instance_of the early years '74 '75 '76 rare live and unreleased
" Strange Little ___MASK35___ " by the Stranglers was released in the UK in 1982 as their last ___MASK83___ while signed to Liberty Records ( part of EMI ). By the time of release , the band had already decided to leave the label for Epic Records , and this last ___MASK83___ was part of the severance deal , along with the ___MASK6___ , " The Collection 1977 - 1982 ". The Early Years ' 74 ' 75 ' 76 Rare Live and Unreleased is a mish - mash of early live and demo recordings by The Stranglers . As can be imagined , given the age of these recordings and that the best recording equipment was probably not available , the sound quality is fairly poor ; however , this material stands as a rare ( and welcome ) insight into the ___MASK51___ ' s evolution . In addition to the CD ___MASK3___ , a limited - edition double LP in coloured vinyl was produced . The 1974 demo tracks feature Hans Wärmling on keyboards . ___MASK16___ is a series of music video games developed by Harmonix and MTV Games , and distributed by Electronic Arts for the Nintendo DS , iOS , PlayStation 2 , PlayStation 3 , PSP , Wii , Xbox One and Xbox 360 game systems . The series , inspired by Harmonix ' s previous efforts on the " ___MASK7___ ___MASK76___ " series , allows up to four players to simulate the performance of popular rock music songs by playing with controllers modeled after musical instruments . Players can ___MASK5___ the lead guitar , bass guitar , keyboard , and drums parts to songs , as well as sing into a USB microphone . Players are scored on their ability to match scrolling musical notes while playing instruments , and by their ability to match the singer ' s pitch on vocals . A keyboardist is a ___MASK74___ who plays keyboard instruments . Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists . Since the mid - 1960s , a plethora of new ___MASK42___ instruments with keyboards have come into common usage , requiring a more general term for a person who plays them . These keyboards include : A songwriter is an individual who writes the ___MASK65___ , melodies and ___MASK96___ progressions for songs , typically for a popular music genre such as rock or country music . A songwriter can also be called a composer , although the latter term tends to be used mainly for individuals from the ___MASK50___ genre . The pressure from the music industry to produce popular hits means that songwriting is often an activity for which the tasks are distributed between a number of people . For example , a songwriter who excels at writing ___MASK65___ might be paired with a songwriter with a gift for creating original melodies . Pop songs ___MASK70___ be written by group members from the band or by staff writers  songwriters directly employed by music publishers . Some songwriters serve as their own music publishers , while others have outside publishers . A ___MASK74___ ( or instrumentalist ) is a person who plays a ___MASK42___ ___MASK45___ or is musically talented . Anyone who composes , conducts , or performs music ___MASK70___ also be referred to as a ___MASK74___ . Punk ___MASK25___ ( or simply " punk ") is a ___MASK80___ genre that developed in the early to mid 1970s in the United States , United Kingdom , and Australia . Rooted in 1960s garage ___MASK25___ and other forms of what is now known as " proto - punk " music , punk ___MASK25___ bands rejected perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s ___MASK25___ . Punk bands typically use short or fast - paced songs , with hard - edged melodies and singing styles , stripped - down instrumentation , and often political , anti - establishment lyrics . Punk embraces a DIY ethic ; many bands self - produce recordings and distribute them through informal channels . Top 40 is a ___MASK26___ ___MASK63___ ___MASK62___ for the currently most - popular songs in a particular genre . When used without qualification it refers to the best - selling or most frequently broadcast popular ___MASK26___ . The term is derived from record ___MASK26___ charts , a few of which traditionally consist of a total of 40 songs . Top 40 is also an alternative term for the radio format of such ___MASK26___ , also known as Contemporary hit radio . The Stranglers are an English ___MASK16___ who emerged via the punk rock scene . Scoring some 23 UK top 40 singles and 17 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning four decades , the Stranglers are one of the longest - surviving and most " continuously successful " bands to have originated in the UK punk scene . Hans Wärmling ( 22 ___MASK52___ 1943  12 ___MASK93___ 1995 ) was a Swedish ___MASK74___ and songwriter , and was a founding member and keyboardist of the British rock band , The Stranglers . His was co - writer of the 1982 UK Top 40 release " Strange Little ___MASK35___ ". He drowned in a boating ___MASK28___ in 1995 .