The Seven Year Itch (Siouxsie and the Banshees album)

Background, content and release

Years after the breakup of the Banshees, the three core members (Siouxsie Sioux, Steven Severin and Budgie) plus final Banshees guitarist Knox Chandler reunited for an abbreviated tour of the U.S. and UK in 2002. The title referred to the fact that Siouxsie and the Banshees hadn't played together in seven years before embarking on this final tour of their career. It was also a nod to Billy Wilder's film The Seven Year Itch.

Seven Year Itch was the band's second live album, the first being 1983's Nocturne. For the performances, Siouxsie and the Banshees concentrated not on radio hits, but on both popular and obscure B-sides and album tracks, many pulled from their early albums. The album also featured a one-off rendition of the Beatles's "Blue Jay Way", played in memory of George Harrison, who died in November 2001.

The CD and double-LP vinyl mainly featured live versions recorded on the first night on 9 July 2002, while the DVD only captured the second night on 10 July.

Track listing

1. "Pure"
2. "Jigsaw Feeling"
3. "Metal Postcard (Mittageisen)"
4. "Red Light"
5. "Lullaby"
6. "Land's End"
7. "I Could Be Again"
8. "Icon"
9. "Night Shift"
10. "Voodoo Dolly"
11. "Trust in Me"
12. "Blue Jay Way"
13. "Monitor"
14. "Peek-a-Boo"

DVD

1. Pure
2. Jigsaw Feeling
3. Metal Postcard
4. Red Light
5. Happy House
6. Christine
7. Lullaby
8. Lands End
9. Cities in Dust
10. I Could Be Again
11. Icon
12. Night Shift
13. Voodoo Dolly
14. Spellbound
15. Blue Jay Way
16. Monitor
17. Peek-a-Boo

DVD Bonus

1. Backstage Budgie
2. Getting Ready to Scratch (soundchecks and more)