I love this DVD. I especially love that "Play At Home" is on the end of it. This is a great Banshee moment in time. I rate this second best to any concert footage featuring the late John McGeoch; guitarist.

Mr. Severin's part in "Play At Home" is pretty shocking. Trust me on this. It's certainly not what I expected.

This was one of my fave records when I was 14 years old - I played it to death. I had never before seen the film - and what a joy it was. Siouxsie was at the height of her popularity then - Juju and A Kiss in the Dreamhouse are most prominently featured here. "Voodoo Dolly" is so incredibly intense, you just watch transfixed. If you, like me, loved this album, you must see the concert film.

If you like Siouxsie and the Banshees, or Robert Smith (who plays guitar here), you MUST buy this masterpiece of goth rock.

A superbly shot show at The Royal Albert Hall in 1983, comprising material from their 5 first records. No songs from Hyena, though, maybe due to the poor reception that album had back then ( I personally still don't like it ). The tracklist is far from ideal IMHO but gets the job done and the end result is a majestic 60' show before a venue filled to capacity (I'd never seen so many punks together-not even at a punk show !! ). The takes are from two different nights but the editing is seamless so you barely notice anything but wardrobe changes (Siouxsie darling, please shave those armpits !! LOL !! ). Personally, I could have used any of the other guitarrists the band had but Robert Smith was an integrant at the time so I had to deal with that; nothing personal, but I prefer more aggro with my guitarwork and Smith's is softer and reminds me of The Cure.
The picture is vhs OK, 4:3, and plagued with some typical early video artifacts common to most of these old tapes; the most annoying being a milky veil that can be almost totally eliminated by maxing the color temperature adjustment on your dvd player (gamma). It could really have undergone some further enhancement.
The sound, on the other hand, has been remixed in 2.0 , 5.1 AND DTS !! but is still not perfect; the takes on the tom toms are faint, there's little lower end and the guitar lacks bite due to a general lack of treble, almost all of which can be satisfactorily corrected by cranking the bass and treble controls of your amp, so why has this not been done at the transfer stage ?!
The bonus tracks are 2 songs from TV show Old Grey Whistle Test (sound no good), the GORGEOUS Dear Prudence vid and the Play At Home DIY film by the band including music and clip by parallel band The Creatures.
If you're a fan of the band, you must own this beauty. Cliched I know, but true.

This is a 5 stars live masterpiece without question. I was so ecstatically surprised when I took a chance on this album. I think I went into an altered state beyond amazement. The little things Siouxie did with her voice in the early days and the imagination of this band. The opening song Israel sets the standard of greatness and it just stays there all the way. Rusted Root has a good live album, but this one just blows me away. It is a hard to get album, but well worth the effort. Banshee fan or not, get this album!