The Stranglers - Toiler On The Sea

[@stationers]

Black & White is a superb album and yet overlooked in a lot of ways. For a third album when probably everyone thought they'd be shot it was an incredible piece of work. And they came up with 4 classic albums in two years. No messing about in those days.

[@Kretek35]

Rockpalast germany always had the best musician on stage. Stranglers is one of them.

[@maximsimon87]

this band can and will never do no wrong. Always a thinking man's band. A class act. Love them

[@higherground7409]

Unfortunately they did...... That gawdawful La Folie shite, Hated that Meninblack 'effort' too.. Bear frigging cage although clever lyrics in that song, it was a shite song. Don't want to be thinking listening to that garbage. Believe me i am a thinker, a deep thinker, and i thought long and hard on those songs and albums when i was listening to them, lots of thought..... And i still think La Folie etc is complete fucking bollocks.

[@LarzGustafsson]

One of the very best bands ever.

[@MrKareemBlack]

We didn't use cruel words to navigate cruel seas...great live performance of the MIB.

[@wamij2]

always thought these guy were the best out of england in there time. rattus and black and white my favourites. toiler, tank, grip etc.

[@dagwoodveg]

I'm a bit of an old lady--43--loved the Strangle'rs as a kid and still own many vinyl albums of many~as much as I enjoy you tube & finding old stuff, I so like finding vinyl @ garage sales,etc, & collecting. Not ready for a Nook~ love the written page!

[@garyoshea2171]

Amazing band!

[@diggerfox7194]

They have their own unique sound

[@psychospeakempire]

The Stranglers are great!

[@drstevie]

R.I.P. Dave.

[@fluffyandtj]

@akastuntfish couldn't agree more.Tremendous Album and my personal fave from the men in black.

[@martx007]

What a song.

[@PliskinLee]

Fantastic! "A flock of seagulls, a flock of seagulls"!!! I am bias to anything of the Black and White album, in my opinion their best piece of studio work.

[@maxglobalproductions]

terrific

[@RedUnion]

Yep.......definitely.

[@PliskinLee]

I agree 100%. Does sound great on B&W. My fave track on that album.

[@ninelivecat]

Great Track

[@wi11ydapimp]

these guys were unique - so melodic and at the same time gritty - saw them 17 times, was @ battersea park (14 years old)... but i didn't like La Folie, and after Aural Sculpture i never bought another record of theirs. but this one's a classic.

[@joolsd]

Not seen that one thanxs

[@MrRicardoaugustolima]

spetacular

[@hanging1v]

stranglers still the best band ever 2009

[@JacobBite]

I honestly like this better than the album version.

[@thecostarules631]

3:06 SCREAM!

[@DC-rn1fc]

... sometimes one has to...

[@kenneththeroux8663]

I did`t care in the stranglers after Hugh Cornwell ended the band in 1990.

[@dwhsiao]

@Forestamtul "toilers on the sea" refers to a story by victor hugo

[@theobjectivethinker64]

They've done great versions of this in 1978 live - much faster.

[@piotrekjjj]

I feel the same way :) Now, "Black and White" is coming from amazon.

[@regreagan]

i've met them. and that dave greenfield does a fuckin great impresion of jimmy white i'll tell ya!

[@Mazurka1001]

interesting, so much slower than their original studio take. I'd prefer a bit of an upbeat tempo...

[@RachelR220]

doesnt get any better than the glers i remember stealin all my big brothers albums an gettin my 8 shades of shit kicked out of me for it {haha} well worth it. the most underrated band ever. wouldnt have it any other way though. death an night an blood.

[@Ox702]

I think they're were bit smacked out this night! There are better live versions, sorry! The intro???

[@diggerfox7194]

I have to agree with u there

[@assassin1964]

thats fucking proper..

[@katoness]

Think this is hard for them to do live. It should be a lot tighter. Sounds great on black and white.

[@theobjectivethinker64]

@johnanthonyp yep they did and so did Joy Division and even U2

[@dominicmccann8199]

not the greatest version,but...they started with this at hughs last gig.makes me cry

[@tonedial]

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[@adamjg4]

Did "Flock of Seagulls" really get their name inspired by this song?

[@gailal]

Yes they did

[@hanging1v]

personal opinion proffesor

[@JimOfShatner]

Brilliant band, brilliant song. I've heard them play this a load better though.

[@higherground7409]

Looks like during their Meninblack La Folie period in their journey..... They rarely played any old stuff then, and on a few they did they watered down.

[@organaphus]

Sorry about the "poor comment" vote- I meant to click on the other one!

[@proffesornutbutter]

not without Cornwall there not.

[@ruthsixtysix1690]

If we are honest - and we are, aren't we - the STRANGLERS were actually a single-band. Their albums - with the exception of the first two and the LIVE-album (!!!) - were rather boring. Tons and tons of fillers. Only their singles - or most, not all, of them - were thrillers! GREAT LIVE BAND, THOUGH!