John McGeoch

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guitarist human musician songwriter

John McGeoch was a highly influential Scottish guitarist best known for his innovative, atmospheric playing in several post-punk bands, including Siouxsie and the Banshees, Magazine, and Public Image Ltd.

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John McGeoch canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf guitarist ⓘ
human ⓘ
musician ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1990s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1970s ⓘ
causeOfDeath seizure ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1955-08-25 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2004-03-04 ⓘ
familyName McGeoch ⓘ
fullName John Alexander McGeoch ⓘ
genre alternative rock ⓘ
new wave ⓘ
post-punk ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
influenced John Frusciante ⓘ
Johnny Marr ⓘ
The Edge ⓘ
influencedGenre alternative rock ⓘ
post-punk ⓘ
instrument guitar ⓘ
memberOf Generation X ⓘ
Magazine ⓘ
Public Image Ltd ⓘ
Siouxsie and the Banshees NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Armoury Show ⓘ
The Blackcurrant Band ⓘ
The Immigrants ⓘ
The Skids ⓘ
Visage ⓘ
nationality Scottish ⓘ
notableAlbumContribution Flowers of Romance ⓘ
Juju ⓘ
Kaleidoscope ⓘ
Secondhand Daylight ⓘ
The Correct Use of Soap ⓘ
notableWork A Song from Under the Floorboards ⓘ
Christine ⓘ
Happy House ⓘ
Hong Kong Garden ⓘ
Israel ⓘ
Shot by Both Sides ⓘ
Spellbound ⓘ
occupation guitarist ⓘ
session musician ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Greenock ⓘ
surface form: Greenock, Scotland
placeOfDeath London, England ⓘ
recordedWith Howard Devoto ⓘ
John Lydon ⓘ
Siouxsie Sioux NERFINISHED ⓘ
styleCharacteristic atmospheric guitar textures ⓘ
innovative chord voicings ⓘ
use of chorus and flanger effects ⓘ

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Siouxsie and the Banshees → member → John McGeoch ⓘ
Siouxsie Sioux → collaboratedWith → John McGeoch ⓘ
Kaleidoscope → mainPerformer → John McGeoch ⓘ
Juju → guitarist → John McGeoch ⓘ
A Kiss in the Dreamhouse → guitarist → John McGeoch ⓘ
Spellbound → writer → John McGeoch ⓘ
Spellbound → guitarist → John McGeoch ⓘ
Christine → recordingArtist → John McGeoch ⓘ