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Iffy vibes - music style is classic, something that I enjoy - lyrically poor taste. Overall 2, would not listen again
Not for me.
The organ is the best part. I initially was enjoying this, but then the voice got to be pretty annoying to me. Not bad, but nothing special.
Just looking at their photos on the album cover I knew I was in for another British band. As with most other British bands on this list they also failed to impress
meio lixinho, n gostei mt
Had never listened to this before, won't probably listen to it again. Liked Peaches the most.
This was slightly better than I thought it would be. A few decent songs, but the sound wasn’t for me.
alt und nicht mein Fall
I'm feeling Choosy like Susie.
I didn't really like this, to be honest. I mean it certainly has a sound, but it's not a sound I want to spend my time listening to. It's like jangly.
Boring.
A really good sound, but hard to dig it too much when the lyrics are all misogynistic crap.
Not familiar with their work outside of Golden Brown. Album is very post punk, energetic and some new wave weaved in. listenable but not my thing.
Cut rate late 70s punk, done better by so many others. I couldn’t finish my Rattus…
Some was ok, but most was unlistenable for me.
So much rubbish
Just not a fan of early British punk rock tbh
Peaches is a decent tune, couldn't be much bothered with the rest 2*
liked songs: Subtitling your debut album "IV" is hilarious. This is a sort of goofy sort of punk-but-with-keyboard album. It's ok. 2.5
Not much outside of Sometimes, Princess in the Streets and the proggy outro of Down in the Sewer that intrigues, and that's unfortunately a relatively small part of the whole album.
I can see how this album would make an impact around its release, but this is not for me.
Что то я уже устал от этих британских около панк групп
I don’t have any interesting thoughts about this.
Didn't like. Too hardcore for my taste.
I think this albums saving grace was its guitar riffs, I enjoyed those. Everything else was just not my speed.
If I had been born five years sooner I think I would have loved this album. I learned to enjoy the clash, but in general I find punk boring. Weird.
Yet another band I had never heard of…didn’t care for them much, but didn’t hate them either, except for a couple of songs. Won’t listen to it again. Two stars.
There were some good songs, and there were some bad songs. The problem here is the bad songs are much worse than the good songs are good. I wish the singer would pick a style, because sometimes he was unbearable to listen to.
Stranglers never were my thing. This debut album was a far cry from their more successful releases, and it's closer to The Fall or the Pixies, which I don't really like either.
I thought this was just OK. None of it was really bad, but I don’t feel like playing an organ in a punk band (which seems to be their only unique quality) justifies thinking of them as innovative. I never heard any of The Stranglers’ music before this and I doubt I will seek out any of their other work.
no strong opinion
34/1001 I've never really got into The Stranglers in a big way, not exactly sure what it is about them. Listening to this album again for the first time in a long while hasn't really revised my opinion. Great singles band, mind, and they certainly improved into the 1980s, but their debut just feels like a real slog to listen to for me. Peaches aside, everything sounds vary samey and melodically uninspired - all bass-driven and energetic, but somehow lacking the raw edge of punk, and the sophistication of pop. The addition of an organ certainly goes some way to setting them apart from their peers, but the songwriting here rarely makes the most of this novelty. Bands like Magazine, for example, made far more interesting records using similar building blocks. It's ok, not the worst album in the world I suppose, but, nah, there's nothing anywhere near on par with Golden Brown here.
Further proof you cannot judge an album by its cover. I looked at this expecting late 70s punk. And to some extent, they delivered. What I was not expecting was the low rent Doors organ-riff knock offs. There were enough tracks skewing towards the Clash that I would honestly rate this a 2.5. But I’m going to round down that score since I fail to see what about this I absolutely needed to hear.
No. ✌
So much shitter than I thought it would be
Väldigt blandad skiva, både stilistiskt och hur mycket jag uppskattar de olika låtarna. Känner mig inte helt klar med vad jag tycker om helheten, väger någonstans mellan en 2a och en 3a just nu. Får bli en 2a tills vidare.
4/10
I would have appreciated some nice angry 80s punk today but this wasn’t it.
couple decent songs then bleh
Goodbye Toulouse Peaches (Get a) Grip (On Yourself)
2 stars
Peaches // Down In The Sewer
Hmm, another Bowie-like one. Not very musical so hard to assess the talent level of the voices. Too few instruments, sounds cheaply made. 2/5
Jaime 3, Nuria 1-2
Definitely see how this is art punk, listening to it. Album cover and name seem so familiar but I have no idea why. I like what the bass is doing and that you can hear it in the mix. Unusual for punk. Ah Peaches. I know this song. That's why the cover and name are familiar. Good song. Overall the album skews a little too "British New Wave" for me but it's not bad.
