I got into the Stranglers aged just 14. I'm now 53 so have grown up with Jet Black, Jean and the team. So, they have changed the lineup just a few times but are still the Stranglers in my opinion. I never tire seeing them live.
brilliant version of down in the sewer, im not a paul roberts fan or john ellis, but roberts does a great job on vocals and ellis on guitar on this track , jj jet and dave greenfield are always going to be the deep routed stranglers sound, along with a good lead and vocals, for me hugh corrnwell done both very well, but hes gone too, and baz has done brilliant, the raw stranglers sound is back with the four members, a good balance indeed, looking forward to the 40th year tour, we are the men in black s1v
2:30 haha just brilliant...loved this song since on 'All live and all of the night' cd, Which is one of my most kept,treasured & played cd's over the last 34 years
The best Stranglers gig is always the last one, Thank you PR & JE for keeping the faith and the ball rolling, or we wouldn't have what we have just now. Long Live The Stranglers :-)
Sadly they went into the wilderness for me for a long long long time a after Hugh left - Then they released Norfolk coast and it was like - OH FUCK ME THE BAD BOYS IN BLACK ARE FINALLY BACK - and ever since - back to being a force to be reckoned with - truth told - do miss Hugh - but having said that Baz - filled the shoes pretty fecking nicely and is now the MAN - Credit to him! x x x
Why did roberts leave? i was at guilfest and they had to change to JJ all of a sudden . plus while i was there hugh did his bit, so in a strange way i watched two lots of stranglers...weird. but still great!
That singer whom The Stranglers deemed to have sing 4 them,.....YES,!!!! Now let me see,just exactly who that was that wanted 2 employ him 2 sing 4 them was it....their manager....NO ...was it....Huw Cornwell...NO.....was it.....The BBC.....NO,yet again.....so WHOOOOOO was it........YES !!---BINGO!!!!!!..........It was JJ and.......THE STRANGLERS .....That's who's fault it was ,yes it was their choice and their choice alone ---it must have been their fault !!!!
he has good voice...he is good singer...just his style is more for a band like Take That, than for classic rockers as The Stranglers!!!he looks more like a pop idol!!
@winterbourne7 Copy your comments about the Strangs....my favorite band of all time, JJ smokes, Jet made me buy a kit 25 years ago (still playing!). It's hard watching bands like Stiff Little Fingers, Buzzcocks, etc, etc, go through the line-up changes...it's not the same, seeing these old guys (I'm thinkin Wire, last tour) is downright painful. I, on the other hand, haven't aged accordingly, due to my youth serum :). It's awesome, howerver, that these archives remain to reflect, no?
The only real Stranglers members were bassist Jean Jacques Burnel, keyboards & synths Dave Greenfield (he still had hair and longer), and drummer Jet Black. I don't know who was the lead singer, which he did somewhat alright nor the guitarist, which he was alright as well, but still not the same without lead singer & guitarist Hugh Cornwell. This was in 1997, and Hugh Cornwell left The Stranglers in 1990, which he had his reasons why, but still for me it was sad that he decided to call it quits. What made this performance interesting of the song "Down In The Sewer" The Stranglers were backed up by a string orchestra which it was goth like in an old theater, the Albert Hall. Was the Queen there for this concert performance? Us old Strangler heads (many of us are baby boomers) around the world want to know.
Actually in essence you are right, La Folie and in part some of Feline was when they were still edgy and artful - after that it was too produced and commercially sounding pop with the horns - ouch (Always the Sun and North winds the only exceptions)
Then there was 3; 3 guys who in a way had been betrayed, no warning.he just left, they continued with what they know best. yes we had the wilderness years of roberts which produced some tracks but not the stranglers, then norfolk coast secured a transitional stage to better things and I think good sounding music, better than most chart shit that smears the charts... they give the fans what they want new albums old songs live.. just what the customer wants.. good on em and long may it last..
cont. The Stranglers (now) continue to release aclaimed music that is of a standard that most younger/charting groups could only wish in their wildest dreams to be able to produce. Yes it would sound better with Hugh and yes there is no substitute to Hughs voice (with the stranglers backing) singing his songs. There doesn't seem to be a chance of that happening so I am happy that every so many years can buy a stranglers album, and look on youtube what hugh is upto without buying his poor output
I have read Hugh's autobiog, I do feel he did have problems with JJ as I know he refused to call him John not JJ, (which I do not see a problemw with as thats what he had always called him) But did he have the same issues with Jet and Dave? I never seen one person as the front man as they all had such dominent offerings to the sound.. Paul Roberts (TNKFUKGONE) the love child of Iggy Pop & Michael Hutchence thought he was some pop megastar and indeed thought he was the main man.. cont..
