What Are You Listening To?

[Music Head]

from my library (vinyl)



Fear I may have tried to get on board too late with this band. Picked up this ninth studio album when it came and it
did not inspire me to go back. Siouxsie was a strange girl, reminds me of Lene Lovich/Laurie Anderson. A bit too
modern arty for me at times. She was a performance artist as you can see in the clip. Peek-A-Boo was the lead
single, barely passable now for me. Made #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart but only a weak #53 overall, and #15 in
the UK. Second single of The Killing Jar also made #2 on the Modern Rock. That chart must be lacking competition.
The album charted at #68 here. Suspect this group was a bit bigger in England than here. All the music press praised
this album but I don't think it's all that. Nothing is great and an even split with the likes and not likes. Music
press be damned............

I DO NOT LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Rawhead And Bloodybones

Best Track - Burn Up

A crumpled future in your fist
The killing streak ascends sun kissed
And the firestarter from within
Pokes out from fever blistered grin
King Salamander that's his name
A desert maker that's his aim
The benign cremator, branding iron in his hand
Eager and willing to torch the land

All fire and brimstone
This jack-o-lantern
He likes to watch the buildings burn

His ardour smoulders, phosphorous flies
He radiates with urgence to hypnotise
Stoke the furnace, feed his need
This thirst for fire is all he seeks
He's the blazing rubber making tracks
The blue touch paper at your back

All fire and brimstone
This salamander king
He basks while all around him burns

`Giddy-up, burn-up, not fade away'
These words ignite and pave his way
`Giddy-up, burn-up, stoke it up and turn it up'
He sings these words in fervid frame

All fire and brimstone
This jack-o-lantern
He likes to watch the pyres burn

Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jack jump over the candlestick

1) Peek-A-Boo **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXDVJRQiEt4
2) The Killing Jar **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-RTfVFuyW0
3) Scarecrow *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blGPnobxTiM
4) Carousel *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8APUVwQz2Qg
5) Burn Up **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEVfltFcuN0
6) Ornaments Of Gold **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iLqRAnXvRw
7) Turn To Stone **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTHxvhuMr6M
8) Rawhead And Bloodybones *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4Mv0vbFEsE
9) The Last Beat Of My Heart *
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN2UosfpqYA
10) Rhapsody *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc_YAPe_ogo

3's - 0
2's - 5
1's - 5

Grade - 1.5

so many albums, so little time