OT: mott the hoople... and aging rockers

[redir]

Originally Posted by Tony T

You must be very young
That was the hit (written by Bowie), on the Mott album All The Young Dudes' (produced by Bowie) and is Number 256 of Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. (Bowie did perform it live)

Ah! Well lets just say I was young at the time

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Two years ago I saw Blondie play with her band. I'm tellin ya the girl could still sing.

[thwart]

Originally Posted by redir

Ah! Well lets just say I was young at the time

For all the young dudes who haven't seen it... and the images of the youth of the early 70's.

https://youtu.be/mfwVfEXJhQQ

[Jingle Jangle]

Love Ian Hunter (and Mott)

Was enjoying this at the weekend:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXsMamU2sPs

[jtbadge]

Originally Posted by redir

Funny this comes up. I just heard of this band the other day when my wife in I were at Five Guys and the song ' All The Young Dudes' came on the air and we were taking guesses at who it was. I would have sworn it was Bowie but she pulled out the sound hound app and it showed Mott the Hoople and we were like, huh?

Bowie wrote that song and produced their self-titled record, so you weren't too far off.

EDIT: I see I was beaten to the punch here. Carry on!

[Elefantino]

Originally Posted by eddief

All the Way to Memphis:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvFpX98EOPo

*From* ... All the way from Memphis.

Killer track.

[BryanE]

Saw George Thorogood last year.
He's still got it.

[Bob Ross]

Originally Posted by Elefantino

All the way from Memphis.

Killer track.

That tune was my intro to Mott The Hoople; they played it on one of those late night music shows in the early 70s, either "Don Kirschner's Rock Concert" or "The Midnight Special" and my wee teenaged mind was completely blown by their outrageous guitars and hair and platform boots...

Always loved this verse:

"I got to oreoles y'know it took a month
And there was my guitar, electric junk
Some spade said rock 'n' rollers, you're all the same
Man that's your instrument. I felt so ashamed"

[Rudy]

“Jerkin’ Crocus didn’t kill me but she sure came near.”

[PBWrench]

John Mayall is in his 80's as well. going to see him at the Iridium in NYC this summer. Maybe Clapton will show up.

[johnniecakes]

Just recently saw Kansas, 2 original members still touring. Sounded great but very much canned. Come out do the set, one encore and gone. Not it mattered if the hall was full or not, just doing the job.

[Repack Rider]

When I got out of the Army in 1968, I took a job as a roadie for the Sons of Champlin, one of the original SF bands. Worked on shows with the Dead, Airplane, Quicksilver, Credence, Byrds, Steve Miller, Jethro Tull, Mayall, toured with Three Dog Night, Leon Russell, and Average White Band.

Double-Grammy front man Bill Champlin also did 28 years as a member of Chicago.

I kept the gig for 42 years, missed four performances in that time. Had to pay to see my friends on their most recent annual Labor Day gig here in Marin County, only the second time in my life I paid for the privilege. They are still performing.

[Climb01742]

I posted this on the Dick Dale thread, too. This was Dick at 60. Aging? Sweet mother of god. May we all be this at 60.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UmmbF1Zyvk

[DarkStar]

Originally Posted by Repack Rider

When I got out of the Army in 1968, I took a job as a roadie for the Sons of Champlin, one of the original SF bands. Worked on shows with the Dead, Airplane, Quicksilver, Credence, Byrds, Steve Miller, Jethro Tull, Mayall, toured with Three Dog Night, Leon Russell, and Average White Band.

Double-Grammy front man Bill Champlin also did 28 years as a member of Chicago.

I kept the gig for 42 years, missed four performances in that time. Had to pay to see my friends on their most recent annual Labor Day gig here in Marin County, only the second time in my life I paid for the privilege. They are still performing.

Very cool!

[Mr. Pink]

Hunter has released some great solo stuff over the last decade.

One of my first concerts was Mott followed by Zep at Asbury Park Convention hall. Nuts.

[72gmc]

I recently half-watched a Bowie documentary on in-flight entertainment. I remember a reference to Mott the Hoople and a speaker who was still incredulous that Bowie just gifted them the song. At least they didn't decline the offer.