Does any other footage of this concert exist? I think I saw more when it first came out and remember thinking that the orchestra should have let Jet lead them instead of following the conductor as they seemed out of pace with the band at times.
It’s too fast and I’m not that keen on the line up, Paul had a good voice but he wasn’t a Strangler and I think it works better with Baz on guitar....more hooked up with JJ
i listened to some of there new stuff by accident not long ago. it was hidious. but then again, i think alot of there stuff after la folie was gash, so maybe im just being a dick haha black and white period was when they where at there best
The album 'The Raven' is not too bad. There are some good songs and not too good ones. My two favorite songs on that album are "Duchess" and "Themeninblack". That song is very progressive and scary in a entertaining way. Would be interesting to make a film based on that song if done right. Well, it just might to be a bit of an off-shoot of a Twilight Zone episode "To Serve Man."
Theres 2 ways in looking at this, one is the selfish way Hugh left and throught as many do that he was the stranglers and the fans would follow him on his solo career which some did, however that was short lived and he soon reverted back to a group and now plays a mixture of Stranglers/own music to small audiences and most of the time poor performances, it was him who turned his back on DG/JB&JJB...
I would agree with you on that Hugh decided to sing many songs of The Stranglers that he wrote and sing them on his solo concerts at some small night clubs backed up by a bassist and drummer, no keyboards and no synths. His voice is not what it use to like as he has become older. When he decided to go solo after he left The Stranglers, the audience wanted for him to sing Stranglers songs. He became upset with the audience that he told them, "You want to hear The Stranglers, go see them!" And my understanding when he decided to quit The Stranglers was because he just thought the creativity was just not there anymore as The Stranglers (and maybe he just might have reached a burnout stage as well.) He called up Jet Black on the phone to tell him that he was quitting the band, Jet Black's response was like, "OK." and that was the last time they spoke. Sometimes I think what would have been like if The Beatles had continued with Paul MacCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr and they would replace John Lennon with someone else and a couple of replacements during the 70s. And that Paul and Ringo would still be The Beatles with a couple of different musicians to this very day. In my personal opinion, it just would not have been right at all. Just recently The Jefferson Starship did a concert with one original member, and it was not Grace Slick, but her daughter (the father was Paul Kantner) she sang a couple of old Jefferson Airplane's songs at this concert. And they opened up for The Marshal Tucker Band with also one original member. This was at the Granada Theater in my hometown of Santa Barbara, California which the Granada Theater will be celebrating their 100 year anniversary. Still, many people went to go see both bands.
waaaa hahahahaha i was watching the video thinking how much better the lads are without John Ellis and when I saw the bit you pointed out I nearly shat meself..At least he wasnt wearing that fukn medallion he wore a lot..the twonk
No Hugh on guitar/vocals, strangled sub-Greenfield keys, a bored lookin' guitarist and an "action man" frontin' don't do it for me (to say the least). The Stranglers, to my mind, were an equal alliance of 4 quarters - it just doesn't work with 2 missing! Fine song and good to see Jet & JJ still goin' strong though.
And the show ended after he left! How would the jam sound without paul weller?The stones without mick jagger?Led zep without Robert plant?It the same diff with the stranglers Hugh cornwell was their main frontman Burnel&Greenfield gave up vocal duties a long time ago the Bass&keyboards went in to the background to 98% o their Live sets now comprises o their 1st 3~4 albums Enough said! A Tribute/cabaret act these days
Jesus people. If I had to take over from goddam Hugh Cornwall .... well I would rather take over from Freddie Mercury ..... I actually enjoy Pauls “versions”.. hell I heard Hugh’s version so many times it is coming out of all my holes. And my wife’s mother thinks Paul has a great voice. He did Sinatra songs later on. My sons favorite song was that birds in The Valley thing by Paul. Gotta say that viva Joy song of Paul and stranglers is brilliant but has disappeared entirely off YT. Anti paul conspiracy I think. I ll to buy it.
