.

I enjoyed this. You can definitely tell they were the inspiration for lots of bands that came later! I came away with a new song added to my favorites playlist, and that’s a win in my book.

Not really my taste, but definitely brings the sounds of the early 80's right back to me.

its siouxsie

Gothic rock was beginning to take the UK by storm at the turn of the 1980s, and amidst all the moody males moping it up with teased black hair, eyeliner and dark themes, Siouxsie Sioux was pivotal in helping females embrace their bleaker side. Initially gaining appeal as a member of the Bromley Contingent, a dedicated group of eccentric teens devoted to the Sex Pistols, Sioux and Steven Severin eventually formed Siouxsie and the Banshees in 1976, and by 1980, they were poster children for the emerging goth movement, with Siouxsie's fashion style and their 1981 record, 'Juju', lumping them in with fellow contemporaries The Cure, Bauhaus, The Damned, Echo and the Bunnymen and The Birthday Party. 'Juju' is a consistent, driving record that, not unlike The Damned, presents the sound of a punk band who has darkened their sound with spookier lyrics and chorus-laden guitars. Sioux's spooky croon dominates the record, commanding plenty of attention and intrigue. In a very male-dominated goth scene, Sioux's groundbreaking vocals and presence helped women feel at home in the scene and how they, too, could embrace the goth scene, not unlike Evanescence's Amy Lee and the band Kittie with the n̈u metal scene 20 years later. 'Juju' is one of the cornerstone albums of gothic rock, and cemented Siouxsie Sioux as a key pioneer of the genre. Best songs: Spellbound, Into the Light, Arabian Knights, Halloween, Night Shift

I liked this but perhaps listening first thing this morning on a car journey wasn’t the best time. It’s one I would like to revisit as it had lots of elements to enjoy, some bits reminded me of PJ Harvey and other QOTSA which piqued my interest.

A few good songs, "Spellbound" was descent.

Idk how i even existed before i heard this

Spell bound is all ready my vibe. 12” versions good. 3/5

Loved this album! Female version of the cure but more punk rock. Monitor was my favorite song

4.5/5

Bleh

Actually so fire pleased my ears

i like the whimsical vibes of this one, very nice chill and vibe music

Mielenkiintoinen levy. Pitää palata joskus tähän. 3,25/5.

Eh

Ļoti skaista, spēcīga balss. Man ļoti patīk dziesmas sākumi!! Interesting songs..espc "Vodoo Dolly" but nice

Ur kidding me

forgot to finish but was okay, not my type of music but still good reminded me of florence and the machine

I enjoyed this and found myself tapping my fingers and feet throughout. It does get a bit samey, though, and the last track kinda loses its way, so I don't know that it quite deserves the coveted 5, but it's still good and SO much better than most of the junk on this list.

Loved this. Not really something I will go for all the time, but was a fun one to listen to.

Gothy post-punk. A classic.

staggeringly beautiful. mcgeoch and siouxsie are locked in highly productive competition over who can be the most fearless artist, and each reach into such heights of shape and texture and color that its just a nonstop sensory parade. an unplaceable serenity covered my body during tracks like into the light and sin in my heart...truely Places You Can Go, to say nothing of the incredible tunefulness that always enhances the atmosphere. kind of makes u speechless. gotta hear way more of this band.

Meh. Very forgettable. One or two tracks were fine but mostly I didn't really enjoy this.

Great punk album, reminds me very much of the early 1980's punk rock bands.

really enjoyed this album, was giving me witchy vibes

YESSSSSS

Good but not my favourite genre

Genuine gothic perfection

Siouxsie and the other Banshees always came off as original and this album wailed it so…good one.

I just don't like this style of singing. Sorry goths.

Goth. I have played Spellbound to death and there were one or two tracks I was less into, but I still think a low 4. There were some new to me tracks that really got me. It does what it sets out to very well. Atmosphere.

Great album. Spellbound and Arabian Nights were the highlights for me, but the whole thing was enjoyable

Very unique, sort of reminds me of the Cocteau Twins

Not really my favorite genre :(

(2.9) I really like the voice of the lead singer, but I didn’t really love the overall sound. The first song is good tho

FODAAAA JUJUUUUU

*Fine rock album that gets a little too out there by the end

Coldplay left me well, cold

This album has opened with a strong set of resonating songs for me. It drops off on the latter half, whereby the first handfuls are really good individual tracks. Vocals and instrumentals are held clear and precise, which is a refreshing contrast to today's music available. Favorite track: Into The Light. It also intruced me to a very good cover of Iggy Pop's The Passenger, which Siouxsie does bring out very well. Apparently there's even a 2024 made by both artists.

