![]() He uses drum sounds melodically as well as rhythmically which makes this drum/vocal duo work. ![]() Budgie is one of the most interesting drummers in the world. Singer Kate Jackson of the Long Blondes rated "So Unreal" as one of her favourite tracks, saying: "Siouxsie sharp lyrics and staccato vocals. Another shoot, inspired by the John Millais painting Ophelia, featured the singer naked under many flowers and shallow water. The erotic sleeve art featuring Siouxsie and Budgie half-naked under a shower was inspired by the pictures of Man Ray the artwork caused some controversy. The duo incorporated the songs "But Not Them", "So Unreal" and "Thumb" into Banshees concerts for many years afterwards. "So Unreal" drew inspiration from the novel The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin, and "Mad Eyed Screamer" from local characters met in Hyde Park, London. The only cover version on the EP was the Troggs' " Wild Thing" Siouxsie added extra angry lyrics to the original "Wild thing, I think I hate you/but I wanna know for sure/so come on, hit me hard/I hate you". The result was the Wild Things EP (so named by Severin, who upon hearing it, said it sounded like something the creatures in the book Where the Wild Things Are would have danced to on their island). Deciding that it was complete as a drum-and-voice piece, they left it as it was, and recorded four more tracks to accompany it. While bassist Steven Severin and guitarist John McGeoch took a break, Siouxsie and drummer Budgie created the song "But Not Them". The initial idea for Wild Things, and the Creatures, came about during the rehearsal sessions for the Siouxsie and the Banshees album Juju. The EP was entirely remastered in 1997 and reissued as part of the A Bestiary Of CD compilation – which was also released on Spotify. 24, and the pair performed "Mad Eyed Screamer" on Top of the Pops. It was issued on 25 September 1981 by Polydor Records as two 7" single records in a "double-album" style card cover, and is usually referred to as an EP. ![]() Wild Things is the first release by British duo the Creatures (singer Siouxsie Sioux and drummer Budgie). ![]()
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