TerryA schreef:
goede solo album van de "ice queen" - maar moet wel even zeggen dat ik mis wel de drumming van Budgie op deze album! - Siouxsie heeft nog steeds een unique stem en ze is gelukkig musicaal met de tijd mee gegaan (iets dat veel oudere artiesten bijna nooit kunnen zeggen) - vol recensie volgt.
voorlopig een 7.5 uit 10
live in de melkweg te bewonderen op 2 november ... intussen hier mijn (engels) recensie van deze album:
SIOUXSIE - Mantaray (UM3 / Universal)
Released 11th September 2007
Siouxsie Sioux made an immediate impact back in the 70`s when she fronted a band (Siouxsie & The Banshees) that emerged from the original punk scene who then went onto release a shed load of fantastic and in hindsight some really influential albums, and who also helped create a fair few styles and scenes (Goth, New Wave) along the way! Over the years she has also spent time fronting The Creatures with former partner and Banshees drummer Budgie. - Both Siouxsie & The Banshees and The Creatures have long since gone into musical history and over the past four decades Siouxsie Sioux has matured into one of the most powerful and original front women around - It is therefore a surprise that it has taken her over 30 years to release her first solo album - "Mantaray", although possibly more pop-oriented than her previous efforts, still has a dark(ish) underbelly, where it is especially the lyrics that end up giving her Punk, Gothic and New Wave history away. The stand out tracks are album opener and recent single 'Into a Swan', forthcoming single 'Here Comes That Day' (track 3), 'If It Doesn't Kill You' (track 5), 'Sea of Tranquility' (track

and 'They Follow You' (track 9), while 'About To Happen' (track 2) has this strange Franz Ferdinand style intro that doesn't do it any favours, and then there are other moments on the album where someone has decided to recreate some Goldfrapp sounds that in all honesty are slightly outdated now. For me personally, it is also a slightly strange experience to listen to Siouxsie while not being able to hear Budgie`s drumming but as they have both moved on that is something we will just have to accept. - As far as solo albums go, "Mantaray" is still impressive and therefore recommended. - 7+/10