Good album, except: Way too long Old mates voice becomes jading Organs Fuck me, give it a rest on the organs cunt, Jesus. I've listened to a few songs off this album that I do really enjoy, but the deep cuts are mid. I'd give this a 3, but given that I'd never revisit this album again it gets a -1.
The most bland, Nothing burger, milquetoast "punk" album ever. 4/10 Fav tracks - Princess of the Streets, Hanging Around
I was put off by the opening line: "Someday I'm going to smack your face". I'm not a fan of overtly violent lyrics like this. From a musicality perspective it was at least listenable. It didn't sound as obnoxious as some other punk I've heard over the months; this acts as salvation from a single star.
Nah. Their referred to as punk but that's not a great descriptor, they're much more varied than that. I'll give them credit for the variation but I wasn't really blown away by their sound. I decided to go back for a second listen and I was bored before the first track Sometimes was over. And that was one I thought I liked the first time around. I gave up after that. Just give me the strange but infectious Golden Brown from one of the 80's releases and I'll be good.
Have never really liked the Stranglers. I think when I was young I read a piece saying they were bell ends so I avoided them. I was looking forward to coming to this fresh and to have my perceptions changed. And whilst they do have some catchy tunes - in particular Peaches - and a strong organ going on - the lyrics / sexism have really dated and killed any enjoyment for me.
So stereotypically "British punk" that it almost sounds like a parody.
Peaches is still a tune, not really digging the rest.
Immediately forgettable
Well .... some good bass, I like the organ, some good tunes, but ... I shouldn't have looked up the lyrics. "Princess Of The Streets" She's gone and left me I don't know why ... I do ...
Fine. Thought Get a Grip was fun
A bit annoying to listen to.
2+ Stars (6/15)
Classic rock but make it worse
Not what I expected and not one to be repeated, I did dive into their 'best of' and enjoyed that a lot. 2 stars.
Compared to other albums that I have listened to on this site, this one doesnt really stand out in any major way, with nothing really to make it memorable.
Peaches is doing a lot of heavy lifting, the rest of the album doesn't really match up in terms of quality and leaves you feeling rather disappointed
I'm not a fan of punk, even punk on the higher-quality end like Rattus Norvegicus. Normally my complaint (about punk) would be that nothing is catchy or played well, though I will give a shoutout to The Stranglers' organ and bass playing, which is pretty fire throughout. The organ makes it feel like something from The Doors. But the band falls apart with the drumming and vocals, which feel uninspired and bland – just enough so that the music fades into the background as repetitive Brit-punky stuff that doesn't engage me. The general positive reception in the other reviews surprises me. I'll grant that the bass and organ particularly stand out in Hanging Around and Peaches – the two best tracks by a significant margin – but most other tracks fall a bit flat for me. Additionally, the band as a whole has this stylistic superiority complex that I'm not a fan of. Between the lines: "My lyrics are sexist and also anti-establishment and also we're cool blokes with leather jackets who like to beat up our fans in the middle of a song." (Weird flex.) That being said, the listening experience wasn't actively bad like some other albums on this list. 2/5 Key tracks: Hanging Around, Peaches
More music I’ve never heard of. Like the cover, hate the glam rock tag. Let’s see how this pans out. I know this is a genre that’s very popular, but I don’t even know the name. Is it early goth rock? Whatever. This song has a cool creepy organ. So that’s cool. The vocals are alright. Punk-y. This is too long and just sort of there. It’s fine. It sounds like novelty halloween music that horrible millennials like. Which is close enough to me to say again that it is indeed, fine. Ooh. Weird intro is good. Driving bass. Good. Ugh. This genre of vocals. Not my thing. I don’t hate this song but the repetition is grating. I find myself annoyed randomly and then realizing the riff has been repeating for minutes. I like the bizarre pulsing mechanical outro. Nicer riff. Let’s see if this repeats for the whole song. Ooh this one is more punk. Less forced deepening of the voice. I like this one. High energy, fun, angry. Hell yeah. DEEEEEEEP is so cringe. Fuck it’s dumb. This song is fine though. All things considered. They’re different. Lyrics are trash, but different is good. The bass tone is so cool on this. Type o negative probably owes a bunch to this. This thing really is hanging around. God it’s hard to talk about. It’s just ok. This track has a fun groove. The lyrics are spellbindingly lame. When you have no ideas for lyrics (or you do and they should’ve stayed confined to the pages of a tattered notebook), why is the music so repetitive. This verges on slam poetry because the music (while good here) is a backdrop. Video game Halloween music. For 1976, this does sound very futuristic. This whole album does. I hate the repetition, but there is a quality about this album that draws me to it. Nothing really to say about ugly. More repetitive proto-goth(??). Organs all over this bad boy. And not in the lyrics!! (pitchfork plz hire me). Yeah it’s fine again. Music is pretty cool. Although there’s just a sense that this thing is just a middling album all the way through. I assume one band member is writing this type of song all the way through. It’s so lame. Come on potentially underage girl, it’s the 70’s. Like why the infantilizing? It sucks. This song is bad. Go buddy go. Taste of psychobilly here. More of a taste of basic instrumentation and lame vocals. This SUCKS. It’s hard to pick out what I like about this album. I think it was an overall decent listen and I was even compelled at point, yet I find myself in the 2 star territory. There was too much cringe and not enough that stuck out as impactful. It’s hard to even muster a highlight list. There really is only one. HIGHLIGHTS: London Lady 2-2.5
Another 70’s album I just can’t get into to.
