Downside Up

The Times wrote in its review of Downside Up: "Standouts include the spiky 'Drop Dead/Celebration', the sinister 'Eve White/Eve Black' and the chopped up industrial funk of 'Tattoo'". The reviewer rated the band as one of "the most audacious and uncompromising musical adventurers of the post-punk era". Stylus rated it A saying: "It’s a wonderfully eclectic mixture of fingers-down-a-blackboard avant-punk ('Voices (on the Air)', 'Eve White/Eve Black'), Creatures-esque tribal drum-worship ('Sunless'), majestic beauty ('Something Blue', 'Shooting Sun', 'Return'), amusing experimentation ('Slap Dash Snap', '(There's a) Planet in My Kitchen'), linguistic fun ('Mittageisen', 'Il est né, le divin Enfant', 'El Día de los Muertos') and, yes, playfully 'dark' tunes ('Something Wicked (This Way Comes)', 'Are You Still Dying, Darling?')." == Legacy ==

Tricky covered "Tattoo" as the opening number of his second solo album Nearly God (1996). The original version of "Tattoo", sounds like a pre-trip hop manifesto with a part of the genre's codes; a sweaty atmosphere, whispered voices, humming basses and sounds of fluffy drums. In 1997, Massive Attack sampled "Mittageisen" on "Superpredators" for the soundtrack of The Jackal. Acts from other genres also selected some of these B-sides. Morrissey had "Eve White/Eve Black" played during intermission on his 1997's Maladjusted Tour. Shirley Manson of Garbage stated that "Drop Dead/Celebration" was one of her favourite tracks. Jenny Lee Lindberg of Warpaint mentioned her liking for "Umbrella", a song recorded in 1985. ==Track listing==

All songs by Siouxsie and the Banshees except* All lyrics by Siouxsie Sioux except^ ;Disc one (1978–1982) • "Voices (on the Air)"^ (Lyric by Steven Severin) (Originally the b-side of "Hong Kong Garden") • "20th Century Boy"* (T. Rex cover) (Originally the b-side of "The Staircase (Mystery)") • "Pulled to Bits"^ (Lyric by Severin) (Originally the b-side of "Playground Twist") • "Mittageisen (Metal Postcard)" (Originally the A-side of "Mittageisen") • "Drop Dead/Celebration" (Originally the b-side of "Happy House") • "Eve White/Eve Black" (Originally the b-side of "Christine") • "Red Over White" (Originally the b-side of "Israel") • "Follow the Sun" (Originally the b-side of "Spellbound") • "Slap Dash Snap"^ (Lyric by Severin) (Originally the extra b-side of "Spellbound") • "Supernatural Thing"* (Ben E. King cover) (Originally the b-side of "Arabian Knights") • "Congo Conga" (Originally the extra b-side of "Arabian Knights") • "Coal Mind" (Originally the b-side of "Fireworks") • "We Fall" (Originally the extra b-side of "Fireworks") • "Cannibal Roses" (Originally the b-side of "Slowdive") • "Obsession II" (Originally the extra b-side of "Slowdive") • "A Sleeping Rain" (Originally the extra b-side of "Melt!") • "Il est né, le divin Enfant"* (traditional 18th century French carol) (Originally the b-side of "Melt!") ;Disc two (1983–1987) • "Tattoo" (Originally the b-side of "Dear Prudence") • "(There's A) Planet in My Kitchen" (Originally the extra b-side of "Dear Prudence") • "Let Go" (Originally the b-side of "Swimming Horses") • "The Humming Wires" (Originally the extra b-side of "Swimming Horses") • "I Promise" (Originally the b-side of "Dazzle") • "Throw Them to the Lions"^ (Lyric by Severin) (Originally the extra b-side of "Dazzle") • "An Execution" (Originally the b-side of "Cities in Dust") • "The Quarterdrawing of the Dog" (Originally the extra b-side of"Cities in Dust") • "Lullaby" (Originally the b-side of "Candyman") • "Umbrella" (Originally the extra b-side of "Candyman") • "Shooting Sun" (Originally the b-side of "This Wheel's on Fire") • "Sleepwalking (On the High Wire)"^ (Lyric by Severin) (Originally the extra b-side of "This Wheel's on Fire") • "She Cracked"* (The Modern Lovers cover) (Originally the extra b-side of "This Wheel's on Fire" 1987 double-pack 7-inch) • "She's Cuckoo" (Originally the b-side of "The Passenger") • "Something Blue" (Originally the extra b-side of "The Passenger") • "The Whole Price of Blood" (Originally the b-side of "Song from the Edge of the World") • "Mechanical Eyes" (Originally the extra b-side of "Song from the Edge of the World") ;Disc three (1988–1995) • "False Face" (Originally the b-side of "Peek-a-Boo") • "Catwalk" (Originally the extra b-side of "Peek-a-Boo") • "Something Wicked (This Way Comes)" (Originally the b-side of "The Killing Jar") • "Are You Still Dying, Darling?" (Originally the extra b-side of "The Killing Jar") • "El Día de los Muertos" (Originally the b-side of "The Last Beat of My Heart") • "Sunless" (Originally the extra b-side of "The Last Beat of My Heart") • "Staring Back"^ (Lyric by Budgie) (Originally the extra b-side of "Kiss Them for Me") • "Return"^ (Lyric by Budgie and Siouxsie) (Originally the b-side of "Kiss Them for Me") • "Spiral Twist" (Originally the b-side of "Shadowtime") • "Sea of Light"^ (Lyric by Severin) (Originally the extra b-side of "Shadowtime") • "I Could Be Again" (Originally the b-side of "Face to Face") • "Hothead" (Originally the extra b-side of "Face to Face") • "B Side Ourselves" (Originally the b-side of "O Baby") • "Swimming Horses" (KROQ Acoustic Christmas, 1991) (Originally the extra b-side of "O Baby") • "All Tomorrow's Parties"* (Velvet Underground cover) (KROQ Acoustic Christmas, 1991) (Originally the extra b-side of "O Baby") • "Hang Me High"^ (Lyric by Budgie) (Originally the b-side of "Stargazer") • "Black Sun" (Originally the extra b-side of "Stargazer") ;Disc Four The Thorn EP (1984) • "Overground"^ (Lyric by Severin) (Originally from The Thorn) • "Voices (on the Air)"^ (Lyric by Severin) (Originally from The Thorn) • "Placebo Effect" (Originally from The Thorn) • "Red Over White" (Originally from The Thorn) Three songs were slightly re-edited for the purpose of the box set. "False Face" has a longer introduction with the first-sung line repeated. The first seconds of "Hang Me High" were edited out and "Black Sun" given a remodelled end. For the B-sides recorded in 1983-84, guitarist Robert Smith alone recorded and co-composed the track "There's a Planet in my Kitchen". The 1987 b-sides, "She's Cuckoo" and "Something Blue" were recorded as a trio: John Valentine Carruthers had left the band by that time. == References ==