Burning Up Time - The Stranglers and Hugh Cornwell Unofficial Forums

I always presumed they got on well because they worked together before on a couple of projects. I haven't got the book yet.

Being off work sick but knowing your colleagues are probably feeling resentful and slagging you off for being off!

Yes I definitely don't think the name the Stranglers wasn't probably the best commercial decision but it certainly suited their early image and music. Maybe they could have been massive worldwide with a different name or certainly even more successful?

I thought the comments on Paul were fairly well balanced but I thought the phrase "he wasn't a Strangler" wasn't needed - he literally was for over 15 years... poor old John Ellis though! I would think he meant he was nothing like an "Original" Strangler he's "stage "a...

Sorry about the spelling mistake! The most annoying one is always Hugh Cornwall!!!

Yes he has recorded. But then gets into a row with the record companies who he sold them to and tehy say, sod you and don't release! I think Capitol own one and not sure if the other one got picked up because he has such a poor reputation. That's a terrible situation for him, that he can't release ...

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Oh and Johnny Sox!

Does anyone know if he got an album coming out soon? I thought I read somewhere he has recorded two albums.

markorbit wrote: ↑14 Oct 2023, 00:53 it's very good I agree. Like a cross between Black & White & Gospel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbEAFR1RqRk

Thanks for that, very enjoyable.

I think JJ's vocals could have been a slightly better on this album. I think it's down to it being recorded remotely.

Water is classic Stranglers and I think Down has a certain charm.

I just had a knock on my front door by a little man who was just 3 foot 3 inches. I said who are you? He replied the Metre man!!!!