I first heard The Stranglers around 1979 when a high school chum told me to come and hear his No More Heroes album. What a breath of fresh air musically it was, an alternative to all the shit on the radio.
Somthing HAS changed in Britain right now.......we've got an even bigger load of useless cunts in power than we had before! Oh well, such is life.....
Apologies to anyone who had to read all that drivel with papermariob. Clearly he is an idiot who just likes to spout childish crap on YT. The good news is he has closed his account so we are rid of him. No doubt he will be back but I'll not lose any sleep over it.
Back to The Stranglers - JJ would have kicked his butt from John O Groats to Lands End!!
I was always struck by how unique the guitar solo was on this. I do not think any of the 'greats' would have come up with that. The string bends sound like they are going to go out of tune and then get reigned in giving them kind of slurred speech effect
Seen them 3 times and awesome each time.they were all mad as hatters but made great and clever music.Along with the clash seen as elder statesman of punk/new wave.
I got into The Stranglers quite by accident in 1978 i was released from a care home in Manchester into the care of my Aunty .She had asked me what i would like as a sort of coming home present and i told her Heroes album by David Bowie she got No more Heroes album by mistake. But couldn't take it back because she had nicked it .I must come from a family of villains
Agreed. Not just great music. To me The Stranglers always seemed to be putting more effort into their music and lyrics than most of the new bands of that time, punk or otherwise.
Without commenting, I might also say that something did change: Margaret Thatcher was elected at the end of the seventies.
Got turned on to the Stranglers in '78 by my Irish girlfriend in Jakarta, Indonesia, believe it or not. Next week my ear was pierced, etc. Thanks for posting the boys. Still my favorite by far from that era or genre. Even loved the later stuff!
I first heard The Stranglers around 1979 when a high school chum told me to come and hear his No More Heroes album. What a breath of fresh air musically it was, an alternative to all the shit on the radio.
auldsk8r 1 month ago
the kack of my clothes ,my missus hated the smell of my clothes ,now she just hates my music ,punk 4 life
qwerty55160 1 month ago
Classic.. Looks like it works today and probably in the future I will post this again..
BWFSabian 4 months ago
nice
dregs1983 4 months ago
Damn punks should come back !!
DGSE 5 months ago
Somthing HAS changed in Britain right now.......we've got an even bigger load of useless cunts in power than we had before! Oh well, such is life.....
eibon81 8 months ago 2
yeah-blesse releif to hear guitar solo theway it was intended-no more rock interference wi the signal!
geebee20111 9 months ago
ENGLAND WILL CHANGE
wolfoutlaw1 9 months ago
To wolfoutlaw1 ~ Yea...!!
♪♫Sneakin' suspicion
Creeping up inside of me
Sneakin' suspicion
Just won't let me be...♪♫ ☺ ;-j
ELGROOVER 9 months ago
youth of today? im 18 and i grew up on this music....aye i do like some new music but this is the good stuff.....50's-80's music <3
jamesisbackdude101 10 months ago
@jamesisbackdude101 exactly! i grew up on the stranglers the cramps and AC/DC lps from my dad
MaxJNorman 10 months ago
Under 17000 views AMAZING no wonder the youth of today listen to shite music
kentkami 1 year ago
Stranglers are headlining at Triumph Live Sept 18
triumph-live.co.uk
spread the word
volumex2000 1 year ago 4
still waiting for change(?)
iamanarchy4u 1 year ago 2
QUALITY
The12ozBucket 1 year ago
something better change ya tory gits!
TheFoxington 1 year ago 2
Covered this in a band called City 11 back in '83. Loved playing it, particularly the outro. We had no keyboard player, but did what we could.
belovedklowny 1 year ago 2
Nice one elgroover.
Jools591 1 year ago 4
to Jools591 ~ Cheers Jools ☺ hadn't been on this post for a couple months, it needed some tidying ;-j
ELGROOVER 1 year ago
Apologies to anyone who had to read all that drivel with papermariob. Clearly he is an idiot who just likes to spout childish crap on YT. The good news is he has closed his account so we are rid of him. No doubt he will be back but I'll not lose any sleep over it.
Back to The Stranglers - JJ would have kicked his butt from John O Groats to Lands End!!
CombatRocks 1 year ago
I was always struck by how unique the guitar solo was on this. I do not think any of the 'greats' would have come up with that. The string bends sound like they are going to go out of tune and then get reigned in giving them kind of slurred speech effect
Nicomagic6 1 year ago
i love the end of this song
alexswift1 2 years ago 4
Seen them 3 times and awesome each time.they were all mad as hatters but made great and clever music.Along with the clash seen as elder statesman of punk/new wave.
mjraffe 2 years ago 3
great band - great story skunner
gontel 2 years ago 3
I got into The Stranglers quite by accident in 1978 i was released from a care home in Manchester into the care of my Aunty .She had asked me what i would like as a sort of coming home present and i told her Heroes album by David Bowie she got No more Heroes album by mistake. But couldn't take it back because she had nicked it .I must come from a family of villains
skunner64 2 years ago 28
"..she had nicked it .I must come from a family of villains"
Th@'s the way to do it...lol.... P-J Proudhon would be proud :-D
ELGROOVER 2 years ago
She nicked you a damn good album!
FarieChild4137 2 years ago 6
Amongst other things yes .
skunner64 2 years ago 5
@skunner64 THAT is a fantastic wee tale mate
hampden12 2 years ago
@skunner64 Gotta love that aunty
bigbarry999 1 year ago
@skunner64 . Your Aunty did you a great favour mate!
whouster 1 year ago
@skunner64 ....could be a short film...nice story.
modsheff1 1 year ago
@skunner64 nice one
davidwilson470 1 year ago
@skunner64 who said crime never pays lol top story mate i have been laughing for an hour love it!!!
stu0071887 9 months ago
@skunner64 that is a cracking story..pissed myself...thanks for shareing!!!!!!!.....squeak!
andymouse123 3 months ago
Love The Stranglers - music that actually has a purpose and stands for something meaningful.
peacewillcomesoon 2 years ago 10
Succinctly put. Rousing stuff isn't it. Not enough of it being made anymore, music with good purpose and meaning.
If we ever get out of this mess, history will see this as a time when people were stupified by materialism.
ELGROOVER 2 years ago 2
great post peacewillcomesoon
guffley 2 years ago 4
@peacewillcomesoon
Agreed. Not just great music. To me The Stranglers always seemed to be putting more effort into their music and lyrics than most of the new bands of that time, punk or otherwise.
Without commenting, I might also say that something did change: Margaret Thatcher was elected at the end of the seventies.
hartmusc 1 year ago
something better change
in britain
lablibconrobbers 2 years ago 18
Awesome! The Stranglers own!
AstorGamemaker 3 years ago 4
They are and they do!
ELGROOVER 3 years ago
Got turned on to the Stranglers in '78 by my Irish girlfriend in Jakarta, Indonesia, believe it or not. Next week my ear was pierced, etc. Thanks for posting the boys. Still my favorite by far from that era or genre. Even loved the later stuff!
kissrev1 2 years ago 3