From my point of view, punk offered 2 types of bass player - Jean Jacques Brunel and the rest. As iconic as the roar of a Bonnerville, his bass playing instigates the same joy today, as it did 30+ ago, when I wore out the grooves on my Stranglers records. Fearless in his expression, this oddity, from the era, along with 'In The Shadows' left a mark on me, as thought provoking and fresh today as it was then. From one who went to many live Stranglers gigs, in the late 70's and 80's, a big thank you to you JJB. I am not alone in this gratitude. One of my closest friends is also a mad fan. Sydney Australia.
I remember getting the bus into Belfast to get this album on the day it was released. No fancy downloads in those days :) I love this track. Thanks for posting.
(I lived for the moment) . . . . It was a futile Gesture anyway I was here And she was here And being broad Of minds and hips We did the only Thing possible I guess I shouldn't have strangled her to death But I had to go to work . . . . (i don't like acid . . . in my arabicaaaaa)
My English class were impressed that I knew a Shelley sonnet off by heart. Didn`t tell `em how I learnt it.
From my point of view, punk offered 2 types of bass player - Jean Jacques Brunel and the rest. As iconic as the roar of a Bonnerville, his bass playing instigates the same joy today, as it did 30+ ago, when I wore out the grooves on my Stranglers records. Fearless in his expression, this oddity, from the era, along with 'In The Shadows' left a mark on me, as thought provoking and fresh today as it was then. From one who went to many live Stranglers gigs, in the late 70's and 80's, a big thank you to you JJB. I am not alone in this gratitude. One of my closest friends is also a mad fan. Sydney Australia.
Great track..still have it in my stranglers collection.
Miles in front of anything anybody else was doing back then.
Great days
Love this track.
I remember getting the bus into Belfast to get this album on the day it was released. No fancy downloads in those days :)
I love this track. Thanks for posting.
how did you knew when the album was released back then, music magazines?
Remember going to see JJ at Digbeth Civic Hall on his Euroman tour. It was bloody brilliant
This is something else what a song . Nice one JJB
Lechlade63 Hey You living in lechlade ,Wiltshire sir, if so im not far away in Swindon
I could've read a poem called Ozymandias to her
Instead, I lived for the moment
(I lived for the moment)
. . . . It was a futile
Gesture anyway
I was here
And she was here
And being broad
Of minds and hips
We did the only
Thing possible
I guess I shouldn't have strangled her to death
But I had to go to work . . . . (i don't like acid . . . in my arabicaaaaa)
It was a futile gesture anyway..
I was here....
And she was here......
I did this for an English aural test, Shelley was one of the options.. no brainer as I new the lyrics and even read it in a JJ'esq way....
Another classic, way before its time!
Great to hear this again. Thanks for posting.
I agree, everything is nice here... Nice introduction to the marvellous poetry of percy Shelley too!
Wow I'm 15 again! Thanks so much for posting this.
Yep, fun to hear this one again. Nice.
Introduced this poem to me.
Awesome
Nice job.
he got it wrong "It's the hand that mocked and the HEART that fed" gutted. Love JJ
Al Burton I feel actually the way round he said it sounds better
Your welcome!
Just to add to my last comment..... how shit were drum machines back then...
Is it not 'the hand that mocked them and the heart that fed"?