Aural Sculptors - The Stranglers Live 1976 to the Present


Welcome to Aural Sculptors, a blog aimed at bringing the music of The Stranglers to as wide an audience as possible. Whilst all of the various members of the band that have passed through the ranks since 1974 are accomplished studio musicians, it is on stage where the band have for me had their biggest impact.

As a collector of their live recordings for many years I want to share some of the better quality material with other fans. By selecting the higher quality recordings I hope to present The Stranglers in the best possible light for the benefit of those less familiar with their material than the hardcore fan.

Needless to say, this site will steer well clear of any officially released material. As well as live gigs, I will post demos, radio interviews and anything else that I feel may be of interest.

In addition, occasionally I will post material by other bands, related or otherwise, that mean a lot to me.

Your comments and/or contributions are most welcome. Please email me at adrianandrews@myyahoo.com.


Wednesday 5 June 2024

Sex Pistols Bush Hall Benefit

 


Well this one has put the cat amongst the pigeons as they say. For me, who is neither deeply passionate about the sanctity of original line ups... (how the hell can I be) or the Pistols really I am a bystander to the argument. But I like seeing opinions expressed nevertheless.

I will never argue against bands playing benefits for smaller, independent venues... all power to the Pistol Three on that score. I do not know the history behind Bush Hall as I have only been there once, but it disgusts me that indie venues are constantly under threat of closure, if not from the machinations of property developers then the selfish actions of stupid people who, having moved close to an iconic venue do their damnedest to get a closure order imposed on it!

I was not fussed with attempting to buy a ticket (I thought it would be impossible and it proved to largely be the case from posts that I have read), but I am sure that those that are going will have a great night... Cook, Jones and Matlock make a pretty powerful trio in their own right.

What is upsetting is that there seems to be little improvement when it comes to secondary ticket sales... surely a downside of the AI revolution.

And... no word from Mr Lydon yet. Perhaps the response is being drafted by his lawyers as I write this!



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