Hymn for the Dudes - Mott the Hoople | The Midnight Special
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- December 7, 1973
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"you ain't the Naz, you're just a buzz, some kind of temporary" has been one of my sayings to live by all my life. 65 now
It’s a great line, always loved it myself & I’m the same age😊. One of my all time fave bands! Jet 🧡🎸🎶⚡️🤘🦋🏍
Funny. Same age here and "some kind of ... temporary" pops up in my head often.
Go tell the superstar ... All his hair are turning grey...😀
Mott was full of the pitfalls and transitory nature of fame! Who else fought their way up only to reflect on that?
Hunter's still doing it all those years later.
No wonder we loved them and still do!
Pete and those freaking boots! I love Mott the Hoople.
Never got to see Mott The Hoople (a tad too young and discovering them in their final year) but the first band I did see was British Lions. They were the second band I saw too, six months later - and with Pete looming over the audience with his Thunderbird, it was magic. Always loved his bass playing.
Ian Hunter is still out there releasing great music all these decades later. His new album Defiance Pt.2 is some of the best new stuff I have heard this year.
Supposed to get mine in tomorrow’s mail. I’m surprised there were no autographed copies available this time. Glad I got one when Pt.1 came out!
and at 85 years old. He’s only 5 years younger than my Mum FFS and she lives in one room watching Challenge TV all day!
Man I miss these days
YES BROTHER TIMES ARE CHARGING GOD BLESS BROTHER. WILL NEVER STOP UNTIL MY TIME?
So do I. Great music, great bands, great times. (Of course I was a mere lad of 17 when this was aired.)
Lovely to see Mick Bolton on the organ. Lovely fella.
RIP to Mick Bolton...they'd add Blue Weaver after this in support of "The Hoople" album on the American tour in '74 !
I lived in the same road as his auntie Anne in Orrell, Lancs He was a legend to us.
My favourite song from their terrific album 'Mott'. Mick Ralph's guitar solo on the album track is just sensational.
WOW, I never thought I'd get to see footage of the band performing this track live. Thankyou you so much.
Went out and got the Mott 8 track after seeing this. I miss the 70s!
I went out & bought MOTT after seeing them on In Concert (ABC's old show). I carried it around with me where ever I went. Most of my friends didn't get it, but I did.
One of my absolute fave MTH songs. The drama! What a treat to see it performed live on Midnight Special. God bless Ian, Mick and Verden; RIP Buffin and Pete. Ian remains THE coolest dude. 👍
Morgan Fisher & Luther are still with us.
They are fantastic... long live rock... peace for the world... from Lima Peru a huge greeting ❤
Brilliant. I never knew they performed this one on TV. Spot-on performance, especially from Ian.
This was a 1974 Midnight Special which included new guitarist Ariel Bender. Mick Ralphs the band's original guitarist left to form Bad Company.
It's '73...Mick Ralphs left Mott the hoople in August of that year...
Fantastic ! Great band. Great song . Mr Hunter is still as good as ever with defiance pt2 released this week !!!! A rock and roll star.
The more I hear Hoople, the more I love them. Didn't get into them in my early rock years, but that's an outstanding song and I performance, mainly by Ian.
Fabulous!!!! Saw them a few months after this show.GREAT CONCERT!!!! (Queen was their opening act.)
Very beautiful! Mott a favourite of mine!
One id the best songs from the best album of that era. On record thr original Mick Ralphs' solo was phenomenal
Wasn't it ! It's incredible !
I actually only recently forgave Ralphers for leaving MTH (I'm sure he spent many sleepless nights worrying about it) However Luther AKA Ariel filled in admirably & Morgan was a great addition as well. This is the line up (minus the organist) I saw.
Pretty certain Mr. Ralphs jumped ship for more creative challenges and commercial success with that great Bad Company lineup. Plus, they received major support as the first release on the new Swan Song label. Mick would have been crazy to turn down that opportunity.
A great group on a great show kudos to the Midnight Special for putting them on the show, excellent taste🎉🎉
“Spinal Tap”: “We go to 11.” Mott the Hoople: “Well, a 6 or 7 is good enough for a career I suppose.”
Hauntingly Beautiful in 2024. ✨️
The times are a changing again!
Happy Thursday... thank you for sharing! 💖
Thanks, it's one of my very fav Mott song. Didn't know MTH mkII played this Verden Allen brillant song.
I love all different era of Mott the Hoople.
