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.


Friday, 16 May 2025

Hugh Cornwell Stone Im Ratinger Hof Dusseldorf 30th September 2011

 


A little bit of Hugh for a Friday evening then. Here he is, with band, back in 2011 at the Stone Club in Dusseldorf. I think that I must have said this before but Hugh must keep an eye on the set that his former band is playing in any given year in which he is also touring because he is wont to throw in some songs on a regular basis that he knows full well that we won't hear in a Stranglers set, at least in the same time frame. Here we have 'Bear Cage' and 'School Mam'. More recently it was 'Waltzinblack' and 'Turn The Centuries Turn' and it may be that these sound a little odd, quirky even, but what the hell... I want to hear that stuff.

Many thanks to Peter as ever for sharing this one!






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