Hugh Cornwell's playing Portland January 30, 2008

US tour coming right up:

http://www.hughcornwell.com/live.html

and it looks like his current band is Robert Williams (ex-Beefheart, the guy who did the "Nosferatu" album with Hugh, and, more infamously, the whiner who unsuccessfully sued John Lydon on Judge Judy) on drums (great drummer), and Caz Campbell (haven't a clue about her CV) on bass.

The Youtubes from the European tour make the show look a lot better than the last time I saw the Stranglers (1984, DC?).

Still, that's a Wednesday night, and I doubt it would come close to the 1982 Stranglers show I saw at the Paramount in Seattle. Hate the Stranglers without Hugh, so forget them altogether.

It's tempting. I guess I have to ask myself what I think I would get from the experience, and if I should just save my money to go see Hell's Belles at Dante's again.

01. Duchess
02. Leave Me Alone
03. Nice N' Sleazy
04. First Bus To Babylon
05. Goodbye Toulouse
06. Picked Up By The Wind
07. Hanging Around
08. Hot Cat On A Tin Roof
09. Bearcage
10. Black Hair Black Eyes Black Suit
11. Always The Sun
12. Nerves Of Steel
13. Nuclear Device
14. Putting You In The Shade
15. Walk On By
16. No More Heroes
17. Peaches
18. Mothra
19. Down In The Sewer

I could do without "Always the Sun," etc., but "Mothra," and all the pre-1983 Stranglers stuff are very tasty.