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Great Moments
2003-08-30
I liked all these videos because they take me to diferent periods of time in the life of the band. All videos are acomodated sequencially in time so you just enjoy it from the beginning to the end. They let us see the beautiful Siouxie through the ages and the rest of the group. Of course, all songs are hits! ... and as it was my case I had never seen them "alive" so buying this video was the only chance I had.
love sioux and the boys..but...
2002-12-06
there is nothing like ones own imagination as you listen to a song and concoct your own scenario. i also read about this vhs tape before buying it. the down side is that my hopes were too high. listening to this band on recordor seeing them live is the way to go. these videos for the most part in my opinion are limiting. the best of the bunch is 'fireworks.' its frenetic. interesting to see that a band known for gothic darkness could often be silly, goofy, playful. see 'slowdive,' 'the passenger,'just to name two. a pretty cool one is at the end...cant think of the name at the moment...but its one danny elfman had a hand in. beautiful images of our beloved siouxsie. still one the the best bands the world has ever seen. would love to get my hands on 'once upon a time.' love the songs from that time period the most!!!
Excellent- ... BUY THIS ONE BEFORE IT'S GONE
2002-07-06
OK- you wouldn't be reading this unless you were trying to decide whether or not to buy it. I suggest that you buy it, and don't look back. ... and you'll get to see Siouxsie in all her beauty fronting one of the most underrated and creative bands or the punk/post punk era. The videos are beautiful to watch- and many almost dreamlike flowing with the music. I wish I could be rating a DOUBLE DVD SET OF ONCE UPON A TIME AND TWICE UPON A TIME- but Geffen is too busy producing pop ... right now (because there simply isn't enough of THAT out there. GEFFEN!, PLEASE RELEASE THESE CLASSICS ON DVD- PEOPLE ARE ALREADY ENCODING THESE TO VCD ON THEIR PC'S- DO US ALL A FAVOR, SLAP YOUR MARKETING PEOPLE AROUND AND RELEASE THESE RECORDINGS ON DVD!) Sorry- had to get that out. Just in case that idea never comes to fruition, you'd better just buy this tape. You'll be glad you did when you see these images, and hear these songs again- or maybe see the videos for the first time. Then, you'll begin to remember..... Besides, it's eight bucks- what can you get for eight bucks anymore?- you can't even get the cd of any of the posers trying to look, write, and sing like Siouxsie . ... 
Occasionally corny, but always eye-catching
2001-11-09
I prefer most of ONCE UPON A TIME to this collection, but TWICE has its moments - my personal favorites are "Dazzle", "Slowdive", "Peek-A-Boo", and "Face to Face".The tape kicks off with the flashy "Fireworks", which is fun to watch, until the end: little kids could get seizures watching that part... The smokey cool "Slowdive" features some funky dancing which would be fun to imitate at a party... my personal favorite, "Dazzle", dazzles - an exiting montage of images and and colors... Weak links "Candyman" and "Wheels on Fire" try to unload two, three, FOUR images on us at a time (the same effect was used in "Spellbound", not on this comp), burying the what would have been beautiful cinematography..... They try a more watchable technique in "The Passenger" that lasts for the rest of the collection... interrupted only by the stark beauty of the one-take "Last Beat of My Heart". "Fear (of the Unknown)" and "Dear Prudence" are the worst of the bunch... "Fear" is especially cheesy looking - why on earth would they put the extended version on here??? and for "Cities in Dust", I would have expected a much more memorable video for their most famous song. If you prefer less stylized videos, try to find ONCE UPON A TIME...... "Playground Twist" is my second favorite SATB video, after "Dazzle".
Superb collection for Siouxsie Fans
2000-08-18
If you are one of those punk purists who believes Siouxsie and the Banshees sold out by the early 80's, then stick to thier first few albums. But if, like me, you've been fascinated by Siouxsie and Co.'s constant willingness and drive to reinvent their music and image in ways that are nearly always stimulating, then this is an absolute dream collection of videos, spanning the years 1982 through 1992. As is appropriate to the music and subject matter of the Banshee's songs, the videos on this collection are not literal little stories like typical MTV or VH1 fare, but rather are the stuff dreams are made of, surreal and full of symbolism and abstract imagery open to multiple interpretation. And Siouxsie's on-screen presence is amazing; when you see these videos, you may agree with me that it's regrettable that she never pursued an acting career as well. The early videos on this collection, about the first 20 min. worth, are more basic in their production values than the rest of the hour long tape. But from "The Passenger" through the end, this is one of the most dazzling collection of music videos I've ever seen--and the early ones are well worth seeing as well. This collection is equaled for me only by Tori Amos' Complete Videos collection.
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