Any love for the Stranglers?

[LeftyStrat]

This simply kicks ass, finds more ass and kicks it again:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqfqVDHNW6c

[Bob S]

Amazing Lefty...
One of my favorite bands.
The simplicity of their music.
Simple & perfect.
The band had a tough go around.
Golden Brown... SharkBear.
How about The Sensational Alex Harvey Band ?
Faith Healer...

[LeftyStrat]

Amazing Lefty...
One of my favorite bands.
The simplicity of their music.
Simple & perfect.
The band had a tough go around.
How about The Sensational Alex Harvey Band ?
Faith Healer...

Yeah, kinda sucks their North American tour coincided with the hill side strangler. (wait my memory might be failing me).

Johnny Lydon called them hippies in punk clothes, but this song had all the punk attitude anyone could muster.

[overtone]

Excellent.
That track was the first decent record that I bought.
It was hidden on a white vinyl EP that came with the first Black and White albums.

I saw them a few times in London, it was that time when some human-beings thought it was cool to spit at the band.
Awful. JJ had a really long lead and used to basically back off and play from somewhere backstage.

On one gig I was right up the front but only witnessed the first opening chord of Tank before everything went black.
I woke up after the whole set was finished under a mixing desk.

[sepulchre]

I worked for a UK company back in the 90s - made some great friends. One of the guys gave me a Stranglers CD back then. I haven't heard it since. Guess I need to dust it off and check it out.

Maybe my search will come across my old Max Webster album. I miss it - Universal Juveniles.

[sepulchre]

Found 'em both. Stranglers are way more raw and punchy than I remembered (that one on youtube is great, Lefty!).

Max is more modern than I recalled. Still not bad but nowhere near as powerful as the guts of the Stranglers. Listening to them now, I wonder why I didn't pick up on them back then. Ah well, I was distracted by life at the time.

Anyway, thanks for bringing these guys to light!

[malt]

Stranglers are cool http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rxc9A6HyoLE

[Phil_S]

Do you think that's a Farfisa on that record? Fabulous sound.

[LeftyStrat]

Do you think that's a Farfisa on that record? Fabulous sound.

It does sound like a Farfisa. According to wikipedia he used a Hammond L-100. Never actually played one of those.

Reminds me I used to have one of the Vox Continental organs with the colors of the keys reversed. Man, I wish I had back all the old gear I sold.

Might need a warehouse, though.

[Phil_S]

I graduated from HS in 1970. There was a local band that played the dances -- guys were 1, 2, or more years older, so maybe 67-69 they were working. I can still remember the guy running that Farfisa like nobody's business. All the hits, lots of Wilson Picket (Mustang Sally, Knock on Wood), other soul singers (blue and brown eyed), Rolling Stones, Young Rascals -- you know, the music of the day. They did a good job for a bunch of white boys from upper middle class homes. They could manage two 70 or 80 minute sets, were rehearsed and very good. Not your average garage cover band. The Farfisa had it's own unique sound.

[LeftyStrat]

I graduated from HS in 1970. There was a local band that played the dances -- guys were 1, 2, or more years older, so maybe 67-69 they were working. I can still remember the guy running that Farfisa like nobody's business. All the hits, lots of Wilson Picket (Mustang Sally, Knock on Wood), other soul singers (blue and brown eyed), Rolling Stones, Young Rascals -- you know, the music of the day. They did a good job for a bunch of white boys from upper middle class homes. They could manage two 70 or 80 minute sets, were rehearsed and very good. Not your average garage cover band. The Farfisa had it's own unique sound.

Lucky bastards. I graduated in 1977 and all anyone wanted to hear when I was in high school was disco.

Our compromise was to cover "Play That Funky Music White Boy"

[malt]

any of you now this band ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zBGJ62eO5M

[crbowman]

How about The Sensational Alex Harvey Band ?
Faith Healer...

Bingo!!
For years I've thought I was the only guy who remembered this song.
Loved SAHB!
Saint Anthony!!

[Bob S]

@ crbowman
Didn't listen to this for a couple of years - still wowed me!
RAW! Individual layers put together.
Great live - a wild fun show.
The crowd always got their money's worth.
Bunch of maniacs backstage...

[crbowman]

'Course,
They're Scotsmen!
There's a couple of great vids of them on YouTube.
Gotta love Zal (the mime) Cleminson.
Saw them on TV back in the 70's. One of my first great WTF moments.