![]() I should say that Sham are like early Slade: Slade's ![]() Ideological (the un-pretentious delinquent next door with a heart of gold approach). Minute anthems, the same unstoppable rhythms. The similarities, both musical (the same perfect three The ready acceptance by one of those suc-cessors, Sham 69, of the former's Renewal of interest to Slade's careers, one of the factors involved could be There above 90 per cent of their successors. If they could get that back though I'd put Slade back up Their ability to turn out those neat, complete, 'Everyday', C'mon Feel The Noize' and theĮternal 'Mama Weer All Crazee Now' that are the highlights of this album:įorget the new stuff. Solution to, is the same old one of material: the oldies are still way theīest. Their big problem, however, the one I still can't see a Patchy, confirms my opinion that they could still have something going for them…Įnough to make this record a worthwhile, if not exactly essential purchase, andĮnough, possibly, to get the group back on an even keel. That term extremely loosely) somewhere near old form, and this album, while ![]() Saw the boys (mind you, considering the time they've been around, I have to use But Monday night's gig at the Music Machine, Horrendous gig in Denmark last year had me more or less convinced they were to be Seventies (a more suc-cessful reign than practically any other group of thisĭecade?) have been heading for the pits in the last few years, and a totally True, Slade, after staying at the top throughout the early Strangers, heading inexorably in their op posite directions: one up, one down.īut the truth, it se to me, is more complicated than that. Release of these two albums: to quickly sum up Slade and Sham as passing It would be easy I s'pose, to be glib about the simultaneous SLADE: 'Slade Alive Vol 4' (Barn 2314 106) SHAM 69: 'That's Life' (Polydor POLD 5010) Nine to Five humdrum, the sack the 'orses, the boozer, night club and a punch up! Oh and listen out for a young Pauline Quirke! Your comments and/or contributions are most welcome. In addition, occasionally I will post material by other bands, related or otherwise, that mean a lot to me. As well as live gigs, I will post demos, radio interviews and anything else that I feel may be of interest. Needless to say, this site will steer well clear of any officially released material. ![]() By selecting the higher quality recordings I hope to present The Stranglers in the best possible light for the benefit of those less familiar with their material than the hardcore fan. As a collector of their live recordings for many years I want to share some of the better quality material with other fans. Whilst all of the various members of the band that have passed through the ranks since 1974 are accomplished studio musicians, it is on stage where the band have for me had their biggest impact. Welcome to Aural Sculptors, a blog aimed at bringing the music of The Stranglers to as wide an audience as possible. ![]()
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