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The Stranglers are an English rock band who emerged via the punk rock scene. Scoring some 23 UK top 40 singles and 17 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning four decades, the Stranglers are one of the longest-surviving and most "continuously successful" bands to have originated in the UK punk scene.
Formed as the Guildford Stranglers on 11 September 1974 in Guildford, Surrey, they originally built a following within the mid-1970s pub rock scene. While their aggressive, no-compromise attitude identified them as one of the instigators of the UK punk rock scene that followed, their idiosyncratic approach rarely followed any single musical genre and the group went on to explore a variety of musical styles, from new wave, art rock and gothic rock through the sophisticated pop of some of their 1980s output.
They had major mainstream success with their 1982 single "Golden Brown". Their other hits include 1970's Punk Rock hits "No More Heroes", "Peaches", "Always the Sun" and "Skin Deep" and the 2003 Top 40 hit "Big Thing Coming", which was seen as a return to form.
The Stranglers' early sound was driven by Jean-Jacques Burnel's melodic bass, but also gave prominence to Dave Greenfield's keyboards. Their early music was also characterised by the growling vocals and sometimes misanthropic lyrics of both Burnel and Hugh Cornwell. Over time, their output gradually grew more refined and sophisticated. Summing up their contribution to popular music, critic Dave Thompson later wrote: "From bad-mannered yobs to purveyors of supreme pop delicacies, the group was responsible for music that may have been ugly and might have been crude – but it was never, ever boring."

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Albums

Long Black Veil lyrics
2004

Long Black Veil Single

1997

In Heaven She Walks Single

96 Tears lyrics
1990

96 Tears Single

1989

Solid Gold Single

Always the Sun lyrics
1986

Always the Sun Single

Nice in Nice lyrics
1986

Nice in Nice Single

1986

The 12" Tape EP

Let Me Down Easy lyrics
1985

Let Me Down Easy Single

No Mercy lyrics
1984

No Mercy Single

Skin Deep lyrics
1984

Skin Deep Single

Paradise lyrics
1983

Paradise Single

Midnight Summer Dream lyrics
1983

Midnight Summer Dream Single

European Female lyrics
1982

European Female Single

Strange Little Girl lyrics
1982

Strange Little Girl Single

Aural Sculpture lyrics
1982

Aural Sculpture Single

Golden Brown lyrics
1982

Golden Brown Single

La Folie lyrics
1981

La Folie

Thrown Away lyrics
1981

Thrown Away Single

Bear Cage lyrics
1980

Bear Cage Single

1980

Do the European EP

The Raven lyrics
1979

The Raven

Duchess lyrics
1979

Duchess Single

5 Minutes lyrics
1978

5 Minutes Single

Sverige lyrics
1978

Sverige Single

Walk On By lyrics
1978

Walk On By EP

1977

Peaches / Go Buddy Go Single

The Stranglers lyrics
1977

The Stranglers EP

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