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Tinderbox is the most musically up-tempo of all Siouxsie and the Banshees' albums and the most stylistically consistent one since The Scream and Join Hands. Most of the selections here feature urgently rocking drumming, drivingly aggressive yet fully textured guitar playing, and masterful, gutsy singing. The songs here are intense and unfold slowly, some starting off less vigorously but becoming hard rockers further along. There is of course a fine line between consistency and lack of contrast, but this album stays firmly on the side of the former; in fact, there's a certain satisfying feel to the musically uniform wall of sound here. The arrangements are less complex than in immediately preceding albums, but there are still plenty of subtle, effective production touches to be found throughout, most notably in the song "Cannons." "Cities in the Dust," a dance-pop number with a bell-like synthesizer opening section, stretches the above-mentioned boundaries the most, though typically bleak lyrics keep this selection from any sense of vacuity. This excellent release is well worth purchasing.
© David Cleary /TiVo
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STEVE Churchyard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Severin, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Sampler, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Siouxsie And The Banshees, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Siouxsie Sioux, Piano, Vocals, Whistle, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Budgie, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Valentine Carruthers, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1985 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
STEVE Churchyard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Severin, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Sampler, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Siouxsie And The Banshees, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Siouxsie Sioux, Piano, Vocals, Whistle, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Budgie, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Valentine Carruthers, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1986 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
STEVE Churchyard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Severin, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Sampler, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Siouxsie And The Banshees, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Siouxsie Sioux, Piano, Vocals, Whistle, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Budgie, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Valentine Carruthers, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1986 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Steven Severin, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Siouxsie And The Banshees, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Siouxsie Sioux, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Budgie, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Valentine Carruthers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1986 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
STEVE Churchyard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Severin, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Sampler, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Siouxsie And The Banshees, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Siouxsie Sioux, Piano, Vocals, Whistle, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Budgie, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Valentine Carruthers, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1986 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
STEVE Churchyard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Severin, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Sampler, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Siouxsie And The Banshees, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Siouxsie Sioux, Piano, Vocals, Whistle, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Budgie, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Valentine Carruthers, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1986 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
STEVE Churchyard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Severin, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Sampler, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Siouxsie And The Banshees, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Siouxsie Sioux, Piano, Vocals, Whistle, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Budgie, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Valentine Carruthers, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1986 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
STEVE Churchyard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Severin, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Sampler, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Siouxsie And The Banshees, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Siouxsie Sioux, Piano, Vocals, Whistle, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Budgie, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Valentine Carruthers, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1986 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Steven Severin, ComposerLyricist - Siouxsie And The Banshees, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Siouxsie Sioux, ComposerLyricist - Budgie, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1986 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Steven Severin, ComposerLyricist - Siouxsie And The Banshees, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Siouxsie Sioux, ComposerLyricist - Budgie, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1986 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Steven Severin, ComposerLyricist - Siouxsie And The Banshees, MainArtist - Siouxsie Sioux, ComposerLyricist - Budgie, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1987 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Steven Severin, ComposerLyricist - Peter Clarke, ComposerLyricist - Siouxsie And The Banshees, MainArtist - Susan Ballion, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Album review
Tinderbox is the most musically up-tempo of all Siouxsie and the Banshees' albums and the most stylistically consistent one since The Scream and Join Hands. Most of the selections here feature urgently rocking drumming, drivingly aggressive yet fully textured guitar playing, and masterful, gutsy singing. The songs here are intense and unfold slowly, some starting off less vigorously but becoming hard rockers further along. There is of course a fine line between consistency and lack of contrast, but this album stays firmly on the side of the former; in fact, there's a certain satisfying feel to the musically uniform wall of sound here. The arrangements are less complex than in immediately preceding albums, but there are still plenty of subtle, effective production touches to be found throughout, most notably in the song "Cannons." "Cities in the Dust," a dance-pop number with a bell-like synthesizer opening section, stretches the above-mentioned boundaries the most, though typically bleak lyrics keep this selection from any sense of vacuity. This excellent release is well worth purchasing.
© David Cleary /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:06
- Main artists: Siouxsie & The Banshees
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2009 Polydor Ltd. (UK) This Compilation ℗ 2009 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
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