Underwhelming, annoying at times, forgettable for the most part, sloppy instrumentation, bad vocals. I don’t mind the lyrics and writing, but this could have been easily better. 2/5
Necesario
Turns out we can pretty easily track the whole fucked up racist brexit shit all the way back to the 1970s by looking at what the british were listening to and defining as punk music when star wars came out. Anyway, not a terrible album but the fact that this list puts up mediocre british albums over other more deserving albums of the world kind of puts the whole album in some sort of perspective, right? 2/5
Very boring album, nothing special, couldn't bother listening to all songs
British noises taking place in the background. 4/10
this did not seem to age well. could i write poetry to this? n
The organ is pretty cool. Everything else isn't.
Not for me
Peaches
this was just ok to me. I'd rather listen to talking heads. Maybe I just dont like punk that much?
Not my sound.
Listened Before? N British 70s punk. I found it okay. I don't know why there's so much keyboard in this album, and I don't know why nobody cares how problematic the first song "Sometimes" is from a modern viewpoint but hey... it's punk(ish... I still think its closer to edgy new wave but whatev). I guess it deserves to be here for some reason and Robert Smith listed it as one of his favorite albums so that gives it cred... right? right?? Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Peaches
The early punk bands rebelled against everything, even making good and interesting music. It’s easy when you listen to a band like the sex pistols and you can hear how that eventually became blink-182 but it’s hard to believe that when you listen to this it just sounds like another GarageBand.
They found a rhythm they liked and mostly stuck to it. Im filing this alongside The Kinks as one of those bands where I just don’t get the vibe. I see how they’re important to people but they just give me bad juju. Peaches isn’t as cool as it thinks it is.
Name?
This is what I call theatrical rock. It’s almost circus-like at times with the instrumentation and melodies. Not my favorite but not my least favorite. Likely won’t revisit this though, but at least I now know a group called The Stranglers exists!
It was okay. Was a similar listening experience to The Ramones. If you're into punk it'll be good. If you're not, well, not so much.
Saw them live at reading where they were bottled for the majority of the set. If you know what the bottles contained then you know the analogy I'm going for
naja, schöne Orgel, aber langweilig
Missing any connection to these songs.
The Stranglers: “Hi there, we’re a weird, very English not-punk punk band with horror-themed lyrics and lots of organ!” *Listens skeptically to Rattus Norvegicus, only to hear a weird, very English not-punk punk band with horror-themed lyrics and lots of organ* Me: “I don’t know what I expected here....”
Arvostan bändin omaperäisen haahuilevaa mutta silti napakkaa biisintekotyyliä. Superhittejä levy ei kuitenkaan sisällä, ja sanoitukset ovat kuin 14-vuotiaalta, joka keksii vain väkivaltafantasioita yrittäessään miettiä, minkälaiset lyriikat olisivat mahdollisimman "punk".
Muutama kuunneltava kipale ja loppu kohtuullisen hapokasta, kokemuksena kääntyy negatiivisen puolelle.
Meh
Strange, music is catchy and definitely a lot of familiar vibes in a lot of the songs (not sure if it's them copying others or others copying them as I was totally unfamiliar with the band). Lots of seemingly needlessly graphic lyrics caught me off guard.
Punk rock is definitely not my jam
I was not familiar with the band nor any of the songs. It was pretty unremarkable and relatively short. It was just kind of there.
simply okay
Boring
Bit too b9ring
Someday I’m gonna smack your face! OK, but can you buy me dinner first?
Didn't like it and I didn't really understand why it was on the list but by the end I could hear the influence on bands like IDLES and the like. 2.4 per track.
So strange to listen to. Really filthy lyrics set to almost lounge-y rock.
definitely new to me. Not bad - ok listen. I guess you need a lot of albums to come up with 1,001....
