All of this helps with the consistency of the album.

The Final track, Land's End, perhaps is one of the album's best examples of sound balance. It seems like the band found a nice sweet spot for a well-balnced sound and applied that well when fine-tuning their recordings. The album's sound gives the listener a good balance between all sounds. Siouxsie and the Banshees do not fall into either of the two. Too under-balanced, things sound underplayed, and too over-balanced, you have the 'Noise-war' effect. The balance between vocals and instrumentals is a very important aspect to look at when you produce and mix. The band seems to have a good knack for production. Tracks like this highlight the group effort, as Sioux builds off the energy of her bandmates and blends in rather than feeling slightly separate. The simple yet effective snare rolls at the beginning, with a well-textured guitar riff build to Sioux's vocals. They don't have any heavy signs of overplaying or underplaying sections, rather than just sounding like they enjoy performing. Cannons displays that, the band sounds very consistent and confident. Siouxsie and the Banshees sound like they were very comfortable with the sound and their abilities. Speaking of a good feel for Tinderbox, Natural summarizes that best. The patient and well timed drumming along with a hint of keyboards, steady and textured guitar and well toned vocals make it feel and sound like a complete group effort. Cities in Dust displays this remarkably well. Every member has an equal portion to the success for this, as the tracks demonstrate. Tinderbox has a different approach in that respect. Albums in the past, such as Juju, Sioux's bandmates contributed to the albums, but it seems like she overshadowed their presence. The Banshees seem to be more involved on this record. There is nothing such as a complete change in style or anything of the sort that makes Tinderbox different. From the first track, Candyman, you can tell this is different from past efforts. John Valentine Carruthers - guitars, keyboards, waterphone Steven Severin - electric bass, keyboards, piano, drumbox, emulator Released in 1986, it remains arguably, one of the most important templates you could list for the Post-Punk genre. It all brings us to talking about Tinderbox. This band has a good track record when it comes to releasing consistent efforts. Perhaps another is the consistency of excellent albums. Their influence on the Post-Punk genre is only one factor. Siouxsie and the Banshees have a lot of to be proud of. Review Summary: It gets even better with age.

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