Siouxsie and the Banshees were a British rock band, formed in London in 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and bass guitarist Steven Severin and disbanded in 1996 (with a brief reunion in 2002).
They have been widely influential, both over their contemporaries and with later acts. Q included John McKay’s guitar playing on “Hong Kong Garden” in their list of “100 Greatest Guitar Track Ever”, while Mojo rated guitarist John McGeoch in their list of “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” for his work on “Spellbound”.
The Times cited the group as “one of the most audacious and uncompromising musical adventurers of the post-punk era”.
Initially associated with the punk scene, the band rapidly evolved to create “a form of post-punk discord full of daring rhythmic and sonic experimentation”.
Their debut album The Scream was released in 1978 to widespread critical acclaim. In 1980, they changed their musical direction and became “almost a different band” with Kaleidoscope, which peaked at number 5 in the UK Albums Chart. With Juju (1981) which also reached the top 10, they became an influence on the emerging gothic scene.
In 1988, the band made a breakthrough in North America with the multifaceted album Peepshow, which received critical praise.
With substantial support from alternative rock radio stations, they achieved a mainstream hit in the US in 1991 with the single “Kiss Them for Me”.
During their career, Siouxsie and the Banshees released 11 studio albums and 30 singles.
The band experienced several line-up changes, with Siouxsie and Severin being the only constant members.
They disbanded in 1996, with Siouxsie and drummer Budgie continuing to record music as the Creatures, a second band they had formed in the early 1980s.
In 2004, Siouxsie began a solo career.
Tracklist
A1 Love In A Void
A2 Mirage
A3 Metal Postcard
A4 Suburban Relapse
A5 Overground
A6 Hong Kong Garden
B1 But Not Them
B2 Playground Twist
B3 Carcass
B4 Helter Skelter
B5 Placebo Effect
Live at the BBC or BBC Recordings are recordings originally made for or by BBC Radio 1. Many recordings were released under several name variants.
Siouxsie and the Banshees lineup in 1979:
Kenny Morris
Siouxsie Sioux
John McKay
Steven Severin
Past members
Siouxsie Sioux
Steven Severin
Marco Pirroni
Sid Vicious
Kenny Morris
Pete Fenton
John McKay
Budgie
Robert Smith
John McGeoch
John Valentine Carruthers
Martin McCarrick
Jon Klein
Knox Chandler
The discography of Siouxsie and the Banshees, an English rock band, consists of eleven studio albums, three live albums, four compilation albums, one extended play (EP), and thirty singles.
This list does not include material recorded by band members with the Creatures or the Glove, or solo work by Siouxsie Sioux and Steven Severin.
Below is a list of the albums, singles, and compilations by the band Siouxsie and the Banshees.
Studio albums
The Scream (1978)
Join Hands (1979)
Kaleidoscope (1980)
Juju (1981)
A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982)
Hyæna (1984)
Tinderbox (1986)
Through the Looking Glass (1987)
Peepshow (1988)
Superstition (1991)
The Rapture (1995)
Live albums:
Nocturne (1983)
Seven Year Itch (2003)
At the BBC (2009)
Compilation albums:
Once Upon a Time: The Singles (1981)
Twice Upon a Time: The Singles (1992)
The Best of Siouxsie and the Banshees (2002)
Downside Up (2004)
Voices on the Air: The Peel Sessions (2006)
Spellbound: The Collection (2015)
Classic Album Selection Volume One (2016)
Classic Album Selection Volume Two (2016)
Extended plays:
The Thorn (1984)
The Peel Sessions (1987)
The Peel Sessions (1988)
Singles
1978 “Hong Kong Garden”
1979 “The Staircase (Mystery)” – “Playground Twist” – “Mittageisen”
1980 “Happy House” – “Christine” – “Israel”
1981 “Spellbound” – “Arabian Knights”
1982 “Fireworks” – “Slowdive” – “Melt!” / “Il Est Né Le Divin Enfant” (Double A-side)
1983 “Dear Prudence”
1984 “Swimming Horses” – “Dazzle” – “Overground”
1985 “Cities in Dust”
1986 “Candyman”
1987 “This Wheel’s on Fire” – “The Passenger” – “Song from the Edge of the World”
1988 “Peek-a-Boo” – “The Killing Jar” – “The Last Beat of My Heart”
1991 “Kiss Them for Me” – “Shadowtime” – “Fear (of the Unknown)”
1992 “Face to Face”
1994 “O Baby”
1995 “Stargazer”
