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Coup de Grace

~ Stranglers
2.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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  • Audio CD (1 May 2002)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Eagle
  • ASIN: B0000240YA
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 111,139 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Listen  1. God Is Good 4:02£0.69
Listen  2. You Don't Think That What You've Done Is Wrong 3:12£0.69
Listen  3. Tonight 3:18£0.69
Listen  4. Jump Over My Shadow 4:31£0.69
Listen  5. Miss You 5:04£0.69
Listen  6. Coup De Grace (S-O-S) 3:24£0.69
Listen  7. In The End 3:14£0.69
Listen  8. No Reason 5:16£0.69
Listen  9. Known Only Unto God 4:40£0.69
Listen10. The Light 5:59£0.69

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1.0 out of 5 stars Best band in the universe hit their nadir, 12 Feb 2004
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Even as much as I like The Stranglers (and I'm obsessed with the band and have been for decades, it must be said that this is their weakest effort to date). It's quite well know that this was (in theory) the album where bassist/vocalist J.J. Burnel wrested control of much of the basic songwriting from frontman Roberts and guitarist Ellis.
Despite this, 'Coupo De Grace; is not a return to form we'd expect given JJs additional input. The album is filled with lacklustre melodies, awkward, predictable and inelegant lyrics and ultimately lacks punch. HOWEVER, it is worth buying for one track alone, the excellent 'In The End', which features a sterling burnel vocal and lyric, lovely keyboards and reflective acoustic guitar: now if the rest of the album were like this, 'Coup De Grace' would have been the bext album by the band since 'Dreamtime'- the number has all the misanthropy, romanticism, regret and bleakness we love to hear from JJ at his best. So despite my negative comments, if you love The Stranglers, you'll dig this one great track if not the album.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Possibly the most apt title ever!, 11 Aug 2003
I have loved The Stranglers music throughout the years, from the heady Punk days of Rattus & Heroes via the glorious Raven, experimental Meninblack & melodic sophistication of Dreamtime.
I bought this album without having heard a single track from it & was terribly disappointed with the whole product. Hugh Cornwell was irreplaceable as main vocalist + lead guitarist & perhaps, in hindsight, it would have been better to let the Stranglers legend rest in peace upon his departure from the band.

However, having said all that, I highly recommend the In The Night album from the post Cornwell period. Coup De Grace is best left for the most ardent (& forgiving) of fans. Not a high point in a discography full of gems !

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Quite good i'd say!, 18 Sep 2003
By E. VONK "vonx" (holland) - See all my reviews
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So far this has been the last studio album of the stranglers mk. 2 (a new one is scheduled for early 2004) and it's quite good! For the first time since 1990 bassplayer JJ Burnel is heard singing again on this cd, on no less than five songs.
Apparently the "new" members Paul Roberts (vocals) and John Ellis (guitar) werent involved in a large part of the writing of this album and were therefor dissapointed with the result at the time. On the previous two albums (About Time and Written in Red) they were the main contributors but not too succesfull both commercially and artistically. I think it was good that the older members got behind the wheel on Coup de Grace. Songs as You Don't Think.., Jump Over My Shadow and the tongue in cheek love song Miss You are classic stranglers-songs with wonderful keyboards. God is Good is a brave but not too good attempt at techno, Known Only Unto God is a very sincere song inspired by the many gigs the band has done for British troop all over the world in recent years and especially In the End and The Light are beautiful. Too bad the title track suffers from muddy production but overall the cd is the best they did since Feline in my opinion!
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4.0 out of 5 stars good
While nostalgics are waxing hysteric over Norfolk Coast and Suite XVI (fine outings, but safe as milk), Coup De Grace really was a bold step forward. Read more
Published 17 days ago by Daniel Silverman

1.0 out of 5 stars What went wrong?
After "Written in Red" had seemed to mark a revival in The Stranglers' fortunes, "Coup de Grace" suggested that perhaps the time had come for them to finally call it a day. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Dan Smolenski

1.0 out of 5 stars Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear!
Ok, I've tried, honestly, I've really tried to like this album but after several hundred listens over the last few years I'm afraid to report that it is a stinking turkey of a... Read more
Published on 21 May 2004 by misterpunk

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