I haven't listened to this album before, but I have listened to plenty of albums that have released since it came out that sound a lot like it, so I suppose that goes to show how influential it was, especially in the post-punk genre. I really love the guitars on this album. A lot of moody, ear-worm riffs from guitarist John McGeoch on tracks like Monitor and Sin In My Heart. Monitor in particular is the highlight of the album in my eyes. Right from the very first note it grabs you by the throat and demands your full attention. Sit back and enjoy the real McCoy indeed. It's somehow groovy and oppressive in equal measure. It feels massively ahead of its time, but then again so does a lot of this album. Siouxsie's vocals are a little one-note on this record, but at the same time they've very effective at setting the tone of the album: haunting and impactful. It wouldn't be half the album it is with anyone else. She really is one of the iconic voices of this genre. I was almost tempted to give this a 5, but there are a couple of dud tracks that I didn't really care for at all in Night Shift and Voodoo Dolly. So that's why it's a 4.5 (rounded down) from me. Favourite tracks: Monitor, Spellbound, Into The Light

Love Spellbound. Voice is uniquely Siouxsie.

Painful to listen!

This is the second SATB album in three days, and fittingly was released 3 years after The Scream (the previous album). A slightly more polished sound, less punky, more poppy. Decent but lacking that wild animal instinct of the previous album that made me pay attention

Cançó(ns) que més m’ha agradat - TOTES Cançó(ns) que menys m’han agradat) - Comentaris: INCREIBLE Nota: 100/10!!!!!!

Spiky, enjoyable. Liked this more than I expected.

honestly kind of loved this

Maybe it was because I was having a strange day, but this sound didn't quite do it for me. It's interesting enough, and I definitely want to give it a re-listen when I'm not stressed out with Holiday affairs.

Not my usual taste, but I liked it!

I understand completely how a whole genre of music spawned after this. It feels so fresh, and Siouxie's voice is perfect. The guitar has a haunting quality to it, and everything blends together well. It sounds "loose" but that is what makes it such a gem, to play at this level takes a certain level of restraint.

i cant listen to it

Great post-punk, spooky new wave. Every song was interesting and catchy. Great album.

I enjoyed the music. There’s some good stuff here, if a bit uneven. Siouxsie and the Banshees doesn’t hold much interest to me, though, because they were part of the UK punk scene that sought fit to embrace Nazi imagery to be “provocative”. They wore Nazi armbands, and wrote the lyric “too many Jews for my liking”. The excuses ranged from saying it’s meant to be “high camp, not death camp” to claiming they weren’t aware of how bad Nazis were, to “the Nazi outfits just looked so cool”, to “we never meant it to be supporting fascism”. Im not making any of that up. Meanwhile this type of behavior invited neo-Nazism to invade punk music. Thankfully there was a strongly anti fascist cohort in punk - including The Clash - who somehow, someway knew that Nazism was bad (imagine that). I am inspired by punks who take a critical eye to the world and work to break apart systems that don’t work and cause harm. Im not too interested in people who think the point of punk is just to annoy people who are older than them, and think cosplaying as Nazis is the way to do it. Whatever qualities their music may possess, there’s too much good music out there for me to care about their bullshit.

Really solid goth rock, first track is by far the best

did nothing for me

It started off good and then tapered off at the end

British.

not the best thing ever but didnt mind it

This was fun. A little different, but enjoyable.

I'm fully aware I listened to this full album, but I couldn't tell you one thing about it. It is pretty good, but it didn't stick with me in any way.

Spellbound is a great wat to start the morning. If Peter Murphy is the Gothfather, Siouxsie has to be the Gothmother. Great musicality dripping with ambiance.

I mean, here’s where it all started.

6.5/10

Enjoyable, not fantastic.

I knew about Siouxsie and the Banshees and have only listened to spellbound and honestly, it wasn't really my vibe, so I never really explored them much after that. After listening to the whole album, it still isn't really my vibe except for "Into the light" which was pretty cool. This was only my first listen so maybe it could grow on me if I listen to it another time.

Pure brilliance

I hear so much of this band in everything else I love listening to. Especially Pixies.

this was not great. the lyrics weren't interesting. music was boring

For such an important artist to the development of genres I generally like I'm surprised I haven't listened to that much Siouxsie, and I thought this one is excellent. Not sure if you'd call her the Godmother of Goth (maybe that's not an original name) but the spooky vibes are really dialed up and I'm here for it. A whole ode to a severed head?? Sign me up. Instrumentally it's super solid, both uptempo and midtempo tracks are propulsive largely due to the drumming and the fantastic guitar work. Will definitely listen to more of this.

I liked it

I listened to the shit out of this album as a teenager and for whatever reason, I moved on and kind of forgot about it. What a pleasure to experience it again with fresh ears, decades later! The first album to feature guitarist John McGeoch, this is the album sees the Banshees become more experimental and interesting. The rest of the band seem to jive together more strongly too. Juju is rightfully now considered a post-punk classic album. Listening to the album, it is easy to see the album's broad influence on music that would follow. Bands like the Smiths, The Cure, Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead and many other have all cited this album as highly influential. I'm glad to have this album back on my radar and can't wait to introduce it to my teen daughter. She will eat this up!

