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La Folie (Mlps)
Stranglers
La Folie (Mlps)
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
 
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Exclusive Japanese Limited Edition reissue of this 1981 album packaged in a miniature LP sleeve and featuring bonus tracks. Virgin. 2006.

     
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All Artists: Stranglers
Title: La Folie (Mlps)
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Toshiba EMI Japan
Release Date: 8/7/2006
Album Type: Import, Original recording remastered
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
Styles: Hardcore & Punk, New Wave & Post-Punk
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 4988006843646, 724353468828, 821838477129

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Exclusive Japanese Limited Edition reissue of this 1981 album packaged in a miniature LP sleeve and featuring bonus tracks. Virgin. 2006.
 

CD Reviews

Sick??!?!
noisecoreclassic | England(the island where TRUE punk came from) | 08/24/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)

"this is a good stranglers album-not their best but to be fair, the last decent one they ever did.
i cant understand why a song about canabalism would get somone so uptight though,(lets pray this guy never gets to see a film about Hannibal Lecter, eh?)
having said that, the song "la folie" is actually about a Japanese student who studied in France, who ate his room mate because he claimed that there is no greater love,he was put away and when released he became a big celebrity.
best song on this album is "Tramp" easily
im now off to eat somone!"
The Stranglers at their Best
E. Lorge | Earth Human | 02/13/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)

"In response to the reviews below; I'm afraid you are both aesthetically AND intellectually challenged if you can't enjoy this record because of the subject matter.



It's your loss.



But then again, The Stranglers aren't for everyone..."
DAZZLING combination of sound sculpture and intelligent poet
D. Garcia | Los Angeles | 11/20/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)

"OH YEAH. I have this one on vinyl too. Haven't listened in years. But just ordered it and put the headphones on.



WOW!



What a treat! I remember their other records as great. But this one seemed kind of too pop, you know, with "Golden Brown." Boy was I wrong.



On second listen now I know why they called the next one Aural Sculpture. The sound here really IS sculpture. This is SOUND on the RAZOR's EDGE. All these guys have intelligence to spare, and one wonders if it was Hugh or all of them but whatever it was... it sure clicked. Especially the original cuts. The extras are OK and historically instructing, but the first 7 are amazing examples of how simple rock forms can become works of the best kind of intelligent art sound.



The choices of timbre, harmony, mix and structure are unexpected, impeccable and swing like mad. There are no fillers and no clichés. All instruments are used sparely to create one coherent sound. All are excellent. I can think of no better bass player and I own thousands of records. The sound he gets is incredible, vicious even. Usually the bass is a supporting instrument, but here its part of the whole contributing to the shape of the sound. The others are just as good. I was never impressed by Hugh's guitar, but now I'm smarter and I hear just how carefully considered Hugh's timbres are. He and Dave simultaneously contrast and complement each other as each player weaves the net.



The lyrics are a little difficult to make out but they are interesting too. No clichés here either. No clear cut meanings but definitely wry comments on philosophy and modern life.



Strong 5 stars from a band inexplicably less famous than most of the standardized punk bands. Unfair of course but that seems to be the way. Challenging listening, not for the background. My only lament is there are not more of these to buy."