I'm 65 and watching this C😎L DUDE and his band. Brings back memories from when a 15yr. Old me and my best friend, JOHNNY P. Saw MOTT & QÚEÉN at a theater in N.Y,C.ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS I'VE SEEN! and will ALWAYS REMEMBER! R.I.P. JOHNNY BOY MY FREND WE SAW SOME GREAT SHOWS TOGETHER!🎶🎶🎶
An important group in the history of R&R. I still say Ian Hunter is one of the best front men and rock and roll voices in history! Range, versatility and presence!
My Dad, God rest his Soul, was of this generation and played Mott frequently as I grew up. We got to see their reunion tour in 2019, and it will be forever my best memory alongside my dear old Dad forever. Long Live Ye Young Dudes
@@rhondacrosswhite8048 I saw MOTT the HOPPLE when QUEEN opened for them,In N.Y.C. on BR0ÀRDWAY TOO!!!! When I look back at that show l say WOW!!!! At the time l was only 15 ànd MOTT was my favorite groupe, plus QUEEN was not well known at the timé either,they both put on one Hell of a show.So l'm glad thàt I can finally catch it here and share the memories.❤️❤️👍🏻👏🏻R-R DON'T YOU JUST LOVE IT!!!🎸🎸🎸😎
I like around the 1:20 Ian pushes the 🎸 guitarist back and gives him the your solo is over stay out of my space look!! 😳😳😳 Mott and The Hoople are great albums!!
Real name Luther Grosvenor, was in Spooky Tooth before MTH and Widowmaker afterwards. Working as a painter and decorator until the MTH revivals threw him a lifeline.
I saw Mott in 1971/2 at Lyceum, Edinburgh. Ian Hunter’s stage presence phenomenal. I was around 17 yrs old, but knew bigger things were meant for him. He had stage presence AND is a really good lyricist- no wonder D Bowie helped give Mott a push ‘cos they were a talent that required audience attention. Cheers David B, Take Care, Ian, Jane R
Saw them in Providence that year. The opening band was a local Boston group, Aerosmith I think the name was... anyway, Mott kicked ass. They were great.
@@kevinloignon7943 No Aerosmith when they played Waterbury CT at the Palace on 1st tour, just Mott & Queen and at the Providence gig Tombstone was the opening act - not Aerosmith, I was there, too @ the P. art center- you must've been smokin' the good stuff. 🎸
@@suchabadkitty1293 I respect your opinion, as Paul was a better vocalist than Ian was, however, I must put it in the words of Mick. "Had I known how influential we were to become, I never would have left". He was talking about their early years, before they became Glam Rock & how their songs influenced the later Punk Rock of the late '70's & early '80's. Nothing against Bad Company, as I liked their hits & Paul's voice. Only my opinion....
@@chasbodaniels1744 True. He stormed out of the hotel in Germany and bent car ariels as he walked down the street. Enter Luther Grovesner of Spooky Tooth ,who were the opener for Mott. They made fun of Mick Ralph's as an ariel bender and Grovesner used that as his stage name playing with Mott. Crazy stuff. Oh yeah. 😎🍺👍
@@tommcgeethree Oh yes. I love that story behind Ariel Bender’s name. After he left MTH he and others formed WIDOWMAKER. Two albums released, both FANTASTIC…
Been a classic rock guy my whole life. Mott was always sort of on my radar. BUT..recently came to understand what a titan Ian Hunter is as a solo artist!!! Can't wait for the new release!!!! Hai hail rock n roll!!!
Saw Mott at NYC's Uris Theater with Queen who were on their first tour of America in '74. Fantastic show. Ian Hunter was, and remains, one of my rock idols. Cheers.
I saw Ian Hunter at the Ellis Auditorium in Memphis Tenn December 22, 1973 with Joe Walsh. He did this song for the first time. It was a great concert. I was stationed at Millington Naval Station for "A" School training after Boot Camp. Saw a lot of good shows in Memphis back then.
One of my all time rock heroes in my youth. Too bad I was surrounded by so many negative things and certain people back then. But I can't change that now. Just want to enjoy watching what I missed for so many horrorable years.
My second favorite. My all time fave is "Young Dudes". Especially the lead-in guitar solo. Je n'ai jamais rien vu de tel. Speed jive don't wanna stay alive when you're 25 wowowow
This is what rock n’ roll is to me: theatrical, teary-eyed, over-the-top and larger than life. The fact that Ian Hunter was much older than his contemporaries in rock (being born in 1939), and the fact that he had a much more pragmatic and mature POV about the rock n roll life, knowing it probably wouldn’t last long makes this very bittersweet.
