Season 1
Ep 1 - (Get A) Grip [On Yourself]
Ep 2 - Big Thing Coming
Ep 3 - Lucky Finger
Ep 4 - Curfew
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 Stranglers MIDI Files - https://www.rppmf.com/
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!
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.
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 white) coffee! Big Thing Coming Video - https://youtu.be/eJQHnmyV4vk?si=3FpC6KPOBwRSU4B2 Eventide 910 Harmonizer Plugin - https://www.eventideaudio.com/plug-ins/h910-harmonizer/
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 channeling some 80’s energy with the mindset ‘what would this song sound like if it was released in 1984?’. The space between us doesn’t need to break your heart, get into the song stats in detail over at https://www.restrangled.com where you can also vote in our audience poll and buy us a coffee.