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, 1 March 2023

Ramones Vogue Theatre Indianapolis 6th December 1979

 


It's clear from the previous post, a public row between the two heavyweights of the New York punk scene (over the purloining of the early Ramones composition 'Chinese Rocks' by The Heartbreakers), that band rivalries are fierce affairs, especially in relatively young scenes. Within punk it wasn't just The Clash and The Jam bad mouthing each other!

In the article, Thunders does seem to make a reasonable point that seemingly songs about sniffing glue and/or a particular brand of oven cleaner can pass Ramones quality control whereas, a song about heroin crosses the line...

Johnny's contention that they did not want to sing about heroin since "You gotta draw the line somewhere", was short lived as 'Chinese Rocks' was back in the band's set just a couple of years later, as in this show from Indianapolis.

Sadly, the comment too about Dee Dee being clean wasn't a forever deal either...

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01. Drum Intro
02. Blitzkrieg Bop
03. Teenage Lobotomy
04. Rockaway Beach
05. I Don't Want You
06. Go Mental
07. Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment
08. Rock 'N' Roll High School
09. I Wanna Be Sedated
10. I Just Want To Have Something To Do
11. Bad Brain
12. I'm Against It
13. Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
14. Havana Affair
15. Commando
16. Needles & Pins
17. I'm Affected
18. Surfin' Bird
19. Cretin Hop
20. All The Way
21. California Sun
22. I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You
23. Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World
24. Pinhead
25. Do You Wanna Dance?
26. Suzy Is A Headbanger
27. Let's Dance
28. Chinese Rocks
29. Beat On The Brat
30. We're A Happy Family
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  1. Lewdd2 March 2023 at 04:17

    Nothing happens when I click on the links. any issues on your end? thanks in advance for posting it. looking forward to downloading

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