RIP Dave Greenfield (The Stranglers)

[editor]

Another coronavirus casualty

Stranglers keyboard player Dave Greenfield dies after contracting coronavirus

He penned the song that eventually became Golden Brown, their biggest hit.

www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk

 

[8ball]

RIP Dave G

 

[The39thStep]

Oh what a bugger . Loved the first album

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Another who contracted it when in hospital for something else.

 

[The39thStep]

I'm gald that the article mentioned the comparison with Ray Manzerek , I always thought the Stranglers were the first band I'd heard use that keyboard style after the Doors

 

[clandestino]

Shocking. RIP Dave.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Sod. I love that black and white album. Actually they have a lot of good stuff. Rip.

 

[marshall]

Black and White is great ('man killed by falling tree'), but loved Rattus best. RIP. x

 

[Hollis]

Too bad... I think underrated as a band... loads of good albums. Shame they never got it back together with Cornwell.

 

[oryx]

Sad news. One of my favourite bands from the punk era.

 

[SpookyFrank]

I'm gald that the article mentioned the comparison with Ray Manzerek , I always thought the Stranglers were the first band I'd heard use that keyboard style after the Doors

I'm sure Dave would be flattered by the comparison.

Dave's organ parts were always driving, even when he was playing virtuoso stuff. That kept him out of Rick Wakeman, AKA tedious shit territory.

 

[SpookyFrank]

This is basically a four-way brawl but Dave is pretty clearly the winner.

 

[deeyo]

Rest nice n sleazy, strangler.

 

[MrSki]

RIP. My favourite band growing up. First saw then at the Rainbow when I was 12. Dave was a great keyboard player too.

 

[andysays]

This is basically a four-way brawl but Dave is pretty clearly the winner.

When I read the thread title, I immediately thought of that track

RIP Dave

 

[oryx]

My favourite:

 

[Sprocket.]

That’s spoiled the day.
Sad to hear this. Rattus and Black and White my favourites too.
I was in a music shop in Doncaster in the late seventies when he strolled in and bought two Wasp keyboards. He was quite amiable and had time for people I remember. I saw them at Doncaster Outlook early in the New Wave era.
Brilliant live act and I still remember the excitement hearing London Lady live the first time.
No more heroes, Go Buddy Go.
RIP.

 

[The39thStep]

I'm fond of this curiosity

 

[Voley]

I'm gald that the article mentioned the comparison with Ray Manzerek , I always thought the Stranglers were the first band I'd heard use that keyboard style after the Doors

Always thought their version of Walk On By had a hint of Light My Fire about it.

I really liked Dave's playing though. He had his own take and could really blast it out. I love electric piano and the way he dipped between that and organ. RIP Dave and thanks.

 

[gentlegreen]

They were my first "punk" gig - Bristol Exhibition Centre ...

I may have been a strange frame of mind at the time, but I swear I remember at least a couple of the Stranglers turned up at a Slaughter and the Dogs gig at Barton Hill Youth Centre in 1977-ish...

 

[Aladdin]

Sad news.
Loved the Stranglers.
RIP Dave.

 

[mx wcfc]

This from Hugh Cornwall on Twitter pretty much sums his contribution up.

"He was the difference between The Stranglers and every other punk band."

Saw them in 1978. Reading Top Rank. Rattus is their best album. I wasn't much interested in their later stuff tbh.

RIP

 

[dessiato]

I saw the Stranglers in cleethorpes many years ago, and are Guilfest. Great band.

RIP.

 

[Kaka Tim]

ah shit. strangles did some really great stuff - and his keyboard playing was central to their sound - dark,moody, driving but always melodically interesting and inventive - went perfectly with JJs pile driving bass runs.
Saw them a couple of years ago and they were still really good even without hugh cornwell - was going to see them at festival this years also.
Go well Dave. And fuck fuck fucking fuck.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

didn't really encounter them until 'feline' then went back a bit from there

 

[Chilli.s]

RIP Dave

 

[MrSki]

One of my favourites.

 

[LeytonCatLady]

I always thought this was one of their most underrated tracks. RIP Dave.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

 

[MrSki]

One from his album with JJ