[kj] Regrets fuck banshees

[Brian Whitehead]

I think her line at the end of a lot of gigs at that time was "Its been your
pleasure".
For me the best was McGeoch's first, Kaleidoscope.
Been listening to the Voices On The Air CD this week, a corking CD.

Brian.


On 20/09/2007, gingoblin at easynet.co.uk <gingoblin at easynet.co.uk> wrote:

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> Oh yeah, up to a point the Banshees were great... I just think JuJu was

> that point (despite having some good stuff after that). Their "you should

> be grateful for being allowed to spend money coming to see us" attitude

> used to piss me off though.

>

> Hmm, lemme think of the bands I reckon are better than the Joke... oh,

> that's my lunch ready... must dash!!!

>

> Dave in Edinnnnnburgh

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> At 09:03 20/09/2007 -0400, you wrote:

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> >ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT -- THAT'S ENOUGH!

> >

> >No more Banshee bashing! I only got to see them as late as the

> >PEEPSHOW era and beyond, and still thought they were fucking

> >marvelous. I saw their 7 Year Itch tour as well, and was deplorably

> >depressed -- `cos it sucked so bad.

> >

> >But know this: SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES ARE STILL LIGHT YEARS BETTER

> >THAN MOST OF THE CRAPPY BANDS WHOSE MERITS ARE TIRELESSLY EXTOLLED ON

> >THIS LIST (excluding the `Joke of course -- no one is better than the

> >`Joke -- ABSOLUTELY NO ONE).

> >

> >RESPECT IS DUE!!!

> >

> >Alex in NYC

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> >On Sep 20, 2007, at 8:55 AM, iPat wrote:

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> >>walked out of Banshess cant recall the year.

> >>Walked out of the Cure as well.

> >>regret missing The Mob, have been playing their album recently and

> >>still holds up with time.

> >>regretted organising Death in June in Aberdeen.

> >>

> >>On 9/20/07, gingoblin at easynet.co.uk <gingoblin at easynet.co.uk> wrote:

> >>>Saw 'em on the JuJu tour and it's still one of the best gigs I've

> >>>seen...

> >>>McGeoch was fucking great. They got worse each time after that til

> >>>the last

> >>>time I saw 'em (89 maybe) I only recognised three songs all night...

> >>>terrible. They were stuck up pricks as well.

> >>>

> >>>Dave in Edinburgh

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