I really really wanted to like this one... but I found it quite grating and was relieved when it ended.

Very nive

Like a party at a haunted carnival but you didn't have as much fun as you thought you should. On paper I love this band but in practice this was a pretty average listen. I wasn't as enamored with the vocals as so many people seem to be and while there were some pretty good riffs here and there a lot of it blended together for me. Standouts were "Spellbound" and "Monitor" Pretty decent overall but nothing that blew me away. Id be more than willing to check out some other Banshees albums though to see if anything else tickles my fancy. 3.5/5

I don't know what more needs to be said other than Siouxsie is a complete bad ass. I had forgotten about this record and getting this just prompted me to seek it out on vinyl

A voz me parece familiar. Gostei do som deles, mais uma banda que imagino tendo uma energia boa num barzinho de rock. Acho que me lembra Jefferson Airplane. Legalzinha. 3*

Really strong start, but by the end of the album I felt it was a bit répétitive.

Vihasta ja kovaa laulantaa

Jännän mystinen levy. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

My previous album was the Sex Pistols "Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols". And while that album got a 4 due to cultural significance, this one gets a four on just being really good. I hadn't listened to much Siouxsie And the Banshees before, though I've heard of them, but this was excellent early punk with some variety in sound.

Cool. Hypnotic. I don’t think I’m done with this one.

Legend for a reason.

I like the songs monitor and Night Shift. The rest of the album, I’m glad someone made this album and I’m happy for them, but I don’t love it. This album listening thing has made me very irritated with my music critic voice in my head. Like I don’t need to be a music critic. My opinion on music shouldn’t sound like a music critics opinion. Ratingthings from one to five stars kind of set it up to be a music critic exercise. I feel compelled to say something interesting about why I like or don’t like an album. I think for the most part I’ll stick with how it makes me feel and if I like it or not. I don’t have anything like that to say for this album because I was pretending to be a music critic while every song. Next time.

Lowkey might be a bad opinion after another but I didn’t like this album either. I don’t love this genre of music like the cure. This album was annoying

This was interesting. New to me but not to those dear in my life. I will have to check out more of their work.

it’s fun, very 80s.

What a start. Love that song and never knew who did it. Really takes a nosedive from there. Guitar work is good and I can hear how this influenced later bands (weirdly got a Stone Roses vibe at one stage). 2.5/5. Raising to 3.

Probably ought to say something about these guys knowing how to wail.

J'aime beaucoup Siouxsie And The Banshees entre The Scream et Hyaena.

Ça a roulé en boucle hier, son très obsédant. J'ai beaucoup aimé le côté guitar-driven. La sonorité est 10 ans en avance. J'avais hâte d'apprendre à connaître ce groupe auquel toutes mes recherches sur U2, R.E.M. me ramenait! Je n'ai pas été déçu. Particulièrement aimé les 1eres tracks.

Découverte incroyable. Des pionniers du post-punk, je suis vendu naturellement

Thought is was really interesting at times. Another solid 4/5 album that didn't make me fall in love with it, but was nice to listen top.

great album not quite what i was expecting but please with what it was. popular songs on the album are definitely popular for a reason. need to listen again while not busy to properly enjoy it.

Solid stuff

One album from 1981 follows another. Another band that just weren't on my radar as a kid but I've warmed to the original post-punk bands in my latter years and these are a fine example of that, mixed with some gothic elements too. The drummer on this album Budgie, released an album, _Los Angeles_ in 2023 with Lol Tolhurst (The Cure) and Jacknife Lee which featured in my top 10 albums that year so perhaps that laid the groundwork for my enjoyment of this album. An album and band I'll return too.

Definitely a product of its time that starts strongly (the singles are the standout, as you'd expect), the album loses steam towards the end but is still a good listen.

Kinda dug "Monitor" but the rest just washed over me.

Initial impressions: I don't hate it, but I don't care for it.

а это круто оказывается!

Goth girl source material. Easy 5. One of the best if not thee best of the genre.

Nichts Spezielles.

Solid album

Pretty good stuff in here. Good driving sound and they make good use of Siouxsie's range. Great guitar throughout. Into the Light and Monitor are bangers.

Nicht mein Genre

This isn’t the worst post punk stuff we’ve had but still not snuck a 3

liked more than i thought i would

Won’t come back to this but didn’t hear any parts that I disliked. Maybe I just am not in the mood today

Never been a big fan. Not terrible but not great

ik she's a staple goth artist but I couldn't really get into it....the opener was good tho

Great album. Just gets better with time.

Always have time for a S&TB record.

