Strangler in the light

[theraven1979]

I see the "reviews", from folk who haven't/won't read it, are flooding in already

Surely everyone on here has bought it?

Jim

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[Ruby]

I respect JJ but the slagging of Hugh is so pointless,I thought he would have moved on with his views,but sadly he doesn't seem to have moved on,a bit pathetic to be honest,of course Hugh is no shrinking violet,but all i have seen from Hugh recently is pleasant comments about his old band.

I must have missed those pleasant comments.When Hugh says he wishes them well you don't actually think he wishes them well,do you ?He has a very wry and sarky humour and says insincere things with a straight face

[droopsnoot]

I thought both sides had been a bit less antagonistic recently, but stuff like this won't help. It's not an unreasonable point, but not very well put.

[ThinkTank]

I respect JJ but the slagging of Hugh is so pointless,I thought he would have moved on with his views,but sadly he doesn't seem to have moved on,a bit pathetic to be honest,of course Hugh is no shrinking violet,but all i have seen from Hugh recently is pleasant comments about his old band.Major Kudu.

I must have missed those pleasant comments.When Hugh says he wishes them well you don't actually think he wishes them well,do you ?He has a very wry and sarky humour and
can say insincere things with a straight face

Yes of course you are right about Hugh but i think it really is about being irritated about interviewers trying to drag the conversation right back to the Stranglers when he hasn't been in the band for so many years now. Especially as he has worked very hard to get away from the band and most of the topic is trying to poke Hugh about them singing his songs and getting a reaction from him.

Of course Hugh is annoyed about tribute performers singing his songs i am annoyed about it let alone him, a fantastic legacy of a band has been watered down and ended up of a joke now anyone that cared enough about that band would be annoyed.

Comments from JJ about supporting the Undertones will be a reaction to Hugh's comment in an interview about how great and how much he enjoyed playing support to the Undertones. He had such a good time and got into the gigs so much its the first time in his career that he has lost his voice by putting too much into it. I didn't get to see Hugh in Norwich due to this event and wasted £200 and my time being told too late he was going to pull the gig grrr so i remember it well.

There cant be anything worst for JJ than to hear Hugh say even as a support act that he was having such a great time

[stuartinblack]

There is an in depth interview put up on you tube this morning John Robb with JJ

[theraven1979]

I genuinely don't think Hugh gives that much of a crap about it apart from when he gets the cheques in the post from them performing the Hugh era songs. The thing JJ fails to grasp is regardless of what size venue Hugh is playing or who he is supporting he's happy and has the freedom to do whatever the feck he wants and that alone is priceless.


Jim

[ThinkTank]

I genuinely don't think Hugh gives that much of a crap about it apart from when he gets the cheques in the post from them performing the Hugh era songs. The thing JJ fails to grasp is regardless of what size venue Hugh is playing or who he is supporting he's happy and has the freedom to do whatever the feck he wants and that alone is priceless.


Jim

Yeah absolutely and personally myself i think it shows positively in Hugh's music as well.

[Arthur Streeb-Greebling]

Just watched JJ with John Robb on youtube, another great interview, really looking forward to this book.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPUvoxNR37Y

[Fredib]

There is an in depth interview put up on you tube this morning John Robb with JJ

The book is an "in depth" interview by itself. Best book Stranglers related is still "Song by Song" imho but nevertheless this JJ book is very good reading (read the French version already). Easy reading, satisfaction guaranteed

[Fredib]

I genuinely don't think Hugh gives that much of a crap about it apart from when he gets the cheques in the post from them performing the Hugh era songs. The thing JJ fails to grasp is regardless of what size venue Hugh is playing or who he is supporting he's happy and has the freedom to do whatever the feck he wants and that alone is priceless.


Jim

You read my mind, Jim

[Greatkudu]

Just watched JJ with John Robb on youtube, another great interview, really looking forward to this book.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPUvoxNR37Y

Great Interview,I think he did a little dig at Hugh about his book ie: meeting Bono etc,but apart from that JJ comes across as a decent intelligent chap,he's never boring IMHO.Major Dundee.

[Waffle waitress]

There is an in depth interview put up on you tube this morning John Robb with JJ

The book is an "in depth" interview by itself. Best book Stranglers related is still "Song by Song" imho but nevertheless this JJ book is very good reading (read the French version already). Easy reading, satisfaction guaranteed

At last, our first real review.
I'll do mine when l actually get to read it also.