#john mcgeoch

[undergroundrockpress]

Siouxsie and the Banshees in Japan, 1982.

#rock photography #Siouxsie and the Banshees #John McGeoch #1982 #post punk #1980s

[thedepartmentofdiscoveries]

#siouxsie sioux #siouxsie and the banshees #siouxsie and budgie #steve severin #john mcgeoch #ice cream #budgie siouxsie and the banshees #budgie #budgie and siouxsie #1980s #80s #80s hair #80s fashion #80s makeup

[iamdangerace]

Siouxsie and the Banshees 1981, photos by Alex Waterhouse-Hayward - Vancouver Magazine

#siouxsie sioux #steven severin #john mcgeoch #budgie #alexwh

[legendarytragedynacho]

Siouxsie Sioux & John McGeoch during filming of 'Fireworks' video (1982)

#siouxsie sioux #john mcgeoch #siouxsie and the banshees #music #musician #musica #rock #rock music #singer #rock singer #gothic rock

[spilladabalia]

Siouxsie And The Banshees - Halloween

#siouxsie and the banshees #halloween #siouxsie sioux #steven severin #budgie #john mcgeoch #new wave #post punk #darkwave #goth #pop #juju #1981 #Youtube

[musickickztoo]

John McGeoch † March 4, 2004

#john mcgeoch #magazine #siouxsie and the banshees #public image ltd #march 4

[thekingofgear]

Jonny recording in the Control Room at Abbey Road Studio 2

Earlier today, The Smile shared this photo of Jonny by Sam Petts-Davies on their official social media. Jonny is seen with his late-70s natural finish Gibson Les Paul Standard, a guitar he's used extensively for work outside of Radiohead.

The photo is quite similar to two others taken by Sam in the same room, as we've discussed previously. However, this one differs because it shows a few pedals. From right-to-left, we see the following:

Death by Audio Interstellar Overdriver

Boss DD-200 delay

Electro-Harmonix Stereo Electric Mistress XO flanger

The Interstellar Overdrive is a favorite of Thom's, and he even had two on his board at one point (one for guitar and another for bass). But this is the first time we've seen Jonny using one.

It's also the first time we've seen Jonny using an EHX Stereo Electric Mistress. Aside from a brief dalliance with a big-box EHX Polychorus (which he used more as a chorus) in the mid-2000s, Jonny has generally avoided flanger pedals through his career. Perhaps he's wanted to avoid sounding too much like John McGeoch (Magazine, Siouxsie and the Banshees), perhaps the guitarist who most influenced Jonny during his youth. According to Johnny Marr, "[McGeoch's] intention was to be modern and you hear that in the very deliberate choice of using the flanger on everything” (The Guardian).

But more recently, Jonny has been using an EarthQuaker Devices Pyramids flanger on performances of Read The Room. That's almost certainly the reason the song was briefly called It/Flangers. So it's very possible that this photo was taken during overdubs for Read The Room, with Jonny experimenting with new flanger pedals. The two pedals that are plugged in (Interstellar Overdriver and DD-200) certainly seem right for the track. There are several guitar overdubs, as we mentioned in our full analysis of the track, so it's easily to imagine the pedals being used for at least some of them.

Given that the Electric Mistress isn't plugged in, one can only guess whether it was used on the final recording. Perhaps Jonny opted to let Sam add studio (maybe tape) flanging to the finished recording. It's slower than tracking with the flanger added, but it's also safer since it allows Sam to lessen or remove the effect during mixing.

#The Smile #Jonny Greenwood #Sam Petts-Davies #Read the Room #It/Flangers #John McGeoch

[jt1674]

#magazine #secondhand daylight #i wanted your heart #howard devoto #john mcgeoch #dave formula #barry adamson #john doyle #a cigarette between the flame and my face

[drugst0re-c0wboy]

John McGeoch performing with Magazine circa 1979

#post punk #John McGeoch #the 70s #1979 #siouxsie and the banshees

[valseorcstra]

Siouxsie & John McGeoch Playing Guitar

#siouxsie and the banshees #John McGeoch

[scrambledsignals]

Kickstarter campaign to raise £40,000 for:

John McGeoch: The Light Pours Out Of Me

Feature documentary celebrating the life and musical legacy of a legendary Scottish guitarist who defined the post-punk sound.

Would love to see this seen through to completion - join me in sending a few ££ their way?

#john mcgeoch #kickstarter #the light pours out of me #magazine #siouxsie and the banshees #Paul Sng #post-punk #music documentary

[guessimdumb]

Magazine - Touch and Go (1978)

Magazine’s second single - they still hadn’t found their post-punk sound, with traces of Buzzcocks style punk rock still detectable. Fantastic stuff!

We are still cavemen Living in dark hearts

#Magazine #Touch and Go #Howard Devoto #John McGeoch

[thedepartmentofdiscoveries]

#siouxsie sioux #siouxsie and the banshees #john mcgeoch #siouxsie and budgie #steve severin #80s #1980s #black and white photography #black and white

[cybershubunkin]

John McGeoch’s SG1000 Yamaha guitar

#John McGeoch #yamaha sg1000 #siouxsie and the banshees

[brusiocostante]

I Wanted Your Heart (2007 Digital Remaster)

#youtube #i wanted your heart #magazine #howard devoto #john mcgeoch #barry adamson #secondhand daylight #post punk

[spilladabalia]

Visage - Fade To Grey

#visage #fade to grey #steve strange #brigitte arens #midge ure #john mcgeoch #dave formula #rusty egan #billy currie #new wave #post punk #synthpop #new romantic #self titled #1980 #top pop #1981 #Youtube