They kept it in the setlist for the American tour in '74 in support of "The Hoople" album...! But Blue Weaver joined in on organ in place of Mick Bolton here ...
My favorite band from the early days. Got to see them in 73 at Cincinnati Music Hall!
So Mick Ralphs was still with them?
@@chasbodaniels1744 No, Ariel was playing guitar.
@@chasbodaniels1744Mick left in August '73...
@billgabbard922 Saw them in Buffalo a week later.... Fabulous show!!!
@@Thegoodwizard I never got to see them back then...I was gonna go to Los Angeles to see the reunited 2019 show...with Ian/Morgan Fisher and Bender...but Ian got tinnitus and it was cancelled...but I wish I could have seen them back then...but I was too young...
How I love this band! It took a while for me to get into them, but once I did I was hooked. They’re not for everyone though.
Haha, that’s the line that some artists dare to cross! The lure of mass appeal for the big bucks is powerful, isn’t it? In other words, if MtH appealed to everyone, you nor I would like them playing watered down pop.
I got into MTH when a friend of mine from high school turned me on to MTH live, with Ariel Bender playing the guitar. That record is one of the greatest live records ever. But I will have to say, I don't know. I would have gotten into them as much if I had seen videos of them as a kid. The Glam thing was never really my cup of tea. But I have to say, their straight up musicianship and songwriting and performance, especially on that live record sold me forever. I also love pretty much every iteration of the band. I Was fortunate as a teenager to catch them at an all ages club in the Kansas City area when he was touring "You're Never Alone With A Schizophrenic." It was amazing to see that band kick out the jams in a small club setting. I didn't realize how fortunate I was until years later. And I agree with other commenters on this video that Ian Hunter is STILL putting out great music even today.
Bass boots are bangin’👀
My man Ian could ALWAYS write deeply personal yet universal ballads!
Rock on Ian! Got the new album already ordered - been buying every one for 50 years.
Too late to turn back now🤘😎🤘
Outstanding !!!
So awesome! Cheers! 👍🏻👍🏻✌️
Awesome! Thanks for posting.
I bought my girlfriend their album, and shortly after I found my "Special Purpose"-Namaste!
This got a lot of play at the University of Waterloo, Village 2, West A at that magical time when giants like MTH, David Bowie and Slade ruled.
Saw these guys live in Felixstowe UK back in the 70's.
🎵✨️ love it ✨️🎵✌🏻😎
Iggy , Mott , Ziggy and Alice the friend's of my childhood ❓ hahahaha hahahaha HAHAHAHA !! Rock on dudes ✌️
Great band! They are such a vibe and I really like the album Mott. For some reason, Ariel Bender always seems out of tune in every live recording I have heard from this era. Very annoying and takes away from the performance.
Astute observation.
He was a terrible choice to join MTH.
Just Brilliant Mott the Hoople !
Marc Bolan always gave his soul
“Ladies & gentlemen Ariel Benderrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!”
Great writing.
Awsome .❤
thanks for posting
Saw Ian Hunter band with Mick Ronson in 1979. He was a consumate performer in concert.
The Cars opened that night and Head East was second on the bill.
Is it just me or every clip I see of bands from the early 70,s always seem to be having a ball on stage. They genuinely seem to be enjoying themselves. Now take a look at today's bands, oh wait a minute there aren't any, all we get nowadays is the regurgitated rubbish the record companies us.
that chick playing bass
got some wild boots
That "chick" is Pete Overend Watts, RIP
Saw them 71
Does anybody know if Ian Hunter has ever put out a record of Dylan covers? His singing style obviously seems heavily influenced by Bob Dylan's. No surprise that he drops in that "the times, they are a-changin', again" line, here.
The reason Mott the Hoople came to be is that marginally-lunatic producer Guy Stevens wanted a band where Bob Dylan fronted The Rolling Stones, so he took a band then called Silence and auditioned singers. Hunter fit Stevens’s dream perfectly.
The MTH album on Island records is very Dylan influenced.
RIP Pete and Buffin
Grosvenor nearly destroys this ... As was his want!
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I think it would be funny to see Ian Hunter perform Have A Cigar by Pink Floyd and insert the line, "...which one is Mott?"
Not all the young dudes.
That's because it's "Hymn for the dudes" entirely different title & song.
Great song, but some heavy-handed keyboards on this version, and Luther Grosvenor's guitar solo got lost somewhere. Should have stuck with Mick Ralphs' version.
