63 year old guy... got to retirement home without internet access and leave us to enjoy the music. No one needs to hear about "how great it was in the old days" crap. Just enjoy the music, it's timeless.
Never understood why the Yanks never took to them. One of the best post-punk British bands (along with XTC). Why oh why can't they put their differences aside and get Hugh back in?
@youie66 This Yank was a big fan and they drew big crowds and got decent airplay, but never got the credit they deserrved here in the U.S. I never missed a live show here in Los Angeles and as much as I hate to say it, they always sounded bad because of Hugh Cornwall. I'll never forget when their 1st 2 lp's were released and how great they were. JJ Brunnell is a wiz and influenced my bass playing a lot. I was influenced by Jack Bruce, but JJ added another dimension.
@BaronTurco oh, thanks for filling me in. I had no idea. They certainly wanted to be Big In America. I saw Hugh Cornwell in Wellington, NZ, a few years back and he was amazingly brilliant, but there you go, we all have different tastes. I saw them a few years ago without Hugh and they were amazing as well, they did a note perfect rendition of Walk on By. Amazing.
@youie66 Hugh was talented and sounded great on vinyl, but he always seemed to be high on junk when I saw them live. He really looked like he was ready to nod out throughout every set I ever saw him play and it was echoed in his performance, unfortunately. That never stopped me from going, because after all, it was the fucking Stranglers, and now that I'm almost 64, I'm glad I went to every one of their concerts here in California.
Great band, great track - they were never a punk band, thouhg. more like the best of the pub rock bands. Take the pub rock ethos, add a dash of punk and voila! les stranglers!
@GymnasticsRiley Way to go kid. I'm 63 and glad to see The Stranglers, and I'm glad everyone can see them and a lot of other bands from that era, on YouTube, but it's tough to find better music than The Stranglers.
I bought the Rattus album in 1977 in cassette form(!) off the town market when I was just 13,the guy on the stall said he thought they weren't very female friendly fan wise and more of a bloke's group lol...I'm afraid they've always been my favourite group since then,changed my life.. :)
Thank f***k I grew up listening to music like this and not the X Factor drivel,. The Stranglers live at the City Halls Glasgow 1976 now , that was a f*****g concert!
@TheIrvo yeh i know what you mean i was there and saw them live..its hard to explain to people now what it was like back then..but musically it was fantastic..cheers
the most overlooked band of all time and live they were fuckin amazing.we were spoiled in the late 70s the stranglers,the clash ,pistols,the jam .elvis costello , could go on all day, just glad i was there
eveything about this band is super fucking under-rated and after 27 years of loving the fuck out of them, nothing's changed. they mean as much to me today as they did when I was 13...and that's fucking impressive!!!
i have to say it was a terrible shock and made me hit the mute button immediatly when i i put this song on and an advert for little wayne come on!! i wanted to listen to propper music
I went to see them last night. :D I was right at the front ,about 3 feet from JJ. I nearly died. I swear he looked right at me and we sang "Walkin' on the beaches" together :'). I was even closer to dying when he lent down to give me his guitar pick at the end. But the woman next to me snatched it first. :( Still, I touched his hand :D I play guitar, and will be learning bass soon. Pretty sure (hopeful?) he gave me some of the bass magic ;). P.S. I'm 15, and wanted to say: Mainstream = Shite. :)
Great early promo. They had all their original gear. JJ with that beautiful Fender bass. I think it was all stolen out of thier van,very early on,so you never see it again.
It's a pity it is EMI who is uploading it. After United Artists collapsed following a flop film and got swallowed-up by EMI, they mismanaged the Stranglers back catalogue and were the source of many disagreements within the band that eventually led to Hugh leaving. It would be good if we could say they realise their mistake now, but somehow I don't beleive they do. The Stanglers called them Every Mistake Imaginable.
Great lyrics ... Something better change or I'll stick my fingers right up your nose ... the Punk generation turn 50 in 2012 and have a mid life crisis ;-) Pogo may make a come back ;-)
@spocksleftball : you are from same era as me and you are correct sir. it feels just like it did then politically. it is impossible to look at these 4 people and NOT get it . this vid is important because is shows exactly how to present a BAND in a time where you have NO choice but to tell it like it is.....ball breaking courage of convictions ; and a lesson to all that think stage presence and political clout are somehow subordinate to being considered a talented musician.
@spocksleftball as i am not but a young clueless child and a bit wet behind the ears , what was this song refferring to , -what is it tht was better changing ? - , brixton riots , tatcher ... ???
