Links to downloads etc
- theraven1979
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Links to downloads etc
Due to recent events I`ve decided to remove any posts concerning links to any sites regarding bootleg material.
Any posts regarding bootlegs will be deleted and I may have to ban users posting links to bootleg material to preserve the future of the site.
Thanks
Jim
Any posts regarding bootlegs will be deleted and I may have to ban users posting links to bootleg material to preserve the future of the site.
Thanks
Jim
"I bathed in sun and walked in rain
It taught me how to laugh again"
It taught me how to laugh again"
Re: Links to downloads etc
This is very sad news Jimtheraven1979 wrote:Due to recent events I`ve decided to remove any posts concerning links to any sites regarding bootleg material.
Any posts regarding bootlegs will be deleted and I may have to ban users posting links to bootleg material to preserve the future of the site.
Thanks
Jim
We all love our booties
whats left for us now will we have to go to Ebay and buy them there and get ripped off ??
Where if truth be told some people on Ebay are making a fortune on there SELLING bootlegs
all we did was swap our gigs for NOTHING on here no-one made a penny!
BUT
if it is to preserve the future of this very site then I am 100% behind you Jim
Tracy
When we're dead and gone when we get where we belong and we've sung the final song get the first bus to Babylon
Re: Links to downloads etc
Whats happened??theraven1979 wrote:Due to recent events I`ve decided to remove any posts concerning links to any sites regarding bootleg material.
Any posts regarding bootlegs will be deleted and I may have to ban users posting links to bootleg material to preserve the future of the site.
Thanks
Jim
Have I missed something?
''I THINK THE STRANGLERS ARE CRIMINALLY VULGAR, VIOLENT AND VORACIOUS, AND I OFTEN WONDER HOW THEY GET AWAY WITH IT.''
- theraven1979
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Nothing has really happened it`s just that with Hugh and The Stranglers both releasing live albums or DVDs I didn`t want to compromise the site (not that this site hosts music or vid files). Opinions have been voiced and I`ve taken onboard advice.
Thats it. Rest of the site continues as normal.
Jim
Thats it. Rest of the site continues as normal.
Jim
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- steveareno
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Don't the band & their management realise that it's the availability of live material, such as that posted in the downloads section, that maintains interest in the band ? It seems to me that the admirable posters on this site who download gigs, etc. are doing the band a great service & should be thanked rather than hunted down. The work that goes into cleaning up old recordings, posting atrwork, etc. puts the band & their record label to shame. The content of the live section plugs a gap that bands (not just The Stranglers) have always failed to plug. What harm is there in downloading a gig from the '80 or '81 US Tours for example ? I've heard Hugh in the past extolling the virtues of bootlegs. The guys who have kindly went to the trouble of posting gigs for us forum members to download do so because they are all Stranglers devotees, they don't do it for any financial renumeration. Indeed, they have went to great lengths to stop recordings appearing on e-bay & the like.
Who was it who said "by enthusiasts, for enthusiasts" - the band themselves when talking about Strangled !!
Well, as far as I'm concerned, sites like Jim's do the job of the band's management, who have failed to replace Strangled & can't even provide a worthwhile official site. For them (& I'm only presuming it is they who have raised the objection) to cut-off the hand that feeds them is incredulous. The live material posted here is far better than the uninteresting live material which is released officially. Do we really need another official live CD from 2004/2005 ? We've been listening to the same set list for the past four years anyway !!
Get your act together Sil & team and remember they are OUR band more than they are your band !! Most of us have been following the band for 25 years + through thick & thin.
Steveareno.
Who was it who said "by enthusiasts, for enthusiasts" - the band themselves when talking about Strangled !!
Well, as far as I'm concerned, sites like Jim's do the job of the band's management, who have failed to replace Strangled & can't even provide a worthwhile official site. For them (& I'm only presuming it is they who have raised the objection) to cut-off the hand that feeds them is incredulous. The live material posted here is far better than the uninteresting live material which is released officially. Do we really need another official live CD from 2004/2005 ? We've been listening to the same set list for the past four years anyway !!
Get your act together Sil & team and remember they are OUR band more than they are your band !! Most of us have been following the band for 25 years + through thick & thin.
Steveareno.
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Here here steveareno. This is indeed a great pity. If it's the band's doing then I feel it is a little short sighted. The interest in the band can only be enhanced by the sharing of live and rare (admittedly unofficial) material. Just my opinion.
Jim I respect your decision, but why now?
Jim I respect your decision, but why now?
"Life shows no mercy."
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