YouMa Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Now its autumn and haloween i have been listening to early goth and these guys are fantastic. John mcgeochs guitar is just so underrated and the bass and drums are so tasteful. dont know. Severins bass lines are so simple and exactly what the songs needed. I wish i good stop thinking about my own playing in bands and let it breathe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Never a big fan, liked Dear Prudence a hell of a lot, Happy House, and of course Hong Kong Garden. Incidentally, John McKay, the original guitarist is my mates brother, though in the 30+ years we`ve been mates I`ve to this day never met him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Love "Spellbound" even though Punk isn't my thing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerstodge Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 (edited) Hong Kong Garden has a very simple bass line but it's all it needs, Severin just plays up picks I think Edited October 19, 2017 by rogerstodge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Thought Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Saw ‘em more than once in their heyday, loved ‘em. Considering they evolved from a bunch of punks bashing out the Lord’s Prayer they came a long way, as did quite a few of the original punk bands. They soon grew out of the three chord thrash and became quite accomplished musicians-the Damned come to mind in a similar vein. Arabian Nights and Israel are two of my favourites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Great band with some brilliant songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeponehandloose Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Mcgeogh changed the Banshees into a more commercial band, not in a bad way, but I wish he hadnt left Magazine. He wasnt happy at their lack of success so went looking for it with the Banshees. I wish I could get into his next project, which was the Amoury Show but Richard Jobson has that Bono effect with me.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 (edited) Brilliant band - a lot of time for them...Steve Severin's snakey basslines are much overlooked. Kiss in the Dreamhouse and Ju Ju run very high in my esteem. Edited October 19, 2017 by ahpook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouMa Posted October 19, 2017 Author Share Posted October 19, 2017 [quote name='keeponehandloose' timestamp='1508444265' post='3392323'] Mcgeogh changed the Banshees into a more commercial band, not in a bad way, but I wish he hadnt left Magazine. He wasnt happy at their lack of success so went looking for it with the Banshees. I wish I could get into his next project, which was the Amoury Show but Richard Jobson has that Bono effect with me.... [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouMa Posted October 19, 2017 Author Share Posted October 19, 2017 Never heard of them will look it up man. Love johns work a lot its very textured. Spellbounds awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieBass Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Another fan here - saw them play live around four times or so (I think twice with Robert Smith on guitar). I always found them all completely watchable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiophonic Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 I've been on a bit of a Banshees tip recently - although I always preferred the first two Creatures LPs. . Their albums can be had really cheap and I get the feeling that no-one really cares about them any more. The actual sound of the McGeoch era records is pretty startling. Severin clearly wasn't a man of moderation where chorus was concerned and the combination of this and McGeoch's guitar makes for a really sick interaction. Quite extreme in a totally 80s way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Adams Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Something I'm warming to having seen them on the repeated TOTP, never paid much attention to them before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 A great band no less and Budgie is one of my top 10 drummists, me also first and foremost being a drummer. He was way more accomplished than most of his contemporaries. Juju and Kiss in the Dreamhouse are the two best albums with Tinderbox ad close third. McGeogh was a very inventive player and a nice contrast to most other around at the time who were just bashing out major chords and widdly solos. Severin's lines did the job just fine though he needs to be remembered more as a principal songwriter and Siouxsie created a look and sound which has been ripped off endlessly but never bettered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 I love some of their songs but still can't listen to any of the albums straight through, if you guys like Siouxsie and the Banshees look out for Lizzie and the Banshees touring they are about as good a tribute band as you will find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkandrew Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 [quote name='Barking Spiders' timestamp='1508492587' post='3392518'] A great band no less and Budgie is one of my top 10 drummists, me also first and foremost being a drummer. He was way more accomplished than most of his contemporaries. [/quote] He has a very unique technique (check out the 7 Year Itch DVD), something like a giraffe playing drums, but very effective; The drumming on the live version of Cities in Dust from that DVD is amazing. Never caught The Creatures live but their live guitarist, Rob Holliday, is a great guitarist and bass player and has played with Gary Numan, Marilyn Manson, The Prodigy, The Mission, Curve - in fact most of my favourite bands at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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