It really is some achievement, 50 continuous years in one of the maddest professions there is. It is strange to think just a few weeks ago, when marking the Rattus anniversary the review hook line from Melody Makers' review of the album cropped up that simply stated 'The music on the album confirms that the Stranglers have little or nothing to offer'. No Nostradamus that hack!
When the Stones advertised their '50 and Counting' tour back in 2012 I think that I rolled my eyes (but then again I have never been a fan of the band!) and now my chosen band have reached (nearly) the same milestone and it makes me feel quite odd, not to say old!
For the nay-sayers, and they are out there, the arguments against the continuation of the band falter somewhat when considered in light of the 'Dark Matters' album. The darkly reflective and in parts damn melancholy (for good reason of course) nature of the album is becoming for a band marking such a monumental birthday.
Who would have thought eh?
Huge achievement I feel an orchestra gig coming at the Royal Albert Hall
ReplyDeleteHi can please upload the stranglers London Shepherds Bush Empire 21/11/98
ReplyDeleteIt is definitely quite an achievement, I remember going to Cardiff to see them on their 40th anniversary tour.
ReplyDeleteIt is a shame that there is no sign of a gig in Wales.