I came here on 4 May 2020 just to watch the genius that is Dave Greenfield one last time. Fly straight with perfection Dave. You will be sorely missed. RIP
First off, great job Mel Gaynor. Solid as a rock as usual. Dave Greenfield, unbelievable keyboard player. The way he just solo'd his way through every line of every song just seemed to fit without seeming to be overplaying. Unbelievable talent and there will never be another.
@@intheshadows..2107 I'm a Strangler too. I'm also a drummer and recognize the strenghts of Mel Gaynor as a drummer. I own every Stranglers album since they were released. I was a Strangler first before being a simple mind!
Old strangler here as well , amazing video loved it I was in London working there from up north at the height of their fame in 77 sadly I was also locked up at the time 😮😁 my musical tastes are so varied loved all the punk new wave but I was also in to N Soul still am , funny old world ain’t it lol , I still have the rebel in me listening too these old bands I mean the stranglers even though I’m 66 lol
Rattus Norvegicus, No More Heroes & Black and White are still some of the best pieces of work produced during and since the Punk - New Wave era in this country! Brilliant.
What kind of "devastating" do you mean: Disastrous or dazzling? LOL, German cumment. You have too much ambiguity in English...always having to swing between words of French/Latin, Celtic + Anglo-Saxon origin. Black & White is in no way devastating, but yes, a stunning + dazzling album !
Rest in peace, Mr. Greenfield. One of the most influental Keyboard Players of Rock History. Saw you live many times ... hope, another time, another space 🎹✌🙋🏻♂️🍀
Can't believe the energy coming off this . sounds like a new song . Fresh. Can't they just released this stuff the kids nowadays would be blown away. My son just can't believe the raw energy in old stranglers and other 70 s gigs . Thank God for TH-cam . eventually they ll catch up
+blanca roca kid just do not appreciate what we took for granted ie. Bloody good REAL music!This mix is available on vinal via the Simple Minds shop. Worth every penny!
What Dave Greenfield plays, is unbelievable and completley special, hats off. A pitty I can not see him live anymore. All things must pass, could cry. Happy , saw him and the Stranglers many times. Rest in peace, see you later
First time I noticed the organ part I said, "How can anyone make a sequencer do THAT? Each time through the sequence is slightly different!" I watched the video more closely and was amazed. Instant total respect.
No fucking way! I can't believe what I have just came across. This sounds fucking amazing. Never could have imagined the 2 bands playing together. The sound is top notch.
Imagine if you are driving in your car, and you looked in your rear view mirror, and you saw that bassline coming straight for you!! What would you do?!
My all time fav Stranglers track . . was a fan of early Simple Minds too . . . .poor Jet couldn't make it but SM's drummers is awesome - get's this track 100%
That was absolutely superb. These two bands came out of the post punk New Wave and I was lucky enough to catch both in Sydney early 80s. Notice the clean/pure arpeggios from Greenfield ,no sequencing just smooth/fast fingers.10/10 from me♥️.
Stranglers es como la vida, interminable, uno de mis grupos favoritos, rebeldes cuando quisieron, calmados cuando vinieron quienes les imitaron y siempre originales. De lo mejor de Reino Unido.
Nope, Im talking punk here, so Vicious is the Sid. I'm sure Syd Barrett is up there jamming with Steve Marriott, Frank Zappa, Peter Green and Captain Beefheart instead.
Dave Greenfied my hero. I had the honour tobe right at the front of one of their early concerts, Hugh Cornwall passed me his towel as I was sweating so much. Dave was a wizard nothing like him before or after him ........ Keyboards!
Absolute dynamite! After Hugh left, I said I wouldn't go and see The Stranglers again, but I might have to review that if they're playing at that level.
I was a young punk in the late seventies and saw the stranglers and the clash Etc and they were both the best live bands at the time and this is amazing
In tears man you floored me with your genius for over 40 years and now your gone DAVE brother you are sorely missed man the stranglers opened this whole world of new music for me in the 70s rip brothet
Just stumbled across this!! Now Jet Black is a one off, but hey that drummer is fantastic.Energy made Punk and he certainly has a bit of that! Baz still chewing a wasp and JJ not as bouncy, but really great to see Jim do his bit. Two groups who shaped the 80's for me and i love them!!
...oh mein Gott, ich hab einfach vergessen, das die existieren, dabei war das die beste Zeit überhaupt...also früher...und das Grad, das ist super!!! Dafür hab ich jetzt wieder "neue" Musik... Rettet mir die Tage...😍...auch wenn die Zeit vergeht...
