Tag Archives: Ian Hunter

Roy Thomas Baker: 1946-2025

I was all set up last week to discuss the death of famed [if divisive] producer Roy Thomas Baker when the death of David Thomas of Pere Ubu blindsided me. In the cosmic scheme of things, Thomas is a towering … Continue reading

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“Short Back n’ Sides” – Ian Hunter’s Outlier To Post-Punk [part 4]

[…continued from last post] Following a deceptively clattery start, “Na Na Na [Extended mix]” got down to brass tacks as a rip roaring old fashioned Rock n’ Roll song such as Jerry Lee Lewis might have ripped out. Big bleats … Continue reading

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“Short Back n’ Sides” – Ian Hunter’s Outlier To Post-Punk [part 3]

[…continued from last post] For his next trick, Hunter reached back into his bag of tricks, but shook up the paradigm at the same time. I always thought that the whole idea the Guy Stevens had for Mott The Hoople … Continue reading

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“Short Back n’ Sides” – Ian Hunter’s Outlier To Post-Punk [part 2]

[…continued from last post] Ian Hunter: Short Back n’ Sides – CR – 2xCD [2024] Disc 1 [Short Back n’ Sides] Disc 2 [Long Odds n’ Outtakes] Ian sure looked like a spiv on the Lynn Goldsmith cover shot, which … Continue reading

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“Short Back n’ Sides” – Ian Hunter’s Outlier To Post-Punk [part 1]

I was mildly conversant with Mott The Hoople as a kid by the late 70s. Everyone and their pet ferret knew and loved “All The Young Dudes,” their career resuscitating, Bowie-penned hit from 1972 that brought the band from the … Continue reading

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All The Way To Cleveland: The Mott The Hoople Saga [part 8]

Mott The Hoople ’74 @ Masonic Auditorium | Cleveland – 4-6-19 [part the second] Purple and white spots opened the show […continued from last post] Even though this was a textbook proper rock and roll show, there was only about a … Continue reading

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All The Way To Cleveland: The Mott The Hoople Saga [part 6]

An East Coast Monk In King Wenner’s Court [part the third] […continued from last post] RRHOF – the exhibits We next tried to figure out how to get from one place/level to another in the pyramid that;s the Rock + … Continue reading

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