A strong first plate

When the Strangler 1977 appeared with this disk on the scene, they were virtually overnight into one of the most successful band of the punk era. However, nobody would have believed that you would celebrate as nearly 15 year persistent chart success. The wheel is more than Punk, what is partly due to the more limited capabilities of the guitar, but the but all the beachtlicherem keyboard playing. And when the guitar then once instead of strumming fill the background, is concise out audibly, then you come with good riffs.

The finely engraved and melodic songwriting of later hits such as, Golden Brown 'You have not yet developed here, for this debut is still alive but very different from a Ungestümtheit that you unfortunately einbüßten later.

, Sometimes 'takes songwriting already, No More Heroes' anticipate, London Lady 'point-rocking very typical of the time, which, Princess Of The Streets' comes in blues-groove, therefore, without being such.

, Hangin 'Round' has absolute earworm qualities and even the later typical much orgellastigeren Stranglers sound; , Peaches' and 'Get A Grip' were rightly the first hits, because the nail in the ear canals firmly. Very nasty the - nomen est omen - provided with grauslichem song, Ugly '; used to, but very angry - has what. Great then, Down In The Sewer '; were it not for the punk beat, it would almost seem progig with its extensive instrumental intro - actually the Anntithese to time so neat Punk Prog intolerance.

Even the weaker tracks like, Susie Chooses' or 'Go Buddy Go' can be made here, because you will be presented with such a tumultuous manner, which at that time was just the punk adopt and even a simple einhämmert the simplest melodies.

5 star no ifs and buts for one of the best debut albums of the UK punks of the 70.