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by kjblack
08 Jan 2024, 10:07
Forum: General Other stuff
Topic: Comedians
Replies: 6
Views: 25049

Re: Comedians

Glad other people on here like him, managed to catch him on his last 3 or 4 tours and never fails to disappoint ... not sure the 'scotch' people would agree :lol: :lol: :lol: https://youtu.be/tHA1ufmLZQY?si=xhqMczK_NTo37fwu Wasn't thst filmed in 'Scotchland'? - seemed to go down well enough.
by kjblack
15 Nov 2023, 20:42
Forum: The Stranglers MKV (2021-)
Topic: Strangler in the light
Replies: 583
Views: 707342

Re: Strangler in the light

Just finished this - a great read from an interesting and charismatic man. A key point in the final pages when JJ is discussing Toby, "...he plays the way Dave did twenty five years ago, respecting every note.Nowadays, The Stranglers is almost like classical music." I think this is why Ba...
by kjblack
15 Nov 2023, 19:50
Forum: The Stranglers MKV (2021-)
Topic: Strangler in the light
Replies: 583
Views: 707342

Re: Strangler in the light

Just finished this - a great read from an interesting and charismatic man. A key point in the final pages when JJ is discussing Toby, "...he plays the way Dave did twenty five years ago, respecting every note.Nowadays, The Stranglers is almost like classical music." I think this is why Ba...
by kjblack
15 Nov 2023, 17:58
Forum: The Stranglers MKV (2021-)
Topic: Strangler in the light
Replies: 583
Views: 707342

Re: Strangler in the light

Just finished this - a great read from an interesting and charismatic man. A key point in the final pages when JJ is discussing Toby, "...he plays the way Dave did twenty five years ago, respecting every note.Nowadays, The Stranglers is almost like classical music." I think this is why Baz...
by kjblack
14 Sep 2023, 08:52
Forum: Other Bands
Topic: Bands the members of The Stranglers like
Replies: 26
Views: 9369

Re: Bands the members of The Stranglers like

There is an interview with Dave where he lists Supertramp's Crime of The Century as one of his favourite albums.
by kjblack
13 Jul 2023, 09:40
Forum: The Stranglers MKV (2021-)
Topic: Dark Matters has it stood the test of time?
Replies: 206
Views: 61850

Re: Dark Matters has it stood the test of time?

Like all of the albums post-Hugh, I like it well enough when I listen to it, but like all of the albums post-Hugh that will be years apart between listenings.
by kjblack
02 Apr 2023, 19:51
Forum: Other Bands
Topic: Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese pop pioneer dies aged 71
Replies: 3
Views: 2187

Re: Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese pop pioneer dies aged 71

He wrote and performed some beautiful music, defying genre.
by kjblack
05 Mar 2023, 01:10
Forum: Other Bands
Topic: No Doubt my Guilty Pleasure.
Replies: 13
Views: 3330

Re: No Doubt my Guilty Pleasure.

The very embodiment of a 'Saturday night/Sunday morning' post.
by kjblack
11 Jan 2023, 10:53
Forum: Other Bands
Topic: Bands where a 'best of' is all you need
Replies: 34
Views: 5895

Re: Bands where a 'best of' is all you need

Eagles
Depeche Mode
Chas 'n Dave
by kjblack
05 Jan 2023, 11:10
Forum: General Other stuff
Topic: Ghosts
Replies: 27
Views: 5931

Re: Ghosts

Walking along the road late one night I saw on the pavement a small, dead, baby ghost...



although thinking about it later, it might have been a handkerchief.
by kjblack
31 Dec 2022, 11:05
Forum: The Stranglers MKV (2021-)
Topic: Best song seen live?
Replies: 111
Views: 43451

Re: Best song seen live?

Sewer the first time heard live in 1977.

Was It You? on the Dreamtour (and any time since) is like a different song from the album version.
by kjblack
01 Oct 2022, 10:17
Forum: General Other stuff
Topic: Steve Wright
Replies: 14
Views: 4758

Re: Steve Wright

He's been doin' some serious eatin' (no g) by the look of him these days.

"The Strangliers" :grin: