Siouxsie & The Banshees - The Staircase (Mystery) - Single Released 23/03/79 - Chart: No.24 - Director: Clive Richardson - Currently available on the video collection 'Once Upon A Time'
That guitar sound is so amazing. I bought this album decades ago and it still sounds incredible. They sure had a good vide going and they were also soooooooo young. Grinderman
I think this song sounds better listening to it on 240 instead of 360 and turned up loud because it sounds more raw. This my all time favourite Siouxsie ATB song. I love loads of their early stuff but I always come back to this one. I think it's because of the way it suddenly goes into minor notes. I love the guitaring and drumming as well.
@grinderman77 So agree with you. As you say so much originality and pure class. Be happy we were there to see such talented bands when music had an urgency rather than a ring tone.
This is from so long ago.....but it's like a seminal piece of music which showed that the Banshees had emerged out of the wreckage of Punk and were creating something very different......John McKay for me, along with the marvelous John McGeoch (RIP) were just taking guitar playing into a different domain.......this song has the classic signature Banshees' arpeggio....truly amazing song...from a long gone golden age of music.....Magazine....Banshees...Bauhaus....The Sisters....Japan, The Associates, Human League...Simple Minds up to 1982...even Ultrarvox...up to 1981....so many bands....
Inevitably with such an iconic singer, the contribution of Kenny Morris and John McKay gets overlooked. I still like the later stuff, but seriously can anyone say they were the same after Join Hands? Is the drumming on Jigsaw Feeling not the best thing you ever heard?
@flaxonx3 That disco era was a tough one to get through. I remember it well and was quite thankful when it came ot an end. However, little did I know things would get worse with the arrival of reality tv and corporate made stars with very little talent. I wonder what Siouxsie thinks of all this ridiculous material.
Good video. They're all, oh so young! Aren't very punkish looking at all. Wonder if the record company asked them to tone it down, or was this pretty normal for S&TB late 70s?
I absolutely loved this song when I was a teen. It included everything I was looking for; originality, rebellion, musical talent and so much more. Today, I feel extremely disconnected with the music scene. It's quite scary to notice this song has around 10 000 hits while "It's Friday" by Rebecca Black has over 21 000 000 hits. Today's music represents a huge embarassment. It's as if people completely gave up and are now satisfied with incredibly mediocre material.
Wonderfull!! I'l never be able to listen to this song without remembering the a staircase from the past!!
still love this song
Does not get better than this. Timeless
McKay's guitarwork has inspired me very much. Great musicians, all of them.
That guitar sound is so amazing. I bought this album decades ago and it still sounds incredible.
They sure had a good vide going and they were also soooooooo young.
Grinderman
I think this song sounds better listening to it on 240 instead of 360 and turned up loud because it sounds more raw. This my all time favourite Siouxsie ATB song. I love loads of their early stuff but I always come back to this one. I think it's because of the way it suddenly goes into minor notes. I love the guitaring and drumming as well.
utterly brilliant!
One of the first 4 singles I bought,still love it.
Love them!
@grinderman77
So agree with you. As you say so much originality and pure class. Be happy we were there to see such talented bands when music had an urgency rather than a ring tone.
still awesome :) x
This is from so long ago.....but it's like a seminal piece of music which showed that the Banshees had emerged out of the wreckage of Punk and were creating something very different......John McKay for me, along with the marvelous John McGeoch (RIP) were just taking guitar playing into a different domain.......this song has the classic signature Banshees' arpeggio....truly amazing song...from a long gone golden age of music.....Magazine....Banshees...Bauhaus....The Sisters....Japan, The Associates, Human League...Simple Minds up to 1982...even Ultrarvox...up to 1981....so many bands....
I feel 30 years younge,r all of a sudden, listiening to siouxsie.
Digna de um Banshees!!
Tune!!
Watched it on your laptop or your TV?
On my phone
Inevitably with such an iconic singer, the contribution of Kenny Morris and John McKay gets overlooked. I still like the later stuff, but seriously can anyone say they were the same after Join Hands?
Is the drumming on Jigsaw Feeling not the best thing you ever heard?
Mi Bruja predilecta...
@flaxonx3 That disco era was a tough one to get through. I remember it well and was quite thankful when it came ot an end. However, little did I know things would get worse with the arrival of reality tv and corporate made stars with very little talent. I wonder what Siouxsie thinks of all this ridiculous material.
All that turns around each step of this band has some undefinable magic...
saw them at caiçara 1985 santos sp brazillllllllllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now i know y is like wot wot i am damke
@eyesaw77 No they were definitely weren't the same, mate. I got goosebumps reading your post as I thought I'd written it. Morris and McKay rule!!!
JOHN MCKAY, WHAT MORE CAN I SAY, THE DOGS BOLLOCKS....
Good video. They're all, oh so young! Aren't very punkish looking at all. Wonder if the record company asked them to tone it down, or was this pretty normal for S&TB late 70s?
The Banshees did what they liked NO ONE told them what to do!
BELLAMELODIA
i have the record of join hands and the scream and hyaena tinderbox through the lokking glass
I absolutely loved this song when I was a teen. It included everything I was looking for; originality, rebellion, musical talent and so much more. Today, I feel extremely disconnected with the music scene. It's quite scary to notice this song has around 10 000 hits while "It's Friday" by Rebecca Black has over 21 000 000 hits. Today's music represents a huge embarassment. It's as if people completely gave up and are now satisfied with incredibly mediocre material.
JOHN MCKAY PLAYEd LIKE HE DIDNT GIVE a shit
they saidHN MCKAY PLAYELIKE HE DIDNY GIVE A SHIT
I feel 30 years younge,r all of a sudden, listiening to siouxsie