Stranglers

[Peteinblack]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpWbMwTahg8

 

[Conkers]

Golden Brown

 

[Peteinblack]

There was a great period in the early 80's where synths were being used by some great heavy duty bands - Killing Joke and DAF were two of my faves! Joke are stil going strong today and in my opinion as good as ever. New Order were great live too - even though he couldn't sing! haha

Have you got Killing Joke's last album, Absolute Dissent? Their best, and one of my all-time favourites by any band. Thirty years into their career, and KJ are still producing blistering track like 'The Great Cull'. Geordie Walker is a criminally under-rated guitarist (a kind of new wave Tony Iommi - a master of riffs).

Agree too, about New Order live - Pete Hook was (like JJB) a brilliant bassist, and great to watch; bass down by his knees, so he had to bend forwards, legs splayed, to reach the strings!

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

The Stranglers are my favourite band of all time since 1977. Their concert at the Brighton Dome in 2010 was the greatest concert I have ever seen, it was sublime.

Down in the Sewer
Walk on By

Show their musicianship for the ridiculous talent they collectively had. They just blew the other bands out of the water in the late 70's for their musicianship.

For a 2 minute blast of absolute shock and awe try this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k43z8_JjtR0

 

[thisistips]

my favourite band, but best track is probably Curfew

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

It used to be great when the intro to 'Peaches' came on the radio and you were hoping and praying that the DJ would play the 'wrong' version and have to spend the next ten minutes apologising for it!

 

[super-seagulls]

Strange little girl!

 

[u'vebeenamexed]

They are back in Brighton next March if old Jet can keep going.

My favourite band of all time but my personal song favourites change.

In your poll I would have to say Nice 'n' Sleazy because of the bass line but I am currently hooked on Ice plus Baroque Bordello from The Raven and Grip. Go Buddy Go is a classic that often gets overlooked.

 

[rothergull]

Their manager Ian Grant (from Lancing) is a life long Albion fan who also used to manage Steve Foster.

 

[xenophon]

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

They are back in Brighton next March if old Jet can keep going.

My favourite band of all time but my personal song favourites change.

In your poll I would have to say Nice 'n' Sleazy because of the bass line but I am currently hooked on Ice plus Baroque Bordello from The Raven and Grip. Go Buddy Go is a classic that often gets overlooked.

couple of good shouts here,baroque (fantastic intro) and go buddy go (should of been on rattus instead of ugly)

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

The Raven

 

[cheeseroll]

Grip.

But Walk On By was the best free single I ever got.

 

[Trufflehound]

There was a great period in the early 80's where synths were being used by some great heavy duty bands - Killing Joke and DAF were two of my faves! Joke are stil going strong today and in my opinion as good as ever.

So are DAF - I saw them just last Friday.

Superb, even if Gabi doesn't leap about quite so manically as he did 30 years ago.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

The more you think about The Stranglers, the more you realise what a broad church 'punk' really was.

 

[Trufflehound]

Grip, by the way. And Straighten Out.

 

[Colossal Squid]

Where's :-

Peaches
Golden Brown

EXACTLY. Stupid poll

 

[Storer 68]

FFS - Something Better Change!

But I hve such fond memories of wandering around italia 90 world cup to the shimmering beauty that is "Always the sun"................

But SO many good songs.

 

[readingstockport]

Walk on By
Grip

 

[Storer 68]

They are back in Brighton next March if old Jet can keep going..

Thanks for that. What a birthday treat!