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Join Hands
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Join Hands is the second album by Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was released on 7 September 1979 on Polydor and reached number 13 on the British album chart. After half a year of writing, the group recorded it in May at AIR Studios in London. The subject is the First World War: Poppy Day opens with church bells and is based on the poem In Flanders Fields by John McCrae. The sound is darker and more oppressive than on the debut The Scream.
The recording sessions were tense. Guitarist John McKay and drummer Kenny Morris withdrew and quit on the day of the release, a few hours before a concert in Aberdeen. The British press was full of praise. Playground Twist, about the cruelty of children, was the only single and reached the top 30. The album closes with The Lord's Prayer, recorded in a single take.
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Track list
- 1Poppy Day2:02Apple Music ↗
- 2Regal Zone3:47Apple Music ↗
- 3Placebo Effect4:37Apple Music ↗
- 4Icon5:26Apple Music ↗
- 5Premature Burial5:58Apple Music ↗
- 6Playground Twist2:59Apple Music ↗
- 7Mother / Oh mein Papa3:23Apple Music ↗
- 8The Lords Prayer14:08Apple Music ↗
- 9Love In a Void (7" Single Version)2:34Apple Music ↗
- 10Infantry3:16Apple Music ↗
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