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 21 September 2024

Siouxsie And The Banshees Universal Amphitheater Los Angeles 21st December 1991 - UPDATED

 


Sometimes I forget what a great band the Banshees were. For me perhaps I am at odds with other fans of the band but I like early (late '70s material) and '90s material. I appreciate that for many the mid '80s were band's golden years. Each to their own I guess. 

I only managed to see them twice in London, once in '93 and once in '95. Here is a partial radio broadcast of the Banshees in the US, playing as part of Rodney Bingenheimer's KROQ annual 'Acoustic Christmas' gathering of station favourites. This is a short recording with 'Kiss Them For Me' unfortunately incomplete, but over just eight songs is not a bad career retrospective!

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-cx6f2qLIMx

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-5z148Q9uH1


Thanks go to Malcolm for sending me a complete MP3 version of the set with three extra tracks. Cheers, I appreciate it.

MP3: https://we.tl/t-DO1sMGLw65

01. Overground
02. Swimming Horses
03. Christine
04. Pulled To Bits
05. But Not Them
06. Trust In Me
07. Dear Prudence
08. Kiss Them For Me
09. Hong Kong Garden
10. Israel
11. All Tomorrow's Parties
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