Didn't need all the synths. Sloppy vocals and poor quality recording. Other than that I loved it.
Could not enjoy this. Scrapes a 2.
don't get why people call this punk, its not terrible but not my vibe
Un rollo. Punk - rock- new wave.
I listened to this yesterday and can't remember it. I think it wasn't that bad, but I'll never listen again.
Again- the same thing I’ve been saying. I want something GOOD.
räfsning och röjning. ett mycket intressant samtida brittisk punkalbum från 70-talet. kanske blir det lite partiskhet i recensionen eftersom jag precis lyssnade på Poppis topphits från slutet av 70-talet och jag var så sömnig att även den här typen av musik är bra. sellout bastards, long live punk.... sometiems
Many of the songs sound the same. Not much to it for me.
Un rollo. Punk - rock- new wave.
Un rollo. Punk - rock- new wave.
2/4
The singles are good, but the rest sounded like filler. The Doors via pub rock. A bit too laddish for me, both lyrically and musically. Felt a bit neither one thing or another.
OK what is funnier than Joe Strummer's Mockney accent? Hugh Cornwells grrr I'm such a tough guy voice. Another album where all the songs have very similar instrumentation. Peaches is skin-crawling. Get a Grip is good. It's basically toss though, especially considering the mountain of vital and long lived stuff that was around at the time this is a very poor album.
4/10 - Not great and the songs were screamy in some places which I did not enjoy. Overall it was just slightly worse than ok. I liked the guitar solo at the end of down in the sewer but him saying he wants to like reproduce with sewer rats was crazy to me.
A bit too "punkish" for my taste
Veldig ok- Funky rock ish Ikke veldig imponert Stereotypisk britisk
Eh… alright as a background for gaming maybe? Have to be in the British Invasion punk mood.
Couple of good tracks but wasn't really feeling it
not my cup of tea
Started off alright, then turned into noise.
I think this record would’ve been a lot better without the added keyboard/organ sounds. I think they were trying to go for a Doors-type sound but I just wasn’t feeling it. I guess I prefer some of the more “raw” punk records.
The most recognizable song is Peaches, which is great. But otherwise on OK album from the late 70s.
The first song just made me think of The Doors with some kind of new wave twist. But from there it diverts into kind of a punk flavored garage sound. A lot of these songs are quite long, sometimes to a bothersome extent. Plus, I just wasn’t that into it. I’m not so much of a fan.
Punk but with a bit more melody and experimentation, and some of that new-wave whininess creeping in. 🍑🍑
Kinda bland
It was a bit samey. Didn't love it or want to listen again.
Rattus crapus.
I once owned a CD set called Living in Oblivion that featured “the 80s Greatest Hits” and while there were some bangers, there were just as many bargain bin acts like Belouis Some and Strawberry Switchblade. The single greatest sin though? My introduction to The Stranglers via Get a Grip on Yourself on volume 2 of this CD set. Hard to reconcile a single from 1977 as a “greatest hit from the 80s”. I felt that same disconnect from this album. I LIKED some of the songs, and some of the songs rubbed me the wrong way, akin to hearing a stupid joke about domestic violence. It’ll get a spare star for its sins.
They had a few songs I was bobbing my head to. Peaches I liked! Brit punk. Pretty cool. Kinda kills me to give this a 2 when Alice Cooper got a 3, but it’s not as good as albums we have a 3 to.
First reaction - what the hell am I listening to. The synth is wild, and the vocals are totally off from what I expected. But from the second track on this is very early days of British punk rock. Reminds me of Flogging Molly. Very experimental, and not a huge fan, but I respect it's likely influence on others. If I'd never heard this kind of music before I'd probably love it more. Overall good for music appreciation, but not otherwise not into it.
Pas trop emballée par certaines paroles misogynes; la musique est entraînante, mais me semble un peu générique
1001 British albums you did not need to hear before you die. I have no clue what to rate this, because I hate the shit out of this and it hurts my ears, but is doesn't seem awful for what it is. 3/5 but a 2/5 because I fucking hate it.
Not my style of punk.
Un rollo. Punk - rock- new wave.
Meh, straight ahead rock. Not memorable.
sad to report i did not enjoy
It sounds like if The Door sucked
Punk rock and organ is something I enjoy. However the lyrics didn’t sit well with me.
I'm not really feeling the songs. The compositions are too out there. Still a few decent ones.
Never heard of these guys, but with a name like The Strangles, I was extied to listen to this one. However, the combination of the Clash-iness, loose snare, electric organ, repetition and general Britishness killed the vibe. Finishing this album was a chore.
