This woman and this band deserve to be better remembered. I miss them on the reaction channels. Their music is so complex and vast... My favorite song is The Rapture. But you must listen tracks like Not Forgotten, Stargazer, Forever, Israel, Obsession and Kiss them for me. And her last solo album, Mantaray, is full of passion, talent and heart. And seemed a farewell album unfortunately. The post is long. But this woman and this band deserve it.
Until a herd of singers influenced by her came along, Siouxsie had a unique style. There were no female singers before her who were similar. The closest may be German singer Nico, who sang on the first Velvet Underground LP in the late 1960s. There are some echoes of Grace Slick and Julie Driscoll, but that's about it. Siouxsie really did things her own way.
I love Siouxsie and The Banshees. She also formed the band The Creatures with Budgie (the drummer) and did a solo album called Mantaray. Another interesting singer is Nina Hagen from Germany. She has a very wide range and started out as punk, then did some disco, pop, opera, and Hindu songs. If you get a chance, listen to "Born in Xixax", "Hand Grenade", "My Sweet Lord", or "Naturtrane".
My schoolmates had posters of Farrah Fawcett on their bedroom wall,I had siouxsie. Beth roars my fave scotswoman!Intelligent and open minded to all music,Love it.
She says laughter like an American but she says entranced as a British singer. Very different singer to most. I'm glad you did this one. Good choice Beth and happy that you are open minded enough to listen to someone like Siousxie! Ha nice work 😄
Sleep Token recently released a piano and vocal version of "Bloodsport" (the room below version) and it is hauntingly beautiful, please can you react to it, I'd love to hear how you break down his voice 😍
id love to see you react to Russel Allen from Symphony X especially Odyssey though the issue with that song is the vociles dont come in till around 4 minutes in and its 24 mins long
Why did she change it at "and don't forget"? Because she wanted to! Yah that is why she changed her singing style for that part, just to do so. The band could have been bigger, but the things they sang about lyric-wise just didn't sit right with most people in that time. But like the Bat-Cave, goths gravitated to her music also. Themes resonate, you know?
From the cradle bars Comes a beckoning voice It sends you spinning You have no choice / You hear a laughter Cracking through the walls It sends you spinning You have no choice A problem of the human condition which, ad majorem Dei gloriam, was solved 2000 years ago. "Mother" Bernadette should know this. "If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts." Psalm 94 (95) Venite exsultemus.
I do hope you realise that isnt live. TOTP was never allowed to be live. This is a mime of the studio recording....just sayin If you want to hear her really singing, look her up from the 1983 gig in the Albert Hall. I was there, right at the front, came away ears ringing! Israel is one of her best performance I feel as she sounds off key but actually isn't, it was intentionally done as per her studio recording. It was actually released as a Christmas song
I'm always confused when an artist uses a microphone when lip-synching. When a "live" performance is an exact copy of the studio version its lip-synched.
I love Siouxsie Sioux. Robert Smith (the Cure) was her lead guitarist for a little while, and she was one of the post-punk/alternative pioneer. You may also acknowledge that she kind of started the "gothic" trend. But most of all, the best part is, that the band Siouxsie and the Banshees was conceived during a Roxy Music concert, which testifies to their good musical taste.
That's true but the guitar masters of this band were John McKay and John McGeoch RIP . Her earliest stuff 78-81imo is undoubtedly the best and untouchable compared to later stuff 👍👍🤘🤘
I remember reading Robert Smith's description of the experience of being a Banshee, and how it was completely different than going on stage as frontman of The Cure. As a Banshee, he reported feeling powerful, not despondent and morose.
The first time that I actually listen to Siouxsie and the Banshees. Of course I knew of them but never have taken the time to actually listen to them. And I've taken the time to read Siousie's Wikipedia page. One part that particularly stood out was that they basically founded a band and spontaneously played on a festival the same month. Despite not having any songs and not knowing any songs. They then improvised stuff on their instruments while Siouxsie sang The Lord's Prayer. If that's not a courageous move I don't know what is. I'm so totally impressed by that attitude.
