Siouxsie & The Banshees: Jet Black Pop Darlings ("Spellbound") | New British Canon
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All the first wave UK Punk Bands had their own take/style on the genrething. The Sex Pistols were the troublemakers. The Clash were the political ones. Buzzcocks championed indie and pop-punk. But Siouxsie and the Banshees throughout their career were many things. Incompetent noisemerchants. Cold wave innovators. Jet black pop darlings. But most see them as the designers of gothic rock, even if the band hated the association. 1981’s Juju is their darkest, bleakest release, with tales of voyeurism, murder and shadowy magic, shot through with the fluid post-punk invention of guitarist John McGeoch. But yet it also features the band at their most pop, Siouxsie Sioux’s melodious siren call entrancing the Top of the Pops crowd as well as her Sioux-ettes. This is New British Canon and this is the story of “Spellbound.”
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Soundtrack
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B-Side - Pen Unubis
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00:00 Introduction
01:05 Siouxsie & The Banshees Mk I & II
08:44 Regrouping & Kaleidoscope
14:13 Writing & Recording Juju
19:46 The Aftermath of Juju
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There is never, ever, a time that listening to Siouxsie does not change your life.
be in band with me!!
💯
Eh.
I’ve only recently checked them out…They’re a great band, sure.
But for me, not life changing. Sorry!
I agree!
@@andyc6542 They were era defining. Not everything has aged that well but modern music wouldn't be anything like the same without them.
Siouxie has never gotten the flowers she and the band so richly deserve. They are about as subtle as a head on collision but the music is sooo damn impactful and melodic in some of the weirdest and most fabulous of ways. Superstition is a masterclass in just over the top melodic meditation in the form of Siouxie's voice. Sooo completely underrated that it is a damn shame!
Being underrated yet so powerful is what Susan wanted I think. Yes sometimes underrated during their time but everlasting in the music community for their unusual and artistic directions
The slits are better
@@freebee8221 yeah slits much better
I came back to reconsider due to the amount of women she inspired to sing.
@@freebee8221 so random...
Siouxsie has been my longest musical obsession. And her and drummer Budgie's side project The Creatures made some of her best work.
I love the Banshees but I'm definitely a bigger Creatures fan. removing her voice from the context of conventional rock music is one of the coolest choices any musicians ever made.
So unreal! Gecko, mad eyed screamer, weathercade....yes many wonderful arrangements
Too bad he didn't briefly talk about them in this video. It took me quite a while to realize she was in The Creatures.
Wholeheartedly agree! Their appearance on TOTP is forever burned on my retinas...
Also honorable mention to the Blue Glove...
I feel like a NBC episode on Talk Talk would be awesome, the fact that someday a Synth-Pop band got tired of that sound and literally decided to create Post-Rock is one of the most interesting topics i can think of
Talk Talk via Trash Theory would be golden ✨
@@vannjunkin8041 Where i sign?
Agreed!
This is true
Honestly
IF The Cure & David Bowie are already in, than surely SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES deserve a place in the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame !!!!
Pioneering Alternative Heroes are more than qualified - they are past due!!!
The Scream
Join Hands
Kaleidoscope
Juju
A Kiss In The Dream House
Nocturne
Hyena
Tinderbox
Peepshow
The Rapture
Superstition ...
MAJOR PROPS OVERDUE!!!
Siouxsie is in my Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The actual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is a scam. Listen to what Steve Miller has to say about it.
The RRHF is the anti-Siouxsie, but I respect the sentiment. Showing appreciation where it is due. 👍
Nobody in Britain even cares about that shit
@@1pcfred I don't doubt it being a scam. Most of the music industry and music critics are one big scam for that matter, picking and choosing who THEY want to be credited for this and that. Ridiculous. The Banshees and Siouxsie are legends. If they don't want her, I don't want them!
@@deathrockfairy1290 there's a video here about Steve Miller and The R&R Hall of Fame. Look for, Steve Miller: The Time He Destroyed The Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame. It seems like something best avoided.
I started listening to Siouxsie and the Banshees in 84-85 when I was in 6th grade along with other bands like the Cure, Bauhaus, Joy Division, Echo and the Bunnymen etc.. Siouxsie to this day has remained a mainstay in my go to playlists and I’m so happy that my now 12 year old daughter has become a super fan as well. The only music poster in her room is one of Siouxsie. Love it!
