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The Stranglers, Roundhouse

On 06 Mar 15, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Want to pay homage to punk royalty? Don't miss The Stranglers Tour 2015: dates on sale now. 

By CW Contributor on 10/10/2014

The Stranglers, Roundhouse
The Stranglers, Roundhouse
The Stranglers, Roundhouse The Stranglers, Roundhouse Ella Cory-Wright
A mere forty years after they formed, punk-rock survivors The Stranglers defy the creeping years with their Big Ruby UK tour.
Four decades on, their sound remains distinctive.They were the only punks around who could actually play their instruments. Their 1977 mega-hit No More Heroes. The snarling vocals chugging rhythms are there, but there is real melody and songcraft -a punk rarity- and Dave Greenfield's keyboard is nothing short of virtuosic.
Outside punk-squaddy circles, The Stranglers are best known for Golden Brown, their beguiling 1981 paean to opiates. Three decades on, its allure endures. Hugh Cornwell’s vague lyrics paint a torpid dreamworld, strangely embroidered by the waltz of a Tudor-sounding harpsichord.
But their feirsome back catalogue extends far beyond this hit single. Since their debut record Rattus Norvegicus in 1977, the band have produced a further 16 albums, with consistent critical success.
Their latest effort, 2012’s The Giants proved that the band still have what it takes to make a great record. The bass and keys heavy opening track Another Camden Afternoon buoyed by a a whinnying guitar is an atmospheric opening for an album brimming with a punk statesmanship. On songs like Boom Boom, with its straight-talking vocals, or Mercury Rising, where a synthesiser duels a freewheeling guitar over a deceptively simple drumbeat, the sound is of a band both in touch with their roots and alive to the fact that it is actually year the 2014.
There’s a reason The Stranglers have far outlasted their 80s contemporaries. Let these grandees of punk-rock show you how it’s done. 

What The Stranglers, Roundhouse
Where Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8EH | MAP
Nearest tube Chalk Farm (underground)
When On 06 Mar 15, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Price £28.60
Website Click here to book via ticketmaster.



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  • What the critics say 

    THE GUARDIAN

    "Despite being three decades past their commercial peak, the Stranglers still infuse their raw, attitudinal rock with a surprising degree of visceral menace."

    Ian Gittins

    THE INDEPENDENT

    "In 20 years of gig-going, I have never witnessed a concert quite like the one that took place that evening... When the Stranglers encored with "No More Heroes" they triggered a king of hyper-catharsis amongst the squaddies which remained gloriously unchecked."

    James McNair

    VENUE 

    To describe the Camden Roundhouse as a large, circular venue would spectacularly miss the sense of energy and excitement the venue manages to generate - there’s a reason it’s so popular with top acts.

    The Stranglers headlined (and sold-out) the Roundhouse in 1977...and then did it again 30 years later in 2007 with exactly the same set list (plus a couple of their newer songs). They’ve got history here.

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