Started strong, but I was expecting a little harder sound with a name like The Stranglers. Ended up getting a very Doors vibe on some songs with that electric organ. Ended up being more silly than subversive.
No
2/5. The songs do hit and sure there is a nice vibe throughout, but not sure if play again. Some songs I’ll grab and keep, the others can stay where they are. Fun rock but not good enough. Also, the main hit is just kinda gross and did not age well.
I digged the synth vibe of the first music. The rest is ok
One decent song
70s rock overload, not into it today
Just your average new wave-punk-rock album really
Ok album one known song
Probably 2.5...
Why do all of these british punkrock albums sound exactly the same This one a bit better than the other ones so far They have a great synth player 2.5/5
Kind of fun, but also kind of noncey.
I thought I would enjoy this because I thought I liked the stranglers. Turns out I had not really listened to the lyrics as a kid. Pretty gross throughout. Keep the bassist and guitarist. Replace everything else and it would be a good album.
A noisy angry punk album. Didn’t particularly enjoy this one as the lyrics were a bit overly aggressive. The instrumentals were fine, pretty average for a punk album but I don’t particularly enjoy the genre. 4.2/10
Think I went through this one twice by accident as it was on shuffle for some reason. Not really my cup of tea but did enjoy being suprised by Peaches. Spooky lads
I've not heard of this band before today. The music itself is decent but I don't think its something that I would regularly listen to. I can see why people might like this but to me its just not my favorite type of music.
Not a fan
About average
Ich kann mir vorstellen, dass das Album damals ein großes Werk war. Mit heutigen Ohren ist es für mich zu monoton und nervig.
Peñazo. Solo me ha gustado "Goodbye Toulouse", por eso se queda en 2 estrellas y no baja a nivel de huid. Un disco que no considero imprescindible.
Can see how this was a big deal at the time. Punk?
Didn't enjoy this much
a nice mix of punk and new wave. their lyrics were weird at times, but i suppose i couldn't doubt how punk they were. they definitely did open the whole album with the lyric "someday i'm going to smack your face." their songs were quite catchy, which is reminiscent of punk at this time in the late seventies. but all in all, nothing too memorable.
Was fairly boring
I think I’m beginning to learn that 70’s punk is realllll hit and miss with me; and this was a miss
Just not my music
Not my type of music
Best Song: London Lady. Has a stronger punk element than the rest of the album. Worst Song: Ugly. Everything about this song is ugly, from the lyrics to the singer's attempts to sing on rhythm. Overall: Big English oof. Another contender for British band I'd do find to not know about. The fact that this album is included on "1001 albums" is, quite frankly, offensive. There's life outside your borders, goddamnit.
Another forgettable album. Nothing on it memorable in any way.
Meh
Punk que não chamou a atenção o suficiente para deixar alguma lembrança significativa.
Punk rock, but not face melting.
I am someone who is a big fan of music that came out around 1977: The Clash, Talking Heads, Sex Pistols, Iggy Pop, Television, Modern Lovers, Elvis Costello, etc. This album sounds like a parody of a good punk album from the late 70s. At first I thought there were some interesting sounds then I was like "Wait a second, is this song encouraging domestic abuse?" "Wait this song is misogynistic af" Favorite Songs(if any): Peaches, London Lady, Down In the Sewer
2.5. Definitely something I can get into!
Strong start, weak finish
I spent most of the runtime of this album wondering why I disliked it so much. Other than the fact that it feels 10 years too late to hop onto an already over saturated psychedelic scene and is British as hell, it should be fine, right? Then I saw someone in the global reviews mention Ian Dury and it all clicked. Fuck whatever this genre is. 4/10
Ok, but nothing that stands out. ‘Peaches’ tossing curvature references to the wind.
Lyrics were cheeky but boring. Maybe it was edgy but now just seems like that crass, drunk guy in the corner (looking at you Peaches). The constant organ in the background doesn't help. Drab curtains handing over a stage with worn shag carpet underfoot during an okay show. This album's lyrics just feel so heavily dated that they overshadowed the decent hooks.
Ok
noisy noise
Igjen, helt greit, men komme nok ikkje til å høre igjen med det første. Ga heller ikkje et ønske om å høre mer av de. 2/5
70s Pop/Punk with added keyboards. The singing is par for the course for the genre - which doesn't make it particularly good. The album fails to reach me, it's competent for the genre, but nothing I would listen to again. 2/5
Ganz cool aber hat mich auch nicht sonderlich beeindruckt
Wrong kind of energy for me, eh.
Bho, abbastanza noia.
This is what British punk sounds like in the late 1970s? It's not my cup of tea. I liked one song. It's not bad, I just wouldn't listen to it again.
