Hugh Cornwell

Am 26.04.2012 kommt der britische Musiker Hugh Cornwell nach München zu einem Konzert im Substanz! Hugh Cornwel war die Stimme der Stranglers, die mit Hits wie "Always the sun" weltbekannt wurden. Nun ist er solo unterwegs.

Former Stranglers Frontman Hugh Cornwell hits the road for a series of German dates again. The 90 minute set will feature classic solo material including the acclaimed free to download ‘Hooverdam’ and a collection of Stranglers hits and Epics. The three piece band on this tour features Hugh Cornwell on guitar/vocals, Fish on bass/vocals and Chris Bell on drums.

Hugh Cornwell is one of the UK's finest songwriting talents and accomplished live performers - the original guitarist, singer and main songwriter in The Stranglers enjoyed massive UK and European success with ten hit albums and twenty-one top forty singles, etching himself into the UK and Europe’s musical psyche with songs such as 'Peaches', 'No More Heroes', 'Golden Brown', 'Always the Sun', 'Grip', 'Nice N Sleazy', 'Duchess' and 'No Mercy'. One of the biggest hits, 'Golden Brown', saw renewed popularity when it was featured in Guy Ritchie's blockbuster, 'Snatch', as did ‘Peaches’ when It was played in its entirety through the opening sequence of ‘Sexy Beast’.

Hugh Cornwell has released eight solo albums, most recently the acclaimed 'Hooverdam', produced and mixed in ToeRag Studios by Liam Watson, (known for the Grammy winning White Stripes’ album 'Elephant'). 'Hooverdam' is available as a high-quality free download in twelve languages from Hugh's website at www.hughcornwell.com bringing his music free to the world's population. The release is a triple-sleeved digipak, featuring both studio CD and full length live studio performance DVD in one exclusive package, as well as being available on vinyl. With the free download, Cornwell breaks new ground and proves once again to be a unique force in British music.

'New Songs for King Kong', a limited edition live double CD and vinyl album, features both 'Hooverdam' and ‘Rattus Norvegicus IV’ in their entirety and is available exclusively from Hugh's website and will be available to buy at the shows each night as will the acclaimed ‘Hooverdam’ featuring ‘Blueprint’ the Film.

“Hooverdam is a cousin to Lou Reed's storming 1988 LP, New York. A very coherent album with a timeless quality” – Record Collector. “He remains a hugely popular and prolific performer who’s songwriting retains its fiery eloquence and whose gigs still crackle with electricity” – Classic Rock.

Quelle: südpolmusic GmbH