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 8 December 2023

The Pogues Hammersmith Odeon London 8th December 1985 (TFTLTYTD#3)

 


This could not be more apt. The Pogues touring 'Rum, Sodomy & The Lash' on this very day 38 years ago. Today also happens to be Shane's funneral. The band's second album was in my opinion their masterpiece, albeit one of a trio of peerless albums, the first three from the band. I used to have this on tape, but mislaid it some years ago. Thanks to musicfan1 for the Dime uploaded replacement!

Some weeks ago I put a list of bands that I intended to post as part of a 'Too Fast To Live Too Young To Die' themed thread. The Pogues were on that list as Phil Chevron was lost to cancer some years ago. Now Shane is gone too. Bad days.

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-6qGw1i6Ii0

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-WUjyoLgoHZ

01. Intro
02. The Sickbed Of Cuchulainn
03. Streams Of Whiskey
04. Billy's Bones
05. Repeal Of The Licensing Laws
06. Transmetropolitan
07. The Old Main Drag
08. A Pair Of Brown Eyes
09. Dirty Old Town
10. Wild Cats Of Kilkenny
11. Whiskey You're The Devil
12. Sally MacLennane
13. Jesse James
14. I'm A Man You Don't Meet Every Day
15. Dingle Regatta
16. The Gentleman Soldier
17. Poor Paddy
18. Waxie's Dargle
19. And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
20. Boys From The County Hell
21. The Wild Rover
22. Sea Shanty
23. The Parting Glass
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