This won't be any good. Yeah, not very good, but not obnoxious. First song was dece, bit doors-ey, then it hit early punk suck territory. This is why I should be able to give ratings out of ten - 2 seems too low, and 3 seems too high. This is exactly what 2.5/5 sounds like.
Like the other post punk albums but worse and more sexist.
Rattus Norvegicus by The Stranglers (1977) As Britpunk yobs who revel in comparing themselves to brown rats (Rattus norvegicus), these Anglo male sense assailants are down on everybody from ugly women to Jews. Misanthropic images and attitudes abound in this cinematic orgy of self loathing, morbidity, lust, and contempt. That about covers the lyrical themes on this album. But the music is well constructed and executed, like a (somewhat spare) combination of The Doors, Yes, Black Sabbath, and Jethro Tull. If you like innovation and compositional intricacy (I do), there’s enough on this record to sustain interest, especially in the bass lines, keyboard colorings, and (even!) backing vocals. If there is such a thing as prog punk, this is it. The Stranglers nicely sum up the Good, the True, and the Beautiful in the delightful song “Ugly”: “Don't tell me that aesthetics are subjective; you know all the truth when you see it, whatever it is.” Heavy, man, but sheesh! And wrapping up the symphonic closing track, we hear the most fittingly malodorous ending ever: “See you in the sewer”. 2/5
Interesting first exposure the genre but a bit redundant.
Some songs were decent, overall not my style.
Peaches is decent but other than that this is a very meh, samey-sounding album to me
There are some decent instrumentals, but the lyrics are pretty rough. I think 'pub rock' sums it up pretty well, sounds like listening to that one geezer down the pub who won't shut up
Not for me.
Sometimes and Peaches are highlights of this punk meets new wave selection. As is often the case with punk, I found the music too repetitive but it was interesting listening.
2/5 naaah
was ok, not my fave
I'm not joking, yesterday I watched the digital short on Disney Plus about Ratattoullie and they talked about the Norwegian Rat and that it actually came from China. Pretty wild that that is the title of this album today. Now I need to think about lottery numbers. There is a song on here called down in the sewers that has some good rat music on it but the rest of the album was mediocre. I'm sick of these albums, especially the ones where the cover and name are so cool and the music is just bland and british
Decent album, minus a star for some shitty lyrics.
Sounded like Spinal Tap at times, but without the guitar solos. Surfy rock with some punk vibes at times. Pretty meh.
not a big fan
Right out of the gate with Sometimes I got a good cross between Billy Idol and Wall Of Voodoo. Rockabilly punk with overt brit accent. Actually varied and fun.
Wasn't a vibe. Says punk, but very plucky
I don't think I've every heard anything from or about The Stranglers. "(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)", and "Hanging Around" hinted at giving the band a second chance for a follow up listen, but it only felt like a hint. There were some tracks that I definitely didn't like. Another entry, where I'd like to know why they're on the 1,001. There probably is a reason, but it wasn't apparent from my first listen.
Prefer their more melodic numbers, this one was a bit too punky for my liking.
Not bad
I feel a little ashamed rating an album without at least giving it the decency of listening to its entire content. I then feel even more guilty for only giving it 2 stars. Alas, I am willing to wager $10million my review would still be the same even if I did force myself to endure the remaining three songs. I’m not entirely sure who actually listened to this album back in 1977 (or anytime since) let alone be voted into the best 1001 release of all time. I found it quite a hard listen even while at the same time acknowledging not all music will be to my taste. I get art and avant-garde but this is neither...it’s just songs made up of irritating vocals/lyrics repeated over boring up-tempo elevator music.
Better than I thought!
Niet slecht, ook niet heel boeiend. Wel geweldig bas geluid. Dat dan weer wel.
Eerste paar nummers waren best aardig maar daarna begon het me toch wat tegen te staan.
Just okay. Nothing to really go nuts over. Likely won’t listen again.
Only the one song I enjoyed on this album (Peaches), the rest were below average.
2/5
2.7 - Fun and cheeky but not special enough to warrant more than the single listen.
Psssh. Estilo entre el post punk y el pre new wave que no dice nada. canciones sin sangre
Reminded me too much of The Doors
Kind of dreary and generic rock. Punkish?
maybe if I heard it then
Started a bit slow. But then the guitar solo hit for "Hanging around" and it started to pick up and I enjoyed the guitar/keyboard from "peaches" but then it dropped back off for me. The singing isn't so great kind of talking and yelling with notnso much melody. The guitar is still solid through out the album and I enjoy most of the keyboards but some songs had some un needed 'noise like "ugly" and the 'ufo' sounds. The singing seems to lack flow in most songs which isn't my thing.
uk punk but all the songs sounded similar, i tried to get into it but it seemed like an album of outtakes
Musicalmente el disco me recordó algo a The Knaks, con un toque de The Doors. Por las notas acerca del disco en Wikipedia, parece ser un disco muy influyente en la escena del punk, además de tener letras muy profundas, pero simplemente no me gustó
Not for me.
