Dead Ringer | ReStrangled: The Stranglers Fan Podcast | Ep 13

We tackle a classic this week - Dave Greenfield’s Stranglers vocal debut off of 1977’s ‘No More Heroes’ - the bizarre, blues-jazz-psychedelic-swing track that is ‘Dead Ringer’ We dive into the album No More Heroes as a whole, provide our usual in depth breakdown of the bizarre instrumentation and ask the all-important question… ‘What is a Conkeroonee Stringer?’ Wasn’t it you…? That said you was into supporting our podcast? Head to https://www.restrangled.com and buy us a coffee, vote in our audience poll and view our song stats. (Image credit: Erica Echenberg/Getty) Chapters 0:00 Unpacking Dead Ringer's Bizarre Genre Mix 5:00 The Story Behind Dave Greenfield's Lead Vocal 7:15 Decoding 'Conkeroonee Stringer' and Punk Hypocrisy 11:25 The Stranglers' Place in Punk History 16:33 Mastering Dave Greenfield's Unique Vocal Style 21:10 Analyzing Hugh Cornwell's Psychedelic Guitar Layers 28:40 Jet Black's Swing & JJ's Iconic Bass Tone 33:16 Dave Greenfield's Keyboard Magic and Studio Techniques 39:35 Our Scores, Audience Feedback, and Community Shout-Outs 45:01 Listen to Our ReStrangled Version of Dead Ringer