STRANGLED MINDS ! I am a HUGE Stranglers fan and never knew much about the Simple Minds .... Coming to the table late , but I'm gonna give a good listen
Great stuff, what a tasty collaboration with jim and the boys RIP david a real gentleman and musical giant who was such a influential figure in my musical formative years. Simple minds playing with the stranglers what a magical combo
wonderful ...will never beat the first time I heard it though ...music changed forever then and not just music ...and now we only have this ...think ahead ..before its totally dead and forgotten ..it changed a generation ...as a certain Johnny once said get up off your arse!
Simple minds meeting with the stranglers what a great collaboration Jim and the boys are fab as are the stranglers, much respect for the late and great dave greenfield, the combination of simple minds and the beautiful musical tapestry of daves keyboards is unsurpassed My favourite TH-cam collaboration, iconic stuff
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2023.. hands up in appreciation of the two giants we lost... Dave n JetBlack... RIP fellas u wil live forever as music greats
I came here on 4 May 2020 just to watch the genius that is Dave Greenfield one last time. Fly straight with perfection Dave. You will be sorely missed. RIP
It was his keyboard playing on Hanging Around that got me into the Stranglers
Exactly the reason I ended up here. RIP Dave.
Golden Brown was originated by Dave with those Golden tones. RIP Dave your influence and contribution will be sorely missed.
Absolutely. A real legend
RIP Dave - a huge inspiration and the Stranglers Magic Ingredient, that Bass'n'Keys combo was unique
First off, great job Mel Gaynor. Solid as a rock as usual. Dave Greenfield, unbelievable keyboard player. The way he just solo'd his way through every line of every song just seemed to fit without seeming to be overplaying. Unbelievable talent and there will never be another.
Obviously a Simple Minds dude. As a Strangler dude, one has to confess its a stunning version of Grip
@@intheshadows..2107 I'm a Strangler too. I'm also a drummer and recognize the strenghts of Mel Gaynor as a drummer. I own every Stranglers album since they were released. I was a Strangler first before being a simple mind!
Old strangler here as well , amazing video loved it I was in London working there from up north at the height of their fame in 77 sadly I was also locked up at the time 😮😁 my musical tastes are so varied loved all the punk new wave but I was also in to N Soul still am , funny old world ain’t it lol , I still have the rebel in me listening too these old bands I mean the stranglers even though I’m 66 lol
@@Genghis-Khan121 Me too, great band, although they are the only one from that era.
Finding this gem has made my day. Got a beer in my hand, headphones on at full blast and a stupid grin on my face. LOVE IT!
Consider this was my driving music in 70's LA. Still sounds worth annoying other drivers stuck in the traffic!
JOE BLOGGS Cheers Mate!! 🍺🍻🍺
Good on yer, Joe, doin' & feelin' the same. Uplifting song! 😉
Me too!
Same here brilliant stuff.
Dave Greenfield - rock legend. The Stranglers' best songs were all underpinned by amazing keyboard.
Rattus Norvegicus, No More Heroes & Black and White are still some of the best pieces of work produced during and since the Punk - New Wave era in this country! Brilliant.
+Paul Cavanagh Don't forget The Raven!
+Paul Cavanagh Black & White is devastating, i've never heard more sinister music, love it all !!.
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What kind of "devastating" do you mean: Disastrous or dazzling? LOL, German cumment. You have too much ambiguity in English...always having to swing between words of French/Latin, Celtic + Anglo-Saxon origin.
Black & White is in no way devastating, but yes, a stunning + dazzling album !
Gospel According to the Meninblack is their darkest, punkiest record.
One of the best keyboard players in the world. Chapeau Mr. Greenfield
Unbelievably good, this is over 44 years old.
I watched this all through COVID Lockdown and finally got to see The Stranglers in Brighton last month. What a night!
Rest in peace, Mr. Greenfield. One of the most influental Keyboard Players of Rock History. Saw you live many times ... hope, another time, another space 🎹✌🙋🏻♂️🍀
Can't believe the energy coming off this . sounds like a new song . Fresh. Can't they just released this stuff the kids nowadays would be blown away. My son just can't believe the raw energy in old stranglers and other 70 s gigs . Thank God for TH-cam . eventually they ll catch up
+blanca roca kid just do not appreciate what we took for granted ie. Bloody good REAL music!This mix is available on vinal via the Simple Minds shop. Worth every penny!
I love this band and I'm in my 20's , I may never see them live but I know they are amazing
They were "PUNK" and punk was BLACK BALLED!!!
It's shit. You're old and they all look like Mockneys. Except for J J, who seems...embarrassed?
Yes. 'tis a gem.
What Dave Greenfield plays, is unbelievable and completley special, hats off. A pitty I can not see him live anymore. All things must pass, could cry. Happy , saw him and the Stranglers many times. Rest in peace, see you later
Respect to Dave Greenfield, RIP Sir!