As i"ve said before how"d zeppelin or stones fans feel about robert plant or mick jagger being replaced by new ppl?Cornwell was the main man in the stranglers no matter what way you look at it I agree his solo stuff"s garbage but he didnt just leave like a thief in the night as burnel&co have said If you read cornwells autoB a violent/near bullying relationship had developed with burnel round the time o Aural sculpture This was the reason he quit he didnt turn his back o em he"d simply enough
Now you see why Paul Weller disbanded the jam they split at the top legacy intact the stranglers oh dear a once great band reduced to this without Hugh Cornwell you ain't the stranglers
No, I won't get over the fact that The Stranglers have been a pale imitation of themselves since Hugh left. Don't get me wrong, I love the band members ...but to me they're not The Stanglers any more. Hugh was the heart and soul. Joy Division didn't find another singer when Ian died. They stayed together, but moved on. The Doors weren't the Doors after Jim died. Hugh's lyrics, sardonic wit and slightly sleazy stage presence were essential.
The Stranglers lost their way BIG TIME after Hugh left. Sort of lost it while Hugh was still with them. I suppose that's why he left. Leave the sinking ship and all that.. Imagine this performance with Hugh and the orchestra? Instead of some prancing prick. Ah yes. That would have been good. They have effectively murdered a classic track!
@@BLADE_RISE One of the very few bands from that time era still going strong with only one original member bassist Jean Jacques Burnel of The Stranglers. Same with the very popular German electronic music group Kraftwerk with the one and original founding member Ralf Hutter. They are still going strong with worldwide concerts, which you can watch many of them here on RUclips.
@ramalama9650 Baz is better than Hugh on stage. Hugh may have written some of it, but who cares. I'm sick of everyone ducking up to hugh as if he is the main man, high didn't care about the stranglers and hence he left. But yes, Baz puts on a much better show live.
@@BLADE_RISE It's because Hugh was the voice of The Stranglers. Baz may be an excellent singer and guitarist, he is not original in any way. All he does is try to emulate Hugh. Both with the vocals and the playing. A tribute player.
Tote agree re roberts(Dire)Think hugh&Dave didnt hit it off either reading diff articles over the yrs jj&Dave lived close by so they hung out together alot where as hugh didnt I defo think in their early yrs up to the Raven all 3vocalists keybds&bass sections were dominant But Hugh sung about75%after La folie this went up to near90%DG gave up lead voxs &jj only1or2songs per album the bass&keybds also became background Basically the spark had gone Theyve not had1hit single/album since he quit
Worse line up ever. Baz Warne is good but since Jet stopped playing 4 years ago and only 2 originals left I stopped going to see them. Feels more like a tribute band and they sing the same old songs no new stuff because there isn't any
Should have done what the jam did split at the top of their game with their great legacy still intact stranglers a once great band reduced to this shame
Hear!Hear! Theyve been creatively dead since Aural sculpture/Dreamtime period about 30yrs ago They shouldve called it a day like the clash &Jam this is just a tribute/cabaret act on here Burnel&Greenfield tote gave up vocals jet black using drum machines &finally their founding father hugh cornwell quitting ..&yes have heard their last 2 albums with baz nothing special their live set is still comprised off about 98% o the 1st 3 albums old rope shite really
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This is The Stranglers as it was at the time and it is a worthy version
I had never seen this before. I don’t know why, what a brilliant version.
Everyone has their own opinions , this gave me goosebumps,only wish I could of been there 👍
Dave greenefields organ playing and JJs Bass still sends a shiver down my spine though !!!.....plus like the Orchestra !!!
