Thursday, July 25, 2013

The Stranglers - Hallow To Our Men



In 1981, the Stranglers released a very peculiar concept album called The Gospel According to the Meninblack, a paranoid, experimental post-punk record whose lyrics are replete with references to alien visitation, esoteric conspiracy, and biblical ancient astronauts.  This combination didn't exactly set the charts on fire in '81.  I haven't made my mind up on the album as a whole yet, but this track is excellent:


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