New Stranglers Album....

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Ever since Hugh split from the band (and let's face it, the rot had already set in by then), I've never been able to muster any enthusiasm for the Stranglers Mk II (featuring Paul Roberts on vox), but this album is getting some glowing advance press (relatively speaking, of course) with dubious phrases like "return to form" being bandied about.

Anyone heard anything off of it? Should I get my hopes up?

And how old is poor Jet Black now? 80?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 9 February 2004 19:18 (twenty-two years ago)

They look worryingly like a 'boy band' on the cover.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 9 February 2004 19:19 (twenty-two years ago)

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Mr.Black...yesterday.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 9 February 2004 19:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Crikey!!!! That looks like Dave Lee Travis on drums!!!!!!

― Old Fart!!! (oldfart_sd), Monday, 9 February 2004 19:51 (twenty-two years ago)

He's on Survivor right now

― Andy K (Andy K), Monday, 9 February 2004 19:55 (twenty-two years ago)

"And how old is poor Jet Black now? 80?"

I believe he was 60 on 26th August last year, although he may have been 65 (according to AMG he was only 45, but that's obviously crap!)

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Monday, 9 February 2004 19:56 (twenty-two years ago)

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― may pang (maypang), Monday, 9 February 2004 19:58 (twenty-two years ago)

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― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 9 February 2004 20:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Shit - that last pic looks like an older version of me!

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Monday, 9 February 2004 22:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Just picked this up recently and I'm simply stunned by the quality to be honest. 'Norfolk Coast' is a blatant return to form (and I mean EMI/Liberty form at that). This band has no right to sound so menacing AND poppy 22 years after their last truly consitent album ('La Folie' IMHO).

― Guy Flower, Thursday, 19 February 2004 10:55 (twenty-two years ago)

... and by 'consitent' I mean consistent, of course!

― Guy Flower, Thursday, 19 February 2004 10:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Cheers, Guy! Might have to go pick it up now!

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 19 February 2004 14:48 (twenty-two years ago)

well someone has faith i have even seen TV ads for the album ..

― mark e (mark e), Thursday, 19 February 2004 14:49 (twenty-two years ago)

I reckon Jet is between around 65-67. I think he was 40 in 1977, which would make him 66/7 now.

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Thursday, 19 February 2004 14:53 (twenty-two years ago)

...and, sadly, he looks it (notice they've buried him in the background on the cover).

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 19 February 2004 14:54 (twenty-two years ago)

two weeks pass...

Wow. Hearing the album for the first time as I type this. Only on the first track (the title track), and FUCK! This is actually quite GOOD, and I normally hate new guy Paul Roberts! Sounding quite a bit like "Toiler on the Sea", `cept with much beefier guitars. JJ's bass is well to the fore as usual.

Quite pleasantly surprised thus far.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 5 March 2004 19:14 (twenty-two years ago)

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