BetaFunk Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 The best moments for me was seeing JJB with The Stranglers every other Thursday in summer 1976 for free down the Nashville Rooms. Quote
timmo Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 I saw them live only the once.Must have been late 90`s. I was very disappointed. They had a brass section and ruined it all for me. Quote
Low End Bee Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1328997434' post='1535958'] My fave JJ moment: When the bass comes in on Hanging Around. It really sounds like the bass amp is actually in your room, playing along to the track. Fantastic bass moment that. [/quote] That's the one. The first time I stuck it on the record player I decided I had to be a bass player and have a bit of that. Quote
rogerstodge Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 [quote name='yanto' timestamp='1329851732' post='1548584'] For me it's the link between "Do you Wanna" & "Death And Night And Blood" Bit specific I know but it does it for me [/quote]that is a fantastic piece of music, raw, powerful, mind blowing Quote
PaulWarning Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1328997434' post='1535958'] My fave JJ moment: When the bass comes in on Hanging Around. It really sounds like the bass amp is actually in your room, playing along to the track. Fantastic bass moment that. [/quote] [quote name='Muzz' timestamp='1329123531' post='1537269'] This. The greatest bass guitar moment, ever. [/quote]I only have to think about it to make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. One of the reasons we love JJ's playing of course is the fact he's high in the mix, it's just so refreshing to hear a bass that's not buried below drums and guitar Quote
BetaFunk Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 [quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1420037141' post='2645056'] One of the reasons we love JJ's playing of course is the fact he's high in the mix, it's just so refreshing to hear a bass that's not buried below drums and guitar [/quote] I can't remember how high he was in the mix around 1975/76 down the Nashville Rooms, Hope & Anchor etc but it was usually so loud you had to point at the the beer tap to get them to understand what you wanted to drink. Quote
lonestar Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 [quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1330529028' post='1558904'] I've decided. The Stranglers were Prog Punk. [/quote] Thatll be Dave Greenfield's bits I reckon. Quote
Jenny_Innie Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1328997434' post='1535958'] My fave JJ moment: When the bass comes in on Hanging Around. It really sounds like the bass amp is actually in your room, playing along to the track. Fantastic bass moment that. [/quote] OMG. Hello. Who are these guys? Now THAT is a bass sound. Where did that come from ? Quote
BetaFunk Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 (edited) [quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1330529028' post='1558904'] I've decided. The Stranglers were Prog Punk. [/quote] Sounds about right to me. There were never a punk band that's for sure and they will always be simply a very good pub rock band to these ears and with the fierce competition at the time that's a compliment. Edited December 31, 2014 by BetaFunk Quote
Roger2611 Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 I love Nice and Sleazy....but still can't play it properly. Quote
Highfox Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 Any one remember Freddy Laker? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns-fw7a16Gw Quote
doctorbass Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 Get A Grip, from Battersea Park 1978 Quote
rogerstodge Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 [quote name='doctorbass' timestamp='1420049827' post='2645229'] Get A Grip, from Battersea Park 1978 [/quote]ooh yea not arf, get your headphones out boys n girls. http://youtu.be/4wsd-vRaVHE Quote
BetaFunk Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 [quote name='miles'tone' timestamp='1419986726' post='2644711'] He just always looked and sounded genuinely dangerous, it wasn't an act. [/quote] That was the general look at the time and he didn't ever look that dangerous to me but that's maybe because i saw The Stranglers so many times in pubs and before the hits. He didn't look anywhere near as menacing to me as Strummer, Brilleaux or Sean Tyla when they were on stage on the pub circuit in the 70s. Quote
Lynottfan Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 Meeting the man, real class act and was a true gent, one of the finest bass players that has ever been, as for his music moment, like many, the intro run down the neck on the G string to No more heroes, still can give me goose bumps. Quote
Big Al Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Highfox' timestamp='1420049368' post='2645222'] Any one remember Freddy Laker? [/quote] The girl is Penny Tobin, who guested on keyboards for loads of different well-known bands (e.g. Slits, Eurythmics) in the punk and post-punk era... [url="http://penelopetobin.com/about/"]http://penelopetobin.com/about/[/url] My favourite Stranglers song must be Hanging Around - I love playing it on bass. The quicker the better, and this is probably the best video of that song, displaying all the audience participation and aggro they are famous for... [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z99Ah6pWHt0"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z99Ah6pWHt0[/url] Edited January 2, 2015 by Big Al Quote
chriswareham Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 Haven't read much of the thread, so I'm probably doing an AOL style "me too", but my favourite JJ moment is the entire bass part to Nice 'N' Sleazy. It was my party piece when I first learned to play bass, and is invariably the first thing I play when I pick up an unfamiliar bass guitar. Quote
merello Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 Difficult to pick one out. A total hero when I was younger and the guy who made it cool to pick up a bass, dress all in black and stomp around (playing Jam songs mind you!) Love his music but lost a bit of respect for him after reading Hugh Cornwall's biography and how he actually feared for his life at the mood swings and attacks from JJ. I assume he is calmer and more mature now and still love listening to the grooves he lays down. The OP's Raven is something I always love listening to but as an aside, I was at a GuitarGuitar Martin promo workshop and I wandered in. Diane Ponzi (?) approached and asked which Martin Acoustic I wanted to play. I replied, 'I'm really a bass player..' 'Oh great she shouted! We've been waiting for one to come in all day - try this!' She handed me the GPA Bass and I was put on the spot in front of about 15 shoppers! What could I play on this beautiful piece of acoustic wood? Easy...out came 'Peaches'! 'Oh that's nice' she said, 'What is it?' About 4 guys shouted out 'Peaches' at the same time! A lot of JJ fans there! Quote
lojo Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 So many epic bass lines, Nice n Sleazy and solo in Walk on by , Heroes, Hanging Around, Something Better Change, the list goes on and they are all brilliant and as good as each other. Totally unique bass player, which is a difficult thing to be, whilst producing something that actually works well. Best Stranglers moment (non musical) "we hate playing to elitist audiences, so **** off" , proper social comment at the time Quote
Jonesy64 Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 Goodbye Toulouse....quick and complex. It drives the song from first bar to the last. Quote
grahamd Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 This has to be up there as intros go http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSwhOKOKaYw Quote
Geddys nose Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 http://youtu.be/flUxmdlhiHY The classic opener. Quote
Billy Apple Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 [quote name='lojo' timestamp='1420299719' post='2647785'] Best Stranglers moment (non musical) "we hate playing to elitist audiences, so **** off" , proper social comment at the time [/quote] Aye, but they said it at the end of the gig, not the beginning. Quote
rogerstodge Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 [quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1420385588' post='2648632'] Aye, but they said it at the end of the gig, not the beginning. [/quote] i doubt they got paid for it though Quote
Billy Apple Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 [quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1420390275' post='2648722'] i doubt they got paid for it though [/quote] Really? I doubt that Quote
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