Tomek mówi, że ciekawe - trochę taneczne, trochę mroczne, rodem z dyskoteki z dawnych lat. Zosia się męczyła i uznała, że jednak w większości to rzępolenie. Tomciu daje 3, Zosia 2/2-.

The original run of albums from Siouxsie are all solid classics. Some of my absolute favorite music of all time on these albums. "Juju" is right there in the middle, packing it in with some of their most quintessential material. If someone wanted an entry point to Siouxsie And The Banshees, "Juju" could be the best option. Huge nod to guitarist John McGeoch. His work in this era of Siouxsie is incredible. When Johnny Marr cites you as a main influence, that's really all that needs to be said. Siouxsie claims John McGeoch was the best guitarist The Banshees ever played with. Listening to "Spellbound," it's easy to hear his brilliance.

I love Siouxsie and the Banshees and recently went through the discography. I remember this one being on the radar as their benchmark album, but it was kind of low for me when next to their oeuvre. Still starts very strong and the riffs and guitar work are stellar. I appreciate music that tries to do something different while staying within the boundaries of genre. There's something mystical about the songwriting. That said, the album gets a bit bogged down at the end. This would be a 3.5 for me, but dropping as I think their best work is elsewhere.

Apparently, I don't really get along with Siouxsie And The Banshees. I like the style of the music. But somehow it doesn't grab me. I listened to this album in its entirety as well. Nothing stuck in my memory and I have no desire to listen to the album again. 3/5

Ikke så verst. Litt sånn rocka

129/1089 one song in and i’m cautiously optimistic that this is post punk made for me. Love Siouxsie’s voice and the strummy guitar This was a great project, not a single miss for me. The feel and sound etc was all very well executed and i’ll def be returning to this one. Something *just* held it back from 5 stars for now, not sure what but i could see it growing with more listens faves: Spellbound, Into The Light, Fireworks, Monitor, Sin In My Heart 79/100

Moody and atmospheric, great vocals and some great guitar parts.

Oh man, this album's got so much character. The guitar work was so engaging, and Siouxsie's voice... such a contrast with the previous album, and boy it benefits. Highlights: Spellbound, Into the Light.

Masterpiece. I had always focused on Siouxie's voice and McGeoch's guitar, both amazing, but today I was mostly caught by the rythm section, especially the wild percussions (those toms!)

Hear echoes of this sound all over. Incredible vocals and great listen

Wenn es Album mit dem absolute Banger startet, chans doch gar nüm schlecht werde! Chans ned? Nei, chans ned! Obwohl kein wiiteri Track meh ah das 5er Potential vo Spellbound cho isch, trotzdem innere 4 - 4.5 Punkt Klass wiiterzoge. Ide 80er hends hald scho mal glernt wie mer geili musig macht, bini froh. Und wer sich selber Siouxsie Sioux nennt, chan au kei schlechti Musig mache. 4 Zwibelwäie

Sehr sehr mood abhängig aber guete vibe, guti entdeckig. Gibe mal 4 enjoyable puntitos

A lot of screaming, I wasn't in the right mood for this album.

Wow, this album blew me away. If this was new music this would be my top priority band to see. I'd always heard of Siouxsie and the Banshees but didn't really know their sound. I had about 5 "whoa... this sounds good" moments and banked "Monitor" as a Prime Cut. Funny that in 2025, my itch for new music and 90's rock is met by an album from 1981!

The problem with Siouxsie And The Banshees is, the general aesthetic and the overarching artistic ambition are not always matched by the quality of the final product. On this outing, the modulation drenched guitars, gothic mood and distinct vocals outshine the actual songs, which are mostly fairly unexciting. Not completely awful, but they're capable of better. Juju is a bit of a slog to get through, with little reward to be honest.

This, to me, is what many people say Patti Smith's "Horses" is supposed to be. Weirdly, I first encountered Siouxsie via her first and so far only solo album, Mantaray, which is quite a different affair from this one. I really like both for how she seems to be doing her thing, and I truly enjoy both Siouxsie incarnations.

Another band that was around when I was a deep music listener but never got to hear when I was young. I’ve had the chance to finally listen to so much great music from this era it really makes me realize that I was born just a few years too late as I’m sure I would have been able to hear all this great music if I was in college rather than elementary or high school. I’ve been wanting to dig into their catalogue for a while now so it’s great to finally start with this album. I’m definitely digging this! Such a unique sound! Her vocals are great and that flanged and chorusy guitar, although a bit thin sounding, is doing some very unique things on top of a great sounding rhythm section. Even though I don’t know much about their music I did get to see them live once when they were direct support to Jane’s Addiction on the first Lollapalooza tour in 1991! Damn that would have been great to experience with more knowledge of their music. Definitely looking forward to digging into the rest of their catalogue.