@spocksleftball true the energy was their although not everyone liked it but i loved the stranglers i was 17 in 77 this was on the juke box in the pub we used spent pounds playing it over and over and over playing pool for money..magic times..
@spocksleftball I'm 63 and a veteran of the Hippie & Punk movements. It doesn't get any better. Even today's LSD is phoney and made out of cat shit for all the good it does. There are still some great groups and artists today, but they never make it on the top stations. The Stranglers live sound better to me today than in the days of the heighth of their success and popularity. J J Brunel is sounding better than ever on bass.
@bbggera ... I disagree, Black and White is killer... quite a 'difficult' listen but I love it's dark menacing paranoid filthiness... worth another listen mate!
@jonahflatfoot I agree. Black and White was their 'proving' album. They proved they weren't a flash in the pan. They weren't relying on a back catalogue. They produced a killer album from nothing in a few months. And yet it's almost a forgotten album. The bass sound on Black and White was the best sound ever produced by a bass guitar ever.
@BaronTurco Mushrooms my friend, grow them yourself it's really very easy and cheap. From what I gather there has not been good LSD since the Sandoz supplies dried up in the early '70's. Unfortunate since I was a toddler at that time.
@TheForkedtoungue Thanks. I just might try that. Yes, the good acid was gone by the mid-70's as you said. 1966 wqas a stellar year and 1969 was the best orange sunshine ever. A trip would last 2 1/1 days and another 2 days to sleep and recover. Great times. I love the movie "Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas", because at times they capture what a real acid trip is like. Terry Gillam knew his drugs.
@chargedoymachine If you got real, great Acid in this day and age I commend you highly. Mushrooms would be the closest thing I could find or grow, but they tend to make me violent, which was great in the slam pits in '78. Where else could you go a punch a complete stranger in the face? I was a pro wrestler for many years and the slam pits gave me a decent workout. Stick with the good Acid and you'll have some great times and even life-changing experiences. Go to Facebook. My name is Tom Hankins
@BaronTurco I'll add you as a friend and then you can see what a complete maniac I am, still at my age. I'm writing a book now about my life in pro wrestling, rock and roll and organized crime.No wonder I'm worn out. lol Take care and thank you for your reply. I generally get death threats from my posts. Take care kid and stick with it. I knew Tim Leary casually and he knew his shit and was a basic genius..
Saw them back in 1977 they were harbringers of change. I can still remember Hugh Cornwall shouting at an idiot in the front ' Gob at me again and We'll kick your fucking head in.' Ah Sweet memories.
Up until that point I thought that no one could ever relace Hugh but I have to admit that the Stranglers are now alive and kicking. I was totally blown away at how good they were. The set was mostly all of their early material Peaches, No More Heroes, Grip etc. etc and there was only about 3 songs that I did not know.
Absolutely F*cking Brilliant is the only way to describe them. Baz is now more a Strangler than Hugh ever was, powerful voice and awesome riffs.
I used to be a huge fan of the Stranglers and the last time I saw them was 1990 in Folkestone, Kent. They were a five piece band then with John Ellis in the band this was just before Hugh Cornwell left, when he did I thought that they were a dead group. I never thought that Hugh could be replaced but tonight on the spur of the moment I went to see them at Rock City in Nottingham (Black & Blue Tour) were they were back to a four piece band with Baz Warne on lead guitar and vocals.
@highschoolmusical841 Bollocks.rap consists of some useless arsehole with an serious attitude problem spouting meaningless,brainless garbage which no-one (apart from idiots)gives a fuck about.RAP-SIMPLE MUSIC FOR SIMPLE PEOPLE.
@sotonsmut I was upstairs in the circle.ACE,BRILL FANTASTIC.Great band,great music.Better than the brainless shit that's churned out nowadays.Who the fucks Beyonce???..
the drummer jet black is as hard as fuc*kig granite, maybe he can get dave greenfield and hugh (looks like a geography teacher now) cornwell and the frog to come to their senses and go on tour as the stranglers again, i seen them many times and i want my kids to see them, my daughter wants me to give her money to go to see take (fuc*ing) that for christs sake......bunch of poncey untalented gits, help i'm living in a bear cage.
@boylosh1 i think jj would rather stick his own fingers up his own nose!!! after listening to hughs interviews and reading his autobiography my opinion of him has changed. when he left he stranglers he fully expected them to fold.,he believed HE WAS the stranglers and without him they would be nothing. he forgot that jj wrote as many songs as he did and in fact they are going from strength to strength. their last 2 albums are fantastic. and hugh where is he now his psuedo intellectual crap ?
