The Stranglers - Live in Paris 1979

[64eck]

seen it loved it got the t-shirt....how good is that?

[PlayerAuditore]

Why was this band not mega?

[jimioutback]

Awesome. Really takes you for a dark ride this song - good track for a Klingon opera maybe. Love how JJ bashes his bass with such attitude at 6:57. Going to see Stranglers tonight in Belfast and this really gets me hyped for it.

[FP51DPO]

PS: Is that the Saxon hoard Dave is wearing on his fingers

[FP51DPO]

J S bach couldn't have penciled anything better than this even if he had a Hammond

[sismg]

wana tardis an go back stranglers best

[eckie4679]

Brilliant song and very good quality vid too. Hugh and JJB should have had their own signature geetars but the bozos at Fender don't recognise real talent.

I saw them a few times and none better than in Edinburgh Playhouse in the early 80s. They opened with Shah Shah A Go Go and it totally blew me away - one of the best live songs I've ever heard.

[MrBaggie09]

A great video, of the one of the greatest ever bands

[Icequeen1962]

that bass!!!! gets ya in ya guts eh?

[whitesoldier1962]

Masters of their craft they where !

[rubencon]

5:31 , EPIC !!!!

[oblongfan1]

fuck yeah. fuck all those other overated punk bands. stranglers= the real fathers of punk/new wave. hugh cornwell, jj, dave and jet will go down in history as gods

[themaninblack1874]

@oblongfan1

hugh cornwell is the godfather of punk.. i've always said that..

[hallibouye]

I was in the place......So great moment

[PooTillYouWin]

Muuch love for J.J <3

[themaninblack1874]

pound for pound this is a good a live performance by themeninblack that you will find.. i've followed them since '77 and had so many great moments and orgasms watching and listening to them.. the best band that will ever grace a stage..

[birdycannyfly]

@themaninblack1874

..with the possible exception of Radiohead

[BS3shocker]

the only band where everyone played lead

[nanouchet]

Un Monument ! La première fois que j'ai vu les Stranglers dans l'émission d'Antoine de Caune Chorus, je crois. A écouter absolument jusqu'au bout et vous aurez entendu parmi les meilleurs musiciens de leur époque. Une BAFFE...!

[86TERRYMAC]

This bass line sure gets you by the balls.

[sofakingdrunk66]

LEGENDS......

[quieterrps]

Thriving footage of The Stranglers is so great to see. No matter how limited their major commercial visibility ~ when it was this well oiled they must have felt a great sense of power. In their own league for certain. Best!

[rudydynxx]

can,t stop watching ths vid,stranglers out their on there own,no one can touch them

[rudydynxx]

genius,classic men in black,mozart would be wel impressd,wot a fucking song,don,t get bands like that nowadays.shame.thanks for upload.

[bellanita]

I love Jet Black! Just brilliant.

[doudforever]

Great !

[krisinblack]

Remember every bit from TV : Jet between glass plates, Hugh's ripped jacket, JJ going into the front rows..and of course a killer song brilliantly performed! Great memories, now in my favourites.

[hanging1v]

amazing

[hanging1v]

this is the stranglers at their peak' brilliant

[bearandlou]

The best times of my life so far was had at the front of a Stranglers gig. And for me, JJ Burnell and Jet Black are the best rhythm section I ever heard.

Thanks for posting a great reminder.

[MOTORFREAKER]

THE STRANGLERS AT THEIR VERY BEST !!!

(a french fan since 1980...)

[GANGARENE]

Whats up with JJ at 7.00 when he has a wee strop and thrashes his bass? anyone shed any light on that?

[SAINTPAULPAUL]

@GANGARENE Hey-check out Midnight Summers Dream live in '83 Germany posted by sham64andahalf...JJ gets boisterous in the last minute, thrashing his bass...also, check out the reverb on Dave G's keyboard work...oustanding....

[GANGARENE]

This is pure mint by the way...its like being back in the fucking seventies all over again!.....I dug a trench in the vinyl listening to Rattus Norvegicus...ace album...classic...and soooo fucking danceable...!...dont you just love them mean Strangler boys!

[cunningrapaho]

I do miss Shug though. ;-)

[cunningrapaho]

God bless the Stranglers. Epic!

[paddymacinblack]

..simply,..one of the best rock songs u will be likely 2 hear,..EVER!!,..this is wot it is all about,...this song has it ALL,..n' even after all these Years, still sends shivers up ma spine,...GENIAL!!:),..absloute­ly briliant footage and gr8 sound quality 4 that era,....woulda luvvd 2 see Shug n' JJ try goin in2 the crowd in Glasgow!!, LOL,..would not get back out coz we wd KEEP them!!

[TheBleech]

Three words...PURE, RAW, TALENTED, GENIUS...sorry that was four...

[rubencon]

Jet "FUCKIN' MASTER " Black , he is so simple playing but precise and has lot of technique , a must-listen drummer.

[almklit]

My all time top song.