Le veo mucho potencial a rasgos generales, pero al pararme cancion a cancion, suenan muy parecidas la mayoria, algunas armonizan muy raro o no van al mismo ritmo, meten mucho ruido. Pese a todo, me gusta lo oscuro y turbio que es, te hace sentir en una pesadilla de Coraje.

Really awesome!

undeniably very cool and very good for what it is. i was always very scared of siouxie as a kid

A classic. Hard-charging rock driven by the genius of guitarist John McGeoch, accompanied by an able rhythm section of drummer Budgie and bassist Steven Severin. Every song has a dark edge to it: feelings of paranoia, dread, melancholy, uneasiness, all encapsulated by Siouxsie Sioux's tremulous, unsettling vocals. Siouxsie and the Banshees don't get anywhere near enough critical love. Whether you call this post-punk, art rock, gothic rock, or whatever, the sound is distinctive and has a place at the table of great rock albums.

Não sei como não conheci essa banda antes! Fiquei realmente surpresa. É impressionante perceber como tantas bandas de rock com vocalista feminina foram negligenciadas — e a Siouxsie é simplesmente arrebatadora. A voz dela é linda, com um timbre único. As composições são excelentes, embora às vezes eu sinta que o refrão é basicamente ela repetindo o título da música, rs. Existe uma certa fórmula, sim, mas poucas bandas conseguem executá-la tão bem. Este álbum realmente representa o pós-punk, com aquela estética sombria e quase mística. É verdadeiramente gótico. Ele transforma emoções em sensações físicas através da textura densa do baixo, da guitarra e da bateria. A visão é de estar correndo por uma floresta escura. Mas correndo de quê? Talvez a floresta seja a nossa própria sombra. Você quer conhecê-la?

If I were born in 1965 Britain like my spiritual mother who shall not be named, this would probably be my favorite band. I really like a couple of these songs like spellbound and monitor (especially), but as a whole a little too dated to go all in.

First time hearing about Mceough and his influence. Arabian Knights is pretty good. Awesome bass line.

I've heard of this band but not quite sure if I have listened to the music. So interested to see what this is like. Cool stuff but not my vibe. I get it.

(91/100)

Rad.

It's fine. Not a huge fan.

TBD

Weird, discordant at times. Some songs seemed not too bad, others were borderline unlistenable.

Liked it!

Good song or two but boring

Favourite track: Spellbound

2,5/5

Listen to their previous album, and this one twice in a row. There's something here, but it hasn't completely clicked. The opener and Monitor are stand out tracks for me. Overall there's plenty of moody 80s goth rock here, but it doesn't grab me like The Cure.

Das Album war damals ganz nett.

On that beat.

Ass

Not for me

It's a grower. I like into the light. Might have to be in form for it, i.e want a heavy beat/feel a bit angry/determined.

What a great gothic/post-punk album. Dark, hypnotic bass lines and moody, echoey vocals throughout. Monitor really was the song to hook me. Almost sounded like a Gang of Four song with its ultra angular lead guitar. Going to enjoy re-listening to this one.

Definitely a side A type of record. I loved side A of this album. A very good album and set the tone for lot of goth electronic music.

Esse album tem uma pegada meio pub de rock alternativo. Toma uma ipa quente num pico com lowlight enquanto vc vê um monte de gente 30+ com estilo meio country americano, aí depois de tocar zombies da cranberrys toca esse álbum aí. Esse rock psicodélico dos anos 80 são difíceis de digerir porque foi um movimento muito grande e a gente já ouviu muitas bandas muito revolucionárias desse gênero. Guitarrinha com whawha, letras folclóricas e essa bateria seca e acelerada que chega ser difícil manter o pé do palhaço parado. Achei q faltou gritaria.

Diferente de qualquer coisa que eu ja tenha escutado, e diferente do que eu esperava também, talvez eu tenha confundido, pelo nome, com sixpence none the richer, o que faria sentido. Tem um quê de industrial, um pouco de indie, algo ritualístico num plano de fundo new wave. que aliás se sobressai, com os slaps no baixo em quase todas as musicas , a caixa da bateria meio folgada nos fills, riffs repetitivos, assim como os refrões, e sem distorção. Varia entre o sombrio, como em Night shift, ao um ritmo frenético e quase de banda colegial em Monitor. Spellbound é com certeza um hit e bem caracteristico do periodo, muita gente deve ter dançado ao som dela nos nightclubs ingleses. com certeza influenciou bastante alguns atos que vieram depois como Placebo e Fishbach (Night Bird/Petit Monstre).