It was the Golden Age Of Rock And Roll, and I was One Of The Boys, a Whiz Kid... Me and All The Young Dudes would drive All The Way From Memphis to play regular Saturday Gigs at a place called the Angel Of Eighth Avenue... Pearl 'n' Roy always wanted us to play their favorite songs, like Ballad Of Mott The Hoople and Hymn For The Dudes, and we'd gladly oblige... The Foxy Foxy girls would always be there, dancing in the front row... I saw Sweet Jane up in the balcony wearing a sexy mini skirt...she truly is a Rock And Roll Queen...and when she bent over, I saw The Moon Upstairs... Laugh At Me if you want, but I've always been a Sucker for short skirts...They make me want to be a "Sea Diver" if you know what I mean... Yeah baby...I'm Ready For Love..!
Millennial here. Just looking for classic rock suggestions from the older generation. Anything other than the mainstream Beatles, Rolling stones, etc. Thanks, love you guys
i saw them in the 70ties 5 times. they were on bills with bands i liked--aerosmith / queen / BOC / Kansas / edgar winter. live Mott The Hoople was quite generic and a bit of a yawn.....they had no hits and struggled to fill small night clubs # tsk tsk
In my opinion, Overend will always be THE coolest dude.... Saw this line-up supported by some no-hopers called Queen back in '73. They certainly delivered, even after that class of support act.....
I agree Philip..they always delivered and Hunter is still delivering even at the ripe old age of 80. I was at the Southend Kursaal gig Dec '73 and Queen were getting the 'hurry up' even booing for them to get off and MTH on !!
Totally agree with you. I saw the same concert, I saw Aerosmith and Queen backing up Mott the Hoople The same year I saw Earth, Wind and Fire and ZZ Top backing up Uriah Heep. Great music back then!
I first saw Mott at the Acadamy of Music in NYC in the winter of 72, really enjoyed their show and they were the openers. Anumber of months later I was in London and went out to Chalk in north London and saw them at the Roundhouse, a great R+R venue at that time. Mott were just wild, totally over the top! They became one of my favorite bands from that long ago halcyon era.
1976, Exeter Uni with Mick Ronson on Les Paul gold top. Blew me fuckin' ears off. Worth it though. I swear I saw Hunter leaving the building and he took his glasses off. I can never reveal what I saw that day.
I played the Hell.Out.Of.This.Song. Ian's words are as caustic then as now. It's one of those things, they struggled and almost called it quits when David Bowie ( a fan ) wrote All The Young Dudes, and of course fame followed and with it problems. It was overwhelming and it's reflected in the lyrics. "You look like a star but you're really out on parole...
Yeah, I was there as a birthday thing with four of my friends and, to date, the best birthday yet! And we happened to go the night the record was made, so we've got a great souvenir of the night. And all these years later, I'll get to see them with Morgan and Luther on October 28 in Dallas!!!
I was thinking, while watching, that it's hard to believe that Buffin is dead now. Then I noticed that this video was published EXACTLY 2 years before Buffin's death! So prophetic! And it has been a little over 2 years since, now.
That was the first time I'd ever heard of Mott The Hoople. It was one of those afternoon movies on one of our channels here on Los Angeles County in the mid-'80's, and my mom said "Oh....Mott The Hoople I forgot all about them!"
Saw Queen 1st US tour opening for Mott The Hoople - a great show. I remember Now I'm Here (3rd LP being already done by 1st US tour) May referenced the tour in Now I'm Here - "down in the city with Hoople and me" and "Freddie" magically appeared stage right way up high and then "now I'm there" instantly was way high stage left..... pretty cool effect - a body double in '74???? ⚔
Piano all over this song - but not a single shot of the pianist. And Overend's mike is off, so we don't get to hear the classic and absolutely essential "All The Way From Memphis" yell until the one time he strides over to Ian's mike. At least the guys on stage were doing OUR job properly, eh!? 😎
I didn't get to see you guys live in person back then,but I saw the band on Midnight Special back in '73 or '74.Still waiting to see those performances on RU-vid. I remember seeing Drivin' Sister and All the Way from Memphis and could hear your piano and Overend's "All the Way from Memphis" vocal.
