Rip Thread

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  1. Top rank Swansea late 70s. Dictators supporting in think??
    JJB off stage and fighting with bloke in audience.
    Magic.
    RIP
     
    #1821 Expat Jack, May 4, 2020
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  2. It was meant to be their farewell goodbye tour this year, so really too bad that Dave didn't make the final shows. I will definitely catch them once CV19 is done for oldtimes sake.
     
    #1822 Jez900ie, May 4, 2020
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  3. No more hero’s
     
    #1823 Expat Jack, May 4, 2020
  4. The Stranglers - Get A Grip On Yourself (1977)

    Remember 1977 well - it was the height of punk rock.... s'pose that it was awhile ago:confused:
     
    #1824 PerryL, May 4, 2020
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  5. Sad news, one of my favourite bands as a youf.
    The use of the organ gave them a very distinctive and original sound, unusual for the punk scene.
    Sad loss.
     
    #1825 Carr01, May 4, 2020
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  6. #1826 PerryL, May 4, 2020
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  7. Well said.
     
    #1827 Carr01, May 4, 2020
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  8. Love The Stranglers, not the same without Hugh on vocals though.
    Sad news, RIP Dave.
    There was a chap who lived by us when we were kids, he got given most of The Stranglers singles by someone or other.
    He was mad on Adam and the Ants for some unknown reason as was one of my sisters.
    I swapped all her Adam Ant collection for the box of original singles with this crackpot.
    When she found out she and my other sisters beat me up but he wouldn’t swap them back and I’ve still got them.... ha ha.
     
    #1828 JAT, May 4, 2020
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  9. Cheers jez for the songs I’ve enjoyed listening to them again.
     
    #1829 JAT, May 4, 2020
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  10. Saw them in Coventry,in what is now the Central Library.76,77ish.Funnily enough,JJB jumps off the stage,clouts some bloke,then returns to the stage.Happy days.
     
    #1830 keith916, May 4, 2020
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  11. The Swansea gig is apparently quite infamous. 1977. It was The Dictators supporting. Lots of accounts of fights etc

    Here’s a write up of the battle zone

    https://www.furious.com/perfect/stranglers.html
     
    #1831 Expat Jack, May 4, 2020
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  12. The guy was a keyboard genius.
    The only thing to rival his keyboard virtuosity on songs like Princess of the Street was perhaps Alan Price with House of the Rising Sun. imho.
    Saw ‘em live twice
     
    #1832 Old rider, May 4, 2020
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  13. RIP :)
     
    #1833 Exige, May 5, 2020
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  14. Sad news
     
    #1834 Dirty Leeds, May 5, 2020
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  15. One of the best tunes of the 80s:
     
    #1835 Mac, May 5, 2020
  16. RIP, bloody great band
     
    #1836 Harry Bell, May 5, 2020
  17. Sad loss, bass line on Nice and Sleazy is pretty memorable, as is the (nsfw) video of it from Battersea Park in 1978.

    Presume they don’t have too many concerts like that anymore these days....

    Mr bimble
     
    #1837 Mr Bimble, May 5, 2020
  18. #1838 Jez900ie, May 5, 2020
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  19. Not that one, and doubt it would be on YouTube for long.....

    Dont think I can post the link, Forum rules and all that.

    Search 'Nice and Sleazy Battersea Park 1978' and peruse the DailyMotion video should it appear.

    There is sound, Dave Greenfield gets a bit carried away, and JJB in fine form...

    Mr Bimble
     
    #1839 Mr Bimble, May 5, 2020
  20. Thanks, its better with great sound...
     
    #1840 Jez900ie, May 5, 2020
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