The Stranglers before they were famous ,,,before punk ,were they ever punk ,no just weirdos playing weird music ,,,brilliant ,,,Peaches sounds like it was recorded down in the sewer
G Rock , I would agree after ' la Folie' lp most of their records seemed to have 'the edges' removed- still did occasional good 7"s...slightly surprised when I read they thought of J. Strummer as a possible replacement for H.C.
JJ said in an interview that he considered himself a punk but that the Stranglers were not really 'punk' per say. They fell in with the punks because they were deliberately provocative in their actions. They were older and more musically evolved than the three chord maniacs around them. But their mindsets were definitely PUNK. Jet Black told some hilarious anecdotes about they would fuck with the minds of different people when they showed up for gigs. For example, they had developed a rep for destructive, brawling shenanigans in the press and at venues. So one time instead of trashing the dressing room as was expected they all four cleaned up and vacuumed the place perfectly thus blowing the minds of the club management. I think the Stranglers may be the best group to come of those early years in England. For their music, their unapologetic attitude, their 4 distinct personalities. Just the best!!
Demos 1975
Peaches
Tomorrow Was The Hereafter
Down In The Sewer
Demos 1976
Get A Grip On Yourself
Bitching
Go Buddy Go
Amazing. Such talented musicians. They were on another level
Punk before they knew it and one of the best for me.
Enjoyed all of that.
Never heard the first 3 before. Thank you
Pure gems ❤ thxu
Love this! Well done mate
And off they went. 3 lps in a row
Good job dave
1977/
Version peaches got me into punk
Best ever 😢
I guess they added "what a bummer" in the final version
I assume some of these have the late Hans Warmling on keys?
Clearly JJ's speakers hadn't blown yet.
The Stranglers before they were famous ,,,before punk ,were they ever punk ,no just weirdos playing weird music ,,,brilliant ,,,Peaches sounds like it was recorded down in the sewer
Great post The Stranglers fantastic band and still going strong
Seen them many times but cant beat the Hugh era Rattus to La Folie
G Rock , I would agree after ' la Folie' lp most of their records seemed to have 'the edges' removed- still did occasional good 7"s...slightly surprised when I read they thought of J. Strummer as a possible replacement for H.C.
JJ said in an interview that he considered himself a punk but that the Stranglers were not really 'punk' per say. They fell in with the punks because they were deliberately provocative in their actions. They were older and more musically evolved than the three chord maniacs around them. But their mindsets were definitely PUNK. Jet Black told some hilarious anecdotes about they would fuck with the minds of different people when they showed up for gigs. For example, they had developed a rep for destructive, brawling shenanigans in the press and at venues. So one time instead of trashing the dressing room as was expected they all four cleaned up and vacuumed the place perfectly thus blowing the minds of the club management. I think the Stranglers may be the best group to come of those early years in England. For their music, their unapologetic attitude, their 4 distinct personalities. Just the best!!
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It's warm down in the sewer take it from me.