RE: (TV) Ian Hunter

["Casey, Leo J" <CaseyL@VOLPE.DOT.GOV>]

Not sure this applies since Doug Sahm wrote it---
but on Mott The Hopple's first album Hunter did a
wonderful version of "At The Crossroads" apeing 
Dylan's (late 60's) vocal style.  It's melodramatic,
but it's great.

Also, just to show how ancient I am compared to a lot
of you "young wippersnappers", I saw Mott the Hoople
several times in early 1970's at the old Boston Teaparty
(behind the left field wall at Fenway Park) when they 
were promoting their first album for Atlantic.  If my 
memory serves me well, one of the times was a Tues. 
night, which meant you got in for $1 (since Tuesdays 
were usually reserved for new acts) .  Mott were in fine 
form especially Hunter and their drummer, Buffin.  

I'm probably in the minority here, but I thought their 
later stuff suffered in comparison by being too 
commercial (e.g., "All the Way from Memphis"[sic],
or whatever it's called ---the song used by Martin 
Scorsece 1970s' movie starring Ellen Burstyn), and 
they tended to pander to the "let's rock n' roll!" crowd.  

I also saw Hunter and Mick Ronson play in 1978 at the 
Paradise in Boston to support Hunter's first "solo"
record---nothing memorable.

	Leo

PS: Yeah, I know my post 'appears' to be Not On Topic, 
but here's my extemely tenous TV connection:  when I
read a biography of Dylan (the one that came out in 1988 
"Direction Home[?]), there were a couple of references in
its index to Doug Sahm [see above]and to Verlaine. 
The pages with Verlaine mentioned him and Patti (Smith) 
hanging out with Dylan over a 2-3 week period in NYC 
around 1974-75.  

New topic:  How well do you think Dylan knows TV?  
(I know TV played on Tour with Smith opening for Dylan
in Dec-Jan 1999.)

    

-----Original Message-----
From: Per Rosn [mailto:per_m_rosen@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 4:53 AM
To: tv@obbard.com
Subject: Re: (TV) Ian Hunter


>From: eric gregory <crackcity_2000@yahoo.com>

>i still maintain tho that the dude's one
>limitation is his propensity for boring melodrama &
>that happens so infrequently, it's easily
>overlooked/forgiven....

I see what you mean. Melodramatic, yes, but boring, no. Though, he sometimes 
writes the same song over and over again, but these stereotypes becomes a 
bigger problem on the rockers, I think. The ballads sound more honest, even 
when he is copying himself. For example, UYI ORTA has that problem. The old 
guys try to really sound commercial and rocking, but IMO it SOMETIMES fails 
and becomes boring...

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