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He fills that guitarist role extremely well but that is about his limit.


That's all that is needed, isn't room for a lead creative, didn't work for MK2.

What would it take for a lead creative to be able to work with JJ?


Whether you have Paul as the shared lead singer or Baz as a ...

I'm not judging I'm genuinely interested in your answer but .......

Why do you think that has happened that the creative side has left the band when Paul left ?


Maybe they just got too comfortable? Around Norfolk Coast and Suite XVI it felt like they were trying to achieve something ...

Baz was invited to join the band as guitarist and found himself as lead singer by circumstance and convenience.Without wishing to plagiarise other people's comments because I think similar has been posted previously but had Baz applied to be the replacement singer to Hugh and sent a tape recording ...

it's quite apparent now that Paul had more writing ability and more ideas than Baz.Just two albums since he left and mediocre ones at that.How ironic that Baz and JJ went away together to the west country in order to write Suite 16 but left Paul behind,not invited.He sent his contributions by ...

it's quite apparent now that Paul had more writing ability and more ideas than Baz.Just two albums since he left and mediocre ones at that.How ironic that Baz and JJ went away together to the west country in order to write Suite 16 but left Paul behind,not invited.He sent his contributions by mail ...

The truth can sometimes be very hard to have to accept and most can not handle it.

They really shouldn't bother, just keep playing the hits to people who try to convince themselves that it's so amazing still, sorry it's not.Major Kudu.


It's a nostalgia fuelled social event for most people and the crowds are still healthy enough for it to be lucrative. Can fully understand ...

You are talking about a non JJ Stranglers and then would people go and see the band without JJ being there .

No one is undermining JJ's Importance the points being made is that an audience of today could quite likely see Baz as continuing seeing as he has the focused position in the band and the ...

I dont think anyone could legally stop baz performing and recording as the stranglers without JJ. But without JJs approval, i cant see the fans being particularly supportive.

Baz needs JJs 'blessing'.


The fans who go and see the band now might well have a different view to some of the ...

I don't think that Baz would do it.
Sure he'll come out & play some Stranglers songs every now and then. Either acousticly, or together with other stuff he does eg Wingmen stuff there might be electric gigs every now & then where some songs get played.

But I can't see The Stranglers as such ...

I don't think that Baz would do it.
Sure he'll come out & play some Stranglers songs every now and then. Either acousticly, or together with other stuff he does eg Wingmen stuff there might be electric gigs every now & then where some songs get played.

But I can't see The Stranglers as such ...

I can't see him filling 2000 seat venues.

Its one thing being willing to see the stranglers without JJ, its another matter traveling far and paying venue prices.


Yeah for sure i know exactly what you mean but i am surprised we are where we are today so i think stranger things can happen.

I ...