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Ruby wrote: 22 Mar 2020, 22:43 … but live, going by you tube video, they just sound a load of noise to me.
That's probably just youtube users recording quality - loads of Stranglers videos are rotten quality on there as well. I saw them locally once or twice - in the 2000s - and they were pretty good. Sound was certainly better than the Buzzcocks in the same venue, their gig was just noise with the odd bit of recognisable tune in it.
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The Damned... great band. They have written many really good songs and are not a simple noise combo. And the original singer Dave Vanian is still in the band 😎. Wish Hugh hadn't quit nearly 30 years ago.
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Standing on the edge of tomorrow is a brilliant track. Street of dreams and Shadow of love are crackers too!
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Strawberries and The Black Album for me. Strawberries probably more accessible due to it's poppy vibe to it.Strawberries is jolly good fun.

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theraven1979 wrote:Strawberries and The Black Album for me. Strawberries probably more accessible due to it's poppy vibe to it.Strawberries is jolly good fun.

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The last Damned studio album Evil Spirits (Oct. 2018) is at least as good as The Stranglers Giants album, probably "better" 🤓.
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On balance of things I'd say Killing Joke , though of late ( say past 12 years or so ) , they've probably been superior to The Stranglers in both quality and quantity of output .
Other mentions , Chelsea - a very under rated original wave punk band , The Lurkers , Motorhead , The Skids , The Blood plus many many more .
The Clash were excellent for two albums IMO but dropped off my radar from London Calling onwards .
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Jon the Impaler wrote:On balance of things I'd say Killing Joke , though of late ( say past 12 years or so ) , they've probably been superior to The Stranglers in both quality and quantity of output .
Other mentions , Chelsea - a very under rated original wave punk band , The Lurkers , Motorhead , The Skids , The Blood plus many many more .
The Clash were excellent for two albums IMO but dropped off my radar from London Calling onwards .
The Lurkers are great fun live- only seen them a couple of times but they were very entertaining both times.
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