@boylosh1 i think jj would rather stick his own fingers up his own nose!!! after listening to hughs interviews and reading his autobiography my opinion of him has changed. when he left he stranglers he fully expected them to fold.,he believed HE WAS the stranglers and without him they would be nothing. he forgot that jj wrote as many songs as he did and in fact they are going from strength to strength. their last 2 albums are fantastic. and hugh where is he now his psuedo intellectual crap ?
Fucking awesome song.The Stranglers were the first rock band I ever saw live, performing live at the Perth Entertainment Centre May 85-I was 15,one of the most magical nights of my life..This track puts today's so called "punk" bollocks to shame. Yes I',m talking about that Good Charlotete /latter day Green Day crap.
Close to punk in their early days but so much better and more talented than the average "PUNK" band.
Their longevity , with or without Hugh Cornwell, is remarkable. Especially when you consider many bands of this era burnt brightly but only for a short time.
@UoMPandP I've been a fan since about 1997. Dreamtime was the first album of theirs I bought, though I've known about them since 1988 or '89, and was familiar with the song 'Golden Brown' and few others. They've since been one of my favorites. There are too many gems to mention that I didn't discover until later unfortunately, however it's all balanced out pretty well. You?
Was lucky enough to see The stranglers Edinburgh Playhouse Dreamtime was the Album. Ghost train was my fav. Think it was 1986. They were the Bench mark totally !!!
@Ianm456 Yeah, Ghost train is one of my faves too, a sure classic. That's cool you got to see them live. They were so ahead of their time, as you said, "...the benchmark"!
@UoMPandP who dosent. oh yeah every wanker who likes these shit pop stars these days. anyway have all these videos of stranglers collection i pop every day in my dvd player. good to know there are others who appreciate RREAL fucking music
63 year old guy... got to retirement home without internet access and leave us to enjoy the music. No one needs to hear about "how great it was in the old days" crap. Just enjoy the music, it's timeless.
KrunoJanes 1 day ago
Brilliant! just f-in brilliant!! :-)
QRCharts 2 days ago
This title is so apt today in 2012. Some thing never change...but they better.
BaronTurco 4 days ago
Never understood why the Yanks never took to them. One of the best post-punk British bands (along with XTC). Why oh why can't they put their differences aside and get Hugh back in?
youie66 5 days ago
@youie66 This Yank was a big fan and they drew big crowds and got decent airplay, but never got the credit they deserrved here in the U.S. I never missed a live show here in Los Angeles and as much as I hate to say it, they always sounded bad because of Hugh Cornwall. I'll never forget when their 1st 2 lp's were released and how great they were. JJ Brunnell is a wiz and influenced my bass playing a lot. I was influenced by Jack Bruce, but JJ added another dimension.
BaronTurco 5 days ago
@BaronTurco oh, thanks for filling me in. I had no idea. They certainly wanted to be Big In America. I saw Hugh Cornwell in Wellington, NZ, a few years back and he was amazingly brilliant, but there you go, we all have different tastes. I saw them a few years ago without Hugh and they were amazing as well, they did a note perfect rendition of Walk on By. Amazing.
youie66 4 days ago
@youie66 Hugh was talented and sounded great on vinyl, but he always seemed to be high on junk when I saw them live. He really looked like he was ready to nod out throughout every set I ever saw him play and it was echoed in his performance, unfortunately. That never stopped me from going, because after all, it was the fucking Stranglers, and now that I'm almost 64, I'm glad I went to every one of their concerts here in California.
BaronTurco 4 days ago
YES !!
jsnale 1 week ago
I grew up with this music!
Sophie01565 2 weeks ago
Li'l Davy Greenfield for the win!
MisterDensity 2 weeks ago
In there home town at the G'live Guildford on Tuesday 20 March 2012
superdroop1 3 weeks ago
I'd forgotten how good this shit was 8-(
lewisner 3 weeks ago
Great band, great track - they were never a punk band, thouhg. more like the best of the pub rock bands. Take the pub rock ethos, add a dash of punk and voila! les stranglers!