Gostei muito mais do que esperava desse album! As músicas tem um fundo místico e misterioso que curiosamente me remeteu à série Dark. Apesar de não ser muito o meu estilo, algumas das músicas eu ouviria mais vezes, como Into the Night e Arabian Knights

Depois do machista opressor Matheus Ota tentar me calar comentando no meu lugar, tive que ouvir o álbum atrasada para poder opinar. Não foi o meu favorito dos que já passaram aqui e nem o favorito dentro desse gênero musical, mas no geral gostei. Para mim as músicas conseguem expressar bem uma vibe sobrenatural/"macabra"(? não achei palavra melhor) que combina com as letras, como em Spellbound e Halloween.. me veio na cabeça filmes e etc com bruxas e outras cenas de terror conforme ia ouvindo. Gostei bastante das músicas do começo mas realmente começou a ficar meio repetitivo a partir de Night Shift.

admito que não é mt o meu estilo, mas até me impressionou com o começo de spellbound. dps disso achei meio monótono, a cantora n fez mt a minha vibe. ia dar um 2, mas as ultimas 2 musicas até me incomodaram.

Serei a defensora #1 de música alternativa pq minha mãe Hayley Williams me ensinou assim. Gostei da atmosfera geral do álbum, meio gótico. gostei da voz da diva e do jeito q ela canta. vontade de ouvir de novo pra prestar atenção em cada instrumento individualmente. baixos e riffs gostosinhos de ouvir, da vontade de voltar a tocar. Parece ser uma banda que influencia outras que eu gosto. Algumas intros e o instrumental de arabian nights me lembraram arctic monkeys, outras partes me lembram uns trampo solo da hayley. Depois de ouvir, fui pesquisar e realmente a hayley citou essa banda como uma das influências. o john frusciante (guitarrista do rhcp e um dos meus músicos favoritos) também citou como inspiração. fechada com meus favs

Finalmente um álbum bom. Valeu a pena escutar até o final. Spellbound foi a melhor música. Certamente apreciarei essa obra de arte novamente.

Eu sou Júlia? Ótimo título Eu gosto muito desse estilo meio puxado pro indie, deixei o álbum tocando enquanto lavava louça, cozinhava e etc, e senti que foi bom para isso, poderia botar essas músicas no meio da minha playlist de indie As músicas não são tão marcantes, mas gostei bastante das primeiras e não gostei muito das últimas pré remix (aliás bons remix!) Escutaria de novo assim de fundo enquanto faço algo mas não sei se pararia para contemplar

Grande álbum! Me trouxe felicidade depois de tanto hiphop

agradável de ouvir. o álbum começa promissor com spellbound, mas depois de 5 músicas, a qualidade cai demais. boas parte das músicas são completamente esquecíveis, chega a ser até um pouco repetitivo.

o tipo de música que eu escuto. amei absurdamente!!!!!! talvez daria 4.5 me lembrou um pouco uma mistura de sonic youth e fleetwood mac, não sei exatamente oq a maioral foi arabian knights

Um álbum apático e sem pegada. A maioria das músicas são bem esquecíveis. Quando tentam algo impactante, falta força. Quanto tentam algo alternativo, falta musicalidade. A música que salva o álbum de uma única estrela solitária é a "Night Shift". Tem uma vibe meio sinistra. O que fizeram com o flanger das guitarras foi muito legal. Me impressiona como essa música tem muito menos streams do que a de abertura, "Spellbound", que é tão medíocre. Melhor do álbum: "Night Shift". Pior do álbum: "Voodoo Dolly".

Infelizmente esse não me pegou tanto… Músicas chatinhas e até um pouco repetitivas, talvez datadas. A equalização dos instrumentos pra mim é o que pode gerar essa impressão, uma guitarra muito flat e uma bateria sem um bumbo forte. Engraçado que em alguns momentos me lembrou Wolf Alice, que eu curto bastante, mas mesmo assim não salvou… Dá pra aproveitar Into the Light e Monitor

This is really hecking good

Siouxsie is a blindspot for me. I never really listened to them. I love English post-punk,but aside from a couple songs, I can't see me returning to this much.

Ok I guess

Some high points but ultimately not 3 ⭐ material

I saw Siouxsie and the Banshees at the first Lollapalooza, but back then the only track I really knew was Kiss Them for Me, thanks to MTV overplay. Listening to Juju now, Spellbound hits hard right out of the gate—sharp, urgent, and totally magnetic. After that, though, the album loses steam. The songs start to blur together, carried by the same floaty vocals and increasingly bizarre lyrics. Shrunken heads? Voodoo? The atmosphere is cool at first, but eventually the weirdness feels more like a gimmick than a groove. Juju starts strong but doesn’t stick the landing.

When I saw Siouxsie spelled that way I was fully prepared to hate this. But goddamn if they didn't turn me around almost immediately. Most of this album hits hard and doesn't relent until it gets closer to the end. That said, Voodoo Dolly is a strong finish to a pretty good album.

Obra mestra absoluta.

