Siouxsie and the Banshees - The Scream (1978)

Siouxsie and the Banshees - The Scream (1978)

Tracklist front / back album covers

Side A

1. "Pure" Siouxsie Sioux, Steven Severin, John McKay, Kenny Morris 1:50

2. "Jigsaw Feeling" Severin Severin, McKay 4:39

3. "Overground" Severin McKay 3:50

4. "Carcass" Siouxsie, Severin Siouxsie, Peter Fenton 3:49

5. "Helter Skelter" John Lennon, Paul McCartney Lennon, McCartney 3:46

Side B

6. "Mirage" Severin McKay 2:50

7. "Metal Postcard (Mittageisen)" Siouxsie McKay 4:14

8. "Nicotine Stain" Siouxsie Severin 2:58

9. "Suburban Relapse" Siouxsie McKay 4:12

10. "Switch" Siouxsie McKay 6:49

The Scream is the debut studio album by British rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was released in November 1978 on Polydor. The album is considered a landmark recording: its innovative combination of bass led rhythm and angular guitar with motorik drums played mostly on toms, would make it a pioneering work of the post-punk genre.

The Scream was met with widespread acclaim and was hailed by critics as an original musical development in rock music. The Scream has also been cited as a key influence on a number of succeeding post-punk, and alternative rock acts, including Joy Division, Steve Albini, the Jesus and Mary Chain and Massive Attack.