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.


Thursday 31 October 2024

The Damned Bluebird Theater 10th July 2001

 


I don't do Halloween. I wasn't a fan when the kids were little and I had to caperone witches and warlocks to neighbours and then deal with the sugar-rush aftermath. I would prefer marking Samhain, the Pagan inspiration for this Hammer-esque kids event.

The Damned then are as close as it gets. Forget Karloff and Lugosi, Lee and Cushing.... here's Dave!

When Sensible reentered the Damned fold properly in 1996, the band spent a few years playing the old stuff. It wasn't until August 2001 that they finally released an album's worth of new material, but my, was it worth the wait. 'Grave Disorder' remains to be, for me at least, the best album from the band since 'Phantasmagoria'. This recording from the US a month ahead of the album's release is 'Grave Disorder' heavy, featuring no less than eight of the new tracks. 'Thrill Kill' was always a favourite and 'Would You Be So Hot (If You Weren't Dead?)' is a Damned classic... brilliant with the 'Imagine' run out.

Many thanks to the original uploader.

Happy Samhain folks!

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-HgtE7DHQU1

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-rnkSShslgj

01. Intro
02. Democracy?
03. New Rose
04. Song.Com
05. Wait For The Blackout
06. Captain & Dave
07. Would You Be So Hot (If You Weren't Dead?)
08. Amen
09. 13th Floor Vendetta
10. Neverland
11. Absinthe
12. Eloise
13. Thrill Kill
14. Neat Neat Neat
15. Encore Break
16. She
17. Love Song
18. Disco Man
19. Smash It Up (Part 1 & 2)

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