Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Day 0376 - Rattus Norvegicus

The Stranglers "Rattus Norvegicus" (1977)


Out-punking the punks, by playing a similar style of music, with the usual aggression and attitude and recording their album in just a few days (so punk), but loading it up with musicianship and flourishes of keyboards, which no doubt angered many punkers.

The keyboards sound like a mix between 60s rock and 70s fusion.  Also odd for a punk band, the drummer was nearly 40 by the time this album was released!

According to the book they were criticised for a degree of misogyny in their lyrics, luckily I didn't take a whole lot of notice to what they were saying.

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