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His tenth solo opus, \u003ci\u003eMoments of Madness\u003c\/i\u003e, continues his illustrious output by experimenting with musical genres as his enviable reputation as a wordsmith resounds across this album's songs.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSelf-produced, and playing all of the instruments himself, \u003ci\u003eMoments of Madness'\u003c\/i\u003e ten incredible tracks finds Hugh flexing his musical muscles with a stripped down, offbeat, reverberating sixties vibe ringing from the seductive melodies and lyrically distinctive perceptions that are indelibly stamped with Hugh’s trademark imagination. 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As a pioneering musician, songwriter, and performer his pervasive influence persists in the record collections of music aficionados, across this spinning globe's radio waves, and on stages around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs leader of The Stranglers, Hugh was the main songwriter of all the band’s most memorable songs across ten stellar albums. Their 1977 debut \u003ci\u003eRattus Norvegicus\u003c\/i\u003e — featuring seminal songs Peaches, (Get A) Grip, (On Yourself), and more — follow up albums \u003ci\u003eNo More Heroes, Black and White, The Raven \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003e(The Gospel \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAccording To) the Meninblack\u003c\/i\u003e - which Hugh cites as his favourite Stranglers album — consolidated Cornwell's stature as a unique songwriter and musician. 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