Title: I don't hate the Stranglers.
Product review: I don't hate the stranglers, but I come pretty close to hating this album. This is not the stranglers at their best. They usually have a distinct punk sound, but La Folie doesn't have this at all. There are only two decent songs on this album - Let Me Introduce you to the Family, and (I'm almost ashamed to admit I like such a comercially successful song, especially one which is telling us how great heroin is) Golden Brown. The record as a whole, though, is lacking any kind of edge or rawness to it. It just seems watered down, and as if the band didn't want to do it and couldn't be bothered. There is simply no energy to it. Alot of people buy La Folie just for the track Golden Brown. If you are about to join that group of people, DON'T! Golden Brown is also on The Best of the Stranglers, which is a far far better record, so buy that instead.
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