Juju

Siouxsie & The Banshees | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 25, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Geffen Records
• ASIN: B000000OPL
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #45,320 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

This CD is an out of print collectible! It is the original 1992 release. Still sealed.

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Siouxsie's dark light shines..., August 23, 2004

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B. G. Shultz "pyfr" (Rockwall, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Juju (Audio CD)

I am hesitant to describe this album as the ultimate goth experience for two reasons: 1) there are many other albums that can also lay similar claims and 2) it's too unique to be considered just a part of the herd. That said, "Juju" is indeed an extremely dark album, and for numerous reasons. The angry punk vibe of the first two albums, while not gone, has been slowed down. John McGeoch's (RIP) guitar sound is just plain spooky and reverby, and probably contributes to the foreboding mood more than anything else. Budgie's drums are tribal, Severin's bass lines are snaky and ominous, and Siouxsie's vocals are, well, Siouxsie-ish. Only "Into The Light" can be described as even remotely light-hearted, which ironically makes it seem sinister, hanging out as it does with such sordid company. "Arabian Knights" conjures images of "conquering orifices of goats and boys and things", "Head Cut" finds Siouxsie wanting to take a decapitated head back to the flat for some Barbie Doll fun, and "Sin In My Heart" is a punk crescendo classic that exudes way more mood than the slight lyrical content. "Spellbound" is probably the best known song off this album, but "Night Shift" is perhaps the most notorious, with its creeping nocturnal motion and spooky lyrics that, to me at least, call up the shades of Rippin' Jack and mortuary whores. "Voodoo Dolly" treats the listener to an evil seven minute walk into black magic and/or psychic vampirism, "Halloween" is a straight-ahead punker a la "The Scream", and "Monitor" is a punchy mid-tempo tune that threatens us with the "Real McCoy", amidst a deluge of totalitarian images. Basically, this album is a delightful fright-fest, vague enough to let one's mind wander but quite serious in its purpose. The Banshees would never come close to this sound again, and I once read that they deliberately moved away from it for the following albums, sensing themselves that they had created some not altogether healthy.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Siouxsie&The Banshees - 'Juju' (Geffen), January 3, 2005

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Mike Reed (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Juju (Audio CD)

Originally released in 1981,this was the band's fourth album.'Juju' is one of the groups's vintage masterpieces.Plenty of scorching guitar,tribal drum work,indepth lyrics and superbly written songs make this disc worthy of owning a copy.Tunes that most certainly pull you in are "Spellbound"(I still get chills running up my back when I see this video on VH1 Classic),"Arabian Knights","Nightshift" and "Voodoo Dolly".It's clear that at least some of their influences were from the Doors and the Stooges.A true alternative classic.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than the hype, January 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Juju (Audio CD)

This album is known as one of the classic goth albums but I think that is way too narrow a description. The disc opens with the classic "Spellbound". With it's furious acoustic guitars and Budgie's legendary percussion it's truly one of a kind. "Into The Light" gives us one of Sioux's first personal(?) songs. "Arabian Knights" gives us rich imagery while "Halloween" is a Banshee dance song that we all love. "Monitor" is a song I never quite understood but it has a chemistry that is unique even for the Banshees. "Night Shift" is unparalled in it's satanic majesty. Easilly the most "goth" song in their repertoire. "Sin In My Heart" is reminescent of her punk days and further heightened her dominatrix appeal at the time. "Head Cut" is one of my most favorite songs ever! It's mania quicikly draws you in & you never see a person's face the same again :) "Voodoo Dolly" closes the album perfectly. If you haven't heard this album yet than what are you waiting for!?!