Wayzgoosey 3 weeks ago
Something better change before the financial system breaks down
TheBigBanggggg 3 weeks ago
Anthem of my pub in the 80's...
piccolosarto007 3 weeks ago
They got arested when they did this song i think or there other song ....anyone help and tell me ??? x
GymnasticsRiley 1 month ago
hes got a god voice but sounds funny but good song in genaral
trashman456100 1 month ago
@trashman456100 Yeah It is Me And Like their songs ha xx punk rock at its very best
GymnasticsRiley 1 month ago 2
This Is a Brilliant song even though im 13 years old my dad has on the cd's to the stranglers !x
GymnasticsRiley 1 month ago
@GymnasticsRiley Way to go kid. I'm 63 and glad to see The Stranglers, and I'm glad everyone can see them and a lot of other bands from that era, on YouTube, but it's tough to find better music than The Stranglers.
BaronTurco 4 days ago
black and white the raven and meninblack were all good
jellobeAFFter 1 month ago
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trashman456100 1 month ago
This is what a rock n roll band should be like....
jonahflatfoot 1 month ago
dave greenfield you are the 'ducks guts' mate
santanocci 1 month ago
22 in 77 nothings changed im afraid.
TheNamron55 2 months ago
How come advertising loads INSTANTLY and the video itself takes centuries to buffer? Ah, priorities, google... priorities...
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JonnyMcCraine22 2 months ago
So much attitude conveyed through a P Bass !
Q3Cyrus 2 months ago
crybabies all can't Change time-learn to be in time to change the future
jimmyredable 2 months ago
everybody is on drugs. i love it
choadkin 3 months ago
Bloody brilliant!
ganz7ful 3 months ago
I bought the Rattus album in 1977 in cassette form(!) off the town market when I was just 13,the guy on the stall said he thought they weren't very female friendly fan wise and more of a bloke's group lol...I'm afraid they've always been my favourite group since then,changed my life.. :)
p1ngu45 3 months ago 4
Late seventies were fantastic but we did not make enough, yes.
ramone2263 3 months ago
Back then I thought Hugh looked old - now I think he looks really hot - something changed..
slljarvis 4 months ago
so great great music to listened in england but in begium i have not the same effect
queenmagic1982 4 months ago
Thank f***k I grew up listening to music like this and not the X Factor drivel,. The Stranglers live at the City Halls Glasgow 1976 now , that was a f*****g concert!
TheIrvo 4 months ago
@TheIrvo yeh i know what you mean i was there and saw them live..its hard to explain to people now what it was like back then..but musically it was fantastic..cheers
59jimmyb 4 months ago
the most overlooked band of all time and live they were fuckin amazing.we were spoiled in the late 70s the stranglers,the clash ,pistols,the jam .elvis costello , could go on all day, just glad i was there
tony671 5 months ago 2
@tony671 you are so right we were spoilt..there was so much energy it came light a bolt from the blue..glad i was there..cheers
59jimmyb 4 months ago
The tabby cat makes this video - Tabby's Rule!
MENSFORTHHILL99 5 months ago
back when im supot...
hardcortezticles 5 months ago
SOLFEST !!!
TheVelocityTs 5 months ago
eveything about this band is super fucking under-rated and after 27 years of loving the fuck out of them, nothing's changed. they mean as much to me today as they did when I was 13...and that's fucking impressive!!!
tommynnocker 5 months ago 2
@tommynnocker fucking LOVE EM!!!!!!
gasattack99 3 months ago
STICK MY FINGERS RIGHT UP YOUR NOSE lol
RAY0112006 5 months ago
fuck u corwell?smack ead wank
dregs1983 5 months ago
i love the stranglers
Sefco26 5 months ago
i have to say it was a terrible shock and made me hit the mute button immediatly when i i put this song on and an advert for little wayne come on!! i wanted to listen to propper music
lovemusic5006 5 months ago
I went to see them last night. :D I was right at the front ,about 3 feet from JJ. I nearly died. I swear he looked right at me and we sang "Walkin' on the beaches" together :'). I was even closer to dying when he lent down to give me his guitar pick at the end. But the woman next to me snatched it first. :( Still, I touched his hand :D I play guitar, and will be learning bass soon. Pretty sure (hopeful?) he gave me some of the bass magic ;). P.S. I'm 15, and wanted to say: Mainstream = Shite. :)
BethanyRachelFairley 5 months ago
@BethanyRachelFairley fantastic where are they next kirk bunce face book
sismg 5 months ago
51 an still listen to the stranglers go jj on bass dave jet an oh yer soz mr cornwall hemel pavilion 77 or so
sismg 5 months ago
I ffing love the awesome closeup at 1:00. They all look so badass, I wanna be in a band like this today as I'm about the age they were then.
charlie123abc360 5 months ago
look at JJ Burnel's head at 1:16 precisely ... funny face of this good guy ;-)
kalisteboat 5 months ago
The biz........
longclawson 6 months ago
Great early promo. They had all their original gear. JJ with that beautiful Fender bass. I think it was all stolen out of thier van,very early on,so you never see it again.
