Photo by Alex Wesche, hope she wont mind Zestra: Paul Roberts and John Ellis wrote and recorded the Zestra tracks in 1998. They were meant to be their input for the Coup de Grace album by the Stranglers, the band they both were in at the time. However, none of these songs were used. They were made available for download only later. The Coup de Grace album was released in october 1998 filled with songs mostly written by Stranglers bassist JJ Burnel.
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Photo by Alex Wesche, hope she wont mind Zestra: Paul Roberts and John Ellis wrote and recorded the Zestra tracks in 1998. They were meant to be their input for the Coup de Grace album by the Stranglers, the band they both were in at the time. However, none of these songs were used. They were made available for download only later. The Coup de Grace album was released in october 1998 filled with songs mostly written by Stranglers bassist JJ Burnel. Heavily influenced by the band's troop-entertaining trips to such places as the Falkland Islands and Bosnia, and (in JJ's words) "life in general", the tracks cover such topics as the ravages of war, religious conflicts, and failed relationships. In album includes the minimally-accompanied ballad "In the End". The album was the lowest-charting album for the Stranglers, peaking at number 171. Paul and John later worked together during Paul's first solo outings and his "Faith" album. John left the Stranglers early 2000, Paul did the same in spring 2006.
