Track Listing
DISC 1: MOTT THE HOOPLE:
1. Rock And Roll Queen
2. Walkin' With A Mountain
3. Whisky Women
4. Sweet Angeline
5. Death May Be Your Santa Claus
6. All The Young Dudes
7. Sweet Jane
8. Sucker
9. All The Way From Memphis
10. Honaloochie Boogie
11. Violence
12. Ballad Of Mott The Hoople (March 26, 1972 - Zurich)
13. Roll Away The Stone
14. Crash Street Kidds
15. Golden Age Of Rock 'N' Roll, The
16. Saturday Gigs
DISC 2: IAN HUNTER:
1. Once Bitten Twice Shy - (with Ian Hunter)
2. Who Do You Love - (with Ian Hunter)
3. 3,000 Miles From Here - (with Ian Hunter)
4. You Nearly Did Me In - (with Ian Hunter)
5. Justice Of The Peace - (with Ian Hunter)
6. Cleveland Rocks - (with Ian Hunter)
7. Just Another Night - (with Ian Hunter)
8. Ships - (with Ian Hunter)
9. When The Daylight Comes - (with Ian Hunter)
10. Old Records Never Die - (with Ian Hunter)
11. Central Park 'N' West - (with Ian Hunter)
12. Speechless - (with Ian Hunter)
13. Women's Intuition - (with Ian Hunter, featuring Mick Ronson)
14. Artful Dodger, The - (with Ian Hunter)
15. Stoll Love Rock And Roll - (with Ian Hunter)
16. Words (Big Mouth) - (with Ian Hunter)
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Mick Ronson | | Producer: | David McLees (Compilation) | | Distributor: | Sony Music Distribution ( | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
This two-disc set from Shout Factory collects 32 tracks by Mott the Hoople and the band's frontman Ian Hunter. A straight-ahead rock-&-roll band that garnered a solid cult following during its time together, Mott the Hoople's biggest contribution to rock history is certainly its version of David Bowie's "All the Young Dudes." The track, taken from the band's 1972 album of the same name, remains as stellar an anthem of youthful cool and rock-&-roll attitude as any ever committed to wax. The track appears on disc one alongside other Mott killers such as "All the Way to Memphis" and "Crash Street Kids."
Disc two collects the finest moments from Hunter's lengthy solo career, the majority of which was spent in collaboration with Bowie guitarist Mick Ronson. Among disc two's standouts are "Once Bitten Twice Shy" (a hit for Great White in the late '80s), "Cleveland Rocks" (later the theme to THE DREW CARREY SHOW), and the bittersweet title track. Though neither Mott nor Hunter became true superstars, their brand of good-times glam-tinged rock & roll holds up remarkably well decades later.
Editorial Reviews
4 stars out of 5 -- [W]ith 16 smartly chosen tracks per disc both band and de facto leader are amply represented.
Mojo
3 stars out of 5 -- Throughout this two-disc set's 38-year scope, Hunter unites opposing elements: primal hard rock, complex lyricism, quintessential Americana and a distinctly English bray.
Rolling Stone
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