{"product_id":"san-francisco-1998","title":"San Francisco 1998","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eFormed in 1981 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and drummer Budgie, both of course members of Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Creatures’ music, initially based on drums and voice, evolved over the years since their beginning. Their first EP, Wild Things (1981), and their debut album, Feast (1983), were both critically praised as the band embraced exotica while keeping percussion as the main instrument. On their second album, Boomerang (1989), also widely critically acclaimed, the duo married their music with blues and jazz. In the late 1990s, they developed a more urban sound on Anima Animus (1999); The Times then described their music as “adventurous art rock built around Siouxsie’s extraordinary voice and drummer Budgie’s battery of percussion.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWhen Siouxsie and the Banshees disbanded in 1996 after 20 years of working together, The Creatures had already begun composing new material. At the same time, the long-out-of-print Wild Things EP and Feast album were remastered and re-released through the compilation A Bestiary Of (1997).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn February 1998, former Velvet Underground member John Cale contacted The Creatures regarding a collaboration. They performed shows together and appeared on UK television as a three-piece.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFrom June to August ’98, the pair toured the United States as a double bill with Cale, playing yet-unreleased material; Siouxsie and Cale also sang several songs together each night. The LA Times reviewed the tour as an “inventive, spirited show”, saying: “Cale and the Creatures’ inspired performance struck a perfect balance.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDISC 1\u003cbr\u003e1    Lament  3:44\u003cbr\u003e2    Riverbank  5:28\u003cbr\u003e3    Fear Is A Man’s Best Friend  3:55\u003cbr\u003e4    Paris 1919\u003cbr\u003e5    Hedda Gabler  5:30\u003cbr\u003e6    But Not Them  3:50\u003cbr\u003e7    Tattoo  4:00\u003cbr\u003e8    Take Mine  3:40\u003cbr\u003e9    Pluto Drive  4:30\u003cbr\u003e10    Miss The Girl  3:30\u003cbr\u003e11    Westward Ho  3:40\u003cbr\u003e12    Evidence  3:40\u003cbr\u003e13    Model Beirut Recital  5:03\u003cbr\u003e14    Magazines  3:47\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDISC 2\u003cbr\u003e1    Leaving It Up To You  4:11\u003cbr\u003e2    Disconnected  4:55\u003cbr\u003e3    Turn It On  4:40\u003cbr\u003e4    Prettiest Thing  4:30\u003cbr\u003e5    B-Side Ourselves  4:21\u003cbr\u003e6    Exterminating Angel  6:30\u003cbr\u003e7    Thumb  4:14\u003cbr\u003e8    Murdering Mouth  4:44\u003cbr\u003e9    Gun  5:30\u003cbr\u003e10    Venus In Furs  5:03\u003cbr\u003e11    Pablo Picasso  6:11\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PLASTIC HEAD","offers":[{"title":"2CD","offer_id":51375912321341,"sku":"YS2CD063","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0096\/1884\/9839\/files\/YS2CD063.jpg?v=1770913181","url":"https:\/\/sisterray.co.uk\/products\/san-francisco-1998","provider":"Sister Ray","version":"1.0","type":"link"}