The Stranglers
The Stranglers are an English rock band who emerged via the punk rock scene.
Scoring some 23 UK top 40 singles and 17 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning four decades, the Stranglers are one of the longest-surviving and most "continuously successful" bands to have originated in the UK punk scene of the mid to late 1970s. Beginning life as the Guildford Stranglers on 11 September 1974 in Guildford, Surrey, they originally built a following within the mid-1970s pub rock scene. While their aggressive, no-compromise attitude identified them as one of the instigators of the UK punk rock scene that followed, their idiosyncratic approach rarely followed any single musical genre and the group went on to explore a variety of musical styles, from new wave, art rock and gothic rock through the sophisticated pop of some of their 1980s output.
They had major mainstream success with their single "Golden Brown". Their other hits include "No More Heroes", "Peaches", "Always the Sun" and "Skin Deep".
The Stranglers (album)
The Stranglers is a compilation album by The Stranglers.
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Off the Beaten Track
Off The Beaten Track is a compilation album by The Stranglers. It was released by EMI, who had acquired the back catalogues of the Strangler's former labels United Artists and Liberty. The compilation collects tracks which were originally only available as the A-side or B-sides to various 7" vinyl singles released by United Artists and Liberty.
The collection reached No. 80 in the UK Albums Chart in September 1986.
Track listing
Off the Beaten Track (TV series)
Off the Beaten Track is a British travel documentary show that aired on ITV from 1 November to 13 December 2013 and was hosted by Christine Bleakley.
In the series, a rival to the BBC's Countryfile, Bleakley "discovers Britain's hidden gems", by travelling to places that are not generally considered tourist attractions. It was reported that she was inspired by "her love of Britain and a childhood spent holidaying at home". She said of the series: "When we first discussed ideas for the series, I happened to mention that I had never had a foreign holiday until I was 18. I always holidayed at home and we travelled the length and breadth of Ireland and Scotland. I have a real appreciation of what is around us and this series is reminding people what a beautiful part of the world we live in. I loved every minute filming the show as it really was such a lovely, happy time. We were also very lucky with the weather as it was just so glorious." She said she would "love" to make a second series, but in March 2014, it was announced that a second series would not be commissioned, said to be because of low ratings. A source for the show said, "It simply wasn't as strong as similar rival shows, and there's no chance of it returning."
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The Track
by: The Stormrider[Alioth:]
Sweet whispers departed with the wind
reducing laments (and steel sound) to silence
The hybrid breeze whispered in harmonious minds
and penetrated labyrinths
A new world, a shining dawn in time,
now the veil is being drawn back
Frailty is the dark and cruel destiny
which the track of fear leads into
In the depths of strange and unconcerned minds silence fades out,
It's the track of fear
The sweet breeze of power faded slowly,
lighting their feebleness
Anguished dark eyes clamoured for mercy
watching an unexpected end
A new world, a shining dawn in time,
now the veil is being drawn back
Frailty is the dark and cruel destiny
which the track of fear leads into
In the depths of strange and unconcerned minds silence fades out,
It's the track of fear
[Zorbion:]
Breaking the silence
you have freed a stagnant river
Where will the track of imagination lead us...
You have captured the virtue of ignorance
You have freed dread