Siouxsie will always be the queen of the punk/goth scene,and this outstanding performance proves it. But Peter "Budgie" Clarke's wild manic drumming,driven along by Steve Severins looping bass,and John McGeoghs broken glass guitar lines just make this outstanding album track come alive.
First 2 albums they had a different drummer and guitarist. During the tour of album 2 they split, Budgie was brought in from the Slits on drums and Robert Smith played 2 sets a night on guitar as the Cure was the support act. Album 3 had guitars from Smith, John McGeoch (ex Magazine etc), and Steve Jones (ex Sex Pistols). By album 4 (JuJu) they had stabilised to Budgie and McGeoch as permanent members. IMHO this was peak Banshees.
She's wearing the Star of David shirt because the UK punk scene, as an act of anti-authority defiance (that was particularly aggressive in post-war Britain) used to wear a lot of leather and swastikas. So the band started to get a legit neo-Nazi following, which was not welcome. So Siouxsie started wearing those shirts to fuck with them.
Siouxie is one of the most influential artist for modern alternative rock. :) She's still touring at 64 and it's amazing how little she has changed since the 80's. :)
@@musicaltproductions Ah that's sad to hear, i realize misread the tour info. Last live performance i saw was from two years ago but that's still something extrordinary. :)
One of the first club dates SATB had was with Sid Vicious (pre-Sex Pistols) on drums. Siouxsie and Budgie (the drummer) were married for about 15 years and formed a side band called The Creatures ("Godzilla", "Second Floor").
Awesome to see a reaction video to this band, and especially to not so known songs from this epic album (my favorite of them) which contains a lot of gems, including for instance "Nightshift", "Arabian Nights", "Monitor" or "Voodoo Dolly" (also available live from the same concert on youtube, check it out). Thanks also for your good energy (cheers from France) !
