Live-30th Anniversary Edition [Import]

Mott the Hoople | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 22, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Sony Import
• ASIN: B001MW3A2U
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
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28 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MAXIMUM MOTT, June 22, 2004

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rannman "rannman" (Knoxville, TN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live: 30th Anniversary Edition (Audio CD)

This 2 CD Live expanded release celebrates the 30th anniversary of Mott The Hoople's Broadway concert at the Uris Theatre (now The Gershwin Theatre)in New York City in May 1974. CD 1 is the Broadway show which is harder edged and sharp, and CD 2 is the Hammersmith Odeon show from London in December 1973, which is powerful but with a warmer feel. The original album in 1974 had only a part of each show, and the new release has 13 previously unreleased live tracks. There is a 24 page colour booklet, new liner notes, and previously unseen photos. The rock group Queen was a support group to Mott The Hoople, and the group Led Zeppelin came to see Mott The Hoople at the Broadway show. I saw Mott The Hoople at a concert in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1974, and hearing this new double live CD brought back fond memories. The concert I saw is in my top 3 all time favorite concerts. Mott The Hoople was the first rock band to play Broadway, and the sound on this new release is improved from the original. CD 1 (Broadway)lasts 64 min. 56 sec., and CD 2 (Hammersmith) lasts 60 min. 8 sec.

18 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mott the Dog 210th year Anniversary Edition, April 29, 2006

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Kim Fletcher (Pattaya, Chonburi Thailand) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live: 30th Anniversary Edition (Audio CD)

At last; a proper release for this masterpiece of a live album in tribute to one of the great rock'n'roll bands of the mid-seventies . Mott the Hoople "Live" was originally released in 1974 , but because of time restraints, only part of two concerts were put out as the first vinyl bound release . This consisted of five songs from a concert of their week long residency at the Uris theatre Broadway May 1974, and three songs from their end of tour Christmas gigs 1973 , at London's Hammersmith Odeon, hardly satisfactory . As none of the songs ran in order , there were two songs midway through each side "Rose" and "Rest In Peace " which were used in the sets to give the members of the band a bit of a breather from all the leaping about, neither side had an opening number , and side one ended with a truncated version of the final encore, whilst side two closed with the end of the set proper, so although there were plenty of flashes of excitement , nothing like the full thing.
Here you get the both concerts ( Unfortunately there was a recording glitches at Hammersmith and we lose " Hymn For The Dudes " and "All The Way From Memphis" , and time constraints meant one song had to be culled from the Broadway show and Ariel Bender's solo track " Here Comes The Queen '' was left off which is a shame , but not really a Mott The Hoople number anyway.) in their proper running order .The results are simply devastating .
At this time ( Late 73 to early 74.) Mott The Hoople were probably the Number One live act in the world , Led Zeppelin were having their troubles ,The Beatles had long gone, The Rolling Stones were going through their " Black and Blue" period, Black Sabbath were doing their Los Angeles thing, David Bowie had split up the Spiders from Mars , Deep Purple were not sure who was in the band and who wasn't. So the field was wide open and Mott grabbed it with both hands . Touring both the Britain and America with a fledgling Queen in support they took no prisoners . Their last album " The Hoople " had just smashed it's way into the top twenty on both sides of the Atlantic , whilst their fifth hit single " The Golden Age Of Rock'n' Roll " was firmly entrenched in the top ten of the singles charts worldwide .They looked " The Business" -they were obviously it,seemingly without trying . They appeared as an agglomeration of bright colours , bizarre shapes , scarves , leather , sunglasses, velvet , huge boots , strange felt hats, blending seamlessly into masses of hair, beer bottles , battered guitar cases covered with stickers and that added something, SWAGGER, they exuded attitude, easy humour and the utter confidence born of knowing your the best. They had within the last year acquired the services of one of the greatest rock'n' roll guitarists to ever draw breath , the marvellously moniker Ariel Bender ( Previously known as Luther Grosvenor of Spooky Tooth fame ) who could not only play the guitar like a ringin' the bell, but also threw the most magnificent shapes , throwing his guitar behind his back , or in the air ,as he did it , being the perfect foil for the menacing leader of the band Ian Hunter , who stood centre stage glaring out at the audience behind his shades daring them not to get out of their seats and cause a riot. Also in the line-up was the originator of all the weird and wonderful clothes worn by all those people who followed in glam rock, Bass player Overend ( Pete ) Watts, Overend used to daily spray paint his long hair silver and virtually be winched onto stage such was the height of his platform boots, behind the drums was the mercurial Dale ( Buffin) Griffin, who when he wasn't hit his chosen instruments as hard as he could he would be scattering them across the stage with well aimed kicks , in total contrast on the piano forte' was Mr Morgan Fisher rockin' his heart out wearing a white piano keyboard suit, with a floppy bow tie , tifter on his head, and a perfectly groomed handle bar moustache adorning his upper lip.
Then there was the music , even with Queen as support there was never any doubt who the headline act was , Mott would swing relentlessly on stage , and go unstoppably into their show every night . The Intro from Holtz's Jupiter from "The Planets" was the intro theme to prelude the celebration of Rock'n' Roll that was to follow , On Broadway they did a clever little opening with Ian Hunter singing the opening bars of Don MacLean's American Pie , backed only by Morgan Fishers tinkling piano, but when it gets to the line " The day that music died " Overend Watts steps up to ask the crowd " Or did it" where upon the whole band breaks into a thundering version of " The Golden Age Of Rock'n' Roll " complete with over the top sonic guitar solo from Ariel Bender . Over both concerts there are too many highlights to mention them all , but "Hymn for the Dudes'' and Hunter's mini Rock Opera about the music business with the immortal lines ' These wires are tight' "Marionette" are particular highlights from the Broadway shows, and the final Rock'n' Roll medley from the Hammersmith Odeon with its pieces of Mott classic's along side snippets from the Beatles , Jerry Lee Lewis and David Bowie are unforgettable, with Ariel Bender laying down some volcanic guitar over every song , and Ian Hunter playing Ringmaster to the crowd throughout the concerts .
This two CD package comes beautifully encased in a cardboard and plastic Digi-pack with all the original sleeve notes , plus a new booklet and an eight hundred word essay by Brian May of Queen , which is worth the price of the package on it's own. If you want to hear how rock'n'roll should be played buy this package .
My only regret is that no body had the sense to film either of these events , so we could have a visual record of Mott The Hoople live , at the peak of their powers .
Mott the Dog.
Mott the Hoople.