Pretty cool

Juju is an album that always entrances me by the time the intro of "Spellbound" hits. If I were to describe the album and how It makes me feel: Well to start off, the drums hypnotise the listener with a mesmerising tribal-like rhythm, the melodies are quite new wave-y that is accompanied with this darkness that forebodes the album, the lyrics are quite good (and disturbing) especially on "Arabian Knights" and "Night Shift and some songs are a bit of a call-back to - my favourite album of theirs - The Scream such as "Halloween" and "Monitor." Highlight Song/s: Spellbound, Into The Light, Arabian Knight and Night Shift

Big fan of this album. Very punchy which does make it an heavier listen. I enjoy that however and I love the heavy bass tone that features throughout. Spellbound is a very strong start to any album. Other standouts include Halloween and Monitor.

Was a good album, like the vocals and the instrumentals. Nothing super crazy but definitely a good listen, probably would be a 3.5

While "spellbound" opened things up well, I found "Into The Light" to be the real hook. It's got a fantastic chorus. "Sin In My Heart" was maybe the highlight for me though, it upped the energy a bit at a good time to do so in the tracklisting. Siouxsie is just in a league of her own vocally. Around the 4 minute mark of "Voodoo Dolly" is another faavorite moment of mine as well, what a great way to end the record by speeding things up and making it all very chaotic. Not the best I've heard from them imo, I think I liked Tinderbox more. But still a solid 3/5 front to back

I'd never gotten into this album in depth before, at least not that I remember. I was a late convert to Siouxsie - probably from some teen movie soundtrack. Anyway, first 3 tracks are super solid but 'Sin In My Heart' speaks to me on another level - it's short but has this driving rage that I love (and obviously is heard throughout the album). The album slaps, as the kids say.

Will listen again

Wow , pretty impressed. Jangley Peter Buck chords, but also tinge of the pretenders. A very reasonable and enjoyable experience.

Why haven't I listened to this before? Can really hear how this is such an influential band even now.

Punchy and moody punk love it. Almost gives teen Jesus and the jean teasers vibes but 50 years early. Finally good ot hear female vocals . Firm 4 could be a 5 with at least one hit

Didn't like

Very nice! Need to add this to my Halloween playlist. 3.5.

I now know what an EBow is. Personal enjoyment: 4/5 Relevance to this list: 5/5

Pretty solid rock album even if it wasn't something I'd consider a particularly great album. Fun to listen to and not a bad moment on it. My biggest negative is that it never got better than being "good", which is where I would rank it. I'll also note that the sound and style hold up well for an early 80s record. Listening to it today, I felt like some of the songs would feel at home on a Last Dinner Party album. Thought that was pretty cool. Overall: 3.5/5

Best song spellbound. Didn't really get into rest of it

I’ve always loved Spellbound but never checked out anything else from this record. That was a mistake as this is a cracking post punk/goth album. Immediate re listen

I've learned on this generator that I'm not a fan of post punk, and a lot of it has to do with the delivery of the vocals. That's the only party that occasionally irks me about this album, because musically, sonically, it's really solid. There's a lot of talk about the peculiar guitar work, watching out for it with the context of decades between it really shows how prevalent they were in the sounds that influence the future. I'd buy this record, but I'd jump at a version with less vocals. 3.3/5

Nästan 5/5, men nog kröp den för att makthaverskan skulle kunna springa

Not my cup of tea, but I can hear how they’ve influenced artists of today

Again not my genre. Had some popular songs I know, Arabian Knights and Halloween that I enjoyed that’s about it

Interesting. First song is good, didn’t want to like it but catchy. Different sound then what I’m used to. Second song is good too tbh. Again didn’t want to like it but it’s good music. At least one stretch of 3 good songs in a row to me means a good album, first 3 songs for that billing. Not sure abt Halloween. Good music bad lyrics. Childish. Transition into next song is really cool, monitor is good. Night shift was fine, kinda generic. In on sin in my heart. Great background track. Lyrics through the album are just eh. Music picks it up tho. Will never listen to head cut again. Not really good or bad, just fine. I want to like voodoo dolly but it’s over produced. Way too much guitar going on. If every song was like the first 3, it’s a solid 3.5 pushing 4 stars. Underwhelmed with the back half. Songs I will listen to again, 3.18 total score

I don't really like other Siouxsie stuff, but this one is interesting and even good in a lot of points.

It was honestly an alright listen, not my style and felt as if some of the songs were very very similar.

great one, never heard this kind of rock and I think that's a nice first album for me

unique sound

First time hearing the band and absolutely blown away, fantastic energy and great pulsing driving rhythms!

Good, but songs felt quite repetitive. Hearing the same riff repeated for the majority of the tune lost it for me. Monitor was one of the better songs and Spellbound.

The first half of this album started off super strong for me, but it lost steam in the second half. Really cool guitar tones. Best Track: Into The Light

Outside of spellbound, I wasn’t spellbound ⭐️⭐️

Wasn't interested in this at all, but I'm really liking it. She's got a great voice, the guitars and rhythms are driving. I could see myself listening to this again or checking out more of their music.

