The Stranglers
1977
Tracks
1. Sometimes
2. Goodbye Toulouse
3. London Lady
4. Princess Of The Streets
5. Hangin' Around
6. Peaches
7. Get A Grip (On Yourself)
8. Ugly
9. Down In The Sewer
The first line of this album is "someday I am going to smack your face" and actually succeeded in making me do one of those overdone sitcom surprised faces. The album only got better from there which leads me to believe that this is one of the most underrated bands of all time.
Pre album blog Amanda believed that punk bands were just a bunch of screaming idiots with make up (now I know that those are actually just middle school girls). However, this album was pretty brilliant. "Peaches" was one of the catchiest songs I have heard in awhile. I mean, how can you not like a song that has the lyrics "I can think of a lot worse places to be, like down in the streets, or down in a sewer, or even on the end of a skewer"? Actually, don't answer that. That sounds pretty easy to hate.
Overall, one of the best punk albums I have ever heard and it definitely deserves its place on The List.
RATING: 4/5
This is a really fun album. I too, love the line in Sometimes: "someday I am going to smack your face." That cracks me up. There are people I think that about....often. (Not that I would really do it!) My favorite song is Get a Grip on Yourself. Good review!
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