Siouxsie and The Banshees - Tinderbox

Genre Alternative rock Goth rock Indie British Punk

year: 86 - review: Siouxsie and the Banshees is one of the most innovative bands ever, and they are definitely not appreciated enough. Tinderbox is not their best work, but it's much much much much much better than almost everything else that is out there in "popular" music. It's sad that mediocre fluff dominates our culture, while music with true intelligence is submerged. SATB is a band to discover. The Sweetest Chill is the best track, and one of their finest. This Unrest and Land's End are the other top tracks. The only poor-quality track is the "bonus" remix of Cities in Dust. It should have been left off. The mediocre B-side "An execution" doesn't fit well, either. SATB made a few unfortunate production mistakes with Tinderbox. The children's voices in Candyman are awful. The dubbed in man's voice at the beginning of 92 degrees is awful, although the song itself is musically very impressive despite having a rather weak premise. Her vocals are a bit off-key in Party's Fall, and somewhat grating in Cities in Dust.