Your favourite track from each of these artists.

[KnaresboroughBlue]

Not strictly Siouxsie and the Banshees but I liked 'Standing There' by The Creatures (Siouxsie and Budgie).

Not keen at all on the other bands, so not favourites there.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Siouxsie and The Banshees - Christine
Sisters of Mercy - ?
Japan - Ghosts
Blue Oyster Cult- Don’t fear the Reaper
Black Sabbath - Hand of Doom

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Siouxsie and The Banshees - Spellbound 12 inch
Sisters of Mercy - Deliverance
Japan - Ghosts
Blue Oyster Cult - cant even name one song
Black Sabbath - other than Paranoid cant name another song

Edit just read BOC Dont fear the reaper. Heard that one....

 

[Saddleworth2]

Black Sabbath, War Pigs

The rest I've never heard.

Probably as well tbf.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Not strictly Siouxsie and the Banshees but I liked 'Standing There' by The Creatures (Siouxsie and Budgie).

Not keen at all on the other bands, so not favourites there.

What about Mad Eyed Screamer? ;)

 

[KnaresboroughBlue]

What about Mad Eyed Screamer? ;)

He has very suspect taste in music ;-)

I like most of The Creatures stuff to be honest.

 

[OB1]

Just a somewhat dick-headed suggestion . . . but if we're on bands whose best song is a cover of someone else's, maybe we should think about some different bands.

Oh I dunno, there's a case for All Along the Watchtower being Hendrix's best song!

 

[OB1]

Fair enough — I’ve heard almost nothing by Japan but I’m guessing their cover of ATP pales in comparison to the original, whereas I’ve never cottoned to Dear Prudence by any band.

BOC and BS are a bit tougher because they were prolific. SoM had only three studio albums and 264 different line-ups; they don’t deserve to be in any discussion about “favorite tune”.

For SATB I guess I’m at Make Up to Break Up. BOC is either Don’t Fear the Reaper because it’s iconic or Godzilla because it’s funny. BS who knows? It’s sacrilege, I know, (already said I’m a dickhead) but I prefer Ozzy solo.

I'd say Japan's version of ATP is rather good but by no means my favourite of theirs; most of which is original material.

 

[OB1]

Black Sabbath, War Pigs

The rest I've never heard.

Blue Oyster Cult are a magnificent band. On Your Feet or on Your Knees is one of the great double live albums.

 

[WhereWereWeWhenWeWereWhat]

The only band I’ve actively listened to out of those is Blue Oyster Cult. The only other band I know songs for is black sabbath (which I could take or leave)So...

Blue oyster cult - Don’t fear the reaper (one of my favourite riffs of all time)
Black sabbath - Paranoid.