Dave Greenfield - Walk On By

The Stranglers were never a punk band. Their first three albums are still regular plays for me. Hugh Cornwell said last night that Dave Greenfield, who as passed with Covid 19 should be remembered as the man who created the music of Golden Brown. Personally I would prefer to think of the Black and White album which as an old progressive rock fan had his stamp all over it. Curiously, despite loving the Stranglers I've never much liked their main influence, The Doors, but they did introduce me to Soul through this song, and also to Van Der Graaf Generator who were probably a subconscious influence. Indeed when Hugh was in jail Peter Hamilll was one of the guest singers at a show at The Rainbow London. The resulting album is hardly better than bootleg quality but as a document of a band evolving from their roots it is fascinating. The Stranglers as prog band, discuss.