Burning Up Time - The Stranglers and Hugh Cornwell Unofficial Forums

StanInBlack wrote: ↑03 Aug 2023, 20:56

I'm here because I'm a fan of The Stranglers. Obviously.

But you're not really.

you are a fan of the old Stranglers but not the new which you constantly refer to as JJ and friends.

StanInBlack wrote: ↑03 Aug 2023, 21:00
Indeed, I'm sure Baz would have preferred to have more success with Smalltown Heroes or solo etc. Before he replaced John Ellis, his career highlight was playing bass for Toy Dolls.

Whose biggest hit was , ironically, a cover version..............!

Here comes our Stan, shitting in the kid's sandpit to spoil the fun. Back on track You have to be a bit deaf or not to have paid much attention if you can't find some of the positives of Baz. It doesn't have to be song writing at all. I like the way he makes an effort with the blogs for example - wa...

He was simply pissed as a fart and made a huge twat of himself.

Awful wasn't it?

Wobble's Metal Box in Dub is a great listen by the way!

He's certainly no saint but I don't think you can really call him cowardly for a man who is so outspoken and prepared to say it as he feels. As I said before, he has certainly said some questionable things in his past and acted like a berk, but he also has a deep believe in core values that he is no...

Nice to see positivity about Baz. I was chatting with my brother about him and he said he still struggles with him but when I pointed out his tenure in the band he saw the point. For me, no Baz, No Stranglers. Post Hugh he has been the one to make the biggest impact on me and I certainly credit him ...

Lydon. Such a complex chap. One minute is charming, erudite and hilarious next minute a rather obnoxious and often mean spirited individual with some bad habits towards women. But he never ceases to entertain and contradict. He is the essence of what I believe punk to be. Forget all those twats like...

Dutch Moon is class

and if it was him that wrote Relentless then I tip my hat to that.

Last Men On the Moon - also a good un and he sings it very nicely - the laid back vocal is great.

Any time i saw Xmal Deutschland. They always seemed to appear at gigs in the latter part of the 80's. The singer just howled all the time! They were unannounced guests at a Mission concert back in the day and they came on and she said " I bet zis ist ein surprise jah?" Like you wouldn't be...

StanInBlack wrote: ↑20 Jul 2023, 11:43

If Dark Matters had been a Black/Burnel/Cornwell/Greenfield album it would have been a completely different album with a different set of songs, different production, different title, different everything.

If my Aunt had a cock and bollocks she'd be my Uncle!

Great! Can i dress up in rubber and studs and do some fake noshing off or summat knowing full well that there are kids in the audience just like "the leader"