Siouxsie and The Banshees - Dazzle

[Isis-ra]

Dazzle

Swallowing diamonds
A cutting throat
Your teeth when you grin
Reflecting beams on tombstones
A jamboree of surprises
Playing russian roulette
Or the lucky clip
A clenched fist to your heart
Coal dust on your lungs

A silver tongue for the chosen one
Heavy magnum in your side or a bloody thorn

Skating bullets on angel dust
In a dead sea of fluid mercury
Baby piano cries
Under your heavy index & thumb
Pull some strings -- let them sing

The stars that shine & the stars that shrink
In the face of stagnation the water runs
Before your eyes
Dazzle
It’s a glittering prize

[Antipodi]

Man they got that right damn fine band

[BenJohnson]

There is no beating Souixsie, great band.

[Henry P]

I liked Siouxsie and the Banshees in their late 70s/early 80s heyday. Never listened much to their words, more the overall sound and style, dark Gothic , which seemed very hip at the time.

[Isis-ra]

Yes, Bauhaus etc... were doing very well back then along with new wave and the rest. Im some-what young to the whole thing, but to be honest I just enjoy the music and don't dwell on the fact that I was not born then.

I never really like the "Punk" tag not the "goth tag, it always seemed to lack something and restrict things.

[BenJohnson]

That is the thing about good music, it is timeless. I used to discount bands because they existed before I was born. I have found out how wrong that attitude is.

[Yog]

I used to discount bands because they existed before I was born.

Most kids do this as a part of growing up. Usually with puberty kids begin to go through a phase where they reject everything of their parents. Especially in the last 50 years or so music has played a huge role in this rebellion. It's a way for children to establish an identity for themselves apart from their parents. Music trends are almost generational now. Each new trend is identical to the last in that they are all far removed from the previous generation of music. They are all a rebellion seeking identity. Twenty years later they are the mainstream and a new rebellion begins. Eventually we edge out of our rebellious phase and begin to recognise that good music is good music whether it is rebellious or not. Incidentally, this rebellious nature of new music is what most older people dislike about the new music trends the most. It's the new-fangled music that is corrupting our youth! No, it's the rebellion of youth. You can't stop it any more than you can stop children from growing up.

I have a Siouxie and the Banshees album. I can't seem to recall the name of it, but it was the one that came out after "Peekaboo." It's good stuff. The first time I heard it, I didn't hear a word. I was just mesmerized by the interplay of voice and music. Then I heard the lyrics; they were good too. ;D

[sadpoems]

Siouxsie and The Banshees are one of the first gothic bands. It`s sounds a little bit weird at first but it`s get better afterwords :)