The Raven

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

The Raven is the fourth studio album by The Stranglers and was released on 21 September 1979 on United Artists. For the first time it was not produced by Martin Rushent, but by the band themselves with engineer Alan Winstanley. The first two tracks, much of the sleeve illustration and the title refer to Norse mythology.

The lyrics deal with a variety of subjects: Japanese ritual suicide in Ice, heroin use in Don't Bring Harry, the Iranian revolution in Shah Shah a Go Go and genetic manipulation in Genetix. In Dead Loss Angeles, Hugh Cornwell plays bass alongside Jean-Jacques Burnel, without guitar. Duchess was the first and most successful single. The album was first released with a limited 3D sleeve.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Longships1:11Apple Music ↗
2. 2The Raven5:14Apple Music ↗
3. 3Dead Loss Angeles2:24Apple Music ↗
4. 4Ice3:25Apple Music ↗
5. 5Baroque Bordello3:50Apple Music ↗
6. 6Nuclear Device (The Wizard of Aus)3:32Apple Music ↗
7. 7Shah Shah a Go Go4:50Apple Music ↗
8. 8Don't Bring Harry4:10Apple Music ↗
9. 9Duchess2:30Apple Music ↗
10. 10Meninblack4:48Apple Music ↗
11. 11Genetix5:17Apple Music ↗
12. 12Bear Cage2:50Apple Music ↗
13. 13Fools Rush Out2:10Apple Music ↗
14. 14N'Emmenes Pas Harry4:15Apple Music ↗
15. 15Yellowcake UF62:56Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