![The Best of Siouxsie and the Banshees [2-CD/DVD]](http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000244PQY.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg)
Release Date: 07 September, 2004
Audio CD
Tracks
- Dear Prudence
- Hong Kong Garden
- Cities in Dust
- Peek-A-Boo
- Happy House
- Kiss Them for Me
- Face to Face
- Dizzy
- Israel
- Christine
- Spell Bound
- Stargazer
- Arabian Knights
- Killing Jar
- This Wheel's on Fire
- Spellbound [Extended 12" Version]
- Song from the Edge of the World [Columbus Mix] [Mix]
- Kiss Them for Me [Kathak #2 Mix][Mix]
- Peek-A-Boo [Silver Dollar Mix] [Mix]
- Killing Jar [Lepidopteristic Mix] [Mix]
- Cities in the Dust [Eruption Mix] [Mix]
- Dazzle [Glamour Mix]
- Stargazer [Mambo Sun Remix] [Mix]
- Face to Face [Catatonic Mix] [Mix]
- Dear Prudence [DVD]
- Hong Kong Garden [DVD]
- Cities in Dust [DVD]
- Peek-A-Boo [DVD]
- Happy House [DVD]
- Kiss Them for Me [DVD]
- Face to Face [DVD]
- Israel [DVD]
- Christine [DVD]
- Spellbound [DVD]
- Stargazer [DVD]
- Arabian Knights [DVD]
- Killing Jar [DVD]
- This Wheel's on Fire [DVD]
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Rating 4.5
Worthwhile for "Arabian Knights"Despite being a completist where anything Siouxsie is concerned, I was hesitant about buying this, since I already had the CDs and most of the videos (on the Once Upon a Time and Twice Upon a Time VHS compilations).
I finally had to get it when I heard that "Arabian Knights" was the rarely seen original version, before it was re-edited for the official video. It's horribly/wonderfully kitsch, and I can see why the band kept it buried for two decades, but I'm glad to have it. Grab it now, it probably won't be on subsequent DVD releases.
The videos look and sound great after years of watching worn-out tapes. The CDs are unnecessary, and the "best of" title on a lazy selection of singles is still infuriating, but it's a nice little package for collectors.surround?!I am curious about this release. I am not much for music videos, but would be interested in this release if the videos are remixed in surround. Does anyone know if they are?This is the way it is done!Having just seen Siouxsie in concert in NY just a few days ago (a fabulous concert where both "Banshees" and "the Creatures" material was played), I was itching to get my hands on this collection. And so, like clockwork, I picked up my copy of this release as soon as it hit the streets yesterday (Sept 07, 2004).
Most of you may already know that a Siouxsie and the Banshees "best of" collection was released earlier this year (there is a single CD and a double CD version to choose from). The second CD is primarily extended versions of the original tracks. I think most of the remixes are from the same time as the original tracks (in other words, most - if not all - of these are not new remixes). And, thankfully, the remixes are very good (some die-hard purists may disagree).
This deluxe edition contains the very same two CDs from the "best of" release so, I will not go in to reviewing the songs most of you are already familiar with. For those who are not, I would suggest you read the reviews of the best of 2 CD set.
What is different here is the inclusion of a DVD disc that contains a career spanning 14 Siouxsie and the Banshees videos. The video and sound quality are great. This is a piece of music history and I strongly recommend you buy this release. ***A WORD OF CAUTION - THIS IS AN IMPORT VERSION FROM ENGLAND AND THE DVD IS REGION 0/PAL*** For those of us in the USA this means we either need to own a "multi-region" DVD player with a PAL/NTSC converter or be content with seeing it on our computer screens (if you have a DVD player installed in your computer).
I am not sure if a US version of this deluxe edition is in the works. As far as I was concerned, since I can play the DVD on my player I did not want to risk there not being a US version and also losing the chance of buying what could end up being a limited release. |
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