@@asbocazbo The Bertie who lived in Plaistow grove in 1969 near David Bowie and who was loaned the Space Oddity single by his mother? Also the same Bertie who was thrown out of the bar with siouxsie when you were playing her dog and she asked for a bowl of water for you ? If so i have to admire the nerve of both of you!
You are the first reacts vocal channel to do anything post-punk, goth or industrial. You were subscibed but now I'm going to patreon you in due course - be still my heart if you tackle Bauhaus, the Sisters or Cure...
I found some Bauhaus and Joy Division on another channels but their reaction is the same: it seems that they don't understand that kind of music. I mean, it is not a question of taste, the problem is comprehension. They wait for a big guitar solo, regular structure of songs, classic rock vocal range, etc. They listen to Bela Lugosi's Dead, Atmosphere and such things and simply desaproves 'cause seems to be things from another media. A media that they are unable to assimilate.
After Siouxsie The Cure must follow... Robert Smith... I saw them on their last tour a few years ago and they sounded even better than previous shows. Please do a video on the live show available here!
Did you really just react to the Goddess Siouxsie Sioux?!?! You've really been digging into my teens lately. I love Siouxsie so much that I named my beloved king snake after her ❤
I think that Spellbound is the absolute pinnacle of Siouxsie & the Banshees single-wise (and they made a lot of great singles). Coincidentally, just a couple of weeks ago I learnt the main guitar to this song via another UA-cam channel. Well, to be honest, I didn't actually "learn" it, I was able to play most of it but not other bits -- the sadly departed John McGeogh is up there with Johnny Marr as an incredibly intricate genius-level guitarist. So underrated. I can't even get close, and I'm a fairly good player (well, I thought I was!). And with Budgie on drums, Siouxsie had the most amazing band behind her. Great song. The perfect choice.
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Love love love Siouxsie And the Banshees! Peepshow was the first album of theirs that I heard many years ago - I remember getting instantly hooked on her voice. Great band.
One thing about punk is that you can cover the entire history of the genre without once bringing up a male-fronted band. Women have been there since the beginning.
I was a teenager in the early 80's, and this takes me right back. I was a bit of a punk/goth at the time and The Banshees were one of my favourite bands. Thanks Beth, this was a real trip down memory lane for me :-)
One of the top ten most original goth psychedelic bands to come out of that period. They have some classic and ingenious songs for sure. Drummer had a style all his own.
Brazil is in love with you 😍!! Could you react to one of our greatest names from music that is Ivete Sangalo? She is definitely the biggest one currently and she is a pretty beautiful contralto. I have some music suggestions: Eva/Beleza Rara/Quando a Chuva Passar. We would love to see you talking about her 😍
You should evaluate her voice with a different song that is actually live. Last Beat of My Heart (1991) is pretty good and you can really hear some subtleties in her voice that are not heard anywhere else. ua-cam.com/video/mN2UosfpqYA/v-deo.html
I've always loved this song and the accompanying video, one of the best ever shown on MTV. I remember hearing once that Siouxsie had to take time off because she had strained and damaged her voice. Annie Lennox had the same problem too, and watching her sing live in those days you could just see her straining her voice to the breaking point.
I've witness all birth of my 5 children, but seeing the Banshees live was absolutely the most mesmerising experience of my life. There was a magic that not comes thru the cameralense. The locals were absolutely boiling. Pure woodoo-sesions😍😍😍
Painfully obvious that this is mimed as was the case with most top of the pops performances at the time. If you want a good siouxsie vocal look for a live version of last beat of my heart. Fireworks was always my favourite but ive never seen a live version of it.
Roars and ROCKS! Absolutely love your reactions because you bring something to this musical party. Sorry, but I must continue to share your links. Just must be done! x
Omg, my sister got me into Souxsie back in the early 80s. I'm so happy you included her. Rumour has it that Robert Smith (of The Cure) was originally her bassist and back-up vocalist. Not entirely sure about that, but it would make total sense.
