Tuesday, February 23, 2010

The Stranglers - (Get A) Grip (On Yourself)

I've already noted my mixed feelings about the Stranglers, but here's one of their songs that I do think is outstanding. It's actually remarkable that this was their first single, released in 1977 - such extensive use of keyboards must have seemed very weird for a band so closely associated with the burgeoning punk scene. It certainly doesn't sound very 1977 to me. But what do I know, in 1977 I was probably still listening to the Muppets or something like that.


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