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Feast is the first album to be released by British duo The Creatures (composed of Siouxsie Sioux and musician Budgie). It reached number 17 in the U.K. charts and the "Miss the Girl" single peaked at number 21.

Feast was originally released in May 1983, two years after the "Wild Things" EP. It was entirely remastered in 1997 and re-reissued as part of the A Bestiary Of compilation.

Critical reception

Record Mirror praised the album by the note of 4/5 and Paul Prayag wrote "Siouxsie and Budgie are wondering deeper and deeper into a jungle that looks like having no easily definable boundaries". [1]

Melody Maker described Feast as "an album of filtered brilliance, fertile, sensual and erotic; an album that, in its desperate naivety, attempts to articulate that moment when the monsoon ends, when the smell and the heat conspire in a perfumed mist and life sprouts instantly, green and luxurious."[2]

NME also hailed it : "The Creatures have assembled a multifarious sonic boom that is as various and kaleidoscopic as can be imagined. The humours of Sioux's frosty larynx are nakedly outlined against skins of sometimes fabulous quality. The drum sound on 'Ice House' must be one of the greatest on record."[3]

Album History

Several songs are about their experiences on that island, including "Festival of Colours" and "A Strutting Rooster".

The song title "Inoa 'Ole" is Hawaiian for "No Name". "Ice House" was inspired by an obscure television play. "Dancing on Glass" is based on an Indian musical: during the studio-session, sounds of broken glass were created by Siouxsie and Budgie dancing on broken mirrors with tough shoes on.

"Miss The Girl" is a combination of a love affair and a crash car : it's inspired by the book "Crash" by J.G. Ballard.

Track listing

  1. "Morning Dawning"
  2. "Inoa'Ole"
  3. "Ice House"
  4. "Dancing on Glass"
  5. "Gecko"
  6. "Sky Train"
  7. "Festival of Colours"
  8. "Miss the Girl"
  9. "A Strutting Rooster"
  10. "Flesh"

References

  1. ^ Prayag, Paul. Feast review. Record Mirror. 28 May 1983.
  2. ^ Sutherland, Steve. Melody Maker. 14 May 1983
  3. ^ Cook, Richard. "All Creatures Great And Small". NME. 14 May 1983.
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