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.


Wednesday, 10 September 2025

'No Grass Grows On A Busy Street' - Baz Warne On 25 Years Of Strangling

 


I have no idea how knowledge of this one passed me by. I am familiar the title, Baz said it to me as I was stood in front of him at one of the acoustic gigs in The Netherlands... just about half an hour before he said 'If you're gonna call me a wanker do it to my face!'. Well, I never did say such a think, I don't think he is and besides he's much bigger than me! I guess as I leaned over to say something to Owen it must have looked that way. I think what I was saying was that the band seemed to be a little lubricated at that point in the proceedings judging from the banter on stage... any way I digress.

I am sure that this will be an excellent addition to The Stranglers library and for once, it may fill in some gaps in my own personal history with the band from the period when I walked away. I imagine that it will be quite a contrast to the choas and confrontation of the early years. Always interested tobetter understand inter-band relationships and how that helps or hinders the creative process.

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