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What happened to prog in the year of punk? Rick Wakeman and JJ Burnel were there
1977 is remembered as a moment of musical revolution, when bands like Burnel’s Stranglers took crowns from bands like Wakeman’s Yes. But as the pair agreed when they discussed that time, it wasn’t that simple
Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson quizzed by Yes, Genesis, ELP stars and others
Discover his thoughts on three-fingered guitar playing, a rock icon asking for his autograph, hot chillis, abandoned rabbit suits, never learning to drive, retirement, the 70s codpiece – and why he took up flute in the first place
"There were more people there than they had ever cumulatively played to in their career at that point." The story behind the Ramones first ever UK show, on Independence Day 1976
It's now 50 years since Ramones brought their blitzkrieg bops to Britain
The Stranglers laughed at AC/DC's long hair when they shared a stage in 1976. They weren't laughing after AC/DC played
AC/DC didn't appreciate being called "hippies" by The Stranglers, and weren't keen on being called "punks" either
“We were like, ‘We can’t record this! Oh, wait a minute…’”: The Stranglers’ Golden Brown started as a prog suite
As JJ Burnel dispelled myths about the alleged prog-punk wars of the 70s, he revealed a fascinating fact about his band’s highest-charting single
Fairport Convention and The Stranglers is one of the more unlikely collaborations you'll hear this year!
Hugh Cornwell hooks up with members of Fairport Convention for a charity single cover of Tobacco Road
JJ Burnel on how Caravan inspired a Stranglers track
After falling in love with In The Land Of Grey And Pink, the bassist created Down In The Sewer as a response – and if that makes his band prog, he’s fine with it
The Stranglers' 1978 trip to the Eiffel Tower was a memorable day out
UK punks The Stranglers were not a band to be messed with
The Stranglers' albums you should definitely own
Buying guide Too punk to be pop, too loads of other things to be punk, The Stranglers had dozens of hits by doing it their own, unique, way
"Our new record label thought we were awful, and they hated Golden Brown. They said, you're finished": Jean-Jacques Burnel on why The Stranglers' best-known song was "a threat to the powers that be"
In February 1982, Golden Brown became The Stranglers' highest-charting UK single, eventually selling over 500,000 copies. Not bad for a song their label didn't want to release
