New Rat Chat out

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There's a new Rat Chat out, Baz and JJ talk about the tour and JJ testing positive for Covid.

For those with FB: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=sea ... (official)

I haven't seen a direct Youtube link.

Not quite sure what that bottle is on the shelf behind Baz, is that new merchandise I see?

370 ideas now.
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droopsnoot wrote: 21 Mar 2022, 20:11 I haven't seen a direct Youtube link.
YouTube link here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vGlQffYfYc
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Thanks for this link
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"It's a nonsensical argument that it's not the same, of course it's not the same and nor do we want it to be the same."
Oh? That's okay, then. Just put a group of any old swinging dicks onstage and call them The Stranglers, then. I mean, that's all well and good if you want to spunk your credibility up the wall. That's essentially saying "it doesn't matter who is in the band" ... err, it DOES matter actually.
"Of course, if you have the same personnel then it may all end up the same."
What? You mean the thing that makes it The Stranglers? Now, that IS nonsensical.
"We've had more footfall on this tour than any other tour."
Ooh, I think we need a fact check on this one like media outlets do whenever Boris Johnson spouts some nonsense in parliament. Any footfall on this tour had nothing to do with the new line-up and more to do with the fact that it was billed as The Final Full UK Tour, the "tribute to Dave" element and because of the gap between tours due to COVID.
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And you didn't mention the 270 ideas Stan!

I thought the interview was alright to be fair

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StanInBlack wrote: 21 Mar 2022, 23:18
"It's a nonsensical argument that it's not the same, of course it's not the same and nor do we want it to be the same."
Oh? That's okay, then. Just put a group of any old swinging dicks onstage and call them The Stranglers, then. I mean, that's all well and good if you want to spunk your credibility up the wall. That's essentially saying "it doesn't matter who is in the band" ... err, it DOES matter actually.
"Of course, if you have the same personnel then it may all end up the same."
What? You mean the thing that makes it The Stranglers? Now, that IS nonsensical.
"We've had more footfall on this tour than any other tour."
Ooh, I think we need a fact check on this one like media outlets do whenever Boris Johnson spouts some nonsense in parliament. Any footfall on this tour had nothing to do with the new line-up and more to do with the fact that it was billed as The Final Full UK Tour, the "tribute to Dave" element and because of the gap between tours due to COVID.
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theraven1979 wrote: 21 Mar 2022, 23:27 And you didn't mention the 270 ideas Stan!
Wasn't it 370 ideas? The only reason I didn't mention it is probably because it was the sort of thing that was parroted so often interviews in between Giants and Dark Matters that whenever I hear it now I just don't think anything of it ... I mean, even on Dark Matters they were cobbling stuff together at the last second, e.g. "The Lines" ...

Having said that, if JJ is recording at home then perhaps it'd be a good time to do a solo record.
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https://thestranglers.co.uk/bazs-full-f ... our-diary/

Here's the blog that Baz was referring to in the video. It's completely worth reading it to witness him complaining about venues that he's been playing year after year that he wouldn't have had a chance in hell of filling if not for The Stranglers' name.
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Ruby wrote: 21 Mar 2022, 23:31
StanInBlack wrote: 21 Mar 2022, 23:18
"It's a nonsensical argument that it's not the same, of course it's not the same and nor do we want it to be the same."
Oh? That's okay, then. Just put a group of any old swinging dicks onstage and call them The Stranglers, then. I mean, that's all well and good if you want to spunk your credibility up the wall. That's essentially saying "it doesn't matter who is in the band" ... err, it DOES matter actually.
"Of course, if you have the same personnel then it may all end up the same."
What? You mean the thing that makes it The Stranglers? Now, that IS nonsensical.
"We've had more footfall on this tour than any other tour."
Ooh, I think we need a fact check on this one like media outlets do whenever Boris Johnson spouts some nonsense in parliament. Any footfall on this tour had nothing to do with the new line-up and more to do with the fact that it was billed as The Final Full UK Tour, the "tribute to Dave" element and because of the gap between tours due to COVID.
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jetblacksdad wrote: 22 Mar 2022, 10:33

(he was replying to comments from the ratchat I believe)
It was a rhetorical question. :wink:
I mean he actually took the time to type out comments from a video and place them into quotation brackets on here, broken down individually,as if posted by JJ himself! This from someone who allegedly has no interest in the current line up.Bizarre.
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I think Stan's frustrations are that he believes they could/should be a great band and in his eyes they aren't.

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Ruby wrote: 22 Mar 2022, 10:48
jetblacksdad wrote: 22 Mar 2022, 10:33

(he was replying to comments from the ratchat I believe)
It was a rhetorical question. :wink:
I mean he actually took the time to type out comments from a video and place them into quotation brackets on here, broken down individually,as if posted by JJ himself! This from someone who allegedly has no interest in the current line up.Bizarre.
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theraven1979 wrote: 22 Mar 2022, 11:00 I think Stan's frustrations are that he believes they could/should be a great band and in his eyes they aren't.

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Ruby wrote: 22 Mar 2022, 10:48
jetblacksdad wrote: 22 Mar 2022, 10:33

(he was replying to comments from the ratchat I believe)
It was a rhetorical question. :wink:
I mean he actually took the time to type out comments from a video and place them into quotation brackets on here, broken down individually,as if posted by JJ himself! This from someone who allegedly has no interest in the current line up.Bizarre.
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