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deastman · Post by **deastman** » Mon May 04, 2020 7:45 pm

I don’t think they were as big here in the US, but I knew a few of their songs and liked them. I always loved the keyboard work on Golden Brown.

whyterabbyt · Post by **whyterabbyt** » Mon May 04, 2020 8:52 pm

RIP.

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Mon May 04, 2020 9:01 pm

They made some great music.

kritikon · Post by **kritikon** » Mon May 04, 2020 9:13 pm

Probably one of my biggest influences that got me into synths. He was a true great, as were the Stranglers as a whole. Surprised he was the first of them to go tbh. But, by god, he had a good innings and left a spectacular legacy. I can clearly remember the very first time I heard No More Heroes...considering what was out there at the time, it was ground-breaking. Stranglers were always musical, whatever style they played, and DG was no small part of their musicality.

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Mon May 04, 2020 9:16 pm

They were very influenced by 60s music and didn't really consider themselves a punk band in the 'traditional' sense. I remember listening to a sixties compilation once and thinking, this sounds a lot like The Stranglers.

Daimonicon · Post by **Daimonicon** » Mon May 04, 2020 9:18 pm

Didn't know who Dave was and I've never listened to that band. Too many of artists/band members from 70-80's are gone now a soon very few will left. Fewer and fewer of the older bands exists and soon they will all be gone and so will we. That's life.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Mon May 04, 2020 9:43 pm

Daimonicon wrote: Mon May 04, 2020 9:18 pm Didn't know who Dave was and I've never listened to that band.

you should.
the "men in black" album is a classic!

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Mon May 04, 2020 9:50 pm

RIP Dave

cryophonik · Post by **cryophonik** » Mon May 04, 2020 9:51 pm

Forgotten wrote: Mon May 04, 2020 6:05 pm
SHall1000 wrote: Mon May 04, 2020 6:01 pm Was he the only Punk to use a Minimoog?
Depends what you define as 'punk', but even at that time it was a rarity. Probably more rare was him using a Hammond Organ.

...or a harpsichord!

No More Heroes on TOTP is a classic

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Mon May 04, 2020 9:55 pm

Forgotten · Post by **Forgotten** » Mon May 04, 2020 10:34 pm

deastman wrote: Mon May 04, 2020 7:45 pm I don’t think they were as big here in the US, but I knew a few of their songs and liked them. I always loved the keyboard work on Golden Brown.

Ironically it's probably one of the simplest parts he every played, and very untypical of his style in general.

Some years later he said that he idolized Rick Wakeman as a teenager - probably something that would have caused most of their early fans to have an aneurysm...

toonertik · Post by **toonertik** » Mon May 04, 2020 10:39 pm

Forgotten wrote: Mon May 04, 2020 10:34 pm
deastman wrote: Mon May 04, 2020 7:45 pm I don’t think they were as big here in the US, but I knew a few of their songs and liked them. I always loved the keyboard work on Golden Brown.
Ironically it's probably one of the simplest parts he every played, and very untypical of his style in general.

That might be because it was kinda dumbed down and modified by Hugh to fit with lyrics...

/cough

BONES · Post by **BONES** » Tue May 05, 2020 1:52 am

f**k! They are dropping like flies now. I always thought Jet Black would be the first to go but he's still kicking on at 81. Apparently Dave Greenfield was an alcoholic and had been for a long time so it probably wasn't much of a surprise to people who knew him. I'm now a bit annoyed that I didn't go and see them in February when they were here. I managed to see Gang of Four last November, just a couple of months before Andy Gill popped his clogs, and it is the best gig I've been to in many years. 800 punters going nuts and the band feeding off the energy. It was a really special night.

The Stranglers are a band who quite literally changed my life. Growing up I wasn't really into music at all. I had a few records, all gifts, and even when I finished school and joined the army, I had very little interest in music. I used to buy albums on cassette and play them through in alphabetical order. Endlessly. It drove the rest of the barracks nuts.

Then, whilst at home on leave in Xmas '79 my school friends, who were all now at uni, dragged me along to a gig - The Stranglers with Split Enz in support. That one night, all on it's own, sparked something in me that I had not previously know was there. It fired up a musical obsession that has endured for more than 40 years. And the obsession definitely endures - I was just looking at my collection in Zune and I have bought 10 albums in the last month, as well as downloading a few rare things you can't get any other way.

Since then I have probably seen the Stranglers 5 or 6 times and it was only the last time I thought they were a bit down. Every other time they have played the house down. Some of their recent albums have been really good, too. If you're interested, both Norfolk Coast and Suite XVI are well worth having and feature lots of Dave's signature manic keyboard style.

Forgotten · Post by **Forgotten** » Tue May 05, 2020 2:01 am

Aloysius wrote: Mon May 04, 2020 9:16 pm They were very influenced by 60s music and didn't really consider themselves a punk band in the 'traditional' sense. I remember listening to a sixties compilation once and thinking, this sounds a lot like The Stranglers.

Not surprising really - check out the work he and JJ Burnel did outside of the Stranglers under the name of The Purple Helmets - all cover versions, but with a sound very similar to the Stranglers.

WatchTheGuitar · Post by **WatchTheGuitar** » Tue May 05, 2020 2:07 am

I'd like to think he's just gone for a stroll in the trees...

Dave Greenfield died