Ok. I lied. A forest is my favourite. This is one of the best songs written by mankind. Let alone Robert Smith. ua-cam.com/video/9NuNPc160K0/v-deo.html
This woman and this band deserve to be better remembered. I miss them on the reaction channels. Their music is so complex and vast...
My favorite song is The Rapture. But you must listen tracks like Not Forgotten, Stargazer, Forever, Israel, Obsession and Kiss them for me.
And her last solo album, Mantaray, is full of passion, talent and heart. And seemed a farewell album unfortunately.
The post is long. But this woman and this band deserve it.
Man, Stargazer is a fucking hidden gem from The Rapture, dude, i mean it, if you join O Baby/Stargazer, you can feel the connection between both.
Siouxsie is one of my all-time faves, and her story about dealing with the music industry is heroic. She is a formidable woman.
In the face of ‘prog’ rock hippie chauvinists.
@@paulashe7460 whats wrong with the prog? i love such humble guys like genesis (PG era, include 1975), they are brilliant at their prog years anyway.
Siouxsie is kinda the mother of Goth, she is one of a kind!
Until a herd of singers influenced by her came along, Siouxsie had a unique style. There were no female singers before her who were similar. The closest may be German singer Nico, who sang on the first Velvet Underground LP in the late 1960s. There are some echoes of Grace Slick and Julie Driscoll, but that's about it. Siouxsie really did things her own way.
She did a remake of Nico’s “All tomorrows parties”. With the Velvet Underground.
I love Siouxsie. Years and years and years listening her wonderful songs. And her live performances, wow, are fantastic.
It can be so easily overlooked how great a singer Siouxsie is behind her powerful image and overall persona.
I love Siouxsie and The Banshees. She also formed the band The Creatures with Budgie (the drummer) and did a solo album called Mantaray. Another interesting singer is Nina Hagen from Germany. She has a very wide range and started out as punk, then did some disco, pop, opera, and Hindu songs. If you get a chance, listen to "Born in Xixax", "Hand Grenade", "My Sweet Lord", or "Naturtrane".
I love Siouxsie, she was such a force in post punk music, my favorite female artist.
Thank you for reviewing Souxsie. I think the best examples of her work is the song "Monitor" or the single "Cities of Dust"
Except it's not live - it's miming on Top of the Pops. The best thing about this track is the guitar part however. John McGeoch RIP.
McGeoch, one of the most inventive guitarist of the 80s
I am pretty sure that Beth actually could tell especially once the background vocals came in, lol.
Good pick..They're really great live..
Love this song. “Monitor” is sick, as wel…
Good analysis of a unique singer who literally bleeds style!
Quite Jazzy.. Now that's something.. something new to describe Siouxsie..
Great reactions 👏👏👏😎🙋🏻♂️🙌 love "Spellbound " and Siouxie 💖🔥
My schoolmates had posters of Farrah Fawcett on their bedroom wall,I had siouxsie. Beth roars my fave scotswoman!Intelligent and open minded to all music,Love it.
Hey Beth,The song is called Spellbound not Dear Prudence.
Great as allways.☺
I wanted to see Dear Prudence - I love that song.
@@pinkpolly88 Yes,She does a good job with that one !
THIS MAKES ME SOOO HAPPY!!
She did do TOTP. 1991 - Kiss Them For Me
"Cascade" is Siouxsies best vocal performance in my opinion.
I would love to know what you think about it.
Last Beat of My Heart is my favorite, but it's hard to narrow it down to one song with this group.
I love the way she dances 😂😂
I adore Siouxie,,where did u get ur shirt from btw it s fabulous
As always very professional
Love the Banshees. you're right, she falls off the notes on a lot of songs. think it's a punk thing.
i would love it is you did william it was really nothing by the smiths
The Gothiest goth that ever gothed!!!!
This track is an effort on a guitar respect to the band
Not quite live, but who cares. This is one of my favourite bands ever. Tons of great stuff!