Rattus Norvegicus was my favourite album when I was 21. And I still get a thrill from this song.
Agree a great musician
Mel Gaynor what a fantastic drummer he is.
Fukin solid
Best drummer in the world?
TOO FUCKING RIGHT!!!!!!.......
Fantastic drummer, also a good reminder of how good Jet was.
Indeed ,the best drummer of all times
@@julesobee and somehow jet made it look so easy
Yeah, we all get older...but, it doesn’t mean that whatever inspired us when we were young has to die. Brilliant song! Love the video!
I love these guys, great to see that they are still at it, and Dave Greenfield deserves a statue, absolute keyboard maverick.
Dave with his massive swelling organ. Thanks for some great memorable music MR.Greenfield.RIP
Excellent comment!
RIP Jet Black. Dave's waiting at the Bar for you buddy! Thanks to you both for just being bloody brilliant....
Never too old to rock n roll. Fucking epic version. Never would have put these two together, who knew?
Two of my all time favourite British bands...in the same recording studio at the same time...oh how I wish I was there.
First time I noticed the organ part I said, "How can anyone make a sequencer do THAT? Each time through the sequence is slightly different!" I watched the video more closely and was amazed. Instant total respect.
in 2020 listening to my 2 favourite bands of the 80s playing together ... makes covid confinement worth it
Dave Greenfield holy shit man you are a keyboard hero
and I mean no more heroes..the stranglers forever.
rip dave
Andrew Franzle good too see Jim Kerr ..
Great drumming
Yeaaahhh!!!! That's what a "supergroup" should look (and sound) like!
best band of all time.........
and you should know.
dvdjns100 back in the day, not this shite though
Wow. After all these years, this band and this song are still holding strong.
No fucking way! I can't believe what I have just came across. This sounds fucking amazing. Never could have imagined the 2 bands playing together. The sound is top notch.
My two favourite bands performing one great song!! Brilliant love it!
Daves keyboard playing is just beyond awesome 👌
I love the bass line in this song!! JJ is an amazing bass player!! Even with his solo work!!!
Imagine if you are driving in your car, and you looked in your rear view mirror, and you saw that bassline coming straight for you!! What would you do?!
@@OtherMike5000I’d hold on for dear life cause I know it’s gonna hit hard and heavy. Especially when it’s their live 1978 Battersea Park recording!
Clicked on this expecting something tired and unenthused, but wow....what a great performance! RIP Dave.
When you get a drummer like Mel Gaynor playing, it's gonna sound good.
Premiere league musicians! 👌
98jsbx98 this is shocking
Oh my first time of seeing this absolutely blown away.
“It’s Great to see the Stranglers and Simple Minds Perform Together “
The pedigree and class of each group shines through here ! Pure and simple brilliance !
My all time fav Stranglers track . . was a fan of early Simple Minds too . . . .poor Jet couldn't make it but SM's drummers is awesome - get's this track 100%
Great indeed . Fabulous version.
Two of the greatest bands ever in my opinion and game changers for their time. This is brilliant!!
Simple Minds game changers?? Ultravox beforehand 🤘🤘
❤️ ilove simple minds ❤️
That was absolutely superb. These two bands came out of the post punk New Wave and I was lucky enough to catch both in Sydney early 80s. Notice the clean/pure arpeggios from Greenfield ,no sequencing just smooth/fast fingers.10/10 from me♥️.
Stranglers around a lot earlier than post punk
er.. no
This really works. 😊👍
The energy here is amazing. I agree, brilliant drummer showing just how good Jet was.
This is fantastic-listened to it about 100 times in 24 hours. Maybe listen to it 24/7 for the rest of 2023!
Brilliant two great bands together , and one legendary song , RIP Dave great musician and good guy.
Brill collaboration!
Stranglers es como la vida, interminable, uno de mis grupos favoritos, rebeldes cuando quisieron, calmados cuando vinieron quienes les imitaron y siempre originales. De lo mejor de Reino Unido.
Just fantastic. A perfect modern rendition of a mythical song.
This was a huge song for me in my youth, sounds just as good as it did 35 plus years ago.
the sence of patchoil, deelichios
Go Charlie, Jim, JJ, Baz, Mel!! ...RIP Dave, we love you....
Greenfield’s beautiful solos flow through, above and below the music of this great song as if he were a jammer from some higher musical realm.
Rest in peace Dave. Your were needed for the supergroup. Sid, Joe and Poly are up there waiting for a keyboard player.
Miserable Mozz I agree RIP Dave ........but what’s Sid going to play the triangle ? ......
And Ian on vocals
I think you mean Syd.
