Prof- Soul
Jason Larsen - Heart
Mike Hobson - Liver
Alex Gourse - Beat
Influences
Amazing Crowns, The Sonics, The Replacements, The Cramps, Thin Lizzy, Link Wray, Tom Waits, whisky, Turbonegro, Split Lip Rayfield, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, The Smiths, Reverend Horton Heat, Hank Williams, Supersuckers, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Gun Club, Velvet Underground, The Clash, David Bowie, Scott Walker, Pulp
Sounds Like
Legendary Shack Shakers, The Sonics, Amazing Crowns, Reverend Horton Heat, The Hives, X, New Bomb Turks, The Cramps, Misfits, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gun Club, The Staggers
Local legend and Stranger patron Ted Stragner says:
"Who is your favorite band? The Stranger sounds more or less like that, combined with that group you always wanted to check out because your most musically aware friend, the one who is always one step ahead of you, constantly references them in passing conversation like you are a complete miscreant for not already having all of their albums."
..................Would you call The Stranger trailblazers, Ted?..................
"If I tended to answer inane questions with stupid responses, then absolutely."
...............What does The Stranger believe in, Ted? What do they stand for?..................
"If I were to say arterial sclerosis and a slow, painful death would you label me ironic or crazy?"...................
Give it to us straight, Ted, you incredible bastard...................
"You have four young men, each harkening from a different musical background, each expecting something different from the group. At any given moment, one man fantasizes he is in the greatest performance act of the last half century, while another is utterly suicidal at the idea of performing one more measure. One man seeks your happily given physical pleasures while another would rather castrate you and dance with you as a eunuch until the end of the evening.".........................
The Stranger is truly strange, are they not Ted?......................
"They are you and I, and exist only so long as we bother to notice."
The Stranger's debut full length and 7" are finally available! Buy online...here!
I suppose The Stranger is like a dust drift blowing around on the street. I’m hoping one of these nights the soft click of a changing streetlight with ignite a self-resurrection and the rest will be history.
Just wanted to let you know that our second CD "?!Interrobang?!"-- featuring guest appearances from our friends Rocker T, Dr. Ring Ding, King Django and others is available right now at www. stubbornrecords. com
STRANGER, THE: Prison Called Life: 7" A serendipitous collage of rock, garage, rockabilly, blues, punk, and more influences that resonate with me. The hard-rockin Prison Called Life backed with the dirgeful Missing Link and a great mussed-up version of Nick Cave’s “Thirsty Dog.” Pick this up for “Thirsty Dog.” Then do yourself a favor and pick up their self-titled CD. The band’s influences are given their proper due, like New Bomb Turks, Rev. HH, Gun Club, Smiths, Amazing Crowns, Thin Lizzy, and Nick Cave, as well as classic R&B and country artists. Think SWiG, Black Keys, Girl Trouble, Gas Huffer, et al. It’ll make you shaky, achy, and fevered.
