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Another sad passing, this time the great Dave Greenfield of the Stranglers. By far the best of the bunch of original UK punk bands. Only seems like last week I caught them live at the Top Rank in May '77. Supported by London
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Saw them exactly 37 years ago on their Feline tour and they were crap. Cornwall was a dick that night. However late 70’s they were the business. They really were.
RIP Dave and thanks for great memories.
I saw them twice. Second time was at the Brixton Academy last year as a birthday present for my wife, who is a big fan (….and holds Golden Brown as one of her favourite songs ever) and the first was in about 1976/77 supporting Deke Leonard's Man at Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall. Bit of a gap in between.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Soul '68
I saw them at the Bristol Exhibition Centre in October 1977. Brilliant night!
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RIP Dave..
Thanks for those great top rank gigs, 'Rattus Norvegicus' and especially your musical contribution to the punk/new wave scene
Top Rank Swansea 1977. Two numbers in they stop warning people to stop throwing bottles and spitting. Start again more bottles and the next you see Burnel kung-fu kick flying into the mosh-pit and the rest of the band, roadies and security following his lead. End of gig!
The Stranglers were a bit older than your average punk band and that may explain why they seemed a bit more tuneful at times than the others. I liked their output during the punk era with No More Heroes probably being my favourite single of the time, but Golden Brown a few years later was a level up from those earlier singles and showed Dave Greenfield was a serious talent.
RIP
His keyboard skills gave the band a distinctive sound that set them apart from the other punk (ish) bands of thar era.
Sadly, I never got around to seeing them live but had booked tickets to see them later this year with the Ruts DC.
RIP Dave
Your evident keyboard talent backed up by, what must have been once upon a time, assiduous practise, differentiated you and The Stranglers from other punk bands. Your speedy arpeggios showed a technique far beyond keyboard players in most bands.
Saw them in the late 70,s in Bristol, they were excellent full of raw energy and great songs. Then saw them a few times more recently in last 3-5 years or so , minus Hugh Cornwall obviously, and they were still a very good band , excellent night out for around £20 a ticket, the replacement lead singer, big bald guy who’s been with them a long time now, is very good and always fun seeing these bands in tight small venues with a great atmosphere
The first band I got into "on my own". I never saw them live. (I've seen Hugh Cornwell though) I was too young to see them in the Top Rank and by the time they played in Sofia Gardens, I didn't buy a ticket. I don't know why. They were my favorite band in 1977. Maybe I'd moved on a bit by then. I still listen to the Raven from time-to-time. RIP Dave.
.... and the Leas Cliff Hall is still going strong (.... well maybe not at the moment).Quote:
Originally Posted by Swiss Peter
In the last year or so, I've seen UB40, Travis, Graham Nash, Paul Young, & Steve Hackett play there.
Paul Carrack should have played there last month
Currently playing The Raven. Haven’t played it in decades and enjoying it.
The best Dave Greenfield track in the early days. https://youtu.be/jqfqVDHNW6c
Fav band for years, saw them in 79 on a Wednesday night in the Top Rank, aged 15. JJB still jumping into the crowd to give someone a kicking even then!
The Raven is a magnificent song , with fantastic bass and of course keyboards
The intro longships sets the tone
It was certainly a good venue back then. Think I saw Uriah Heep, Curved Air, Hawkwind, Groundhogs and a good few others all before I was 15! Last time I was there was probably 1978.Quote:
Originally Posted by MarcP