i saw thise guys at Radio City Music Hall. the very next day I went to 48th st. and traded in my Strat and electric piano for my first single cut Les Paul Junior. that was a good day.
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!!!🎸🎸🎸😎
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 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
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!!
@@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....
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. 🎸
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.
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!!!
@@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…
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..!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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 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.
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
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
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 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...
Wow!!! What a great video. As a young boy I loved this band, but only ever saw them miming on top of the pops. I will always love them, but this video showed me that they were indeed worth following.
Awesome too see after all these years. I loved that live album, this version is VERY close to the one on the album. I wish Overend's mike would have been working.
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???? ⚔
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!"
So sad to watch this, and think that both Buffin and Overend have passed away. Mott was always a hard luck band, as evidenced by Overend's dead mike on this network TV performance. They deserved so much better, in so many ways. Glad to know that Ian is still rocking, and has 2 new releases coming up. Their music and performance is timeless!!!
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i saw thise guys at Radio City Music Hall. the very next day I went to 48th st. and traded in my Strat and electric piano for my first single cut Les Paul Junior. that was a good day.
I was raised on this fantastic music, thank you for older brothers 😃🔊
I thank mine for MTH, Bowie, T-Rex, Lou Reed...
Thank God for older cousins. 😊
I thank my older cousins
Mott, Bowie, T.Rex. The holy glam rock trinity.
Don’t forget the Sweet!
@@rockinvida1960 Sweet 🤣🤣🤣
Bowie, Roxy, T Rex. These guys are overrated.
Absolutely..thank you Britian
@suchabadkitty1293 did you prefer mud or showaddywaddy
I'm 16 and just got into this wonderful group
I am 65 and still love it. Saw them in Chicago when I was 18.
Mott was my favorite band when I was younger. Great to hear there are young people who appreciate their music.
Congratulations on your great taste
Zoey Hambrick ..Welcome to the world of good music!
discovered them around age 13. now I'm 59. welcome to the club.
I'm 62 years old! Still love listening to this great music!
Right on Dude!!!
PS...I'm 62 TOO!!!
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!🎶🎶🎶
62 here also where have all the good times gone?
I’m 61 and couldn’t agree more!
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!
great song please check out Mott the Hoople - Mott Album Review on my channel
And he sings in his own accent
Saw Ian Hunter and the Rant Band recently. And and as a seasoned Gig Goer, gotta say one of the best Gigs I've ever seen! 👊💥⚡🎸
this is the band with no hits who "struggled" to fill small night clubs right? # tsk tsk
@@LEWFROST2 Apparently history has treated them better than the narrow-minded Top 40 crowd of the day. Where did you stand?
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
Your dad totally ruled.
He certainly did Xx
I remember when they toured and had an unknown band called Queen opening for them.
@@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!!!🎸🎸🎸😎
Did he call black people "spades"?
This takes me straight back to my young teenage life. What memories, best of times.
A blast from the past that never gets old. Ladies and gentlemen Mott The Hoople.
Who use racist slurs
Ime 71 years old loved them since I was sixteen years old at high Wycombe town hall
First saw these guys in '74. Been a fan ever since. Such a great band.
"You gotta stay young man, you can never be old" Timeless Hunter lyric that has stayed with me for almost 50 years!
Same with Ian.
Ian hunter was born in 1939
Spectacular performance. Really wired high energy song. Thank you. I love this group.
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 them on the same tour - Madison Square Garden.
British rock at its finest I love it ! Love how Ian Hunter cue's the guitar player..GO! For the lead on this video
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
One of the most incredible Rock n Roll bands EVER.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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!!
Haha that shove was none too subtle, was it! Arial Bender was kind of a goofball, and probably needed someone to keep him in line.
@@chasbodaniels1744 Ariel Bender - real name Luther Grosvenor 👍
At least he could kinda play. Why does Hunter even HAVE a guitar. Most of the time he isnt even playing it! Overrated.
Hunter is an ass.
@@jasoncdebussy A Spooky Tooth alum who never really filled Mick Ralph's shoes. RIP Gary Wright.
I bought Mott Live wore it out playing it.....always loves this song
Absolutely loved this back then ! Mott the Hoople were very underrated . Great to hear this again ! They knew how to rock !
I got into them back in the eighties & wished they had lasted longer. They were better than Bad Company & far more influential.
@@marcstevens8576 no way.
*overrated
@@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....
When Mott hit the States in 74 really went over huge. We all were into them.
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. 🎸
I saw them in 73 in Columbus OH. Aerosmith opened the show. Robin Trower also played. Great show!
Not really. They had pockets of fans but never were universally big
I was in boot camp trying to listen to this on a pocket radio in a Quonset hut in 1974.
This song is so good. This band is soooo good. The songs still stand as timeless today.
Now I want to hear " Roll Away The Stone " .
Saw them in 74 with Queen and Aerosmith...they were the headliner...what a show...just got a ticket for their US tour “74” - roll away the stone!
Ariel Bender steals it with those solos... So good. 👌👍
He could be a bit out of control - listen to the Mott the Hoople Live album! Some of his playing on that borders on excruciating 😁
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.
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!!!
Mott is so under-appreciated. Man I LOVE their sound.
THE SONG WRITING IS NOTHING TO SNEAZZZ AT EITHER
IAN & RONSON I LIKED
TOO! 🎸🎶🎶Is any of them in the R-R H.O.F.
It would be nice🤔🌟😎🎸👏🏻✌️
Mott always remind me of that ficticious band 'Kipper' from "Confessions of a Pop Performer"!
Oh man, Those Ampeg SVT amplifiers, Nothing else before or since had that great rock n roll sound.
The Golden Age of Rock & Roll...the 70’s.
Good for the body; good for the soul.
Mott the hopple was full of great talent . Mick Ralph's on guitar & Ian Hunter on lead vocals are amazing
Before the “The Hoople” album was released, Mr. Ralphs had left to form Bad Company.
@@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…
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..!
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.
Saw them in Toronto in '74. They blew me away!
I was at that gig
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.
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.
Some of the best ever live lead guitar solos in there. Bravo and well played Mr Bender
What?????
@@MrDeterioration Where Ace Frehley got his act and persona from. Ok try Luther Grosvenor
@@chriswalford9228 Ace Frehley is nothing special.
@@chriswalford9228 Oh as if!
@@MrDeterioration Hahaha right? That was mediocre at best. This band was overrated anyway.
Love me some Mott the Hoople
This shit never gets old. But I do.
The guitarist on the Les Paul is Luther Grosvenor .He played with Mott the Hoople as Ariel Bender. Good guitarist.
vinm300 excellent guitarist the Maestro Ariel Bender!!! Looking forward to seeing these guys in Detroit!! ❤️🍷🎸🎹
Les Paul Junior
One of the wickedest solos ever on spooky tooth's evil woman
Pride of Evesham, him and Capaldi.
He also played in a band called Spookytooth before Mott
I'm so glad I got to see them in concert!
i WILL SMOKE ON THIS ONE...
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.
Yeah I caught this tour in
74' Toledo Ohio Sports Arena
That place rocked
Sports Arena.. Toledo.... some of the best shoes ever
The guitar player is smokin !
Mick Ralphs!
@@gamoonbat Wrong! Ariel Bender!!!
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
Saw them at eh Uris theater in October or September 73. Queen opened for them. Crazy night.
Man, you rule ! What a show that must have been !
It was the first week of May.
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.
nothing more to say than great. One of my fave bands.
Never get OLD!!! Back to work, now...............
These guys were amazing I wish they were still here
I saw them in Atlanta during this tour. I recall Ian wearing a white suit. This to me was their pinnacle. As genuine an article as there ever was.
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!
@@122Kittykat great song please check out Mott the Hoople - Mott Album Review on my channel
@@anthonylamb3488 great song please check out Mott the Hoople - Mott Album Review on my channel
Saw them and Queen. No contest really...
👍 Gr8 ' Back In The Day ' Memories. Respect 2 Mott The Hoople... 🦋
Seen them so many times live, last time just a couple of years ago, what a group
Saw them perform on three or four occasions in Kansas City back in the day. They were fantastic entertainers, besides having such a cool sound!