Oh, it was alright. Some interesting guitar-work with interesting chords. I can see why these folks were kinda groundbreaking at the time.

Really enjoyed this

I always enjoy siouxsie and the banshees.

Not the shitty 80s pop I was expecting at all. Pretty good actually

Right on the edge. 3.5 rounded down.

It's good, but very samey.

I'm starting to think that someone is messing with me. Somebody thinks this is a great album? I bet even Siouxsie doesn't think this is a good album.

Very good post-punk album. Great instrumentation, riffs, like the vocals, there's a good sense of catchiness too.

just in time for Halloween. just a really sick album, siouxsie has an amazing voice and she really showcases it here. just mind the casual racism

Bad

I like how punky and loud this is compared to their contemporaries. There's a lot here to like, but I have a lot of trouble with the vocals. The songs are basically indistinguishable song to song, leaning on the same 3 note melodies, vocal tone, and inflection for the delivery of truly every vocal. I think there's stylistic reason for this, and I'm trying to give benefit where I can to it serving the song a la every shoegaze band ever doing the same thing but I love that. It probably comes down to the mixing and how these vocal lines are at the forefront of everything instead of basically just being another instrument in a wall of sound mix. Definitely not devoid of value, I'm teetering between a 3 and a 4.

I enjoyed it. I feel like they did this album near Halloween for a reason

Really whatever.

I liked this album. I enjoyed the dark, goth vibes, and the instrumentation was great. Some of the songs sounded too similar, though. Highlights include Spellbound, Halloween and Monitor. 3.5 out of 5.

Incredible album! I knew the name, but never heard any of the music and I was blown away. Perfect album to start Halloween week.

Meh, not bad but not sure I would listen again.

Wooow!!

Fun campy goth rock/postpunk

That was unexpectedly really good. I thought all of the songs were consistently solid, exploring a variety of themes while still rocking really hard.

What a perfect album to get during spooky season.

Ended up listening to this in portions multiple times and each time it drew me in a little more. Enjoyed much more than the other albums from Siouxsie I've gotten. Kinda of a goth poppy punk vibe. Into the light had Blondie vibes.

Amazing album

Perfect fusion of post-punk and goth rock. Amazing bass, drums and guitar and singular vocals.

There's something striking in this madness... a little overwhelming though

Orange Juice meets Kate Bush?

Exceptional

Fantastic! Enjoyed this top to bottom, great post punk record. Look forward to hearing more of them

I loved this album. Excellent stuff. I don't think I've ever listened to this particular one before. I know I like some other stuff from Siouxsie and the Banshees, probably thanks to some Wes Anderson film.

Best songs: Spellbound, Arabian Nights, Sin in My Heart A pleasant surprise. This album is an interesting piece of goth rock, which shines in its moodier songs. I found the two songs that close the first side a bit grating and not as creative as the others, but overall this album is a worthy listen. 7/10

10 I was not in the mood for siouxsie so was not that happy when I saw this was what I was listening to but it was so good! Listened to it twice again this weekend and will listen more my fave new album I’ve heard for a while

Incredible, you can hear their influence on so many later bands

This album gives me hope for the future - I don’t think even AI would make this music and think it should go out to the world.

Another blind spot for me, and I enjoyed it.

Man, I’d heard their later hits, but I hadn’t heard this one before! This is very good.

A lot of people seem to really like this album, and I wish I was one of them. It's fine, it's not bad, but it doesn't do much for me. I might need to listen again at some point and try and get a better sense of it.

This pleasantly surprised me

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Siouxsie and the Banshees are one of the best bands ever. I loved discovering the bass in Voodoo Dolly and enjoying Spellbound again. Although it's not my favorite Siouxsie and the Banshees album, it's still particularly good.

Musically quite repetitive and flat. Rarely do songs on this album change much over the runtime and the vocals are very samey as well. Never quite got Siouxie and the Banshees or many bands of that era and style. Couple decent songs but deducted marks for how unremarkable most of the album was. Top Tracks = Into The Light & Night Shift

Mediocre at best.

I feel as if I should like goth rock a lot more than I do. Maybe I've just yet to find the right band. Generous 3

Divertido e diferente, mas nada incrivel demais

It was nice. Not exactly my type of music but an enjoyable listen

This is not my favorite style of music, but it was listenable. I actually liked the first three songs ("Spellbound"; "Into the Light"; and "Arabian Knights") quite a bit, really liked the guitar and drums. To my untrained ears, this album sounded like a mashup of The Doors/Jefferson Airplane/Rush, which shouldn't work, but somehow it does.

Better than I expected, a couple of really excellent songs on this album. Started to sound a little monotonous by the end, but overall still an enjoyable listen.

Enjoyed this more than I expected. Sounds ahead of it's time for 1981.

Honestly, I kind of liked it. Even if it was a bit drawn out.