Hugh Cornwell live | Rockpalast | 2007 

I am absolutely loving watching this old video of Hugh, Chris and myself back in the good ole days when we could tour and travel! Stay sensible and hopefully we'll be out of this soon! Much love to all music fans out there. Xx!

I’m pretty sure I watch this video every night! That three people alone can create this fabulous sound is amazing. The drummer is the best I’ve seen, the bass player is the coolest, sexiest bass player (and so brilliantly capable) , and … Hugh - a phenomenal vocalist, songwriter and guitarist - and what a thoroughly lovely bloke. When I see him here in Sydney on 1 August, my one hope is that he plays Down in the Sewer: one of my favourites of all time.

No one sings those old Stranglers songs better than the great Hugh Cornwell.

Pretty cool for a 3 piece and hats off to Hugh Cornwell for writing such great songs in the first place.No keyboards is a shame but who could ever replace the genius of the late great Dave Greenfield anyway?

What a great guitarist Hugh actually is! Beautifully constructed solo in the Down In The Sewer!

Had the pleasure of seeing Hugh et al on this tour - minus the trumpet. Met Catherine at the bar and she looked very tired. Best Dan Smith, The Charlotte, Leicester.

Brilliant performance and what a bass player that girl is.

Great performance of Huge's Power Trio!!!!

Horn on "bear cage" : waow !!! Another magnificent one !

The vocal stylings of Hugh Cornwall fckn brilliant

I saw this amazing trio in a small club in Hamburg , too few people in the audience but they were brillant! After the gig, wow, a small conversation with Hugh, told him my fav song of the gig was BearCage! I admire all his songs since 1978 and for me, the more a familiar song differs from the original the BETTER for my ears! (Even without trumpet) IT was seldom played by The Stranglers live, and the trio now prepared it well... . Then Hugh explained me the word 'gerrymander', I asked for, didnt know what it means for 28 years?!?. Really smart and a brillant musician. I love this guy (and his BLACK humour)

One of the best songwriters of his generation nice sounds also from his Fender tele

Wow! What a good band. That version of Hanging Around was so good.

I put Hugh on at the Cheese and Grain in Frome, his old band threatened legal action over posters that went up. We had to run around somerset changing the posters. A silly misunderstanding.What a great gig! lost a few quid, but saw a childhood hero!

Haha… every night… Down in the Sewer is one of the greatest songs ever… but this performance of it is totally mind blowing!!!!!

I think I play this nearly every day…

Hugh is top class and Caz Campbell on bass.... Perfect 👍👍👍👍

fantastic

Was lucky enough to see this trio a couple of times. Drummer is special.

When I was a 13 years old teen, I used to dream of owning a pair of doc martens, a black beat up lamborghini with spots of rust, cruising down the roads smoking a huge joint and munching on snickers listening to Black and White & Aural Sculpture full bast... go figure, but 37 years later I just remembered this fantasy while savouring this concert. Still lacking the lambo, got some catching up to do ;-)

Absolutely awesome. Hope to you in Wellington NZ

Still the same Hugh Cornwell, a little older BUT can still play the strings Excellent value for your money, Nice 3 piece Band. Well done Hugh.

Bravo hugh que des souvenirs 80 Lang vie monsieur

Hugh is still on top even today !

I love their German headbopping dance at the start of Nice N Sleezy! 😅😂

Hugh Cornwell still has it great singer/songwriter/guitarist. You can hear that familiar Stranglers tone in his voice. Caz Campbell is wonderful on Bass and does a fine job laying down that fine groove. Just a shame there is no keyboards as Dave Greenfield was a major part of that fantastic Stranglers sound.

Down in the sewer - one of all time favourite songs… and performed here proves why Hugh was the heart and soul of The Stranglers. What a genius of a man!

Caz is brilliant, almost effortlessly playing the finale of Sewer 👏👏👏

I used to be walk 20 minutes home in my lunch hour (circa 1985) to play Down in on the Sewer on my stereo before heading back to work. This is the greatest concert I never went to. I can’t stop playing it. Looking forward to seeing Hugh perform here in Sydney in August. My life will be complete if he plays DITS!

First class this. flawless, great sound and filming too.

the girl on the bass is a very good musician ,she does a very very good job(it is difficult to play a song played before by jj burnel , because listeners will always compare your game with that of jj burnel)congratulations Caz Campbell

Amazing to see Hugh with a magical base player Kaz Campbell she is amazing on base and backing vocal nice drumming too. I do hope this continues on I miss Hugh in the Stranglers though now I believe this is better original vocal and amazing Kaz on base 🤩👍👍👍

So glad I found this, brought up on The Stranglers by my older brother. Amazing Bass player!

love the bass from caz.i hope your there in 2022

Easily the best Hugh line up and performance on here - love Hugh's guitar noodling to fill in for Dave's keyboard solos and Caz is a powerhouse making those JJ basslines look effortless!

Awesome performance🎹🎸🎵🎶🎺🎷🎻🎸🎵🎶🎹🎸🎵🔉🔊🎷🎤

Super concert. Hugh, best of best.

I grew up with Grand Funk Railroad, Black Sabbath, Scorpions, to name but a few. Then came "Rattus Norvegicus" and the Stranglers became part of my daily listening routine. What we have here 30 years later is quite close to the original Stranglers sound, without the genius of Dave Greenfield but still with a certain something. The bass makes my AKG headphones cry for help!

I saw this particular outfit in 2007 in Wolverhampton. Great gig. I got me some speed and I was doing fine. Hugh signed my then girlfiends boobs. I still have the photos of us having a beer together. Shame he seems to have lost his zen these days. I would have crawled over molten lava to watch him. But Hugh, thank you for the memories. You were the best.