Some bugger must have it now though???
MrFireblade67 6 months ago
@MrFireblade67 Yeah, probably Steve Jones from the sex pistols!
fatskin1 5 months ago
yessssssssss.. remember the time...... and the music ..... and the dope... hehehheeee, although the dope today is not bad.... heheheheheee
Mischtchratzer 6 months ago
Dirtiest organ ( sound) around
stellaviolens 6 months ago
@stellaviolens dirtiest bass sound around...LOVE IT!
modsheff1 6 months ago
What an ugly guitar :/
thelonelydinosaur69 7 months ago
JJ is wearing the notorious 'penis T-shirt'
napoleonbonerpart 7 months ago
Good song and great vid.
It's a pity it is EMI who is uploading it. After United Artists collapsed following a flop film and got swallowed-up by EMI, they mismanaged the Stranglers back catalogue and were the source of many disagreements within the band that eventually led to Hugh leaving. It would be good if we could say they realise their mistake now, but somehow I don't beleive they do. The Stanglers called them Every Mistake Imaginable.
napoleonbonerpart 7 months ago
CLASSIC!
killa2006 7 months ago
a woman without a man is like a fish without bicycle
SunRaww 7 months ago
Great lyrics ... Something better change or I'll stick my fingers right up your nose ... the Punk generation turn 50 in 2012 and have a mid life crisis ;-) Pogo may make a come back ;-)
daviddalbylive 7 months ago
I wish something had changed. At 50 looking back, we didn't do enough to make it stick.
spocksleftball 8 months ago 21
@spocksleftball Too true...got to listen to some good music though eh?
Markofsatan 8 months ago
@spocksleftball : you are from same era as me and you are correct sir. it feels just like it did then politically. it is impossible to look at these 4 people and NOT get it . this vid is important because is shows exactly how to present a BAND in a time where you have NO choice but to tell it like it is.....ball breaking courage of convictions ; and a lesson to all that think stage presence and political clout are somehow subordinate to being considered a talented musician.
peakhouse 7 months ago
@spocksleftball as i am not but a young clueless child and a bit wet behind the ears , what was this song refferring to , -what is it tht was better changing ? - , brixton riots , tatcher ... ???
Leemo707 4 months ago
@Leemo707 you had to be there in 77if you were you would understand...
59jimmyb 4 months ago
@59jimmyb fair does
Leemo707 3 months ago
@spocksleftball true the energy was their although not everyone liked it but i loved the stranglers i was 17 in 77 this was on the juke box in the pub we used spent pounds playing it over and over and over playing pool for money..magic times..
59jimmyb 4 months ago
@spocksleftball I'm 63 and a veteran of the Hippie & Punk movements. It doesn't get any better. Even today's LSD is phoney and made out of cat shit for all the good it does. There are still some great groups and artists today, but they never make it on the top stations. The Stranglers live sound better to me today than in the days of the heighth of their success and popularity. J J Brunel is sounding better than ever on bass.
BaronTurco 3 months ago 9
@BaronTurco But... everything after there first two albums really sucked...
bbggera 1 month ago
@bbggera ... I disagree, Black and White is killer... quite a 'difficult' listen but I love it's dark menacing paranoid filthiness... worth another listen mate!
jonahflatfoot 1 month ago
@jonahflatfoot I agree. Black and White was their 'proving' album. They proved they weren't a flash in the pan. They weren't relying on a back catalogue. They produced a killer album from nothing in a few months. And yet it's almost a forgotten album. The bass sound on Black and White was the best sound ever produced by a bass guitar ever.
stationers 1 month ago
@stationers I love 'Black and White', I think it sounds like the first two albums just with different type of lyrics but still great!
fickifickmaster 4 weeks ago
@BaronTurco Mushrooms my friend, grow them yourself it's really very easy and cheap. From what I gather there has not been good LSD since the Sandoz supplies dried up in the early '70's. Unfortunate since I was a toddler at that time.
