The Stranglers, Sound check For Rattus At The Roundhouse

[@davehill4295]

RIP Dave, top man.

[@lostjohnny06]

Absolutely gutted.

[@davehill4295]

@@lostjohnny06 same here

[@seawolf7218]

RIP Jet black 🥁 and RIP Dave Greenfield 🎹 can't believe we have lost both of you a great loss to the music world 🌍

[@seawolf7218]

I miss big jet black and will never forget Dave Greenfield RIP

[@raveninblack]

Dave Greenfield, sadly gone but never forgotten! RIP Dave.

[@thelatedentarthurdent5125]

Fantastic keyboard player, brilliant song-writer and by all accounts a nice bloke as well. Gone far too soon, RIP Dave.

[@ALV-gs1xg]

Friendliest guy in the music business taken way too soon.

[@Pete_Delfina]

RIP Dave, we will miss you.

[@themScreamS]

R.i.p. Top man,the first thing I noticed when I heard the Stranglers was his keyboards. I think I spent more time asking people is there some trick that he does to make that sound before I actually loved the band.

[@chuckabbate5924]

Innovation was Dave to the core

[@andypercy4022]

The Stranglers! Dave, Hugh, Jet & JJ have been a part of my life since I first heard them when I was 11 & bought the awsome Black & White album! Four musical geniuses who created music that I still discover something new no matter how many times I listen to a track! Dave Greenfield a true keyboard wizard! Thanks Dave for everything.

[@lennoxbraithwaite2546]

Jet and Dave thanks for the music, RIP gents

[@jonesy2111]

Great band and Dave was an incredible keyboardist and musician in general. I hope that they do a few more gigs... somehow.

[@RobKirbyson14]

Brilliant band...

[@1ajpearce]

Mr Keyboardist Personified. RIP Dave

[@wildphil64]

Unusual to hear Dead Ringer with no applause.

[@regfox2000]

❤🖤🐀The Stranglers🐀🖤❤

[@lollyp3322]

I hope next year they do London gigs for their 50th anniversary ❤ Bittter sweet without Dave and Jet thou 😢

[@arcrs40]

loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@dario96]

Dave Greenfield 🤟😔🌹❤️

[@SAINTPAULPAUL]

Exciting in that I may be able to see the latest incarnation live in my lifetime...Really hoping they make a run to the US this summer....Love to see you at First Avenue in Minneapolis....Seems like a long time since ya been here-1986 is the show I (kinda) remember..,.

[@deadringerscwmbran]

did some one say wanker!!! come on then isnt he gonna own up!!!! gr8 post!!!

[@dvdjns100]

The amazing G-string on NMH was a studio trick but how did JJ manage to play that riff @10:00.10:02

[@beefheart1410]

For me one of the greatest Post Punk bands (in their 1978 to 1981 mode). The Stranglers Echo And The Bunnymen The Cure The Monochrome Set Orange Juice Siouxsie And The Banshees Killing Joke Public Image Limited Teardrop Explodes Bauhaus The Birthday Party Talking Heads The Virgin Prunes Psychedelic Furs Joy Division Between 1978 and 1981 / 1982 these were my Post Punk soundtrack and the only bands that were cutting edge. Yes, The Clash, Jam, Buzzcocks and Damned were still around from the first wave of Punk and Stiff Little Fingers and The Ruts were doing good stuff ; likewise Elvis Costello. There was also people like Bowie, Captain Beefheart and Kate Bush doing great stuff; but they didn't come out of Punk. No, for me, only the bands I've listed at the top were those that came out of, or were informed by, Punk and were still pushing the artistic envelope. Interestingly, of all the first wave U.K Punk bands, only The Stranglers straddled both Punk Rock and Post Punk. Indeed, I think The Stranglers were even more effective in their Post Punk years than they were in 1976 and 1977. There's an argument to be had that, actually, they were the Post Punk originators. Other than "Shut Up" (which was a bit of a Punk Rock throw back) everything they did from the release of "5 Minutes" on through to, at least, the b-side of the final single from "(The Gospel According To) The MenInBlack" (inclusive of the two marvellous solo releases from Cornwell and Burnel) forged new ground. There is a massive stylistic shift between the "No More Heroes" 45 and "5 Minutes" and, to my ears, the icy, European, blast of "5 Minutes" has a good argument for being the first Post Punk record. There were actually other artists that were making records that could, in hindsight, be considered as being Post Punk prior to the release of "5 Minutes": Bowie (as mentioned), Devo, Television, Talking Heads, Pere Ubu, Cabaret Voltaire, Wire were all active prior to this Stranglers release. However, few, if any of these artists could be strictly understood as having, coalesced, unified and codified the elements of what became intelligible as the stylistic "requirements" of Post Punk in any way as successfully as The Stranglers had managed by late 1978 at the latest. They were simply marvellous. So, R.I.P Dave Greenfield. Let the critical revisionism begin!

