Friday the Thirteenth (album)

Friday the Thirteenth is a live album by the English rock band the Stranglers, released in 1997 by Eagle Records.

Composer and musician Jocelyn Pook makes contributions to the songs "Waltz in Black", "Valley of the Birds", "Daddy's Riding the Range", "Golden Brown" and "No More Heroes".

Jack Rabid, writing for AllMusic, gave the album a negative one-and-a-half star review, calling its sound "clear but dull, flat, and lifeless," and the production "soulless."

He also criticised vocalist Paul Roberts' performance, clearly not satisfied with him as replacement for original singer Hugh Cornwell, calling him a "facile, slick hack."

On a positive note, Rabid felt that "the lovely string section adds a nice dimension, and the original three members remain solid and fierce."