I got into the Stranglers aged just 14. I'm now 53 so have grown up with Jet Black, Jean and the team. So, they have changed the lineup just a few times but are still the Stranglers in my opinion. I never tire seeing them live.
Pretty damn awesome.
What a great player JJ is - he's the man!
brilliant version of down in the sewer, im not a paul roberts fan or john ellis, but roberts does a great job on vocals and ellis on guitar on this track , jj jet and dave greenfield are always going to be the deep routed stranglers sound, along with a good lead and vocals, for me hugh corrnwell done both very well, but hes gone too, and baz has done brilliant, the raw stranglers sound is back with the four members, a good balance indeed, looking forward to the 40th year tour, we are the men in black s1v
Don’t you think roberts and Ellis were superb all the way through the royal Albert hall gig. why just this song ?
The music is excellent and the singer does a good job fitting the boots of mr cornwell. Preety good.
2:30 haha just brilliant...loved this song since on 'All live and all of the night' cd, Which is one of my most kept,treasured & played cd's over the last 34 years
Wow, awesome ending.
Superb
The best Stranglers gig is always the last one,
Thank you PR & JE for keeping the faith and the ball rolling, or we wouldn't have what we have just now.
Long Live The Stranglers :-)
This is fantastic! Love the Orchestra. wish i was there. JJ's cute in his suit ..lol
i cry its so good...rip my dave xx
JJB plays with complete authority.
Honestly don't see why people dislike Paul so much...
Complete musical stranglers sound , my favourite song and thats hard to say S1V
It's on a DVD Friday the 13th Live at the Royal Albert Hall
WOW - Down in the sewer played at the RAH , nice one
Wohoooooooo glorious.
WOW!!! Cheers, loved em with Hugh AND Paul Roberts & John Ellis. Sad 2c all 3 gone diff ways. Good luck 2 all of em
Sadly they went into the wilderness for me for a long long long time a after Hugh left - Then they released Norfolk coast and it was like - OH FUCK ME THE BAD BOYS IN BLACK ARE FINALLY BACK - and ever since - back to being a force to be reckoned with - truth told - do miss Hugh - but having said that Baz - filled the shoes pretty fecking nicely and is now the MAN - Credit to him! x x x
John Ellis is discreet and brilliant
Why did roberts leave? i was at guilfest and they had to change to JJ all of a sudden . plus while i was there hugh did his bit, so in a strange way i watched two lots of stranglers...weird. but still great!
Στην λευκη με αγαπη αλεξανδρος 1991 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
This is an interesting musical piece, not good but not bad. Reminds me of something that would be played in a pseudo horror movie.
How awesome is Jet here? 6 weeks later he celebrated his 60th birthday! Definitely be seeing them on tour real soon. :)
That singer whom The Stranglers deemed to have sing 4 them,.....YES,!!!! Now let me see,just exactly who that was that wanted 2 employ him 2 sing 4 them was it....their manager....NO ...was it....Huw Cornwell...NO.....was it.....The BBC.....NO,yet again.....so WHOOOOOO was it........YES !!---BINGO!!!!!!..........It was JJ and.......THE STRANGLERS .....That's who's fault it was ,yes it was their choice and their choice alone ---it must have been their fault !!!!
Cut..the Crap.talk .this Gig ..was majestic! Of course ..H.C was not there , but .nevertheless,a..CLASSIC .event..and what a venue!!😊😊
dont like roberts but this was a brilliant version of down in the sewer , like the orchestra backing, gave it depth in sounnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd'
Jeezo! That guys singing is down in the sewer!
he has good voice...he is good singer...just his style is more for a band like Take That, than for classic rockers as The Stranglers!!!he looks more like a pop idol!!
@winterbourne7 Copy your comments about the Strangs....my favorite band of all time, JJ smokes, Jet made me buy a kit 25 years ago (still playing!). It's hard watching bands like Stiff Little Fingers, Buzzcocks, etc, etc, go through the line-up changes...it's not the same, seeing these old guys (I'm thinkin Wire, last tour) is downright painful. I, on the other hand, haven't aged accordingly, due to my youth serum :). It's awesome, howerver, that these archives remain to reflect, no?
The only real Stranglers members were bassist Jean Jacques Burnel, keyboards & synths Dave Greenfield (he still had hair and longer), and drummer Jet Black. I don't know who was the lead singer, which he did somewhat alright nor the guitarist, which he was alright as well, but still not the same without lead singer & guitarist Hugh Cornwell. This was in 1997, and Hugh Cornwell left The Stranglers in 1990, which he had his reasons why, but still for me it was sad that he decided to call it quits. What made this performance interesting of the song "Down In The Sewer" The Stranglers were backed up by a string orchestra which it was goth like in an old theater, the Albert Hall. Was the Queen there for this concert performance? Us old Strangler heads (many of us are baby boomers) around the world want to know.
Actually in essence you are right, La Folie and in part some of Feline was when they were still edgy and artful - after that it was too produced and commercially sounding pop with the horns - ouch (Always the Sun and North winds the only exceptions)
Then there was 3; 3 guys who in a way had been betrayed, no warning.he just left, they continued with what they know best. yes we had the wilderness years of roberts which produced some tracks but not the stranglers, then norfolk coast secured a transitional stage to better things and I think good sounding music, better than most chart shit that smears the charts... they give the fans what they want new albums old songs live.. just what the customer wants.. good on em and long may it last..
Very well said.100% 👍
Now there was 1, but a very great band currently.
cont. The Stranglers (now) continue to release aclaimed music that is of a standard that most younger/charting groups could only wish in their wildest dreams to be able to produce. Yes it would sound better with Hugh and yes there is no substitute to Hughs voice (with the stranglers backing) singing his songs. There doesn't seem to be a chance of that happening so I am happy that every so many years can buy a stranglers album, and look on youtube what hugh is upto without buying his poor output
cant watch him
never a truer word said sir
Fuck me how the mighty have fallen
7 dislikes.... and they were only as a result of Roberts being on the video... get well Jet Black
I have read Hugh's autobiog, I do feel he did have problems with JJ as I know he refused to call him John not JJ, (which I do not see a problemw with as thats what he had always called him) But did he have the same issues with Jet and Dave? I never seen one person as the front man as they all had such dominent offerings to the sound.. Paul Roberts (TNKFUKGONE) the love child of Iggy Pop & Michael Hutchence thought he was some pop megastar and indeed thought he was the main man.. cont..
Does any other footage of this concert exist? I think I saw more when it first came out and remember thinking that the orchestra should have let Jet lead them instead of following the conductor as they seemed out of pace with the band at times.
JET BLACK AT 6.42
There is no substitute for Hugh Cornwell. This guy seems to be imitating David Bowie more.
Dear me......... That singer!!!!
Masterful performance by everyone on that stage except PR.
she speaks so highly of you .
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I'd like to hear you.
@sham64andahalf
No, should listen them mate.
Don't take me wrong, they are one of my favorite bands but after Hugh left they are just milking it.
This sounds good but there is one white shirt poser who is absolutely wrong place.
@proffesornutbutter Roberts does a good job.
I'm surprised, frankly, how good.
Last couple of albums have been good...
Rattus!!!!!!
It’s too fast and I’m not that keen on the line up, Paul had a good voice but he wasn’t a Strangler and I think it works better with Baz on guitar....more hooked up with JJ
i listened to some of there new stuff by accident not long ago. it was hidious. but then again, i think alot of there stuff after la folie was gash, so maybe im just being a dick haha
black and white period was when they where at there best
The album 'The Raven' is not too bad. There are some good songs and not too good ones. My two favorite songs on that album are "Duchess" and "Themeninblack". That song is very progressive and scary in a entertaining way. Would be interesting to make a film based on that song if done right. Well, it just might to be a bit of an off-shoot of a Twilight Zone episode "To Serve Man."
Where is Hugh. 🙄
He left the band in 1990 and then they became a 5 piece before returning to a 4 piece with just baz.
Yeah...whole production was over the top but can't help feeling like it was a made-for-Muzak deal....but dug the hotties in the orchestra!
What the fucks going on here ? Where are the Stranglers ? This lot are like a tribute band. It ain't the Stanglers without Hugh Cornwall !!!
