> roger@northstar.otago.ac.nz (Roger No-Last-Name) writes:
> > S&Bs blossomed from an early punk career and ARE British! Sheesh! Mind you,
Hmm. Well, as
a) one of those vital 4 UK subscribers
b) a Scot, ensuring Scotland is over-represented (it has approximately
an eighth of the population of the UK)
I think that the Banshees sort of lost their credibility in the UK
somewhere between the "Tinderbox" album and the "...Looking Glass" one.
Their devoted fans over here have always been the typically British
alternative, punky, and goth types. (Do you get them in the States so
much?) They had commercial success with "Peek-a-boo" and "Peepshow",
mainly because of the new audience the single appealed to. But then they
went and alienated a lot of old fans with "Superstition". The more
dancey stuff, with endless CD remixes, just doesn't cut it with the same
crowd over here.
They haven't toured here since 1988 and Peepshow. Shame, because the
Edinburgh date was a really good gig, one of the best I've seen.
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 11:49:11 EST
From: Chris Conlon <ari!conlonc@mail.tva.com>
To: siouxsie+@andrew.cmu.edu
Subject: S+B: Us, population, nationalism
aigdi@aisb.edinburgh.ac.uk writes:
>I think that the Banshees sort of lost their credibility in the UK
>somewhere between the "Tinderbox" album and the "...Looking Glass" one.
>Their devoted fans over here have always been the typically British
>alternative, punky, and goth types. (Do you get them in the States so
>much?) They had commercial success with "Peek-a-boo" and "Peepshow",
>mainly because of the new audience the single appealed to. But then they
>went and alienated a lot of old fans with "Superstition". The more
>dancey stuff, with endless CD remixes, just doesn't cut it with the same
>crowd over here.
Well, this is from a small sample, but most people I know who liked the
early Banshees still like them, even after _Superstition_. (Although
_Through_The_Looking_Glass_ was straining things a bit...) Sure, the new
music *is* very unlike the old, and I do know 1 or 2 "punky, goth types"
who don't like newer S&B's, but my overall impression is one of continued
faithfulness.
>They haven't toured here since 1988 and Peepshow. Shame, because the
>Edinburgh date was a really good gig, one of the best I've seen.
I'd be upset too, if I had to wait that long for a tour. Guess I'm
spoiled.
Non Punky-Goth,
Chris
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