She says laughter like an American but she says entranced as a British singer. Very different singer to most. I'm glad you did this one. Good choice Beth and happy that you are open minded enough to listen to someone like Siousxie! Ha nice work 😄
Sleep Token recently released a piano and vocal version of "Bloodsport" (the room below version) and it is hauntingly beautiful, please can you react to it, I'd love to hear how you break down his voice 😍
she raised in french and english coz his father was a francophone belgian
What's the story between Siouxsie and Toyah? I've just heard about Toyah.
id love to see you react to Russel Allen from Symphony X especially Odyssey though the issue with that song is the vociles dont come in till around 4 minutes in and its 24 mins long
Where did you get that rope?
Id love you to check Corey Taylor's live version of Snuff ! Thanks in advance
Why did she change it at "and don't forget"?
Because she wanted to!
Yah that is why she changed her singing style for that part, just to do so.
The band could have been bigger, but the things they sang about lyric-wise just didn't sit right with most people in that time.
But like the Bat-Cave, goths gravitated to her music also. Themes resonate, you know?
But... how good does Siouxsie look in those boots? Just saying.
I like beths top on this vid
From the cradle bars Comes a beckoning voice It sends you spinning You have no choice / You hear a laughter Cracking through the walls It sends you spinning You have no choice
A problem of the human condition which, ad majorem Dei gloriam, was solved 2000 years ago. "Mother" Bernadette should know this. "If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts." Psalm 94 (95) Venite exsultemus.
Not "Dear Prudence", instead it´s "Spellbound".....?!
I do hope you realise that isnt live. TOTP was never allowed to be live. This is a mime of the studio recording....just sayin
If you want to hear her really singing, look her up from the 1983 gig in the Albert Hall. I was there, right at the front, came away ears ringing!
Israel is one of her best performance I feel as she sounds off key but actually isn't, it was intentionally done as per her studio recording. It was actually released as a Christmas song
I'm always confused when an artist uses a microphone when lip-synching. When a "live" performance is an exact copy of the studio version its lip-synched.
React to TheDooo "Hallelujah" and "The Sound of Silence"
React to Natalia Jiménez, Lila Downs - La Cigarra.
React to Van Canto - Lost Forever
I love Siouxsie, she is the queen of dark music.
all music
Siouxsie is The Queen.
"Dark" lol
And she may be delayed...
@@MrKruger88 🤣🤣
I love Siouxsie Sioux. Robert Smith (the Cure) was her lead guitarist for a little while, and she was one of the post-punk/alternative pioneer. You may also acknowledge that she kind of started the "gothic" trend.
But most of all, the best part is, that the band Siouxsie and the Banshees was conceived during a Roxy Music concert, which testifies to their good musical taste.
That's true but the guitar masters of this band were John McKay and John McGeoch RIP . Her earliest stuff 78-81imo is undoubtedly the best and untouchable compared to later stuff 👍👍🤘🤘
I remember reading Robert Smith's description of the experience of being a Banshee, and how it was completely different than going on stage as frontman of The Cure. As a Banshee, he reported feeling powerful, not despondent and morose.
A young John Ritchie was originally on drums, later became Sid Vicious
it's not a trend, rather asubculture
Understatement, she is the godmother of goth.
The first time that I actually listen to Siouxsie and the Banshees. Of course I knew of them but never have taken the time to actually listen to them. And I've taken the time to read Siousie's Wikipedia page. One part that particularly stood out was that they basically founded a band and spontaneously played on a festival the same month. Despite not having any songs and not knowing any songs. They then improvised stuff on their instruments while Siouxsie sang The Lord's Prayer. If that's not a courageous move I don't know what is. I'm so totally impressed by that attitude.
Fearless and not fr the faint of heart.
