Tinderbox is the most musically up-tempo of all Siouxsie and the Banshees' albums and the most stylistically consistent one since The Scream and Join Hands.
Most of the selections here feature urgently rocking drumming, drivingly aggressive yet fully textured guitar playing, and masterful, gutsy singing.
The songs here are intense and unfold slowly, some starting off less vigorously but becoming hard rockers further along.
There is of course a fine line between consistency and lack of contrast, but this album stays firmly on the side of the former; in fact, there's a certain satisfying feel to the musically uniform wall of sound here.
The arrangements are less complex than in immediately preceding albums, but there are still plenty of subtle, effective production touches to be found throughout, most notably in the song "Cannons." "Cities in the Dust," a dance-pop number with a bell-like synthesizer opening section, stretches the above-mentioned boundaries the most, though typically bleak lyrics keep this selection from any sense of vacuity.
This excellent release is well worth purchasing.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CandymanSiouxsie and the Banshees | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | The Sweetest ChillSiouxsie and the Banshees | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 3 | This UnrestSiouxsie and the Banshees | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Play | 06:21 | 14 MB | 38 MB |
| 4 | Cities in DustSiouxsie and the Banshees | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 5 | CannonsSiouxsie and the Banshees | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 6 | Partys FallSiouxsie and the Banshees | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Play | 04:57 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 7 | 92 DegreesSiouxsie and the Banshees | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Play | 06:03 | 13 MB | 39 MB |
| 8 | The Quarterdrawing of the DogSiouxsie and the Banshees | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Play | 04:58 | 11 MB | 30 MB |
| 9 | An ExecutionSiouxsie and the Banshees | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 10 | LullabySiouxsie and the Banshees | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| 11 | UmbrellaSiouxsie and the Banshees | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 12 | Cities in DustSiouxsie and the Banshees | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 13 | Cities In Dust (Mix) | Siouxsie And The Banshees | Play | 06:49 | 15 MB | 46 MB |
| 59 mins | 136 MB | |||||
| 59 mins | 375 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Air | Mixing |
| 2 | Budgie | Drums, Percussion |
| 3 | John Carruthers | Guitar, Keyboards |
| 4 | John Valentine Carruthers | Guitar, Keyboards |
| 5 | Steve Churchyard | Mixing |
| 6 | Steven Severin | Bass (Electric), Keyboards |
| 7 | Siouxsie Sioux | Vocals |
| 8 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Arranger, Composer, Primary Artist |
| 9 | Julian Standen | Engineer |
Siouxsie And The Banshees
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |