Atomic Rooster 1980 were marketed along with EMI's other bands, like Scorpions, Wild Horses, Riot and April Wine (who were Canadian), which ran parallel to their NWOBHM acts (Di'Anno-era Iron Maiden, Trespass, White Spirit, etc). The best known tracks were Do You Know Who's Looking For You?, probably because it was a single, and He Did it Again. The two songs were also recorded for BBC sessions, further to those by the earlier John DuCann lineup and the Chris Farlowe version of the band.
I had not thought of The Stranglers, but DuCann definitely affects a punk rock-style for his vocals. It was more creatively successful, in my view, than Yes's 'spirit of the times' album, Yes Tor-mato.
When Pete French joined Cactus, they sounded a bit like Atomic Rooster (as did Skin Alley, when Nick Graham became a member).
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