Soll denn dieser Till - Schweiger - Verschnitt als Sänger bei ihrem absoluten Klassiker ausser nich n Sleazy???
@sham64andahalf
The Stranglers with out Cornwall make me cringe.
Theres 2 ways in looking at this, one is the selfish way Hugh left and throught as many do that he was the stranglers and the fans would follow him on his solo career which some did, however that was short lived and he soon reverted back to a group and now plays a mixture of Stranglers/own music to small audiences and most of the time poor performances, it was him who turned his back on DG/JB&JJB...
I would agree with you on that Hugh decided to sing many songs of The Stranglers that he wrote and sing them on his solo concerts at some small night clubs backed up by a bassist and drummer, no keyboards and no synths. His voice is not what it use to like as he has become older. When he decided to go solo after he left The Stranglers, the audience wanted for him to sing Stranglers songs. He became upset with the audience that he told them, "You want to hear The Stranglers, go see them!" And my understanding when he decided to quit The Stranglers was because he just thought the creativity was just not there anymore as The Stranglers (and maybe he just might have reached a burnout stage as well.) He called up Jet Black on the phone to tell him that he was quitting the band, Jet Black's response was like, "OK." and that was the last time they spoke. Sometimes I think what would have been like if The Beatles had continued with Paul MacCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr and they would replace John Lennon with someone else and a couple of replacements during the 70s. And that Paul and Ringo would still be The Beatles with a couple of different musicians to this very day. In my personal opinion, it just would not have been right at all. Just recently The Jefferson Starship did a concert with one original member, and it was not Grace Slick, but her daughter (the father was Paul Kantner) she sang a couple of old Jefferson Airplane's songs at this concert. And they opened up for The Marshal Tucker Band with also one original member. This was at the Granada Theater in my hometown of Santa Barbara, California which the Granada Theater will be celebrating their 100 year anniversary. Still, many people went to go see both bands.
waaaa hahahahaha i was watching the video thinking how much better the lads are without John Ellis and when I saw the bit you pointed out I nearly shat meself..At least he wasnt wearing that fukn medallion he wore a lot..the twonk
No Hugh on guitar/vocals, strangled sub-Greenfield keys, a bored lookin' guitarist and an "action man" frontin' don't do it for me (to say the least). The Stranglers, to my mind, were an equal alliance of 4 quarters - it just doesn't work with 2 missing!
Fine song and good to see Jet & JJ still goin' strong though.
And the show ended after he left! How would the jam sound without paul weller?The stones without mick jagger?Led zep without Robert plant?It the same diff with the stranglers Hugh cornwell was their main frontman Burnel&Greenfield gave up vocal duties a long time ago the Bass&keyboards went in to the background to 98% o their Live sets now comprises o their 1st 3~4 albums Enough said! A Tribute/cabaret act these days
the stranglers should have disbanded when cornwall left. end of.
Yes, The Stranglers were just not the same without Hugh Cornwell. (Not Cornwall.)
Panto performance
paul roberts seems to think he a mix of jim morrison and michael hutchence .....boy does he fail miserably. as for john ellis ..... i have no words
Jesus people. If I had to take over from goddam Hugh Cornwall .... well I would rather take over from Freddie Mercury ..... I actually enjoy Pauls “versions”.. hell I heard Hugh’s version so many times it is coming out of all my holes. And my wife’s mother thinks Paul has a great voice. He did Sinatra songs later on. My sons favorite song was that birds in The Valley thing by Paul. Gotta say that viva Joy song of Paul and stranglers is brilliant but has disappeared entirely off YT. Anti paul conspiracy I think. I ll to buy it.
As i"ve said before how"d zeppelin or stones fans feel about robert plant or mick jagger being replaced by new ppl?Cornwell was the main man in the stranglers no matter what way you look at it I agree his solo stuff"s garbage but he didnt just leave like a thief in the night as burnel&co have said If you read cornwells autoB a violent/near bullying relationship had developed with burnel round the time o Aural sculpture This was the reason he quit he didnt turn his back o em he"d simply enough
The strings completely obliterated Daves keyboards at the end, Daves keyboards being the best part of the song, not a good version in my book :(
Amber Can you talk to me please! Don't leave me down in the sewer! Please!.......No one reaches my like you Hampstead Girl!