TheForkedtoungue 2 weeks ago
@TheForkedtoungue Thanks. I just might try that. Yes, the good acid was gone by the mid-70's as you said. 1966 wqas a stellar year and 1969 was the best orange sunshine ever. A trip would last 2 1/1 days and another 2 days to sleep and recover. Great times. I love the movie "Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas", because at times they capture what a real acid trip is like. Terry Gillam knew his drugs.
BaronTurco 2 weeks ago
@BaronTurco no need to disparage, im only 18 and ive taken great lsd and seen lots of great punk bands, no worries its not all for the shitter
chargedoymachine 1 week ago
@chargedoymachine If you got real, great Acid in this day and age I commend you highly. Mushrooms would be the closest thing I could find or grow, but they tend to make me violent, which was great in the slam pits in '78. Where else could you go a punch a complete stranger in the face? I was a pro wrestler for many years and the slam pits gave me a decent workout. Stick with the good Acid and you'll have some great times and even life-changing experiences. Go to Facebook. My name is Tom Hankins
BaronTurco 1 week ago
@BaronTurco I'll add you as a friend and then you can see what a complete maniac I am, still at my age. I'm writing a book now about my life in pro wrestling, rock and roll and organized crime.No wonder I'm worn out. lol Take care and thank you for your reply. I generally get death threats from my posts. Take care kid and stick with it. I knew Tim Leary casually and he knew his shit and was a basic genius..
BaronTurco 1 week ago
I wish something had changed. At 50 looking back, we didn't do enough to make it stick.
spocksleftball 8 months ago
Here I am 44 years old and this song still makes me want to destroy something. One of the greatest guitar solos you'll ever hear. Magic
ajptmcnegg 8 months ago
Very "That Petrol Emotion"...... ;o)
tigerspuds 8 months ago
Saw them back in 1977 they were harbringers of change. I can still remember Hugh Cornwall shouting at an idiot in the front ' Gob at me again and We'll kick your fucking head in.' Ah Sweet memories.
gerlan1234to 8 months ago
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miesman1234 9 months ago
this is the song that "tipped" my head when i was about 12 ...1978...and all my m8s were into Kiss and Van Halen...and such...yuck
swampdodger33 10 months ago 2
@swampdodger33 your mates had taste !
dave2806 7 months ago
i saw em at pink toothbrush many moons ago...
dooley169 10 months ago
I can't wait to kill Vevo with my big fucking dick.
starkweather444 10 months ago
seeing these lads tomorrow night should be a decent evening
Boomo0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0 10 months ago
Saw them in Cambridge couple of nights ago. FANTASTIC!!
Memorex62 10 months ago
nevíte někdo, jestli se tady naljít první tři desky stranglers?
nixor111 10 months ago
Brighton Dome 18/03 - bring it on.
TheMetalmullet 10 months ago
This post starts 2 messages below this one.
Do yourself a major service and go and see these guys I guarantee you you will not be disappointed they are amazing once again.
I'm hoping to make the Sheffield 02 Academy on the 25th of March.
S4693B 10 months ago
@S4693B saw them on friday in hammersmith it was great
dragonfitter 10 months ago
Up until that point I thought that no one could ever relace Hugh but I have to admit that the Stranglers are now alive and kicking. I was totally blown away at how good they were. The set was mostly all of their early material Peaches, No More Heroes, Grip etc. etc and there was only about 3 songs that I did not know.
Absolutely F*cking Brilliant is the only way to describe them. Baz is now more a Strangler than Hugh ever was, powerful voice and awesome riffs.
S4693B 10 months ago
I used to be a huge fan of the Stranglers and the last time I saw them was 1990 in Folkestone, Kent. They were a five piece band then with John Ellis in the band this was just before Hugh Cornwell left, when he did I thought that they were a dead group. I never thought that Hugh could be replaced but tonight on the spur of the moment I went to see them at Rock City in Nottingham (Black & Blue Tour) were they were back to a four piece band with Baz Warne on lead guitar and vocals.
S4693B 10 months ago
* " stick MY fingers right up YOUR nose" < hah, had to correct myself there :D
MissFallOutBoy95 10 months ago
"stick your fingers right up my nose" ,, ahhh,, quality line:D
MissFallOutBoy95 10 months ago
It sounds like something is knocked over near the end of the song
googleisshittoss 11 months ago
@googleisshittoss Your glass.
mccon59 11 months ago
That is one cool bass.
blueridger28 11 months ago
@highschoolmusical841 Thank you, mate. I'll check them out as soon as I can. Cheers!
tomkingsbridge 11 months ago
@highschoolmusical841 Tell me some good, "true", rap bands. I want to check 'em out.
tomkingsbridge 11 months ago
@highschoolmusical841 Bollocks.rap consists of some useless arsehole with an serious attitude problem spouting meaningless,brainless garbage which no-one (apart from idiots)gives a fuck about.RAP-SIMPLE MUSIC FOR SIMPLE PEOPLE.
crustywasp 1 year ago
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Skinny Jeans !
thethirstygerman 1 year ago
Skinny Jeans !
thethirstygerman 1 year ago
The bass guy is a true punk singer, but Hugh is a better singer on the whole.