I used to work in Topshop on weekends. Spellbound was a regular feature on our playlist and introduced me to Siouxie, beginning an eternal love affair. Amazing band.
John McGeoch was such a great guitar player and so underrated. R.I.P. John.
It's a shame they didn't try harder to keep him. Then again, I think he had a very serious drinking problem. I'm pretty sure it contributed to his death.
His work on PiL's Happy? was really amazing. I couldn't believe how great that record sounded and the piles of great acoustic and distorted riffs on it. Definitely underrated.
Siouxsie was a band I loved as a teenager that nobody else know about or enjoyed. I hate being one of those "wrong generation" yank-offs, but every generation needs Siouxsie Sioux.
One of my favourite bands of all time. Alongside with The Cure, they looped me into post-punk.
1983 nocturne/1984 hyena we had the best of both worlds!
@@billchief397 Robert Smith's guitar work on those albums are underrated.
Yep, those two are my favorites too. 1. The Cure 2. SATB
They still are. Bought some tickets for The Cure in 2022.
Did you hear the Blue Sunshine album, that was pretty cool, probably notup there with the Cure or The Banshees better work but better than The Top which is my least favorite cure album
@@ohnoitsthecatman738 beg to differ. I got the Blue Sunshine album in the 80’s. Never could listen to it. The Top, on the other hand is one of my favorite Cure albums, and I have them all. You’re entitled to think and speak out. But this is my opinion.
The real gem from Juju is “INTO THE LIGHT” and how McGeoch used a Gizmo (ingenious Godley & Creme-invented guitar accessory) for one of his godlike guitar parts.
One of my all time favorites by them. They had so many good songs
Def an underrated gem.
My favourite Banshees song
Nope. Voodoo Doll
Siouxsie and the Banshees still goes down as my all-time number one "I'm so glad I caught them live" group. Turned on to them around 12 years old, 36 years later I find myself the same ageless whenever I hear them. They and the Cure are much, much more than bands and songs. A special place that nothing else replicates and nothing can really describe.
PJ, then Sade and now Siouxsie…I absolutely love this channel!! 🖤🖤🖤
Seconded. I still have No Ordinary Love stuck in my head.
Amen 🙏 🖤🤘
I was deeply, and utterly affected by Siouxsies magical music. It spoke emotions that I could identify with. Being severely Bipolar her music truly resonated with me, and my mercurial mood swings. The lyrics and melody of her songs helped me process my feelings, and emotions in a way I couldn't normally. I will always be enthralled and obsessed with the one and only, Siouxsie Sioux. ❤
I was just a kid when Siouxsie & The Banshees, plus their contemporaries, released all this. By the late 80s as a teen, our group was into them. But the thing that struck me looking back is how in the US, you really had to dig to find this music. Being a kid confined to radio in that time was really limiting.
JUJU still gives me chills, a true masterpiece
Oddly enough, the movie Batman Returns was my introduction to Siouxsie Sioux. As a kid I was like "Who is this band and how do I follow them forever???"
I was buying Siouxsie & The Banshees records in the early 80s. I can't remember how I found out about them. But I know what I like when I hear it. Them, Joy Division, The Cure, even Magazine. You can say I was into alternative music. I like me some Cabaret Voltaire too.
Me as well. "Face to Face" rocked my universe at 14 years old.
i hope she made bank when the Weeknd played House of Balloons at the Superbowl, and I hope new generations of folks keep finding their stuff
i can attest to that, went through a big weeknd phase earlier this year and got obsessed with that sample, probably one of the biggest influences on my taste in a while
Can we have a cultural history of Venetian blinds and checkerboards in 80s pop music? Because it seemed you couldn’t have a music video without either one of these two-tone motifs.
Venitian blinds are a reference to film noir, utilized for mystery whether a character was good or bad. I'm not sure about checkerboards
Underrated comment
Spellbound...it's just absolutely perfect.
It's always a treat when these videos come out, you gotta do the preliminary watch just to be able to enjoy the content and then a secondary watch almost right away to look up all of the songs sampled. It'd be so handy to have premade playlists available for each of the videos!
i think he has them on his patreon. if it wasnt for the usd exchange rate i would definitely join
My first mosh pit was Siouxie and the Banshees at Studio 54 in '92.
Thanks for bringing back those awesome memories.
Amazing historical analysis as usual.
