- post-punk, rock
- 45 min
- 12 tracks
The Scream is the debut studio album by British rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees, released on November 13, 1978, by Polydor Records. Prior to recording of the album, the band recorded two sessions for BBC radio, during which they had premiered the tracks "Metal Postcard" and "Overground".
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Grave, character-led, spare and classical in form.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideB+
- Mojo (2005 deluxe edition)4/5 ★
- Q (2005 deluxe edition)4/5 ★
- Record Mirror5/5 ★
- Sounds5/5 ★
- Uncut (2005 deluxe edition)5/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Pure1:52
- 2Jigsaw Feeling4:39
- 3Overground3:48
- 4Carcass3:50
- 5Helter Skelter3:47
- 6Mirage2:51
- 7Metal Postcard (Mittageisen)4:15
- 8Nicotine Stain2:57
- 9Suburban Relapse4:13
- 10Switch6:57
- 11Hong Kong Garden2:56
- 12The Staircase (Mystery)3:16
12 tracks, 45 minutes.
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- Digital Media
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- XW
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