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Possible
final flurry from goth - punk legends. Seven years after declaring
'The Banshees 1976 - 96 RIP', Siouxsie and her sidekicks, painfully
aware of the potential pitfalls, decided a reunion tour would be ok
after all. Impressively though, they avoided any greatest hits
party, choosing to play their most abrasive, claws - out material.
Their aim - a cross between krautrock and Bolan - is mostly realised on
this shrill, nerve - shredding document of the Shepherd's Bush shows of
last July. Former Psychedelic Fur Know Chandler takes guitar
duties, Budgie's a one - man barrage and Sioux wails with wired
angst. The likes of 'Metal Postcard', 'Night Shift' and 'Voodoo
Dolly' will remind you there were scary style queens before Karen O was
born.
4/5
Chris Roberts
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