HabboTeck 1 year ago
my dad got me into these bands, better then half the shit you hear today haha
CVcivilrights 1 year ago 45
@CVcivilrights half? only?
gabrymr 7 months ago
@CVcivilrights
Only half?
And WHY, OH FUCKING WHY is there a CALVIN HARRIS advert on before the video!?
bluemoonrising26 7 months ago
genius
warlockboyburns 1 year ago
I like this garage punk band look.
Nagneto 1 year ago 2
see them live in 1978 in southampton they were hetic. lol
sotonsmut 1 year ago
@sotonsmut was that the gaumont? by the railway station?BRILL CONCERT,RAP IS SHIT.
crustywasp 1 year ago
@crustywasp Yeah it was. Was right at the front, seems a bit surreal now thou!! lol
sotonsmut 1 year ago
@sotonsmut I was upstairs in the circle.ACE,BRILL FANTASTIC.Great band,great music.Better than the brainless shit that's churned out nowadays.Who the fucks Beyonce???..
crustywasp 1 year ago
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BTLOZENGEXXX 1 year ago
Saw them in Glasgow Apollo, went for a p1sh and came back to find them just finishing Nice 'n' sleezy complete with stage extras !! dogh !!
BTLOZENGEXXX 1 year ago
Great video, loving JJ's Green P-Bass too!
jakkenton 1 year ago
STICK MY FINGERS RIGHT UP YOUR NOSE!
ady10001 1 year ago 4
vevo sucks
ColtyRamone 1 year ago 2
stick my fingers right up your nose.
chrisdable 1 year ago
AMAZING
macthedancinghorse 1 year ago
Anyone know where this was shot? Looks like some grimy part of south london, probably near me.
manmaas 1 year ago
Brill and shit hot in the 70s at the Gigs at Demontfort Hall in Leicester.
tutonicshane 1 year ago
fuck your shit ad at the beginning you homo wanker
mongrelkant 1 year ago
@mongrelkant <- what a nice person. I'm sure his mother is proud.
uberpedant 1 year ago
@mongrelkant I'm going to Las Vegas and shitting on the runway.
ady10001 1 year ago
I remember riding my honda 750 to work with this on my sony walkman many many years ago. Ahh good times
glasgowbiker 1 year ago
love the 70's grit in this. well crafted, gritty rock.
atomicFlyer 1 year ago
the drummer jet black is as hard as fuc*kig granite, maybe he can get dave greenfield and hugh (looks like a geography teacher now) cornwell and the frog to come to their senses and go on tour as the stranglers again, i seen them many times and i want my kids to see them, my daughter wants me to give her money to go to see take (fuc*ing) that for christs sake......bunch of poncey untalented gits, help i'm living in a bear cage.
boylosh1 1 year ago
@boylosh1 i think jj would rather stick his own fingers up his own nose!!! after listening to hughs interviews and reading his autobiography my opinion of him has changed. when he left he stranglers he fully expected them to fold.,he believed HE WAS the stranglers and without him they would be nothing. he forgot that jj wrote as many songs as he did and in fact they are going from strength to strength. their last 2 albums are fantastic. and hugh where is he now his psuedo intellectual crap ?
marcuslaughton 11 months ago
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@boylosh1 i think jj would rather stick his own fingers up his own nose!!! after listening to hughs interviews and reading his autobiography my opinion of him has changed. when he left he stranglers he fully expected them to fold.,he believed HE WAS the stranglers and without him they would be nothing. he forgot that jj wrote as many songs as he did and in fact they are going from strength to strength. their last 2 albums are fantastic. and hugh where is he now his psuedo intellectual crap ?
marcuslaughton 11 months ago
NOW THIS is PUNK!
