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I always thought the album Infected had a bit of a Stranglers vibe about it

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theraven1979 wrote: 13 Jul 2023, 08:22 I always thought the album Infected had a bit of a Stranglers vibe about it

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jason wrote: 12 Jul 2023, 20:55 Nice that he's a bit of a fan.
Interesting thoughts...any Tracks in particular or just the performance etc??
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I think you can tell the influences on that album. There's a bit of Stranglers vibe IMO - some tracks wouldn't have sounded out of place on 10 (obviously you'd have to make the production sound like shite and bring Nenah Cherry in for the female vocal bits) - Would Matt have made a frontman replacement for Hugh ? :lol: - Meanwhile tracks like Angels of Deception are very Rolling Stones :lol: But enjoyable all the same.

It's a great album. He had a run of around 4 albums at that time that are pretty cool.

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Cells&Plasma wrote: 13 Jul 2023, 09:14
theraven1979 wrote: 13 Jul 2023, 08:22 I always thought the album Infected had a bit of a Stranglers vibe about it

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jason wrote: 12 Jul 2023, 20:55 Nice that he's a bit of a fan.
Interesting thoughts...any Tracks in particular or just the performance etc??
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Was listening to Infected (the track) this morning and it suddenly occurred to me on the chorus with Neneh Cherry it actually sounds like some classic goth song.


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