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.


Saturday, 31 May 2025

Peter Murphy The Observatory Santa Ana CA 30th December 2012

 

So this brings me back to some more familiar turf at least. Bauhaus are a band that just won't lay down and die. They are the Undead band, such is their legacy within the realms of post punk that people just won't let them go. Dave Vanian may have gone on record slating Pete Murphy for stealing his vampyric image, but certainly no band at that time sounded like Bauhaus and it didn't take too long before they were copied and a whole 'gothic' scene took to the wing as a result. Bauhaus' albums have stood the test of time I think and the members are still active. Peter Murphy has a new album out and it sounds great.... actually it sounds very like a Bauhaus album!

Anyway I digress, back to the recording at hand. This is from the 'Mr Moonlight' tour, a celebration of the 35th Anniversary of Bauhaus. sadly, it would appear that Pete Murphy has a few demons to battle, but on stage he is a great performer/frontman. I am glad I got to see Bauhaus back in '98 (first time comeback!).


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