Decades Apart is a 2-CD career spanning compilation album by English rock band the Stranglers, released on 1 March 2010 by EMI. It features 35 tracks taken from each of the five decades of the bands career to date, including two new tracks, "Retro Rockets" and "I Don't See the World Like You Do". The album reached #146 in the UK Albums Chart.
The band embarked on the "Decades Apart" UK tour in February and March of 2010.
Critical reception
James Allen, writing for AllMusic, said, "The latter-day cuts basically alternate between classy but vague, '80s-indebted alt-rock and more visceral tracks harking back to the Stranglers' early sound ... and the fact remains that the first disc's impact vastly outweighs that of the second. Still, this is as thorough a Strangler's history as one could want, and the Burnel-led lineup comes off much better than some might expect." Both Martin Hutchinson of The Bolton News and Ian D. Hall of Liverpool Sound and Vision called it the definitive Stranglers' compilation.
Personnel See individual albums for full personnel credits. The Stranglers Jean-Jacques Burnel – bass, vocals Dave Greenfield – keyboards Jet Black – drums Hugh Cornwell – guitar, vocals (disc 1: 2-18 / disc 2: 1–4) Paul Roberts – vocals (disc 2: 5–14) John Ellis – guitar (disc 2: 5–11) Baz Warne – guitar, vocals (disc 1: 1 / disc 2: 12–17)
Charts Chart PeakpositionUK Albums Chart146
Single Chart Peakposition"Retro Rockets"UK Singles Chart198
Track listing
References
External links Decades Apart on Discogs