Probably my favorite SATB album when all is said is done. So many winners to pick from. I might go with Overground since no-one mentioned it, but Switch is pretty immense.
― spiny doughboy (baaderonixx), Sunday, 22 November 2009 13:26 (fourteen years ago) link
I like it plenty but I don't think as much as any of the four after it, or as much as "Hong Kong Garden" tbh. Anyhoo I voted "Metal Postcard" cos it's been stuck for a long time.
― Herman G. Neuname is the first European president (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 22 November 2009 13:32 (fourteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Monday, 23 November 2009 00:01 (fourteen years ago) link
I voted overground fwiw
― Dr.C, Monday, 23 November 2009 09:51 (fourteen years ago) link
Missed this poll. I think I'd have gone with Metal Postcard but like Dan it would probably depend on my mindset.
I remember buying this for £2.50 at a record fair in the mid 80s. If I had to put the Banshees albums in order The Scream would definitely be top 5.
― I'm Still Stanning (onimo), Monday, 23 November 2009 14:09 (fourteen years ago) link
"switch" sounds every bit the genesis of beach house as "slowdive" does you know who
― reggie (qualmsley), Tuesday, 13 October 2015 16:02 (eight years ago) link
This album is still scarily good.
― I Am Curious (Dolezal) (DJP), Tuesday, 13 October 2015 16:04 (eight years ago) link
I love it, but I find myself very rarely listening to it... Juju and Kaliedoscope tend to be the ones I reach for if I'm going to listen to a Banshees record, or even Dreamhouse.
― Turrican, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 16:24 (eight years ago) link
I will listen to this, Juju, and Tinderbox in their entirety at practically any given time.
The various songs from Kaleidoscope and Dreamhouse are on shuffle but I never play those albums as albums.
― I Am Curious (Dolezal) (DJP), Tuesday, 13 October 2015 16:27 (eight years ago) link
Listening to Join Hands for the first time in many years (20?) and I'm struck again how much it sounds like a raw, awkward debut compared to The Scream's power and assurance. "Mother / Oh Mein Papa" is the only song I genuinely like.
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Tuesday, 21 April 2020 06:00 (four years ago) link
oops wrong thread sorry
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Tuesday, 21 April 2020 06:01 (four years ago) link
Was digging this at like 1am a couple of days ago..
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 25 September 2020 14:21 (three years ago) link
It's a beautiful piece of work. "Suburban Relapse" is definitely one of their most underrated songs.
― shout-out to his family (DJP), Friday, 25 September 2020 14:29 (three years ago) link
Yes, and I used to read a zine long ago called Suburban Relapse
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 26 September 2020 00:28 (three years ago) link
Okay so obviously this is pre-Budgie but since this thread got revived it seems the best place to put this story he posted today on Facebook up:https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10158582300786136&id=545041135&_rdr#!/story.php?story_fbid=2796465283921129&id=1516088061958864
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 26 September 2020 05:09 (three years ago) link
Wow, new Facebook message calls Budgie’s time in the ICU routine maintenance and says he’LL be drumming again in a few days. That’s good. I guess he was with Banshees the one time I saw Siouxsie Sioux and them in early 80s
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 26 September 2020 17:49 (three years ago) link
His response to his doctor's comment was just charming: "You're famous!" "Only in my own head".
I saw him on the Creatures tour in 99 or 00, he was mesmerizing with his array of things to hit.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Saturday, 26 September 2020 18:18 (three years ago) link