Now I'm even more amazed when I hear that someone who listens to similar music has never heard of Siouxsie & the Banshees. That always gives a great opportunity to introduce someone to them. You never know how much light you can bring to someone's world by introducing them to one of their new favorite bands.
Would live to see you go more into detail on the second half of their career like you did the first half. Awesome video!
Jigsaw Feeling is a brilliant evocation of that falling apart feeling most adolescents go through. The Scream really is a seminal album.
I love you so much for making this video. And my favorite song by them is Arabian Knights. Spellbound is definitely a masterpiece along with the whole Juju album tho. And it would great if you'd make more videos of Goth bands. Like maybe Fields of the Nephilim or Clan Of Xymox. Fields Of The Nephilim is an interesting Goth rock band. Because they included elements of psychedelic rock and a wee bit of heavy metal. And Clan Of Xymox is seen as a very important band. Gor being the band who defined Darkwave music a very important sub-genre for the subculture.
Fields of the Nephilim would be amazing. Maybe too niche though?
FoTN would be great, and also Clan of Xymox (they're from my home town in the Netherlands).
I have the 12" 45 of Arabian Knights. 12" 45s are always the best. 33 1/3rd just can't keep up with the beat.
@@catbwoy I saw a fat old guy wear a fields of the Nephilim shirt the other day 💔 ruined the coolness of the band for me
@@imogen4535 Music is for everyone. Not just people you think look cool. So shallow.
Definitely my favorite of the 70s Post-Punk scene
So good that you've focused on the first, most intriguing period of Siouxsie. "Spellboud" and "Arabian Knights" are thrilling numbers. After 1981 there were ups and downs, but I always admired how much this band has developed - from simple songs like "Hong Kong Garden" to orchestral arrangements in "Dazzle" "Overground" or amazing "Swimming Horses". Siouxsie is in a class of its own, always credible as a singer and songwriter.
The McGeoch Years are probably the Top Era of the Band, but i like all of their albums
The Mcgeoch era is the top era of ANY band.
@@misterspookyman Armoury Show were garbage tho. 👎👎
@@misterspookyman McGeoch was great , but the best era of PIL was 1978-79 way before he joined.
@@Morphstock agreed! The original PiL was the best best PiL. I think what I was trying to say is the Mcgeoch lineup of the Banshees is the greatest band ever... imho.
@@gmantramp404 not his best work.
Siouxsie is art. Forever.
Love them so damn much... their influence reaches far beyond whatever commercial success they had while they were together.
Siouxsie’s performance of Voodoo Dolly is absolutely incredible. I mean the complete and total psychological breakdown. It’s one of the best performances of anyone of all time.
Fantastic band. Best period of theirs for me was when they had John Valentine Carruthers as guitarist. Tinderbox is my favourite album of theirs.
He was great and underrated but McGeoch is hard to better. I would have like to hear more from Carruthers though.
Siouxsie and the Banshees are one of the greatest bands of all time. In my book, they're the greatest band of their generation and of the 80s in general.
Trash Theory: John McGeoch
Me: HE DONE IT. HE SAID THE NAME
John McGeoch was indeed a master, may he rest in peace.
1977-1983 were some of the most incredible years for music
I can still recall meeting both Siouxie and Budgie in the audience of a Soft Cell concert, early Eighties. There she was, with her crazy black hair and intimidating make-up, looking quite scary... However, when I strolled up and asked her for her autograph, she was the most down-to-earth, nicest person you could hope to meet. Very chatty, and so was Budgie.
The album JuJu is phenomenal. Collectively, the lineup for this time period was nothing short of magical. They lost some of that mojo when McGeoch was replaced.
I was lucky enough to see S&tB perform live on three occasions - once while I was still in high school. I’ve adored Siouxsie for decades. Her voice, lyrics, and musicality are just brilliant and very sophisticated. Budgie and the boys also *never* got the RESPECT they deserved. As much as I loved/love their recorded work, their presence on stage as live performers - specifically Siouxsie - was both gorgeous and devastating - that sounds like a strange characterization but Siouxsie had a much more energetic and *forceful* stage presence, combined with that beautifully unique voice, than I expected for some reason. It was simultaneously aggressive (still a punkish vibe even if they don’t like that term) and extremely seductive. Her moves were so graceful and feline but also extremely direct and powerful - and she uses that voice like a whip. It’s amazing.
A Siouxsie episode of New British Canon?! It's a dream!
