In 1978 Siouxsie and the Banshees released their debut Album "The Scream" to the unsuspecting World. This blast of Punk inspired Rock classics was both commercially and critically a huge success. Today, "The Scream" is considered by many to be amongst the greatest Albums of all time. Such a strong debut Album would always be difficult to follow. It is even harder to follow when the Band members are in turmoil with one another, quibbling over which musical direction they should take. The results of these frictions are sadly clearly evident in the Band's second Album "Join Hands" which was released in 1979.
"Join Hands" is widely considered to be Siouxsie and the Banshees worst Album. However, before you dismiss it you must bear in mind that this comparison is on the on the back of such a strong debut and it is also a retrospective comment based on what the Band were later to go on and achieve. "Join Hands" despite its many criticisms also happens to contain the finest Single that Siouxsie and the Banshees ever released.
In comparison to the debut Album "Join Hands" is a much darker Album. Musically the sound is similar to the their first Album but one of its main faults lies its production. The production here is by Nils Stevenson & Mike Stavrou and at times Siouxsie's voice sounds dull and flat, during other moments it has more or less been drowned out. Nearly thirty years on Siouxsie and the Banshees are known more as a Goth Band than a Punk Band, and this is probably their most Goth inspired Album to date. There are songs about death, cremation and burials amongst other subjects.
This Album was re-issued in a deluxe remastered version in 2006 along with several of their other early Albums.
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