Meh
Joa. Ganz in Ordnung
More of a singles band...
Huh. Never heard of this one. The keyboard playing kind of sounds like retro video game music in it being kinda pixelated and off tone, then with the droning organ in the back like the doors. I don’t really like the lead singer’s voice. They sound fun to headbob and smile at in a live setting but I don’t know that it belongs on this list. But I guess it’s cool to hear the theater kid goth throughlines from this to the cure to MCR. But I prefer the later iterations when the singers have pipes instead of the shouty pub vibes on this. Whether satirical or not, the lyrics eventually got to me (derogatory).
After a careful listen, I found this to be stupid, boring, tepid pablum. I think they are trying to be snotty and funny but they are just dumb. No bratty energy or interesting music, just the grating organ, grating voice, and just not great.
I doubt Jim Morrison was cold before these blokes ripped that awful organ from the studio to make this
This sounds as if a few drunk frat guys had stumbled out of the pub, broken into The Doors’ studio, and recorded an album as quickly as possible (pretty sure the album cover is them striking a pose upon entry). The playing is sloppy, the hooks pale in comparison to The Clash, and the lyrics are offensively bad. While I appreciate the grit, it’s gonna be a no from me, dawg.
"An ugly fart attracts a good looking chick, if he's got money / It's different for Jews somehow" ...are honest-to-god LINES on this album and the only reasons you need to listen to London Calling again and forget that The Stranglers ever crawled out of the afterbirth of the British punk scene. Oh wait, here are some more... "Is she tryin' to get outta that Clitares / Liberation for women / That's what I preach" Are they joking, horny, stupid, or all of the above? Zach—am I closer to theosis now?
Nothing about this was good.
lyrics are shockingly bad, and that bloody 3 note keyboard never shut up. Pretty dreadful
i don’t care
Some of the cringiest lyrics I've heard with some of the cringiest delivery too. The melodies are bland too and the songs just bleed into each other. Had an abysmal time listening to this.
#40 Uuuuuhhhhhhhhh
I didn't really like it. Not my thing, I guess.
Misogyny
avoid.
Blah
I didn’t like this.. at all.
I really don't like the vocals and the instrumentals and lyrics are too goofy and not in a fun way
Don't have much to say except glad it is over.
Just noise. Whoever added this to the list should not be invited back.
No
I found this annoying. Didn't finish
Really didn't do it for me. It was kinda punky which was cool. But otherwise not my thing.
Poor execution of what could have been great
Nope, shitty attempt at edgy Brit Punk. Frogs in heat sound better.
Horrible
noh ei nappaa
Please no more punk.
Angry young man music. Not for me.
Nope
Not good
No thanks 1
Pretty bad
Lame
I often find punk rock overstimulating and aggressive. Like why are you so loud, and do you have anger issues? Not even singing in tune most of the time, and I don’t care for the unnecessarily long instrumentals. Also the lyrics are very questionable.
Interesting choice. Back to the 70s punk era.
Nope, nope and more nope. Peaches is just 70s sleaze talk with background music.
These guys SUCK
- Found this album pretty boring
Sounded exactly like I thought they would. Could have just been one long track and I wouldn’t have noticed the difference.
Nah, not for me.
Not feeling it
I hate it
i hate new wave i hate new wave i hate new wave i hate new wave i hate new wave I HATE NEW WAVE I HATE NEW WAVE I HATE NEW WAVE I HATE NEW WAVE I HATE NEW WAVE I HATE NEW WAVE I HATE NEW WAVE I HATE NEW WAVE I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE
Hey. Are you a cis white male guitar based band from the late 70's/early 80's that's vaguely mad? Why don't you be on my best of album list! Seriously just shitty version of the Doors.
I thought I could tolerate the Stranglers. Turns out an entire album of their shit is just too much for me. This whole thing is weirdly horny while also being pathetic. I hate the 70's with a passion.
Meh
Strooooong dislike
not super into this UK garage punk stuff
musically it's an interesting combo of post punk, punk-rock, pub rock, and art rock. Lyrically it's weird, and i wasn't in the right headspace to appreciate it.
Did not enjoy one single song.
