A Quick Intro to Siouxsie and the Banshees from Robert 'carpeldiem' Harmon

Since it’s clearly the time to prematurely jump into the next holiday, you couldn’t go far wrong by pulling Juju, by Siouxsie and the Banshees, off the shelf and giving it a listen.

Juju 

Co-joined with their just previous album Kaleidoscope, which now that I think of it is a great album to start the back-to-school season with, you will have many the listening hour accounted for.

Kaleidoscope

Both these albums feature the extraordinary guitar virtuosity of the late John McGeoch--who played previously with “Wire” and later with “Public Image Ltd.”  More than just a technically brilliant guitarist, McGeoch was a multi-instrumentalist.  On “Kaleidoscope” he’s credited as composer, guitar, guitar (12 string), organ, saxophone, sitar, and synthesizer composer. 

Check out this great live version of Halloween to get a feel for that era’s edition of the band.

Making a great introduction to the band, after hearing these classics you may find yourself ruminating over the rest of their large recorded catalogue.

Siouxsie and the Banshees

Robert “carpaldiem” Harmon (Robert lives in the bustling metrozoid of Southwest Missouri, and usually folds when he has a full house. You should visit his website at isleofkong.com.)