A 1970s version of Layne Staley from Alice in chains.
Dylanesque
Drugs were definitely not a part of this band.
True...one of the few bands that appeared not to indulge in anything more than a few drinks !
Mick Ralph's left for a reason.
Bad company although talented was more his style.... appealing to the mainstream masses... corporate rock at its finest !
Hunter's voice was not suited to Mick Ralph's songs, so Mick, who wasn't a strong singer, ended up singing lead on his songs. Mick and Paul Rodgers built a friendship when Paul Rodgers band Peace supported Mott on a tour in 1971, so it was a no brainer for Mick and Paul to form Bad Company as Paul could sing Mick's songs after Paul Kossoff got into heroin and became unreliable. Unfortunately in my opinion it ruined two of my favourite bands,Free and MTH. I was lucky enough to see Mott at Bristol for the Hoople tour with Ariel on guitar when Mick joined them on stage and him and Ariel engaged in an exchange of guitar licks and it was very obvious that Mick was a much better guitarist. As usual Ian grabbed Ariel in a headlock at the end of the solo, not to be out down Pete then grabbed Mick as well in a headlock. PS: Queen were the support. When it came to recording a follow up to The Hoople, Ariel was sacked as he didn't have the creativity to record an album, so Mick Ronson was brought in and the rest, as they say, is history.
@@petermoxham2625 where'd you see them...? That's a great story... even though I love Mick's time with them I prefer Ariel's chaotic playing...especially on Mott the hoople-Live ! I always thought Mick was better suited for Bad Company...I was never a big fan of them although did like a few of their songs...I was really sad when MTH broke up but we got 2 great albums for '75 Ian Hunter's first solo plus "Mott-Drive on" even though I'd prefer of Ian would have stayed for a while longer !
@@philipholmes5884 I saw them close to 30 times from September 1970 to November 2013. I have so many stories regarding my times following MTH. In April 1970 they played Malvern, promoted by Plastic Dog from Bristol, I traveled up with the promoters so I arrived early and left late, but it gave me the opportunity to meet the band and I became friendly with Buffin, Mick and Stan Tippins. After the show I was chatting to Buffin when this guy came up to us and said "Hi I'm Ozzy, great show man" and shook both our hands, after Buffin asked me who was that and I replied "Ozzy Osbourne, the singer with Black Sabbath". Mick's voice was not good enough to sing lead, Ian couldn't sing Mick's songs but Paul Rodgers could, however it put all the pressure on Ian to write all the songs. Mott were never the same after Verdon Allen left, before that the close fans were virtually part of the group. PS at the Malvern gig, Dave Mason of Traffic jammed with the band on a 20 minute plus version of an instrumental version of "You really got me".
I will admit. I just don’t get “Mott the Hoople.” They seem like a hodge-podge of disparate musicians to me. I don’t even know what genre you’d place them in. Rock? I suppose. They seemed to maybe be at the tail end of the Psychedelic Era to me and I’m not really a fan of most music from then. But starting in the early 70s I liked the Carpenters at that time but now I really like singer-songwriters from that era. The 70s singer-songwriter stuff, in retrospect, is some of the best popular music ever maybe. Some of the bands that came out of the 70s had talent like Toto and Journey although I liked Metal more at the time. But Mott the Hoople confuses me a bit.
yeah and Bowie wrote most of their stuff as a favor
I never got or dug them either. Thankfully
@@blutomindpretzel1735Bowie wrote one song for them
I hear what your saying. I like more of what they represent than their music. I agree however most of the best music has come out of the 70s decade.
They formed with the idea of being a band like The Stones if Bob Dylan was the front man and evolved from that. They're definitely a niche band that people either get or they don't.
Not great. The band is on , but the singer is way off. I’d be interested to see an IA version with Bowie or Tom Petty on lead vocal.
Dined off Bowie's song for decades.
This is mediocre at best.
Rubbish, they were a great live band before and after Bowie. Hunter wrote 4 top ten hits with no involvement from Bowie. At the release of Dudes, Mott were a bigger band than Bowie, it was months later that Bowie mania started.
This is awful
Why comment?
Excellent👍🏻ROCK ON!!!!!!!🤘🏻🤙🏻✌🏻
Absolutely! Cheers, Fred and ROCK ON! 👍🏻👍🏻✌️
Good lads ! 👍🏻
Always thought overend and Mick could have passed for brothers, and as for morgan fisher, Bob harris?