[@rabbitscooter]

The Stranglers were pre-punk, punk, and post-punk. They transcended every label. They were....The Stranglers. Vital, influential, and effing entertaining.

[@vincee7621]

Phew, almost wore me out reading that! Seriously though, astute observations and well written. I liked your list. I have a feeling that like me you may well have spent a few evening's at the Nashville, West Kensington. Those certainly we're great and creative times. Dare I say better times? So, farewell Dave Greenfield and thanks. Don't worry everyone we've still got Little Mix.

[@Blonde_Somnambulist]

Beefheart1 great list. The Bunnymen equal to Stranglers imo. RIP Dave lad. Top bloke

[@stuartainsworth3461]

The Fall were probably born out of punk although never considered themselves as a punk group Innovative influential and much like the Stranglers stood the test of time

[@jonesy2111]

Excellent surmise. It's nice to know there are others who deeply understand music

[@nathanblindt]

i love how jean has his name engrave on the headstock of his bass. I have the j j burnel shuker bass i didn't even know that this was jeans replica until i looked on the head oh shit i have gone off subject

[@dirtyflute]

Whatever happened to Hughie Cornwell? He went solo, watched his career burn.

[@philipsmith9963]

JJ was right about that Amp

[@敬愛-v7c]

デイブ安らかに。そしてありがとう。

[@UncleBoratagain]

Boris, the 'Prime' Minister of England alone should pharking apologise!

[@StrawberrySunday212]

what is the song at 2:40 called?

[@80ssynthfan48]

Dead Ringer.

[@robertmelia3780]

Gods 🌹

[@kennethmarshall306]

Dead Ringer. Their best song, IMO

[@Obiniu]

Shame they only play with 2 original members nowadays

[@Chrisamusic1]

Jet, JJ and Dave. More like three to me mate?

[@Obiniu]

Jet's like 78, his health doesn't allow him to play no more

[@Chrisamusic1]

I know mate, but that's Jet right there. Behind the tubs. Do you see?

[@Obiniu]

This video is from few years back

[@Jamz.drummer]

Sad to think that now we’re down to only JJ being the only original member left :(

[@vlobster7660]

JJ is such a menacing dude....when you meet him he's clearly not.But all the same.....

[@garybridge-ku7bf]

Well the warning signs were there, for what happened on the night

[@PNEKarl]

Who people. Who are you that downvote? Why? Tell us why. This is wonderful. Why do you hate? I don't understand.

[@elizabethtaylor9321]

Karl Johnson There fxxxxxg morons , Bieber fans probably !

[@johnfrehley3887]

Proper gutted when I heard about Dave. He was untouchable and irreplaceable...

[@Chrisamusic1]

Song name 6.35?

[@JJAAHH]

@MrPlanx not true they're just soundchecking, you know, sorting out the sound, listening to make sure everything is right... they're more powerful than ever at the moment better than Mr Roberts at the very least

[@mangaelk]

Santa on drums.

[@FromaTwistedMind]

See!!! The rumours are true ? Dave`s an alien, he does drive a UFO

[@thecostarules631]

Well, stranglers still

[@paolozak3014]

Damn he really can't play that no more heroes bass intro anymore

[@stephenalderson6279]

I seen the stranglers several times when Hugh was on board. I seen them once with Baz. Nuff said!

[@StrawberrySunday212]

just not the same is it? And its only JJB whos left now..They will just be like a tribute band

[@thecostarules631]

Well, stranglers still making the same sound and Hugh still have that voice so.... in a rejoin the would sound like in the seventies

[@AdeyLRoberts]

Hugh isn't on the stage..

[@James-tm7vm]

Methias he said in a REJOIN if you read

[@limolime]

Have to say that Hugh and Paul were better technically than Baz as he is limited but the the original guys are total quality.

[@sascharottmann2268]

I miss Hugh Corwell, the original 4, is better as the other line-ups.

[@graemeraw8894]

🥱🥱

[@MrPlanx]

This new lineup has no soul at ALL.

[@jonathanbiggins6448]

Yawn! How original...

[@ollieoneill5961]

Steroid twins