(Vocal/instrumental group, 1974–present) Formed in 1974 in Guildford, Surrey, The Stranglers were relatively experienced musicians when they broke through at the same time as punk in 1977. Comprising Hugh Cornwell (guitar, vocals), Jean-Jacques Burnel (bass, vocals), Dave Greenfield (keyboards) and Jet Black (drums), the band’s early sound was notable for The Doors-like keyboards and grumbling bass. ...
discovered tapes of Morrison reading his poetry. Krieger has also made several jazz-tinged solo albums. The Doors’ enduring popularity and influence on successive generations of bands, starting with The Stranglers and Echo & The Bunnymen, inspired Krieger and Manzarek to assemble a new version of the band in 2002 with former Cult singer Ian Astbury but without Densmore, ...
Burns’ raw-throated vocals, the band split in 1983 and reformed four years later, remaining a popular live draw. Styles & Forms | Seventies | Rock Personalities | The Stranglers | Seventies | Rock ...
successful solo career, although his solo offerings do not reflect his punk and mod roots with The Jam and he remains unwilling to play songs from that era. The Stranglers, significantly older than the other punk bands, offered a psychedelic tinge, as can be heard on the groovy organ solo on the title track of No More ...
victims of punk rock were the young, emerging acts who didn’t quite fit the bill; and the biggest beneficiaries were slightly older acts – shrewd operators such as The Stranglers, Blondie and The Police – who were close enough to pass themselves off as punk, but also had the talent to touch on the mainstream. In fact, ...
anti-establishment bile into mod-era guitar pop, with young suburbanite Paul Weller crafting a string of sharp, relevant Who/Beatles-influenced UK chart-toppers while becoming a spokesman for a generation. The Stranglers added a sullen kind of London misanthropy to The Doors organ-dominated rock and became alternative pop icons throughout the late-1970s and early 1980s. Manchester’s Buzzcocks made an early switch from ...
Proto-punk bands, like all ‘proto’ genres, are by definition only identified retrospectively and generally share subversive and anti-establishment attitudes. Although punk rock was primarily a British phenomenon, there were several notable American punk bands and its musical roots lie more with these American bands than with British bands. The energy of pub rockers like Dr. Feelgood and Eddie ...
new line-up and a return to the road, the band played a huge show at Wembley Stadium on the August bank holiday weekend, supported by AC/DC, The Stranglers and Nils Lofgren. Tickets were priced at £8. The band played well enough, but the cavernous stadium, together with nitpicking local council officials, did little to help. ...
three of them left October to form Generation X, and were the first band to play the new London punk club, the Roxy, in December 1976. The Stranglers meanwhile were no spring chickens when punk arrived, having formed in 1974 with blues, classical and jazz influences. But successful support slots with Patti Smith and The Ramones ...
album was a breakthrough, reaching No. 12. In the US, CBS chose not to release the album and then watched as it sold 100,000 on import. The Stranglers Get A Grip The Stranglers may have been derided by die-hard punks for their pub-rock roots and sexist sleaze, but the wider public had no such qualms. They’d supported ...
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