Siouxsie injured her voice during this tour and she went through intense training. Her singing was great... and then it became spectacular. 😍😍😍
Siousxie is one of my oldest friends and your take on her voice was really great ! indeed a lot of pain in that voice - listen to Melt ! all best,
🥰
@@asbocazbo The Bertie who lived in Plaistow grove in 1969 near David Bowie and who was loaned the Space Oddity single by his mother? Also the same Bertie who was thrown out of the bar with siouxsie when you were playing her dog and she asked for a bowl of water for you ? If so i have to admire the nerve of both of you!
@@JB-pk4ck love it you crazy punk
@@JB-pk4ck OMG a whole celebrity Bertie is 😯
Please do Garbage (Shirley Manson), Sinead O’Connor and PJ Harvey! Needs more rock ladies!
PJ Harvey!!
BJORK!
Both of the above PLEASE
Love garbage
Shirley actually wrote the preface to the Banshees book that I have. Love both bands!
You are the first reacts vocal channel to do anything post-punk, goth or industrial. You were subscibed but now I'm going to patreon you in due course - be still my heart if you tackle Bauhaus, the Sisters or Cure...
I found some Bauhaus and Joy Division on another channels but their reaction is the same: it seems that they don't understand that kind of music. I mean, it is not a question of taste, the problem is comprehension. They wait for a big guitar solo, regular structure of songs, classic rock vocal range, etc. They listen to Bela Lugosi's Dead, Atmosphere and such things and simply desaproves 'cause seems to be things from another media. A media that they are unable to assimilate.
@@rodrigorocha7282 But it's so good 🥲
After Siouxsie The Cure must follow... Robert Smith... I saw them on their last tour a few years ago and they sounded even better than previous shows. Please do a video on the live show available here!
Did you really just react to the Goddess Siouxsie Sioux?!?! You've really been digging into my teens lately. I love Siouxsie so much that I named my beloved king snake after her ❤
I think that Spellbound is the absolute pinnacle of Siouxsie & the Banshees single-wise (and they made a lot of great singles). Coincidentally, just a couple of weeks ago I learnt the main guitar to this song via another UA-cam channel. Well, to be honest, I didn't actually "learn" it, I was able to play most of it but not other bits -- the sadly departed John McGeogh is up there with Johnny Marr as an incredibly intricate genius-level guitarist. So underrated. I can't even get close, and I'm a fairly good player (well, I thought I was!). And with Budgie on drums, Siouxsie had the most amazing band behind her. Great song. The perfect choice.
My favorite song of theirs is Cities In Dust. Cheers!
Cities also has more value for a vocal breakdown imo.
that or dazzle
I think mines is between painted bird and star-crossed lovers
me to
@@kinskixii3943 Yeah. The Rapture and Not Forgotten too.
Interesting to notice Siouxsie's jazzy inflections, Billie Holiday & Sinatra being among her influences.
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Love love love Siouxsie And the Banshees! Peepshow was the first album of theirs that I heard many years ago - I remember getting instantly hooked on her voice. Great band.
Soiuxsie the Queen of the Punk! Amazing style and beauty, great singer!
One thing about punk is that you can cover the entire history of the genre without once bringing up a male-fronted band. Women have been there since the beginning.
Tinderbox is their magnum opus, front to back. Beautiful mix of their dark magic of JuJu and psychedelic vibe of Dreamhouse.
I was a teenager in the early 80's, and this takes me right back. I was a bit of a punk/goth at the time and The Banshees were one of my favourite bands. Thanks Beth, this was a real trip down memory lane for me :-)
One of the top ten most original goth psychedelic bands to come out of that period. They have some classic and ingenious songs for sure. Drummer had a style all his own.
You should react to Nina Hagen.
Yes, especially Nina Hagen Band live version of Naturtrane
Loved Siouxsie and the first song that I heard from her is Arabian Knights.
Same. First I know hearing her was Dear Prudence
Brazil is in love with you 😍!! Could you react to one of our greatest names from music that is Ivete Sangalo? She is definitely the biggest one currently and she is a pretty beautiful contralto. I have some music suggestions: Eva/Beleza Rara/Quando a Chuva Passar. We would love to see you talking about her 😍
Siouxsie and the Banshees are one of the most important and influential bands of their era. Innovative and original, true artists!
