Search - Siouxsie & the Banshees :: Strawberry Girl

Not much, but what's there is essential

bansheedd | England | 12/05/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"An obscure but essential release, featuring two early demo tracks. ("20th Century Boy" and "Love in a Void/The Lord's Prayer".) The Banshees' demos have never appeared on an official release; the legitimacy of this one seems slightly dubious, but let's ignore that...



Sound quality isn't perfect, with some very audible defects, but it's still great to hear this stuff. Siouxsie has a screechy little teenage voice, and the band still have their thrashing/menacing sound which had already been softened by the time they were properly recorded. You also get to hear the notorious original lyrics of "Love in a Void".



The book isn't anything special; some inaccuracies, and more of the author's personal opinions than you'll care to read. The discography is copied and pasted from an old website, typing errors and all. It's worth buying just for the CD, a gem in the small number of Siouxsie releases over the last few years."

This is a book with a two song CD

bansheedd | 01/27/2004

(1 out of 5 stars)

"This is a rip unless you want to read a book.
The two song CD that comes with it is not rare in any way and it sounds like it was copied from a record. It's not a Rare anything"