I also wanna give a shoutout to the amazing (as usual) B-sides from this album's singles:
https://www.discogs.com/Siouxsie-And-The-Banshees-Arabian-Knights/release/887388
https://www.discogs.com/Siouxsie-And-The-Banshees-Spellbound/release/437434
― "Gaspar? No way." (sleeve), Saturday, 10 April 2021 22:28 (two years ago) link
"Spellbound"
― the future is now, Sunday, 11 April 2021 04:21 (two years ago) link
think I’m with DJP on this one
― assert (MatthewK), Sunday, 11 April 2021 05:45 (two years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Monday, 12 April 2021 00:01 (two years ago) link
in the end i voted for "Monitor."
― Bee OK, Monday, 12 April 2021 16:11 (two years ago) link
Aside from the singles, this record is way more raw than I recall. The album tracks are just a effective as Arabian Nights is lush. "Head Cut" is what ADULT. built their whole sound around.
― Citole Country (bendy), Monday, 12 April 2021 20:38 (two years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Tuesday, 13 April 2021 00:01 (two years ago) link
The #1 is shocking! Is this what ILM used to call 'challops?' I had no idea there was so much love for Into The Light. It's fine, but to me it just screams 'enjoyable album track.' Otherwise this ranking seems right. I voted for Monitor.
― Stem Cell Maria (Dr. Joseph A. Ofalt), Tuesday, 13 April 2021 18:46 (two years ago) link
Listening last night, I noticed how in "Halloween", after each "Trick or Treat", Budgie does a triple hit on the snare like someone knocking on a door. I also wondered if, like "The Lord's Prayer", they recorded "Voodoo Dolly" live in the studio with no overdubs.
― Halfway there but for you, Tuesday, 13 April 2021 18:52 (two years ago) link
Also, Into The Light is a direct rip from Eno's 'St. Elmo's Fire.' Which is fun! BTW I've concluded that these people (Siouxsie, Magazine, The Cure, John Foxx's Ultravox, you know the rest) owned just 6 albums: Another Green World; The Idiot; Country Life; Diamond Dogs; Funhouse; and Trans Europe Express.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZKch8dZ61w
― Stem Cell Maria (Dr. Joseph A. Ofalt), Tuesday, 13 April 2021 18:57 (two years ago) link
It sounds more like "Golden Hours" than "St. Elmo's Fire", though?Someone in Magazine definitely owned a Pink Floyd record.
― Halfway there but for you, Tuesday, 13 April 2021 19:55 (two years ago) link
Interesting @Halfway there, the verse structure is a lot like Golden Hours, and the McGeoch guitar refrain sounds a lot like St. Elmo's Fire. Maybe he owned only one album then.
― Stem Cell Maria (Dr. Joseph A. Ofalt), Tuesday, 13 April 2021 20:08 (two years ago) link
for a giddy moment I thought you meant John Parr’s “St Elmo’s Fire”
― assert (MatthewK), Tuesday, 13 April 2021 20:47 (two years ago) link
I voted INto the Light because it is a perfect example of why JOhn McGeogh was a fucking god.
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Thursday, 15 April 2021 04:49 (two years ago) link
Was pondering why John McGeogh isn't more of a name, as he's so well loved and influential just below the surface of things. The Banshees at this point were like Can or Birthday Party - each person in these bands was so good at what they were doing and it was so distinctive no single contribution outshines the others.
― Citole Country (bendy), Thursday, 15 April 2021 13:16 (two years ago) link
Another Green World; The Idiot; Country Life; Diamond Dogs; Funhouse; and Trans Europe Express
don't know if you know 'through the looking glass' at all, but siouxsie covers 'the passenger', 'sea breezes' and 'hall of mirrors', so you score 1 out of 3 for identifying the correct roxy, iggy and kraftwerk albums. sorry, but i reckon that's a fail
― building a hole (NickB), Thursday, 15 April 2021 13:47 (two years ago) link
Mcgeoch is indeed a fucking god!!
― brimstead, Thursday, 15 April 2021 14:32 (two years ago) link
Mcgeogh
I agree and I don't even know how his last name is pronounced
always guessed it was mc-KEE-oh but I don't really know
Does anybody know?
― Paul Ponzi, Thursday, 15 April 2021 15:19 (two years ago) link
Howard Devoto pronounces it mc-GEE-och in a recent interview.
― Halfway there but for you, Thursday, 15 April 2021 15:22 (two years ago) link
Soft "g" sound
Spellbound: The Story of John McGeoch
― visiting, Thursday, 15 April 2021 15:23 (two years ago) link
thanks! I need to watch this.
never would have guessed mi-GEE-och
This is why I am always embarrassed to say names out loud
― Paul Ponzi, Thursday, 15 April 2021 15:34 (two years ago) link
Eastwood Guitars now do a McGeoch tribute model if anyone's interested in that sort of thing:
https://eastwoodguitars.co.uk/products/eastwood-mcgeoch-1000
― building a hole (NickB), Thursday, 15 April 2021 15:34 (two years ago) link
Get yourself a couple of MXR Flangers too
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 15 April 2021 20:13 (two years ago) link
BTW, McGeoch is using a Gizmotron on his guitar in "Into the Light"
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 15 April 2021 20:18 (two years ago) link