I remember the day I heard this in the 1980s , I have been hooked ever since
I'd love you to react to Joy Division - Ian Curtis's voice !
You should evaluate her voice with a different song that is actually live. Last Beat of My Heart (1991) is pretty good and you can really hear some subtleties in her voice that are not heard anywhere else. ua-cam.com/video/mN2UosfpqYA/v-deo.html
Yes!
I've always loved this song and the accompanying video, one of the best ever shown on MTV. I remember hearing once that Siouxsie had to take time off because she had strained and damaged her voice. Annie Lennox had the same problem too, and watching her sing live in those days you could just see her straining her voice to the breaking point.
Nice, though I wish you had done "Swimming Horses" instead, that's the real stunner vocalwise
I'd LOVE to hear your vocal analysis of her songs, "Swimming Horses" and "Cascade". 2 of her best vocal performances of ALL TIME.
Wonder what the vocal coach would be saying about her vocals now 😂😂😂
Great and special voice and special way to sing 🖤🖤🖤
Amazing. Her volume doesnt even go down when the mic is down by her side.
She’s singing to a recording. This is the album version and it’s not live.
i love siouxsie and the banshees! i've never seen a reaction video to them before so this is really cool (:
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I feel inspired because of you I am a performing artist as well I’m from the Philippines you are inspiring keep it up keep making videos 😊
Saw her in the early 90s in San Diego when Superstition came out. Even then, magnificent.
You can’t sing like Siousxie. Nobody can. It’s like trying to sing like Chrissie Hynde. Nope
I absolutely love her attitude in her voice!
One of the most original bands to come out of the movement and time period. The sounds was way way a head of it’s time.
I would like to see what you think of Siouxsie in The Creatures with the song "miss the girl".
You should stick to the song and what era it’s from
It’s good what era come from stick to what you like
She is an inspiration
Would love to see you react to Pearly Dew-drops Drop by Cocteau Twins. Liz Fraser’s voice is unmatched.
I've witness all birth of my 5 children, but seeing the Banshees live was absolutely the most mesmerising experience of my life. There was a magic that not comes thru the cameralense. The locals were absolutely boiling. Pure woodoo-sesions😍😍😍
She had matured by then, compare / contrast with the raw emotion on Playground Twist...
An vocal coach reacting to a goth icon?? YES!!!
Which song did Jeff Buckley cover? Do you have a link? I love them both!
killing time
you should also do Lux Interior from The Cramps
Unfortunately Siouxsie had to retire. Damaged voice.
Please react to Kiss Them For Me, Rhapsody, Scarecrow
The artists are so natural and original and you make it all sound terrible when you dissect it.
You have the video titled wrong. this is Spellbound, not Dear Prudence
Godmother of all punks & goths around the world 🖤
Painfully obvious that this is mimed as was the case with most top of the pops performances at the time. If you want a good siouxsie vocal look for a live version of last beat of my heart. Fireworks was always my favourite but ive never seen a live version of it.
Roars and ROCKS! Absolutely love your reactions because you bring something to this musical party. Sorry, but I must continue to share your links. Just must be done! x
Omg, my sister got me into Souxsie back in the early 80s. I'm so happy you included her.
Rumour has it that Robert Smith (of The Cure) was originally her bassist and back-up vocalist.
Not entirely sure about that, but it would make total sense.
Best. Cure. Song. Ever.
ua-cam.com/video/3eqq7B1UlX4/v-deo.html
Ok. I lied. A forest is my favourite. This is one of the best songs written by mankind. Let alone Robert Smith.
ua-cam.com/video/9NuNPc160K0/v-deo.html
Smith was. Quit right before a tour. Left her very pissed at him
@@histatimaniples Cant really blame him, he wanted to front his own band and songs
Would be really interesting to see what you would say about the Banshees song Peek A Boo. You should do that!!