[Music] Dave Greenfield (The Stranglers) RIP

[Razzoo]

He wrote one of my favourite songs Golden Brown very sad news

 

[BN9 BHA]

I'm a bit concerned that Gregory 2, Smith 1 hasn't yet contributed to this thread as he's one of the biggest Stranglers fans on this board. Come to think of it, I can't remember seeing any posts from him in a while. Hope he's ok.

I'm sure he's changed his user name to Greased Weasel, I'm sure it's him.

 

[Crispy Ambulance]

I'm sure he's changed his user name to Greased Weasel, I'm sure it's him.

Thanks mate, just had a PM from him. Phew!

 

[banjo]

RIP.

 

[BN9 BHA]

From Captain Sensible of The Damned-
While showing me round the pub he owned, Dave Greenfield was in the process of hiding his menagerie of pet rats, owing to the food hygiene inspectors coming to check the place over later that day.. "give me a hand Cap or the ******** will close me down." RIP Dave

Anyone know if this was a Brighton pub?

 

[wadhurstseagull]

Guildford Civic Centre 1980. All bullet belts and other potential ‘weapons’ had to be removed and piled high on a table outside the hall. I was 15. One of the most exhilarating and frightening gigs I have ever been to.


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[osgood]

Sad Loss to music
I too saw them many times
not far behind ray manzarek in the rock keyboard players lists
RiP

 

[LamieRobertson]

He wrote one of my favourite songs Golden Brown very sad news

Played that on the radio earlier tonight...cracking song...like you one of my favourites ..always will be

 

[Saladpack Seagull]

Golden Brown is one of the great tunes of an era I look back on with a lot of fond memories. RIP Dave. Didn't realise he was One Of Our Own until I read this thread. So sad.

 

[dangull]

Hugh Cornwall said he was the reason they sounded different to any punk band at the time.

 

[Arthritic Toe]

Gutted to hear this - what a band, what a keyboard player. I went to school with one of his extended family. RIP.

 

[neilbard]

 

[Weststander]

Dave Greenfield comes into his own, half way through this:

 

[Silverhatch]

My absolute keyboard hero and inspiration. Hollingbury lad. RIP x

Was he really from Hollingbury? Knew the Brighton bit but didn’t know he was from my manor.

 

[Crispy Ambulance]

Was he really from Hollingbury? Knew the Brighton bit but didn’t know he was from my manor.

Yep, near The Wilmington (don't know which road)

 

[Peteinblack]

Genuinely saddened.

One of my all time fave bands, and Dave was a brilliant keyboard player.

Have seen them 27 times, including on last year's UK tour, which will obviously now prove to have been their last.

 

[pearl]

Only saw the Stranglers once (over 40 years ago). They certainly were original, had a sound they made their own.

Never knew he was from Brighton

Rest In Peace

 

[Crispy Ambulance]

Sad news, he was so prominent within Stranglers RIP.

Most played song in the pubs on the duke boxes in that era was Golden brown by a long way, or perhaps it was always my dollar that was playing it.

You and many,many others!

Golden Brown was effectively their 'Christmas' song, insomuch as they made shitloads off the royalties and will long continue to so do. One of Dave's finest compositions. It's hard to believe that the band didn't want it released as a single but it became their biggest hit reaching No.2 in the UK charts.

Mind you, the song that kept it from reaching No.1 wasn't too shabby either (Town Called Malice)!

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

You and many,many others!

Golden Brown was effectively their 'Christmas' song, insomuch as they made shitloads off the royalties and will long continue to so do. One of Dave's finest compositions. It's hard to believe that the band didn't want it released as a single but it became their biggest hit reaching No.2 in the UK charts.

Mind you, the song that kept it from reaching No.1 wasn't too shabby either (Town Called Malice)!

Rather like 'walk on the wild side' the subject of the song seems to have been disregarded owing to the millions of air plays before anyone realised....

I have to admit I didn't much like it.

This, on the other hand is pure heaven.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIX_6EVf7pI

I saw them twice in the 70s, and once at Mount Ephraim near Faversham for the Canterbury festival in around 2001, the only time I joined my son (then age 15) in a mosh pit.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

I'm a bit concerned that Gregory 2, Smith 1 hasn't yet contributed to this thread as he's one of the biggest Stranglers fans on this board. Come to think of it, I can't remember seeing any posts from him in a while. Hope he's ok.

Shame as he had a quality avatar that would be good to see on this thread right now. The Black and White album cover picture was shoot by Ruan O'Lochlainn, who I know little about, would be great to see the contact sheets, however, I cannot see any other images from that session.

Kevin Cummings the Joy Division (snow - flyover) photographer posted this one he had from the Electric Circus Manchester June 1977.