for the last few weeks i have been on a stranglers kick, not sure why suddenly i started listening to them again, it had been at least 20 years. when i was a young punk on dope i loved the stranglers, that bass and keyboards, the way they shifted around, hugh's snarling vocals, that intimidating presence, the way they would play a fast paced brutal high energy song and then yield to some kind of weird melodic beauty. the stranglers were and still are a great band.

i discovered a fantastic clip of them playing an acoustic set, it really is sublime. the line up had changed but the energy was the same. i love the way they are so unpredictable and experimental, playing pub rock to waltz's to flamenco based tunes. two down now, jet black and dave greenfield,  but jj is still pounding away at the base. a great band from london, but don't mess with them.