Defiance Part 1

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In the album bio, Hunter reported that although he wasn’t all that well acquainted with Hawkins, the drummer was an eager participant in this project, which was created remotely, with extra players adding their parts to Hunter’s demo recording in their distant studios. Track 10 includes a hidden alternate version of "I Hate Hate" beginning approximately 5 seconds after the ending of "This Is What I’m Here For". Rock ‘n’ roll legend Ian Hunter has announced the release of his landmark new album, DEFIANCE PART 1, arriving via the Sun Records label on Friday, April 21, 2023.

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Mental Train - The Island Years 1969-1971 also contains an excellent book (written by Kris Needs) chonicling this era in Mott's career. Bed of Roses,” the album’s nostalgic first single, rings out with lead guitar from The Heartbreakers’ Mike Campbell, propelled by drums by Hunter’s longtime chum, Ringo Starr (with whom he toured in 2001 as part of Ringo and His New All-Starr Band).We carry a broad range of CDs and vinyl (7”/12” singles and LPs) and specialise in indie, alternative, rock, punk, metal plus a few other genres. Over its 40 years in business, PIAS has grown to be one of the largest independently-owned music groups in the world, carving out its own in-house recorded music division PIAS [Recordings]. Known for his high profile collaborations with artists like David Bowie and Queen, Ian Hunter continues this tradition on his new LP, Defiance Part 1. Smartly written about one artist and one work of art, we hear another artist accessing the creative process, the motivation and drive to create a work that makes a bold, lasting statement about our humanity. Titled Rock 'n' Roll Sweepstakes: The Official Biography of Ian Hunter (Volume 1) it runs to 528 pages and was published by Omnibus Press on 14th November 2019.

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Meanwhile Rock 'n' Roll Sweepstakes: The Official Biography of Ian Hunter (Volume 2) will cover Ian solo career (1975 to the present day). He played guitar in Ian Hunter's band from 1995 to 2000, and played on the Dirty Laundry and Artful Dodger albums. Hunter has been making music for the better part of 65 years, and you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who relishes as much as he still does. It runs to 464 pages, and will be published by Omnibus Press in February 2021 (having been put back from mid-November).In “Guernica,” Hunter speaks in the voice of Pablo Picasso creating one of his greatest paintings, a portrayal of the chaos and violence of the battlefield, which many have interpreted as an anti-war statement. But with quarantine rules still in effect, Hunter was unable to flesh them out further by hitting the studio with the Rant Band. I only met him once in LA and talked to him a couple times on the phone, so I’m a relative stranger,” he says, “but boy, that hit me like a bullet.

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He wrote Mott singles that have proved influential on generations of rock artists: “Honaloochie Boogie,” “All the Way from Memphis,” “Roll Away the Stone,” and “Golden Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll” are standouts. Rock 'n' Roll Sweepstakes is a frank and comprehensive biography of a remarkable man, his amazing life and his incredible body of work, that of Ian Hunter.

Indeed, “Pavlov’s Dog” is Hunter at his ferocious best, a snarling rocker featuring the surviving members of Stone Temple Pilots – brothers Dean DeLeo (guitar) and Robert DeLeo (bass), and Eric Kretz (drums). Echoing Ian's acclaimed book 'Diary of a Rock 'n' Roll Star', this biography shines a 'light' on the highs and lows of stardom and the music business lifestyle. Guernica," meanwhile, plays him as the smartest man in the room, name-checking classical paintings to frame a discussion about creative inspiration and drive, and making it sound profound rather than posturing. This new edition contains an introduction by Johnny Depp, a new chapter by Mott biographer Campbell Devine explaining the background to the 'diary', new photos, Ian's 2015 Japan 'diary' (previously published in Mojo magazine) and an afterword by Ian Hunter. No Hard Feelings” with Johnny Depp and the late Jeff Beck, is beautiful, while most of Stone Temple Pilots give the brilliantly acerbic “Pavlovs Dog” a stomping rock n roll flavour.

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He was a member of the band from early 1975 to late 1976 and was effectively Ian Hunter's replacement. Besides Beck, the other contributor here who has died before this record’s release is Foo Fighter drummer Taylor Hawkins, who plays on three songs on the back side of the album. Working together with little more than a computer, guitar, V5 piano, and “a very small keyboard,” Hunter and York created bare bones demos which were then refined by engineer James Frazee at his Hobo Sound Studios in Weehawken, NJ.It's All Good, That's Life - Can't Get Enough and a live album from the Mick Ralphs Blues Band Should Know Better. Ian was struck down in September 2019 and it forced the cancellation of Mott's October/November 2019 tour. The 10-song collection kicks off with the album’s rebellious title track, showcasing the one and only Slash on guitar with Metallica’s Robert Trujillo carrying the groove using the late Jaco Pastorius’ signature fretless bass – the same instrument played by the legendary jazz musician on Hunter’s groundbreaking second solo album, 1975’s ALL AMERICAN ALIEN BOY. Celebrity pals including Ringo Starr, Todd Rundgren, Slash and the late Taylor Hawkins all lend their talents, but none of them overwhelm the songs or come anywhere near to standing in Hunter's light. I’ve been in Sun Studios a couple of times,” he adds, “and I don’t know what it does for anybody else, but it’s a great feeling being in that room, a very strange feeling.