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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger
I've not listened to Juju in ages.
I have to say I do prefer the Banshees early - mid 80s stuff much more than the punky 70s stuff.
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I iz inclined to agree at this point, although to me
the Scream is insurmountable for brand of it's minimal, cold atmospherics, despite it being a one-off Banshees line-up. As you say it is much more a punk album (is the second album any good?).
They were like the best accident ever when you think that S.S. apparently just kind of stumbled into music... similar to Lydon with PiL and innumerable other bands at the time I guess. '78 was a magic year.
It's funny I've had the aforementioned and
Kaleidoscope for years and always appreciated them but it's a classic case of it being the right music at the right time. Siouxsie's vocal gymnastics hit a new high on
Juju though, she was a true original, owned the whole show really, just fantastic