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.
These guys don't look like this anymore but if you close your eyes they sound almost the same live. Awesome
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
Not really true
@@LEWFROST2 Yep. Overrated. Their only real hit was a Bowie song, and Bowie did it way better.
@@suchabadkitty1293 exactly!
Buffin needs recognition.
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
Maybe check out Traffic, early Styx, early Foghat, early Chicago.
Wishbone Ash, Spooky Tooth.
they just don't do it like this anymore...if you missed the 70's I am sorry for you
This was a golden era, indeed!
We saw everything when it was new and fresh. These kids today have a "seen it all" cynical attitude. Nothing new and fresh can come from it.
Let's bring it back🎧📀 including Crushed Butler-Factory grime
@@jamesferris6131 great song please check out Mott the Hoople - Mott Album Review on my channel
@@Valkonnen great song please check out Mott the Hoople - Mott Album Review on my channel
wow!! this is great music!! i remember some of their music being played in our home when i was very little
That Thunderbird bass is niiiice!!
Wonderful band, timeless rock'n'roll.
Fabulous tone from the Les Paul Junior.
The best band in the 70 s and the Slade. They were the bands in the 70s when I was A kid..
What a band, what a band!
53 years and this is my 1973 song
this was my first mott album, this was my favourite song on the album. great great band.
So under appreciated.
Takes me back, I was still at school!
Dang....I've known of MtH forever but never really listened. This is eXCEllent R&R, Man!!
Absolutely phenomenal.
This is priceless
I love this song especially since I live in Memphis
out there me too!! Saw them play here in 73 & 74!!
@@janc819 great song please check out Mott the Hoople - Mott Album Review on my channel
Ariel Bender tearing up the Les Paul Jr since Mick Ralphs was hanging out with some Bad Company.
@wildcatter63 great song please check out Mott the Hoople - Mott Album Review on my channel
That junior was used in the 2009 reunion gig's by Hunter, brought for a song too
Pretty sure we can say Luther Grosvenor with impunity, here.
Srsly, 3/4 scale power
Great guitar sound from Bender ❤️❤️❤️👌😳😳😃👏
SAW THIS TOUR IT WAS AWESOME!!!
Those licks are so perfect
My first concert, Uris, NY 1974, Queen opened.........Yep.
Df is Uris, NY?
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!!!
@@MilesNelgez Uris theater, NYC. It's now the Gershwin. Mott was the first rock band to play a Broadway theater.
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...
I am now 70 remember them well, enjoyed.
Wow!!! What a great video. As a young boy I loved this band, but only ever saw them miming on top of the pops. I will always love them, but this video showed me that they were indeed worth following.
I believe thats Ariel Bender on Lead guitar. He was GREAT. Just a SOLID SOLID BAND. Thanks for the upload
Awesome too see after all these years. I loved that live album, this version is VERY close to the one on the album. I wish Overend's mike would have been working.
Met Ian Hunter and Lou Reed, backstage at a Bowie gig. So there!
Damn your lucky
Hard to beat that!
Ian hunter has such great stage presence
QUEEN was their warm up band on their (Q's) first U.S. tour. ( St. Louis, MO )
Been there, done that!
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???? ⚔
Me too. Madison Square Garden.
Seen them in the 70,s they were great
Takes me back.....way back!...waaaaaayyyyyyy backkkkkkk!
RIP Dale!!
you got your wings with Glenn Frey and David Bowie.
Classic music, love the 70’s
Almost like being there - They were one well-dressed band.
Three years Late lulu but I concur whole heartedly
Overend's just a rock n roll star
Mott The Hoople Great Band
I first heard this song in Scorsese's "Alice doesn't Live here Anymore." 1974.
Mark Silverman me too!
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 them in '72 they just never got better
Beautiful!
So sad to watch this, and think that both Buffin and Overend have passed away. Mott was always a hard luck band, as evidenced by Overend's dead mike on this network TV performance. They deserved so much better, in so many ways. Glad to know that Ian is still rocking, and has 2 new releases coming up. Their music and performance is timeless!!!
best of the 70s!
Always loved this record