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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