Rapture is an ironic title, considering that this would be
Siouxsie and the Banshees' last album, which is sad. Sad because
the Banshees, one of the survivors of the English punk scene, went out with a whisper instead of roaring howl like they should have. Half of
The Rapture is produced by
Velvet Underground alumnus and art rock pioneer
John Cale, while
Siouxsie and her
Banshees take control of the other half.
Cale should have been nowhere near this album. While the
Banshees-produced tracks sound like their vintage stuff, the
Cale tracks stretch
the Banshees' sound too thin.
Siouxsie and the Banshees were at their best when they were doing things their way, and
The Rapture is living proof that
the Banshees succeeded because they never tried to fit into conventional musical structures. An ill-fitting goodbye. ~ Chris True