Great bass playing

FANTASTIC 😀

Excellent concert mister Hugh ! Quel trio, avec Caz Campbell et Chris Bell !

Hanging around bloody love that intro 🎸

Unbelievable. So good. The gal on bass was playing those parts with such precision and confidence. Her vibe is appealing and mesmerizing. A killer three piece. There were times when it sounded like there were two guitar players. Not only is Hugh a world class singer with an epic recognizable voice, but he's an amazing guitar player and songwriter. It was a collection of special elements that made the Stranglers the Stranglers with that sound, but a huge part of that was Hugh's voice and his guitar parts. Yes, Greenfields sounds and dissonant rhythms were a huge factor, but this is proof that these songs that we just heard are strong enough to stand on their own played with just that three piece. Different yes, but still amazing. It was also a really dynamic flow to the whole show. The magic was definitely there.

Great writing ❤

I just stumbled on this. This rocks! Awesome!

Absolutely brilliantly fantastically good stuff

Love the horn in Bearcage

Spectacular gig, thank you for posting, so annoyed I am 45 years late on all this and 4 years late for catching you at the Triffid, Hugh. Love all your work 🙏 Caz is amazing ❤ as is the drummer. Nerves of Steel 💕 Oh Bearcage. Oh the Sewer! Much love 💋 Thank you all xxoo

Love this

my best friend at school was named Chris Bell, i bought my first stranglers album (no more heroes) from him. But that was up north, not likely the same Chris

I actually like the more mellowed versions of classic stranglers tracks. Works nicely for me! 👍👍👍

i like very much his Velvet/Lou reed inspired style.

A PERFECT example of how great songs can work stripped down if the storyteller and his band are brilliant. Very good indeed 🖤 x

Fantastic set! [ALL OF IT) CAZ is amazing on the bass, Chris is amazing on the skins! Hugh is at his very best as a solo artist here! The Stranglers stuff is amazing! Cheers dx

Hey Caz you are a great musician, Nice to see Something diferent from the Black metal stuff 😁 You Rock 🤘🏻

Good stuff i must admit ._._.Great bass..._._loved the old stranglers back in the day,

Great video thoroughly enjoyed the concert Hugh definitely as still got that original sound great band too thanks for posting and sharing this

Bonsoir. Vive. Hugh Cornwall. Le. Meilleures

Hi Saw you in Brighton at the Komedia with the same line up and enjoyed it so much ! Great versions of all the marvellous oldies from a kicking band.

Hugh Cornwall Sinny Australia may 9 2019,Hugh will be 70 in August 2019

Awesome.

Amazing performance !!!!!!great

Sorry, not having the keyboards of David Greenfield, is such a void. Love the band, hate Hugh left, life continues. Golden Brown, Skin Deep, Nice in Nice, No More Heroes. Not complete without including keyboards. Shoot me, hate me, I just love their music. I will never stop listening. Slowly, all members of bands we listened to in our childhood will perish, a loss we will all succumb to, none of us get out of here alive. Let their music live on.

Not easy to replace JJ! I cry Dave!

Hugh is an iconic figure, but it is so sad to listen to these GREAT songs without the Greenfield keyboards! They sound... sad! On the other hand, the young lady saves it because she is great on the "Stranglers" bass! What a pity, this band to be in different places, some together, some solo, like Hugh and most of all with Dave, dead... I really miss my youth! They were my heroes!

Can't get enough of this gig, I'm definitely helping with your view count. Great audio and a top performance. Hugh is a legend, Caz on bass and Chris on drums are tight in this show, some nice brass to complement some of the songs and lovely melodies.

Bravo hugh

Wow, Great video. thankyou

Completely on fire.

Love to Washwells! X nabnour spring cottage!

Nothing in the world better than a female guitarist/bass player ❤

❤Hugh is a Genius ❤

Caz Campbell mwahhh

The creator is in total control of his outstanding material.

Caz campbell brilliant

Very brave to try Stranglers songs without Dave Greenfield but I have to say they pulled it off somehow and put on a stunning gig here.

Great stuff!

Bassiste❤❤❤😍😘

Hugh was wonderfull, if JJ stay the better bassiste of the World! This woman IS fantastic. Bravo tous les trois!

Always the SUN !!!

love you forever Hugh

great concert'

Ganz Groß! Thanx fürs hochladen!!

Wow! That was great! 👍

This was really good ! actually better than the current Stranglers shows. Works well too with out the key boards even if I'd prefer to have them. And that's one badass bassist there, she's got it down !

Caz....your as good as JjB tooxxx

voor Dave; bedankt veur dit giga toetsen, man; lUCAS 24

Great job without keyboards. Ace 3 piece.

"Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

48:27 It's very admirable the way HC plays every Stranglers song, but particularly Down in the Sewer, the arangements are top

Bear cage is sumhing special

Down in the sewer ,,,classs

can someone post this version of hanging around? they just nail an all time favorite - this version is just ferocious.

Merveilleuse bassistte

That chick is killing it on bass😮

Quality ✌

Caz is great. Just wish that the tempo was a tad slower on few good ol' Stranglers songs.

he has better musicians now, certainly the bass is better by far and Hugh has become more free form and spontaneous now, a great 3piece set up with crisp clean sound, solid bass & drums, wow!! Hugh is /was the driving heart, the John Lennon of the stranglers I always felt

I am the only person in the world who loves walk on by , by Dionne Warwick , D Train (1982) and the Stranglers!