Join Hands is the second studio album by British rock band Siouxsie & the Banshees , released in the UK on September 7, 1979 by Polydor Records . Join Hands was the band’s latest album, which included John Mackay and Kenny Morris. On September 22, 1979, Join Hands entered the UK Singles Chart at # 13, lasting 4 weeks. [1] Devid Kliri iz AllMusic prokommentiroval, chto "nekotoryye iz variantov [Join Hands'], pokhozhe, sil'no ozhidayut rabotu vtorogo al'boma Joy Division, Closer , osobenno" Placebo Effect ", chey gitarnyy zvukdlny chymym gruppy Manchester "Colony" [2] . V fil'me 2007 goda “Kontrol '” rukav “Soyedinit'sya s rukami” pokazan v stsene, gde zhena Iana Kertisa, Debora (soavtor stsenariya), prosmatrivayet kollektsiyu zapisey muzha [3] .
| Join hands | ||||
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| Siouxsie & the Banshees studio album | ||||
| Date of issue | September 7, 1979 | |||
| Recorded by | 1979 | |||
| Genre | post punk , gothic rock | |||
| Duration | 42:29 | |||
| Producers | Nils stevenson Mike stavrou | |||
| A country |  Great Britain | |||
| Label | Polydor records | |||
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Criticism Reviews
The British music press praised the album, noting its strangeness and ominous aftertaste. The weekly Record Mirror in September 1979 called the album “flammable,” filled with a “sense of danger”; with him (according to the review), the Banshees became "the indisputable leaders of rock psychopathy": "The Banshees exploit the ominousness of people and therefore draw unhealthy attention to themselves." [4] The reviewer noted the iconoclastic "Icon", "Premature Burial" (based on the movie of the same name by Roger Corman ), "Playground Twist" combining the themes of childish naivety and death into a single whole. The reviewer calls the track “Mother” really “terrible” - in the Hitchcock sense of the word.
John Savage praised the album in Melody Maker , noting the first track “Poppy Day” (written under the impression of visiting a military cemetery in Flanders), “Placebo Effect” and “Icon” [5]
The opposite point of view is expressed by David Cleary, reviewer of Allmusic : the album, in his opinion, is poorly recorded, Susie is clearly not in shape, the arrangements are long, colorless, static and shapeless. [2]
List of Songs
Authors of all songs - Sioux, McKay, Morris, Severin (except for those specially marked)
Original Release
- "Poppy Day"
- "Regal Zone"
- "Placebo Effect"
- "Icon"
- "Premature Burial"
- Playground Twist
- “Mother” (text - Sioux) / “ Oh Mein Papa ” (John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons, Paul Burkhard)
- The Lords Prayer (trad. Arrangement by Siouxsie & the Banshees)
Reissue 2006 (remastering)
- Bonus tracks:
- Love in a Void (7 "AA-Side)
- Infantry (previously unreleased track)
Record Members
- Siouxsie Sioux - vocals , piano
- John McKay - guitar , saxophone
- Steven Severin - bass , synthesizer
- Kenny Morris - drums , percussion
- Nils Stevenson & Mike Stavrou - producers
- Adrian Boot - Photo
- John Maybury - illustration
- Ian Morais - Assistant
- Rob O'Connor - Design
Notes
- ↑ UK Singles Chart: Siouxsie & the Banshees . www.chartstats.com. Date of treatment February 2, 2010. Archived on April 16, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 David Cleary. Join Hands review . www.allmusic.com. Date of treatment February 4, 2010. Archived on April 16, 2012.
- ↑ Corbijn, Anton. Control - [The "Love will tear us Apart" scene]. Momentum Pictures . 2008. B000VRVTCA
- ↑ The Banshees trade on people's fascination with all things sinister and thus they secure a deadly attraction.
- ↑ Jon Savage. Melody Maker Join Hands review . www.thebansheesandothercreatures.co.uk (01/09/79). Date of treatment February 4, 2010. Archived on April 16, 2012.