"Kiss Them For Me", "Peek- A- Boo", and "Oh Baby" are my all time favorites.
Yep. And Christine.
Hybrid for me. Incredible band.
Being into music during the late 70's and 80's was amazing, John Peel was the DJ to listen to there was a new band every night, all post punk, Anarcho Punk and everything alternative, it was the right time to get yourself into a band, not to be famous or wealthy as it is today but to play dark and dingy sleeze pits , pubs and clubs and of course the local polytechnic with a small stage so everybody can share the experience, I don't know what's happened to the music today but it doesn't compare to what was around back then I'm glad I had my youth then, music back then made you what your were and many my generation haven't changed that mentality, it's all anarchy !
McGeoch's guitar on Into the Light is still one of the best feats ever. Gizmo rumours or not, still one of the best guitar runs ever, as it is not a lick, but a masterpiece.
You really be opening my ignorant ass to the British music scene bruh, I appreciate you
British music in the 80s and 90s was really unbeatable.
I had a massive love affair with British music in my teens and early 20s. (And of course still do.) Just letting all of you who work with Trash Theory that I appreciate the New British Canon series. It’s introduced me to artists I may have forgotten or brushed off in the past. Thank you so much.
With love,
from Texas
The album Juju changed my life when I discovered in 34 or so years ago.
Great video as always, but I have to point out one error.
You misidentified Steve Severin in the photo of the Bromley Contingent @1:32. He's actually the one right next to Siouxsie Sioux. The man you highlighted instead is a gentleman by the name of Simon Barker.
That clip of Magazine playing at Rockpalast that you use to help introduce John McGeoch: That show was played after he'd left Magazine and had been replaced by Robin Simon.
Ah, Wifey.... I love her and the Banshees so much!! I saw/heard them for the first time in "Out of Bounds" with Anthony MIchael Hall in 1986 when it was in theaters and I made my mom and sister stay until the credits so I could see who they were. I was in 4th grade then and have been *deeply* in love with them ever since!
Absolutely legendary band. Utterly faultless. Glad I got to see them.
Siouxsie is in the same pantheon as Leonard Cohen, inspired so many singers and still remains in obscurity, I love it!
I was lucky enough to see them play live in Australia and was mesmerised by siouxsie's demanding presence it was a fantastic experience as i knew it would be the first & last time i would ever get to see them live.
Zzzzz
I really enjoyed this eye-opening episode TrashTheory. I often save watching your videos until I have some time to sit down and properly absorb (enjoy!) it. The first or second time I watch, I get a pen&paper ready to write down anything and then I can go down the rabbit hole of discovering rich new veins of music. It sounds hyperbolic, but my life is never quite the same after I have found and brought into it some new musical wonderfulness.
Thank you Trash Theory
Thank you for another interesting and well thought-out video. Spellbound is one of a handful of songs that I can remember vividly hearing for the first time. I heard it as a kid on MTV in the early 80s amidst a sea of limp synth-pop and cheesy heavy metal and it completely captivated me. The drums, the guitar, her voice, the galloping driving rhythm, and it was so atmospheric. It really planted the seeds for the kind of music I was attracted to from then on. Juju remains one of my favorite albums of all time.
I saw this band in London in 1977 26 December The Boxing Day Relapse show at the Music Machine Camden Town...along with Adam and the Ants and a lot of other bands...
Love Siouxsie & the Banshees, but funny, there isn't enough videos talking about them and their influence, thank you so much for your work.
I would argue that _Join Hands_ was by far SATBs' 'bleakest' album. Also,
John McGeoch deserves to be recognised as the creator of the post-punk
'treated' delay effects pedal guitar sound - massive shame he'd die so young at 48.
I love these programmes. Keep them coming!
Thank you for this amazing video about my favorite band ever!!!....Siouxsie and the Banshees. I love this band because they NEVER conformed! Siouxsie at one time refused to perform on MTV because they wanted to flash only her name in the background.
There are no words for their music. It was so different and so addictive that my favorite album changes all the time! As for JuJu, Monitor and Headcut really captured my attention when I first heard the album. I first discovered SATB in 1998. A friend of mine handed me a copy of Twice Upon A Time. I kick myself on this next part, I let that CD sit on my shelf for almost TWO WEEKS before I listened to it........I was never the same!
I consider myself very lucky that I was a fanatic of SATB by the time they decided to reunite for the Seven Year Itch Tour! I was there for 4 shows during that tour! Amazing!
