The Stranglers continue to out-rock many on the live circuit, including much younger outfits, and these days their audience features a large contingent of crowd-surfing teenagers as well as their existing, large and loyal fan base. Their compounded musical talents and enthusiasm, infused with large doses of charisma and dark notoriety goes more than a little way to explaining why The Stranglers have survived the vagaries of the music business.
These days The Stranglers have at their core original members Jean-Jacques Burnel (bass), Dave Greenfield (keyboards) and Jet Black (drums). Consummate vocalist Paul Roberts has been fronting the band for 12 years and Baz Warne, another musician of considerable pedigree and talent has been the band’s guitarist since 2000. In recent years The Stranglers have been enjoying some rather belated and much deserved recognition for their contribution to British rock music. They featured at No 2 in The Top Ten of Punk on Channel 4’s popular Top Ten series and BBC also commissioned a two-part documentary on the band. In August 2001 BBC Radio 2 also broadcast an hour-long documentary, featuring in depth interviews with members past and present. Their music continues to feature strongly in film and television and has also been covered by a diverse range of contemporary artists.