[johnanthonyp]

Brilliant! Thebeauty of the composition in the finale more than mathces any prog rock! And all delivered with a sense of humour! Its a shame the keyboards were drowned out a little at the end though because they're so beautiful for such a dark piece. I think even Bach would have cocked an ear!

[Mariekesone]

Rats are known to keep themselves quite clean even down in the Sewer..its the Mice ....Don't you love the way he walks???....Hit that Bug... I love the Stranglers:-))

[TheBleech]

these four guys were...sorry, ARE pure genius...disagree with that and i'll come over and kick yer head in...:)

[MoveOverCasanova]

if this is punk, than genesis abacab is new wave---this is another song that shows that already on their first album the were superb composers and musicians

[louis0121]

Anyone thinking about starting a band should be made to watch this,if they could muster 10 percent of the talent/attitude of The Stranglers they`d be doing well.

[oblongfan1]

@louis0121 i hear ya. i wish i could start my own band and probably cover every single stranglers song ever made. but no luck finding ANYONE who could even play half as the master greenfield on keyboards. i dont think there ever will be anyone..

[femellabates]

@louis0121 i WAS thinking about starting a band, but i HAVE watched this and perhaps i will have to rethink the idea !!!!!! note to self " more practice, come back in another 5 years when i have REALLY mastered my instrument. " this only makes me feel very inadequate. lol

[jakkenton]

@femellabates No no no- just get out there and play, live experience will count for more than lone practice in my opinion... good luck!

[hanging1v]

top stranglers track, perfect music from the men in black'

[offerUcannotrefuse]

they really made bloody sharp good songs and I loved their attidude that days. My all time favorite band.

[FIFTY2WEEKS]

I love this track. Great album Rattus. It just occured to me that thge key board bit at the end sounds very much like The Nice circa 67/68!

[CosmoKrameryyz]

This song is just to good.The "rats rally"instrumental part at the end still sends a shiver up my spine.JJ's bass and Daves keyboards are mind bogglingly good and melodic!.

[CombatRocks]

Listen to Rats Rally through headphones and you'll hear it properly. The production by Martin Rushent is phenomenally good. Spine-tingling stuff!!

[hanging1v]

seeeeeeeeeeeewer was the stranglers at their beeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssstttttttt­ttttttt

[couscoustv]

MINT!!

[NineShagnasty]

Hugh looks pissed lol :D

[poopastybake]

Stranglers... The punks that could play

[bacemonkey]

@poopastybake what about the toy dolls?

[eckie4679]

@poopastybake They weren't really punks - thay had too much ability for that and lasted more than 5 minutes LOL

[craigivar]

Makes u want 2 play air keyboards

[hanging1v]

dave greenfield. tony banks of genesis best two keyboard players in the world my son,

[ldrtiki]

Dave Greenfield-best keyboard player of the whole Punk/New Wave era!

[paddymacinblack]

best feckin Keyboard player of ANY era!!!!!!

[hanging1v]

rats rally 09

[fergieinblack]

that is fantastic, luv it!!

[bigwitelaw]

they still alive?

[hanging1v]

magic concert we say la folie 09

[jolyonblack]

best live version ever! even hugh seemed up for it that night,would love to see hugh jump into a crowd in 2009!...or caz!.....

[ajj4account]

This is what the Doors would have sounded like with a strong bass player :)

[hanging1v]

BRILLIANT FOOTAGE

[pumkinbreath]

unique band .i wonder if bill nelson was inspired by these guys or visa versa?

[woodz60]

You are correct- The Stranglers were unique. Maybe they inspired Red Noise, but not Be Bop Deluxe, me thinks...

[SYHR112]

BRING ON 1ST NOV IN GLASGOW....

[MOTORFREAKER]

awesome !...fantastic !...men in black are the best !...

[alanhug]

fantastic. punk floyd. I'll be seeing them again in november 11, manchester 39th time.

[weaseldragon]

Absolutely monumental!

[chum38]

Raw and brilliant.

[hanging1v]

superb its like the tardis going back to the apollo glasgow? raven tour brilliant, thanks for posting s1v

[thenos4rat2]

listen to that fucking oberheim bass line, nothing like it ever, never will be .

[thenos4rat2]

fucking shit!

only joking its pretty mint

[lolsteele]

youtube again making the impossible possible

[phillintheuk1]

Strangler Heaven right here, listen to that grunting bass @ 5.33 ...what a band

[zslash99]

Very cool, merci ! :)

Especially interesting for showing how Jean-Jacques Burnel plays the bass round the 6th minute. Hey ?

Ya and I wonder if it's this live version of "down in the sewer" but remastered on the excellent "all live and all of the night" ?

[thebiggestbear]

This is bloody fantastic. It doesn't get better than this.

[theraven1979]

There is nothing cooler than this

[Chevalblanc]

Fantastic!

[Sravandrabellagola]

They're still shit hot but the classic line up was untouchable!

[XCERT4]

I"ll see you in the sewer darling (and dont be late)

[darrendarling]

fucking excellent