Agree with Amber ... merde
Ha ha. So true though.
JJ LOOKS BORED
Never mind the music, the girls in the orchestra look great in white tops and camouflage pants!
yeah they were real punk but not anymore
a bloody good try tho
Now you see why Paul Weller disbanded the jam they split at the top legacy intact the stranglers oh dear a once great band reduced to this without Hugh Cornwell you ain't the stranglers
No, I won't get over the fact that The Stranglers have been a pale imitation of themselves since Hugh left. Don't get me wrong, I love the band members ...but to me they're not The Stanglers any more. Hugh was the heart and soul. Joy Division didn't find another singer when Ian died. They stayed together, but moved on. The Doors weren't the Doors after Jim died. Hugh's lyrics, sardonic wit and slightly sleazy stage presence were essential.
The Stranglers lost their way BIG TIME after Hugh left. Sort of lost it while Hugh was still with them. I suppose that's why he left. Leave the sinking ship and all that..
Imagine this performance with Hugh and the orchestra? Instead of some prancing prick. Ah yes. That would have been good.
They have effectively murdered a classic track!
They have regained their way with Baz at the helm.
@@BLADE_RISE One of the very few bands from that time era still going strong with only one original member bassist Jean Jacques Burnel of The Stranglers. Same with the very popular German electronic music group Kraftwerk with the one and original founding member Ralf Hutter. They are still going strong with worldwide concerts, which you can watch many of them here on RUclips.
@@BLADE_RISE They haven't. They are just playing the tracks that The Stranglers wrote when they were original. Nostalgia and all that.
@ramalama9650 Baz is better than Hugh on stage. Hugh may have written some of it, but who cares. I'm sick of everyone ducking up to hugh as if he is the main man, high didn't care about the stranglers and hence he left. But yes, Baz puts on a much better show live.
@@BLADE_RISE It's because Hugh was the voice of The Stranglers. Baz may be an excellent singer and guitarist, he is not original in any way. All he does is try to emulate Hugh. Both with the vocals and the playing. A tribute player.
could do without the effing orchestra ...
Tote agree re roberts(Dire)Think hugh&Dave didnt hit it off either reading diff articles over the yrs jj&Dave lived close by so they hung out together alot where as hugh didnt I defo think in their early yrs up to the Raven all 3vocalists keybds&bass sections were dominant But Hugh sung about75%after La folie this went up to near90%DG gave up lead voxs &jj only1or2songs per album the bass&keybds also became background Basically the spark had gone Theyve not had1hit single/album since he quit
No Hugh No Works..............Too Americanised.............
Sewer and Royal Albert Hall😖Everybody does that now,I give it to Deep Purple but The Stranglers make no sense to me.....
Yeah I agree,I can't stand that guy.. fortunately down in the sewer is mostly instrumental.. so we don't have to hear his voice too much
I am a Stranglers fan however everything about the Paul Roberts era was shit. I have no problem with Baz.
agree
Worse line up ever. Baz Warne is good but since Jet stopped playing 4 years ago and only 2 originals left I stopped going to see them. Feels more like a tribute band and they sing the same old songs no new stuff because there isn't any
The Stranglers are as bewildered as the orchestra? Great band, great songs but this is Rubbish.
The singer is very poor version of Hugh
Should have done what the jam did split at the top of their game with their great legacy still intact stranglers a once great band reduced to this shame
I'm a massive fan of The Stranglers...but, they're getting a little long in the tooth now
Welcome to the Stranglers Karaoke!
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Hear!Hear! Theyve been creatively dead since Aural sculpture/Dreamtime period about 30yrs ago They shouldve called it a day like the clash &Jam this is just a tribute/cabaret act on here Burnel&Greenfield tote gave up vocals jet black using drum machines &finally their founding father hugh cornwell quitting ..&yes have heard their last 2 albums with baz nothing special their live set is still comprised off about 98% o the 1st 3 albums old rope shite really