The Stranglers: Live at the Whisky, Los Angeles
Don Snowden, Los Angeles Times, 18 November 1980
THE STRANGLERS, the British band which opened a four-night stand at the Whisky Friday night, didnt waste any time in letting the packed house know who was boss. Bassist Jean Jacques Burnel abruptly cut the opening number short after a few bars while the lighting man was informed that colored lights werent necessary: "This isnt a big show-business extravaganza," said one of the Stranglers.
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