Did Someone Say Wanker?

The Stranglers : Straighten Out

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On February 21, 1979 The Stranglers released the live album Live ( X Cert), featuring tracks recorded in London clubs as far back as 1977. Fans of the album love the energy, the loud bass, the track listing and the stage banter.  You can almost smell the sweat dripping off the ceiling and the sense that there are too many hot blooded lads in close quarters.

As the band gets ready to launch into "Dead Ringer", someone in the crowd yells "Wanker!". Hugh Cornwell stops the concert and steps up to the mic . "Did someone say wanker?" he asks. "Where is he?" The crowd sounds like it's pushing and shoving. "C'mon," says Cornwell. "Isn't he even going to own up?' The album peaked at U.K. #7.