Siouxsie And The Banshees ❤
I honestly just discovered them 3 days ago and I absolutely love them, glad this got uploaded right around the time I got into them
Thanks for mentioning Wire. They did what would later be called Post Punk before Punk was even a thing.
My dude! This is the video I've been waiting for and you nailed it! Thank you!
2:36 oh wow!! I didn’t know there were any surviving recordings of the original performance. That is amazing 🤩
Absolutely brilliant band and video. Thank you!
Can't tell how much I love them. Every time you showed a song goosebumps ran up and down my spine
Soundtrack of my life. Love this band.
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!
This is gold. Thank you so much for this.
One of the most important bands ever
Just a superb series and a standout episode of distinction. You did a great job at trying to explain that feeling that is Siouxsie.
this rockumentary was freakin' awesome! Thanks for posting. Viva Siouxsie & the Banshees!
Another fabulous piece of work. Your channel always delivers.
A great start to this Friday morning 🖤
Magnificent video thank you
Thank you very much for that amazing work, as usual. Siouxie and the banshees are, and always will be, a source of inspiration and deep respect. They impacted so many, whilst being not enough under the sunlights. Keep up the good work !
This is one of my favourite songs of ALL TIME. Thank you, thank you, thank you for this video!
You are beautiful...I hope that you have a great day!
Thank you for making a video about my favourite band of all time
Another incredible doco. Thanks!
this is wonderful. I'd love your take on Laurie Anderson's "O Superman" sometime, if you're ever up for it :) thanks for all you do
Your channel is a full-on GEM! I'm always happy when you put out a new video.
Woe, what an impressive research! Excellent!
Just watched Edgar Wright's new film "Last Night in Soho" a couple of weeks ago which had "Happy House" stuck in my head for days, after not hearing it for years! Great vid as always x
Brilliant. Love your vids, dude. keep them coming. Anyway, we Moshed a lot to bureaucracy at a club I went to in Columbus, Ohio during the mid '80s. I was a high school punk who quickly realized it was a limiting genre in college. I mean, the Ramones "Beat on the Brat," or the Pistol's "Holiday in the Sun" were terrific tunes... and Black Flag, minor Threat and the DK even harder... but you needed a sonic chaser after a shot of these guys. That's why I love Siouxsie so much: she reintroduced melody and song-writing. She helped create the post-puink explosion I came of age in: Talking Heads, the Cure, Echo and the Bunnymen, Lush, the Jesus and Mary Chain, etc.
Plus, until this video, I'd forgotten about "Peekaboo." Holy crap. her most popular tune, and I'd forgotten how good a song it is.
A fantastic and unforgettable band 💟
Thank you for this, spot-on, video on Our favorite group (along with The Beatles) Siouxsie and the Banshees. Cheers to you for this video.
That last line was perfectly executed. Well done.
I also really enjoyed The Creatures. Thanks for posting this!
Thanks for a great video- I love the Banshees.
Well done. I've love Siouxsie & The Banshees since i was a teen in the late 80's. I think Join Hands was the first album I got, then the rest but Through The Looking Glass was a Masterpiece and even Peepshow was so so good. They have so much good stuff and when i got the chance to see them in 91' Siouxsie had a throat infection and couldn't sing. Girls from my school were crying and I left the first Lollapalooza bc of that. I was heartbroken.
Thank you, Sir. They truly are a unique, special group. Been listening to them, since the age of 10.
🖤💜💖 love this. i also love that you show examples of different music so that we understand further of the musical influences. i subscribed already.
Thank you for this, man. 💕
This might be my favorite episode so far! I know it was a good episode when I have a bunch of tabs open to check out tracks/bands you've mentioned. It would be super cool to see a video on Killing Joke or Godflesh, two criminally underrated British bands :)
I would love to see a video on Killing Joke as well.
Second this.
Thank you for this!
Been waiting for you to cover Siouxsie!
У Сьюзи захватывающий вокал! Невероятно харизматичная певица. Пожалуй, одна из самых неповторимых и лучших в своём жанре. Печально, что группа недооценённая. Siouxsie and the Banshees- целая эпоха. Люблю всем сердцем.
"Land's End" is my favorite song of theirs. Tinderbox was a masterpiece of an album!
Finally a Siouxsie and the Banshees video!
aesthetic oeuvre?