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.


Sunday, 23 February 2025

Hugh Cornwell Mercury Lounge New York 17th March 1999

 


Here's a late '90's acoustic gig from Hugh in New York. Here too he was dipping his toes into 'Nosferatu' waters with the inclusion of 'Mothra' and 'Wired'. I was always rather surprised that he didn't play more of the album early on, at a time when he had a reluctance to play Stranglers material. 'Nosferatu' could have been a workable compromise since it was a 'solo' album recorded at the height of Stranglers' first flush of success. Rather that than 'One in a Million'! Perhaps the experimantal nature of the 'Nosferatu' material jarred to much with his newer, more melodic, material. Who knows?

MP3: https://we.tl/t-WMW0WdfY5Y

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-C1JLmiwmGM



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