[kj] (OT) Speaking of Banshees...

[Alexander Smith]

Don't get me wrong -- I'm not defending her performance, just trying  
to understand it. I'd certainly imagine that she'd listened to the  
material before it was released on cd/dvd and heard for herself how  
ripe her ridicule her vocals were.

Alex in NYC



On Jun 7, 2009, at 3:17 PM, ade wrote:


> I don't really see how the configuration of the band would make  

> Siouxsie sing so poorly, as you've

> heard yourself from listening to it. Back to basics, or whatever, it  

> still doesn't make any sense why

> she'd be so SO out that it's painful. No excuses man, I gave up  

> after buying that massively disappointing

> dvd. If she couldn't hear herself, she mustn't have been able to  

> hear herself on every fuckin date, lol !

>

> Glad I was too pissed/star-struck for it to spoil my night. I think  

> I'll have to sell the dvd, such is its'

> unwatchable-ness.

>

> Anyone want a dvd of Siouxsie honking like a fucking goose with the  

> Banshees? And before anyone

> says it, I mean worse than usual !

> -----Original Message-----

> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net 

> ]On Behalf Of Alexander Smith

> Sent: 07 June 2009 20:05

> To: dpeace at suspiria.demon.co.uk; A list about all things Killing  

> Joke (the band!)

> Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) Speaking of Banshees...

>

>

> I think the whole concept of 7 Year Itch was the back-to-basics  

> approach. Witness the fact that she didn't augment the line-up with  

> a keyboard player, a percussionist, a second guitarist, etc. It was  

> just a four-piece with her out front, just like in the (very) old  

> days. That she sang flat or out of tune wasn't so much by design,  

> but rather just the "warts n' all" delivery."

>

> For what it's worth, I saw her on that tour and it was as dreadful a  

> performance as the one captured on the disc.

>

> Alex in NYC

>

>

>

> On Jun 7, 2009, at 2:50 PM, Darren A. Peace wrote:

>

>> I got a promo of 7 Year Itch and was so appalled by the flat  

>> singing I didn’t buy the album. Only Banshees album I haven’t paid  

>> for. She’s badly out of tune on several studio tracks, but that’s  

>> sometimes part of the appeal. 7 Year Itch just sounded like she  

>> couldn’t hear anything through monitors; she’s consistently a  

>> quarter-tone flat, rather than bellowing all over the place.

>> Darren

>> Hungerford, UK

>> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net 

>> ] On Behalf Of ade

>> Sent: 07 June 2009 4:04 PM

>> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

>> Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) Speaking of Banshees...

>> Does she sing in tune on the live Mantaray stuff? I have that 7  

>> year itch dvd & it's un-fucking-listenable. Utterly, utterly  

>> disappointing. Luckily I couldn't tell she was ridiculously out of  

>> tune when I saw them on that tour in Sheffield. 'twas an awesome  

>> gig...

>> -----Original Message-----

>> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net 

>> ]On Behalf Of Steve Hackett

>> Sent: 06 June 2009 11:02

>> To: dpeace at suspiria.demon.co.uk; A list about all things Killing  

>> Joke (the band!)

>> Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) Speaking of Banshees...

>> got mine this week too - I think its pretty decent value on Amazon  

>> already. Particularly enjoyed the DVD - comparing the early footage  

>> to the latest Mantaray DVD I can safely say Siouxsie has aged a lot  

>> better over the last 30 years than me...

>> ----- Original Message -----

>> From: Darren A. Peace

>> To: 'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'

>> Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 4:51 PM

>> Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) Speaking of Banshees...

>> It’s a fantastic package.

>> It renders “Voices On The Air” obsolete, however, as it includes  

>> all the Peel sessions. The quality is excellent, and the entire  

>> thing is only marred by the usual pretentious wankery of Paul  

>> Morley’s “essay” (sic) in the booklet. The DVD is great too; I can  

>> now retire my DVD-from-TV of the Rock Goes To College.

>> Recommended, particularly when it comes down in price a bit.

>> Darren

>> Hungerford, UK

>> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net 

>> ] On Behalf Of Blazingstar418

>> Sent: 22 April 2009 8:44 AM

>> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

>> Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) Speaking of Banshees...

>> This'll be a good one!

>>

>> http://www.amazon.co.uk/At-BBC-Siouxsie-Banshees/dp/B001UJGK7C/ref=dp_return_1?ie=UTF8&n=229816&s=music

>>

>> A L P

>>

>>

>> "The scene was wild and somewhat sinister. The darkness, the palms,  

>> the mountainous background, the silent lake below, the impenetrable  

>> canopy of space, studded with secretive and significant stars,  

>> formed a stupendous setting for the savage noise and blaze of the  

>> ceremony."

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