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"You either love or you despise, there's just no room for compromise" spat Anglo-French bassist Jean-Jacques Burnel on "Burning Up Time". And by the time of No More Heroes--the Stranglers' second album--the battle lines were drawn between those (the press and the women's movement, mainly) who saw the future "Meninblack" as uncouth sexist pigs peddling aggressive punk Doors music and those for whom The Stranglers were a fantastically melodic, intelligent punk-rock combo, albeit one with a dangerously dry sense of humour and a swift-fingered, pipe-smoking keyboard player. The former had plenty to complain about: Elderly aunts up and down the land must have fainted the day an unwitting Dave Lee Travis played "I Feel Like A Wog" ("out on the dirty shitty jobs") on Radio One, so it's probably just as well they never got to hear the teacher-pupil relationship smut of "School Ma'm" (most unsavoury line--"disgusting behaviour, all over the parquet flooring") or the infamously rude "Bring On The Nubiles", which was chanted like testosterone-charged Daleks and featured the word "fuck" eight times. Musically, The Stranglers were on a roll--Dave Greenfield's use of Hammond organ and Moogsynth coupled with Burnel's sonorous belch of a bass and Hugh Cornwell's not-bothered vocal made them instantly recognisable. And at least half of No More Heroes is every bit as good as Rattus Norvegicus (in fact, most of the album was recorded at the same time). It's also the only Stranglers album to spawn two Top 10 singles, namely the gutteral call-to-arms of "Something Better Change" and the iconoclastic title track--a genuine rock classic. --Kevin Maidment
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Digitally remastered! Reissued with 3 BONUS tracks.
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
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The Stranglers released two albums in 1977, both of which had a plethora of tunes full of dark energy, musical genius and humour. Rattus Norvegicus tested the water, and once they got away with that, they recorded this album without fear.
EVERYONE knows the title track, but there are plenty of other great songs here. Growling bass, thumping drums, swirling keyboards and harsh guitar all meld into a complex sound that wraps itself around your head with ease.
If you're easily offended by such topics as an elderly school mam dying from an orgasm induced by watching teacher/pupil sex on CCTV, then this is not for you, but if you like to hear your speakers rattle and want some good, solid songs that sound fresh everytime you pull this album out then buy it. It's a classic!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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when this album first came out i was a young herbert of 13 - and just loved the whole sound (clear but aggressive)- i think i liked it more than rattus at the time mainly because it had more swearing on it - now when i listen i find it hard to tell where rattus ends and no more hero's begins - both are masterpieces - rattus with poppies (but no pop - that unfortunately came later )
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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this really is a fantastic album, a punk classic. in my opinion, this is one of the stranglers very best albums.
it contains such great songs as, burning up time, something better change,
dagenham dave, and english towns. all stranglers classics.
possibly the stranglers best album. if your having any doubts about buying this, DONT! BUY THIS ALBUM NOW! its real, powerful, rough punk music. its fantastic.
it contains such great songs as, burning up time, something better change,
dagenham dave, and english towns. all stranglers classics.
possibly the stranglers best album. if your having any doubts about buying this, DONT! BUY THIS ALBUM NOW! its real, powerful, rough punk music. its fantastic.
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I was 15 when this was first released and I think it has aged well, probably better than me!
JJ's bass, Hugh's guitar, Dave's keyboards & Jet's drums still sound sharp and the... Read more
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Published 14 months ago by Graeme D. Oborne
STUNNING 'IN YOUR FACE' ALBUM FROM THE MEN IN BLACK
It has been over 20 years since I owned a vinyl copy of this album which I have at last replaced on CD. Read more
Published 15 months ago by J. McCarraher
Great Album
One of their best in my opinion, along with Rattus, Black and white and The Raven. If you don't know The Stranglers you could find worse places to start.
Published 18 months ago by sweetmiseryblues
always good to me
No examination, When I feel like the worlds against me this music helps me fight back. It has worked for years.
Published 20 months ago by suzy
Still the best
Short and sweet. IMHO still the best Stranglers album ever. This could be because it brings back so many memories of playing it in my youth, or it could be because it has so many... Read more
Published 23 months ago by ColinD
Old heroes never die
This is a great album, though sandwiched in between Rattus & Black & White it must take third place in the list of great Stranglers albums. Read more
Published on 9 Oct 2009 by Iain Muir
The difficult follow up
Both the single and album, 'No More Heroes,' were eagerly gobbled up by punk fans already familiar with the band's exhilarating mix of brutal bass and keyboard runs. Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2007 by D. J. H. Thorn
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