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- Artist: The Stranglers
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- Release Date: 1977 10
- Type: Contains explicit content
- Genre: Rock
Review
Rattus is hardly a punk rock classic but still is a pretty good chunk of art-punk. Hugh Cornwell's testosterone level is very high here, and the macho preening gets a bit much, but it's still an enjoyable bit of noise that holds up better than anyone would have guessed at the time. Still, it's odd to think of this as a part of the punk rock era -- with the exception of the fast and sloppy production by Martin Rushent, and the short songs, there's not much that's overtly punk about it. Heroes on the other hand is faster, nastier, and better. At this point the Stranglers were on top of their game, and the ferocity and anger that suffuses these records would never be repeated. ~ John Dougan, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| I Feel Like a Wog | The Stranglers | The Stranglers | (3:17) |
| Bitching (Lyrics) | The Stranglers | The Stranglers | (4:26) |
| Dead Ringer (Lyrics) | The Stranglers | The Stranglers | (2:46) |
| Daganham Dave | The Stranglers | The Stranglers | (3:18) |
| Bring on the Nubiles | The Stranglers | The Stranglers | (2:16) |
| Something Better Change | Hugh Cornwell, |
The Stranglers | (3:36) |
| No More Heroes | Hugh Cornwell, |
The Stranglers | (3:28) |
| Peasant in the Big Shitty (Lyrics) | The Stranglers | The Stranglers | (3:26) |
| Burning up Time (Lyrics) | The Stranglers | The Stranglers | (2:24) |
| English Towns | The Stranglers | The Stranglers | (2:12) |
| School Mam (Lyrics) | The Stranglers | The Stranglers | (7:05) |
| 5 Minutes [*] | The Stranglers | The Stranglers | (3:17) |
