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The Stranglers

Musical Group

English rock band formed in Guildford in 1974. Original lineup included Hugh Cornwell (guitar, vocals), Jean-Jacques Burnel (bass, vocals), Dave Greenfield (keyboards) and Jet Black (drums). Noted for a distinctive sound mixing punk attitude, melodic keyboards and evolving stylistic shifts across the late 1970s and 1980s.

Key commercial and critical success in the late 1970s and early 1980s with albums such as Rattus Norvegicus, No More Heroes and The Raven. 'Golden Brown' is one of their best-known songs. Hugh Cornwell left the group in 1990. The band continued with different lineups and released later albums including Norfolk Coast (2004).

DeBaser reviews praise The Stranglers' late-1970s work (Rattus Norvegicus, No More Heroes, Black and White, The Raven) for originality and strong keyboards. Later albums (La Folie, Feline, Norfolk Coast) are noted for stylistic shifts toward atmospheric, electronic, and refined songwriting. "Golden Brown" is singled out as a standout song.

For:fans of punk, new wave and post-punk; listeners of late-70s/80s British rock; music curious about band evolution

 The lady is clearly drunk.

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 This is one of the most beautiful songs of all time.

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 Rattus Norvegicus is not a record for punk lovers, but for those who love pure rock!

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 Overlooked by many, if not all, The Raven is a hidden gem of the entire new wave, and therefore even more delightful to rediscover.

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 The total absence of electric guitars, replaced by acoustic ones, is immediately noticeable, but even the drums have virtually been left in the basement, in favor of pads and drum machines;

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