ReStrangled: The Stranglers Fan Podcast

We’re diving into ‘Suite XVI’ this week with the high-octane rocker ‘Summat Outanowt’. This week we talk about JJ’s use of some interesting musical scales, Baz’s almost “Cornwell-ian” guitar work, and explore Dave’s excellent array of synthesized bells and whistles, including a cheeky Theremin. Our ReStrangled cover version is a fairly faithful rendition of the original version. We’ve recently had...

This week we’re taking on the big one from 1981, the curious hit single that is ‘Golden Brown’ off of ‘La Folie’. We discuss the song’s recent resurgence in popularity, explore the peculiar time signature, provide our usual breakdowns of the complex instrumentation and, of course, the all important scores! As always we’ve recorded our ReStrangled cover version - a fairly faithful cover with an ori...

We tackle a classic this week - Dave Greenfield’s Stranglers vocal debut off of 1977’s ‘No More Heroes’ - the bizarre, blues-jazz-psychedelic-swing track that is ‘Dead Ringer’ We dive into the album No More Heroes as a whole, provide our usual in depth breakdown of the bizarre instrumentation and ask the all-important question… ‘What is a Conkeroonee Stringer?’ Wasn’t it you…? That said you was in...

This week we’re joined by our first special guests, long-time Stranglers fans - Steve Hillier and Stevey Malone - to tackle the atmospheric track ‘In A While’ off of 1997’s ‘Written In Red’. Steve Hillier is an original Finchley boy, a group of london boys who followed and worked for the band in the early years. Stevey Malone is a Swansea born musician and ex-professional footballer who has been f...

The title track ‘Giants’ from the album ‘Giants’ is up for discussion this week. Alongside our usual breakdowns of the instrumentation and lyrics, we talk titans of industry, lilliputians and discuss our memories of the album’s release in 2012. If you enjoy what we’re doing, buy us a coffee over at https://www.restrangled.com where you can also see the song stats and vote in our audience poll.

This week we’re performing an alien autopsy on the oddball single ‘Just Like Nothing On Earth’. The second track from the 1981 concept album ‘The Gospel According To The Meninblack’. Our discussion sees us exploring the bizarre blend of paranormal, biblical and narcotic influences behind this album as well as a breakdown of the tongue twisting lyrics and wild instrumentation. A podcast in perpetui...

Join us on a trip across the pond this week as we tackle Hugh’s sardonic paean to the US of A: ‘Big In America’ from 1986’s ‘Dreamtime’ We discuss the interesting chords and lyrical content, take a deep dive into Dreamtime as a whole and apparently it’s pop quiz week, with plenty of humorous digressions, blame the heat! Our ReStrangling cover this week is a barn-stomping bluegrass-country-skiffle...

This week we’re taking a look at the psychedelic / dance / trip hop oddity that is ‘God Is Good’ from 1998’s ‘Coup De Grace’. We discuss the lyrical and musical content, the circumstances surrounding the album and where the track fits into the musical landscape of 1998. Our interpretative hard rock cover takes the song to a different place entirely. Have your say in our audience poll over at https...

We’re feeling Feline this week as we jump aboard the intriguing track Ships That Pass In the Night from 1983. Join our natterings on this nautical number as we talk about the concept of Feline, the origin of the title phrase, The mandela effect harmonies and introduce our new section ‘The Gospel according to the MenInTrap’. Our cover is inspired by Hugh’s comments about the arrangement and product...

This week we break the Ice around the track.. Ice. JJ’s Hagakure inspired track from 1979’s The Raven. We explore the far eastern influences to this track; The Book of The Samurai, Yukio Mishima and Seppuku. We look at the yin and yang of Ice’s live performances and in depth breakdowns of the sequencer-esque synths and spidery guitar work. If there’s no reason for your words, then your silence ain...

We’re jumping into ‘In The Night’ this week as we scale the rocky cliffs of John Ellis’ 1992 track ‘Grand Canyon’. We discuss the introduction of the ‘new boys’ Paul Roberts and John Ellis following Hugh’s departure, the musical landscape in the 90’s and ask the question - ‘does a tom fill maketh the song?’ The cover this week is a bit of an interpretation. Leaning into the synth-pop vibes and cha...

Grey becomes Black and White this week as we tackle the 1978 JJ led classic - Curfew. Join us for an in-depth discussion of the track including 7/8 time signatures, D sharp whole tone scales, ‘Pronk’ and listen to our faithful cover of the original. See all the song stats written in black and white over at https://www.restrangled.com . You can also vote for your favourites and buy us a black (or w...

It’s ‘About Time’ this week as we talk about John Ellis’ fortuitous digits on the 1995 track Lucky Finger. We talk religious artifacts, harpsichords and bottleneck guitar. It’s also 'About Time' you head to https:// www.restrangled.com where you can get your lucky fingers into the song stats, vote for your favourites and buy us a much needed coffee.

There’s a Big Thing Coming this week as the lads take on the first single from 2004’s Norfolk Coast. We talk seahenge, telecaster worship and which venue has the best live sound. Don’t forget to check out https://www.restrangled.com where you can cast your votes for the next episode’s score, view an abundance of song facts and buy us a coffee!

Kicking things off with a big one, we start our podcast by getting a grip on Grip, The Stranglers first single from 1977. We talk Morry Thou’s, coal mining sax players and the genius of Dave Greenfield. But the money’s no good! So if you enjoy what we’re doing you can buy us a coffee, vote for your favourite tracks and view the stats for each song on our website https:// www.restrangled.com Strang...