Twice Upon A Time - Siouxsie & The Banshees

As the title suggests, this is essentially a greatest hits part two, covering the period between 1982 and 1992. With 18 tracks this release offers a good insight into the band's ouput throughout the decade. The quality of the songs is top notch virtually throughout - highlights for me include the wonderfully uplifting 'Dazzle', the darkly menacing 'Candyman'and the haunting 'Last Beat of my Heart'. Special mention must also go to the brilliant re-vamping of the older song 'Overground' with full on orchestration and to 'Cities in Dust' which, even now I can't listen to without joining in the 'who-oo chorus! ...  Read the complete review

The first remarkable greatest hits album by Siouxsie And The Banshees covered their first formative years, from the glossy and unrepresentative pop of Hong Kong Garden through the Goth rock chill of the first few albums right up to the richer landscapes of the 'Ju Ju' album, with the 'Spellbound', 'Israel' and 'Arabian Knights' epics. For many that was the point at which the Banshees actually began to matter and this second collection of hits, imaginatively titled 'Twice Upon A Time', records their output over the decade from 1992. By now, the Banshees had long ago left behind them all Nazi imagery and dalliance ...  Read the complete review