Nagneto 1 year ago
thinking man's punk band thought provoking
twixbits 1 year ago
cool bass
KooolKaL 1 year ago
something better change with todays music,nothing out their comes close to this,,,its pathetic..long live the stranglers,no one can touch them.
rudydynxx 1 year ago
I'm going on saturday too! I can't friggin wait as well
crozwayne 1 year ago
omg yeah im goin on saturday cant friggin wait lol x
missdaisyxxx1 1 year ago
stick my fingers right up ya nooose! LOL
modsheff1 1 year ago
I hope kids realize what's on Jean-Jacques' t-shirt...
watcherwatcher2 1 year ago
@watcherwatcher2 I can't make it out? What is it?
chadisapunkrocker 1 year ago
Stranglers are headlining at Triumph Live Sept 18
triumph-live.co.uk
spread the word
volumex2000 1 year ago
@volumex2000 yep an i will be there, supporting act mumford & sons , they are amazing too !!
emmapples 1 year ago
seen them live early80's loch lomond fest brill
barkinp 1 year ago
Go Dave !
TheGazinblack 1 year ago
Great song, excellent video
collideascope 1 year ago
stranglers are great! :D first song i heard from them was peaches since then i'm a massive fan.
lfctwentytwo 1 year ago
JJB is the definition of cool.
TijucaWeirdo 1 year ago 23
Jet was hot in this vid :) Wish I was a groupie back then
bellanita 1 year ago
Fucking awesome song.The Stranglers were the first rock band I ever saw live, performing live at the Perth Entertainment Centre May 85-I was 15,one of the most magical nights of my life..This track puts today's so called "punk" bollocks to shame. Yes I',m talking about that Good Charlotete /latter day Green Day crap.
abagail4me 1 year ago 2
Close to punk in their early days but so much better and more talented than the average "PUNK" band.
Their longevity , with or without Hugh Cornwell, is remarkable. Especially when you consider many bands of this era burnt brightly but only for a short time.
rivernith 1 year ago
i always thought hugh sang this song. i was wrong
killingjokefan1 1 year ago
beautiful
teknofonix 1 year ago 2
Stranglers are quality!
RattusRosco21 1 year ago 3
Ace video
ady10001 1 year ago
Fuzck you, advert!
TROLLMAST3R 1 year ago
2nd favorite bass player after Hooky
ady10001 1 year ago
Going to see this lot next Tuesday in Brighton, can't wait...last saw them 33 years ago!!!
NickForest999 1 year ago 7
@NickForest999 you wont be dissapointed, they are awsome, from mark, big j.j. fan and karate 5th dan.
urkoagnes 1 year ago
im 44 think i was about 11 when this came out...still 2 fingers up ye...yeah take it hugh...
akastuntfish 1 year ago
Ah, the internet. So who likes the Stranglers?
UoMPandP 1 year ago 145
@UoMPandP MEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
I didn't know there were two singers...
koitorob 1 year ago
@UoMPandP bernard sumner does
monomachine 1 year ago
@UoMPandP I do! they are very original with there music, and they make very good covers! You can't deny it!
pvandck 1 year ago
@UoMPandP I've been a fan since about 1997. Dreamtime was the first album of theirs I bought, though I've known about them since 1988 or '89, and was familiar with the song 'Golden Brown' and few others. They've since been one of my favorites. There are too many gems to mention that I didn't discover until later unfortunately, however it's all balanced out pretty well. You?
INITIALSJE 1 year ago
Was lucky enough to see The stranglers Edinburgh Playhouse Dreamtime was the Album. Ghost train was my fav. Think it was 1986. They were the Bench mark totally !!!
Ianm456 1 year ago
@Ianm456 Yeah, Ghost train is one of my faves too, a sure classic. That's cool you got to see them live. They were so ahead of their time, as you said, "...the benchmark"!
INITIALSJE 1 year ago
@UoMPandP I love em.
weaselwig 11 months ago
@UoMPandP who dosent. oh yeah every wanker who likes these shit pop stars these days. anyway have all these videos of stranglers collection i pop every day in my dvd player. good to know there are others who appreciate RREAL fucking music
oblongfan1 11 months ago
Not too much of interest to read in these recent comments about the Strangers. Very juvenile really given the likely age of the participants.
weenyone 1 year ago
Ah bless..you are an angry little chappy . Hope it gets better for you.
weaselwig 2 years ago
papermariob . Please let us all know what music you like ?.
weaselwig 2 years ago
R&B ...It is the ONLY music
papermariob 2 years ago
The crap modern excuse for r&b or the genuine r&b?
Zeppelinguy666 2 years ago 3