31 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars OMG, Its Was WORTH THE WAIT!, October 29, 2004

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Bill Board (God's Wrath, Ohio) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Live: 30th Anniversary Edition (Audio CD)

In all honesty, I got quite heavily into MTH sort of...late, sort of "by default," I guess. In truth, I already had (and knew by heart) "Ian Hunter" and "All American Alien Boy." But I distinctly remember getting back from overseas and then, up nawth, '74, and then asking my baby brother (who was a bit of an expert on such...things...), "what's cool, what should I be listening to?" And all he, obviously uninterested in the question that someone in a uniform posed, would but reply "MARIONETTE! MARIONETTE!" I passed, and began getting heavily into Procol Harum. A couple of years later, Columbia released a double-album sort of thing called "Shades Of Ian Hunter." It was an epiphany. Not only was I introduced to "Overnight Angels" on side 4, but side 3 had something like, uh, "hidden gems" or something. And I was finally able to LISTEN TO "Marionettte" in its full, unmolested form - and I dashed out to purchase "MTH-Live." And the only adjective I could think of, upon listening, was "truncated." NO "Marionette," NO "The Golden Age Of Rock And Roll" with its wretchedly-wonderful guitar solo. "Well," I thought, ever the wit, "Once bitten, twice shy, or somethin'." And now, it's 30 years later, my brother works for the CDC in Atlanta, and is into "swing." I'm still into rock and roll, but as there really isn't that much demand for a skinny, 50+y/o bass player with multiple sclerosis, I frequent "open mike" nights at the local pubs, and wait... But here is "MTH Live" in all its pure, unadulterated glory, so for tonight (at least), I believe I'll...um, "bend my brain" a bit, put the stereo headphones on a long, long extension cord, get comfortably supine, and gloriously enjoy listening to what I missed out on in 1974. Oh, and by the way, Brian May's "essay" is marvelous!