Nope, Im talking punk here, so Vicious is the Sid. I'm sure Syd Barrett is up there jamming with Steve Marriott, Frank Zappa, Peter Green and Captain Beefheart instead.
I meant Ian curtis
One of the best bands ever . And Simple Minds.
The Stranglers have simple minds? 😉
What a great collaboration between the stranglers and simple minds great stuff.👍
Dave Greenfied my hero. I had the honour tobe right at the front of one of their early concerts, Hugh Cornwall passed me his towel as I was sweating so much. Dave was a wizard nothing like him before or after him ........ Keyboards!
THAT DRUMMER ROCKS!!!
Mr Mel Gaynor
One of my favorite drummers.
WOW 😲 A gem.
Absolute dynamite! After Hugh left, I said I wouldn't go and see The Stranglers again, but I might have to review that if they're playing at that level.
Fookin brilliant rendition lads!
How rough & ready can you get it?? Rock on Dave...
I was a young punk in the late seventies and saw the stranglers and the clash Etc and they were both the best live bands at the time and this is amazing
In tears man you floored me with your genius for over 40 years and now your gone
DAVE brother you are sorely missed man the stranglers opened this whole world of new music for me in the 70s rip brothet
Brilliant
Jim's so laid back and calm about it :), it's fantastic
This is just plain awesome, two of my favorite bands having fun.
Absolutely superb version.
Absolutely fucking awesome
beyond my (negative) expectation, awesome!
Really cool uplifting song 🎵
Just stumbled across this!! Now Jet Black is a one off, but hey that drummer is fantastic.Energy made Punk and he certainly has a bit of that!
Baz still chewing a wasp and JJ not as bouncy, but really great to see Jim do his bit.
Two groups who shaped the 80's for me and i love them!!
Simple Minds started out as a punk band as well.
Richard....don't forget Charlie on guitar. A brilliant guitarist!!!!
Dave Greenfield's Keyboards amazing, RIP Dave.....
Perfection, how else can I describe my 2 fave bands, apart from The Simple Stranglers ;) xxx
...oh mein Gott, ich hab einfach vergessen, das die existieren, dabei war das die beste Zeit überhaupt...also früher...und das Grad, das ist super!!!
Dafür hab ich jetzt wieder "neue" Musik... Rettet mir die Tage...😍...auch wenn die Zeit vergeht...
a true master piece from two off the most under rated bands ever raw classic
Best band ever seen in Falklands and Inverness great night enough said
Some serious Drumming going on there in fairness
Mesmerising ❤.
Still unbelievably fresh and it’s almost 2025 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
brilliant, tight drumming and playing!
Just amazing I’ve rekindled my already huge love for them .... fresh and vital .
STRANGLED MINDS ! I am a HUGE Stranglers fan and never knew much about the Simple Minds .... Coming to the table late , but I'm gonna give a good listen
what a gallus track, full 'a energy. my new fave tune to be jumpin around like an eejit to. cheers !!
Saw Simple Minds as support band for The Stranglers many years ago
David Greenfield, O'l lightning fingers ⚡❤️
Dave Greenfield RIP. Down in the Sewers keyboards are mind blowing. Legend.
Rest in Peace Dave. Love this video
Stunning Dave.
Great stuff, what a tasty collaboration with jim and the boys
RIP david a real gentleman and musical giant who was such a influential figure in my musical formative years. Simple minds playing with the stranglers what a magical combo
Mr Greenfield kills it...!!
MY band . . . . jams , with the finest of the finest of SCOTTISH ~ GR8 ~ & never forget it
been listening to the Stranglers since the mid 70's still love them. brings back good memories.
Msn this is a collision and the best of two worlds … what a mash up , and it works !! 👍🏴
Wow! still sounding incredible - it must have been amazing to see the Stranglers in their punk heyday
Saw them in Brisbane 12 months ago, amazing gig!
wonderful ...will never beat the first time I heard it though ...music changed forever then and not just music ...and now we only have this ...think ahead ..before its totally dead and forgotten ..it changed a generation ...as a certain Johnny once said get up off your arse!
Simple minds meeting with the stranglers what a great collaboration
Jim and the boys are fab as are the stranglers, much respect for the late and great dave greenfield, the combination of simple minds and the beautiful musical tapestry of daves keyboards is unsurpassed
My favourite TH-cam collaboration, iconic stuff
Grandissimi!!!!!! ciao J.J. Burnell. I love you!
Esse sonzinho do teclado deixa a musica diferente, com o contrabaixo forte e bateria firme!
Dave Greenfield. Thanks for the music R.I.P.
Excellent, tight, intense drumming which reinvigorates the track.
fekin marvelously done.
Magic RIP Dave , thank you thank you thank you