Siouxsie and the Banshees

Siouxsie and the Banshees were a rock group, formed in London, England, UK during 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and bass guitarist Steven Severin. They've been widely influential to their contemporaries then over later artists. Mojo rated guitarist John McGeoch in their list of '100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time' for his playing on Spellbound. The Times newspaper cited the band as 'one of the most audacious and uncompromising musical adventurers of the post-punk era'.First associated with the punk scene, the Banshees rapidly evolved to create 'a form of post-punk discord, full of daring rhythmic and sonic experimentation". Their debut L.P. The Scream was released in 1978 to critical acclaim but they changed their musical direction becoming 'almost a different band' with Kaleidoscope (1980), which hit UK # 5 on the Albums Chart. With Juju (1981), which also reached the top 10, the group became an influence on the emerging gothic scene.The Banshees broke through in North America during 1988, with the multifaceted L.P. Peepshow, which received critical acclaim. They had a mainstream hit in the US in 1991, following significant support from alternative rock radio stations, with the single "Kiss Them for Me". The band issued 11 studio albums and 30 singles during their career, with several line-up changes, Siouxsie and Severin being the only constant members. They split up during 1996, with Siouxsie and drummer Budgie continuing to record as the Creatures, a 2nd group they'd formed in the early '80s, before Siouxsie began a solo career during 2004.