Aberdeen review

JJ Burnel, ...., Baz Warne, Jim Macaulay.

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Mostly positive, good to see review from a non fan. Lt Kudu.
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Great review.

No moans that it's not the real Stranglers either - refreshing.
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kenl wrote:Great review.

No moans that it's not the real Stranglers either - refreshing.
The review does give a nod to that. Not a "moan" as such but it is called out in the review

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The moment the writer said that Baz's vocals bore a resemblance to Hugh's, I immediately felt like every word in the piece was suspect after that.
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StanInBlack wrote: 02 Feb 2022, 23:01 The moment the writer said that Baz's vocals bore a resemblance to Hugh's, I immediately felt like every word in the piece was suspect after that.
Baz's vocals are nothing like Hugh's.

Has the writer seen Hugh in the Stranglers? In fact, the way Hugh sounds now is very different to how he did in the 70s
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theraven1979 wrote: 02 Feb 2022, 22:38
kenl wrote:Great review.

No moans that it's not the real Stranglers either - refreshing.
The review does give a nod to that. Not a "moan" as such but it is called out in the review

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No, definitely not a moan, just a statement of fact. In summary it highlights It’s not the original line-up, but it’s still The Stranglers, and still good.
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Bear Cage wrote:
theraven1979 wrote: 02 Feb 2022, 22:38
kenl wrote:Great review.

No moans that it's not the real Stranglers either - refreshing.
The review does give a nod to that. Not a "moan" as such but it is called out in the review

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No, definitely not a moan, just a statement of fact. In summary it highlights It’s not the original line-up, but it’s still The Stranglers, and still good.
Well read into it what you want but what was actually written it's as follows

"Did the authenticity of The Stranglers’ Aberdeen performance suffer as such? Maybe just a slither"


Of course the review is positive but again not without the pause for thought as to what is "the stranglers".


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THE Stranglers last performed 32 years ago.

They were rubbish then and are much better now.
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kenl wrote:THE Stranglers last performed 32 years ago.

They were rubbish then and are much better now.
Another completely subjective argument.

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kenl wrote: 02 Feb 2022, 23:31 THE Stranglers last performed 32 years ago.

They were rubbish then and are much better now.
I would agree the Stranglers live now are better than the Stranglers at the very end of the 80s (particularly at Ally Pally), but they’re still not as good as their earlier heyday (but who is).
I’d take their current set-list over the end of 80’s too.
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Bear Cage wrote: 02 Feb 2022, 23:52
kenl wrote: 02 Feb 2022, 23:31 THE Stranglers last performed 32 years ago.

They were rubbish then and are much better now.
I would agree the Stranglers live now are better than the Stranglers at the very end of the 80s (particularly at Ally Pally), but they’re still not as good as their earlier heyday (but who is).
I’d take their current set-list over the end of 80’s too.
Agreed.
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