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.


Monday, 18 November 2024

Summer Punk All Dayers

 

Well it's no surprise that the three talking Pistols would get some further milage out the recent set up with Frank Carter, but the the appearance of The Stranglers on the bill did surprise me. I am assuming that the Margate gig will get an expanded bill along the lines of the gig in Glasgow. Who's your money on then? I'll put a fiver on it not being PiL! I'll get shot down but 999 would go down a treat! 

Talking of Johnny, I was also surprised to see the bill for SLF's next Belfast shindig, featuring PiL on the same bill as Sham 69. I thought that Johnny and Jimmy harboured a particular animosity towards each other. I do remember fisticuffs between the two at an airport or something... a story that made page 20 of The Sun! I assume this bad feeling stems back to the Sham Pistols thing that was momentarily the big story for the music press in '79.




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