Collection 1977-1982, The - Stranglers (The)

Advantages: All the band's best known songs.
Disadvantages: One poor track and lack of inlay content.

...is chequered, but since this collection of tracks only chronicles their work to 1982, I will not dwell on what was to come. At 14 tracks long, this album covers the period of the Stranglers career for which they are probably best known. I do not intend to comment on every track on this album, but shall pick out the highlights. Indeed, almost every track on this album is, in my opinion, a winner - there are no particularly weak tracks included, which ...
...Doves' tunes). This collection also includes the group's cover of the Bacharach and David/Dionne Warwick classic, 'Walk on By'. This is an interesting version of such a popular and well-known song, and The Stranglers manage to totally re-invent it in their own unique way. The vocals add a sort of teenage angst that makes it a credible male take on a heartbreak song. The arrangement is experimental and verging on rock opera in its conclusion, which ... Read review