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

Stadium Bowl Gateshead 25th June 1994

 


Another find from an old drive, but don't hold your breath with this one. For one, I think it runs fast and two, there were a lot of drop outs and things going on with the tape. I have made an attempt to clean it up a bit through editing.

Maybe it's me. I stopped going to see the band before this as I couldn't really reconcile 'my Stranglers' with The Stranglers of the mid-90's. That said, fair play to them, they were going out there and playing the new material. Another problem I had at his time with the band's live performances was the extent of John Ellis's noodling that to my ears rendered guitar lines almost unrecognisable compared with the original.

Whilst The Stranglers circa 1994 sank my boat, I do whole heartedly acknowledge that without this troubled period, there would have been no Golden anniversary and for that we all have to be thankful.

I am always happy to post Mark II/Mark III gigs, I am nothing if not even handed when it comes to The Stranglers... but the truth is I don't have a wealth of those gigs. So, and I have made a request in the past, if anyone wants to share any Mark II/Mark III gigs with me and the site (preferrably in lossless format) I would be very appreciative.

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-vcRDQZbN3U

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-JjTM621Wpy

01. Intro
02. Time To Die
03. Sometimes
04. She Gave It All
05. Still Life
06. North Winds
07. Always The Sun
08. Money
09. Paradise Row
10. Gain Entry To Your Soul
11. Face
12. Southern Mountains
13. Sinister
14. Duchess
15. All Day & All Of The Night
16. English Towns
17. Brainbox
18. Tank

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