1. zometimez - 1 2. goodbye touolouze - 1 3. london lady - 0 4. princezz of the ztreetz - 1.5 5. hanging around - 1 6. peachez - 0 7. grip - 1 8. ugly - 1 9. douun in the zeuuer - 1 10. choozey zuzie - 1 11. go buddy go - 0 12. peazant - 0
"Some day I'm going to smack your face" is sure a bold start to the album.
Boring
Not a fan of this the singer was just poor and did not car for the style. The Stranglers should have been left behind
I'm finding I really don't like whatever punk was in Britain in the late 70's-early 80's. Subpar singing, mediocre guitar, and honestly not much going for this. Had so skip through some songs because they just didn't go anywhere. I don't plan on ever listening to this again. 1.5/5
I'll put it this way: there was vast improvement in The Stranglers output after this album.
these guys could make a spooky scary halloween album. it's fine, but not my fav
i'd be sad if this was the last album i listened to before dying
THIS IS MUSIC FOR GIRLS
I am a lyrics guy. On the one hand, this means I can really get into shittily produced bedroom pop with a great story. On the other, even if the production is fun, I can't stand by while lyrics like 'Walking on the beaches looking at the peaches Will you just take a look over there (where?) there Is she tryin' to get outta that clitares? Liberation for women That's what I preach' Or 'Little choosey Susie help me find eternity You and me, we're gonna be free We're gonna make love until you bleed Yeah, take it from me Hugh...' Rubbish, awful, not a good album.
Boring.
Finally, an artist I've never heard of. True music discovery. Three songs in, and I'm not feeling it. Sounds like a punk/new wave hybrid, and not much in the way of musicality. I know that's a feature not a bug, but it's not my thing. I'm going to push through and finish the album because who knows Eight songs in and my opinion hasn't changed. This sound is so spot-on new wave, it could be satire. Welp, I made it. Honest opinion: I hated it. I can see why this could be seen as the genre-defining album for New Wave, and I guess I learned that I hate New Wave. Rating: 1/5 No favorite song I'll probably listen to some 90's rock now, to cleanse my palette.
To be honest I kinda skipped this cuz it was just not the vibe
Oh look- another punk album.
this album is... really sexist?? why is this on here i get being mad about a girl cheating on you but christ almighty man this is just silly sorry she cheated on you bro, have fun being an incel i guess at least the new wave instrumental stuff is interesting
I didn't like this album. Maybe old school punk isn't my taste. The songs weren't very catchy and the singing didn't do it for me. Idk why, just not my thing I guess. Favorite song: N/A Worst song: Ugly
Creeped me out couldn’t finish
1 or 2 decent tracks. 1.2⭐
Awful
Je connaissais de nom J'attendais le hit que j'allais reconnaître... ... Un peu comme si les doors avait un peu moins de choses à dire, qu'ils avaient un bassiste un peu lourdaud, un claviériste et un guitariste beaucoup moins talenteux et trippaient sur jerry lee lewis au lieu de coltrane😆 Pas ma tasse de thé, j'imagine qu'ils ont d'autres albums meilleur, à ce que je comprends c'est leur premier...
Quirky. Like early B-52's. Pretty stupid.
This was a painful listen. There was very little to enjoy and I couldn't listen past peaches.
I was introduced to the Stranglers as a wide-eyed innocent singing along to "Golden Brown" in primary school. This was my first exposure to their hateful roots, realising why the teachers didn't go with a leery, irritating track like "London Lady" or "Peaches." Semi-competent musicianship, nice scalic basslines, organ a novel addition to the standard punk line up. Very mid-heavy sound across the record, with the guitars crunched up and fuzzed out to a point that they just murk up the production. Nevertheless, a scattering of half-decent instrumental passages, particularly in "Down in the Sewer." What lets it down? They're sexist pricks. "Sometimes" is a diabolical track with skin-crawling sentiment that should have been the first and last we all heard of the band. I can't, in any good conscience, enjoy a record with the opening line "someday I'm going to smack your face", written and delivered for Cornwell's girlfriend without a hint of irony, commentary, persona... It's the dark, regressive underbelly of 1970's Britain, and it's a shame to spotlight it in an appraisal of music's 1001 "greatest" albums. Interestingly, the "1001 Albums..." book addresses the album's misogyny. Its response to including the album despite its ugly violence? "WeLl WhAt DiD yOu ExPeCt FrOm An AlBuM nAmEd AfTeR a RaT?" Probably something better and more enlightened than this. And less dull.
horrific
Stopped after the second song
well his voice was a shock but at least its not another whispery type. music is okay lyrics are dumb. ewwww @ peaches. just not for me.
nah not for me
Vreselijk. Ik heb echt helemaal niks met die ouwe punkmuziek. Veel te staccato en noemen ze dat zingen. Pfff
Trash